Another Moody Monday? Maybe, Maybe Not! - May 12th

Good Morning Raleigh! It’s a bit of a short one today. Frankly, there just isn’t a ton going on to start the week after Mother’s Day weekend, so we'll just try to keep things neat and tidy today. Let’s get into it!

• NCMA is hosting their After Hours event night this Thursday from 5-8PM, as a chance for free access to the exhibits after the workday — click for more here.

• Transfer Food Hall has added the first of five, locally artist painted, creative vending machines that turn into mini art galleries — watch as they get filled up soon and keep an eye out for the other 4 vending machine locations as they get announced.

• Happy 1st Birthday Wolfe & Porter! To celebrate they are hosting a Tiki Fest this Saturday from 4PM to Midnight. Enjoy a full live music schedule, tiki themed drinks, food trucks, & more — check out their promo video here.

• Just a reminder, Artsplosure, the FREE and longest running arts festival is this upcoming weekend and includes over 170+ art vendors — website here.

• Every Third Thursday, join Natural Science for comedy, tunes, drinks — just $10, more on this staple event below on their Instagram page.

• NCSU has asked the Lenovo Center to divert some of their building improvements budget to the Will Wade led basketball program. The money aims to go to program operations, marketing, and player nutrition — more details at N&O.

• The weather may pose a problem but the JC Raulston Arboretum has their evening garden stroll event tomorrow, staying open from 4-7:30PM — more on the event here.

• Governor Josh Stein spoke at the commencement ceremonies for Western NC, sharing moments from App State at the post below as these students have been through COVID and Hurricane Helene in their short 4 years in undergrad:

May 12th - Monday

• Cosmic Chuckles [standup comedy] @ Flying Saucer | 9PM - FREE

May 13th - Tuesday

• The Foxhound Stringband, Beer & Banjos @ Bowstring | 6:30PM - FREE

• Open Mic w/ Live Band [genre] @ Slim’s | 9PM - Possible Cover

• Maribou State, Seance [dance] @ Lincoln Theatre | 8PM - $25+

• Five Door Sedan, 3rd Street Sedan [indie] @ The Pour House | 8PM - $12+

• NCSU: After a rain delay, the NCSU and UNC series finale was cancelled after drawing at 1 game each, their final conference game is against Stanford on Thursday.

• NC FC: The FC took a 1-0 win over Orange County on Friday, this moves them to 5th in the league, in range for a playoff position. Their next game is on the 16th.

• NC Courage: The Courage played the second ranked team, the Orlando Pride, Saturday at home, the game ended with a 1-1 draw. Their next game is again at home on the 17th.

begin no caps zone 🚨

• hurricanes: the canes took a commanding win saturday to take a 2-1 series lead in round 2, with a 4-0 shutout win over the caps. they play again tonight at home for game 4, before heading back to washington on thursday.

end no caps zone 🚨

• Looking for a chance to win a 3,600 sq/ft house? Open house tours are underway at the St. Jude Dream Home in Wake Forest, valued near 900k. Simply enter a raffle for a shot at winning while supporting pediatric research — more here to donate.

• The Cary Night Market is back this Friday! From 5-9PM check out the vendors around Downtown Cary Park. To stay fully up to date with all things Cary, check out another great local newsletter down below:

• Want to be more involved with the Greenways & Local Parks? This Thursday you can attend or watch virtually the Advisory Board meetings that talk about the future of all things outdoor in Raleigh — event linked here.

May. 12th - Monday - Moderate rain, High 72°F, Low 64°F

• Sunrise: 06:11 AM, Sunset: 08:11 PM - Moon: Full Moon 🌕

May. 13th - Tuesday - Heavy rain, High 69°F, Low 66°F

• Sunrise: 06:10 AM, Sunset: 08:12 PM - Moon: Waning Gibbous 🌖

• Durham based nonprofit, Book Harvest, is expanding a program with Blue Cross NC to distribute free books to kids across the Triangle, aiming to bridge gaps in reading access — learn more about their mission and read their newsletter here.

• I’m sharing this so that the community can get this solved but if you have any info on the Big Ed’s crime investigation from yesterday submit a police tip — more info here.

Sometimes things are just a little slower, instead of filling the space with cruft to meet my arbitrary word count (1200 if you were curious), I think just focusing on the good bits and giving you back a little bit or morning time is the better move.

Much like most of your meetings at work, getting out early sometimes is a good thing.

See you Wednesday!

— Mason at The Raleighwood Inbox