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He's back - both author Howard Owen and protagonist Willie Mays Black. Publishers Weekly wanted a sequel to Oregon Hill, and now both action and Willie are back in The Philadelphia Quarry. Find out what's new with this crime-investigating reporter on Sunday, August 11, at 3 p.m.
Downtown Raleigh Food Truck Rodeo over 40 Food Trucks on Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC
Dark Star Orchestra @ Lincoln Theatre!!
"The All Stars Tour 2013" featuring: EVERY TIME I DIE Chelsea Grin Veil of Maya Terror Stray From Path Capture The Crown IWRESTLEDABAREONCE For All Those Sleeping Structures Ice Nine Kills Dayshell 2PM Doors 2:45PM Show DAY OF: $25.00 ADVANCED: $22.50 Purchase Tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/servlet/s/38032306
Join us on Thursdays from 6-9pm in the Commons at North Hills for our annual Beach Music Series! From April 18th - August 15th, enjoy free concerts on the Commons with the best beach music bands around! Presented by Rex Healthcare, WRAL.com, and Mix 101.5 Brought to you in part by Allister North Hills Apartments
Taylor Mathis gets us in the mood on Thursday, August 15, at 7:30 p.m. with The Southern Tailgating Cookbook: A Game-Day Guide for Lovers of Food, Football, and the South.
Band Together Presents: The Summer Sampler featuring: Rollin In The Hay and The Morning After! at Lincoln Theatre.
Slightly Stoopid and Atmosphere will play Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on Friday August 16.
Movies By Moonlight: LES MISERABLES at Booth Amphitheatre
Movies By Moonlight: PITCH PERFECT at Booth Amphitheatre
Family-friendly car show featuring hundreds of classic and show cars in and around the air-conditioned Raleigh Convention Center
Whitey Morgan and the 78's are a Honky Tonk band from Flint, Michigan. They haven't re-invented the wheel, they just picked it up and started it rolling all over again. In Flint, the factories are closed, jobs are scarce and the people are bitter. Whitey sings songs these people can relate to. In much the […]
Nancy Olson loved Marly Youmans' A Death at the White Camellia Orphanage - "Destined to be an American classic." Now Marly Youmans returns on Wednesday, August 21, at 7:30 p.m. with the paperback edition. She'll also be reading selections from two new books of poetry!
Rock Show Mug Night! Tickets only $5 at the door! The Black Cadillacs are a 6-piece rock and roll band, featuring 2 guitar players, bass, drums, keyboards and organ, and a stand-alone frontman. The Black Cadillacs have a diverse array of influences from classic bands like The Rolling Stones, The Who, and Pink Floyd to […]
Beres Hammond and Band! There isn’t an aspect of romantic relationships that Beres Hammond hasn’t transformed into a classic (reggae) song; whether written from the perspective of a keen observer or willing and sometimes unwilling protagonist, each is delivered with Beres’ signature smoky, soulful grit. Beres can’t stand leaving his woman so early in the […]
