🎙️ Feeling Social? We Are Too! - August 20th

Good Morning Raleigh! Big news today.

We’re excited to announce a new partnership with Raleigh Social Circle! This aligns with part of our goal to bring Inbox to IRL, so we’re looking forward to some great things.

Check out the announcement below and give them a follow! Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to grow our in-person offerings within the community:

Upcoming & Ongoing!

• Through October 5th, check out DRA’s newest interactive art installation with a focus on the Raleigh music scene! There’s a banjo, boombox, guitar, and microphone that will all play music from the upcoming events and festivals, see the post below:

• Patrizia Ferreira, a local artist is looking for help on a public art piece that requires weaving plastic bags together to make rope. Two workshops will take place and they need as many hands as possible — help them out here.

• It’s a ways off but Art Moto Fest is returning to downtown in October, this time with the Raleigh Police Bike Unit joining — see some photos of them here.

• College Football Season is SO CLOSE to being back, the first game for NCSU will be the 28th at 7PM — retail tickets sold out but NCSU recommends checking seat geek.

Wednesday - 20th

• It’s the last week for Live After 5, catch (personal favorites of mine) the Chatham Rabbits & Jack The Radio, along with some food and drink at 6-9PM in City Plaza — info.

• Coffee & Crochet, bring your favorite craft and get a drink discount over at Blackbird Books & Coffee, from 4-7PM, every Wednesday — details.

Thursday - 21st

• Raleigh Social Circle hosts their Upscale Social event at Westwood Lounge at 8PM, with hiking, pickle-ball, and book clubs upcoming on their calendar — see the full list.

• Writers Round Raleigh, an intimate emerging local artists showcase, has a live show at 7:30-9:30PM at Level 7 Rooftop Bar in North Hills — check out the artists here.

• Jazz in the Square returns at 6PM in Moore Square! Live music, good vibes with the Moon Unit on stage and food trucks and vendors around the park — more here.

• Starting at 7:30PM, Third Thursday Comedy Night at Sneaky Penguin is here! Enjoy a lineup of 5-10 comedians and sip on some beer from the brewery — laughs and beer.

Friday - 22nd

• Starting early at 9AM, Coffee & Conversations at A Place at The Table, is hosting a suitability talk with The Great Raleigh Cleanup and the City’s Office of Sustainability — limited space if you’d like to listen in, info here.

• Just 15 minutes south of downtown, another NASCAR Regional takes place at Wake County Speedway, tickets start at just $5 for this bullring event — start yer engines.

• The NC Courage tied Portland last week, they play away this week in Chicago — check out their schedule as the tail end of the season gets underway.

Saturday - 23rd

• The North Hills Night Market is back! Running from 4-9PM, the event has 30+ vendors, food trucks, mead sipping, and more — check out Midtown Park for more.

• Iris Coffee is hosting a Matcha Pop-Up right outside of their location downtown at 11AM, last time they had a huge turnout so they are prepping for similar this time, see more here and view the last event below:

• Just outside of Raleigh, the Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts festival is taking place over in Cary! From 9-5 (all weekend), check out over 250 artists, 4 stages, and more — details.

• For more on Cary, check out another great local newsletter below, the Cary Digest:

• Homecoming, a communal poetry jam takes place at Boxyard RTP from 4-8PM. They will have poetry readings, writing workshops, indie books, speakers, and much more.

• Intro to Gardening in the South, a series for new gardeners learning to best manage North Carolina’s unique climate — green thumbs click here, event from 9AM-12 noon.

• Packapalooza, is back! Capping off the end of Welcome Week, this event showcases more than 300 vendors and shuts down Hillsborough Street from 2-10PM — go pack.

Sunday - 24th

• From 11AM-3PM, join Atlantic Gardening for their Summer Garden Soiree Market! See the official flyer below and visit the market site for more info — details:

• From 12PM-7PM, Downtown Raleigh hosts another gathering of food trucks! The Food Truck Rodeo takes place on Fayetteville Street — see more info here.

Monday - 25th

• A unique mix at 7PM over at Kings, Biggie Smalls in the style of Grateful Dead. This tribute band bridges the gap between two musical innovators — details here.

• Looking for a country swing dance lesson? Oak City Country Swing is hosting a musicality class over at Step to Gold, $5 cover gets you two hours of lessons and social dancing afterwards — more info on the event here.

• Tap Yard hosts evening Yoga from 6:45 onward, enjoy this pay what you can event, and grab a few beers when you’re done — see their full weekly event list.

Tuesday - 26th

• Checkout this giveaway on Tuesday at the Flying Saucer, must be present to win, no purchase necessary and you may go home with a Sierra Nevada SUP Board — details:

Openings & Builds

• Early phases for a Graduate Hotel, a college themed hotel owned by Hilton, are taking shape near NCSU (UNC has one already). Axios says the lot near Players Retreat is being eyed for development — more info on the possible new hotel.

City Council & Civics

• NC State Parks is hiring a State Trails Planner to help guide the development of 15 trails across the state, position open through the 28th — details here.

• As someone who has some issues with the parking downtown before (looking at you private parking companies), DRA recently put out a nice map and video of the decks downtown that are free for at least 2 hours, check it out below:

Thanks for reading folks! I know it seems like a small thing but if you make it this far in the newsletter, clearly it means we’ve done something right and your support is what keeps it going. So cheers to you.

Keep an eye out for splashes of fall coming up the next few weeks as our new designs (still in progress by yours truly) drop early September.

See you next week!

— Mason @ The Raleighwood Inbox