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2019 All Star Weekend in Michael Jordan’s City

CLICK FOR EVENTS >> Charlotte is a growing city, that will now be the host to the 2019 all star weekend. However, it is not a stretch to say that Charlotte is Michael Jordan’s city. Evidence of the tremendous impact Jordan has on the NBA goes on display in February 2019, when the “Queen City” hosts the… Read More »

CIAA Tournament & Charlotte Economic Impact

CLICK FOR EVENTS >> CIAA weekend 2019 should attract at least the number of fans the highly popular event drew in 2018. More than 100,000 rabid college basketball fans packed the Spectrum Center and Bojangles Coliseum to watch the top Division II postseason tournament in the United States. What does the record attendance in 2018 mean… Read More »

Charlotte 2019 NBA All Star Weekend Parties

CLICK FOR EVENTS >> The 2019 NBA all star weekend is coming to Charlotte, and so are 2019 NBA all star weekend parties! What criteria does the NBA use for selecting host cities for the wildly popular all star game? The city must have a large, enthusiastic NBA fan base. Perhaps no other region of the country… Read More »

CIAA Leaving Charlotte?

CLICK FOR EVENTS >> Is the CIAA leaving Charlotte? As Pete Townsend penned for the classic album Who’s Next, “The Song is Over” for the CIAA and Charlotte, North Carolina. Rumors of the split surfaced a couple of years ago, but many collegiate basketball analysts believed rumors of the split were just that: rumors. However, a… Read More »

Charlotte To Host 2019 NBA All Star Weekend

CLICK FOR EVENTS >> You know your city has reached the big stage when the 2019 NBA all star weekend parties comes to town. Civic and business leaders worked together for years to rejuvenate the commercial and residential base of several Charlotte neighborhoods, including the business epicenter of the “Queen City,” uptown. Held at the Spectrum… Read More »

10 Things You Should Know About CIAA Weekend

CLICK FOR EVENTS >> Are you planning to attend CIAA weekend? Are you on the fence deciding whether the tournament is worth spending your hard earned sports entertainment dollar? Well, allow us to convince you that CIAA weekend is more than worth the time and money you spend in beautiful Charlotte, North Carolina. Respected College Basketball Tournament… Read More »

2019 NBA All Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest

CLICK FOR AFTER PARTIES >> The 2019 NBA all star weekend celebrates the most gifted players playing in the best professional basketball league in the world. Whatever format the NBA decides to use for the game in 2019, fans can expect spectacular plays made by the likes of LeBron James, Stephen Curry, James Harden, and Kevin Durant.… Read More »

CIAA Charlotte Parties

CLICK FOR EVENTS >> Fresh off a successful 2018 tourney, event planners have already directed their focus on CIAA Charlotte 2019. As the first African American athletic conference and one of the most visible conferences in Division II, the CIAA basketball tournament should generate plenty of energy leading up to CIAA weekend 2019. Coming back to… Read More »

2019 NBA All Star Weekend Celebrity Parties

CLICK FOR EVENTS >> The 2019 NBA all star weekend celebrity parties are going to be a major event in Charlotte, NC. When the NBA announced Charlotte as the host city for the 2019 all star game, speculation mounted about which celebrities would attend the event. After all, outside of the Super Bowl, no other sporting… Read More »

Best 2019 CIAA Week Parties

CLICK FOR EVENTS >> With the thrilling 2018 CIAA college basketball tournament in the books, it is not too early to discuss 2019 CIAA week parties.  After all, attendance for the 2018 event exceed 100,000 rabid fans, and tournament organizers expect record crowds for CIAA weekend 2019. How has the CIAA basketball tournament emerged as one… Read More »