If you’ve ever caught yourself saying, “Oh, there’s never anything to do in this town,” then you’d certainly be wrong this weekend. Lots of exciting events, including parties and Martin Luther King Jr. Day activities, are on the calendar for the next few days. Details below.
Friday, Jan. 18
Tammie Brown of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’
The Rainbow In brings one of RuPaul’s girls in for a night of fun. It’s Tammie’s first time visiting the Carolinas, so show her some love! More details…Â
Live band at Hartigan’s
Hartigan’s Irish Pub breaks out the jams for the ladies, with a live performance by She N She. More details…
Saturday, Jan. 19
Martin Luther King Jr. ParadeÂ
Charlotte commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. Parade. A contingent of LGBT and straight ally community members will be marching with the Human Rights Campaign. More details in our story posted this morning or at our calendar listing…
Discussion: The ‘Second Emancipation Proclamation’
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library holds a discussion on the Civil Rights-era efforts of  Martin Luther King, Jr. and his appeal to President John Kennedy to issue a “Second Emancipation Proclamation.” More details…
Saturday nightlife
Bar at 316’s Retro Party, more details…
Cathode Azure raffles Rihanna tickets, more details…
Bear Encounters at The Woodshed, more details…
The Bella Jade Revue Show at Petra’s, more details…
Sunday, Jan. 20
Spoken Word
Chi Psi Omega Fraternity hosts a monthly spoken word event. More details…
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Welcome to qnotes‘ new weekly event highlight. Each week, we’ll profile the weekend happenings in Charlotte. Our events are pulled from those submitted toour online calendar, those submitted to us via email or those we find on Facebook. Don’t see your event listed? Want to make sure we include it in our weekly weekend highlights and in our biweekly print edition calendars?Submitting your event through our online calendar is easy! Click here to get started…