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Sibelius, Strauss anchor Charlotte Symphony’s 2014-’15 season

The orchestra will add two Thursday-night concerts at Belk Theater. And Mother’s Day matinee features Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 and Dvorak’s “New World” Symphony.

Kacey Musgraves breaks the 'country star' mold

By John Bream | Los Angeles Times | February 9, 2014

The singer, winner of Grammys for best country album and song, refuses to sugarcoat anything.

Charlotte still Beatle crazy after all these years

By Théoden Janes | E-mail | February 8, 2014

Beatles’ appearance on 1964’s ‘Ed Sullivan Show’ still vivid for many people.

Interactive: How the Beatles conquered America

Drama takes MLK to a final ‘Mountaintop’

By Lawrence Toppman | February 5, 2014

Katori Hall’s play about the great preacher and a motel housekeeper gets a first-rate touring production.

Four plays with black central characters coming to Charlotte

How Russia hits back at slights over WWII victory | 8:17AM
Essence to honor African-American men in cinema | 8:15AM
Study: Media everywhere, bathroom included | 8:14AM
Students study zombies as part of religion course | 7:27AM
UK's new Folio book prize has American accent | 7:44AM
Danish film director Gabriel Axel dies at 95 | 8:15AM
Jared Leto's awards show tip: Keep snacking | 8:14AM
Dance troupe to perform in Hammond | 4:42AM

TOUR THE WORLD IN CHARLOTTE FOOD

Looking for culinary adventure? We pulled together a sampling of international cuisines around town. Get packing.

‘The Lego Movie’ is shockingly, hilariously subversive

If the Looney Toons team had played with plastic blocks that snap together, “The Lego Movie” is the kind of surreal subversion they might have made. Grade: B-