Blumenthal announces theatrical lineup for 2026-27
Charlotte’s Blumenthal Arts Center recently released their list of stage productions that will headline for the 2026-27 PNC Broadway Lights Series. It’s a standout mix of drama, romance, spectacle and comedy, which includes the 40th anniversary return of “Phantom of the Opera” in a revitalized production featuring Maria Björnson’s original design. There’s also a new,…
Barry Walters makes us feel ‘Mighty Real’
“Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music, 1969-2000” by gay music journalist Barry Walters,…
NC advocacy group pushes bills for hate crime prevention and Asian American & Pacific Islander education
Lawmakers and local advocates called on the North Carolina General Assembly April 29 to…
ICE agent responsible for fatal shooting of Renee Good back at work
The fatal shooting of Renée Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross has become…
Former US Representative Barney Frank, 86, in hospice care
Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, a pioneering figure in LGBTQ+ political history, has entered…
QNOTES History
40 Years of Qnotes Coverage
As a newspaper, Qnotes has served Charlotte for 40 years. In this edition we’ve collected here some of the most significant stories that have appeared on our pages and online during that time. There are more, so many more. We tried to keep it to one big story a year. And we did, mostly. Although…
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
The man behind the pages: Jim Yarbrough
Jim Yarbrough was born in Alabama and moved to Duluth, Ga., a small town north of Atlanta, at the age of nine. After high school, he worked in fast food and studied accounting. He would later take on a management training program in Roses Discount department stores. Moving around Georgia and South Carolina, he worked…
ARTS AND CULTURE
Reel Out: Highlighting us on the big screen
This year, Reel Out Charlotte: The Queen City’s Annual LGBTQ Film Festival will kick off with a special opening event and free movie screening at Bar Argon on May 13, 2026 at 7 p.m. For this article, two Reel Out Charlotte organizers gave Qnotes some additional insight into what this year’s film screening has to…
INVISIBLE HISTORIES
Finding pieces of the puzzle
Do you feel like you don’t know enough about LGBTQ history? If so, you are not alone. Access to the rich and complex history of the lives of LGBTQ people is mostly absent from our shared history in the United States, and it remains missing from our textbooks and archives. If you are asking yourself,…
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