Raleigh continues to deliver with another busy week ahead. First we’ll start with arts, as another big First Friday is coming to downtown. If you are into modernist houses, there is another swell dwell event as this Triangle Modernist Houses tour features 3 houses of local, well-known architects.

In the comedy arena, Ronnie Bullard is playing Charlie Goodnights all weekend while Dane Cook is at the RBC Center Sunday. In more traditional theater, South Pacific continues its run at Memorial Auditorium.

There is plenty of music to go around, again. Wednesday night moe plays at the Lincoln Theatre. On Thursday, Sid ‘N’ Susie featuring Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs will be at the Arts Center in Carrboro. Also on Thursday Casting Crowns is playing the RBC Center. The Troika Music Festival is in Durham on Friday and Saturday. On Saturday there is a Fight Cancer walk the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk to Cure Diabetes at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, highlighted by a performance by Patty Loveless. On Tuesday night the Lincoln Theatre welcomes Matisyahu.

Sports? Yeah we got that, too. The last non-basketball weekend (that we have to put up with) has a lot to offer as the #22 Virginia Tech Hokies come to Greenville for a nationally-televised ESPN showdown against ECU on Thursday. Tech is favored by 13.

On Friday, the dreadful Carolina Hurricanes, on pace to earn a franchise-worst 44 standings points this season, host the Toronto How-can-anyone-be-playing-worse-than-us-es. The loser of this game will certainly be even too rank for the hounds after their post-game release.

The story warming the cockles of the nation’s hearts, Duke Football, continues as the Sagarin #63 Devils visit the Sagarin #48 Tar Heels for a sold-out game in Kenan. Even though the Duke fans can rot in Hell, they have themselves a darned good coach who makes it tough to pull against him. UNC is favored by 10. Also on Saturday Maryland visits N.C. State, the favorite by a touchdown.

Whatever. The roundball starts Monday as UNC hosts “Isiah Thompson’s” FIU squad on Monday to open the season (ESPNU). State and Duke start later in the week.  Sidney Lowe has just one week to diagnose just what the hell is wrong with the water supply in West Raleigh.

For more information on these and other events, be sure to visit the gogoraleigh DoIt Calendar . There is a lot to do so let’s go DO IT!