Three things stand out this week. On Saturday, Wild Ones, City of Charlotte Landscape Management and Constructive Plant Rescue open the pollinator garden at Tuckaseegee Arboretum & Gardens to volunteers, while Innovation Barn hosts Repair Café and Circular Saturdays a few miles east. On Sunday, the Charlotte Wildlife Stewards bring Kids in Nature Day to Reedy Creek Park, free and with no registration. Earlier in the week, Charlotte Works, Goodwill Southern Piedmont and the Latin American Coalition run hiring, digital skills and resume sessions from Monday to Wednesday.
Eighteen events this week. Six are free and open to anyone, one is free to join with meals at your own cost, one is a free webinar with a suggested donation, one is a paid conference, and nine list no price, so check the event page before you go.
Monday and Tuesday
- Charlotte Works Hiring Event, Monday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the NCWorks Career Center on McAlpine Drive. No price posted.
- Explore Your Health Coverage Options, Monday 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM at the Latin American Coalition on Central Avenue. No price posted.
- Goodwill Learning Lab, Tuesday 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the Charlotte Career Center on Wilkinson Boulevard. No price posted, pre-registration in person.
- Latin American Coalition Workforce Workshop, Tuesday 1:00 to 2:00 PM. No price posted, sign-up form online.
This week in Charlotte
Monday 19 October
Hiring Event
Hosted by Charlotte Works · event page · NCWorks Career Center, 8601 McAlpine Drive, Suite 100 · 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM · No price posted
A daylong hiring event at the NCWorks Career Center in southeast Charlotte. The listing does not name the employers, so check the flyer on the event page before you go.
Explore Your Health Coverage Options
Hosted by Latin American Coalition · their calendar · Latin American Coalition Offices, 4938 Central Ave., Suite 101 · 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM · No price posted
A Navegador de Salud session from the Coalition's Family Wellness Center, focused on health coverage options. It runs most Mondays. The listing does not say whether an appointment is needed, so call (704) 531-3848 first.
Tuesday 20 October
Learning Lab
Hosted by Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont · event page · Charlotte Career Center, 5301 Wilkinson Boulevard · 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM · No price posted, pre-registration in person at the Career Center
Hands-on digital skills help with the Center for Digital Equity's Digital Navigators: using devices and email, uploading a resume and searching for jobs, finding low-cost devices and home internet, setting up portals for bills, healthcare and benefits, and spotting scams. It runs on alternating Tuesdays.
Q&A and Coffee with Innovate Charlotte
Hosted by Innovate Charlotte · event page · Location to be announced to ticket holders · 10:00 to 11:00 AM · Price not listed, limited availability, waitlist if full
Innovate Charlotte and LaunchCLT have merged, and Executive Director Juan Garzón and Program Director Erica Madden are taking questions over coffee about what changes, the future of the LaunchCLT Mentor Program and PitchBreakfast, and how founders can get involved. Seating is kept small on purpose.
Workforce Workshop
Hosted by Latin American Coalition · their calendar · Coalition's Economic & Workforce Center (the listing gives no street address; the Coalition is at 4938 Central Ave.) · 1:00 to 2:00 PM · No price posted, sign-up form
A weekly one-hour session where participants learn their rights and responsibilities as workers and look at new employment opportunities.
Wednesday 21 October
Internship Career Fair
Hosted by the City of Charlotte · event page · Solid Waste Services Facility, 1105 Otts St. · 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM · No price posted, no registration listed
The City's 2027 Spring Internship Career Fair, for students exploring City internships across departments and majors. Students can arrive any time during the fair. Attending is not an application, and the City's internship application process is covered on site.
Professional Resume Workshop
Hosted by Latin American Coalition · their calendar · Coalition's Economic & Workforce Center · 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM · No price posted, registration form
Bring your work history and learn to reframe it as a set of strengths on paper. The workshop repeats Wednesday 28 October.
Friday 23 October
Culinary Latin Trail (last day)
Hosted by the Charlotte Latin American Chamber of Commerce · trail page · Participating restaurants across Charlotte · Through Friday 23 October · Free to enter, meals at your own cost
An eight-day restaurant trail closing out Hispanic Heritage Month. Scan the QR code at each participating restaurant to collect digital passport stamps. Visit three different restaurants by Friday to be entered in a drawing for $100 gift cards, drawn 26 October. No purchase is required to enter.
Saturday 24 October
Pollinator Garden Volunteer Day at Tuckaseegee Arboretum & Gardens
Hosted by Wild Ones Charlotte Piedmont, City of Charlotte Landscape Management and Constructive Plant Rescue · sign-up · Tuckaseegee Arboretum & Gardens, 701 Tuckaseegee Rd. · 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM · Free, open to the public
Help care for the pollinator garden at TAG, the City's arboretum on the west side. Tools are provided; bring gloves. All ages are welcome and no plant knowledge is needed.
Repair Café Charlotte
Hosted by Repair Café North Carolina at Innovation Barn · event page · Innovation Barn, 932 Seigle Ave. · 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, last check-in 2:00 PM · Free, registration recommended, walk-ins welcome
Bring a broken appliance, piece of furniture, jewelry or toy and fix it alongside volunteer repairers who bring the tools and know-how.
Circular Saturdays at Innovation Barn
Hosted by Innovation Barn · Circular Saturdays · Innovation Barn, 932 Seigle Ave. · 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM · Free
Envision Charlotte's circular economy hub opens up for hands-on workshops, volunteer shifts, swaps and self-guided visits to the Barn and its urban food forest, Grow & Gather. A free 30 to 45 minute guided public tour runs at 1:00 PM; sign up for the tour on Eventbrite, which closes two days ahead.
Sunday 25 October
Kids in Nature Day
Hosted by NCWF Charlotte Wildlife Stewards · event page · Reedy Creek Park, Shelter 4, 2900 Rocky River Road · 2:00 to 5:00 PM · Free, no registration required
A free, hands-on afternoon outdoors for kids and families, moved to this date from 4 October because of weather. The Stewards also welcome volunteers to help run it.
Davidson and Lake Norman
Hurt Hub 101
Hosted by The Hurt Hub at Davidson · event page · The Hurt Hub, Room 212, 210 Delburg Street, Davidson · Wednesday 21 October, 11:15 to 11:45 AM · Free, registration
A short monthly info session on what Davidson College's innovation and entrepreneurship hub offers, its space and how it works with the community.
Innovation Community of Practice
Hosted by The Hurt Hub at Davidson · event page · The Hurt Hub, Room 212, 210 Delburg Street, Davidson · Wednesday 21 October, 12:00 to 1:00 PM · Free, RSVP to amquilala@davidson.edu
A casual monthly discussion on new ideas, methods and services that bring positive change. A volunteer facilitator opens the topic and anyone is welcome. Bring your own lunch; it follows Hurt Hub 101 in the same room.
Native Tree Planting
Hosted by NCWF Lake Norman Wildlife Chapter · event page · Bailey Road Park, Cornelius · Saturday 24 October, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM · No price posted, registration
Volunteers prepare holes, then plant and mulch native trees as part of the Wildlife Federation's Clean and Green program, with pizza and a group photo afterward. Volunteers under 18 come with a parent or guardian.
Around the region
Conference for North Carolina Nonprofits
Hosted by NC Center for Nonprofits · event page · Embassy Suites by Hilton Charlotte Concord Golf Resort & Spa, 5400 John Q. Hammons Drive NW, Concord · Tuesday 20 October, 9:00 AM, to Wednesday 21 October, 4:35 PM · $365 for Center members, $530 for others; team and student discounts by email to rsvp@ncnonprofits.org
Two days of sessions for nonprofit staff, boards and volunteers from across the state, presented by the Duke Energy Foundation. Registration is open and requires a free account on the Center's site.
Virtual
Guided Tour: Carolinas Regional Explorer
Hosted by the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute · registration form · Zoom · Wednesday 21 October, 12:00 PM · No price posted, registration required
A live walkthrough of the Institute's regional data tool for community leaders, nonprofit staff, journalists, students and anyone curious about how the region is changing. A second tour, on the Your Voices Carolinas well-being survey and dashboard, follows Wednesday 28 October at 2:00 PM.
Bats in the Backyard
Hosted by Wild Ones with Bat Conservation International, shared by Wild Ones Charlotte Piedmont · event page · YouTube premiere with live chat · Wednesday 21 October, 7:00 to 8:00 PM · Free, suggested donation $5 for members, $10 for non-members
Brandi Christiano and Megan White of Bat Conservation International on how native plants, insects, water and yard choices support bats, when bat houses help, and practical steps for yards of any size. Registrants get the recording.
Looking ahead
Givens Aldersgate Hiring Event · Monday 26 October, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM · Charlotte Career Center, 5301 Wilkinson Boulevard · No price posted, registration form. Openings for transportation drivers, home care, security officers and housekeepers. Hosted by Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont.
Public Forum and Charlotte City Council Meeting · Monday 26 October, 5:30 PM · Council Chamber, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, 600 E. Fourth St. · Free and open to the public, also streamed on YouTube and the GOV Channel. Flagged by Sustain Charlotte on their calendar.
Native Shrub Planting at LC Coleman Park · Thursday 29 October, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM · LC Coleman Park, Washington Heights · No price posted, registration. Planting a streamside buffer of native shrubs and trees along a tributary of Stewart Creek to filter stormwater and support wildlife. Hosted by NCWF Charlotte Wildlife Stewards with TreesCharlotte (event page).
Public Square: Freedom and Responsibility · Thursday 29 October, 7:00 to 9:00 PM · Carolina Theatre at Belk Place, 230 N. Tryon St. · $35 general, $15 students, fees included. Carol Quillen moderates John Hood and Melissa Murray on what we owe each other, opening a new civic conversation series. Hosted by the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation.
Halloween Park, Street and Stream Cleanup · Saturday 31 October, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM · 715 Charlottetowne Ave. (Little Sugar Creek at Metropolitan) · Free, register by 30 October. Costumes welcome. Hosted by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services (event page).
Festival Día de Muertos · Sunday 1 November, from 12:00 PM · Camp North End, 300 Camp Rd. · Free, $5 suggested donation. Community altars in the Ford Building, music and dance at the Boileryard, a Catrina's Parade, face painting and food vendors, in its 22nd year. Hosted by the Latin American Coalition and Levine Museum of the New South (festival site).
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