Your 5-minute guide to the best things to do in Charlotte | May 22-28

Friday

Learn to make perfect homemade pasta with an online regional Italian pasta making workshop. Alex Piatt, executive chef of Aria Tuscan Grill and Cicchetti, will teach you the basics of pasta making. Brion Cephus, retail manager of Cicchetti, will discuss wines to pair with your meal. Tickets include all the ingredients you need for dinner for two, a bottle of wine, recipe notes and a copy of the livestreamed class. 6 p.m. $100. https://bit.ly/2Td8kPp

Kick off your weekend by tuning into the Porch Vibes Spring Fest, an online festival consisting of performances from local musicians, food and drink demos, art and short films that will stream each evening this weekend. 7-8 p.m. Free admission, donations suggested. https://bit.ly/3czdWuZ

Saturday

Enjoy a night of vibrant drag performances with the CLT United Virtual Drag Party, a night of live streamed entertainment highlighting people of color. 7-8:30 p.m. https://bit.ly/3bBdBqb

See a livestream performance with the Journey to Oz Watch Party, presented by the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte. Stick around after the performance for a discussion about experimental theater with the show’s creator, Chris Parks, and several actors. 4-6 p.m. https://bit.ly/3fXCVKH

Sunday

Tune into one of Pickaday’s A Concert A Day virtual performances. Pickaday is streaming 60 free concerts over 60 days from artists such as Built to Spill, Warpaint, Dinosaur Jr., Tank and the Bangas, and more. All donations benefit Recording Academy/GRAMMYs’ MusiCares initiative. 1 p.m. Free, but donations suggested. https://bit.ly/2XhfJyz

Monday

Get outside with a virtual Memorial Day Run/Walk. Wear blue, print off a bib online and go for a run or walk in honor of our veterans. www.wearblueruntoremember.org.

Tuesday

Join the artists of the Friday Arts Project for virtual dinner and an artist talk at Food & Art: From our Table to Yours. Join artist Craig Morrow for a free cooking show and then stick around for a night of poetry with Rock Hill’s Poet Laureate Angelo “Eyeambic” Geter. 5:30 p.m. Free admission for cooking show, $5 minimum donation for the poetry night. https://bit.ly/2X4a66E

Wednesday

Watch as NASA launches astronauts into space for the first time since 2011. Tune in early at noon for live views of the SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket launch pad as NASA prepares to launch and videos of the ship’s takeoff scheduled for 4:33 p.m. Free. https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive

Thursday

Learn about the stars, planets and other lights that you see in the night sky with a telescope livestream from the Midlands Astronomy Club. Tune in to see a livestream from a telescope and participate in a Q&A session with Astronomy club members. 9 p.m. Free admission. https://bit.ly/2ZcevHg

Learn to tango in your living room with an online Argentine Tango class. Learn solo dance drills that will help you work on your tango technique. 7-7:45 p.m. $8. www.tangoclt.com