Free things to do in Charlotte this week

These free events take place Monday, October 8th, 2012, through Sunday, October 14th. Make sure to click the individual links for details. Charlotte on the Cheap’s Free Events This Week page will be updated throughout the week. What you’re seeing here is just a snapshot of what’s known right now.

Monday

10:30am:        Storytime at Chick-fil-A Cotswold

8:00pm:          Live music at Amelie’s: The Roey Haviv Solo Show

 

Tuesday

11:00am:        Free craft at Learning Express

5:00pm:          Free admission to Mint Museums

7:30pm:          Faculty piano recital at Davidson College

Wednesday

6:00pm:          Mix at Six at Ballantyne:  42 (Coldplay Tribute)

7:30pm:          Fall Chorale Concert at Davidson College

 

Thursday

 

11:00am:        Carolina Place Family Fun Day: Magician Sarah Dippity, face paint by Nanabelle

6:30pm:          METLIVE: Music on the Greenway: Blue Dogs (Contemporary rock)

6:00pm:          Fall concert series at Shoppes at University Place: Simplified

7:00pm:          Film at Davis Theatre in Concord: The Whisperer in Darkness

 

Friday

4:00pm:          Free wine tasting at Total Wine & More locations

5:00pm:          Time Warner Cable BBQ & Blues Festival

7:30pm:          Charlotte Folk Society gathering and concert

 

Saturday

10:00am:        Lowes Build and Grow clinic: Ghoul bus

10:00am:        Green Halloween Swap

10:00am:        Hunger Games Final Challenge Event

10:00am:        Free music recording workshop at Guitar Center

10:15am:        Ukulele lesson at Guitar Center

11:00am:        Community Day at McColl Center for Visual Art

11:00am:        Kids’ craft at Lakeshore Learning: It’s a Hoot! Puppet

12:00pm:        Time Warner Cable BBQ & Blues Festival

12:00pm:        Free wine tasting at Total Wine & More locations

1:00pm:          Looking Glass Classic Car Show

2:00pm:          Farmer Jason brings Nature Jams to Gaston County Library

2:00pm:          Mellow Mushroom Myers Park 2 year birthday party

2:00pm:          Spirits Rise – a Ghost Film Series

4:00pm:          Whitewater River Jam Fall Finale

8:00pm:          Open Mic at Mugs Coffee

 

 

Sunday

12:30pm:        Girls try hockey for free at Extreme Ice Center

2:00pm:          Opera Carolina Open House