Don't miss the 24th annual Wake Forest HerbFest, which features a wide variety of vendors specializing in gardening, home, cooking and a healthy lifestyle. Food trucks and a large selection of organic herbs round out the event. Organizers will share the benefits of ginger, the Herb of the Year as designated by the International Herb…
Beyond the Book Children’s Book & Art Festival is a free outdoor family celebration of community, creativity, and storytelling. Discover author and illustrator workshops, interactive performances, collaborative art installations, creative crafts, talented vendors, artisan food, and inspiring entertainment. Enjoy a day immersed in stories that will spark your imagination to experience children’s literature and art…
We're rolling out the red carpet for home gardeners, families and children by offering a day that's packed with garden and nature activities, shopping and outdoor fun. The event is free for members and college students with college identification, $5.00 for nonmembers, $10.00 per family. Admission includes admission to the JCRA Plant Sale. The last…
Take the family for storytimes, book trivia, kids activities, raffles and more. Independent Bookstore Day is a one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country on the last Saturday in April. Every store is unique and independent, and every party is different. In addition to activities and other fun stuff, there…
Children ages 6-15 launch their very own startup business at this fair in which they develop a brand, create a product or service, build a marketing strategy, and then open for customers at a one-day marketplace. The Acton Children's Business Fair will take place at the Golden Belt Campus on Saturday, April 29th from 11…
Enjoy a block party with a street market featuring live music, food, vendors and beer. Admission is free.
Chef, entrepreneur and PBS star Vivian Howard will be serving samples of her latest Viv’s Fridge fare. Howard recently added new Mediterranean menu items to her smart refrigerator's offerings, including Strawberry and Pecan Baklava, Baked Feta Surprise, Butterbean Hummus and Beet Tzatziki, Carolina Gold Rice Tabouli, Greeks Do It Better Baked Beans, Lamb Kofta and…
Enjoy a variety of wines will be showcased from different regions, as well as live music and vendors in the courtyard. Explore the unique shops at Lafayette Village as you sample wines, cheeses and chocolates throughout this beautiful, locally-owned shopping village. Take lawn chairs to enjoy the event.
This musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel (and the popular Steven Spielberg film) spotlights Celie, a downtrodden young woman whose personal awakening over the course of forty years forms the arc of an epic story of the gift of courage summoned by friendship. With a joyous score featuring jazz, ragtime, gospel, African music…
Prospero the exiled magician and her teenage daughter Miranda live on a desert island, with nothing but airy spirits (and Caliban the monster) for company. But one night, a magical storm brings them a ship full of characters from Prospero’s past – the King of Naples, his handsome son Ferdinand, their scheming courtiers, and Prospero’s…
Celebrate your little ones at our Children's Day event, presented with the Consulate General of Mexico in Raleigh. Children's Day is an important Mexican holiday and is celebrated annually on April 30. Our festivities include arts and crafts with Lety Alvarez, a children's book reading with Tulia Finucci, a children's string musical performance by Raleigh…
Beats n Bars is an immersive music and urban culture experience at American Tobacco Campus in Durham. Purchase tickets online.
This musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel (and the popular Steven Spielberg film) spotlights Celie, a downtrodden young woman whose personal awakening over the course of forty years forms the arc of an epic story of the gift of courage summoned by friendship. With a joyous score featuring jazz, ragtime, gospel, African music…
Prospero the exiled magician and her teenage daughter Miranda live on a desert island, with nothing but airy spirits (and Caliban the monster) for company. But one night, a magical storm brings them a ship full of characters from Prospero’s past – the King of Naples, his handsome son Ferdinand, their scheming courtiers, and Prospero’s…
