Smarty Scoop is proudly sponsored by Discovery Place, Discovery Place KIDS – Huntersville and The Charlotte Nature Museum.
Are you ready to rock? Join Discovery Place for an unforgettable adults-only night at Discovery Place featuring the newest exhibition, GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked The World. Strut your stuff on the red carpet and feel like a true celebrity in our pre-show green room. Get your air guitar in tune for our Air Band Contest at 7:45 p.m.. Prizes will be awarded for best performance and best celebrity look alike costume. Grab the mic and show off your vocal stylings with karaoke throughout the night. Build your own guitar and make your own pick in our Think It Up challenge. Rock out to live music from MIAMI DICE (sets from 6:00 – 6:45 p.m. and 7:15 – 8:00 p.m.). Test your musical knowledge with our game show, Name That Riff (5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at The Stage). The oh-so-popular Bartender Challenge is back! Sample creative concoctions and cheer on some of Charlotte’s top bartenders as they face off in an Iron Chef style competition at 8:15 p.m. at The Stage on Level 2. Turn up the volume with a mini roller derby in the Museum, hosted by Charlotte Roller Girls. Sign up here, it will be your best date night of the summer!
FRIDAY, June 19
Style with Heart CLT Sip & Shop
3643 Barclay Downs Dr (private residence)
*parking will be best on cross street Sagamore Road
June 19-20, 3:00pm-7:00pm, 11am-3:00pm
Summary: Be sure to stop by Style with Heart CLT Sip & Shop to help raise money for the SADS foundation in honor of Lee Ciciarelli, 5 year old son of founder for Style with Heart Charlotte. 12 wonderful vendors will be available for shop on site or custom order products from handmade beaded necklaces to door decor wreaths to monogrammed children’s clothing to athletic wear for girls to farm to door produce box and many more. Be sure to bring cash, check and charge. We will be raffling various items donated by local businesses.
18th Annual Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas
Independence Park
300 Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte, NC (704) 376-6160
June 18-19, See website for schedule, All ages, Free
Summary: Celebrating a rich array of cultural traditions and diversity through food, arts and music.
Gem Mining
The Schiele Museum
1500 East Garrison Blvd., Gastonia, NC (704) 866-6900
June 19, 11:30 – 1:30pm, All ages, $10-13, includes museum admission
Summary: Search for and keep mineral treasures like garnets, topaz, rubies, emeralds and rose quartz in the running water sluice.
Rookie Science, Jr.
Morrison Regional Library
7015 Morrison Blvd., Charlotte, NC (704) 416-5400
June 19, 11:00am, Ages 4-6, Free, Registration required
Summary: Discover the world of science through books, hands-on educational activities, and experiments.
Summer Music Series at Blakeney
Blakeney Shopping Center at the Village Green
Friday, All summer long, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Summary: Join us every Friday and Saturday night from April-August for free live music at the Village Green. The concerts run from 7-10pm and are fun for the whole family!
StoneCrest Summer Concert Series
StoneCrest Shopping Center – Fountain Stage
7900 Rea Rd, Charlotte, NC
All summer long, 7:00pm – 10:00pm, All ages, Free
Summary: Come out to StoneCrest Shopping Center every Friday and Saturday night this summer to enjoy their free Summer Concert Series.
Foodtruck Friday
Southend
1613 Camden Road Charlotte, NC
Every Friday, 5:00pm – 9:00pm, All ages, Free
Summary: Every Friday night, Charlotte’s favorite food trucks gather on the lot at the corner of Park and Camden in the Historic South End. These aren’t the roach coaches of yesteryear! The nationwide revolution of the food truck industry has hit Charlotte, and we’ve got an ever-growing community of trucks that cater to your every taste. From burgers to tacos to soul food to cupcakes to ice cream and everything in between…there’s something for everyone. We’re family and dog-friendly, too! So bring a chair, bring a blanket, BYOB, bring the kids, take the dog…it’s a neighborhood night out in a relaxed, casual atmosphere.
Discovery Place
301 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC (704) 372-6261
Summary: Step into a world where science is brought to life through interactive exhibits and explosive experiments during daily programs. Connect with the past and visit the future with groundbreaking exhibitions, larger-than-life IMAX Dome films and hands on activities that let you explore more. Plan your visit today. Click on the links below for detailed information on special events, featured exhibitions, featured shows and IMAX.
Featured Exhibitions: Guitar: The Instrument That Rocked The World
Featured Exhibitions: For information on all exhibitions click here.
Featured Shows: For information on all featured shows click here.
IMAX: For information on all featured movies and showtimes click here.
Discovery Place Kids – Huntersville
105 Gilead Road, Huntersville, NC (704) 372-6261
Summary: Explore the theme of I CAN at Discovery Place KIDS-Huntersville. The children’s museum features developmentally-appropriate experiences that encourage imagination and offer the opportunity to build confidence while testing skills by trying new things. The exhibits, themed around a small town, allow children to learn through play.
Theme Areas: For a complete description of all nine theme areas click here.
Featured Shows: For a complete listing of all featured shows click here.
Current and Upcoming Events: For all current and upcoming events click here.
Charlotte Nature Museum
1658 Sterling Road, Charlotte, NC (704) 372-6261
Summary: Bring little ones for just an hour or the whole day and experience wildlife through live animal exhibits and interactive education programs. The Museum is easy to navigate with fun surprises around every corner. Kids can roam The Great Hall and visit Beginnings, an area filled with young animals and information on their lifecycles.
Featured Exhibitions: For complete details on exhibitions and exhibits click here.
Featured Shows: For a complete schedule of show times click here.
Carolina Raptor Center
6000 Sample Road, Huntersville, NC (704) 875-6521
Summary: Carolina Raptor Center is dedicated to environmental stewardship and the conservation of birds of prey through education, research, and the rehabilitation of injured and orphaned raptors. As a charitable 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, CRC relies on public financial support to fulfill our mission. Supporters can release a raptor, adopt a bird, make a charitable donation, purchase a membership or sponsor a capital improvement project. CRC’s environmental education programs reach approximately 40,000 students each year. Our Raptor Trail hosts more than 35,000 visitors a year. Visit our calendar page for event times or just come and enjoy our nicely maintained trails and see all the amazing birds of prey.
Children’s Theatre of Charlotte
located @ Imaginon
300 E. 7th Street, Charlotte, NC (704) 973-2800
To see the complete 2014-2015 schedule, special pricing and ways to save click here
Summary: Children’s Theatre of Charlotte’s home is ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center, an amazing collaborative venture between the Theatre and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. It’s an amazing place for families – a really cool children’s library, plus two incredible theatre spaces for our productions, classrooms, computer labs, a Teen Loft and a lot more.
SATURDAY, June 20
Style with Heart CLT Sip & Shop
3643 Barclay Downs Dr (private residence)
*parking will be best on cross street Sagamore Road
June 19-20, 3:00pm-7:00pm, 11am-3:00pm
Summary: Be sure to stop by Style with Heart CLT Sip & Shop to help raise money for the SADS foundation in honor of Lee Ciciarelli, 5 year old son of founder for Style with Heart Charlotte. 12 wonderful vendors will be available for shop on site or custom order products from handmade beaded necklaces to door decor wreaths to monogrammed children’s clothing to athletic wear for girls to farm to door produce box and many more. Be sure to bring cash, check and charge. We will be raffling various items donated by local businesses.
Celebrate World Oceans
Charlotte Nature Museum
1658 Sterling Road, Charlotte, NC (704) 372-6261
June 20, 10:00am – 1:00pm, All ages, $8, includes museum admission
Summary: In honor of World Oceans Day, we’re diving into this vital ecosystem. Learn about marine life and explore ways that the oceans cares for us — and ways we can care for the ocean.
Doughnuts with Dad
Billy Graham Library
4330 Westmont Drive, Charlotte, NC (704) 401-3200
June 20, 9:30am, All ages, Free
Summary: Spend special time with your child—or father—and enjoy complimentary doughnuts and beverages, while supplies last. All fathers will receive a special gift.
MallStars Summer Fun Saturday – Presented by Wells Fargo
Northlake Mall
6801 Northlake Mall Drive, Charlotte, NC (704) 921-2000
June 20, 10:00am – 12:00pm, All ages, Free
Summary: Enjoy games, ride on the Wells Fargo Stagecoach, dance to music with Mr. Nigel and Friends and splash around in the pop-jet fountain.
World Refugee Day Charlotte
The Green
454 S. College St. , Charlotte, NC
June 20, 10:00am – 1:00pm, All ages, Free
Summary: Come celebrate Charlotte’s diverse refugee population with cultural performances, booths to discover ways to get involved, hands-on learning activities for adults and children alike!
Summer Music Series at Blakeney
Blakeney Shopping Center at the Village Green
Friday, All summer long, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Summary: Join us every Friday and Saturday night from April-August for free live music at the Village Green. The concerts run from 7-10pm and are fun for the whole family!
StoneCrest Summer Concert Series
Stonecrest Shopping Center – Fountain Stage
7900 Rea Rd, Charlotte, NC
All summer long, 7:00pm – 10:00pm, All ages, Free
Summary: Come out to Stonecrest Shopping Center every Friday and Saturday night this summer to enjoy their free Summer Concert Series.
Blumenthal Performing Arts
130 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC (704) 372-1000
To see the 2015 schedule click here
Summary: You can get all the best of the performing arts without buying a plane ticket to the Big Apple! Blumenthal Performing Arts is your source for all the best performing arts events in Charlotte and the Carolinas.
Discovery Place
301 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC (704) 372-6261
Summary: Step into a world where science is brought to life through interactive exhibits and explosive experiments during daily programs. Connect with the past and visit the future with groundbreaking exhibitions, larger-than-life IMAX Dome films and hands on activities that let you explore more. Plan your visit today. Click on the links below for detailed information on special events, featured exhibitions, featured shows and IMAX.
Featured Exhibitions: Guitar: The Instrument That Rocked The World
Featured Exhibitions: For information on all exhibitions click here.
Featured Shows: For information on all featured shows click here.
IMAX: For information on all featured movies and showtimes click here.
Discovery Place Kids – Huntersville
105 Gilead Road, Huntersville, NC (704) 372-6261
Summary: Explore the theme of I CAN at Discovery Place KIDS-Huntersville. The children’s museum features developmentally-appropriate experiences that encourage imagination and offer the opportunity to build confidence while testing skills by trying new things. The exhibits, themed around a small town, allow children to learn through play.
Theme Areas: For a complete description of all nine theme areas click here.
Featured Shows: For a complete listing of all featured shows click here.
Current and Upcoming Events: For all current and upcoming events click here.
Charlotte Nature Museum
1658 Sterling Road, Charlotte, NC (704) 372-6261
Summary: Bring little ones for just an hour or the whole day and experience wildlife through live animal exhibits and interactive education programs. The Museum is easy to navigate with fun surprises around every corner. Kids can roam The Great Hall and visit Beginnings, an area filled with young animals and information on their lifecycles.
Featured Exhibitions: For complete details on exhibitions and exhibits click here.
Featured Shows: For a complete schedule of show times click here.
Carolina Raptor Center
6000 Sample Road, Huntersville, NC (704) 875-6521
Summary: Carolina Raptor Center is dedicated to environmental stewardship and the conservation of birds of prey through education, research, and the rehabilitation of injured and orphaned raptors. As a charitable 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, CRC relies on public financial support to fulfill our mission. Supporters can release a raptor, adopt a bird, make a charitable donation, purchase a membership or sponsor a capital improvement project. CRC’s environmental education programs reach approximately 40,000 students each year. Our Raptor Trail hosts more than 35,000 visitors a year. Visit our calendar page for event times or just come and enjoy our nicely maintained trails and see all the amazing birds of prey.
Children’s Theatre of Charlotte
located @ Imaginon
300 E. 7th Street, Charlotte, NC (704) 973-2800
To see the complete 2014-2015 schedule, special pricing and ways to save click here
Summary: Children’s Theatre of Charlotte’s home is ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center, an amazing collaborative venture between the Theatre and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. It’s an amazing place for families – a really cool children’s library, plus two incredible theatre spaces for our productions, classrooms, computer labs, a Teen Loft and a lot more.
SUNDAY, June 21
Davidson Concerts On the Green
Davidson’s Village Green
Main Street and Concord Road, Davidson, NC
June 21, 6:00pm – 8:00pm, All ages, Free
Summary: Our Concerts on the Green are a summer family favorite! Concerts take place the first and third Sunday evenings of the month from to 6:00-8:00 p.m. on the town green in front of the Davidson Public Library, at the intersection of Main Street and Concord Road.
Summer Pops – SouthPark Mall
Symphony Park (adjacent to SouthPark Mall)
4400 Sharon Road, Charlotte, NC (704)714-5112
June 7, 14,21,28,July 3, 8:15pm – 9:45pm, All ages, $12
Summary: The Charlotte Symphony kicks off its exciting Summer Pops lineup with an eclectic array of works from Henry Mancini and Cole Porter to Brahms and The Beatles.
Discovery Place
301 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC (704) 372-6261
Summary: Step into a world where science is brought to life through interactive exhibits and explosive experiments during daily programs. Connect with the past and visit the future with groundbreaking exhibitions, larger-than-life IMAX Dome films and hands on activities that let you explore more. Plan your visit today. Click on the links below for detailed information on special events, featured exhibitions, featured shows and IMAX.
Featured Exhibitions: Guitar: The Instrument That Rocked The World
Featured Exhibitions: For information on all exhibitions click here.
Featured Shows: For information on all featured shows click here.
IMAX: For information on all featured movies and showtimes click here.
Discovery Place Kids – Huntersville
105 Gilead Road, Huntersville, NC (704) 372-6261
Summary: Explore the theme of I CAN at Discovery Place KIDS-Huntersville. The children’s museum features developmentally-appropriate experiences that encourage imagination and offer the opportunity to build confidence while testing skills by trying new things. The exhibits, themed around a small town, allow children to learn through play.
Theme Areas: For a complete description of all nine theme areas click here.
Featured Shows: For a complete listing of all featured shows click here.
Current and Upcoming Events: For all current and upcoming events click here.
Charlotte Nature Museum
1658 Sterling Road, Charlotte, NC (704) 372-6261
Summary: Bring little ones for just an hour or the whole day and experience wildlife through live animal exhibits and interactive education programs. The Museum is easy to navigate with fun surprises around every corner. Kids can roam The Great Hall and visit Beginnings, an area filled with young animals and information on their lifecycles.
Featured Exhibitions: For complete details on exhibitions and exhibits click here.
Featured Shows: For a complete schedule of show times click here.
Carolina Raptor Center
6000 Sample Road, Huntersville, NC (704) 875-6521
Summary: Carolina Raptor Center is dedicated to environmental stewardship and the conservation of birds of prey through education, research, and the rehabilitation of injured and orphaned raptors. As a charitable 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, CRC relies on public financial support to fulfill our mission. Supporters can release a raptor, adopt a bird, make a charitable donation, purchase a membership or sponsor a capital improvement project. CRC’s environmental education programs reach approximately 40,000 students each year. Our Raptor Trail hosts more than 35,000 visitors a year. Visit our calendar page for event times or just come and enjoy our nicely maintained trails and see all the amazing birds of prey.
Children’s Theatre of Charlotte
located @ Imaginon
300 E. 7th Street, Charlotte, NC (704) 973-2800
To see the complete 2014-2015 schedule, special pricing and ways to save click here
Summary: Children’s Theatre of Charlotte’s home is ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center, an amazing collaborative venture between the Theatre and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. It’s an amazing place for families – a really cool children’s library, plus two incredible theatre spaces for our productions, classrooms, computer labs, a Teen Loft and a lot more.
