Our weekly selection of things to do and see in Raleigh:
Movies
Win Win
Paul Giamatti stars as a middle-aged man with a struggling law practice focused on serving elderly clients. To get out of his financial predicament, he promises a judge that he will serve as guardian to one of his clients. This choice set him on a rocky financial and moral course.
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The story of King George VI, his ascent to the throne, and the speech therapist who helped him. The King’s Speech received Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Original Screenplay
Music
Thursday, May 12
Tab Benoit at The Lincoln Theatre
Baton Rouge-based blues singer/guitarist, Tab Benoit is the genuine article. Ever since his 1992 debut album, Nice and Warm, critics have compared Tab to guitar-greats Albert King and Albert Collins.
Arts
30 Americans Exhibit
March 19–September 4, 2011
30 Americans highlights the work of 31 contemporary African American artists in an exhibition organized by and drawn from the Rubell Family Collection in Miami, Florida.
Contemporary Art Museum – Just Opened April 30
CAM is a collaboration between the NC State University College of Design CAM Initiative and the Contemporary Art Foundation.
Family+Active
North Regional Library
May 14 – June 24
In a Nutshell: The Worlds of Maurice Sendak, a national traveling exhibition which explores the influence of the Old and New worlds in the work of renowned illustrator Maurice Sendak, will be open at North Regional Library from May 14, 2011 to June 24, 2011.