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Arthur Miller’s searing parable of intolerance, vengeance, moral courage and mass hysteria, The Crucible is destined to resonate for centuries to come. Set during the Salem Witch Trials of the late 1600s and using the names of actual participants, The Crucible is universally seen as an allegory of the McCarthy era and the demand to […]
Join Tour D'Coup on April 29 for the Cock-A-Doodle-Doo COCK-Tail Party. Tickets are $25 and the party features drinks, delicious food, a deviled egg tasting bar featuring recipes by Debbie Moose and a silent auction filled with surprises. Sponsorships are also available. Buy tickets here. Interested in sponsoring the COCK-Tail Party or the 2012 […]
On Sunday April 29, the Raleigh Professional Fire Fighters Association will host The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards, with special guests The Embers. Show time is 6:30 p.m. at the J.S Dorton Arena, at the North Carolina State Fair Grounds. Seating is general admission and the doors will open at 5:30 p.m.
Beach Boys Bring Historic 50th Anniversary Tour To Raleigh Amphitheater on April 29 Tickets on Sale Saturday, February 25 at 10 am The Beach Boys have reunited for a global 50th Anniversary Tour. Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks will tour together for the first time in more than two […]
First Friday is a free self-guided tour of downtown Raleigh’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.
It's springtime in the garden. Come one, come all! Put on your whimsical garden hats ladies and gents, then enjoy the many pleasures and pure merriment that a May stroll in the garden can bring. All these amusements, plus perusing the dazzling botanical and non-botanical silent auction items, sipping on a cool drink, and […]
Join the Logan gardening experts for this free class on Rose Care. Learn tips to keep your roses blooming and healthy. RVSP requested for this free class. Email info@logantrd.com with the number attending and the class name.
Raleigh's weekly, local, food and craft market featuring garden and oven-fresh goodies, handmade uniquities and more. Every Saturday from 9-1 pm May-Nov.
Experience the Irregardless philosophy, learn cooking techniques and be nourished in many ways. Cooking lesson, dinner and wine tasting $60.00/person. Space is limited, please call and reserve 919-833-8898 or at connect@irregardless.com.
Incomparable and unforgettable, Itzhak Perlman returns to the North Carolina Symphony for Tchaikovsky’s scintillating Violin Concerto on May 15, 2012.
Hope. Triumph. Peace. Freedom. Joy. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 embodies them all like no other piece of music. Every performance of this towering work with its “Ode to Joy” choral finale is a celebration—a new Robert Weiss ballet set to this work is truly the artistic event of the year.
The Fourth annual Got to be NC Festival will be held May 18-20, 2012. Come enjoy a mix of food, music, carnival rides and games, antique farm equipment and grandstand entertainment.
May 17-20, 2012 Raleigh Memorial Auditorium Hope. Triumph. Peace. Freedom. Joy. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 embodies them all like no other piece of music. Every performance of this towering work with its “Ode to Joy” choral finale is a celebration—a new Robert Weiss ballet set to this work is truly the artistic event of […]
The Raleigh Arts Festival will bring the best visual and performing art and artists to Downtown May 19 – 20 around Moore Square and City Plaza. Artsplosure offers art from the works of 170 independent visual artists from across the United States; the tunes of 15 Main Stage and North Carolina Stage performers; […]
Electronics Recycling on May 19, 2012, Oak Park Shopping Center, 6001 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh, NC 27612
Take Control of Your Diabetes educates and motivates people with diabetes to take a more active role in managing their condition.
The Henside the Beltline Tour d’Coop is a one-day garden tour in Raleigh. The Tour teaches visitors about keeping hens and gives them garden ideas and inspiration.
May 17-20, 2012 Raleigh Memorial Auditorium Hope. Triumph. Peace. Freedom. Joy. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 embodies them all like no other piece of music. Every performance of this towering work with its “Ode to Joy” choral finale is a celebration—a new Robert Weiss ballet set to this work is truly the artistic event of […]
The Wine Feed is hosting a first anniversary celebration at a FREE outdoor event on Sat., May 19 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the parking lot of the Carter Building on Glenwood Ave (located next to The Wine Feed at 18 Glenwood Ave, Suite B Raleigh, NC 27603).
May 17-20, 2012 Raleigh Memorial Auditorium Hope. Triumph. Peace. Freedom. Joy. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 embodies them all like no other piece of music. Every performance of this towering work with its “Ode to Joy” choral finale is a celebration—a new Robert Weiss ballet set to this work is truly the artistic event of […]
May 17-20, 2012 Raleigh Memorial Auditorium Hope. Triumph. Peace. Freedom. Joy. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 embodies them all like no other piece of music. Every performance of this towering work with its “Ode to Joy” choral finale is a celebration—a new Robert Weiss ballet set to this work is truly the artistic event of […]
Sports Illustrated writer and NPR commentator Frank Deford returns with Over Time: My Life As A Sportswriter. He offers a history of American sportswriting and a chronicle of the heroes and the characters of just about every sport.
2011/12 NC Symphony Pops Series Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 7:30pm Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh James Bagwell, conductor Perhaps best known for her work with the alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs, singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant joins the North Carolina Symphony for a single performance. Over the past 30 years, her distinctive voice, gift […]
Economist Enrico Moretti brings us The New Geography of Jobs. A rising young economist at Berkeley, Moretti argues that where you live will soon determine how successful you are and how it benefits centers of innovation. Book Description from the Quail Ridge Books website: There are many factors that determine a person’s s uccess in […]
In From Russia with Love, the second Bond movie, James Bond is on the search for a Russian decoding machine known as Lektor. Bond needs to find the decoder before the SPECTRE organization does. The search leads Bond to Istanbul (where, naturally, he becomes romantically entangled with a beautiful woman, Tatiana Romanova), whilst dodging […]
CityCamp Raleigh is three days of open sourced talks, workshops and hands-on problem solving to re-imagine the way the Web, applications, technology and participation will shape the future of our city.
Join us for a night out at The Wine Feed in Downtown Raleigh this First Friday, June 1, 2012 as we offer eight pours of wine for only $3 per person or $5 per pair.
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 […]