Have you not made it Uptown to celebrate with SHOUT? Not to worry, this week brings even more fun, music, art, and culture to the giant bunnies and the light up seesaws.
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Here are our picks by day of what to do at Charlotte SHOUT, but there is so so much more to explore. Event Calendar HERE.
Thursday, 5/9
Prismatica Goes Up
5th Street at 299 North Tryon Street
Prismatica is an installation comprised of 25 pivoting prisms more than two meters tall that transforms the street into a giant kaleidoscope that you can wander through.
The Biscuit Lounge Opens
Thursday, May 9 through Saturday, May 11
The Biscuit Lounge will be at 4th and Tryon
Hosted by #CharlotteIsCreative who will help attendees decide what SHOUT! programming to check out next. Sip on delicious craft beer from Divine Barrel Brewing while a line-up of local DJs spin tunes inside this cool LED constructed lounge along Tryon Street.
The Soap Bubble Circus Happens
Thursday, May 9 5:00PM through Saturday, May 11 8:00PM
First Ward Park at 301 East 7th Street
Preview of Hola Charlotte
Hola Charlotte is bringing their best Latino Street Dancing Mix featuring Samba from Brazil, Mexico folkloric dancers, Cumbia from Colombia, Salsa from Puerto Rico, Joropo from Venezuela, and Tango from Argentina. Performers will come out of The Biscuit Lounge (4th and Tryon) dancing and inviting attendees to join in the large street party. Follow the festivities up to the stages at Convergence Plaza (Trade and Tryon) for Salsa contests and more!
Anthony Hamilton
Friday, May 10
Entre Les Rangs opens Friday
First Ward Park at 301 East 7th Street for Friday & Saturday only, this installation features thousands of flexible stems that bend in the wind with white reflectors on top scattering light from projectors. These stylized stalks of wheat dance and shimmer to a musical score inviting passers-by to enjoy a stroll among them.
Constellation Light Show
Friday from 8:00 til 8:45PM and Saturday at 9 pm at Convergence Plaza (Trade&Tryon) Enjoy a beautiful LED light show accompanied by music from Opera Carolina. Constellation is a star-shaped canopy of 5,400 LED modules. 26′ in diameter and hanging from a single point which will be displayed over the square at Trade & Tryon.
Blue Lapis Light Performance 15 Stories High
Friday and Saturday at 9:00PM at Government Center at 600 East 4th Street
For the first time ever, and for FREE, Charlotte will see dancers bravely and gracefully perform 15 stories high on the side of the Charlotte Government Center. In a 30 minute show created just for Charlotte SHOUT!, dancers will boldly fly across the face of this iconic building
Umphrey’s McGee
Saturday, May 11
Big Fat Indian Wedding
Saturday, May 11 1-4:00PM at Convergence Plaza (Trade & Tryon) The event will present a live Indian wedding ceremony on center stage, with Indian music and dance performances that also include a Bollywood dance workshop, Fashion shows, Henna tattoos and much more.
