Triad Tuesday: FREE Entry to see Romare Bearden Exhibit

“A Black Odyssey” by nationally acclaimed artist and North Carolina native Romare Bearden is on view at Reynolda House Museum of American Art. Winston-Salem residents can see the exhibit (usually $10 for adults) for free this week before it heads out on its national tour. The vibrant works of watercolor and collage depict Homer’s The Odyssey interpreted by Bearden with an all-black cast of characters. This is the first time the collection has been viewable in its (almost) entirety outside of New York. Guests will be asked to provide their zip code and email address. For more information, visit www.reynoldahouse.org.

Triad Tuesday: RiverRun Offers Free Viewing of E.T. Tomorrow night

Not so Ouch(y)! Thanks to RiverRun International Film Festival, families can view E.T. (The Extra Terrestrial) for free tomorrow night at Hanesbrands Theatre at 6:00 p.m. Both a classic movie for kids and a remarkable portrait of childhood, Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece is a grand sci-fi adventure that captures the strange moment in youth when the world is a place of mysterious possibilities and the universe seems somehow separate from the one inhabited by grown-ups.  FREE screening.
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Earth Day Freebies

1. FREE Starbucks Coffee!

On Earth Day, April 22nd, Starbucks is inviting everyone to bring in a reusable mug or tumbler and get a FREE brewed coffee or tea. Your choice of brew, hot or iced – it is spring after all! RSVP here

Plus, their tumblers and travel mugs will be 20% off on Earth Day, April 22. Just so you know, anytime you bring in your own tumbler or travel mug to a participating Starbucks, you get 10 cents off your drink every day.

Can’t bring in a mug and don’t want to buy a new one? That’s okay too. Just request your coffee or tea in one of their “for-here” cups and Starbucks will pick up the tab.

Note: Greensboro fans can also stop by Caribou Coffee (at the Friendly Center) with your reusable mug to get FREE coffee.

2. Lowe’s Home Improvement – FREE TREE!

Lowe’s Home Improvement is giving away one million tree saplings to customers. Lowe’s, in partnership with American Forests , will be giving the trees to customers on April 23rd during in-store Earth Day celebrations. Customers across the nation will get a tree that is best suited for the climate and terrain where they live. Each sapling comes with a bar code so customers can register the tree online and see where other trees are being planted. Another bar code on the tree bag can be scanned with a mobile phone to get fun tree facts and a video on how to plant and care for the sapling. The one million planted trees will eventually produce more than 260,000,000 pounds of oxygen and provide clean air for more than 670,000 people in a year. Whether you plant a tree from Lowe’s or anywhere else, take a picture of your newly planted sapling and they will reward you with a ‘love bunnies’ recycled silver necklace from Figs + Ginger just enter the Lowes Earth Day Green Giveaway and get free jewelry!

3. Duke Power- FREE CFL Lightbulbs!

Duke Energy is giving away FREE compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs), (you know, that curly kind of lightbulb) to its customers. According to Duke Energy, one CFL saves $30 in its lifetime. Just complete the online registration from to see how many free bulbs you qualify for, and they’ll arrive in the next four to six weeks!

4. Origins- FREE Cleanser

FREE Full Size Cleanser from Origins. Simply fill out the form, take in your current cleanser (empty or full), and trade it in for Origins full size Checks and Balances or A Perfect World (Value $18.) The Return to Origins Recycling Program collects cosmetic bottles, tubes, jars, deodorant sticks and compacts for recycling year round, making every day an Earth Day of sorts. The program has recycled more than 17,000 pounds of cosmetic packaging since its launch in March 2009.