New Spring Menu at Halcyon   

Art Studio Saturday: Springtime Collage Cards
Spring Family Fun and Education Day
YAM Happy Hour
Music & Movies @ the Mint
Sunday Fun Day: Earth Day Art
Mint Book Club     

FEATURED EXHIBITION 

New Visions: Contemporary Masterworks from the Bank of America Collection  

Access Art!
Register for April Art Classes

DISCUSSIONS

Friends of the Mint Lecture

Charlotte Garden Club Lecture

MINT MUSEUM SHOPS 

Funny Money Merchandise     

NEWS 

New Spring Menu at Halcyon   

Celebrate spring on the patio at Halcyon, Flavors from the Earth, the best perch on
South Tryon Street. Located at the Mint Museum Uptown, the restaurant's new spring
menu includes lamb pressed with fresh mint and olive oil topped with a raisin and caper
vinaigrette, creamed rabbit with truffled polenta cakes and asparagus, and pork belly with orange bitters and maple simple syrup. Sip on a house infusion of Makers 46 or try one of the new craft cocktails. For reservations, call 704.910.0865.  

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 EVENTS 

Art Studio Saturday: Springtime Collage Cards

Saturday, 9 April | 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

Mint Museum RANDOLPH

Free with admission  

We provide the art supplies, you provide the creativity! Celebrate the season by cutting,
tearing, and layering hand-made papers to create lovely collaged notecards, and visit
the galleries to see how artists have depicted seasons throughout the ages.

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Spring Family Fun and Education Day

Saturday, 9 April | 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Mint Museum UPTOWN

Free  

The Arts & Science Council and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' Parent University are
partnering to hold a day of fun and information for the whole family in Going from STEM
to STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, ARTS, and Math). Families will gain free
and discounted access to museums and cultural venues along uptown Charlotte's
"Cultural Mile," and enjoy mini-workshops, student performances, and hands-on arts
experiences. The Mint Museum Uptown will offer free admission to families participating in this special event. Avoid long lines by pre-registering via the CMS Parent University website.

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YAM Happy Hour    

Tuesday, 12 April | 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. 

Prohibition Bar (200 N. Tryon Street)

Free      

Meet members of the hottest young professionals group in town and discover the
benefits of joining the Young Affiliates of the Mint. Drink specials available.

Music & Movies @ the Mint  

Tuesday, 12 April | 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.  

Mint Museum UPTOWN
Film admission:
Members Free | Non-members $5  

Warm up with jazz by Ron Brendle at 6:00 p.m., followed by the Let's Get Reel movie of
the month, Key Largo, a cinematic classic starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.

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Sunday Fun Day: Earth Day Art   

Sunday, 17 April | 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Mint Museum UPTOWN

Free with admission  

Third Sundays are family time! Watch a special "green" performance by the North Carolina Dance Theatre, see a pottery demonstration by artist Greg Scott, craft a recycled creation, and go on an Earth Day family tour.

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Mint Book Club

Tuesday, 19 April | 6:00 p.m.

Mint Museum RANDOLPH

Free to Mint members

Do you love art and reading? The Mint Book Club is open to Museum members and
meets the third Tuesday of each month. April's installment features a lively discussion of
The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van
Meegren by Jonathan Lopez.

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FEATURED EXHIBITION

New Visions: Contemporary Masterworks from the Bank of America Collection   

Closes 17 April

Mint Museum UPTOWN

Don't miss your last chance to see these contemporary masterpieces! Drawn from the
Bank of America corporate art collection, New Visions features a "who's who" of the most visionary artists of the past decades. Featuring paintings, sculptures, and works on paper from an array of artists, including Helen Frankenthaler, Edward Ruscha, and Frank Stella, the exhibition reveals a wide variety of philosophies, approaches, and movements spanning from 1945 to the early 1990s. 

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CLASSES 

Access Art!

Thursday, 28 April | 2:00 p.m. 

Mint Museum UPTOWN

Members only. Tuition: $20    

Enjoy unprecedented access to the collection of The Mint Museum. This program provides a behind-the-scenes look and engaging discussion of works rarely seen by the public. Participants tour museum storage, where they view and discuss works of art with Curator of American Art Jonathan Stuhlman. Space is limited; registration required: 704.337.2098 or programs@mintmuseum.org.

Register for April Art Classes 

View a complete schedule of classes offered for all ages and sign up today!
To register, call 704.337.2098, 

e-mail programs@mintmuseum.org,  

or visit our Web site.  

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DISCUSSIONS 

Friends of the Mint Lecture  

Friday, 15 April | 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Mint Museum RANDOLPH

Free with admission 

Courtney Starrett, Assistant Professor of Jewelry and Metals at Winthrop University, will
discuss her work in contemporary metalsmithing, as well as the work of artist Gary Noffke and other leaders in the field.
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Charlotte Garden Club Lecture   

Monday, 18 April | 7:00 p.m.

Mint Museum RANDOLPH

Free

Have you ever wanted a native garden? Garden columnist Katherine Schlosser will
speak about Native Plants for Charlotte Gardens.

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MINT MUSEUM SHOPS 

Funny Money Merchandise

Tax time giving you the blues? Encourage your inner penny-pincher with a bit of humor found in our fun selection of monetary mementos. After all, we are The MINT Museum! Available at both Mint Museum Shops.

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