Triangle Restaurant Week Concludes Tonight
Just a reminder that tonight is your last chance to be a part of
Triangle Restaurant Week
. The event includes 72 participating restaurants that are offering three course meals for lunch ($15 – not all locations) and dinner ($25).
Got To Be NC Features Double Ferris Wheel
Remember when the NC State Fair featured the iconic and deeply terrifying Skywheel? In the last 10 years or so that ride has been absent due to the contract with a new ride company at that event. Thankfully, though, the Department of Agriculture’s
Got To Be NC Festival
has a contact with someone who does have a double-ferris wheel, and it is out at the fairgrounds right now.
The festival runs through tomorrow (Sunday) and features free admission and free parking. Carnival hours are 10am-Midnight on Saturday and 10am to 10pm on Sunday. (Be sure to catch the lawnmower racing events tomorrow.)
Band Together Features Michael Franti
On Saturday evening
Band Together NC
will hold it’s Tenth Annual Charity Concert with
Michael Franti and Spearhead
headlining. The event features local and national acts and if last year’s crowd of 3,000 people is any indication, a large crowd is expected Saturday.
This year’s beneficiary is StepUP Ministry , an interfaith nonprofit organization that aims to give individuals and families a second chance in life by teaching basic life skills, offering a caring community, providing safe housing, and opening doors for self-sustaining employment. What’s truly impressive is that the group is able to rehabilitate people at about 6% of the annual cost of incarceration in North Carolina. StepUP has an interesting arrangement with Band Together this year. They’ve asked Band Together to simply match funding that StepUP has already found.
While Michael Franti will put on a great show, the opening acts are interesting, too. One eskimO , The Old Ceremony , Holy Ghost Tent Revival, and a special appearance by American Idol top-10 finalist Anoop Desai will open the show. Additional activities include silent auction, live painting and prize raffle.
As before, the event takes place in front of the Lincoln Theatre (126 E. Cabarrus St. – map it ). Doors open at 5 p.m., and performances go from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. (rain or shine).
Avett Brothers Coming to TWC
On October 8 The
Avett Brothers
will play at Time Warner Pavilion. Stay tuned for ticket info…
Slew of Tickets Goes on Sale in Next Two Days
Ticketmaster’s weekly heads up for new ticket sales is far more interesting than normal today. Here is the rundown:
On Sale Friday
- Natalie Merchant (DPAC, 8/30)
- Heart (The Walt, 8/14)
- Lyle Lovett (DPAC, 8/18)
- Ar Rahman (RBC, 6/11)
On Sale Saturday
- Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato (Walnut Creek, 10/16)
- Clay Aiken, Lauren Kennedy, Terrence Mann, & More (Memorial, 6/21)
- Zac Brown (Walnut Creek, 8/11)
Bob Schneider Coming to Pour House
On Wednesday, June 9, Bob Schneider will be coming to the Pour House in downtown Raleigh. Back in the 90’s (nudge to Hobex), Schneider was a member of the Ugly Americans. Now the Austin-based singer-songwriter and former boyfriend of Sandra Bullock has found Adult Alternative success as a solo artist. He is touring in support of his newest CD,
Lovely Creatures
.
Cory Doctorow Coming to Chapel Hill
Flyleaf Books
in Chapel Hill will be hosting author/activist
Cory Doctorow
on Sunday (5/23) at 1pm. Doctorow will be reading from his new novel,
For The Win
. Doctorow is the noted Science Fiction author as well as open standards activist who recently created much controversy with his BoingBoing piece, “
Why I Won’t Buy an iPad (and Think You Shouldn’t Either)”.
With a key personality of the E.F.F. right here in the shadows of the House’s 6th District, one could only dream of a head to head debate between Doctorow and Paul Howard Coble (the guy who authored legislation, the DMCA , that makes it illegal for you to rip a DVD for personal use)…but I digress.
Mayor Announces Raleigh Wide Open 5
Today the mayor announced that the fifth installment of Raleigh Wide Open will take place from 11am to 11pm on July 31. Just like the first Raleigh Wide Open, the event will offer Raleighites a fun event in the middle of the summer. The event will feature a parade, four stages with more than 20 bands, a beer and wine tent, a kids’ zone, food, arts, and fireworks. More to come as the summer progresses…
The Connells to Open The Walt
First we thought it would be Paramore, then it seemed certain it would be the Backstreet Boys. Thankfully rumors were true:
The Connells
will first official headliner for the new downtown amphitheatre. The boys opened Walnut Creek back in 1991, but now, in the shadows of
Boylan Heights
, they will open another Raleigh amphitheatre on Friday, June 4. Admission is free (
more details
).
Other bands playing the venue that day are:
- I Was Totally Destroying It
- Mosadi Music
- Old Avenue
- Sleep Control
- The Small Ponds
- Th’ Bullfrog Willard Mcgee
This is exactly what needed to happen. It will be a great dry run for the house and will give the public a chance to feel out the venue for free.
Raleigh Ranks 4th in Food Spending
Flowingdata.com posted last week a graph showing food expenditures for many American cities. The graph is not only interesting for its presentation of the cities’ overall outlays and population, but also the distribution of dinging out vs. groceries. The average household in Raleigh spends $4,749 on groceries and $5,337. Austin is highest on the list with $12,447 in average overall spending. What doesn’t make a lot of sense is that Raleigh’s total expenditure of $10,086 is so much higher than Charlotte’s $6,306. Do we eat 60% more food than Charlotte? Hardly.
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