Donate or bid: Love Notes Auction by 10pm Sun Feb 8 * Tosco Music Open Mic Mar 3

LOVE NOTES

LOCATION
Booth Playhouse
DESCRIPTION
Love Notes 2026

GET TICKETS - buy here.

SPONSOR A PERFORMER - see details here.
SILENT AUCTION IS LIVE - view items and bid here.
EVENT PRESS RELEASE - view here (press kit)

Join us for a special evening of music at the intimate Booth Playhouse to celebrate love, joy and community. Perfect for a group night out!

With the same great variety and incredible talent presented at Tosco Music Parties, Love Notes musicians will perform a special selection of love-themed songs of various genres to benefit Tosco Music's nonprofit mission and programs.

Enjoy a beautifully curated evening with incredible talent, all while supporting nonprofit music programs that build community in Charlotte! Performers include:

VOCALISTS
Brenda Nova
Stephanie Massey
Jannah Perdomo
El Lambert
Ray Pereira
Jimmy Bense
Melissa Lozada

MUSICIANS
Alfred Sergel IV (drums)
Troy Conn (guitar)
Phillip Howe (piano)
Tom Hildreth (bass)
Scott McLaughlin (percussion),
Tim Gordon (saxophone)

Come paired or single or with friends - all are welcome!

Love Notes is a cabaret-style concert with several seating options. Cabaret seats at cocktail tables are sold in pairs and have a stem rose and Valentine's chocolates waiting for you! Single seats are also available and start at $30 - gather friends for a stylish night out!

Ways to Save

Buy in person at any Blumenthal Box Office to avoid the 15.5% ticketing charge (a $3 facility fee per order remains). The Belk Theater Box Office is open Tuesday-Saturday, 12-6pm. On performance days, each Blumenthal Theater Box Office opens two (2) hours prior to scheduled curtain time. Call center hours are slightly different: Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm at (704) 372-1000.

Groups of 4 or more can save 10% on 4 or more cabaret seats in Price Zones 10 and 20 only; a $2 group sales fee per ticket will be added instead of the 15.5% per ticket charge. This group discount is automatically applied to qualifying orders - no promotion code is needed.

See here for Booth Playhouse venue details, parking and directions.

In addition to being a fun and meaningful evening with fantastic people who bring joy to this community, Love Notes is also our annual fundraising event to benefit Tosco Music's nonprofit mission and programs.

Bid in the silent auction that includes everything from house concerts to evenings on the town to weekend getaways. Get ready to bid by creating your free account at 32auctions.com/lovenotes2026

Send a Love Note from wherever you are! Donations to support the event can be made at the green buttons on the auction site! Or, Sponsor a Performer before Feb 6 with a $350 donation.

See last year's Love Notes highlights below:

This event is sponsored in part by the City of Charlotte, Infusion Fund donors and Shook Kelley, a strategy and design firm that helps clients create, harness and grow the power to convene - learn more visit shookkelley.com.

Shook Kelley

SEE WHAT'S
COMING UP

  • The music parties are an indie-music institution in Charlotte, so popular they often fill a 1,200-seat hall, with a roster of performers that has included everyone from American Idol contestants to The Avett Brothers.

  • What started 20 years ago as a jam session in John Tosco’s living room has bloomed into one of the region’s most unique regional events – and a coveted gig for unsigned artists.

  • A Tosco Music Party is a theatre in the round of sorts for acoustic musicians. It's a medium that breaks down artificial barriers between entertainers and audience.

  • Maybe you’ve never heard the new folk trio out of Chapel Hill or the dulcimer player from Appalachia. Maybe you’ll marvel over a double-necked guitar solo or a 13-year-old classical pianist. Whatever you’re seeking, this incredible, quarterly variety show will make you grateful to have John Tosco curating your musical adventure.

  • Think of Tosco Music Party as the musical equivalent of walking into Ben & Jerry's and saying: 'I'd like a spoonful of everything, please.'

  • Lisa Rab

    Charlotte Magazine 2013

  • Wall Street Journal

    2009

  • Creative Loafing

    Charlotte, NC

  • Charlotte Magazine 2014 BOB Awards

    Best Place To Discover New Music

  • Creative Loafing

    Charlotte, NC