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Ticket Give Away!!
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 Children's Theatre of Charlotte has Announced the
2010-2011
Season
Shows include Aladdin,
The Littlest Angel,
Scrooge, How I became a Pirate, Lord of the Flies and more!
www.CTCharlotte.org
In celebration of the new season, the
theater has given Social Butterflies 4 ticket vouchers for two
families! One Raleigh family and one Charlotte family will enjoy a show
from the 2010-2011 season.
To enter the drawing, please submit your email address to me
along with your name and mailing address.
Email me at CaryHeise@yahoo.com.
You can submit your name until July
31, 2010. Winners will be announced in August.
(Contact information
will be given to Children's Theatre of Charlotte. If you do not wish to
be added to the CTC email list, please let me know.) |
Erwin Girls Strawberry Pickin at Carrigan Farms  |
Send me pictures of your family out at
SB suggested events.
I'd love to post them! CaryHeise@yahoo.com
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Farmers' Markets
| Main and Maxwell Farmers Market, Huntersville
Now open weekly
Saturdays, 7am-12pm
June 15-Tuesday morning
market opens
Davidson
Now open weekly
Saturdays, 8am-12pm
Now open weekly
Saturdays, 7:15am-12pm
June 9, Wednesday market opens 11am-1pm
Piedmont Farmers Market
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Fit Families
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| Running for Ronald 5k
Adults and Kids
June 5, Charlotte
ZX Fitness 5k Run to
Benefit St Jude's
Saturday, June 12
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Shows
| Matthews Playhouse
The King and I
June 11-27
Aladdin
June 24-26
Alice in Wonderland
July 22-24
Diaty of Anne Frank
October 15-24
WICKED
The Untold Story of the
Witches of Oz
May
19-June 13
Ovens Auditorium
Disney & Carmeron Mackintoch's
Mary Poppins
Aug 25- Sept 19
Blumenthal Performing Arts
Belk Theater
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I would love to hear from you! Send me your suggestions or simply introduce yourself!
Happy Summer!
Cary~
CaryHeise@yahoo.com
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Cary's Picks
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Beach Blast
July 24, Kings Mountain
The
water, the sand, the sun, the music
& the fun - that's life along
the Grand Strand! Kings Mountain will feel more like Ocean Drive as the city celebrates
Beach Blast and brings the beach experience downtown to Patriots Park (I'm a Myrtle Beach girl! If I wasn't at the beach, I'd be here!)
Turbo Turtle Race
June 5, Lake Norman
Adopt YOUR Turtle Now!
Superman! A Concert for Father's Day
Sunday, June 20--Symphony Park SouthPark
Dog Sports Day presented by Petco
Sunday, June
6, 2pm
Come to the USNWC for Dog Sports Day! Watch and support amazing dogs
participate in activities such as: fly-ball, agility, herding, urban
mushing, water rescue, and the always spectacular dock-diving!
FREE, Parking $5
Kidgits Mini-Chef Event
June 26, 10am-12pm
SouthPark's Circle Court
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Museums
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| Charlotte Nature Museum
Farm Day
June 19, 10am
Learn about local farm life with a visit to a little farm
in the big city. Horses, goats, chickens and more.
Schiele Museum
All about pirates! Arg!
With the NEW PIRATES EXHIBIT (Thru Dec 15)
Discovery Place
Frogs!
June 8, 5pm
Family Rail Days, June 12-13
Re-live the golden years of railroading with a weekend
full of
family fun! Train rides, model trains, live music, children's
activities, the Rail Days Chili Cook-off and
more. Tickets available in
advance.
Day out with
Thomas, Sept 24-26, Oct 1-3
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Ongoing Summer Concerts and Movies
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Parks
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| Latta Plantation, Gold Panning Day
June 26, 10am-4pm
Learn about Charlotte's rich gold mining history and pan for golf at the miner's cabin!
Latta Plantation still has summer camps space available. |
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Traveling
to Myrtle Beach?
Check out this site that will keep you
informed
of family and kid activities at the beach!
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Fourth of July Festivities
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 Fabulous 4th Kings Mountain
July 3, 6-10pm
4th of July Celebration, Town of Huntersville at Birkdale Village
Sunday, July 4, 10am-1pm
Bike decorating, face
painting, a clown bounce, children's arts and crafts, a parade, music and more!
July 4th Festivities for Waxhaw will be held
Saturday, July 3 with a parade Downtown at 10am, Red, White and Blues Festival of Music begins at 4pm and
fireworks at 9:30.
Fun Family 4th of July
Saturday, July 3 Historic Downtown Matthews
Come decorate your bikes, scooters and wagons, then join us in the
People's Parade and evening concert in the park. Fun Family 4th of July Historic Downtown Matthews Saturday, July 3 Come decorate your bikes, scooters and wagons, then join us in the
People's Parade. Evening concert in the park by "Too Much
Sylvia" Red, White and BOOM!
Saturday, July 2, Rock Hill, SC
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