Lots of things happening in and around Charlotte this week. Whether you're in south Charlotte in the Ballantyne area, in Southwest Charlotte, Uptown, or Northwest of Charlotte, there's something for you to see and do.
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Cell Phone Drive for Soldiers: sponsored by Mark Antonich with Ameriprise Financial. Collecting gently-used cell phones for our troops. Donations at: 8832 Blakeney Professional Drive/Suite 302. The fourth annual drive begins Novemer 18th and continues through December 31st. For more information call 704-944-2080.
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Holidays at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden: begins the holiday season with lots of displays, the famous Orchid Tree, cookies & cocoa with Santa, a wreath building class, holiday teas, fairy house workshop. Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden is located at 6500 S New Hope Road in Belmot. November 21st through December 5th. More information: www.dsbg.org.
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Meet the Breeds Event sponsored by the Piedmont Kennel Club on November 22nd (from noon till 4:00pm). If you've been thinking about adding a dog to your family, this is a great venue at which to learn what kind of dog best suits your home, family, and lifestyle. There will also be live demonstrations on basic training for dogs. Admission is free, but the Kennel Club requests that you bring a new, unwrapped toy for the Charlotte Magical Toy Drive which is affiliated with Charlotte's Salvation Army. Piedmont Kennel Club is located at 13607 Choate Circle in Charlotte. More information: www.pkc.org.
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Charlotte International Auto Show at the Charlotte Convention Center begins November 20th and runs through November 23. Thursday and Friday hours: Noon till 9:00pm. Saturday hours: 10:00am till 10:00pm. Sunday hours: 10:00am till 6:00pm. You can buy discount tickets and coupons at www.CharlotteAutoShow.com (free for children under 12). The show offers almost six football fields of display area with hundreds of vehicles on display from over three dozen manufacturers. You'll see classic cars to the latest 2015 model year cars. General Motors is offering a Ride & Drive on Saturday and Sunday, allowing you to get behind the wheel of their cars and experience them first-hand. Show organizers are asking attendees to bring a new bike helmet as a donation to the "Hey Kids, It's Santa" organization which donates hundreds of bikes each year to deserving children in the Charlotte metro area. If you donate a helmet, you get one free admission to the show.
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Tree Lighting: at Ballantyne Village on November 21st at 6:00pm to kick off the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign. Free holiday treats and hot cider or cocoa will be served. And from Friday, November 21st till December 13th you can select your Salvation Army Holiday Angel at Ballantyne Village and make sure that less fortunate children receive Christmas gifts.
So much is happening in the Charlotte metro are this week... take advantage. You'll have fun, you'll learn something, and you can even contribute to a worthy cause or two.
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