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- Axios
Live music: 10 concerts coming to Charlotte in June, including Modest Mouse and 311
Charlotte live music fans, here's a quick list of the 10 biggest concerts coming to the city in June. June 5: Disco Biscuits Formed in 1995, the "World is Spinning" jam band from Philadelphia is known for its vibrant live shows and its creative blend of "trance-fusion" tracks. Location: Neighborhood Theatre Time: 8pm Tickets: $62.01 June 6: Dispatch with John Butler Known for hits like "The General" and "Only the Wild Ones," Dispatch, whose new album"Yellow Jacket" also comes out June 6, joins American-Australian singer and songwriter John Butler for a show at the outdoor amphitheater near Uptown. Location: Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre Time: 6pm Tickets: $30 June 7: Barenaked Ladies The "One Week" rock band stops in Charlotte as part of its "Last Summer on Earth" tour. Location: Skyle Credit Union Amphitheatre Time: 7pm Tickets: $30 June 10: Adeem the Artist A native of Locust, a rural North Carolina town east of Charlotte, Adeem the Artist is known for creatively blending country, folk and Americana music — and sprinkling in social commentary. Location: Evening Muse Time: 7:30pm Tickets: $26.44 June 13: Kaitlin Butts Butts, known for her powerful vocals and soulful storytelling, is a rising star in the country/Americana scene who hails from Oklahoma. Location: Evening Muse Time: 7:30pm Tickets: $26.44 June 14-15 Chandra Currelley A celebrated singer with an extensive theater background, Currelley is known by many for her collaborations with Tyler Perry. Location: Middle C Jazz Time: 6:15pm and 8:45pm Tickets: $50.65 June 15: Modest Mouse The Grammy-nominated "Float On" rock band returns to Charlotte for a performance that's sure to be high-energy. Location: The Fillmore Time: 8pm Tickets: $62 June 17 - Brand New The Long Island rock band that formed in 2000 is back together for a reunion tour. Location: PNC Music Pavilion Time: 8pm Tickets: $56.05 June 24: 311 The beloved rock band, known for hits like "All Mixed Up" and "Amber," is back in Charlotte as part of its Unity Tour 2025. Location: Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre Time: 7pm Tickets: $30 June 28: Three Dog Night Big in the late 1960s and 1970s, the Three Dog Night might be best recognized by their hit "Joy to the World," with its famous "Jeremiah was a bullfrog" opening line.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Georgia Tech pitcher turns heads with ACC Player of the Week honors
Georgia Tech junior right-handed pitcher Brady Jones was named the ACC Pitcher of the Week on Monday. This reflects games played between May 5-11. Jones took the mound and tossed a complete-game one-hit shutout against No. 20 Louisville on Sunday, May 11. The outing was the first one-hit shutout by a Yellow Jacket since 2011 and the first against a ranked opponent since at least 2000. Advertisement The outing marked Jones' first career complete game and was the seventh consecutive start in which Jones has lasted at least five innings. With five strikeouts in Sunday's victory, Jones is now tied for the Georgia Tech lead with 65 strikeouts this season. Related: Ex-NBA and Georgia Tech standout sues Fulton County after release from prison Jones is the third Jackets player to earn conference POTW honors. Center Fielder Drew Burress (March 17) and pitcher Mason Patel (Feb. 24). Related: Georgia Tech WBB sends strong message by hiring top assistant Georgia Tech opens a road finale series against Duke on Thursday, May 15 (6 p.m. ET on ACCN).
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Yahoo
CHS students create Buddy Bags for police
Searching for community service ideas brought about a unique project for SkillsUSA students at Cleburne High School this school year. A former corrections officer, Nathan VanRyn is the SkillsUSA leader advisor and law enforcement teacher. He proposed the idea of producing bags with sensory items for Cleburne Police Department officers, so if they responded to a call with a child present, specifically an autistic child, they could soothe them. 'Our school mascot is the Yellow Jacket,' he said. 'So, we decided to call them the Yellow Jacket Buddy Bags.' VanRyn's students ran with the idea and began researching helpful items for interacting with children, especially when there is an altercation and police must enter a home. 'Interacting well with the children in these situations can make such a difference in how they deal with and interpret the situation, both now and in their futures ... especially in cases of domestic violence,' he said. Inside the bags are noise-reducing headphones, sunglasses, fidget toys, a weighted blanket and communication cards for non-verbal children. The students created the cards themselves in Cava. Each card contained a picture and a word in Spanish and in English. 'So, if the child struggles to talk or understand and is scared, the police can use the items to distract, calm and communicate with them,' VanRyn said. 'They can point to the picture to help the officer understand how he or she is feeling and help alleviate confusion and calm emotions.' Sometimes, police may return to the same address numerous times. In cases like that, 911 dispatchers log notes and reports from the calls. 'So if there is a child and they use the bag and the child responds well to a specific sensory item, they can put that in the notes for the next time,' VanRyn said. The students conducted several events to raise funds to purchase the items for the bags. They included a community drive for donations, donation boxes at local businesses and a flyer they developed to advertise the need. The school district shared the project on social media. They also set up an Amazon list of needed items and shared the link. 'This service project gave me a feeling of accomplishment,' CHS senior Alexis Alvarado said. 'There are not a lot of things that give you the feeling of truly making a difference, but this project did.' Once all items were collected at the end of November, the students put together 21 Buddy Bags. Ten went to CPD, since they have 10 patrol cars out at a time, and the others went to student resource officers at the local elementary schools, middle schools and CHS. 'I helped create the communication cards and I was so excited to explain them to the police officers,' student Alize Johnson said. 'This project was very meaningful.' The officers who received the Buddy Bags were grateful for the items to help with their job. 'In the more than 20 years I've been with the Cleburne Police Department, I've seen a lot of useful donations,' SRO Wesley Mackey. 'This was probably the most researched, well thought out and useful donation the department has received.'
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Sidney City Schools names its new superintendent
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Sidney City Schools have announced their new superintendent. According to reporting from the Sidney Daily News, Greg Snyder received a unanimous vote to the position at special board meeting Tuesday. He will take over as superintendent on Aug. 1. Until then, Bob Humble will continue on in the role before taking on an advisory position for the remainder of his contract. Snyder was selected from a pool of 10 candidates. That number was halved to five by a comprehensive process before interviews began. 'It's a big decision, there's no doubt,' Zack Bosslet told the Sidney Daily News. 'But we saw that there is excellent talent out there, and we were pleased to have such strong candidates interested in the job here in Sidney. Even more so, we are excited that a Yellow Jacket (Snyder) rose to the top of such an impressive group.' Snyder taught within the district for 12 years before transitioning to administration. He served as an assistant principal for two years before becoming principal, a title he held for three years before taking on his current role as director of Operations and Federal Programs. 'We are so lucky to have an amazing staff, families, and community support,' Snyder said to Sidney Daily News. 'I believe that with a common mission, we can fully tap into the potential that this district has. We are going to attack challenges, and we aren't going to shy away from getting better each day.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dispatch will bring summer tour to Surly Festival Field
The parade of summer concert announcements continued this week with First Avenue unveiling yet another show for the annual series at Surly Brewing Festival Field. Dispatch will headline a night in the brewery's backyard on June 22, the fifth concert announced for its summer season. They'll be joined by John Butler (with band), Donavon Frankenreiter, and Illiterate Light. The jam-tinged roots band, who reunited in 2011 following a nearly decade-long hiatus, last released a studio album in 2021 but recently put out a new single for a track called "Yellow Jacket." The band's summer tour may draw fans from around the region to Minneapolis, as it's the only stop currently announced in the Upper Midwest. Tickets go on sale to the public on Feb. 7. at 10 a.m. However, there will be a series of presales prior to Friday. An artist presale will take place on Feb. 3, a Spotify presale will take place on Feb. 5, and a First Avenue presale will arrive on Feb. 6. With this announcement, the Festival Field lineup is getting full. Other shows already announced for the summer series include An Evening with Cake (May 29), Hippo Campus and Hotline TNT (May 31), Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (July 11), and Sierra Ferrell (Aug. 2).
