Radio Disney AM 1480 Charlotte presents a special day of family fun at the 2010 Charlotte Pet Expo SATURDAY, MAY 8. The Radio Disney Road Crew will be on location from 12:00p.m. to 2:00p.m. with music, dancing, games and prizes for the whole family, and even their pets. Participants are invited to the Cabarrus Arena for this special one-day only event, where visitors are encouraged to bring their pets and join in the fun! Exhibitors include veterinarians, dog groomers, pet sitters and walkers, and local rescue groups and shelters. Activities include guest speakers, stage entertainment, dog agility courses, pet talent

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Nascar won’t be the only thing with horsepower in Charlotte this Spring. On Tuesday, May 4, Charlotte will experience what 3 million people in Europe, Canada, and other U.S. cities including Washington D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Boston, Atlanta, Miami and most recently Tampa have enjoyed. Guests who attend the show will “ooh” and “ahh” in amazement at the beauty of the more than 60 4-legged artists in this eclectic cast. Crowds will cheer and rise in their seats during the incredible performances of some 40 2-legged artists, including acrobats, aerialists, riders, musicians and dancers. From May 4 –

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DJ Jacques Dumas, famed in New York and beyond for his work at the decadent Bagatelle brunch, will bring his musical styling to Charlotte with two events at the Epicentre on April 10 and 11. On Saturday, April 10, Dumas will energize the scene at Mez with a dance party from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Admission is $10. For tickets, visit www.mezcharlotte.com or call (704) 971-2400. On Sunday, April 11 from 1 to 5 p.m., Kazba Café channels New York’s legendary Bagatelle Brunch with tracks by Dumas and complimentary breakfast and champagne. This isn’t your mother’s brunch, so dress

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Banks Wilson, president and creative director of Studiobanks, will be part of a panel discussion on the past, present and future state of graphic design in the Charlotte community. Design Unplugged, Shaping Our Community will be held Tuesday, April 13 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Little (5815 Westpark Drive, Charlotte, NC 28217). This event is part of AIGA Charlotte’s first Design Week running April 12 – 16, 2010. Wilson brings an expertise in interactive digital design to the panel and joins other distinguished design leaders, including Jennifer Appleby from Wray Ward, Jim Mountjoy from Loeffler Ketchum Mountjoy, Maggie

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Helpful financial ideas for small and medium-sized business owners in the Charlotte area are available at an April 10 conference on the UNC Charlotte campus, sponsored by Working Charlotte magazine. Bob James, president and chief executive of Fifth Third Bank in North Carolina, will deliver the breakfast keynote and John Kreighbaum, president of Carolina Premier Bank, will offer remarks at lunch. Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx will open the conference with a welcome. The Working Charlotte Business Prosperity Conference 2010 will be at the College of Health and Human Services Building at UNC Charlotte and will last from 7:45 a.m. until

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Innovative approaches to strategic planning will be explored April 16 in a Charlotte planning conference for veterinarians facilitated by Buck Lawrimore, president of Lawrimore Inc. Participants will be members of the “Small Animal EVP 2000” group, a practice management program for veterinarians started by the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. Mark Green, DVM, a veterinarian practicing in the University area of Charlotte, is coordinating the conference. “Since 2000, our Executive Veterinary Program or EVP group has met twice a year to continue exploring issues in business management,” Green said. “As small business owners, we deal with issues ranging

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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education held a work session on the budget March 30, with two major areas of discussion. District staff announced a plan to reorganize the learning communities for next year and asked for guidance on eight budget-cutting opportunities. Final budget numbers for the district are not yet available, but CMS has set a target amount for reductions in the 2010-2011 budget of $73.6 million, the superintendent and chief financial officer said. “This number includes an assumption – and right now, that’s all it is – that our county cut will be 6.5 percent and our state reduction

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One of the nation’s leading scholars in media and communication studies, Jennings F. Bryant, will present the annual McGaw Lecture at his alma mater, Davidson College, on Tuesday evening, April 13. There is no charge to attend the talk, titled “Why Did I Just Watch That?” which begins at 7 p.m. in Duke Family Performance Hall. For more information call 704-894-2445. Bryant is the Distinguished Research Professor and Associate Dean of the College of Communication and Information Sciences at the University of Alabama, and Director of its Institute for Communication Research. In his talk at Davidson, Bryant will combine research

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As part of its long-standing commitment to customers with visual impairments, Bank of America today announced that every Bank of America ATM in the country has been equipped with voice-enabled technology. Visually impaired customers can now access more than 18,000 Bank of America ATMs, the largest network of bank-owned ATMs in the U.S. Talking ATMs provide audible instructions in English or Spanish to persons who cannot view information on an ATM screen. These machines make it easier for people with visual impairments to withdraw cash, deposit money and perform other ATM transactions. The ATMs have audio jacks that deliver spoken

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Next Tuesday’s free domestic violence Lunch and Learn program, Housing Services for Victims and Survivors of Domestic Violence, will explore how Mecklenburg County is addressing shelter and housing needs of domestic violence victims and survivors. Panelists include Deronda Metz with Salvation Army’s Center of Hope, Kelly Forney with United Family Services’ Shelter for Battered Women, Erin Concelman with Mecklenburg County’s Community Support Services’ Women’s Commission DV Transitional Housing Program and Rebecca Stickel with the YMCA’s Women In Transition & Families Together program. Certificates of Completion will be provided. The program is presented by Mecklenburg County Community Support Services Women’s Commission

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