Agenda Weekender: 45 things to do including Rich & Bennett’s St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl, USNWC’s Green River Revival and Lenny Boy’s Patio Release Party

Weekend Forecast

Friday: 72. Partly cloudy. 20% chance of rain.
Saturday: 55. Mostly sunny. 0% chance of rain.
Sunday: 48. AM snow (say what?!). 80% chance of rain.

Friday, March 10

Food & Drink

Very British Tea Inspired by Downton Abbey at The Ballantyne Hotel: The culinary team will present themed tea savories and sweets with the option to add a Highclere Cocktail. Fri-Sat: 1-4 p.m. $45. Details.

Girl Scout Cookies & Cookie-Inspired Beer Pairing at Cork & Cask: Girl Scout cookies paired with your first ever GS Cookie inspired beers. 7-9 p.m. Free. Details.

Experience

Gabriel & Co. Bridal Show at Windsor Jewelers: With a minimum purchase of $1,500, you’ll get a free men’s wedding band. Free. Details.

Everything is Irie Mon at Bulldog Beer & Wine (South End): See Reggae Don for a night of music from the Islands. 9 p.m.-12 a.m. Free. Details.

Steve Aoki Label at Label: 10 p.m.-2 a.m. $40-$70. Details.

Learn Things

Trends in Customer Experience for Financial Services at Skookum: Learn how the digital revolution is forcing financial companies to rethink their approach to customer experience. 12 p.m. Free. Details.

Art & Entertainment

Charlotte Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty at Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts: Brought to life by gorgeous costumes and choreography, experience your happily ever after with this fairy tale. Fri-March 19. $25+. Details.

Women Playing Hamlet at Charlotte Art League: A comedic all-female cast performing multiple roles. Fri-Sat: 8 p.m. $22. Details.

Binaries, A Charlotte Storytellers Showcase at The Third Place Coffee Shop: Eight Charlotteans telling true stories on the theme binaries. 7:30-10 p.m. $10. Details.

Fried Chicken Art Party at Studio1212: An evening of fried chicken, local artwork and beats by Justin Aswell. 8-11 p.m. Free. Details.

One Charlotte for Justice at JCSU: A concert celebrating the soul of justice through the arts. 8-10 p.m. Free. Details.

Kids

Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live at Booth Playhouse: Go on a tour through pre-historic Australia. Fri-Sun. $25+. Details.

Sports

Basketball at Spectrum Center: Charlotte Hornets vs. Orlando Magic. 7 p.m. $10+. Details.

Saturday, March 11

Food & Drink

The Salty Coconut Can Release & Brunch at Sycamore Brewing: Brunch by Papi Queso Food Truck and the first ever can release of The Salty Coconut. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Free. Details.

Bar Crawl Brunch at TILT: Get your breakfast fill before the biggest bar crawl in Charlotte with a buffet and beer, cocktails and shot specials. 11 a.m. Details.

Rich & Bennett’s 17th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl throughout Uptown: Get ready for 20,000+ green pub crawl t-shirts to flood Uptown. 12-10 p.m. $20. Details.

Lenny Boy Patio Release Party at Lenny Boy Brewing: Welcome spring with two whole hogs from Sauceman’s, smoked on site in their newly renovated and extended patio. 12-7 p.m. Free. Details.

South End Craft Crawl: Specialty brews, live music and three free trolleys to get you where you need to be. 1-9 p.m. Free. Details.

Sugar Creek Brewing IPA Release Party at Sugar Creek Brewing: This long awaited IPA is 60 IBU and 6.7 ABV. 2:25-11 p.m. Free. Details.

9th Annual Green Party at Rooftop 210: 3 p.m. Details.

Lobster Boil at Reid’s Myers Park: Maine lobster tails, andouille sausage, corn and local craft beer tastings. 4-7 p.m. $10. Details.

Experience

Latta Celtic Festival at Historic Latta Plantation: Live music, food and beer vendors, arts and crafts vendors, historic Celtic warriors and heritage demonstrations; they’ll also host the annual Celtic Music Night Fundraiser on Saturday night. Sat-Sun: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $9-$16. Details.

7th Annual Green River Revival at USNWC: Kick off the USNWC’s 2017 festival season beginning with the Color Me Green 5K Trail Run and then the green river transformation. 9:30 a.m. Free. Details.

Learn Things

49er Day at Discovery Place: Special ticket prices are available for all Alumniners and friends of UNC Charlotte. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Details.

Summer Camp & Activity Expo at Northlake Mall: Learn about and sign up for local summer camps and activities for ages 3-17. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Details.

Moving Spirits: A Community Intensive Dance Workshop with Tamara Williams at Harvey B. Gantt Center: You’ll explore modern, jazz and african movement techniques of the Afro-Caribbean culture, celebration and freedom. 2-3 p.m. $5. Details.

Truffle Making at The Secret Chocolatier on Providence: Make your own truffle ganache and learn about infusing flavors. 2-4 p.m. $60. Details.

Art & Entertainment

The Wyeths: Three Generations, Works from the Bank of America Collection at Mint Museum Randolph: This will be a testament to the profound artistic impact made by the Wyeth family through 50+ paintings and drawings. Sat-August 13. Details.

IRISH I was a Lucky pup at Lucky Dog Bark & Brew: Drink specials, adoptable dogs, t-shirts, koozies, stickers and a raffle; there will be prizes for the best dressed dog. 2-5 p.m. Free. Details.

HousingFest 2017 at The Fillmore: This will be the third benefit concert that sets out to end homelessness; St. Paul & the Broken Bones will headline. 8 p.m. $27. Details.

Imomsohard: Mom’s Night Out at McGlohon Theater at Spirit Square: It’s like an evening with two of your besties, but funnier and probably with more drinking. 8-11 p.m. $30+. Details.

Kids

Science of Sports Day at Discovery Place: Join Discovery Place Science educators and athletic trainers to explore the science behind athletic health, wellness, rehabilitation and careers in athletic training. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission. Details.

St. Patty’s Day Story Time at SAS Cupcakes-Blakeney: Start with a St. Patty’s Day craft, read the kids a fun Leprechaun story and then frost green cupcakes. 10:30 a.m. $5. Details.

Letters to China at Discovery Place: Children’s Theatre of Charlotte New Works Class presents this student production of the journey of Ava, a young girl born in China and adopted by an American family. 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Admission. Details.

Open Studio Saturday at McColl Center: Learn how to make blown paintings with a straw, paint and your own breathing; expect a food truck on site. 12-4 p.m. Free. Details.

Saturday Family Workshop: View The Wyeths: Three Generations, Works from the Bank of America Collection then head outdoors for an en plein air drawing and painting workshop. 1:30-3 p.m. $16. Details.

Fitness

5th annual RunJenRun 5K and Family Festival presented by Consolidated Planning at Symphony Park: Expect a celebration afterwards with bounce houses, face and hair painting, cornhole, food and drink, and the Throwback Thursday Party Band. 8 a.m.-12 p.m. $10-$100. Details.

Healthy UCity Race Series: Green on the Green 5K at Mallard Creek Greenway: Dress in your most festive St. Patrick’s Day green to support Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina and Corvian Community School. 4 p.m. $15-$30. Details.

Sports

Basketball at Spectrum Center: Charlotte Hornets vs. New Orleans Pelicans. 7 p.m. $10+. Details.

Sunday, March 12

Food & Drink

Triple C & Time Sawyer’s “Time Hop IPA” Release at Triple C Brewing: This is a limited release that could easily run out on Sunday. 12-8 p.m. Free. Details.

Experience

Diggers Delight Pop-Up Record Swap at Tip Top Daily Market: Expect premium sounds and PepperBox Doughnuts. 2-6 p.m. Free. Details.

Learn Things

Watercolor Wind-Down at Blue Blaze Brewing: Forget your busy life for a few hours and explore, design and mingle colors and textures; you can stay afterwards to participate in the ceramic wind chimes workshop, too. 1-3 p.m. $15. Details.

Kids

Leprechaun Trek at The Schiele Museum of Natural History: Help check traps for any intruders, discover signs of leprechaun tricksters hiding in the museum, and make a Saint Patrick’s Day themed craft to take home; ages 4+. 1, 2 & 3 p.m. $3. Details.

We’re excited for…

March Mania Comedy Tournament at Comedy Zone Charlotte: Thirty-two of Charlotte’s funniest stand-up comics compete in this single-elimination tournament. 8 p.m. $10-$15. Every Tuesday in March.

Smell – Taste – Learn: A wine tasting experience at Reid’s SouthPark: Three wines, two cheeses and two small plates. 6 p.m. $35. March 16.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Uptown: Expect Irish music, dancers, bagpipers, vendors, children’s amusements and plenty of food and beverages. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. March 18.

See all the upcoming events here.

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