Friday, September 20, 2019
Pack your 49erID and sense of adventure and leverage this weekend's pleasant weather forecast. Light rail takes you to Charlotte culture, so get out there!
Friday
FREE
- Bechtler By Night: Art in Autumn
- Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, 420 S. Tryon St.
- Galleries for free to the public every third Friday of the month, from 5-9 p.m. Celebrate all things fall with Fireball cider, leaf relief prints. Details.
- Stop: 3rd street/convention center then .4 mile walk
CHEAP and interesting
- Immersed In Light: Studio Drift at the Mint (Uptown)
The uptown Mint Museum’s newest exhibition features immersive, illuminated and animated installations that blend art, nature and technology. It’s the first solo museum exhibition outside Europe by Studio Drift, an artist collective based in the Netherlands. Details.
- 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. $15 (adult non-members).
- Stop: Stonewall station, .3 mile walk
- Science on the Rocks: Survival Skills at Discovery Place Science
An adult evening of knot trying, eating edible bugs and other adventurous challenges (almost fullfills that secret dream of competing on Survivor.)
- 5-9 p.m. $12 in advance, $14 at the door. Must be 21+ Details.
- 7th street station, walk 2 blocks.
Saturday
FREE
- September Uptown Flea
- 406 N. Tryon St. Handmade goods, vintage pieces, food trucks and more. Details
- 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- 7th street station, .2 mile walk
CHEAP
- Carolina Irish fest at Seventh and Caldwell streets
Celebrate all things Irish, including live music, dancing, whisky tasting and more.
Photo credits:
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, bechtler.org
Studio Drift "Amplitude," Gert Jan van Rooij
Ceol Na Gael Irish Pipe Band, clture.org