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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half Price Bays at Topgolf (2 locations) | All Day | $13.50-23.50 | Various locations |
| Donate blood in January and get a free coffee and donut at Dunkin' | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Queen's Feast: Charlotte Restaurant Week | All Day | $30.00-45.00 | Charlotte, NC (many locations throughout Charlotte region) |
| Krispy Kreme: Donate blood and get free dozen doughnuts | All Day | FREE | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Winter Wonderland -- sock skating at Schiele Museum (museum admission required) | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $3.00 | Schiele Museum of Natural History |
| Half price admission to Mint Museum Uptown | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Discounted | Mint Museum Uptown |
| Adult Trail Trekkers | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | FREE | McDowell Nature Center and Preserve |
| Hike For Your Health | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Reedy Creek Nature Center and Preserve |
| RunBots Tuesday Run Club | 6:30 pm | FREE | Wooden Robot Brewery (South End) |
| Survey Says with Mindless Minutia | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey |
| Music Trivia plus BOGO Taco Entrées | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hickory Tavern Ballantyne |
| Tuesday Trivia with Mindless Minutia | 7:00 pm | FREE | Wooden Robot Brewery (South End) |
| Open Mic Comedy Tuesday | 7:00 pm | FREE | Starlight on 22nd |
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donate blood in January and get a free coffee and donut at Dunkin' | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Queen's Feast: Charlotte Restaurant Week | All Day | $30.00-45.00 | Charlotte, NC (many locations throughout Charlotte region) |
| Krispy Kreme: Donate blood and get free dozen doughnuts | All Day | FREE | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Mid-Week Hike for your Health | 9:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | McDowell Nature Center and Preserve |
| Winter Wonderland -- sock skating at Schiele Museum (museum admission required) | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $3.00 | Schiele Museum of Natural History |
| Half price admission to Mint Museum Uptown | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Mint Museum Uptown |
| Free lunchtime walking tours at Camp North End | 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
| $3 goblet pour (12-ounce) at Pilot Brewing | 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $3.00 | Pilot Brewing |
| Free Wednesday Evening at Mint Museum Randolph | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Randolph |
| Wednesday Night Live: Free admission to Mint Museum Uptown and Bechtler Museum | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Various locations |
| Free boxing workout class at Optimist Hall | 6:00 pm | FREE | Optimist Hall |
| Great Decisions Lecture Series with UNC Charlotte Office of Global Education and Engagement | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Virtual |
| Drag Bingo (free to play and win prizes) | 7:00 pm | FREE | Red Clay Ciderworks |
| Tipsy Trivia | 7:30 pm | FREE | The Tipsy Burro |
| Wu-Tang Wednesday: Live music | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | The Chamber by Wooden Robot (NoDa) |
| Comedy Zone Takes Over Buzzed Viking | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $12.00 | Buzzed Viking Brewing Company |
Thursday, January 27, 2022
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donate blood in January and get a free coffee and donut at Dunkin' | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Queen's Feast: Charlotte Restaurant Week | All Day | $30.00-45.00 | Charlotte, NC (many locations throughout Charlotte region) |
| Krispy Kreme: Donate blood and get free dozen doughnuts | All Day | FREE | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Winter Wonderland -- sock skating at Schiele Museum (museum admission required) | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $3.00 | Schiele Museum of Natural History |
| Half price admission to Mint Museum Uptown | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Discounted | Mint Museum Uptown |
| Yoga at Lenny Boy (price includes 6-oz kombucha) | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $5.00 | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| Themed Trivia Night: Things That Didn't Suck in 2020 | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Red Clay Ciderworks |
| Thirsty Thursday Trivia -- Geography | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Buzzed Viking Brewing Company |
| Live jazz with Dang Ol' Reinhardt | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Great Wagon Road Distilling Co. |
| Trivia Thursdays at The Chamber | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Chamber by Wooden Robot (NoDa) |
| Heathers: The Drag Musical | 7:00 pm | $7.00-10.00 | Petra’s |
Friday, January 28, 2022
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donate blood in January and get a free coffee and donut at Dunkin' | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Queen's Feast: Charlotte Restaurant Week | All Day | $30.00-45.00 | Charlotte, NC (many locations throughout Charlotte region) |
| Krispy Kreme Flavor Friday: 16 Minis (Chocolate Glazed or Original Glazed) for $7.99 | All Day | $7.99 | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Krispy Kreme: Donate blood and get free dozen doughnuts | All Day | FREE | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Winter Wonderland -- sock skating at Schiele Museum (museum admission required) | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $3.00 | Schiele Museum of Natural History |
| Half price admission to Mint Museum Uptown | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Mint Museum Uptown |
| Free lunchtime walking tours at Camp North End | 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
| Free afternoon at Schiele Museum, with free planetarium program | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Schiele Museum of Natural History |
| Live music: Bruce Hazel Rock & Roll Duo | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Blue Blaze Brewing Co. |
| Potions & Pixels Game Night at Camp North End | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Camp North End |
| Live music: Joseph Gallo | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Live Music: The Comedowns | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Buzzed Viking Brewing Company |
| Live music: Abby Elmore | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Divine Barrel Brewing | |
| Live music: Ryan Winters | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Eleven Lakes Brewing, Cornelius |
| Live music: Spalding McIntosh | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Devil’s Logic Brewing |
| Live music: Savannah Harmon | 7:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Regional Filmmakers Double Feature: Bad Girls + Martel's Movie Madness: The Movie | 7:00 pm | FREE | VisArt Video |
| Decades Party: Roaring 20s | 7:00 pm | FREE | Brewers at 4001 Yancey |
Saturday, January 29, 2022
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donate blood in January and get a free coffee and donut at Dunkin' | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Queen's Feast: Charlotte Restaurant Week | All Day | $30.00-45.00 | Charlotte, NC (many locations throughout Charlotte region) |
| Krispy Kreme: Donate blood and get free dozen doughnuts | All Day | FREE | Krispy Kreme — Multiple locations |
| Free yoga with Cramerton Parks & Recreation | 9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Cramerton Community Center |
| Yoga at Lenny Boy (price includes 6-oz kombucha) | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | $5.00 | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| Community celebration for MoLi, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library's new Mobile Library | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Eastway Recreation Center |
| Winter Wonderland -- sock skating at Schiele Museum (museum admission required) | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $3.00 | Schiele Museum of Natural History |
| Free fitness class with bloc.: Raw Yoga | 10:00 am | FREE | Camp North End |
| The Jam CLT: dance fitness class | 10:00 am | FREE | Optimist Hall |
| Half price admission to Mint Museum Uptown | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Discounted | Mint Museum Uptown |
| International Street Food Festival and South End Craft Market | 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Sycamore Brewing |
| Chinese New Year Lion Dance by Hung Gar Kung Fu Academy | 1:00 pm | FREE | Super G Mart |
| Live music: Cosmic Collective | 1:30 pm | FREE | Lenny Boy Brewing Co. |
| Dapper Street Presents Jazzerific! | 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Randolph |
| Brewery Tour at NoDa Brewing | 3:00 pm | FREE | NoDa Brewing |
| Family Night Hike | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center |
| Live music: Greg Steinfeld | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Blue Blaze Brewing Co. |
| Live music: String Theory | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery, Huntersville |
| Live music: Ryan Trotti | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Eleven Lakes Brewing, Cornelius |
| Live music: Brittney Lee & Gary Ward | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Primal Brewery Belmont |
| Live music: Brooke McBride | 7:00 pm | FREE | Cabarrus Brewing Company |
| Live music: Agave Bros. | 7:00 pm | FREE | Petty Thieves Brewing Co. |
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