Grant Llewellyn at Quail Ridge Books

Quail Ridge Books & Music 4381-105 Lassiter at North Hills Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States

NC Symphony Music Director Grant Llewellyn shares his thoughts on classical music.

Woody Durham at Quail Ridge Books

Quail Ridge Books & Music 4381-105 Lassiter at North Hills Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States

Woody Durham visits with Woody Durham: A Tar Heel Voice. From 1971 to 2011, he was the radio play-by-play man for UNC-CH. "To his listeners, he’s what powder blue sounds like" (Our State magazine).

Free

4 x 24 Photo Exhibit at Block Gallery

Miriam Preston Block Art Gallery 222 W. Hargett Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Four photographers, all age 24, embrace figurative digital photography as the new standard.   Photography by Nathan Wellman, Adam Hajnos, Julian Thomas and Gerri Fernandez, guest curated by Georges Le Chevallier at Block Gallery.   “4 x 24,” runs from August 2 through September 17.  

Edvard Munch at NCMA

NC Museum of Art 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC, United States

Best known in popular culture for his painting The Scream, Munch explored through paintings and prints the turbulent emotional landscapes of modern life and the anguished silence of the individual.

High Fidelity (2000)

Colony Movie Theater 5438 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC, United States

MUSIC AT THE MOVIES at the Colony - Last Thursday of the month. A new series showcasing the best in concert films, rock operas, musicals, and more!

First Friday DT Raleigh Art Scene

Moore Square 200 South Blount Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

First Friday is a free self-guided tour of downtown’s cutting edge cultural hot spots. Local art galleries, art studios, alternative art venues, and museums stay open late the first Friday of every month to welcome thousands of art-seeking enthusiasts downtown. The event runs from 6 pm-9 pm, but some venue hours may vary.   Attendees […]

2012 Ava Gardner Festival

Ava Gardner Museum 325 E. Market St. , Smithfield, NC, United States

  Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner co-starred in three films together and called each other “great old pals.” The 8th Annual Ava Gardner Festival scheduled for October 5-7, 2012 will commemorate Gardner and Peck’s life-long friendship with new exhibits, heritage tours, and vintage movies.   The opening “Great Sinner” Gala on Friday will include casino […]

$7 – $15

The Blues Brothers (1980)

Colony Movie Theater 5438 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC, United States

John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd star in this 1980 classic, also featuring James Brown, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, and John Lee Hooker.

First Friday DT Raleigh Art Scene

Moore Square 200 South Blount Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

First Friday is a free self-guided tour of downtown’s cutting edge cultural hot spots. Local art galleries, art studios, alternative art venues, and museums stay open late the first Friday of every month to welcome thousands of art-seeking enthusiasts downtown. The event runs from 6 pm-9 pm, but some venue hours may vary.   Attendees […]

Tipping Paint Gallery

Tipping Paint Gallery 428 S McDowell St, Raleigh, NC, United States

  Small in size and large in presence, from contemplative naturalism to explosions of vivid hue, the Gallery offers a wealth of ideas for Holiday Giving. This is not your usual holiday exhibit! Exhibit will be up through December 30, 2012.  

Free

Bare Theatre presents THE LEADER

Visual Art Exchange 309 W. Martin St., Raleigh, NC, United States

Bare Theatre presents a fast-paced collection of short works to capture the sometimes humorous, sometimes disturbing implications of following a leader.

$10 – $17

Bare Theatre presents THE LEADER

  www.baretheatre.org   With one of the most decisive (and devisive) elections in US history approaching, Bare Theatre presents a fast-paced collection of short works to capture the sometimes humorous, sometimes disturbing implications of following a leader.   The collection raises questions about human nature and looks at the relationship between leaders and followers.  It […]

$10 – $17