In This Issue... - Side by side comparison of grocery delivery services
- Apps and videos to help you get your workout done at home, including a free 90-day Peloton subscription
- Luck Reunion to be streamed for free: Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, Edie Brickell, Nathaniel Rateliff, more
- Charlotte songwriters putting on virtual concert to help The Evening Muse
- 50 activities for cooped-up kids that don't involve a screen
- Virtual Events Calendar, including live stream music festivals, dance classes, Iron Chef cooking demos, more
- Live streams for kids, including Home Safari from a zoo, children's book authors reading their books, and more…
- Win copy of new Attainable Sustainable book, plus learn how to make homemade disinfectant wipes
- Shut In & Sing Music Festival (pay what you can)
- North Carolina State Parks trails are open — here's our photo guide to hiking at 8 of them
- 20 fun, educational, and free kids' websites, including free courses from Scholastic
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We may be able to skip the movies, stop getting together for drinks, stop going to the gym, but we have to eat. We will always need grocery stores. There are several different ways to get groceries without going into a store. If you choose delivery,... Read the whole entry...» 
Snowstorm, hurricanes, tornado watches.There have always been reasons why people have had to spend days or weeks at home unable to go about daily activities. This situation is different and, quite frankly, unprecedented. Our mental health is very... Read the whole entry...» 
Willie Nelson's festival, Luck Reunion, isn't going to take place in front of a live audience, but it will still take place. The festival will be streamed for free, on Thursday, March 19th, 2020, from 7 p.m. to 12 p.m. Read the whole entry...» 
The Evening Muse is one of Charlotte's treasures. An intimate music venue in NoDa, it's hosted night after beautiful night of music for years. In addition, the Muse has hosted events like R U OK, CLT?, that brings awareness and...
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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...» 
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...» 
Attainable Sustainable, a popular, incredibly useful website by Kris Bordessa, has been sharing small, easy ways to live a more self-reliant lifestyle for years. Anything you want to know how to do, from making homemade cornbread to growing... Read the whole entry...» 
Shut In & Sing is a virtual music festival. A group of songwriters are joining together over several days to stay connected and to bring great music to the world. These shows are “Pay What You Can.” Remember that we might be deprived... Read the whole entry...»  Hanging Rock State Park. Photo: Harrison Grothoff If you're looking for ways to beat cabin fever, while keeping a healthy distance from crowds, North Carolina State Parks might be the answer. Although park offices and campgrounds are... 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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