Free Things To Do Online While Social Distancing

PlatinumPearl · 03-20-2020, 07:45 PM

I know that this is a very stressful time for some and thought that it would be a good idea to share things others could do from the comfort of their home to help them get through this time of social distancing and self-isolation.

I came across a website where you can watch Broadway Musicals free online through a trial offer for a limited time only... https://www.broadwayhd.com/

I will be adding more to this thread as I come across free or trial offers for online events, training websites and videos etc. Feel free to contribute as well.

Kelt · 03-20-2020, 07:55 PM

19 immersive museum exhibits you can visit from your couch

PlatinumPearl · 03-20-2020, 08:38 PM

Yale's Most Popular Course 'Science of Well-Being' Is Being Offered Free Online... https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-s...gn=a1LgFw09t88

C0LLETTE · 03-20-2020, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Kelt

19 immersive museum exhibits you can visit from your couch

I checked this out. How wonderful!!!!Thank you so much Kelt.

Platinum Pearl this thread is an excellent idea, virus or no. Many thanks. Great way to escape thinking about the virus and politics , too.

PlatinumPearl · 03-20-2020, 09:39 PM

Virtual tours and other really cool links... https://www.floridatoday.com/story/e...nt/5066014002/

~ocean · 03-20-2020, 11:39 PM

ty Platinum very good thread

and ty Kelt interesting link

PlatinumPearl · 03-21-2020, 09:39 AM

Adobe gives students free home Creative Cloud access
Free temporary licenses available during Covid-19 outbreak

https://www.techradar.com/news/adobe...-how-to-get-it

If you're an existing subscriber, follow the steps below and you'll be taken to an offers page that includes a 'best offer' of getting your next two months for free.

https://www.techradar.com/news/want-...e-hidden-offer

PlatinumPearl · 03-21-2020, 10:59 AM

25+ Fitness Studios and Gyms Offering Live-Stream Workouts During the Coronavirus Outbreak
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/hea...rkout-classes/

GeorgiaMa'am · 03-21-2020, 12:13 PM

The New York Times is offering "free access to the most important news and useful guidance on the corona outbreak." See available articles and sign up (no subscription required) here:
https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/c...gtype=Homepage

GeorgiaMa'am · 03-21-2020, 12:50 PM

You might be surprised how many webcams there are of cute animals out there. Just Google "zoo" and "webcam". Here's one of my favorites, the sea otter cam at Georgia Aquarium: https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/webc...-otter-webcam/

C0LLETTE · 03-21-2020, 02:10 PM

Ok, watching that website is almost more fun than having sex...also, please note that I am "senior" now and watching otters floating on their backs is a lot more relaxing than watching dogs humping in the park across the road.

ksrainbow · 03-21-2020, 08:29 PM

https://nationalmall.org/bloomcam

Ks-

easygoingfemme · 03-22-2020, 05:21 AM

This is awesome. Thank you.

GeorgiaMa'am · 03-22-2020, 11:59 AM

A friend of mine had a GREAT idea. He is going through his old photographs - actual photographs from long ago, not digital photographs - and finding pictures of times that he shared with friends. Then he takes a digital pic of the photograph with his phone, and emails or texts it to that person - saying "remember this?"

He sent me a picture of a sand sculpture we both made at the beach about 30 years ago. It has kept me smiling all day.

ksrainbow · 03-22-2020, 04:50 PM

https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/

homoe · 03-22-2020, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am

A friend of mine had a GREAT idea. He is going through his old photographs - actual photographs from long ago, not digital photographs - and finding pictures of times that he shared with friends. Then he takes a digital pic of the photograph with his phone, and emails or texts it to that person - saying "remember this?"

He sent me a picture of a sand sculpture we both made at the beach about 30 years ago. It has kept me smiling all day.

What a neat idea......

PlatinumPearl · 03-23-2020, 03:59 PM

I just went to check our public library's website and noticed that due to the Covid-19 closures they are providing incentives for library card holders to access eBooks, movies, and music online by increasing credits and providing unlimited streaming.

I thought I would share this info. with you so that you can check your library's website to see if the same or similar offers are available to you as well.

C0LLETTE · 03-29-2020, 01:28 PM

The Camino de Santiago, or Way of Saint James, is a Catholic pilgrimage to Spain’s Santiago de Compostela. An increasingly popular route for hikers and cyclists, you can recreate the experience at home – though it may take a tad longer than the 30 to 35 days it would require to complete the course IRL. Log onto walking4fun.com, then choose one of three routes: the famous Camino Francés, which starts in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France, and two Portuguese trails: the coastal, which starts in Porto, or the central, which starts in Lisbon. Log in to track your steps as you walk around your own neighbourhood, then apply them to the route you choose. And while you won’t get to see actual views of your chosen trail, the site does have photos from the journey to help you pretend that you’re there.

C0LLETTE · 03-29-2020, 01:30 PM

For real history buffs, Stonehenge, the prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, is a must-visit. For now, take a guided virtual tour of the site.

Get unobstructed views of sites like the Acropolis, the ancient citadel that sits on a hill overlooking Athens, or the Colosseum, the ancient amphitheatre in Rome. Find both, as well as other historical sites and cityscapes, here.

Or explore the Great Wall of China. A 360-degree video tour offers three options for taking in the ancient structure: the view along Jinshaling to Simatai, one of the most popular hiking routes, the view from one of the thousands of watchtowers and the view during winter.

C0LLETTE · 03-29-2020, 01:33 PM

CULTURE
A wide swath of the world’s museums are accessible via Google’s Arts & Culture app. You’ll find everything from the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, Musée d’Orsay and Frida Kahlo Museum (also known as the Blue House) to hidden gems like Turkey’s Museum of Innocence, a museum set up by Turkish author Orhan Pamuk to accompany his 2008 novel of the same name. And if you didn’t get a chance to check out now-closed exhibits, like Kara Walker’s “A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby” or Ai Weiwei’s 2015 takeover of Alcatraz, here’s your chance.

Closer to home, take a new guided tour through the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The 20-minute video covers two galleries, Indigenous Perspectives and Canadian Journeys.

Music lovers should take advantage of Boise State’s virtual field trips to music destinations . Visitors can experience Vienna, Austria; New Orleans, La.; Cleveland; and Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia through text, photos, audio and video.

03-20-2020, 07:45 PM	#1
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03-20-2020, 08:38 PM	#3
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PlatinumPearl Member How Do You Identify?: Femme, Human Preferred Pronoun?: She, Her Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Canada Posts: 1,150 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 966 Thanked 2,419 Times in 890 Posts Rep Power: 21474846	More... Virtual tours and other really cool links... https://www.floridatoday.com/story/e...nt/5066014002/

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PlatinumPearl Member How Do You Identify?: Femme, Human Preferred Pronoun?: She, Her Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Canada Posts: 1,150 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 966 Thanked 2,419 Times in 890 Posts Rep Power: 21474846	Adobe Covid-19 Offers Adobe gives students free home Creative Cloud access Free temporary licenses available during Covid-19 outbreak https://www.techradar.com/news/adobe...-how-to-get-it If you're an existing subscriber, follow the steps below and you'll be taken to an offers page that includes a 'best offer' of getting your next two months for free. https://www.techradar.com/news/want-...e-hidden-offer

03-20-2020, 07:55 PM	#2
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03-21-2020, 12:50 PM	#10
GeorgiaMa'am Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: High Femme Ma'am Preferred Pronoun?: Ma'am Relationship Status: widowed - involved, poly Join Date: May 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 6,459 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 39,716 Thanked 28,529 Times in 5,828 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	You might be surprised how many webcams there are of cute animals out there. Just Google "zoo" and "webcam". Here's one of my favorites, the sea otter cam at Georgia Aquarium: https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/webc...-otter-webcam/ __________________ -GeorgiaMa'am It's true that you are blessed and lucky It's true that you are touched by something that will grow and bloom in you. -10,000 Maniacs

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03-21-2020, 08:29 PM	#12
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GeorgiaMa'am Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: High Femme Ma'am Preferred Pronoun?: Ma'am Relationship Status: widowed - involved, poly Join Date: May 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 6,459 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 39,716 Thanked 28,529 Times in 5,828 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	A friend of mine had a GREAT idea. He is going through his old photographs - actual photographs from long ago, not digital photographs - and finding pictures of times that he shared with friends. Then he takes a digital pic of the photograph with his phone, and emails or texts it to that person - saying "remember this?" He sent me a picture of a sand sculpture we both made at the beach about 30 years ago. It has kept me smiling all day. __________________ -GeorgiaMa'am It's true that you are blessed and lucky It's true that you are touched by something that will grow and bloom in you. -10,000 Maniacs

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PlatinumPearl Member How Do You Identify?: Femme, Human Preferred Pronoun?: She, Her Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Canada Posts: 1,150 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 966 Thanked 2,419 Times in 890 Posts Rep Power: 21474846	Check Your Library's Website... I just went to check our public library's website and noticed that due to the Covid-19 closures they are providing incentives for library card holders to access eBooks, movies, and music online by increasing credits and providing unlimited streaming. I thought I would share this info. with you so that you can check your library's website to see if the same or similar offers are available to you as well.

03-29-2020, 01:28 PM	#18
C0LLETTE Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Depends on the day. Preferred Pronoun?: "I" and "we" Relationship Status: Very good. Thank you for asking. Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 11,501 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,676 Thanked 15,171 Times in 4,339 Posts Rep Power: 21474860	The Camino de Santiago, or Way of Saint James, is a Catholic pilgrimage to Spain’s Santiago de Compostela. An increasingly popular route for hikers and cyclists, you can recreate the experience at home – though it may take a tad longer than the 30 to 35 days it would require to complete the course IRL. Log onto walking4fun.com, then choose one of three routes: the famous Camino Francés, which starts in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France, and two Portuguese trails: the coastal, which starts in Porto, or the central, which starts in Lisbon. Log in to track your steps as you walk around your own neighbourhood, then apply them to the route you choose. And while you won’t get to see actual views of your chosen trail, the site does have photos from the journey to help you pretend that you’re there.

03-29-2020, 01:30 PM	#19
C0LLETTE Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Depends on the day. Preferred Pronoun?: "I" and "we" Relationship Status: Very good. Thank you for asking. Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 11,501 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,676 Thanked 15,171 Times in 4,339 Posts Rep Power: 21474860	For real history buffs, Stonehenge, the prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, is a must-visit. For now, take a guided virtual tour of the site. Get unobstructed views of sites like the Acropolis, the ancient citadel that sits on a hill overlooking Athens, or the Colosseum, the ancient amphitheatre in Rome. Find both, as well as other historical sites and cityscapes, here. Or explore the Great Wall of China. A 360-degree video tour offers three options for taking in the ancient structure: the view along Jinshaling to Simatai, one of the most popular hiking routes, the view from one of the thousands of watchtowers and the view during winter.

03-29-2020, 01:33 PM	#20
C0LLETTE Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Depends on the day. Preferred Pronoun?: "I" and "we" Relationship Status: Very good. Thank you for asking. Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 11,501 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,676 Thanked 15,171 Times in 4,339 Posts Rep Power: 21474860	CULTURE A wide swath of the world’s museums are accessible via Google’s Arts & Culture app. You’ll find everything from the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, Musée d’Orsay and Frida Kahlo Museum (also known as the Blue House) to hidden gems like Turkey’s Museum of Innocence, a museum set up by Turkish author Orhan Pamuk to accompany his 2008 novel of the same name. And if you didn’t get a chance to check out now-closed exhibits, like Kara Walker’s “A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby” or Ai Weiwei’s 2015 takeover of Alcatraz, here’s your chance. Closer to home, take a new guided tour through the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The 20-minute video covers two galleries, Indigenous Perspectives and Canadian Journeys. Music lovers should take advantage of Boise State’s virtual field trips to music destinations . Visitors can experience Vienna, Austria; New Orleans, La.; Cleveland; and Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia through text, photos, audio and video.