We have a little bit of a slowdown weekend ahead after a crazy-packed Memorial Day Weekend, but there's still lots of fun. It starts tonight at the Mint Museum.
Tonight
Family Happy Hour - Bring the kids to the front lawn of Mint Museum Randolph for the fourth annual Party in the Park, a family-friendly event, benefitting the Mint's annual fund. Bring snacks or cash for the food trucks and bar. Enjoy an evening outside listening to summer tunes and playing games. The museum will be open. 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Mint Museum Randolph, 2730 Randolph Road. Free.
Thursday Alive After Five - See Bon Jovi tribute band Slippery When Wet tonight at the weekly Alive After Fiveafter-work party. 5 p.m. Epicentre, 210 E. Trade Street.
Sunset at Metropolitan - Silver Train headlines the weekly Sunset At Metropolitan afterwork party. 6:30 p.m, Metropolitan, 1111 Metropolitan Ave.
Friday
Free Breakfast - During the month of May join Free Wheelin' Fridays for a complimentary breakfast at the Common Market on Commonwealth in Plaza Midwood. Breakfast begins at 7 a.m., then commute into uptown at 8:15 a.m., Common Market, 2007 Commonwealth Ave.
August Wilson Play - Pulitizer Prize winning playwright August Wilson wrote Seven Guitars in 1995. The recurring theme is based in the blues music and tackles a search for our humanity, self-understanding and self-acceptance. Presented by On Q Productions. 7:30 p.m., Duke Energy Theater at Spirit Square $10. Available at door.
Friday Live! - Misterwives headlines this weekly afterwork event. 6 p.m. N.C. Music Factory, 1000 NC Music Factory Blvd. $8.
Saturday
Soul Music - Hear Charlotte’s own Stephanie Mills, Freddie Jackson, Evelyn Champagne King, El DeBarge and more at The Kinfolks 6th Annual Soulfood Festival. 4 p.m., Rte. 29 Pavilion, 5650 Sandusky Blvd, Concord. $35.
Celebrate Homebrewing - Before there was a craft brew scene, Charlotte enjoyed a robust home-brew culture. The American Homebrewers Association Rally celebrates homebrewing and connects beer enthusiasts from all over North Carolina. Includes a VIP brewery tour, beer samples, gifts, prizes and more. Local homebrew clubs will there. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., NoDa Brewing Co, 2229 N Davidson St. RSVP here.
Sunday
Beer Festival - The rescheduled Beer Me Brewfest will feature 30 breweries, more than 60 beers, wines, and ciders. Live Music by Time Sawyer & Josey Wails, food trucks, cornhole, giant beer pong, and more. 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., All American Pub Charlotte NC, 200 East Bland Street. $25.
Pool Party - Prive hosts The Sunday Scene for young professionals from the Charlotte area. The event includes a low country crab boil, water gun fights and adult games. 4 p.m. - 10 p.m., Century Resort Pool, 8700 Long Creek Club Drive.
I'll Trade You - Share homemade, homegrown or foraged food at thePlaza-Midwood Food Swap. 2 p.m. Snug Harbor, 1228 Gordon St.
Oh yes, it's spring. The city's favorite happy hour returns and there are Easter bar crawls. Let's get this party started. See you in the streets.
Wonder Woman - The UNC Charlotte Women and Gender Studies speaker series presents Melissa Harris-Perry. She will present her talk Mommy, Mammy and the Maid: Race, Class and Women's Political Power. 8 p.m. Student Union 340, UNC Charlotte. Free
Thursday
15 Years and Counting - Charlotte’s largest happy hour returns to officially kick off our spring. Enjoy booze, beer and bands at Alive After Five. 5 p.m. EpiCentre, 210 East Trade St.
Weekly Happy Hour - Another weekly spring concert series begins with the University Place Concert Series. Free music and good times. 6-9 p.m., The Shoppes at University Place.
Handbag Heaven - 107.9 The Link, will be onsite with music, games and prizes including tickets to the Train concert this summer, massages and more at Purses with a Purpose Kick-off Party. Bring your gently used purses to donate for their annual sale that gives proceeds to The American Cancer Society.5 p.m. The Boulevard at South End.
Friday
Happy Birthday Billie - Sultry singer Cassandra Wilson pays tribute to Billie Holiday. Cassandra Wilson: A Billie Holiday 100th Birthday. 8 p.m. Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts, 430 South Tryon St. Parking: Levine Center for the Arts Parking Garage, 550 S. Tryon Street with an entrance on W. Stonewall St.
Saturday
Easter Crawl - Celebrate Easter with drink specials and freebies. The Bunny Hop Bar Crawlparticipating bars: Bubble, Suite, Whisky River, Blackfinn, Howl at the Moon, Tin Roof, Rooftop 210, and Vida Vida. 5 p.m. Rooftop 210, EpiCentre, 210 E Trade St.
Easter Games - Egg hunts are for kids, but these Easter games are for adults. The Bags & Bunnies Cornhole Bar Hop is a different type of bar crawl. Travel to seven different uptown bars while playing one of the signature RockHouse/SportsLink Cornhole Golf courses. Games include tossing cornhole bags up and down staircases, over obstacles, and even at moving targets. Registration starts at 5 p.m. Republic, 314 North College St.
I'm back!!! In 2005, I launched the Paid To Party column for the Observer. Now I'm back with a fresh look at Charlotte's entertainment offerings. For the next few months, I'll be testing a new feature, primarily aimed at weekend events and other ways to entertain yourself, your family, your visitors.
Sip + Play is your guide to fun things to do in Charlotte from Food Truck Fridays to bar crawls to events you've never experienced. I still love a party, so there also will be plenty of that.
Sip + Play will take you all over Charlotte and beyond with live event coverage on the weekends and recommendations of where to go and what to do. I'm looking forward to sharing my adventures with you. #cltevents
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