| Charlotte's Cinco de Mayo will be an understated affair this year. You're not likely to find yourself on a crowded patio sharing pitchers of margaritas with friends. But you can still capture that “south of the border” spirit. We're... Read the whole entry...» What's going on with Spring Festivals in Charlotte for 2020? That's a good question! In these strange times, festivals and other gatherings are sort of up in the air. We've gone and taken a look at the spring festivals that we... Read the whole entry...» Levine Museum of the New South, at 200 E. Seventh Street, is closed to the public at this time, but it is occasionally offering a virtual event. StoryMining Project In addition, it's collecting stories from the community through its... Read the whole entry...»
Although going to a restaurant isn't an option this year, we've put together a list of restaurants the Charlotte area where you can pick up or get a Mother's Day meal delivered. We're limiting our list to places where you...
Read the whole entry...» Free Babka Baking Class A family from Temple Israel is offering a FREE class, via Zoom, called Mixing with Mishpacha: Babka Cooking Class. The class takes place on Thursday, May 7th, 2020, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. and is taught by Karen Knoble and... Read the whole entry...»
Charlotte Dragon Boat Festival and Asian Festival will return to Ramsey Creek Park in Cornelius on Saturday, October 17th, 2020. (It was originally scheduled for May 16th.)
The festival features: Charlotte Dragon Boat Race Cultural Program Asian... Read the whole entry...» We are starting to add in-person events to this list, but it's still mostly virtual events. This list will be a combination of in-person and virtual events for some time. If you're not doing this already, you can subscribe to Charlotte on... Read the whole entry...» NOTE: This event has been postponed to August 15-16. Loch Norman Highland Games is celebrating 27 years in 2020! It takes place at Historic Rural Hill, 4431 Neck Road, Huntersville, Saturday, August 15th, and Sunday, August 16th, 2020 (rescheduled... Read the whole entry...» Companies are offering freebies to healthcare workers and other frontline employees for their hard work and dedication now and always. There hasn't been a more challenging time in recent history to be a healthcare worker, and just by showing... Read the whole entry...»
UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, 9090 Craver Road, is free to visit. It also hosts many free and inexpensive events.
Read on to learn a little bit about the Gardens, and then about some of the upcoming virtual events. The Gardens remain... Read the whole entry...» Beerly Funny is a stand-up comedy production effort that started from a desire to showcase, promote and share comedy as an art form, while also supporting local businesses. Beerly Funny shows are no more than $15, and sometimes free. Beerly Funny... Read the whole entry...» Mother's Day 2020 is a little different, but that doesn't mean it can't still be a special day. Here are some ideas to celebrate in Charlotte. If you are living with your mom than you're lucky–you can do some of these... Read the whole entry...»
The Metropolitan Opera has closed, but it's offering nightly streams of encore presentations from its Live in HD series.
The streams will begin on Monday, March 16th, 2020. Each will begin at 7:30 p.m. on the date listed below, and will... Read the whole entry...» Nothing beats freshly picked produce, and it can be fun to do it yourself. An outing to a U-pick farm can be a great tradition for kids. We keep a list, year-round, of farms where you can pick your own produce, and that list is below. But with our... Read the whole entry...» Victorian Era house in Plaza Midwood. Photo by Tom Hanchett. It's gotten harder to find things that we can do outside, as so many of the activities that we enjoy have been temporarily halted. And the weather is perfect. The pollen even seems to... Read the whole entry...» WFAE's Podcasting 101 is a free podcasting class that takes place each Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. It's presented in partnership with Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. This FREE workshop is hosted by Joni Deutsch, WFAE's podcast... Read the whole entry...» Have you got into podcasts yet? Listening to podcasts can expose you to stories, culture, and points of view that you might never otherwise encounter. Charlotte residents are producing podcasts on a wide range of topics, including music,... Read the whole entry...» Most kids will be home from school for several weeks, as we try to slow the spread. Children's book authors are rising to the occasion, presenting free online story times, where they read their books out loud. This is a unique opportunity for... Read the whole entry...»
Listing of farmers markets in the Charlotte area. Know of one we can add? Fill us in!
Because of our current situation, some of the markets' hours have changed, and some openings were delayed. For every market that we've listed,... Read the whole entry...» Celebrate the sandwich at the International Sandwich Festival on Saturday, October 3rd, 2020, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Aldersgate, 3800 Shamrock Drive. Admission is free and so is parking. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs. You'll be able... Read the whole entry...»
Global architecture studio, Foster + Partners, has come up with a fun and creative way for kids to learn about architecture and building.
They've created several templates, in PDF form, which you can download and print out. Then kids can cut... Read the whole entry...»
If you are eligible to vote in North Carolina, you are eligible to vote by mail, with an absentee ballot. You do not need to be living away from North Carolina to do this. No special circumstances are required. Every voter is eligible to vote by...
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