The 2024 Charlotte Ideas Festival featuring Kelly Corrigan

Join us at the Charlotte Ideas Festival with a special evening with Kelly Corrigan!

Kelly Corrigan has written four New York Times bestselling memoirs in the last decade, earning her the title of “The Poet Laureate of the ordinary” from the Huffington Post and the “voice of a generation” from O Magazine. She is curious and funny and eager to go well past the superficial in every conversation. Kelly will present on “Culture eats Strategy for Breakfast.”

Throughout her career as a journalist and interviewer extraordinaire, Kelly Corrigan has spent hundreds of hours talking with some of the most successful people in their fields in the world. With her trademark inspirational wisdom, Corrigan shares the remarkable lessons she’s learned that are relevant to all of us. The reason people succeed, she says, is because of the culture they’re in, whether at work, school or at home. If it’s one that’s empowering, anyone can be motivated to do their best. Corrigan will share stories from some of the top changemakers she’s had conversations with, from Philanthropist Melinda Gates to Dr. Atul Gawande, whose checklist manifesto is being successfully used around the world, to civil rights icon Delores Huerta. She also includes the five simple rules that can be used to create change. If you want to make a difference, this is the talk for you.

Don't miss out! Here's what you'll experience:

• a pre-event catered reception,
• Kelly's inspiring presentation on 'Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast,'
• Q&A, connection & conversation,
• book signing and post-event mixing & mingling at the Mint Museum Uptown.

Event ticket: $50 We're proud to offer this event with the generosity of our sponsors and community partners.

Time: Reception: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Program: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Location: Mint Museum Uptown, 500 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202

A bout the Charlotte Ideas Festival:

The Charlotte Ideas Festival is a multi-day exploration of today’s pressing ideas and issues through the lens of the humanities. This year’s conversation-packed events feature a range of thinkers, innovators and community members engaged in connection and conversation. A program of The Charlotte Center for the Humanities & Civic Imagination (The Charlotte Center), the Charlotte Ideas Festival is part of the three-week Charlotte SHOUT! festival celebrating Food, Art, Music, and Ideas.

About The Charlotte Center:

The Charlotte Center for the Humanities & Civic Imagination (The Charlotte Center) is a community forum and civic action catalyst that invites people into meaningful connection and problem-solving informed by deep consideration of the human experience. Our mission is to help people and communities flourish. The Charlotte Center is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. We are interested in what is good for Charlotte and what Charlotte can offer the world. We invite you to join us! thecharlottecenter.org

About Charlotte SHOUT!

Charlotte SHOUT!, presented by Atrium Health and Bank of America, is a multi-week festival designed to showcase our community by celebrating Charlotte's creativity and innovation through art, music, food, and ideas. Located primarily in Uptown Charlotte, SHOUT! will feature exceptionally curated programming from around the corner and around the world.