Blumenthal Arts

Western NC Hurricane Relief DONATION DRIVE UPDATE! ❤️🩹 Operation Airdrop is shifting their efforts to ground operations in Western North Carolina. Because of this, we will no longer be accepting donations at our venues and encourage making financial donations to support their ongoing heroic efforts. For a list of more ways you can help, visit: https://lnkd.in/gRENgz9C Over the past few days, we have been overwhelmed by the number of community members who have made donations to Operation Airdrop at our venues. We are so grateful for your kindness and generosity. Those items are now on their way to Western NC!

Talk about an OUT OF THIS WORLD field trip! 🚀🌎 This week, we welcomed our first school groups to Space Explorers: The Infinite on Stage 1 at Blume Studios, a Blumenthal Arts Experience, as part of our “moon shot” mission to bring 14,000 students to the space this fall! That includes EVERY Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 6th grader – all studying earth science and space as part of their ‘24-’25 academic curriculum! THANK YOU to The Leon Levine Foundation, CMS, The Pearl and longtime education supporters Peg and Jay Adamczyk, Tom and Kathy Gray, Ryan and Abbe McCracken and George and Eva Raftelis for their generous gifts that helped jumpstart this initiative! We’re still raising funds to make this mission possible! For more information and to make a gift today, visit: https://lnkd.in/gSXF8tzD

DONATION DRIVE UPDATE - 10/4 @ 12:30pm Operation Airdrop is shifting their efforts to focus on helping those on the ground in Western North Carolina. We will no longer be accepting physical donations at our venues and encourage making financial donations to support their ongoing heroic efforts. To continue to support Operation Airdrop, visit: https://lnkd.in/gEnM5JAX Over the past few days, we have been overwhelmed by the number of community members who have made donations to Operation Airdrop at our venues. THANK YOU for your kindness and generosity. Those items are on their way to Western NC NOW! ************************************************************************** Our neighbors in Western North Carolina have suffered unimaginable losses and devastation as a result of the extreme winds and rain from Hurricane Helene. As we’ve all seen, homes and businesses have been wiped out and lives turned upside down. From Wednesday, October 2 - Sunday, October 6, Blumenthal Arts will be joining the incredible relief efforts happening across Charlotte by collecting donations for Operation Airdrop Inc at our venues. Since these supplies will be transported by plane, please only donate items on the list. Additionally, be sure to review the drop off times shown here before heading to our venues. THANK YOU for your kindness and generosity! For more information, visit: https://lnkd.in/eMhxDq-w

“Their first experience is… PHENOMENAL! I don’t have the vocabulary to tell you what this is like. Space Explorers: The Infinite is unlike anything you have ever experienced before, I guarantee it.” #ICYMI Check out this FANTASTIC interview with our friends at WFAE where they devoted the ENTIRE HOUR to all things Blume Studios - our brand-new immersive venture! They start with the out of this world launch of Space Explorers: The Infinite, wowing audiences NOW on Stage 1, then return to Earth to chat with the cast of Faulty Towers: The Faulty Towers The Dining Experience, serving up endless laughs and a three-course meal on Stage 2! Learn more about both productions as well as the long-term goals for Blume Studios, a Blumenthal Arts Experience! For tickets and more information, visit: www.BlumeStudios.com

Don’t miss your FINAL WEEKEND to admire the work of our 2024 Blumenthal Fellows on display NOW Uptown and at Ballantyne’s Backyard through Sept. 29 as part of the Charlotte International Arts Festival, a Blumenthal Arts Original! In today’s blog, enjoy a close up look at the entire 2024 cohort, what inspired their work, some of the secrets behind them and MORE! Visit: https://lnkd.in/g3ZSMCBE Special thanks to our friends at Wells Fargo, TD Bank, and Wastequip for sponsoring this year's Blumenthal Fellows program!

“I think of the word ‘hi-jinks. There's quite a bit of improv and it's really, really clever, very witty.” In today’s blog, we have a special preview of opening TOMORROW NIGHT on Stage 2 at Blume Studios, a Blumenthal Arts Experience! Team Blumenthal got to see the show last February in London’s West End so we checked in with Vickie Gabbard, wife of Blumenthal’s president and CEO Tom Gabbard, and Bree Stallings, Blumenthal’s Director of Artistic Experiences, to find out firsthand what the experience is like! Check it out and make your reservations TODAY! Performances run through October 15! Visit: https://lnkd.in/g-MEi-Ch

“What you’re seeing here tonight is a glimpse of the future.” After a wonderful weekend of previews, last night we officially opened Blume Studios, a Blumenthal Arts Experience, where Space Explorers: The Infinite is wowing guests on Stage 1 NOW through November 10! Words fail to properly describe how proud we are of the entire team that helped make this otherworldly space and opening show possible! Getting here took a massive commitment of hard work, creativity and collaboration and we cannot wait for the masses to EXPERIENCE it! Space is closer than you think! For tickets and more information, visit: www.BlumeStudios.com

We’re thrilled to introduce you to the SIXTY-FIVE juniors and seniors, representing 39 area high schools, that make up our Junior Ambassadors Class of 2024-2025! This was our largest applicant pool and accepted class to date! In addition to attending a series of arts-based seminars focusing on college and career readiness over the next seven months, you’ll also see them rocking their new gold vests and JA buttons while volunteer ushering alongside our seasoned Front of House staff at Broadway shows, attractions and even at Blume Studios this season! Be sure to congratulate and say hello to this fantastic group of young arts enthusiasts!   A BIG THANK YOU to the Goodman Family for their continued generous support of Junior Ambassadors which allows this program to be free for all student participants!

THANK YOU to all who joined us for our SOLD OUT Opening Weekend of Space Explorers: The Infinite NOW PLAYING on Stage 1 at Blume Studios, a Blumenthal Arts Experience! We’re so excited to meet our next round of Explorers!   Check out this OUT OF THIS WORLD recap video our friends at Sigmon Theatrical shared with us from their visit and make your plans to join us today! For tickets, visit: BlumeStudios.com

CIAF Weekend 2.0 is officially here! Come on out and join the fun in Uptown and Ballantyne’s Backyard NOW through Sept. 29! For the full Charlotte International Arts Festival lineup, visit: www.charlotteartsfest.com BRAVO to our friends at The smARTlab for this AMAZING video!