Your 5-minute guide to the best things to do in Charlotte | March 20-26
Friday
Editor’s note: This event has been postponed: Hear a world class pianist from the comfort of your couch. MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and Avery Fisher Prize winner Jeremy Dent will play Book 1 of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier in a free live streamed concert. 7-8:15 p.m. Free
Learn about the history of auto racing before NASCAR by watching A Life of Speed: The Juan Manuel Fangio Story. This documentary tells the tale of Formula One world Champion Juan Manual Fangio as he rose to fame in the 1950’s. Free with Netflix subscription.
Join Kennedy Center Artist-in-Residence and beloved children’s book writer and illustrator Mo Willems virtually in his studio for a live lunch doodle session. Willems will lead viewers in a bite-sized workshop each weekday at 1 p.m. focused around doodling, drawing and writing. Appropriate for all ages. 1 p.m. Free
Saturday
Support your favorite local brewery by driving through or ordering delivery. Blue Blaze Brewing, NoDa Brewing, Divine Barrel Brewing and several other breweries and bottle shops are offering drive through beer pick-up options so you can take a crowler or four-pack to-go and take the brewery home to you.
Sunday
Experience the Metropolitan Opera from the comfort of your couch with the Nightly Met Opera Streams. The Met Opera is streaming HD encore performances of renowned operas. This Sunday’s opera is Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, a classic tale of a young and selfish Russian navigating romance and society in 19th century Russia.
Charlotte-based funk artist Aarodynamics is holding a live quarantine webshow. The band will take live requests and play a virtual concert that you can enjoy from the safety and comfort of your own home. 10-11:30 p.m. Free
Monday
Livestream a fitness class from a local Charlotte studio. Get centered at a Yoga One - Charlotte meditation or yoga class, dance your heart out with a Fit Atelier dance cardio workout or burn out your muscles at the pilates-based Hilliard Studio Method. Streaming rates vary for each studio.
Tuesday
Stock up on books by local and nationally renowned writers, puzzles and more at Park Road Books. If you are choosing to stay inside, you can purchase audio books by downloading the libro.fm app and selecting Park Road Books as your bookstore. Weekdays 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sundays noon-6 until further notice. 4139 Park Road
Wednesday
Connect with entrepreneurs, executives, small business owners and other career minded people digitally at Network After Work. Log in with your phone or computer to see the other people in attendance and start connecting. 6-8 p.m. $9.99/month
Thursday
Take a trip through the National Women’s History Museum with the click of your mouse. Learn about the women of NASA, the role women played in World War II and female fashion without leaving your living room. Free
This story was originally published March 19, 2020 at 5:30 AM.