Happy Wednesday Smarties! This is a big consignment weekend, with sales covering all parts of the Queen City. The perfect weekend to get your shop on. Head to Rosedale for an Easter Egg Hunt, south to Brattonsville for a day on the farm or try one of the events in between just Get out and Enjoy!
A COOL night out at Charlotte Skin & Laser
March 21, 5:15pm-6:30pm
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Join Charlotte Skin & Laser to learn more! Get all of your questions answered, a free consult, refreshments and door prizes.
Camp Thunderbird Open House
March 25, 1:00pm-4:00pm
Enjoy Zip line, climbing wall, canoeing, tours, boat rides, archery, inflatables, face painting, s’mores, and more! Meet the directors and staff at Camp Thunderbird and find out what’s new for summer 2012. Learn more about our nationally recognize water programs, the 28 land activities, air conditioned cabins and more! Register at Open House and receive a free t-shirt! You can also enter a raffle for a free week of camp! Camp Thunderbird is a co-ed Resident Overnight camp for kids 7-16 and a day camp for kids 5-12 located in Lake Wylie, SC- Only 20 minutes from Charlotte, NC.
Not able to come on the 25th? Join us for a tour! April 15, 1:00-4:00pm
Covenant Presbyterian Preschool Consignment Sale
Covenant Presbyterian Church
March 24, 8:00am-12:00pm, 12:30-2:00pm
Shop! Sell! Save! You can do it all at the Covenant Presbyterian Preschool Consignment Sale! Don’t miss this great opportunity to shop for all of the clothes, toys, books and gear you need for your li’l ones. Purchases are cash only, please.
Green Jeans Consignment: 3 Day Shopping event for Women and Teens
The Broadcast Group, 1420 Convention Drive, Fort Mill, SC
March 22-24, Thurs., 9:00am-8:00pm; Fri., 9:00am-6:00pm; Sat., 8:00am-3:00pm
Green Jeans features NEW and recycled brand name and boutique clothing, shoes and accessories from petite to plus sizes, including maternity for WOMEN & TEENS. Shoppers have come to expect a wide array of brand name and designer labels including: Seven for all Mankind, Dooney and Burke, Kate Spade, Ella Moss, Milly, Tory Burch and everyday favorites like Banana Republic, J.Crew and Ann Taylor LOFT. Fashionistas of all sizes and styles will enjoy our FUN and organized shopping event – WE PROMISE!
Lake Norman Mothers of Multiples Spring Consignment Sale
Brawley Middle School, Mooresville
March 24, 7:00am-1:00pm
The cash only sale includes gently used children’s and maternity clothing, toys and baby equipment.
Early bird admission from 7a.m.-8 a.m. is $1. The half price sale starts at 11:30 a.m.
Sardis Weekday School Consignment Sale
Sardis Presbyterian Church
March 24, 8:00am-12:00pm
Spring/Summer, Baby, Kid, Teen, Maternity apparel, shoes, dvds, toys, books, furniture, strollers, gear, kids sporting equipment, and much much more!!! Cash Only, No Strollers allowed in sale area.
12:30-2:30- Half Price Sale on select items, 7am-8am early bird shopping ($2 admission).
Animal Tales: Funky Frogs
McDowell Nature Center
March 23, 10:30am-11:15am
Join us with your preschooler as we read a fabulous animal tale and then enjoy crafts and activities related to each month’s theme.Call McDowell Nature Center, 704-588-5224 for more information. Registration required. Ages 4-6. Cost is $3.
Children’s Day on the Farm
Historic Brattonsville
March 24, 10:00am-4:00pm
This annual event features hands-on children’s activities relating to colonial and antebellum farm life. Some of the day’s activities include children’s crafts, kid’s military drills, toys and games, candle making and blacksmithing demonstrations. All kinds of farm animals will be on display including the site’s newborn lambs. A 4-H petting zoo, pony rides, tractor drawn wagon rides, and family friendly foods will also be available. Cost is Adult $10; Senior $8; Youth 4-17 $5; 3 and under Free; CHM member discount $2.
Easter Egg Hunt
Historic Rosedale Plantation
March 24, 11:00am
Explore our enchanting gardens and wander through our ancient boxwood maze as you and your child hunt for hand painted Easter eggs left by the Easter Bunny himself. Cost is $6.00 per child. Each child is allowed one free adult admission. Additional adult admission is $6.00 per person. Registration required.
Funny Bunnies & Friends
The Schiele Museum
March 25, 1:00pm-5:00pm
Hop on over for a day of celebrating rabbits, ducks and chicks, a perfect entry into Spring! Live bunnies and other small animals will be on hand for your enjoyment. Bring your camera-the Easter Bunny will be here too. Cost is $3 with museum admission.
Cinderella Ballet
Halton Theater, CPCC
March 24-25, Sat., 1:30pm, 7:00pm; Sun., 2:30pm
We all know the age-old fairy tale of the mistreated stepdaughter, the wicked stepmother, the Fairy Godmother and the glass slipper. But at the Charlotte Youth Ballet’s production, you’ll find yourselves laughing out loud at the comedic twists we’ve added. Local celebrities, Hardin Minor and Eddie Williams of OMIMEO guest star. Watch as Cinderella’s tattered dress turns into a beautiful ball gown, her pumpkin into a royal carriage and her mice friends into handsome horses. And then as the clock chimes twelve, her luck runs out as she loses a glass slipper and perhaps a handsome prince…forever? Bring your family and friends to the Charlotte Youth Ballet’s spring performance, Cinderella and see how our story ends. Cost is $12-$15.
Harlem Globetrotters
Time Warner Cable Arena
March 24, 7:00pm
You think you know The Globetrotters? Think again because you’ve NEVER seen them like this. This year’s team will not only feature your favorite Globetrotters – Big Easy, Flight Time, Special K, Scooter, etc., but also a whole new exciting class of rookies that will have your family talking about this year’s show forever. You’ve seen our rookies on YouTube, in college games and NCAA Slam Dunk contests – for the first time ever, see them live ONLY with The Globetrotters. Cost is $22-$129.
Tales of Edgar Allen Poe
Children’s Theatre of Charlotte
March 23-24, 7:30pm
Join us for a pair of spine-tingling tales from the delightfully morbid mind of Edgar Allan Poe. In “The Telltale Heart,” a murderer is undone by his own insanity as the incessant pounding of his victim’s heart grows louder in his ears. This story is paired with “The Cask of Amontillado,” in which a connoisseur of fine wines takes horrible revenge on his family’s most hated enemy. Poe’s dark genius has invited children and adults to love literature for over 150 years, and his eerie thrillers still haunt our imaginations today. Ages 11 and older. Cost is $14-$18.
