Living through livestream: Online activities, webcams – WOODTV.com

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) With businesses closed, events canceled and crowd restrictions in place, some Michigan venues are turning to livestream to connect with patrons.

From film festivals and musical performances to bookreadings with Santa, heres a list of what you can enjoy online:

1 p.m. | Live book reading with Santa on Facebook | Facebook live event

4 p.m. through March 29 | Ann Arbor Film Festival | Watch dozens of independent films for free via Vimeo. (Warning: All films are not rated and intended for mature audiences unless otherwise noted. Some films may contain strobing effects. Viewer discretion is advised.)

9 a.m. 9:30 a.m. | KDL Library: Yoga with Mo | Yoga, breathwork and meditation session geared toward teens and adults.

1 p.m. 1:15 p.m. | KDL Livestream Storytime | Read and sing together as a family.

2 p.m. 2:15 p.m. | KDL Livestream Teens and Tweens Book Club

10 a.m. | Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park virtual visits | Join Meijer Gardens staff for special live activities including draw-alongs, book readings and live tours of attractions, including the popular Butterflies are Blooming exhibit:

11 a.m. | BenJammin Educational Music | Live performance with Gramma Jamma

Noon 12:15 | KDL Library: Read aloud with author Peter H. Reynolds | Reynolds shares a reading from one of his best-selling books.

3 p.m. 3:15 p.m. | Home Safari with the Cincinnati Zoo | A daily weekday livestream in which the zoo profiles an animal and shares an activity you can do from home.

All Day | Grand Rapids Public Museum | Watch the museums two 10-month-old Lake Sturgeon swim around their habitat in the Grand Fish, Grand River exhibition anytime during the day: .

All Day | Monterey Bay Aquarium| From sea otters and sharks to jellyfish and penguins, watch livestreams of the creatures in each exhibit.

All Day | Pure Michigan webcams | From Sault Ste. Marie to Holland, get a live look at whats happening around the state without the drive.

Grand Rapids Public Museum | Explore the museums collection of more than 250,000 artifacts and specimens online for free and download virtual discovery kits.

The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation | Dig through the museums digital collection and discover artifacts like the bus on which Rosa Parks protested segregation laws and the first car built by Henry Ford.

Outdoor Discovery Center | Take education outside with ODCs Backyard Crusade activities. Each weekly focus encourages families to explore their outdoor surroundings and investigate nature.

The Menominee Range Historical Museums | Virtual tour takes visitors through three museums that feature more than 100 exhibits including Native American history, World War II gliders and the largest steam-driven pumping engine built in the U.S.

Michigan History Museum | Take a virtual tour of the museums five floors and learn about some of the earliest people to call Michigan home.

Michigan Science Center | Take a virtual tour and learn about the human body, space travel and more through the science centers galleries.

Have another livestream event or online activity you think should be on our list? Send us the link and information by emailing christa.ferguson@woodtv.com.

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