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Robin · Guru

Wonderful Weekend Chat

Jennie · Guru

Old 97's concert back at the end of July during Bele Chere 2009.

Bele Chere is our city's annual festival. Don't get the purpose but whatever. It was a free concert by our favorite band so we were down! :)

happylib · Guru

I guess it matters on how you define "event" but I would have to say we went to the Corn Festival here, but it was short lived.

My morning is starting off right. My dh is in the kitchen cleaning. biggrin

3s_a_crowd · Guru

hmm the last free event would be the 4th of july picnic for my church i think.

Juni · Guru

We went to the farmer's market downtown last weekend and it was awesome. It could have been free but we stayed so long we had to pay parking and bought so much food! But technically it was free. And totally fun.

isalandak · Senior Member

happylib wrote:

I guess it matters on how you define "event" but I would have to say we went to the Corn Festival here, but it was short lived.

My morning is starting off right. My dh is in the kitchen cleaning.

Mine too. Well he's cleaned the kids playroom, hallway/laundry rooom, fixed the heat vents down stairs, vacummed 2 rooms, ect.

And its not even 10:00

the last free thing I went to was the fourth of july park strip celebration.

isalandak · Senior Member

Wow just read in my local paper that one of the villages here has closed there school becaus half of their students were out sick. Lets hope its not 1 of many.

LDSMOM · Senior Member

Other than church things which I attend once or twice a month, I went to a band concert in the park back in June or July, I can't remember exactly when. It was a blast. They played the Harry Potter theme which was really neat.

I don't have anything I'm planning on attending yet. I usually only find out about things a day or two in advance, except for church things which I usually get at least a couple week's notice for.

ETA: I forgot about the Pioneer Day parade on the 24th of July. We go to that every year.

-- Edited by LDSMOM on Saturday 12th of September 2009 01:16:11 PM

Robin · Guru

Hi!

I just got back from the zoo with Henry and Mark.

It's not technically free because the yearly zoo pass costs $79, but my parents bought that for us, so it was free for us.

And this afternoon, there is a free kid-friendly concert at Overton Park (the park that encompasses the zoo) called "Levitt Shell". My Sunday school class is having a social there, and we're supposed to take our own picnic-type food to eat. I haven't decided if I want to go.

It's a pretty long drive, and we just got home from there. Plus I'm afraid the parking will be difficult.

It is free, though.

Supafly · Guru

I have been trying to think of something, but I can't. I mean, we have family functions, which are of course free, but an actual EVENT? None of those are really free around here.

The MD Seafood Festival is going on this weekend, and I would like to go to that, but I don't think we will make it. Today is out because we wasted the morning (which was way overcast anyway) and I have to sing at 4:30, and tomorrow Anna has a b-day party for a boy in her class. (which is at a park, which isn't free to enter either!) I doubt we'll make it later in the day. (the seafood fest isn't free though-it is $10/ticket)

Next weekend is the county fair, and I'd like for us to go to that for sure. (it isn't free though-but it is cheap-$5/ticket for adults and both my girls are free)

I think that one of the parks here does do some free concerts in the summer, but again, you have to pay to get into the park itself.

What kind of free things are there to do where you all live?

Supafly · Guru

Oh yes, the zoo!!! I forgot about that-the DC zoo is free. (but you have to ay $20 to park, so technically, it isn't 100% free-unless you live within walking distance, you will pay to get there or you will pay to park there. And you can't even get a free map-they charge for zoo maps too)

Robin · Guru

Supafly wrote:

I have been trying to think of something, but I can't. I mean, we have family functions, which are of course free, but an actual EVENT? None of those are really free around here.

The MD Seafood Festival is going on this weekend, and I would like to go to that, but I don't think we will make it. Today is out because we wasted the morning (which was way overcast anyway) and I have to sing at 4:30, and tomorrow Anna has a b-day party for a boy in her class. (which is at a park, which isn't free to enter either!) I doubt we'll make it later in the day. (the seafood fest isn't free though-it is $10/ticket)

Next weekend is the county fair, and I'd like for us to go to that for sure. (it isn't free though-but it is cheap-$5/ticket for adults and both my girls are free)

I think that one of the parks here does do some free concerts in the summer, but again, you have to pay to get into the park itself.

What kind of free things are there to do where you all live?

That's interesting about paying to get into parks. I don't think there are any parks around here that charge an entrance fee.

Maybe the parks there are better?

Robin · Guru

Supafly wrote:

Oh yes, the zoo!!! I forgot about that-the DC zoo is free. (but you have to ay $20 to park, so technically, it isn't 100% free-unless you live within walking distance, you will pay to get there or you will pay to park there. And you can't even get a free map-they charge for zoo maps too)

$20 to park?! My goodness.

We park free at the zoo with our zoo pass, but it is normally $3 to park.

Supafly · Guru

Robin wrote:

Supafly wrote:

I have been trying to think of something, but I can't. I mean, we have family functions, which are of course free, but an actual EVENT? None of those are really free around here.

The MD Seafood Festival is going on this weekend, and I would like to go to that, but I don't think we will make it. Today is out because we wasted the morning (which was way overcast anyway) and I have to sing at 4:30, and tomorrow Anna has a b-day party for a boy in her class. (which is at a park, which isn't free to enter either!) I doubt we'll make it later in the day. (the seafood fest isn't free though-it is $10/ticket)

Next weekend is the county fair, and I'd like for us to go to that for sure. (it isn't free though-but it is cheap-$5/ticket for adults and both my girls are free)

I think that one of the parks here does do some free concerts in the summer, but again, you have to pay to get into the park itself.

What kind of free things are there to do where you all live?

That's interesting about paying to get into parks. I don't think there are any parks around here that charge an entrance fee.

Maybe the parks there are better?

Not all parks charge, of course. And you can get an annual pass that is good at mulitple parks in the area too. The ones that charge have more ammenities, I guess. One has ice skating in the winter, and concerts and stuff and the other has a working farm area with livestock and you are allowed to go to that, and they all have loads of trails and huge playgrounds and such. I know the one is almost 300 acres, so obviously there is a lot of grounds upkeep with that. IHNI how those things compare from region to region.

The free places are not as elaborate. They have a few smaller trails, a couple of small pavillions, smaller playgrounds, some ball fields, etc. You standard park stuff.

I guess you get used to things that are around you! Most things cost money to do here, aside from going to the park (because we never pay to go to the other ones-I mean, my ILs live on a working farm so we don't need to pay for that, lol!). But it isn't *too* bad, really. IDT the prices are outlandish. I think an annual pass for the county parks is $40? Not much really.

Supafly · Guru

Robin wrote:

Supafly wrote:

Oh yes, the zoo!!! I forgot about that-the DC zoo is free. (but you have to ay $20 to park, so technically, it isn't 100% free-unless you live within walking distance, you will pay to get there or you will pay to park there. And you can't even get a free map-they charge for zoo maps too)

$20 to park?! My goodness.

We park free at the zoo with our zoo pass, but it is normally $3 to park.

Yeah-they get you with the parking. The MD zoo is free for parking, but costs to get in, so really it is about the same either way. And the Aquarium is ridiculously expensive, IMO!!

apies · Guru

hi girls.

i'm home alone tonight (well, the kids are in bed but ykwim) and i'm bored.

i just ate some chicken sausage and now i need to drink more wine.

idr the last event i went to that was free. nothing is free around here. we have lots of memberships, but i'm struggling to think of something free.

i'll keep thinking.

apies · Guru

supa, we have to pay $10 to park at the aquarium and i think THAT is a rip! $20 is ridiculous!!!

apies · Guru

my checking account is still not straightened out from the stupid overdraft charges a couple of weeks ago.

i've been waiting to go back to work to upgrade to premium and now the checking account attached to my paypal account is all messed up so i can't.

i feel like i'm missing out on cocktail! dang it!

apies · Guru

i wonder if anyone will show up tonight.

i am so bored.

i have no energy or stamina left in MW, i'm bored with bejeweled and matt isn't home. nothing is on tv. and now i need more wine but i'm too lazy to get up.

:sigh:

Supafly · Guru

lmao Apies, you are in sad shape, girlfriend!!!

I am only here for a minute. Bill is trying to get me liquored up, lol.

I'm sorry Matt isn't home-that sucks. Is he away or just out?

Seriously, the $20 is a LOT. But everything seems to be that way around here, kwim? IDK-I think some areas of the country are just lacking in free stuff. Aside from going to the (free) park, the mall or something like that, I can't think of a thing that is free. Even our crummy Children's Museum isn't free!!! (but they need the money, lmao)

I am SOOOOOO sorry your bank account stuff isn't worked out yet. What is the holdup? And don't worry too much-it has been majorly quiet around here, I think.