| We are starting to add in-person events to this list, but it's has a lot of virtual events. This list will be a combination of in-person and virtual events for some time. Also during this time we're including some events that are more... Read the whole entry...» Reedy Creek Nature Center's Hummingbird Festival is a popular annual August tradition in Charlotte. This year it will be a week-long virtual event instead. The activities will take place on Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation... Read the whole entry...» Dunkin' is giving Mondays a little jolt and is making Fridays a little bit sweeter in August, 2020. Both of these deals are for DD Perks members only. Free Coffee Mondays On August 3rd, August 14th, and August 21st, Dunkin' DD Perks... Read the whole entry...» Outdoor movies are a staple of summer entertainment for families. Normally there are at least 10 outdoor movie series throughout the Charlotte area. They're a fun night out, usually including kids' activities, like face painting,... Read the whole entry...» Next time you're in Uptown Charlotte, you have something new to look at. Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet is a free, outdoor, public art exhibit featuring more than 30 globes, each 5 feet in diameter, and each designed by a... Read the whole entry...» The Chinese Lantern Festival, at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, originally scheduled for August 28th to October 18th, has been rescheduled to October 15th, 2020, to January 3rd, 2021. Note: The pictures and video in this post are from the Chinese... Read the whole entry...» The Allen Fishing Access Area, also known as The Hot Hole, is a popular fishing area at 425 The Hot Hole, Belmont. Starting July 12th, it will also be a place to enjoy live music one Sunday a month. You'll be able to listen to the concerts... Read the whole entry...» Story by Carolyn Erickson. Every time my family and I go camping, we talk about how we should do it more often. For us, the camping bug bit early on. My husband and I had both grown up spending summers outdoors, canoeing and fishing and stargazing.... Read the whole entry...» Fireworks are in short supply this year, but you could say that sunflowers are nature's fireworks, and they are definitely not canceled! On this page we will be updating the inside scoop on sunflower fields that are a short drive from... Read the whole entry...» Charlotte Motor Speedway is bringing drive-in movies to the community! The events will benefit Speedway Children's Charities. The movies will be shown on the 16,000 square foot HDTV screen. Families can listen through their FM radio. Guests... Read the whole entry...» Tucked away in Reedy Creek Nature Preserve, an easy not-quite-a-mile walk from the Reedy Creek Nature Center, is the last thing you might expect to find in the woods — the ruins of a stone house built in the late 1700s. You might... Read the whole entry...»
Face masks protect other people around you, especially if you have the virus and don't know it.
By increasing the percentage of people wearing face masks, and continuing to practice social distancing, we can slow the spread, protect our... 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...» Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation maintains three nature centers, Reedy Creek, Latta and McDowell. The nature centers provide an excellent introduction to the wildlife and plant life of the area. In addition, they also host festivals,... Read the whole entry...» C.W. Williams is holding a drive-thru community health event on August 15th, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Stratford Richardson YMCA, 1946 West Blvd. They'll be offering free COVID-19 testing. Pre-register for a test here. They will also be... Read the whole entry...» The Schiele Museum of Natural History, the excellent museum at 1500 E. Garrison Blvd. in Gastonia, is probably familiar to many kids, who visit it for school field trips. If your child hasn't visited it yet (or if they have!) it's more... Read the whole entry...» | 