Big NCMA News, Markets, & More - May 19th

Happy Monday Raleigh! What did you get into this weekend? We checked out Artsplosure, took a walk around Moore Square, and grabbed some mid-day coffee!

However, reality is here and it’s back to the weekly grind, so let’s cut to the chase and get into this weeks events.

• The GRL MARKET has their monthly pop up May 31st from 12-3PM at Transfer Co Food Hall. They advertise networking, showcasing women owned brands, and apparently they even have $3 mimosas — see more at this link for details.

• The Walton Farm, 40 acres of working farm near Umstead is now permanently protected via a conservation easement with Wake County — preserving the habitat forever. The Farm has been around for more than 50 years — full story here at WakeGov.

• NCMA is getting some huge new updates! With 2-3 years of construction planned, the venue will get an upgraded amphitheater, a new open air pavilion, an updated entrance with a rain garden, education spaces and more! View the official press release here.

• Sunset Social is having their Thursday night market event at The Bend, from 4-8PM. Stay tuned as they share more updates on vendors as the week goes on — their page here.

• Did you know that Raleigh Brewing Co does a weekly Taco Tuesday Bike Ride? Starting at 6PM ride with 3 paced groups and hang out after for tacos and beer — more here.

• The UNC Health Championship (golf) takes place May 29th at the Raleigh Country Club and features over 150 players, a FREE college day, and food from local restaurants — see a full write-up over at shoplocalraleigh below:

• Brian Smith will be the new president and CEO of GoTriangle as of June 1st. His arrival comes as the planning for the commuter rail systems fell behind. Most new projects will focus on the bus system and it’s riders — more here.

• The Hartwell just announced a Vintage + Vinyl Market for June 8th, including vinyl vendors, food trucks, and more — see details here.

• The former Goodnights Comedy Club property on Morgan Street is set for redevelopment still with the latest plans calling for more one bedrooms and reduced square footage, even though no construction has begun yet — more info here.

May 19th - Monday

• Exploding the Moments, snowblinder [shoegaze] @ Neptunes | 8PM - $10+

• Volcandra, Saidan [melodic metal] @ The Pour House | 8PM - $18+

• Upchuck, Snide, Austin Royale [punk] @ Kings | 8PM - $15+

May 20th - Tuesday

• Beer & Banjos [bluegrass] @ Bowstring | 6:30PM - FREE

• Ultimate Disaster, Starving Bomb, From Below [punk rock] @ Kings | 7PM - $10+

• NCSU: Wolfpack Baseball will enter the ACC tournament as the 4th seed, earning a double bye in the tournament which starts Thursday in Durham. Men’s and Women’s Track and Field set a few new record in their ACC meets — read more on that here.

• Hurricanes: Well the road to the next game is dependent on who won last night in the Panthers vs Leafs game. If you’re reading this, I must have fallen asleep before the game ended. Either way the first game of the ECF will be Tuesday at 8PM, location TBD.

• NC FC: The FC are taking a bit of a break after their 4-2 win over Oakland, they don’t play again until June 6th and have now moved to 4th in their conference.

• NC Courage: The Courage came out on top Saturday night against Chicago, winning 2-0, moving them one spot out of playoffs currently. Their next game is the 25th.

• The Durham Bulls came back to win this weekend with a 7 run comeback in the 9th inning to beat Rochester — see the comeback highlights here.

• Arts & Drafts is happening tonight at Beer Study in Durham! Bring your crafts or use the ones provided to have a couple drinks and work on whatever you want (just don’t make a mess!) — details here.

• The Burrow is restocked with over 30 pieces of vintage NCSU gear — check out their store hours and some of their new pieces here.

• Raleigh PD is back again with their Cops on the Block outreach program, where they allow residents to ask them questions about the communities they serve — details here.

• GoTriangle has a variety of job opens currently, including assistant roles, IT support, project management, bus drivers, and more — job board here.

May 19th - Monday - Partly Cloudy , High 87°F, Low 67°F

• Sunrise: 06:06 AM, Sunset: 08:16 PM - Moon: Waning Gibbous 🌖

May 20th - Tuesday - Patchy rain nearby, High 79°F, Low 65°F

• Sunrise: 06:05 AM, Sunset: 08:17 PM - Moon: Last Quarter 🌗

• North Carolina FC supporters are using this year’s PrideRaiser event to pledge donations for every goal scored during Pride Month home matches at WakeMed Soccer Park — click to learn more.

• A new discord group called "Raleigh Blue Collar Crew" just started up via the raleigh subreddit for local tradespeople, food service, and pretty much anyone with a blue collar gig — info here if interested.

• If your freezer is hiding a carton of Blue Bunny, Halo Top, or Johnny Rockets you might want to double-check the label, as certain ice creams have been recalled — more here.

Thanks for reading! A portion of our readers recently got a survey sent out, just a reminder that you have until Friday to complete it, to which I will announce the 3 winners here.

If you didn’t get the email, that’s okay! There will be other opportunities in the future to partake and I will keep you posted as those happen.

Until Wednesday!

— Mason at The Raleighwood Inbox