"Park benches on the South side offer the best shade in the park from the Charlotte skyline. It's going to take a few years for the shade trees to grow in.(Nice views of www.packardplace.us as well :-)"
"Great place to grab coffee for a quick meeting. The Garage@Packard Place"
"There's a nice Amtrack passanger seating area in the middle which is better then sitting out with the crowds."
"Buy tickets for the in home concerts where only 40-50 come and you can meet the musicians."
"You can call Opera Carolina and buy tickets to the pre Opera dinner where someone from the Opera Cast will tell you about the story and background for the Opera you're about to see."
"Buy the reserved seats as it's worth the extra couple of bucks to sit down by the stage. At least go to their one big show a year as it's always a great production."