Charlottean Emily Maynard has a date Friday night, right here in C-town!

WCNC.com is reporting Emily Maynard and her date reportedly will have a nice ‘intimate’ dinner at the new Osso Restaurant & Lounge, in the N.C. Music Factory, along with cast and crew of ABC’s “The Bachelorette.”  After dinner the couple “will watch a concert by country-music band [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Gloriana[/lastfm] on the Music Factory’s outdoor stage.”.

The concert and the opportunity to catch wind of the show’s taping is free and open to the public, although space will of course be limited.

ABC has revealed that the official premiere date for eighth edition of “The Bachelorette”: will be Monday, May 14.

Emily Maynard is a 26-year-old single mom who lives in Charlotte; she was engaged to NASCAR driver Ricky Hendrick, who died in a plane crash in 2004.  You might remember that Emily won “The Bachelor” last year and became engaged to Brad Womack, but they broke off their relationship in June. She was named the new “Bachelorette” in January.

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