GO. PLAY. SEE.: 4 Fun Things to Experience in Charlotte This Month
CLOSE OUT SUMMER AT THE BALLANTYNE
The hotel will host a family-friendly line-up of activities for Labor Day weekend, September 3-5. Take a Cookie Workshop ($25 per child) with Executive Pastry Chef Henry Martignago. Head to the Lowcountry BBQ ($24 per entrée) to feast on pork spareribs, beef brisket, or Chef Adeyemi’s fried chicken in the Gallery Restaurant or poolside. Then catch a family-friendly flick at Movie Night (complimentary for hotel guests) with popcorn and candy stations with treats for purchase. Visit theballantynehotel.com for the full schedule. North and South Carolina residents can enjoy a 15% savings on hotel stays with this Carolina Summer Saver.
SNOW YOUR ROLL
Treat the kiddos to a super-fun lunch at Snow Your Roll, a mother/daughter-owned food truck that serves gourmet egg rolls and shaved ice. Choose from eight egg roll options like Short Rib Philly and Hibachi Chicken, plus 26 shaved ice syrups you can mix and match. Catch Snow Your Roll at 2730 North Graham Street Tuesday through Thursday and Saturday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., or follow them @snowyourrollclt
GET SOME ART EDUCATION
Visit the Mint Museum Uptown to check out the special exhibition “John Leslie Breck: American Impressionist.” The exhibition opens September 18 and features more than 70 of Breck’s Impressionist paintings—many of which haven’t been on public view in more than a century. See landscape-inspired works from his time in Giverny, plus three rare paintings of California, Massachusetts, Maine, and his sojourn to Venice. Admission is free for members and children ages 4 and younger; $15 for adults; $10 for seniors ages 65 and older; $10 for college students with ID; and $6 for youth ages 5–17. Frontline workers and their immediate families also receive complimentary admission through December 31, 2021.The exhibition will be on view through January 22, 2022. mintmuseum.org
HAVE A TASTE OF THE JERSEY SHORE
Stop by 7th Street Public Market for a slice of “Jersey Shore-style” pizza. Geno D’s Pizzeria, which originally operated in New Jersey from 1985 through 2018, opened in the uptown food hall in late July. Father-and-daughter team Geno and Gena DiPaolo serve a menu of knots, calzones, and specialty pizzas like Chicken Parm, Buffalo Chicken, and their signature Grandma-style pie. genods.com
