In This Issue... - Opera Carolina: iStream Fridays
- Free donut from Dunkin' every Friday in April
- BOOM Festival will be held online — BOOM in your Living Room
- Discounts: 60% off a new Sam's Club membership, plus free gift card and more
- BJ's Wholesale Club: 63% off Inner Circle Membership (there's also a deal for Sam's Club)
- Free virtual classes with Charlotte Cirque & Dance Center: Pilates, dance, partner acrobatics, juggling, more…
- MerleFest to stream the 2012 festival for free
- Updated Virtual Events Calendar — Concerts, zoo visits, classes, more
- Celebrate Earth Day's 50th Anniversary with a seedling giveaway, native plant sale, garden box build-along, and much more
- Watch For Free: 'Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney On Broadway' Concert
- North Carolina Zoo goes online with virtual visits, science experiments, nature activities and more
- Get free items (while supplies last) with your Showmars Grocery order
- Virtual event at Levine Museum of the New South–#ShapingCLT: COVID-19 in Communities of Color, What History Tells Us
- Just added to live streams for kids: NC Zoo, LeVar Burton Reads, much more…
- Updated: 33 fun, educational, and free websites, where kids can learn coding, magic, music and much more
- U-Pick farms have added new safety measures for this strawberry season
- Fun ways to paint at home, with options from local studios (including pottery!), every Bob Ross episode, and even paint-by-number kits for adults
- Asking these 9 questions every day might help you cope with this difficult time
- When will I get my federal stimulus check and how much?
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Dunkin' is trying to help us all get through April with this special deal. Every Friday in April, members of Dunkin's DD Perks Rewards Program get a FREE donut with the purchase of any beverage. Enjoy favorites such as Boston Kreme,... Read the whole entry...» 
BOOM, an arts fringe festival that takes place in Plaza Midwood, was going to take place this weekend, but, of course, has been canceled, along with everything else. However, they are going online! On Saturday, April 18th, 2020, fro 4 p.m. to 7... Read the whole entry...» 
MerleFest is not taking place this year. This festival, which celebrates “traditional plus” music, has been taking place on Wilkes Community College since 1988, as a fundraiser for the college, and in memory of Eddy Merle Watson. ... Read the whole entry...» 
Many concerts and other events have been canceled. Our calendar (and free events lists) here at Charlotte on the Cheap are sort of like ghost towns. We've put up “canceled” signs on many events, but even the ones that aren't... Read the whole entry...» 
The November 2019 Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway concert will be streamed for FREE on Friday, April 17 at 7 p.m. ET. You can watch it on Playbill and BroadwayCares.org. The evening raises money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights... Read the whole entry...» 
Showmars, the southern-style Greek chain, is now selling groceries. Responding to both the closing of dine-in eating (and the fact that take-out and delivery alone can't pay the bills), and to the difficulty of getting necessary groceries,... 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. Learn about an upcoming event, and then keep reading for a big list of virtual events of all kinds.... 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...» 
There are so many great kids' websites, and probably no better time to explore them as now, while schools are closed. Here's a good starting list of some tried and true educational sites that parents and grandparents everywhere should...
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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...» 
If you've already made quick work of the Netflix catalogue, and you'd like to do something a little bit different during your time at home, how about painting? Even if you don't have any artistic talent that you know of, there is... Read the whole entry...» 
Here on Charlotte on the Cheap, I usually write about free and cheap things to do. During normal times, I write about concerts, festivals, sports events, and kids' activities. These days I'm writing about virtual events, things to do at home,... Read the whole entry...» 
You might have some questions about the federal stimulus check. Do I qualify for a stimulus check? When will I get a stimulus check? How much will my stimulus check be? What if I don't have direct deposit set up? What if I haven't filed... Read the whole entry...» |
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.
