Fun in Charlotte: A search for the Ripper, birding hike and Over the Rhine
A Disturbance in Whitechapel
Revolution Ale House, 3228 N. Davidson St.
Monday, 7:30 p.m.: This interactive play allows you to join Citizens of the Universe and Detective Fred Aberline on the hunt for Jack Ripper through the streets of NoDa. Suggested donation $15, citizensoftheuniverse.org; play continues through Saturday.
Charlotte Garden Club
Mint Museum Randolph, 2730 Randolph Road
Monday, 7:30 p.m.: Landscape designer Dabney Peeples talks about blending horticulture with hardscape. Free admission, www.mintmuseum.org.
Adult Hiking Series: Birds
McDowell Nature Preserve, 15222 York Road
Tuesday, 10 a.m.: Get up and get active during this free one-hour hike through the preserve.
Over the Rhine
Visulite, 1615 Elizabeth Ave.
Wednesday, 8 p.m.: The wife-husband duo of Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler perform. Tickets $18.50/$22.50, www.visulite.com.
Rags to Riches Homeschool Day
Historic Latta Plantation, 5225 Sample Road
Thursday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Homeschoolers learn how people in the 19th century earned a living, transforming them from rags to riches. Admission $6, children 4 and under free. lattaplantation.org
This story was originally published September 20, 2015 at 12:55 PM with the headline "Fun in Charlotte: A search for the Ripper, birding hike and Over the Rhine."