The weekend buzz: Pet that violin
Every week, our best bets for family fun will come from the Queen City Buzz and Macaroni Kid!
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FRIDAY
• It's always a FUN Friday at Discovery Place Kids. Today you're Going on a Bear Hunt all day long!!
• There's another cool homeschool adventure this week. Today is Homeschool Special: Reptiles & Amphibians at the McDowell Nature Center at 1 p.m.
• Register now for Fantastic Friday this afternoon at the Tom Sykes Recreation Center beginning at 2:45 p.m.
SATURDAY
• Check out the Musical Petting Zoo today at ImaginOn beginning at noon.
• Take the whole family to the Reedy Creek Nature Center this afternoon for Wonderful and Wild Winter: An Open Classroom Experience.
• Head to ImaginOn with the family today to watch Newspaper Movies: "Sweet Smell of Success" at 3 p.m.
• Looking for something different to do for date night? Head to the Knight Theater tonight to see the UNC Clef Hangers.
• Charlotte Bobcats vs. Washington Wizards.
SUNDAY
• Groundhog Day is next week! Head to the Latta Plantation Nature Center today at 2 p.m. to check out Nature's Folklore: Animal Weather Predictions.
WANT MORE?
From our partner Lake Norman Macaroni Kid: At 10 a.m. Saturday, take your kids to Lowe's Build and Grow Workshop. Your child can build a dinosaur and then choose the stickers to make it a cartoon or a realistic dinosaur! Free!
From our partner South Charlotte Macaroni Kid: It's Family Date Night at Painting with a Twist on Saturday! Bring the kids for a fun evening of painting and pizza!
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