Local Events
Scooby-Doo will make a stop at Northgate Mall in Durham on Sunday. From 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, Scooby-Doo will be roaming the mall and visiting different stores. Families can search for him and get a photo, according to WRAL. The afternoon also includes an appearance from the High Strung Petting Zoo from 1 […]
The Social Work Society at N.C. Central University is organizing an “Eagles Attacking Hunger” food drive this weekend and looking for donations, according to The Herald-Sun. The food donations will go toward the Durham branch of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina. On Saturday, NCCU students will be outside the Walmart at […]
Northgate Mall, along with Durham Public Schools and Duke University, will hold the annual Durham College Fair on Sunday. According to WRAL, representatives of 100 colleges and universities will be on hand to talk to parents and students and answer questions. There will be information about two and four-year programs, large and small schools, urban […]
Monday, October 7, 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. – Home-School Day: Breads Around the World Learn the importance of bread in world nutrition and culture at Historic Yates Mill County Park. Play games and solve puzzles to discover 10 kinds of bread and their countries of origin. Then celebrate with a tour of Yates Mill. This […]
Wake Libraries is partnering with Wake Parks to host the 31st Annual Storytelling Festival on Saturday, September 28, 2013, at Historic Oak View County Park, 4028 Carya Drive, Raleigh, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Families are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets and spend the fall day listening to creative tales. There will be three […]
Find great bargains on gently used books at the Friends of the Durham Library Fall Book Sale, October 4-6 at the Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro St. Durham 27701. Thousands of books, audiobooks, CDs and DVDs are categorized for easy shopping in the library’s auditorium and garage, and under tents set up for the event. […]
Radio One of Raleigh hosted a free social media seminar on Monday, September 23 at Embassy Suites in Brier Creek. Over one hundred Triangle business professionals attended our two sessions to learn more about enhancing their company’s online presence. Todd Speelman, Regional Director of Radiate Media, engaged the audience with invaluable marketing tips for success […]
The City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department invites you to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Historic John Chavis Memorial Park. Join us on Friday, September 27, 2013 for a reception from 5:30-6:15pm honoring John Chavis and the history of John Chavis Memorial Park. Following the reception, bring your lawn chair and enjoy […]
Fall is one of the most beautiful times of the year to play outside with kids. The leaves are changing and North Carolina’s humidity and heat are less of a factor. If playing outside sounds like fun, come and celebrate the seventh annual Take a Child Outside Week and play with us at the new […]
Every year, the NC Museum Natural Sciences celebrates BugFest in downtown Raleigh. The event kicks off with the Critter Cook-Off. Two area chefs square up for a culinary show down that includes worms, crickets and scorpions. This year, the two competing chefs were Chef Fowler from Mandolin and Chef Zanini from Jimmy V’s. For the […]
CNN, Trip Advisor, London’s Daily Telegraph and restaurant patrons around the globe who harbor a taste for something with six legs are discovering what North Carolinians already know: the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ BugFest is one of the most exciting events in the world. BugFest, the Museum’s biggest event of the year with […]
DURHAM, NC- “On any given night there are 2,000 homeless people in the Triangle,” according to the United Way of the Greater Triangle. Local business owners, community leaders, and non-profit organizers gathered last night in Downtown Durham to raise awareness about homelessness in the second annual ‘CEO SleepOut’ hosted by United Way. 36 participating CEOs […]
