CALENDAR: Online events featured

With most people following a stay-at-home order, they’re looking for things to do.  Here’s a look at some online events and offerings to help you shed any boredom that may rise in your home: 

If you have any online events, drop us a line (editor@charlestoncurrents.com) and make sure to put “Online event” in the subject line.  Similarly, if you’ve got cool ideas for stuff to do while in isolation at home, send them our way.

Virtual tours:  Bulldog Tours is providing virtual tours of the city of Charleston daily at 2 p.m., according to sister publication Charleston City Paper.  So far, tours have been to Washington Square, Fort Lamar and the old City Jail.  Learn more.

Online wellness:  You can also get fit online through virtual fitness classes that offer workouts, meditations and more.  Check out this City Paper post of what area studios are offering.

Online jazz:  Forte Jazz Lounge in downtown Charleston is offering music enthusiasts the chance to watch live shows online through virtual ticketing with suggested donations of $10.  The feed starts about 15 minutes before shows. When the virus scare is done, all donors will be invited to a big party blowout at the club with the Joe Clarke Big Band.  Learn more.

Aquarium online.  The S.C. Aquarium is expected to offer a daily Nature Challenge, a virtual “Passport to Fun” and a “Moment of Zen” starting this week online.  It also offers daily education classes at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Monday to Friday, via its virtual network. Learn more.

Virtual museums.  You can visit 500 museums across the world online through this Google amalgamation of sites.  Locally:

Charleston Museum.  “The Charleston Museum and its Historic Houses will have a variety of content, lessons, videos, and virtual tours during this uncertain time.  More online.

Gibbes Museum.  You can enjoy lots of local art offerings through the website and social media accounts of the Gibbes Museum. AT 10 a.m. on weekdays, the museum posts virtual readings and workshops on Facebook. Find more online.