With the promise of cooler days comes the much-anticipated annual Arts Guide. A favorite of readers (and staff), the Arts Guide helps kick off the 2010-2011 seasons of performing arts groups, museums, and theaters throughout The Queen City by highlighting key productions and shows.

This issue’s profiles include:

• Cyndee Patterson, whose civic pride helped bring the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art to uptown

• Elina Lev, the new associate concertmaster for the Charlotte Symphony

• Martha Connerton, founding artistic and executive director of modern dance studio Kinetics Works

Also find our second-annual “Beautiful Dreamers” feature, which spotlights a handful of area artists. Lastly, experience a modern gem of a house in the traditional neighborhood of Cotswold.

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