Most kids are officially back to school this week – so we’ve included some one-offs and last chances in this week’s line-up of Things to Do, as we say sayonara to summer. Sniff. Sniff.
Monday, August 28, 3:30 p.m.
LEGO Club
Gaston County Public Library (Gaston)
Get creative with LEGOS that open the door to explore inventiveness all-year long.
Tuesday, August 29, All Day – September 10
Celebrating Jean Tinguely and Santana
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art (Charlotte)
Set the kids in motion and view more than 150 works of art, including five original kinetic sculptures, spanning the forty-year career of the revolutionary Swiss kinetic artist.
Wednesday, August 30, 7:00 p.m.
Greek Heritage Knight at BB&T Ballpark (Charlotte)
Make sure your family is one of the first 200 guests into the park to receive a free admission ticket to the Yiasou Greek Festival. The Greek Festival dancers will be on the plaza to help get everyone into a festive mood as the Knights take on the Durham Bulls.
Thursday, August 31, (times vary)
PlayPlay! Theatre presents Psshh
Children’s Theater of Charlotte (Charlotte)
Perfect for newborns (yes, we are serious) up to about 3-year olds… Psshh is the story of a boat, a cloud, the sun, and water. Sights, sounds, and songs engage the entire family throughout the performance.
Friday, September 1 (through Sept. 3), 3:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Crossroads (First Ward Park – Charlotte)
A free three-day festival featuring three different performances of “Crossroads,” a new company production that combines aerial, cirque, and contemporary dance as a way to spotlight Charlotte’s beginning as a crossroads for culture and trade. Free dance classes, food trucks and local brewery beers to boot!
LAST CHANCES + ONE-OFFS/ THIS WEEKEND ONLY
Saturday, September 2
Matthews Alive (Through September 4 – times vary)
A merry-go-round of entertainment including a street festival, Labor Day parade, carnival, kids’ crafts, inflatables, live entertainment, pony and train rides. We are exhausted just writing about it.
Revolutionary War Battle Reenactment, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Historic Latta Plantation (Huntersville)
Patriot and British soldier camps will be open for visitors to see; ‘fun’ kids’ drills will take place… eighteenth century vendors will be onsite selling time-period goods as well as present-day vendors, including Appalachian Smoke, Anna’s Sweet Treats, and Olde Mecklenburg Brewery.
Sunday, September 3
The Science of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! (Last Chance closes Sept 4, times vary)
Discovery Place (Charlotte)
The Science of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! presents an extraordinary collection of intriguing objects and astonishing artifacts from the legit Ripleys.
Talons Summer Flight Show: Flights of the Forest (1:00 – 1:30 p.m.)
Carolina Raptor Center (Huntersville)
Don’t miss your last chance to land and see the high-flying, gravity defying summer flight show starring native and exotic birds in free flight. Experience the whoosh of feathers over your head.
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