|
Have an article you want to submit? Simply email it to us in one of the following formats and we review it for publishing on our site!
You can email your article to us in a .doc or .txt format.
|
June 20th - June 26th 2013 Triangle
by Pam & Michael Davison
This weekend there are some fun festivals, several movies and a wide variety of concerts so no matter what you're in the mood for, we can get you out enjoying your summer weekend.
If you are looking for some yummy fresh food for your holiday picnics, don't forget all of our local farmer's markets. Thursday at lunchtime the State Farmes Market celebrates Blueberry Day with dessert samples, recipes and lots of fresh North Carolina blueberries. In addition to the State Farmer's Market which is open every day, just about every Triangle town has a municipal market. Right now the blueberries are in and the corn, tomatoes and summer squash are delicious! Just go to the Event Search on ParkGeek.com and type in Farmer's Markets and we will get you all the info on your local market.
This newsletter highlights mostly weekend events. There are also some great events listed on ParkGeek.com during the week. Now that you might have kids on summer vacation check out the Event Search at ParkGeek.com and put in the dates you are interested in. You can also "Like" ParkGeek on Facebook and get updates on daily events.
Movies at the Parks & Museums
Get out a blanket and the bug spray and head on out to watch an evening movie under the stars. There are even more great movies hitting the big screen this weekend!
Bring the kids and take the night off Thursday night at the Halle Cultural Arts Center for Pizza and a Movie. There is a fee for the pizza, but the featured film, "Oz: The Great and Powerful" is free.
Movies By Moonlight kicks off the weekend at Regency Park Friday evening with teen favorite "The Hunger Games."
"The Hunger Games" will also be the Movie in the Park Friday night at Morrisville Community Park along with a variety of Food Trucks.
Friday night at the Art Museum, you can also enjoy Art in the Evening with live music with Side Car Social Club and Master, Mistress, and Muse, a casual, in-depth exploration of how impressionist painters capture faces and expression in the fleeting light. Come back Saturday for a Family Fun Saturday focusing on All That Glitters. Sunday North Carolina Central University Professor Acha Debela will give an African Art Lecture.
"Durham on Film: Bull City is Black and White" with films shot in Durham from 1937 to 1948 will be featured at the Durham Cinematheque in Durham' s Central Park Friday after dark.
The North Carolina Museum of Art. invites you to get out of the heat on Wednesday afternoons and enjoy a Family Film. The series showcases new and classic live-action and animated films each week and this week focuses on the 2009 film, "The Secret of Kells" Stop by before or after the film and enjoy a Drop in Studio.
Music for Everyone
Kick off your weekend with a "Find Your Cool" Summer Concert at the CCB Plaza Thursday night. This week features the rock sounds of Dark Water Rising.
The Band Heartbeat will take you on a ride through the soulful sounds of Motown Thursday night for a Music Off Main Concert in Garner. The family friendly event will also have food and beverages available for purchase.
The Lauren Light Band will perform pop rock favorites at Clay Street After Work on Friday night in Mebane.
One Tribe, a rhythm band will be playing at Pullen Park Sunday evening to close out your weekend.
Festivals & Special Events
The Peak City Pig Fest is back to Historic Downtown Apex this weekend. Sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society, teams from all over the country will come to compete against each other for prize money cooking chicken, ribs, beef brisket and pork. Along with great food, there will be live music, a kid's area, pig races, and a corn hole tournament. The festivities actually start Friday night and continue through Saturday.
Ritmo Latino is a free family festival that showcases Latino music, arts and dance on Saturday in Cary.
This Thursday's Science Cafe at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will take on the Story of Honey Bees.
Admission is $10 after 6pm on Friday at the Museum of Life and Science. The Museum After Hours event is for adults only and will explore the Science of Risk.
Its Third Friday in Downtown Durham. Go Downtown to enjoy a Gallery Crawl, live music and a variety of other special events.
Marbles Kids Museum will be celebrating the traditions and culture of African dance and drumming with the American Dance Festival this Saturday.
Get Outside
Historic Yates Mill County Park will open up the fully restored Mill for tours this weekend. Saturday at the Old Mill is a half hour tour and Sunday's Mill Heritage & Local History Tour is an hour tour. As a special treat, they will be offering a Tip Top to Bottom Mill Tour, a chance to explore all 4 floors of the Mill on Saturday.
Join them at the Annie Louise Wilkerson Nature Preserve for a Nature Play Day on the third Friday of each month to enjoy their latest ideas for playing in nature.
This month's Family Wildlife Series at Blue Jay Point County Park on Saturday, For Goodness Snakes will teach you all about this amazing group of reptiles.
Right next door at Occoneechee Mountain, you can take a Geology Hike and explore the pyrophyllite quarry with a real geologist.
Take a walk with an Annie Louise Wilkerson Nature Preserve naturalist to explore the woods and fields at twilight time on a Family Twilight Hike Saturday night.
|
Recent Articles
• January 30th - February 5th Triangle 2020
• January 23rd - 29th Triangle 2020
• January 16th - 22nd Triangle 2020
• January 9th - 15th Triangle 2020
• January 2nd - 8th Triangle 2020
Browse by Category
Adventure
N/A
Newsletter
VIEW ALL CATEGORIES
|
