Events

Here is a sampling of free virtual activities to enjoy and participate in while safely sheltering in place:

Art

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art is offering a free online drawing class you can take from home: https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-is-offering-a-free-online-drawing-class-you-can-take-from-home-041720?fbclid=IwAR2vVdyQjc-dnxEcUmRVYtf9QKtI8ROT-mffAQSJCg9lOxNMkl34JBObiGw
• These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch:
  https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours

Books / Audiobooks / Stories

• International Treasure Dolly Parton Will Read Us Bedtime Stories:
  https://imaginationlibrary.com/goodnight-with-dolly/
• Read 9 Stories By Haruki Murakami Free Online:
  http://www.openculture.com/2014/08/read-five-stories-by-haruki-murakami-free-online.html?fbclid=IwAR0VuTpPoSnV1KHVkaZg8m1fI9rJNpqz7zalL9TidlcpHSxtHw7IDoKnjpE
• Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White Brought to life by Meryl Streep and a full cast:
  https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/

Classes

• Udemy Has 100,000 Online Courses, Here Are 12 Of The Best Ones: https://www.buzzfeed.com/kaylasuazo/udemy-has-100000-online-courses-here-are-the-best-ones?utm_source=dynamic&utm_campaign=bfsharecopy
• Here are 450 Ivy League courses you can take online right now for free:
  https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/ivy-league-free-online-courses-a0d7ae675869/?fbclid=IwAR01q-tL07kgzwkhIGB-ME0exya6A3z-e9D43Wij7pcYrJYWCZeHljPZqKU
• Yale’s most popular class ever is available free online — and the topic is how to be happier in your daily life. https://www.businessinsider.com/coursera-yale-science-of-wellbeing-free-course-review-overview?fbclid=IwAR07T19hFI9H7I0cq7CtUt5H8ysoKPNKzbJGLSegkJo7GmPCBgCVw2Npzdg

Games

• 7 board games you can play online with friends while you’re staying inside:
  https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2020/03/18/board-games-online-with-friends?fbclid=IwAR0mpfn14uohYsLZf8FQYvg3D13aPXIXlT66IQlqLHSl6rR1osUrBOdcimg

LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

• The 6th Annual Virtual Toast To Marriage Equality – Join in and raise a glass (of any beverage of your choice) to marriage equality, the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, and the idea that LOVE WINS. This is an annual event which has grown with every passing year, and sees people from all over the world gathering, virtually, in solidarity. All are welcome. Appropriate for the whole family. https://www.facebook.com/events/243001437133216/
• Cincy Black Pride https://www.cincinnatiblackpride.com/
• Virtual Trans Pride – Presented by the Los Angeles LGBT Center https://transpride.lalgbtcenter.org/
• Global Pride 2020 – 24 hours of artistic performances, speeches and other programming celebrating the diversity of the LGBTQ community https://www.globalpride2020.org/

Movies / TV / Videos

• 90 Classic Looney Tunes Cartoons You Can Watch Right Now: https://www.vulture.com/article/best-looney-tunes-shorts-cartoons.html?fbclid=IwAR1Kp4cQAfxbIrcmBB87dhJioJdlGlioAiymqPHYNJIBNGjjwXPqF9sDBvc

Movement/Exercise

• 15-minute, completely seated chair yoga practice: https://bodypositiveyoga.com/seated-chair-yoga-practice/?fbclid=IwAR1gntJ_4SrKlbCfa9U8ZKm5r1iGcBoMQqXrDLTWa09HL6O3MEfON4zHq2o
• YMCA 360: ON-DEMAND VIDEOS:
  https://ymca360.org/

Music

• Metropolitan Opera to Offer Up ‘Nightly Met Opera Streams’:
  https://operawire.com/metropolitan-opera-to-offer-up-nightly-met-opera-streams/?fbclid=IwAR1ItqCMOYQFsXJvBwy0JN2Gp8K3yUKImKXXQRDeOLK6u7D1n0pUCKDUMao
• A List of Live Virtual Concerts To Watch During The Coronavirus Shutdown:
  https://www.npr.org/2020/03/17/816504058/a-list-of-live-virtual-concerts-to-watch-during-the-coronavirus-shutdown?fbclid=IwAR1UNFYnOk090y7Mms04jjX2quEyAOtIHcMmvOXghxzDthO-ifaPQ4j5IIk

Nature

• Harbor Sounds | Seaside Market Ambience | 1 Hour: https://youtu.be/frEJTGfLOhM
• Holland’s famous Keukenhof Gardens are in full bloom and open for a virtual tour: https://www.countryliving.com/uk/travel-ideas/abroad/a27340790/visit-keukenhof-gardens-holland-full-bloom/?fbclid=IwAR3VkorZDG09T5cB6O3doM6ADls52U8037ZTdykGGIaEy9SAo3TueYih3KI
• How to Watch Flowers Bloom Around the World From Home:
  https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/622404/livestream-spring-flower-blooms-cherry-blossoms?fbclid=IwAR38IyVyL78CjU7bvgwkacDwiEq76aKFL0yMirVpw_a-liRLWVCuY77zf2s

Travel

• You Can Go On A Virtual Tour Of Petra, The Ancient Rose City, From Your Living Room: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/about/behind-the-scenes/streetview/treks/petra/
• Complete Walk through of Disneyland – Acoustic sights and sounds of Disneyland: https://youtu.be/djJ4N-Y7hZc
• Coronavirus: How to see the world without leaving your home:
  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-52096529?fbclid=IwAR2cBtG_AvsI6iHgNG70u0m40nolV3-HmKYa6V_94OR2uKdl7ehIJvY-s8A