It's the weekend, hooray!!
Oh wait, we're all stuck in lock down, no trips to the pub with your mates, or to zoos with the kids or to visit that museum exhibit that finally arrived.
So what can you do...? Tons of entertainment venues and entertainers are live streaming. Be that a pub, zoo, museum
Virtual Pub Quizzes
Get the beers in the fridge and gather your team (that'll be the people that live in your house, please don't invite your friends around)... The Free Trade Inn, Byker Newcastle did one on Wednesday & We Are FSTVL did on Thursday. Why not join the event page for the Friends Virtual Quiz at 19.30(GMT) Friday evening?
Visit the Zoo
In the UK & Ireland 4 zoos are livestreaming for your viewing pleasure. You can visit Edinburgh Zoo's koalas, and Marwell's flamingos. Dublin Zoo are streaming their African Savannah, Penguins, and Elephants. Paignton zoo are also showing flamingos, as well as Sulawesi Macque, and Meerkats.
If zoos aren't you thing and you prefer wildlife you can check out Living Coasts conservation charity's penguins who get fed at 10.30 and 2.30 daily.
Puppies
Y'all have heard of cat cafes... make yourself a cuppa and get comfy on the sofa and watch these puppy streams instead.
Museums
Fancied wandering around a gallery or museum this weekend? You still can.
Get yourself to the British Museum's online exhibit. Go on your Italian Adventure with the Pinacoteca di Brera, The Vatican and Uffizi. Take yourself back in time with Greece's National Archaeological Museum. Check out Madrid's 200 year old Prado Museum. Visit the Louvre in Paris without the crowds. Go across the pond and check out the Met's online collection. Whilst you're in the US you can check out Washington's National Gallery of Art- this website even has an interactive family section for the kiddos including an iPad app! Lastly St. Petersburg's Hermitage Museum has a ton of interesting exhibits to check out.
Theatre
The Barn Theatre, Cirencester have launced a streaming service called Behind the Barn Door so you can be entertained by them from the comfort of your own sofa. Whilst it's not for me there is also opera available to you. The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra are offering a free subscription, a mixture of archived material and live concerts. The New York Met Opera are offering free daily streaming of their opera's and the Paris Opera are offering its ballets and operas for free!
Musicians
Keep an eye on your favourite bands instagram's. Aurora has been live streaming songs that people have been picking out and her set is being live streamed from Verftet Festival Sunday at 8PM. Coldplay's Chris Martin did an instagram live concert. As have John Legend, Pink, & Brandon Flowers from the Killers Lizzo is always entertaining. Check out this Irish band who built a pub to celebrate St. Patrick's Day and play their gig. As well as that two entertainer friends of mine will be live streaming from their home on Sunday singing 60s, 70s & 80s hits if that's your thing, click here for more info!
Whatever you do this weekend, make sure you Stay At Home and make the above team's job easier.
Stay safe, stay home.
Oh wait, we're all stuck in lock down, no trips to the pub with your mates, or to zoos with the kids or to visit that museum exhibit that finally arrived.
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| Tiger enjoying his walk across the meadow near our home |
So what can you do...? Tons of entertainment venues and entertainers are live streaming. Be that a pub, zoo, museum
Virtual Pub Quizzes
Get the beers in the fridge and gather your team (that'll be the people that live in your house, please don't invite your friends around)... The Free Trade Inn, Byker Newcastle did one on Wednesday & We Are FSTVL did on Thursday. Why not join the event page for the Friends Virtual Quiz at 19.30(GMT) Friday evening?
Visit the Zoo
In the UK & Ireland 4 zoos are livestreaming for your viewing pleasure. You can visit Edinburgh Zoo's koalas, and Marwell's flamingos. Dublin Zoo are streaming their African Savannah, Penguins, and Elephants. Paignton zoo are also showing flamingos, as well as Sulawesi Macque, and Meerkats.
If zoos aren't you thing and you prefer wildlife you can check out Living Coasts conservation charity's penguins who get fed at 10.30 and 2.30 daily.
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| Lemurs at the Wild Place Project back in August |
Puppies
Y'all have heard of cat cafes... make yourself a cuppa and get comfy on the sofa and watch these puppy streams instead.
Museums
Fancied wandering around a gallery or museum this weekend? You still can.
Get yourself to the British Museum's online exhibit. Go on your Italian Adventure with the Pinacoteca di Brera, The Vatican and Uffizi. Take yourself back in time with Greece's National Archaeological Museum. Check out Madrid's 200 year old Prado Museum. Visit the Louvre in Paris without the crowds. Go across the pond and check out the Met's online collection. Whilst you're in the US you can check out Washington's National Gallery of Art- this website even has an interactive family section for the kiddos including an iPad app! Lastly St. Petersburg's Hermitage Museum has a ton of interesting exhibits to check out.
Theatre
The Barn Theatre, Cirencester have launced a streaming service called Behind the Barn Door so you can be entertained by them from the comfort of your own sofa. Whilst it's not for me there is also opera available to you. The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra are offering a free subscription, a mixture of archived material and live concerts. The New York Met Opera are offering free daily streaming of their opera's and the Paris Opera are offering its ballets and operas for free!
Musicians
Keep an eye on your favourite bands instagram's. Aurora has been live streaming songs that people have been picking out and her set is being live streamed from Verftet Festival Sunday at 8PM. Coldplay's Chris Martin did an instagram live concert. As have John Legend, Pink, & Brandon Flowers from the Killers Lizzo is always entertaining. Check out this Irish band who built a pub to celebrate St. Patrick's Day and play their gig. As well as that two entertainer friends of mine will be live streaming from their home on Sunday singing 60s, 70s & 80s hits if that's your thing, click here for more info!
Whatever you do this weekend, make sure you Stay At Home and make the above team's job easier.
Stay safe, stay home.
Back in my daughters school days, every Saturday, me and 8~9
ReplyDeletekids used to jump into the Datsun 2.8 Sedan..and disappear...!
On one one occasion we went to Bristol Zoo..Sad really, as most
of the animals..big cats etc..were kept in small cages..or should l
say prisons..! All changed now of course..
Eight of us went into the zoo..and seven of us left..Well..! It was
feeding time..We had great days out..Especially the Longleat trip.
Another day perhaps...! :).
HaHa! And..l can relate to museums now..as most of the exhibits
are as old as l am..well..nearly..! :).
Well said..Well put..l'm off to make a lemon tea..with honey of course..
And check through some of your links..
As l won't be going no place, quite soon..Plenty to do around my home,
just played with the J.Edgar..up and down the stairs, all nice and clean,
even remembered to plug it in this time...! ;).
Nice post..nice read..."Every day above ground is a good day".
Say Hi to Tiger..And l'm not sure what those Lemurs are up to...HeHe! :o).