Category Archives: Boredom Busters

Take a Virtual Vacation

Take a Virtual Vacation

Hotels are offering stunning views to people who need to escape even for just a few minutes. Here are five hotel live streams that will help you get away from it all right now. Malibu Beach Inn: Malibu, California The hotel offers in-person and virtual guests panoramic ocean views where they could spot a whale…Continue Reading

Disney Theme Park Rides Available Via Virtual Reality On YouTube

Disney Theme Park Rides Available Via Virtual Reality On YouTube

Disney has a YouTube channel dedicated to their theme park attractions Viewers can take a virtual tour of all of the park’s roller coasters with 360-degree cameras — shot from inside the car itself, and which is adjustable so you can “look around.” If you have a VR headset, you can hook it up to bring the…Continue Reading

Free On-Line Music Classes

Free On-Line Music Classes

Gibson As part of a partnership between Gibson Gives, instrument seller Sweetwater, and Amped Guitar Learning, a premium membership to the Amped Guitar app is being offered for free for three months. The Amped Guitar app is a guitar-learning experience that allows users to improve their guitar skills through a technology based on Audio Augmented…Continue Reading

Here’s How You Can Workout At Home With No Equipment

Here’s How You Can Workout At Home With No Equipment

With gyms across the country closed, many are looking for at-home workouts. Local gyms like One Life Fitness and the YMCA of Southampton Roads are offering on-line classes to members. Peloton is giving new users free workouts for 90 days – no bike needed. Users can choose from classes such as yoga, meditation, strength training…Continue Reading

Free On-Line Art Lessons

Free On-Line Art Lessons

The Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence is now offering free lunchtime art classes from his home studio. Mo Willems invites you to virtually visit with him at 1p.m. weekdays for Lunch Doodles, which take “in residence” to a whole new level.   The Virtual Instructor is offering the following recorded Live Lessons to everyone for free for at least…Continue Reading

Free Streaming Services

Free Streaming Services

HBO offers 500 Hours of Free Streaming HBO said it would be making 500 hours of programming free to stream over HBO NOW and HBO GO without a subscription, starting Friday, April 3. Shows that audiences can stream include some of the best television shows ever made, like “The Sopranos” and “The Wire,” and other…Continue Reading

Free Virtual Learning

Free Virtual Learning

54 free online courses from the best colleges in the US — including Princeton, Harvard, and Yale. Online learning sites like Coursera and edX allow you to audit any course for free. You get access to course materials and follow along with the class as it progresses. For an additional $40 to $160 (depending on…Continue Reading

Visit Museums, Zoos, Parks and More Virtually

Visit Museums, Zoos, Parks and More Virtually

Broadway Shows The streaming platform BroadwayHD offers a seven-day free trial, so theater fans can watch musicals like “Kinky Boots” and “Cats” and plays including “King Lear” and “A Doll’s House” from their couches. Performances range from Broadway productions to shows from London’s West End to regional offerings from American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Museums The Smithsonian Museum offers…Continue Reading