Your 5-minute guide to the best things to do in Charlotte | April 10-16
Friday
Hear favorite opera classics performed live with Opera Carolina’s iStream sessions. Log in each Friday at 6 p.m. for a Facebook Live opera concert. After the concert,the Opera will post past episodes on the Opera Carolina Youtube channel so you can watch them anytime. 6 p.m. Free admission.
Saturday
Want to learn how to do a handstand? Luis Bayón will teach you the basics that you need to know to build the strength and technique needed to get into inversions and arm balance yoga poses in his virtual workshop Ready for Takeoff. Noon-1 p.m. $10. Free for Khali Yoga auto-draft members.
Celebrate Easter with a Virtual Egg Hunt at 1870 Farm in Chapel Hill. Animals and farmers will lead you on a tour of the farm while you look out for Easter eggs and can win prizes. 10-11 a.m. Free admission.
Learn about natural North Carolina plants at a live-streamed Wildflower Wonderland workshop. Amy Tipton will teach you about 10-15 native wildflowers that you can grow in your garden and find on your (socially distanced) walks in this Facebook Live event. 9 a.m. Free admission.
Sunday
Enjoy local music and support those who bring it to us with a streaming concert benefiting The Milestone Club will take place via Facebook. When you purchase a ticket from the event page, you will be sent a link to a private Facebook group allowing access. Those would like to avoid event service charges can donate directly to the Milestone Workers Relief Fund and receive a link as well. The lineup includes Mike Watt of Minutemen and fIREHOSE, J Robbins of Jawbox and Burning Airlines, Andy the Doorbum, Ceschi, Emotron and more. 5-10:30 p.m. $5
Just because you can’t go out to the movies doesn’t mean you can’t stay on top of the best new films. See Balloon in the Charlotte Film Society’s virtual screening room. This movie is based on a true story of two families living in communist East Germany and their journey as they try to escape in a homemade hot air balloon in the late 1970s. $10 for a three-day screening period.
Monday
Learn how to build your own LEGO robot with a Digibridge activity kit rental. Each kit comes with an activity geared toward kids 6-12 to introduce them to coding, science and robotics. Each rental period lasts 14 days. $80 without laptop, $100 with laptop.
Tuesday
Find your new favorite local musical artist at the Key Entertainment Virtual Concert Series. This series features a different local musician who will perform a 20-50 minute set each weekday at 4 p.m. This Tuesday, you can hear tunes from Fred Lee IV with Late Night Special.
Wednesday
Take a digital trip to the state capital with the North Carolina Museum of History videos on demand. Learn how you would have prepared your breakfast 160 years ago, explore the explore the 1,000-year-old Town Creek Indian Mound, discover how women recorded histories through traditional quilting, and more. Free admission.
Thursday
Polar Bears International will take you on a virtual field trip to Churchill, the Polar Bear capital of the world. Programming is appropriate for a younger audience but will delight animal lovers of all ages. 1 p.m.
This story was originally published April 9, 2020 at 5:40 AM.