Community Events
Community Calendar
Updated February 16, 2020
Save the Date!
Charlotte LGBTQ Elders will hold their second annual ACTIVE AGING EXPO on Saturday, October 10 at Aldersgate. The expo focuses on health and wellness, with educational workshops catering to the active aging community. More information will be posted later this Spring.
Monday, February 17
Caring for Your Pet
Hosted by Charlotte LGBTQ Elders
Time Out Youth Center | 3800 Monroe Road | Charlotte 28205 | 7-9pm
Workshop Presenter: Ginny Dodd, DVM, Diplomate ABVP (American Board of Veterinary Practitioners)
Ginny has practiced veterinary medicine in Charlotte for many years, and has a mobile veterinary ultrasound service. Her presentation, plus audience Q&A, will touch on the following topics: Wellness Exams; Spay-Neuter Surgery; Nutrition; First Aid; Avoiding emergencies; Dental disease; Pain control; Senior pet issues; Behavioral issues; Medical costs-pet insurance; End of life issues and Estate planning.
Free Admission. Register: https://www.charlottelgbtqelders.org/programs-events
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/508526386459592/
Saturday, February 22
25th Annual HRC North Carolina Dinner & Silent Auction
Hosted by HRC Charlotte
In 2020, HRC will celebrate their 25th annual dinner in Charlotte. Come out and meet HRC's new President Alphonso David!
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/768876713510536/
For our friends who are service providers
Tuesday, February 25
Best Practices for LGBT-Friendly Senior Services
Hosted by Centralina Area on Aging
A recent AARP survey of LGBTQ members found that more than eight in ten respondents say they would feel more comfortable with providers who are specifically trained in LGBTQ patient needs (88 percent), that use advertising to highlight LGBTQ-friendly services (86 percent), have some staff members who are LGBTQ themselves (85 percent), or display LGBTQ-welcoming signs or symbols
in facilities and online (82 percent). TO REGISTER: https://www.eventsquid.com/event/8551
Proceeds will benefit Charlotte LGBTQ Elders
Questions: email Elisa Gregorich at
Tuesday, March 3
North Carolina Primary
On the ballot? President of the United States, U.S.Senate, U.S. House, Governor, State Senate, State House, State Supreme Court. DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE WAS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7.
Saturday, March 7
Charlotte Pride Band in Concert
Hosted by Charlotte Pride Band
A Salute to Broadway! The lights are bright as CPB pays tribute to Broadway on March 7th at 5pm. This concert features music from Hamilton, Les Mis, Phantom and more. Don't miss the show.
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/264931371153735/
Saturday, March 14
Luna Rising 2020
Luna Rising’s goals are: to lift up and celebrate the power of the feminine; honoring all who live their lives as girls, women, femmes or who celebrate the feminine energy in their lives; to recognize the importance of women affirming and supporting one another; to encourage participants to listen to and learn from the voices, visions, and wisdom of other women; and, most importantly; to have a fun in community with other women and girls! Those interested in the event are invited to join the
Facebook event: Luna Rising at the UUCC: An Annual Celebration of Women and Girls.
Saturday, March 14
AfterDark: Wild Wild West
Hosted by Gay Men’s Chorus of Charlotte
GMCC’s annual fundraising soirée is a rip-roaring good time. An evening of great food, delicious drinks, silent and live auctions, games, and a brief performance by GMCC and our ensemble, 7th Son.
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/2400409776941883/
Monday, March 16
LGBTQ Elder Uptown Social
Hosted by Charlotte LGBTQ Elders
7th Street Station | 224 E. 7th Street, Uptown | 5:45-7:45p
Join us for our March Social event! Come after work to grab some dinner or an adult beverage (wine or beer). The market also has a wonderful coffee vendor. There is a variety of options for food such crêpes, salads, sandwiches and pizza. Review your options and come prepared. Free parking with validation.
Free Admission. Register to let us know you’re stopping by: https://www.charlottelgbtqelders.org/programs-events
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/2245196465774232/
Saturday, March 21
Spring Concert - Phoenix
Hosted by One Voice Chorus
This concert honors the themes of renewal, reawakening, and rebirth. We are proud to premiere a performance of our co-commissioned piece “How Did You Feel,” by Michael Bussewitz-Quarm, the text of which was inspired by the words and experiences of trans youth.
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/2455560834755095/
Web: https://onevoicechorus.com/event/phoenix/
Wednesday, March 25
Sounds of Change: The Lesbian Singers Who Rocked the World
Hosted by Charlotte LGBTQ Elders
St. Peter's Episcopal | 115 W. 7th Street, Uptown | 7-9pm
Workshop Presenter: Kathryn Mahan
Social movements have a soundtrack, and for an emerging community of lesbians and feminists in the 1970s and 80s, that soundtrack was voiced by Cris Williamson, Meg Christian, Tret Fure, Holly Near, Linda Tillery, Bernice Johnson Reagon and Sweet Honey in the Rock. Albums, club appearances, concerts, political rallies and Women’s Music Festivals fueled a lesbian generation with folk songs, ballads, social justice anthems, comic numbers and even rock guitars. Join us for a musical review of this transformative time in the women’s movement and LGBT history. We’ll listen to snippets from these amazing artists and lean into a little singing of our own. If this is your history, it’ll be an evening of comfort food. If you know nothing of this history, come listen and learn! In either case, you’re sure to leave with a song in your heart. This program is funded in part by an ASC Cultural Vision Grant, a community partnership funded by Mecklenburg County.
Free admission; advance registration required at https://www.charlottelgbtqelders.org/programs-events
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/492397878355932/
Wednesday, April 1
Sounds of Change
Hosted by Charlotte LGBTQ Elders
St. Peter's Episcopal | 115 W. 7th Street, Uptown | 7-9pm
Workshop Presenter: Kathryn Mahan
Born in the mid-1970s, the national gay and lesbian choral movement grew steadily through the 1980s, reaching Charlotte in the fall of 1989 when a small group of determined artists founded One Voice Chorus. Reeling from the dual realities of a strengthening social justice movement and a devastating AIDS crisis, the LGBT community found a new way to come out and come together through its choruses in the 1990s. The concerts – with their vast body of original compositions – created a place to be proud and joyful as well as a way to mourn, to rally and to persevere. Through new songs and familiar ones, we found we could explore our grief, illustrate our journey, laugh at ourselves, educate our friends, and find inspiration for the road ahead. Countless coming out stories grew from these choruses and concerts. And today, both One Voice, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Charlotte and hundreds of other LGBT choruses are thriving all around the world. Join us for historical highlights, a listen to some of the greatest hits, a discussion of the leading composers and a chance to sing through tunes ranging from hilarious to heartbreaking to uplifting! This program is funded in part by an ASC Cultural Vision Grant, a community partnership funded by Mecklenburg County.
Free admission; advance registration required at https://www.charlottelgbtqelders.org/programs-events
FB:
Saturday, April 4
The Emotional Journey
Hosted by Charlotte LGBTQ Elders
Unitarian Universalist Church of Charlotte | 234 N. Sharon Amity Road, Charlotte, 28211 | 8:30am-Noon
Workshop Presenter: Dr. Lyndall Hare
Embracing and understanding life transitions into elderhood to include relocating from existing communities of friends, re-imagining what we want to commit and be ‘fed’ by in our elder years, downsizing our lives, losses & gains and re-creating community.
Dr. Lyndall Hare holds a Social Work degree and a Ph.D. in Gerontological Studies. She has worked in the field of aging for 32 years, both in the United States and South Africa. She has expertise in the transitions facing individuals into elderhood. Lyndall conducts workshops and groups on life transitions, encore careers, caring for elder relatives, and the spiritual aspects of eldering using a “growth” rather than a “decline” model of aging.
The cost of this program is $15 per person. Scholarships available. Advance registration required at https://www.charlottelgbtqelders.org/programs-events.
Once registered, you will be asked to go to https://www.charlottelgbtqelders.org/donate-more and pay $15 under "enter custom amount." Registration is not complete until payment is made.
If requesting a scholarship, please register as noted above, and instead of paying, email us at and in subject line say "Scholarship requested for April 4 program." We will confirm your scholarship no questions asked.
Ongoing
Centralina Area on Aging
FB: https://www.facebook.com/pg/AginginAction/events/?ref=page_internal
Web: https://centralina.org/centralinaaging/
Charlotte LGBT Chamber of Commerce
Our mission is to integrate business development, social action and leadership… to facilitate economic proliferation for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and those who support equality for all.
Monthly events: http://www.clgbtcc.org/index.php
FB: https://www.facebook.com/CharlotteLGBTChamber
DRAGO Charities
DRAGO is a mix of a Drag show and a twist on the old bingo game, hosted by a rotating list of amazing Queen City Drag Queens. Our number one goal for DRAGO Charities is to spotlight and fund raise for local LGBTQIAA+ Charities and give them another platform to spread the word of what they are working toward and how they are making the changes that matter in our community. Our number two goal.... is to have some damn fun.
FB: https://www.facebook.com/DRAGOcharities/
Queen City Prism
QCP (Queen City Prism) builds friendships and connections throughout the Charlotte area by providing programs and supporting other local LGBTQ+ services and organizations. QCP strives to create a sense of community, forging meaningful relationships, by developing social interaction amongst LGBTQ+ and their allies in the Greater Charlotte, NC community.
Email: queencityprism@gmail.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/796130140844591/
Stonewall Sports
FB: https://www.facebook.com/stonewallsportscharlotte/
Web: https://www.stonewallcharlotte.org/
Q-Notes Event Calendar
Lists new and ongoing events about LGBTQ Community.