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July 30th - August 5th 2015 Triangle
by Pam & Michael Davison
Here in the Triangle we have another awesome summer weekend jam packed with fun events and activities! Start the fun Thursday with movies, concerts and celebrations.
Halle Cultural Arts Center continues their Free Week of Kid's Movies through Friday. Click thorugh for each day's featured flick.
They're building a new Fort in the garden at Marbles Kids Museum! Join them Thursday afternoon as they celebrate a Fort Fiesta with music, games and a look at Fort construction in progress. The Museum will be open late and admission after 3pm is only $2.
The State Farmers Market in Raleigh will be celebrating Watermelon Day during lunch Thursday.
The Sweet Carolina Music Series will feature Ken Knox & Company in Chapel Hill Thursday night.
Space Camp will be Thursday's Movie Under the Stars in Downtown Chapel Hill.
Pickin' in the Plaza returns to Raleigh's City Plaza Thursday with Diamond Creek. As a special treat, they will welcome special guests The Carmonas and Season & Snare.
Thursday evening's Back Porch Music concert at the American Tobacco Campus features both Hank Smith & Lindsey Tims as well as the Jeff Austin Band.
Thursday's Science Cafe at the North Carolina Museum of Sciences explores a Cure for HIV along with extended hours.
Get out to a Park for some Fun in the Sun
The fun at the parks starts after the sun goes down Friday. Join them at Lake Crabtree for a Full Moon Paddle. Reserve a canoe or kayak from the park or launch your own and explore the lake after hours. Come back to the park early Saturday to go Birding with Vernon.
Come admire the quiet beauty of Twinkling Lightning Bugs at night while learning a little bit about these interesting insects Friday after dark at Raven Rock State Park.
Crowder Park invites you to bring your little ones to one of their nature programs this week. They offer several different programs for different ages 18 months to 9 years and even a weekday program for the whole family.
The first Tuesday in August will be designated Tuesdays for Tots at Regency Park. This family-friendly event will offer a fun filled morning of story-telling, creative movement and play, stroller walks around Symphony Lake and more.
Tuesday, August 4th is National Night Out. Many of the Triangle Cities and Towns are sponsoring events in conjunction with local Police Departments, Many events in Raleigh are taking place throughout city neighborhoods and in the suburbs of Raleigh, many events take place in Target parking lots. Two towns, are holding municipal events. Wake Forest invites you to a Street Party in town hall's Centennial Plaza. There will be a DJ, food and special prizes, and fire, police and EMS vehicle displays, along with a variety of booths highlighting crime prevention and safety.
Holly Springs invites you to a National Night Out of music and free food, including hot dogs and hamburgers, popcorn and ice cream along with a bike safety rodeo, taekwondo and dance demonstrations, a watermelon eating contest, inflatables and games for kids. Organizations including the Marine Corps, National Guard, N.C. Wildlife, Interact and Mothers Against Drunk Driving will have booths at Womble Park.
Music this Weekend
The Warehouse Blues Series closes out the summer concert series with Paul Messinger at Durham Central Park Friday evening.
The Gravy Boys will be playing the tunes and food trucks Bam Pow Chow and Baguettaboutit will be serving dinner on the Front Porch of the Carolina Inn Friday.
Downtown Cary comes alive with all types of art, food and entertainment on the Final Friday of the month.
Triangle Taiko will present the magic of Japanese Drumming to Fred Fletcher Park for a Sunday in the Park Concert.
Movies at the Parks and Museums
Pride starring Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton and Dominic West will be on the big outdoor screen Friday night at the North Carolina Museum of Art. Come back after dark Saturday with your kids for the film The Book of Life.
Finding Nemo will be playing in the cool air conditioning of the Holly Springs Cultural Center Saturday morning. Come back Monday for the movie We Bought a Zoo.
Even More Fun Events
Get a stamp in your pretend passport at this explosion of Chinese Culture Saturday at marbles Kid museum. Calligraphy, knot making, diablos, Chinese painting and Chinese traditional dance. Learn from a group of students visiting from Beijing as part of camp at the Global Education Institute.
Get free professional motorcycle riding technique tips through both classroom discussions and ride-outs with the Holly Springs Police Saturday during BikeSafe. Limited space is available so register early.
Celebrate National Watermelon Day and enjoy special watermelon-themed animal programing Monday at the Museum of Life and Science.
From July 16 through August 16, paleontologists from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will be excavating dinosaurs in two areas of the Utah desert as part of the Dinosaurs of the Dawn project. Come to the Museum Tuesday morning to speak with project scientists in real-time live from Utah
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