Petra's Bar

The Last Night: An Art Show
2022-10-07 20:00 (America/New_York) | Petra’s, 1919 Commonwealth Avenue, Charlotte, NC, 28205, United States
Friday, October 7th
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

The Last Night: An exhibition of local artists highlighting their view of the end times – present and future.

Musical guests Makeda Iroquois, Terra Grata, Dayy Brownn with DJ FLLS Good

Artists
kamo
drudsy
2gzandcountin
arko
luvlymoon
johnny lovely
jayrobertwatson
marcus kiser
Nani lee
rebeccalippsart
fried chicken sandwich
sonderyen
subconartist
kae vicky
Darien j
whatisrelax

Gatekeepers Beware: An Art Show
2022-11-04 20:00
Friday, November 4th
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Our next gallery is very special. This time around we are solely focusing on featuring artists who have not yet had the chance to display work in a gallery space. November’s gallery will be part 1 of a 2 part series. This is an opportunity to highlight some of the untapped potential in our city and all the incredibly talented artists who live here. Come out and see some new faces!

Gallery Artists:
Andrew Johnson
Billie Sue
INKKDUP
L.K.P
Grayson Nauta
Patricia
Arman Serdarevic
Sofi Lavergne
Trevor Klohr
Angelee Shaw
Jake Yount
Jaz Brennan
Julia Agatha
Latched by Lee
RWN
Cherry Cola

Performances by:
Day Brown
Bince
Joshua Cotterino
Lon Lon (Back Patio DJ Set

4th Annual Petra's Staff & Friends Art Show
2022-12-02 20:00
Friday, December 2nd
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

We’re back for year four of a new tradition: a gallery show featuring art and music by Petra’s staff and friends.

Music by Paint Fumes, Dream Boat, & Ground Score.

Plus DJs Sweet Boy, Fat Keith Richards, & Joey Christmas.

Gatekeepers Beware 2: An Art Show
2023-01-13 20:00
Friday, Jan 13th
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Another gallery focusing on featuring artists who have not yet had the chance to display work in a gallery space. January’s gallery is the finale of our 2 part series.
This is an opportunity to highlight some of the untapped potential in our city and all the incredibly talented artists who live here. Come out and see some new faces!

Gallery Artists: TBA

Performances by
Noir Noir
Pretty Baby
Comino
Zach Reader (Back Patio DJ Set

Pimp My World: An Art Show
2023-03-03 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Pimp My World
Pimps and pimples: come see fool ass art by fool ass artists. Curated by Quỳnh Vu. Have your boring twerp world pimped out at Petra’s on Friday, March 3rd. Featuring artists ranging from Rubix cube rapping demigods to peepeepoopoo painters. 21+ so leave ur babies @ home.
Gallery Artists:
Kilo
Bianca Maradiaga
Brock Oakley Ailes
Declan Murray
Grace Stott
Kilee Price
Maryssa Pickett
Michael Schmitt
Mono Feo
Pino
Tayler Lee Nicholson
Scott Summers
Quỳnh Vu
Performances by:
January Knife (WTF Genius)
Djaq Harris (Rubix Cube Rapping Demigod)
Ghost Trees (Drums + Sax Makeout)
Needles & Pins (Vinyl on Patio)

Zine Is Risen: A Visual & Poetry Gallery Show
2023-04-07 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID
Zine is Risen is a gallery opening and zine release showcasing visual artists and poets together in one show. Step into a new season with us – revive & brighten the corners after these past few cold, dark months. See the gallery, then take it home with you in zine form.
Performances by Sweat Transfer, Simon SMTHNG, Quad, Sweet Boy, plus live poetry by d’Angelo Dia, and Alex Osborne. Back patio sounds provided by Blackasthecosmos.
Artists:
Alex Lippert
Alex Osborne
Amber Comber
Andrew
Ashley Columbus
Ashley Proctor
Blaine Hurdle
Caroline Humphrey
d’Angelo Dia
Dionne Hunter
JAM
Jason Boomhower
Jenn Garrison
Jordan Hoban
Lauren McDowell
Lindsey Miller
Lowkeyprose
Matt Metzgar
Nathan Hemphill
Nicholas Holman
Nicole Story
Pino
Robert Childers
…& more?

IDEAS: A Gallery Show
2023-05-05 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

IDEAS, A Gallery Show
Featuring art by:
Ben Shropshire
Javier Collado
Kelly Keith
Rat Boy
Makayla Binter
Matt Duncan
Nome305
Rocky Little
Subconartist
Performances by:
Telepthetics
Top Achiever
DJ NPC
DJ Foundation (back patio set)

Back To The Streets: An Art Show
2023-06-02 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

“Back To The Streets” is a show focused on bringing the elements of urban lifestyle, graffiti/street art, b-boys/girls, and hip hop/punk into the gallery space. It’s about giving back to the STREETS. A display of appreciation for the culture that influences us all.
Featuring:
Rajuma Bey
Scott Summers
OBSOE
ENTRE
BANDOE
Cheeks
Surf Mitchell
TWOKAT
Smokey Contraband
Naji Alalii
Inky Knife
John Hairston jr.
HXNCHO
GHOST
Performances by:
Jahmonte Ogbon
Autumn Rainwater
BEND
DJ Justin Aswell (Back Patio Sounds)

Fire Works: An Art Show
2023-07-07 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID
Fire Works is a new gallery show exhibiting artwork by 9 amazing illustrators, with performances by Alan Charmer, Deion Reverie, Scarlet House, and a back patio DJ set by FZXXX. Calling all artists and art lovers to join us for the opening on Friday, July 7th.

SPF: Summer Print Fest - An Art Show
2023-08-04 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID
🌞 😎 SPF (Summer Print Fest) brings together a group of printmakers for a show that has been squeegeed, pressed and dried: screenprinters, block printers, gelli printers and more, unite. Artists will have framed pieces displayed on thr gallery walls as well as some loose prints available for you to check out and take home. Performances by Nige Hood, Brut Beat, Tinkahz Instinct, and a special DJ set by BLACKASTHECOSMOS on the back patio!

WRLD KEEPS TURNING: An Art Show
2023-09-01 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

WRLD KEEPS TURNING 🌎🌍🌏
It’s a @phazegawd704 curated gallery takeover: a view into the modern moods and moves of these working Charlotte artists & performers. Earth is in peril – and it’s a mad wrld – but we must continue to create and exchange energy. Let’s get together and keep it moving.

Art by
@bando.kicks
@nome_three0five
@mimifabulow
@6jam_i_am
@phazegawd704
@najialalii
@tony.wavy
+ more

Performances by
@phazegawd704
@psy.kof
@yacomane
@electrobro_o
+ a back patio DJ set by @djtoast.clt

Believers & Cowards: An Art Show
2023-11-03 20:00
Show @ 9pm!
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID
Believers & Cowards
A cowboy and alien visual art show for a bent and strange, picasso deli of a world. Challenging this reality and realities yet to come. All are welcome to express your inner universe outwardly, so alien to others. Dress up cowboy, dress up cowgirl. How it feels when eyes meet eyes. Jordan Peel to you. A vibe experiment extended to you by brilliant, inventive CLT / Plaza Midwood creators. Play on words. Play on sight. Present yourself to see Experimental might, thru telescope-elemental lenses. Power of kaleidoscope in hand to make Believers & Cowards play peacefully again. – J.A.M
Art by Polly Doolittle, Quỳnh Vu,  Drudsy, It’s Smiley,  Da Genius,  Nome, Threeofive, Mono Feo,  Tory Silinski,  Give,  Pino, and  Jam
Performances by FLLS, MOLD! (Miami, FL), and Nia Zhané
Seebirdgo (Back patio DJ set!)

Petra's 5th Annual Staff & Friends Art Show
2023-12-01 20:00
Show @ 9pm!
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Petra’s 5th Annual Staff and Friends art show, featuring art by Petra’s staff + a few of our friends!

Music by Flannelmouth | Elonzo Wesley | Boy A/C | DJ Fat Keith Richards

Amor y Desamores: An Art Show
2024-02-02 20:00
Doors @ 8pm | Show @ 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID
Attention Art Lovers! Join us Friday February 2nd for a very special OBRA Collective x Petra’s Art Lounge Collaboration. Love is in the air, so we are coming together as one to present an art show spanning 2 galleries. Amor y Desamores (Love and Heartbreak) begins at OBRA Gallery (located in the VAPA center and features OBRA collective artists + more…Participate in a **Scavenger Hunt** designed by Alx Rox Winners will receive prizes which we will announce soon!
Then, continue your art crawl to Petra’s and see the gallery curated by Petra’s Art Lounge & see/hear performances by King Noli, Alan Charmer, & ICH, plus DJ Zach Reader spinning records on the back patio & delicious eats served up by Mitos (Nicaraguan street food).
**This event also serves as a benefit for Charlotte Migrant Network with a few ways to donate, including a raffle, and a portion of art sales.**
Amor y Desamores Friday, February 2nd OBRA Gallery
VAPA Center • 700 N Tryon St • 6-8pm • Free Entry • All ages
Petra’s • 1919 Commonwealth Ave • Doors 8pm / Show 9pm-Midnight
$7 adv, $10 night of 21+ with valid ID

Let's Talk: An Art Show
2024-03-01 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Adv | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Let’s talk is an art show curated by Monique Mackenzie
Featuring artwork by:
Monique Mackenzie
Dyshon Whidbee
Lindsey Miller
Graham Hellerman
Adam Cope
Julia Coggins
Kathryn Hood
Alex Lippert
Elijah Von Cramon
Nicholas Holman

And music by
NA$A
Mandako
Yellow Sky Way
DJ Fat Keith Richards (back patio DJ set)

Deep Cuts: An Art Show
2024-04-05 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+
Deep Cuts asked artists to recreate the covers of their favorite albums of all time. Come see what they come up!
Performances by
Coughing Dove
Pie Face Girls
Tecoby Hines
DJ Pucci Mane (back patio set)
Art by
Josh Faggart, Bianca Maradiaga, Michael Muller, Terry Kilgore, Orchid Chamblee, Shirley Griffith,JAM, Marah Wehler, Tessa Harmon, Brandon Jordan, AJ Strickland, Mike Wozniak, Sarah Leslie, Damalis Caraballo, Brett Green, Maddie Foss, Ærin Frætis, Casey McCannell, Sabbath Zwiercan, Ashaki Ali, Jacob Strimling, Susanna Parkhill, Scott Whiteside, Bryan Payment, KC Roberge, John Brace, Scotty Townsend, Amelia Stockman, Dylan Bannister, Patrick Brown, Liz Ojeda, Sarah Pollock, Nikki Alexander, Eric Christopher, Mila Simmons, John Baron Soulé, Callie Stuckey, Rosa Linda Huezo Diaz, Camisha McDaniel, Charles Reeves, Dante Gleaton

Deep Cuts: Gallery Closing Show
2024-05-03 19:00
Doors: 7pm | Show: 8pm
Tickets: $5 At The Door
Deep Cuts asked artists to recreate the covers of their favorite albums of all time. Come see what they come up!
Art by
Josh Faggart, Bianca Maradiaga, Michael Muller, Terry Kilgore, Orchid Chamblee, Shirley Griffith,JAM, Marah Wehler, Tessa Harmon, Brandon Jordan, AJ Strickland, Mike Wozniak, Sarah Leslie, Damalis Caraballo, Brett Green, Maddie Foss, Ærin Frætis, Casey McCannell, Sabbath Zwiercan, Ashaki Ali, Jacob Strimling, Susanna Parkhill, Scott Whiteside, Bryan Payment, KC Roberge, John Brace, Scotty Townsend, Amelia Stockman, Dylan Bannister, Patrick Brown, Liz Ojeda, Sarah Pollock, Nikki Alexander, Eric Christopher, Mila Simmons, John Baron Soulé, Callie Stuckey, Rosa Linda Huezo Diaz, Camisha McDaniel, Charles Reeves, Dante Gleaton
DJ Set By FLLS + More TBA

Summer Crush: An Art Show
2024-06-07 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+

Midsummer is approaching, hearts ablaze – cannonballing from high dives, dressed up in sunshine and greenery. So, let’s get together for an art show and feel good, because we can. Summer Crush features 14 prismatic artists, both in palette and personality. Sun will set around 8:30. Temps in the mid-70s w/ a light breeze. See y’all there.
Art by
Tim Blake
John Carstarphen
Phillip Cherry
Christopher DeLange
Kelly GilbertHEDFRST
Nicholas Holman
Brent James
Kelly Keith
Mage McGinty
Paige Reitterer
Saiga Saturn
Rhett Hunter Thompson
Dyshon Whidbee
Music by
Drumssmoke & The Papers
Top Achiever
Simon SMTHNG (back patio DJ set)

Citrus's Kisses: An Art Show
2024-07-05 20:00
Doors @ 8pm
Show @ 9pm
$10 at the door
21+

I Came To See The Rainbow: A Petra's Art Show
2024-08-02 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 | $10 Day Of
• 21+

I Came To See The Rainbow, a showcase of queer artists and performers, opens Friday August 2nd at Petra’s! See the vibrant work of 20 Charlotte artists in Petra’s Art Lounge, and performances by The Bleus, Feyleux (Winston Salem), & Zulynette in the main bar. DJ Scott Weaver will keep the night moving on the back patio. Hosted by Ilean Dawn Dover, Plaza Midwood’s #1 Trailer Park Drag Queen. Come out and be yourself!
Performances by:
The Bleus (funk, alternative r&b, pop)
Feyleux (dreampop, darkwave duo)
Zulynette (storyteller, poet, art activism extraordinaire)
DJ Scott Weaver (chill summer vibes on the back patio)

Hosted by Ilean Dawn Dover (Queen of the Double Wide)

Artwork by:
Arko
Romy Bourke
Clarity Eley
Aerin Fraetis
Kayla Frost
Terry Kilgore Jr.
Will Lattman
Caiti Mason
Nikolasa Malandro
Klay Misenheimer
Luvly Moon
Declan Murray
Grayson Nauta
Liv Reska
Petals Puppet
Rhianna Simard
Matty Squires
Scotty Townsend
Quincy Woodard
Zulynette

Cosmicavern: A Petra's Art Show
2024-10-04 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Music: 9pm
Tickets: $12 Advance | $15 Day Of
• 21+
Welcome to Cosmicavern, your chartered flight to the center of the unknown. Here at DDE (Deep Dark Explorations), we are the among the most trusted and experienced in interstellar travel. Cosmicavern, our newest trip package has quickly become one the highest rated journeys we offer, and for good reason. The lush, Subterranean biome of Plazamidron B, accented by its cathedralic dripstone and luminous vegetation is home to some very fascinating and curious SubterrAlien species, never seen by human eyes…until now. In collaboration with Petra’s we have created a stabilized biodome to preserve this precious environment from harsh solar winds and keep you and your family safe during your stay. Join us for our next launch October 4th 2024AE and become a part of history light years in the making.
Cosmicavern is an immersive art installation with performances by Mindvac, Movie Props (FL), and Default Modes (Jesse Clasen of Foreign Air)
Featuring art by:
SML
ARKO
XLTHLX
MOULDROOT
PATH ATTACK
LUVLY MOON
MAGE OF COSMOS
KUDZU MAKES
EKRUB HTENNEK
APHI TLORKA
KAPRA SUB-UBII

Modern Moxie | Rikki Rakki | Shaun B
2024-12-06 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+
Modern Moxie
indie pop/rock band based in Charlotte, NC
modernmoxieband.com

Rikki Rakki
hazy-jangly✨stargazy✨rock&roll from Richmond VA
https://linktr.ee/rikkirakkimusic

Shaun B
