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Today: Friday, January 24, 2020
Tomorrow: Saturday, January 25, 2020
Sunday, January 26, 2020
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Feast -- Charlotte Restaurant Week | All Day | $30.00-35.00 | |
| SEA LIFE Charlotte-Concord: free admission for healthcare professionals | All Day | FREE | SEA LIFE Charlotte-Concord |
| Tet Festival--Vietnamese New Year | 9:30 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | St. Joseph Vietnamese Catholic Church |
| Disc Golf: Sugaw Creek AM League | 9:45 am | $5.00-6.00 | Sugaw Creek Park |
| January Sunday Markets | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Pilot Brewing |
| Ice Skating at Whitewater Center | 10:00 am to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Couch to Trail | 1:30 pm | FREE | Reedy Creek Nature Center and Preserve |
| Free Brewery Tour | 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | NoDa Brewing |
| I Spy Wild Winter: Walk on Little Sugar Creek Greenway with naturalists (follow link for exact location) | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Park Road Shopping Center |
| Free Live Tunes | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing |
| Small Batch Concert: Ethan Uslan (Free, but $12 gets you the concert, a beer, and a pint glass) | 4:00 pm | FREE | Free Range Brewing |
| Cine Casual Film Series: La camarista (The Chambermaid) | 5:00 pm | $5.00 | VisArt Video |
| Free: karaoke at Snug Harbor on Sundays | 6:00 pm | FREE | Snug Harbor |
| Lights: Art Trail at Whitewater Center | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
Monday, January 27, 2020
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEA LIFE Charlotte-Concord: free admission for healthcare professionals | All Day | FREE | SEA LIFE Charlotte-Concord |
| $1 drip coffee | 6:00 am to 5:00 pm | $1.00 | CupLux Coffee Drive-Thru |
| Learn Life Skills Through Theatre Skills presented by Children’s Theatre of Charlotte | 9:30 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Tuckaseegee Recreation Center |
| Owlet Nature Play Dates | 10:00 am | FREE | Reedy Creek Nature Center and Preserve |
| Ice Skating at Whitewater Center | 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Free Krispy Kreme Mini | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | |
| Lights: Art Trail at Whitewater Center | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Trail Talk: Open Forum | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Blue Blaze Brewing Co. |
| Taproom Social Run Club | 6:30 pm | FREE | Taproom Social |
| Start Adulting Today: Home Edition | 6:30 pm | FREE | Triple C Brewing Co. |
| Powerful Flow Vinyasa Yoga | 6:45 pm to 7:45 pm | $7.00-10.00 | Divine Barrel Brewing |
| Disc Golf: Bailey Glow Random Doubles | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $5.00 | Bailey Road Park |
| 100% Comedy in the Burg | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $10.00-15.00 | Percent Tap House, Harrisburg |
| "So You Think You're Funny" Comedians Open Mic at Graham Street Pub | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Graham Street Pub & Patio |
| Find Your Muse open mic at The Evening Muse | 8:00 pm | $5.00 | The Evening Muse |
| Arts at the Abbey: Anima Vox | 8:00 pm | FREE | Belmont Abbey College |
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEA LIFE Charlotte-Concord: free admission for healthcare professionals | All Day | FREE | SEA LIFE Charlotte-Concord |
| Soul Line Dancing with Purple Charlotte Steppers | 10:45 am | FREE | West Charlotte Recreation Center |
| Ice Skating at Whitewater Center | 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Hike For Your Health | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Reedy Creek Nature Center and Preserve |
| Lights: Art Trail at Whitewater Center | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | U.S. National Whitewater Center |
| Latin Dance Class by Charlotte Ballet | 6:00 pm | FREE | Belle Johnston Community Center and Park |
| Bold Missy Run Club | 6:30 pm | FREE | Bold Missy Brewery |
| Ballroom Made Easy by Purple Charlotte Steppers | 6:45 pm | FREE | West Charlotte Recreation Center |
| Open Mic Music Night | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Crown Station Coffee House and Pub |
| Potions & Pixels Board Game Night | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Carolina Beer Temple–Ayrsley |
| A Full Pint of Comedy | 7:00 pm | FREE | The Casual Pint (Rivergate) |
| Beer Club: Free flight of beer, paired with appetizers | 7:00 pm | FREE | Taproom Social |
| Lost Cargo: A Back Patio Tiki Party | 8:00 pm | FREE | Petra’s |
| Live music: Desmond Jones | 9:00 pm | $12.00 | Free Range Brewing |
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