Good morning Raleigh! What a lovely weekend it was, I’ll keep the intro short today as I am sure many of us (myself included) may be off to a slower start with the weather outlook this week. Happy Monday!

Raleigh Area Staples

• The Burrow just opened this past Friday downtown. They offer a curated collection of 30+ pop-up vendors and local small businesses including Clothing, Books, Art, and more. Learn more about them on their Instagram here.

• Looking to Volunteer Downtown? Raleigh City Farm has laid out their signup process leading into the Spring - Website Info here.

• Tickets to the Raleigh Comedy Festival are now on sale for the weekend of March 20th. 15 shows, 5 venues, all Downtown - Check out Tickets here.

• Starting this month take a guided tour of the NC Capitol, Downtown, and Civil Rights History , Fridays at 11am - FREE

Local & Live - Arts & Music

Feb 10th - Monday

• Free the Mic @ Lucky Tree - 7-11PM - 30+ Local Artists Performing! - FREE

• Karaoke @ Neptunes Parlour - Varies but generally 8PM Sign-Up, 9PM Singing - FREE

Feb 11th - Tuesday

• Grand Shores at Bowstring Pizza - Beer & Banjos Bluegrass - 6:30-9PM - FREE

Sports & Athletics

• This week starts the 4 Nations Face-Off Hockey Tournament! Why is that related to Raleigh you ask? Because 4 Hurricanes players were selected to play! Jarvis for Team Canada, Aho and Rantanen for Finland, and Slavin for Team USA.

• You’ve probably heard your fill of the Super Bowl, as I am writing this section at halftime, so I will leave it at that. But WOW, also that Ledisi performance was stellar.

Local Business Spotlight

If you’re looking for a Photo Booth Rental for your next event, look no further than Taco Photo Booth Co. Locally owned and operated but operating nationwide, they offer GIF & 360 Booths, as well as a variety of other activations.

Small Talk - Weather & More

Feb 10th - Monday -Overcast , High 49°F, Low 34°F

• Sunrise: 07:06 AM, Sunset: 05:52 PM - Moon: Waxing Gibbous

Feb 11th - Tuesday - Partly Cloudy , High 38°F, Low 34°F

• Sunrise: 07:05 AM, Sunset: 05:53 PM - Moon: Waxing Gibbous

Last Thoughts

Did you know that Prince once crashed a fraternity party at NC State in 1980 to play? I do feel bad for the follow up act that night though. I mean how do you follow PRINCE?

See you Wednesday!