CANES MOVE ON + IT'S FRIDAY! - May 16th

Good Morning Raleigh! It’s another full Friday, but let’s get some housekeeping out of the way first.

We’ve seen your support through referrals and our paid tiers and I realized the paid tiers were not sending out access to the event calendar as intended.

Starting today, those of you you have either referred 3 people (the free option) or joined a paid support tier, will receive an email with your Google Calendar / iCal link (and instructions) that will allow you to see all the events we share in one clean view.

With that out of the way, let’s get into today’s events!

• Artsplosure is here! The Raleigh Arts Festival takes over downtown this Saturday and Sunday, featuring 170+ visual artists, live music, performances and more, all along Fayetteville Street, admission is FREE — click for more info here.

• Just a reminder, Got to Be NC Festival starts today at noon — times & dates here.

• NCMNS hosts their Adult Night: Game On! event today at 6:30PM. They will feature board & video games, NPC side quests, and multiplayer experiences — must be 21 or older to attend, details and tickets here.

• Seaboard Station has a new community market series starting tomorrow at 9AM! The event is free and pet friendly and features fresh, seasonal goods, as well as music, kids zones, and more — details here.

• 3 emails a week, every week. If that’s worth just one coffee each month, consider joining! Your support helps The Raleighwood Inbox remain free, local, and ad-light — support here (and gain access to the events calendar).

• We had Giant Robots a few weeks ago but this time Tap Yard is back with ‘Fight Knight’ Duels, featuring historical weapons such as swords, polearms, and more. The event is FREE but they are taking donations to the clubs / schools involved — more here.

• Woofstock is back at West Street Dog tomorrow at 1PM! Get your dog’s caricature, pizza, join a raffle, and listen to tunes with brews from Clouds Brewing — details below:

• The Raleigh Foodie Fair takes place this Sunday at 11AM in Moore Square, check out the cities diverse food and art scene at this FREE event — info on the event here.

• Can’t eat gluten (I know the feeling)? Well, check out the gluten free block party over at Earp’s Seafood, featuring GF bakers, arepas, friendly drinks, & more! — info here.

• The Heights House (near Boylan Bridge) is celebrating their 4 year anniversary with a FREE event featuring drinks at their outdoor parlor bar, food trucks, & more — details on the event here (bring a blanket or chair!).

• Secretly (or not so secretly) a Nickleback fan? You may be interested in the Nickleback & Pickle Back Party at Boxcar this weekend from noon to 2AM — featuring dad rock all day, drink specials, and the best mullet contest, details linked here.

• State of Beer is celebrating 10 years on Hillsborough St! The downtown beer stop will have a photo booth, flash tattoos, specialty beer releases & more this Sunday from 12-4 PM — check out their instagram for more info here.

• Swan Lake is back with limited tickets remaining at Martin Marietta. Their performances of this classic Russian Ballet started last night and run through Sunday at 2PM — get more info on tickets here.

May 16th - Friday

• Police & Thieves [80s hits] @ Saints & Scholars | 7PM - FREE

• Kaki King [acoustic] @ The Rialto Theatre | 7PM - $30+

• Red NOT Chili Peppers [RHCP tribute] @ Bowstring | 7PM - $18+

May 17th - Saturday

• Chatham Rabbits [bluegrass] @ Artsplosure | 6:30PM - FREE

• Al Strong Quartet [jazz] @ Moon Room | 7PM - FREE

• Joe May’s Month of Mondays, Duck [neo-soul] @ The Pour House | 8PM - $12+

May 18th - Sunday

• The Guilty Pleasures [bluegrass] @ East Bower Cider Company | 2PM - FREE

• Lydia Saint George [indie] @ The Brass Tap | 2PM - FREE

• Tribulation, Early Moods, Final Gasp [metal] @ Chapel Of Bones | 7PM - $30

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• hurricanes: the canes took on the caps last night in game 5, this time in washington, coming out of the game with a 3-1 win! we close out the second round with a 4-1 series win and the canes are heading to the…

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… EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS! There we will play the Panthers or the Maple Leafs and the winner of that will go on to the Stanley Cup finals.

• NCSU: Men’s Baseball closes out their regular season with Stanford, playing the first of 3 games last night with an opening win — the next tonight, tomorrow, get tickets here.

• NC Soccer: Both teams play this weekend, the FC tonight, the Courage tomorrow. See their schedules on our event calendar. It’s also STAR WARS night at the Courage game — see what that looks like here.

• NASCAR Regional: Wake County Speedway finally has a no rain race! Join them tonight at 7PM for the Capital City 165 — just $15 or less for tickets, details here.

• Lutra Café & Bakery is headed for the American Tobacco Campus! After many pop-up locations their brick and mortar is planning to serve up a menu of buns, cookies, pretzels, & breads — more at Indy Week here.

• The Fenton Maker’s Market in Cary is back tomorrow at 11am, focusing on handmade goods from local vendors and artisans — see more here.

• Check out Morrisville this Saturday at 10AM for Springfest! This event includes the 1st annual chalk walk with works of art on the pavement, the Western Wake Farmer’s Market, and tons of vendors, crafts, & more — click here to learn more.

• Want a free battery powered radio? Duke Energy and Raleigh Gov are giving them away this Saturday as part of a grant to kick-start emergency preparedness kits — info here.

• The latest House budget proposal proposes giving UNC and NC State far less from sports betting tax revenue than the recent Senate budget, which would allocate nearly $56 million over two years — read more about where the funding may be going.

• The Raleigh Wine Shop has a discount on wine (up to 30% off) and through the 18th a portion of the proceeds will benefit The Women’s Center of Wake County — more here.

May. 16th - Friday - Cloudy , High 91°F, Low 69°F

• Sunrise: 06:08 AM, Sunset: 08:14 PM - Moon: Waning Gibbous 🌖

May. 17th - Saturday - Heavy rain, High 92°F, Low 75°F

• Sunrise: 06:07 AM, Sunset: 08:15 PM - Moon: Waning Gibbous 🌖

You may remember that when you subscribe, we asked you to submit your best jokes. I figured it was high time to share some of those:

• What do you call peanut butter candies shaped like little computers? Reese’s PCs.

• Yard sticks, aren’t made any longer!

• You'll never guess who I bumped into on the way to the opticians! Everyone.

• Still haven’t gotten around to seeing Sinners? This reddit user noticed it is still playing in one IMAX theatre nearby: Marbles, through the weekend.

• Want to be a bit more active in keeping up with the DTR community? Check out the forums here with thousands of other local users (even some local officials) — link here.

This is officially the wordiest newsletter I have ever written, closing in at almost 1600 words. I’ll spare you too many more but let me know below how you’re enjoying the content. It helps to know when I go overboard or when I get it just right.

See you Monday!

— Mason at The Raleighwood Inbox