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October programs will cover a range of topics at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. For example, the governor’s gardener, Gerald Adams, will highlight the history of the Executive Mansion and its gardens. Children’s programs will focus on El Diá de los Muertos, a Mexican celebration honoring deceased loved ones. A performance of traditional […]
Residents ready to help clean up Durham should dig out their work gloves and boots and mark their calendars now for the annual North Carolina “Big Sweep,” coming to Durham on Saturday, October 5, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The 2013 Big Sweep, coordinated by the City of Durham’s Stormwater Services Division with […]
As summer comes to an end, Wake Libraries wants to help library patrons focus on their careers, homework and planning for the future. The following events are free, but registration is required. To register, call the library of interest. Cultivating Kindness in the Work Place Consultant and internal communications expert Amanda Davis will share insights […]
The City of Raleigh Solid Waste Services Department has completed delivery of more than 32,000 new recycling carts, marking the conclusion of the fourth and final phase of the department’s efforts to replace green recycling bins with blue roll-out carts. The roll-out carts have more than five times as much capacity as the bins. As […]
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Wake County’s North Regional Library, 7009 Harps Mill Road, Raleigh, is one of only 100 locations in the country to host the popular “America’s Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway” film and music series. Each week from September through early October, North Regional Library will highlight one […]
Are you a former Hillside Hornet? Calling Hillside Band Alumni, the interest meeting and first practice will be held on September 8th at 4pm in the Hillside Band room. All former band members from the class of 2013 to 1953 are invited to come. Please contact Renee Nixon at reneenix@aol.com if you have any questions. […]
Saturday, September 7, 2-3:30 p.m. – Spiderific Hike Join the staff at Blue Jay Point County Park to learn how to mist webs and use beat sheets to collect spiders. The program fee is $5 per family, and registration is required. For information, call 919-870-4330. Blue Jay Point County Park is located at 3200 Pleasant […]
Tom and Jay asked the grannies to twerk at the Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion. Watch here.
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 Central Park’s annual Labor Day weekend food truck rodeo will be 12:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday. More than 60 trucks will gather at the downtown Durham park to sell food. In addition, Durham’s Fullsteam and Triangle breweries will be selling beer, according to The News & Observer. The event also will include musical entertainment by Mudbones […]
The Chapel Hill Public Library, now in much newer and bigger digs after a renovation and expansion project, is expanding its weekend hours, which means it now can offer some special weekend programming. Starting Saturday, the new weekend hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays, and noon to 6 p.m., Sundays. Here are some […]
