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JazzArts Charlotte presents 2022 NEA Jazz Master, New Orleans cultural torchbearer, and saxophonist Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr., for a FREE jazz youth student workshop, in conjunction with his JAZZ ROOM weekend performances. As a part of our Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) program offerings, JazzArts Charlotte welcomes music students from the Charlotte area and beyond to learn from one of today’s most legendary jazz music educators. All skill levels and instruments are welcome. Donald Harrison...

So on the big day what do you plan on doing after the presents under the tree have been unwrapped (or as with my household, discovered as you enter the living room from your bedroom)? I mean after having breakfast or brunch, what’s next? How about opening a really wonderful gift via modern entertainment tech? In those pre-Pandemic days, Christmas afternoon and evening was one of the busiest times for the ole’ multiplex. Now several areas have shuttered their theatres, while many folks are s...