Art, Music, Culture

El Mercadito (formerly Central Ave Flea Market)

1720 Galleria Boulevard | Visit Website

The Hispanic flea market has found its new weekend home. Live music, food trucks and over 100 vendors sell everything from secondhand clothes to jewelry, from toys to cultural items, from churros to tacos.

Embrace Sculpture

6697 Monroe Road | Visit Website

Iconic 16' mosaic sculpture created in 2017 in a public-private-community collaboration and now a landmark community gathering spot.

Tapestry Mural

6215 Monroe Road | Visit Website

Tapestry, a collaborative mural created in 2019, weaves together iconic fabric patterns, plants and birds representing the different countries and ethnicities of residents in the area, and celebrates the culture of the people who live here.

VisArt Video

3104 Eastway Drive | Visit Website

VisArt Video is a nonprofit that supports movies, movie-making, community, and creativity in the arts and music. As a movie archive, VisArt has the largest collection of titles on the east coast. VisArt is also home to The Venue @ VisArt, which is an affordable, unique event space with complete AV and lighting systems.

Bojangles Complex (BOplex) – Bojangles Coliseum and Ovens Auditorium

2700 E. Independence Boulevard | Visit Website

Two venues that host various sporting, arts and entertainment events.

Charlotte Cirque & Dance Center / Caroline Calouche & Co.

9315-E Monroe Road | Visit Website

Charlotte Strings Academy

329 Sunnywood Ln. | (704) 315-5944 | Visit Website

Cinemark Movie Bistro Charlotte

9630 Monroe Road | Visit Website

Clayworks

4506 Monroe Rd | 704-344-0795 | Visit Website

Grindhaus Music Studio

3711 Latrobe Dr | Visit Website

Holt School of Fine Art

1620 Oakhurst Commons Dr, Suite 302 | Visit Website

Key Signature Entertainment

8510 McAlpine Park Dr. Ste 201 | 704-568-1968 | Visit Website

MufukaWorks Dance Company

4408 Commonwealth Ave | Visit Website

Picture Project CLT

5648 E. Independence Blvd. | Visit Website

Pottery Central

4843 Monroe Road | Visit Website

Rumbao Latin Dance Company

4418 Monroe Rd | 704-593-6950 | Visit Website

Shady Palms Productions

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The Frame

4732 Monroe Rd. Suite 110 | Visit Website

Upscale Studio and Events

9307 Monroe Road, Suite B | (704) 659-6597 | Visit Website