Your 5-minute guide to the best things to do in Charlotte | May 15-21

Jillian Mueller
·4 min read

Friday

Run or walk the City of Immigrants Virtual 5k to support a Spanish-language hotline for the Latino community affected by the COVID-19 crisis. You can either run 5k over several runs in the next few weeks before the June 8 deadline, or run the 5k all at once on June 8. Upload your times to a virtual results page for a chance to win prizes. $35. https://bit.ly/cityofimmigrants5k

Fans of science fiction will love seeing North Carolina native Sierra McCormick star in The Vast of the Night at the Hound’s Drive-In movie theater. The film tells the tale of a radio DJ and switchboard operator who discover a mysterious audio frequency in 1950’s New Mexico. If you don’t want to make the drive, you can wait until May 29 to stream the movie on Amazon Prime. 8:40 p.m. 114 Raven Circle, Kings Mountain. $20 per car. http://www.houndsdrivein.com/

Get your groove on with the Gump Fiction Live Stream Fundraiser. Request your favorite 90’s classics and listen as the band plays live. 7 p.m. https://www.twitch.tv/gumpfiction90s

Saturday

Learn how to make Duck Donuts with the virtual Making of Donuts workshop. Each workshop comes with 6-pre-made doughnuts, 6 doughnuts that you can decorate at home and a recording of the workshop to watch on your own time. 4 p.m. $55. https://feastfoodtours.com/workshops/donuts/

Duck Donuts’ virtual workshop includes doughnuts that you can decorate at home.
Duck Donuts’ virtual workshop includes doughnuts that you can decorate at home.

Listen to live music and play games to celebrate Salisbury’s favorite soft drink with the Virtual Cheerwine Festival. Listen to livestream performances from The Sugarhill Gang, Tone Loc, Nathan Angelo and ACE Party Band and play virtual games such as bingo, a scavenger hunt and trivia to win Cheerwine-themed prizes. 5-8 p.m. https://cheerwinefest.com/

LIsten to live jazz in your living room with the Virtual Cornelius Jazz Festival. Pick up beer from D9 brewing company and listen to jazz and soul concerts by Calvin Edwards, Holly Hopkins Jazz and the Eli Yacinthe Band. 5-9 p.m. Free admission. https://bit.ly/35PidYs

Support the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina at the Music for Meals virtual concert. WCCB Charlotte’s Morgan Fogarty and Jon Wilson will host an hour-long concert featuring local and regional musicians. 9 p.m. Free admission. https://bit.ly/2Wxnf9h

Sunday

Wrap up your weekend with a mindfulness meditation with A Keen Mind’s Community Meditation Group. Learn how to reduce stress and improve your well-being with a virtual traditional meditation. 4-4:30 p.m. Free, donations accepted. https://bit.ly/2WoawWt

Monday

Learn about the signing of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, or MeckDec, via The Charlotte History Museum website on May 20.
Learn about the signing of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, or MeckDec, via The Charlotte History Museum website on May 20.

Learn about the signing of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, or Meck Dec, on May 20, 1775, with a virtual MeckDec celebration. Check into the Charlotte History Museum website for a lineup of new digital video releases and lunch and learns each day this week. On Monday, the museum will release an Unexpected Homeschoolers video featuring Scott Syfert, author of “The First American Declaration of Independence? The Disputed History of the Mecklenburg Declaration of May 20, 1775,” where Syfert will discuss the significant of the MeckDec for North Carolina’s history. charlottemuseum.org/digital

Make a masterpiece to decorate your home with the Skillpop Watercolor Lemons Class. Learn basic watercolor techniques and finish the class with your own citrus-themed painting. 7-8:30 p.m. $20. https://bit.ly/3fCrrfm

Learn basic watercolor techniques with the Skillpop Watercolor Lemons Class on May 18.
Learn basic watercolor techniques with the Skillpop Watercolor Lemons Class on May 18.

Tuesday

Take a midday break for creative movement with a free virtual jazz class with the Charlotte Ballet. This class is appropriate for beginners. Noon-1 p.m. Free admission. https://bit.ly/2WH48Ix

Wednesday

Instructions on how to put together other spreads like this Red, White and Blue board can be found in “Stunning Spreads: Easy Entertaining with Cheese, Charcuterie, Fondue & Other Shared Fare.”
Instructions on how to put together other spreads like this Red, White and Blue board can be found in “Stunning Spreads: Easy Entertaining with Cheese, Charcuterie, Fondue & Other Shared Fare.”

Join author Chrissie Nelson Rothko for a virtual book release party for her book “Stunning Spreads: Easy Entertaining with Cheese, Charcuterie, Fondue and Other Shared Fare.” The party will feature a preview of the cookbook, a cheese board demonstration, a Q&A session and giveaways. 7:30 p.m. Free admission. https://bit.ly/2AldgLB

Take a trip back in time with a free illustrated virtual talk from the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art. Watch A History of Western Architecture: Greece and Rome for a beginner-friendly lecture. 6-7:30 p.m. Free admission. https://bit.ly/2AhcfEj

Thursday

Learn about Marlowe Ales with a Gutterboy Beverage Education class. In this livestream class, Zac Ross from Marlowe Ales and Twelve Percent Beer Project will be pairing three Marlowe Ales beers with three natural wines. Charlotte-area viewers can purchase a kit with a flight of the beers and wine before the class. 7-8:30 p.m. Free livestream ticket, $27 materials kit. https://bit.ly/3bkVrcp