Curriculum Meetings are open to Membership. Join our Curriculum meetings to hear about upcoming speakers/events or to suggest speakers you know (or have heard speak) and believe would be of interest to your fellow Senior Scholars.
All members old and new are invited to attend (join us on Zoom) our monthly New Member Orientation meeting. Learn more about the organization including how to meet people, join events and how you can help the organization - the best way to meet new people!
Today Charlotte's South End is exploding with new apartments, restaurants and offices. But look close and you’ll find century-old Victorian homes and factories from the era when nearby Dilworth was Charlotte’s first "streetcar suburb.” Historian Tom Hanchett takes us on a virtual walking tour. BIOGRAPHY: Dr. Tom Hanchett is a popular community historian in Charlotte. […]
TOPIC: Making a Collective Impact – the importance of coming together to implement change and build a sustainable future for the Queen City. Mr. Cockrell will share his views on Bank of America's responsibilities to its headquarter's community of Charlotte. He will discuss its continued role as a catalyst of change working with other community leaders. […]
TOPIC: The State of Our City Center Charlotte Center City Partners President & CEO Michael Smith will share the latest data and trends regarding the vibrancy of Charlotte's Center City, including Uptown, South End, and Midtown. Biography Michael J. Smith is the President and CEO of Charlotte Center City Partners, an organization that envisions and […]
TOPIC: Veterans & Communities - Be The Bridge! Communities across the country send young men and women to service in the military... how well do we reintegrate them? VBH Exec Director and Army Veteran, Blake Bourne, will provide an indepth look at how the "Sea of Goodwill" changed our country's approach to Veteran reintegration, how […]
All members old and new are invited to attend (join us on Zoom) our monthly New Member Orientation meeting. Learn more about the organization including how to meet people, join events and how you can help the organization - the best way to meet new people!
TOPIC: Love in the Shadow of White Privilege and Racism Judy Goldman will talk about how she came to write CHILD: A MEMOIR, which tells the story of Mattie Culp, the Black woman who worked for her family, lived in, helped raise her — the unconscionable scaffolding on which that relationship was built and the […]
TOPIC: Living with an Aging Brain: A Survival Guide In this talk, Dr. Edwards will explore themes of adaptation and growth as our brains change, and how to embrace those changes with positivity and flexibility. A masterful storyteller, Dr. Edwards blends his own experience with stories of patients and the scientific context for cognitive changes […]