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What to do in Charlotte, NC?

#4
Welcome to my town and the home of the Carolina Panthers! I don't get out much so I'm not up on the social scene. You can check out the [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] website to get a general idea of what's going on around here. There is usually something to see at Oven's Auditorium, the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, and various other places. If you decide you want to live here, give me a shout. My house is for sale and we're having open house this weekend. If you want to see me wank on bass Sunday morning, come to The Church at the Crossroad It's pretty traditional stuff compared to what you guys play though so it might put ya to sleep.
 
#5
There's a great jazz bassist named Ron Brendle that lives in Charlotte, see if he's playing. Tell him I said "Hi".

He's got a record up (one of many) at CDBaby, do a search in JAZZ under his name, if you want to hear what he sounds like. Or he has a website...
 
#7
LoJoe said:
Welcome to my town and the home of the Carolina Panthers! I don't get out much so I'm not up on the social scene. You can check out the [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] website to get a general idea of what's going on around here. There is usually something to see at Oven's Auditorium, the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, and various other places. If you decide you want to live here, give me a shout. My house is for sale and we're having open house this weekend. If you want to see me wank on bass Sunday morning, come to The Church at the Crossroad It's pretty traditional stuff compared to what you guys play though so it might put ya to sleep.
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Might see if I can drop in Sunday morning.:)
 
#16
OK, we've been there for a conference and did several things.

First, there's a pretty good BBQ place outside of the downtown area to the south I think with a biker theme. Good BBQ.
Downtown, there's the NASCAR museum. I'm not a NASCAR fan, but our conference had an event there, and it was pretty cool.
They have a light rail downtown you can ride to some different shopping/dining areas. Also fun.
We had fun just walking downtown. Ate at another BBQ place. Dixie-something maybe?
If you rent a car like we did, we:
- visited the Billy Graham museum. Interesting even if you aren't religious. Lots of historical stuff there and well done.
- There's a botanical garden about 10 miles outside of town - very walkable and we enjoyed it.

Not like a ton of stuff to do, but we kept ourselves entertained.
 
#18
I've played several corporate events in downtown Charlotte. It's kind of a dead zone - lots of suit and tie types, since it's home to many banking corporate headquarters. I used to kill a lot of time in the CityCenter development after soundcheck, but you've got to be in the mood for chain restaurants, bars, shops, etc. I'm sure there have to be some good local joints, but I'm not aware of them.

Regarding flying, my only advice is don't be the jerk who overpacks but also refuses to check a bag. Nothing grinds my gears more than the people who bring 4 or 5 bags as carry-ons.
 

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