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The Creatives

The Charlotte Post 6 Episodes Jul 20, 2025

The Creatives is a podcast that highlights the people and events shaping Charlotte's performing and visual arts, cinema, literature, and music scenes. Produced by The Charlotte Post, it offers insights into the local creative community.

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Jim McDowell, The Black Potter Jul 20, 2025 00:34:59 Pottery is Jim McDowell's passion, and the Weaverville, N.C., artisan is one of the best producers of face jugs, an art form developed in Africa to celebrate family lineage. McDowell's work is on display at the Smithsonian Museum of African American Art and Culture in Washington, D.C., and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Stand-up Comic Shuler King On America's Got Talent Jun 23, 2025 00:24:26 A funeral director by day, Shuler King's going places as a comic. Next up: America's Got Talent.

En Pointe With Raven Barkley of Charlotte Ballet May 30, 2025 00:32:40 Raven Barkley reflects on 10 years with Charlotte Ballet by recalling her favorite roles, the physicality of dance and professional future as a teacher and mentor.

Mike Wiley | Breach of Peace at Children's Theatre of Charlotte Mar 23, 2025 00:29:49 Actor Mike Wiley talks about his one-man performance in "Breach of Peace: Freedom Riders of 1961" at Children's Theatre of Charlotte. The production is a treatment of a pivotal moment in the civil rights era for young audiences.

Carol Baldwin | Half-Truths Author Mar 20, 2025 00:29:47 Charlotte author of the young adult novel "Half-Truths" talks about an interracial friendship in the 1950s

Children's Book Author Kelly Starling Lyons Feb 27, 2025 00:25:42 Children's book author Kelly Starling Lyons talks about the adaption of her book "Tiara's Hat Parade" for the stage at Children's Theatre of Charlotte Feb. 22-March 9.

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