A 32,000 sqft warehouse transformed into an artistic playground, Stage 1 at Blume Studios is free to visit and will feature art installations, interactive exhibits, a bar, a market, and an out-of-this-world production that puts you on the International Space Station.

September 20 - November 10

Step into the extraordinary world of Space Explorers: THE INFINITE and join the esteemed few who have experienced space firsthand. Through the transformative lens of immersive VR, you'll be transported 250 miles above Earth and onto the International Space Station.

Tickets start at $29.95

Sponsored by Atrium Health  

Measuring six meters in diameter, the mesmerizing GAIA features 120 dpi detailed NASA imagery of the Earth’s surface. This beautiful artwork provides the opportunity to see our planet on this scale, floating in three dimensions.

Sponsored by Judy and Derek Raghavan

Cleverly combining auditory, sculptural and interactive elements, Groundswell prompts a meditation on our relationships with the earth and one another. A six-meter platform sits atop a sea of some 40,000 illuminated steel spheres and tilts as you walk on top, causing rippling waves of cascading ball bearings to summon a complex oceanic soundscape.

When designing Dew Drops, the artist was inspired by this ancient context and visually drawn to the way dew forms a perfectly convex and round orb on top of certain types of lichen. The work inspires viewers to ponder how something so seemingly small could act as a vessel for an entire microscopic world. There is so much life beyond what we see within a drop of dew.

Of Earth and Sky is a large-scale poetry installation in which poetry and text created by Charlotte poets are curated and installed across dozens of sites throughout Charlotte, forming a temporary sculpture trail for the public to discover. Whilst the landscape affects the interpretation of the text, the text animates and influences the interpretation of the landscape.

Embodying a striking fusion of sustainability and artistry using discarded materials, The Upcycled Moon Man is a towering spacewalk sculpture featuring countless pop tabs collected from the community and a mosaic pattern created from scrap reflective vinyl.  

Next door to Stage 1, Stage 2 at Blume Studios is a 12,734 sqft space home to a training center for Charlotte Pipe and Foundry. 

September 26 - October 13

Direct from London’s West End, Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience serves up a 70s style three-course meal and two hours of non-stop laughter with Basil, Sybil and Manuel.

With most of this hilarious tribute to one of the funniest British sitcoms of all-time improvised, anything can happen … and usually does!

Tickets start at $89.50

Check out the slideshow below to get a sneak peek of what's to come!