Divine Barrel Brewing

DBB Run Club: 1, 2 & 3 mile routes for everyone
2026-04-16 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-04-23 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-04-30 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-05-07 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-05-14 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-05-21 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-05-28 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Divine Barrel Brewing, 3701 North Davidson Street, Charlotte, NC, 28205, United States
Every Thursday, the DBB Run Club hits the streets of NoDa with 1, 2 and 3 mile routes for every skill level. The crew launches at 6:30 sharp, don’t be late!

Sketchbook Swap with Good Neighbor
2026-04-16 19:00 - 21:00
What is Sketchbook Swap?

Sketchbook Swap is a monthly drawing meetup made for anyone—whether you draw every day or haven't touched a pencil in years. We keep it low-key, fun, and social. No pressure, just interesting prompts and new friends.

How it works:

Bring your own sketchbook and your favorite drawing tools.

We start with a 10-minute drawing prompt.

When time's up, we swap sketchbooks and draw in someone else's.

Repeat with new prompts every 10 minutes—for about 2 hours.

NERD NITE Charlotte
2026-04-17 19:00 - 22:00
Nerd Nite Charlotte is BACK! Our next show is scheduled for April 17th at Divine Barrel in NoDa. Doors open at noon, show starts at 7pm!
April’s Fools… I mean our brilliant presenters!
Amanda Brock Morales, Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a PhD in Anthropology/ Archaeology. Amanda’s research is based in the North Central Andes of Peru in a highland community called Huaylas. I collaborate with community members to document oral histories of place and excavate the archaeological site of Chupacoto to gain a deeper understanding of the past.
“When Places Are People: Stories From Work at the Archaeological site of Chupacoto in the Peruvian Andes”
In the Peruvian Andes, an archaeological site is not just a pile of stones, rather it can be a person with moods, preferences, obligations, and a long memory. Chupacoto, the 4,000-year-old archaeological ceremonial center where I work, is one of these beings. Families still live on its ancient platforms, build their houses atop its bedrock foundations, and interact with it through rituals, stories, and offerings. In the town of Huaylas, people don’t talk about Chupacoto, they talk with it.
In my talk, I will explore what it means to live alongside a huaca, which is a place in the Andes that has agency to act, feel, and respond to humans. I’ll share local lore, including tales of midnight bulls with bells ringing, ghosts appearing in the night, tunnels that lead to the heart of the site, and encounters with the devil, to explore how these stories encode relationships of respect, reciprocity, and care with the archaeological site. We’ll look at how descendant communities that live on and near the site continue to co-exist with Chupacoto as a present-day force in their daily lives and also examine how archaeologists work in a landscape that is not only inhabited by people, but by places with agency.
Margarita Nigmatullina, Founder MindMatter LLC. Margarita is a systems thinker working at the intersection of technology, behavior, and decision-making. She previously worked as a Senior Business Intelligence Engineer at Truist, focusing on data analytics, governance, and AI-driven solutions. She is the founder of MindMatter, where she explores how attention, cognition, and patterns shape the way we think, act, and interact. Her work integrates insights from psychology, neuroscience, and systems thinking, combined with real-world observation, to better understand modern behavior. Margarita is also the creator of Who Are We, Mom?, a children’s book series exploring cultural identity and belonging.
“Games People Play: Why a 60-Year-Old Psychology Book Explains Modern Behavior So Well.”
In 1964, psychiatrist Eric Berne introduced the concept of psychological “games” in his book Games People Play: recurring interaction patterns with hidden payoffs that keep people stuck while feeling completely justified. In this talk, I will briefly introduce Berne’s framework, explain what a psychological “game” is and why these patterns exist, and then focus on one specific game:
“Why Don’t You — Yes, But.”
This is not therapy and not a lecture.
It’s pattern recognition for people who like systems, with slides, visuals, and probably some uncomfortable laughter when you realize you’ve played this game before.
Eric Hoenes del Pinal, Associate Professor, Religious Studies, UNCC. Religion and culture; ethnography of religion; language and communication. Eric Hoenes (B.A. Boston University; Ph.D. University of California, San Diego) joined the UNC Charlotte faculty in 2013. Trained as a cultural and linguistic anthropologist, his approach to the study of religion is strongly ethnographic, with an emphasis on the role of language and non-verbal forms of communication in shaping human interaction. His research interests include the study of global Christianity, the politics of language and culture, and the ethnography of Latin America with special emphasis on indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica.
“When Places Eat People: Stories About the Relationships between People and Landscape in Latin America”
Guatemala’s Q’eqchi’-Maya people understand the world as being inhabited by a broad range of other-than-human beings whose lives and fates are variously interconnected to the natural and social geography of the country. This talk will examine stories collected in 2024 about one such being— a body of water who occasionally feeds on human flesh to sustain itself. I’ll explain how stories about this and some other related figures illustrate some of the key cultural and ethical values around food and feeding and how that helps us understand Q’eqchi’-Maya people’s understanding of their place in the world.

Mindless Minutia Trivia Night
2026-04-20 19:00 - 22:00, 2026-04-27 19:00 - 22:00, 2026-05-04 19:00 - 22:00, 2026-05-11 19:00 - 22:00, 2026-05-18 19:00 - 22:00, 2026-05-25 19:00 - 22:00
Mindless Minutia Trivia Night
Every Monday is trivia night at Divine Barrel! Assemble your team for four rounds of trivia – the top teams win brewery prizes and compete for the year-end DBB Trivia Championship trophy! Expect rounds of general knowledge, wordplay, themes and more brain-burners that will get everyone on the team thinking. Grab your table, pens and brainpower for weekly trivia at DBB!

Potions & Pixels Game Industry Gathering
2026-04-22 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-05-27 18:00 - 22:00
Potions & Pixels Game Industry Gathering |

We are back with another year of the Potions & Pixels Game Industry Gathering at Divine Barrel Brewing on the fourth Wednesday each month, from 6-10pm! Join us for a special game industry networking event full of games, drinks and amazing people! Whether you are part of the game industry or aspiring to be, POTIONS & PIXELS is inviting YOU to help grow the game industry in Charlotte!
This event is for:

Game Developers (EVERYONE involved with ANY aspect of game development)
Interactive Artists (Immersive Art)
Cosplayers
Content Creators / Streamers / Journalists / Academia
Competitive Gamers (eSports & Speedrunners)
Game Event Organizers
Game Arts & Crafts Creators
Game Peripheral Creators
Game Business Owners & Employees

Details:

TIME: 6 – 10 PM
LOCATION: Divine Barrel Brewing

3701 N. Davidson St. – Suite #203
Charlotte, NC 28205

COST: FREE

The Gaming Lounge video gaming pop-up
2026-04-22 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-04-29 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-05-06 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-05-13 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-05-20 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-05-27 18:00 - 22:00
Get your game on at Divine Barrel every Wednesday from 6-10pm with The Gaming Lounge! With a catalog of hundreds of video games spanning generations old and new, there’s always something to play. Keep an eye out for special Guitar Hero & Rock Band nights where you can be the star of the show!
About The Gaming Lounge
The Gaming Lounge is a Non-Profit Organization focused on creating more 3rd Spaces within our cities. We host 5-6 events per week bringing Video Games and Board Games across generations! You can expect to see us at Arcades, Food Halls, Bars and Breweries where each event is open everyone regardless of Sexual Identity, Gender Identity, Race, and Cultural Background with most events being open to all Ages and some restricted to ages 21 and up. Be sure to check out our Socials for more information about when our next event is happening.

BINGO Night with Palmer
2026-04-23 19:00 - 22:00
It’s time for BINGO Night with Palmer! Get your daubers ready for four rounds of free-to-play BINGO starting at 7pm.

Silent Book Club at Divine Barrel
2026-04-28 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-26 18:00 - 21:00
Read alone, together! Join the Silent Book Club at Divine Barrel on the fourth Tuesday, every month starting at 6pm! Each month, bring a book you’re currently reading (or borrow one from our Little Free Library) for a quiet reading group with the Nodahood community. We’re also thrilled to welcome the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library each month for free book giveways & book swaps!
A typical SBC night goes like this –
6pm: Welcome, meet, grab a drink & mingle!
6:30pm: Read silently with the club.
7:30pm: Break to chat, discuss, or… keep reading!
We’re open nightly ’til 10pm, so the rest of the evening is yours!
What is a Silent Book Club? Click here for more information!
Silent Book Club at Divine Barrel is a member chapter of Silent Book Club®. Silent Book Club® is a registered trademark of Silent Book Club LLC. All rights reserved. Want to know more? Visit the website at https://silentbook.club/ for more information!

We're Having an Open Mic, Frank! Hosted by Maggie Lowe
2026-05-03 17:00 - 20:00
We’re Having an Open Mic, Frank! And you’re invited – it’s our monthly open mic for all musicians and performers, hosted by the inimitable Maggie Lowe. Performers start at 5pm, pop in a bit early and check in with Maggie to get on the list!

Crokinole Night with Queen City Crokinole
2026-05-06 19:00 - 22:00, 2026-05-20 19:00 - 22:00
Every first and third Wednesday is Crokinole Night with Queen City Crokinole! Come learn the best flickin’ game in town for free, and join in our rolling Crokinole League to compete for big prizes!

Free Live Music: Maggie Lowe!
2026-05-24 15:00 - 18:00
Our very best friend Maggie Lowe takes the stage on Sunday, May 24th from 3-6pm for an afternoon of blues, rock, soul & charisma. Don’t miss!
