The Biscuit Archives
The Official Newsletter of Charlotte is Creative.March 9, 2023: The New Parr Center is a “Grand Central Station” for Theater
March 2, 2023: The Biscuit – March 3, 2023
February 20, 2023: The Biscuit – 2/22/23
February 14, 2023: Biscuit2-25-23
February 2, 2023: Biscuit – Feb. 3
January 3, 2023: SPONSORED: The Ivey on Jan 4 2023
December 28, 2022: Fuel Charlotte’s Creative Movement with a Year-End Gift!
December 14, 2022: This Biscuit Was Baked by Our Interns … And It’s Amazing!
December 8, 2022: BEFORE 2022 IS OUT … START SOMETHING
December 1, 2022: ArtPop2023
November 29, 2022: THE SHOW HAS GONE ON: Undaunted Theatre Charlotte Comes Home After 2020 Fire
November 17, 2022: Yo … People Have SERIOUS Opinions About Charlotte Fashion
November 2, 2022: It’s Dangerous To Go Alone. Read This.
October 26, 2022: Meet 11 Dynamic Creative Entrepreneurs
October 20, 2022: This Biscuit is Full of “Delightfully Ghoulish” Information
October 11, 2022: QC Concerts Embarks on a TITANIC Voyage This Weekend
October 6, 2022: Creating Space Where You Can Create
October 4, 2022: CENTER STAGE: ACTORS THEATRE GOING OUT WITH A TRAIL OF BLOOD
September 30, 2022: New Funding Source for Creative Businesses!
September 29, 2022: New Funding Option for Creative Businesses
September 26, 2022: Journey into the Past with ANASTASIA
September 23, 2022: What Happened When 50 Poets Walked into a Bojangles …
September 15, 2022: Meet 10 Creatives in Five Minutes
September 8, 2022: Charlotte Space Program at McColl Center Is “Go For Launch” Again
August 23, 2022: More Than 20 Creatives Express Their Outrage Through Art
August 11, 2022: Explore the Results of Our Creative Business Study
July 15, 2022: Two Charlotte Creatives Make 30-Foot High History
June 30, 2022: “The World Should Know …” Charlottean Mattie Marshall
June 20, 2022: “The World Should Know …” Charlotte Artist Tommie Robinson
June 15, 2022: Charlotte Theater We Can’t Wait For
June 14, 2022: “The World Should Know …” Charlottean Rudean Harris
June 2, 2022: Charlotte Creativity is in Full Bloom This June
June 1, 2022: DON’T LET IT GO! Take Your Chance to see FROZEN on Stage
May 19, 2022: Meet Five of Charlotte’s Most Exciting AAPI Creatives
May 18, 2022: TWO CLASSICS IN TWO WEEKS AT BLUMENTHAL PERFORMING ARTS
April 28, 2022: Meet Five Amazing Local Creatives in Five Minutes
April 21, 2022: UKRAINIAN MURALIST SHARES HER STORY WITH CHARLOTTE
April 7, 2022: Finding Space to Create, Connect and Collaborate
March 24, 2022: We’re Counting Down to Charlotte SHOUT! On April 1
March 17, 2022: FLOWER POWER: Black Women in Charlotte Are Getting Bouquets
March 14, 2022: WHAT’S THE BUZZ? TELL ME WHAT’S A-HAPPENING?
March 10, 2022: Two Creatives. Six News Bites. And, Four Things to SHOUT! About.
March 3, 2022: New Week, We’ll All Bow to the Queen
February 24, 2022: Meredith Connelly’s Creative Path in the Queen City
February 16, 2022: Quick Creative News Bites – Feb. 18, 2022
February 13, 2022: Queen City, Be Our Valentine!
February 10, 2022: Love is In the Air! Meet Six of Charlotte’s Coolest Creative Couples!
February 3, 2022: “We the People” Love Creativity in the Queen City
January 31, 2022: Find Out “What the Constitution Means to Me” at Knight Theater
January 27, 2022: Help Us Set the City Ablaze with Creativity
January 20, 2022: Do you know your creative worth? Davita Galloway sure does.
January 6, 2022: Bring It On, 2022! Charlotte’s Creative Community Is Ready for You
December 29, 2021: RESOLVE! … to Explore More of Crown Town in 2022
December 21, 2021: 15 CLT Treasures to Get Holiday Guests Out of Your House
December 16, 2021: Charlotte Lit’s Authors Lab Makes Novel Dreams A Reality
December 9, 2021: Reminder: The “Exposure Card” Don’t Pay the Bills
December 6, 2021: Charlotte’s Connection to a ‘Living, Breathing Part of Art History’
November 30, 2021: DO NOT THROW AWAY YOUR SHOT … To Get Hamilton Tickets First!
November 26, 2021: No Postage Needed: Giant Holiday Cards Delivered to Trade & Tryon
November 11, 2021: Explore Pineville’s Pockets Full of Sunshine
November 4, 2021: There Are 525,600 Reasons to Read This Email
November 4, 2021: There Are 525,600 Reasons to Read This Email – IGNORE
October 28, 2021: Bigfoot Wants To Kick Your Coolness Factor Up a Notch
October 27, 2021: Peer Behind the Masks of Six Charlotte Cosplayers
October 21, 2021: A Tale of Two Towns: Fort Mill & Indian Land
October 19, 2021: It’s the Great Pumpkin (Wall), Queen Charlotte!
October 14, 2021: Three Young Charlotte Actors Head to Melrose Place
October 7, 2021: Once Upon a Time, a poet met two triathletes …
September 30, 2021: Space to Work, Play, and — Most Importantly — Create!
September 23, 2021: “Many Threads, One Community”
September 21, 2021: 16 Dogs, Two Ferrets, Two Witches and One Runaway Elephant
September 16, 2021: Protecting the Catawba River with Paddles & Spray Paint
September 15, 2021: We’re Fired Up for the Potters Market at the Mint (and You Should Be, Too)
September 9, 2021: Can you smell what The Rock is cooking? It’s a Sunday Biscuit, Baby!
September 8, 2021: The Witch is BACK! And, She’s Brought Broadway with Her!
September 1, 2021: “Without art, life is just existing.”
August 26, 2021: We Think You’ll Whaley Enjoy This Biscuit
August 25, 2021: Get Schooled on Things to Do in University City
August 19, 2021: A Second Helping of Some of Our Favorite (and Most Relevant) Stories
August 11, 2021: Countdown the Weekend – Five Creative Updates You’ll Love
August 5, 2021: Pay Your Bills with Your Skills
August 5, 2021: A PUBLIC ART BOON(E) AWAITS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
July 28, 2021: Don’t Miss The Show Outside Van Gogh
July 22, 2021: Explore Mecklenburg Country Through Public Art
July 13, 2021: All Roads Lead to Matthews
July 8, 2021: Have a Freshly Baked Biscuit & Countdown to the Weekend!
June 28, 2021: IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK …
June 23, 2021: Charlotte Musician Finds His NoteWorthy Voice
June 16, 2021: Painting a Face on the Past
June 16, 2021: Putting a Face on the Past with a Paintbrush
May 26, 2021: Dancing Inflatable Bears? That’s PDA The Creative Way
May 19, 2021: Sketchbooks are the Window to an Artist’s Soul
May 13, 2021: Some Artists Finger Paint; Others Paint Fingernails
May 11, 2021: What Do Charlotte Creatives Need to Thrive?
May 6, 2021: Do What You Love & Pay The Bills
May 5, 2021: Do What You Love & Pay The Bills, Too
April 30, 2021: Extra Batch: Four Opportunities for Queen City Creatives
April 27, 2021: Should We Get A “We ❤️ CLT” Tattoo?
April 13, 2021: You Want It? Go Create It. And, Stand Up for Yourself.
March 30, 2021: Creatives Are Small Businesses. Period.
March 23, 2021: What’s in Name? Searching for the Woman Behind the Crown
March 16, 2021: 5 Questions as Charlotte Considers a New Approach to Arts
March 2, 2021: Hey There Delilah, What’s It Like in the Queen City?
February 23, 2021: Wish You Were Here! We’re Sending You Love With a CLT Postcard.
February 12, 2021: Celebrate Valentine’s Day with 7 of Charlotte’s Coolest Creative Couples
February 9, 2021: Go On An Art Walk You Can Sink Your Heart Into
February 2, 2021: Charlotte Spoke to Poet Kia Flow. And, She Answered Back.
January 26, 2021: A New Wave of Architects Shaping Camp North End
January 20, 2021: Don’t Say Pivot! How Charlotte Creatives Are Adapting to 2021.
January 12, 2021: Lost Drone On Christmas Day Leads to an Unforgettable Flight
January 6, 2021: Tom Gabbard’s Journey Has Shaped Charlotte’s Creative Scene
December 31, 2020: 2020 is Toast. Let’s Toast to 2021.
December 29, 2020: No Waiting in the Wings: Theatre Charlotte Needs Us Now
December 17, 2020: An Exhibition of Creative Prowess … and Creative Friendship
December 8, 2020: Laura Wolff Sees the Soul of the Charlotte Skyline
December 1, 2020: Indulge in Charlotte’s Best Bites on National Cookie Day!
November 24, 2020: This might sound crazy, but we’re thankful for 2020
November 19, 2020: Black Lives Matter Movement Inspires Camp North End to Up Their Game
November 12, 2020: 7 Stories about 2 Words Black People are Too Used to Hearing
November 5, 2020: Breathe. Create. Help Someone. Do it Again.
November 2, 2020: New Funding Opportunity for Mecklenburg County Creatives Opens Today
October 30, 2020: “The Promise of America is for everyone.”
October 22, 2020: The Writing’s on the Wall at Camp North End
October 16, 2020: USNWC Is Turning the “Lights” Back On
October 2, 2020: Is It Crazy to Close Trade & Tryon to Traffic? Ask CLT Development.
September 24, 2020: 500 Pieces. Sandblasting. And a 64-Year-Old Pepsi Bottle.
September 16, 2020: Never Fear, The Weekend is Here … And So Is A Fresh Biscuit!
September 17, 2020: UPDATE: New Fund Established to Support Arts, Culture & Creativity
September 14, 2020: Test
September 9, 2020: SPECIAL REPORT: The State of CLT Stages
September 3, 2020: If you only read ONE MORE email before Labor Day…
August 27, 2020: 15 Reasons to Get Out and Explore Charlotte this Weekend
August 21, 2020: Matt Hooker’s Newest Mural is Packed with Meaning Inside Meaning
July 23, 2020: Exploring the “Ballantyne Bubble” with Kayden Hunt
August 16, 2020: Take a Walk on the Artistic Side — Five More Murals Hit the Streets
August 4, 2020: COVID-19 Can’t Silence Creativity. We’re Still SHOUTing!
July 30, 2020: Take a Dip into the City’s 15 New Street Murals
July 27, 2020: These Days Call for Motivators… and Fairy Godmothers
July 21, 2020: 15 CLT Artists Want to Make You the Coolest Zoom in the Room
July 2, 2020: Wait… It’s July 2nd? We Thought It Was March 123rd!
June 30, 2020: Murals Bring the Community Together on Beatties Ford
June 27, 2020: Meet Charlotte’s 19 Top CFOs – Chief Furry Officers
June 23, 2020: The Audiences May Be Quiet, But Creativity Goes On
June 19, 2020: @CLTBlackOwned Has Purpose, Passion and a Plan
June 12, 2020: Tuesday Started Last Friday … With a Tweet
June 10, 2020: Yesterday was a good day…
June 5, 2020: Eric Ndelo Keeps it Cool, Creative, and MacFly Fresh
June 4, 2020: Speak up. Speak out.
June 3, 2020: Queen City Creatives React to the Death of George Floyd
May 30, 2020: Toni Freeman Knows that Mentoring Makes the Difference
May 28, 2020: “I can’t breathe.”
May 27, 2020: Jalil Pack is Finding the QC Creative Beat
May 23, 2020: We’re Riding the Blue Wave Into Phase Two
May 18, 2020: It’s Time For CLT Nonprofits to Fuel Up
May 11, 2020: Honoring the Life and Legacy of a Creative Queen
April 30, 2020: The Crown is alive … with the sound of Creativity!
April 26, 2020: Teachers are Our Heroes on National Superhero Day
April 26, 2020: This Too Shall Pass. (Yep, the Weekend’s Almost Over.)
April 22, 2020: ‘Tis the Bard’s Birthday! Thus, We Giveth Him a Biscuit!
April 21, 2020: This Challenge Is Making Us Hungry … For Incredible Content
April 15, 2020: Being Apart Can Bring Us Closer Together Than Ever Before
April 9, 2020: The Front Steps Project Turns Photos into Food
April 9, 2020: We don’t care about Social Distancing. We wanna’ HUG you.
April 5, 2020: SUNDAY FUNNIES: Queen Charlotte Seyz… Don’t Touch Your Face
April 3, 2020: We Wanna’ Know! “Who’s Down with SVP?”
March 31, 2020: Keep Calm and Create On.
March 29, 2020: SUNDAY FUNNIES: Start the Week with a Smile
March 27, 2020: Reach Out to People Every Day. And, Never Stop Creating.
March 26, 2020: The situation is serious. So, let’s play.
March 22, 2020: Hope and Creativity Go Hand in Hand
March 20, 2020: We may be apart, but we’re still TOGETHER.
March 17, 2020: Enough about endings. Tell us about what you’re starting.
March 9, 2020: International Women’s Day Wasn’t Yesterday … It’s Every Day
February 26, 2020: How You Interpret Three Little Letters Can Make All the Difference
February 21, 2020: “What if Jeopardy and The Daily Show had a baby in Charlotte?”
February 12, 2020: Let’s All Celebrate Galentine’s Day with Stacy Cassio
January 22, 2020: Wind Up for the Weekend with our January 24 Creative Countdown
January 22, 2020: All Aboard! EY’s Collaborative wavespace Pulls into the RailYard
January 22, 2020: EMAIL TEMPLATE
January 15, 2020: Irisol Gonzalez is Brightening Charlotte One Colored Pencil at a Time
January 1, 2020: Pledging to “Be More Ridiculous” and Queen City Creative Resolutions
December 31, 2019: 2019 Was Chock Full of Wonderful, Creative Stories. Here are our Faves.
December 18, 2019: Whoa! This is one stuffed stocking! (A big ol’ pre-holiday Biscuit.)
December 12, 2019: Will Santa Put a New Stadium in The Panthers’ Stocking?
December 5, 2019: SEED20 Picks 20 for 2020 and CreativeMornings/CLT Turns Nifty Fifty
December 2, 2019: Who needs a partridge in a pear tree when you’ve got Sweet Tea?
November 29, 2019: A Unicorn, Two Narwhals & a Podcaster walk into a coffee shop …
November 26, 2019: Tucker & Cohen Show Chef Boyardee Where to Stick His Spatula
November 15, 2019: Can Three People Lift an Entire City? Absolutely.
November 7, 2019: Jason Hausman carries an EMMY in one hand … and a Falcon on the other
November 5, 2019: Wanna’ see some 4-year-olds take Matt to school? Today’s your day.
October 31, 2019: Never Trust a Historian with a Hatchet.
October 29, 2019: Who really needs to understand the ballot measures, anyway?
October 24, 2019: I can fly! I can fly! I can fly! And, I spy with my little eye …
October 23, 2019: Blimey O’Reilly! Ron Rivera Certainly Has a Lot to Answer For
October 15, 2019: Does Charlotte Really Got A Lot? Matt Olin’s Sure Fired Up About It.
October 9, 2019: Why wait? Let’s Go Around the Crown Again Next Spring!
October 8, 2019: When a problem comes along, you must MURAL IT!
October 1, 2019: Clicky Quicky: Hickey Making Art More Sticky in the Queen City
October 1, 2019: “Woman Bites Camel” … and the Biscuit Bites Back.
September 27, 2019: In Bill We Trust … Author Gavin Edwards Has Codifed the Tao of Bill Murray
September 25, 2019: In CLT Traffic … No One Can Hear You Scream
September 20, 2019: Charlotte Artist Picks Up Her Grandfather’s Paintbrush
September 18, 2019: New CLT Startup Helps You Express Yourself with Personalized GIFs
September 12, 2019: Can Super Secret Nail Salons Lead You to Love?
September 9, 2019: Is this “Dan” Election Over Yet!?!?!?
September 5, 2019: Ode to a Cajun Filet Biscuit
September 3, 2019: Charlotte’s Recipe needs more dashes of Civility, Unity & Understanding
August 28, 2019: You look like you need an afternoon snack … here’s a Biscuit!
August 20, 2019: Have we got a Pyramid Scream for you …
August 15, 2019: Hear What’s Going Down at the Around The Crown 10K
August 13, 2019: Enjoy your First Taste of The Biscuit! We baked it just for you!
August 9, 2019: Hungry for the Weekend? SO. ARE. WE.
August 7, 2019: $HAN Shares the Power of the Family Portrait
July 31, 2019: We Wanna’ Put a Little Sonja in Ya’ Ears (Gantt, that is.)
July 18, 2019: This Biscuit Has Totally Gone to the Dogs …
July 2, 2019: Read Up for an Afternoon Pick-Me-Up
June 25, 2019: Enjoy A Dog Biscuit as Your Afternoon Snack
June 20, 2019: Swallow Hard: Pharma Company Releases RNC-Related Drugs
June 18, 2019: We Wanna’ Know Your CFO … Cute Furry Officer, that is.
June 12, 2019: A Weekend Netflix Binge Uncovers a Charlotte Surprise
May 29, 2019: Brit Drozda Has A Heart … and Something to Say
May 28, 2019: Holiday Hangover Cure! A Biscuit a Day for Three Days
May 20, 2019: Breaking News! We Reveal The Truth About the Meck Dec
May 16, 2019: So … there’s $200K & a special invitation in this email!
April 24, 2019: Be careful. The paint’s still wet on this email