The Charlotte Ledger team is putting the finishing touches on Thursday’s fun 1980s-movie-themed party — will we see you there?

Grab your +1 or some friends and get your tickets!

  • When? Thursday, April 27, 6-9 p.m.

  • Where? Charlotte Museum of History, 2500 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte

  • What? Come celebrate this year’s winners of The Ledger’s 40 Over 40 Awards — people aged 40+ who are making a big difference in our community — with a lively and definitely not stuffy party with a 1980s movie theme. Food, drinks, entertainment, costume contest, concert ticket giveaways and a few surprises.

  • How much? $95. ($85 for Ledger members with offer code here.)

  • What your ticket includes:

    • Food stations from the Charlotte company behind Mama Ricotta’s, Yafo Kitchen and Paco’s Tacos & Tequila (Plate Perfect Catering)

    • Open bar (beer and wine)

    • DJ pumpin’ out totally awesome ’80s tunes

    • Entertainment

    • Entry to the museum’s first-floor exhibits — including “Charlotte: Signs of Home,” which features iconic Charlotte signs from decades past that once adorned Dilworth, Plaza-Midwood, uptown, Oakhurst and east Charlotte. (We’ve arranged for the curator of the Charlotte signs exhibit, Christopher Lawing, to be on hand to talk about the signs and his Charlotte Signs Project.)

◼️ No tickets will be available for sale at the door — don’t delay, get them today!

This is no snooze-fest in a hotel ballroom — that’s not how we roll. This is a fun and dynamic celebration, with a costume contest and lively entertainment, in a spot that is distinctively Charlotte. (And there is plenty of free parking.)

Many thanks to our event sponsors:

➡️ Find out more about The Ledger’s 40 Over 40 awards here, including photos and videos from previous celebrations.

—Tony Mecia, executive editor, The Charlotte Ledger

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