New Partners, Giant Robots, & Spring Festivals - Apr. 25th

Happy Friday! And what a doozy it is, there’s so much going on, I truly don’t think I even got at all (but man, did I try). Let’s hop straight into it, we’ve got some ground to cover.

• Brewgaloo starts today! We’ve mentioned it all week, but the event starts at 6PM today and 12PM tomorrow (be mindful of possible rain) — more info & tickets here.

• Tobacco Road Harley Davidson is hosting their Spring Block Party tomorrow, with live music, FREE hotdogs & hamburgers, and supposedly even a strongman competition? — Learn more here at their website!

• The NCMA is hosting the NC Indigenous Artist Festival tomorrow at 10am. This event highlights traditional dance, jewelry, art & more from native artists — info here.

• A FREE community celebration for the SECU Beacon Site, home of Southeast YMCA, Raleigh Promise, an Elementary School & more, will celebrate Saturday at 11am with food trucks, a job fair, music, and a vendor mall — info for the even here.

• The Raleigh City Farm is hosting its 14th B(Earth)day celebration tomorrow! Partnered with A Place at the Table, there will be farm sourced food, wine, music & more.

• Mala Pata and Fiction Kitchen, neighbors? That’s right, the new Mexican restaurant and the former downtown vegan restaurant are sharing the same building now over at Gateway Plaza, near Capital Blvd -— more on the move here.

• A women’s maker pop-up market, is also happening Saturday. GRL MARKET, is hosting an event from 12-3PM at Transfer Co Food Hall — see more here.

• Are you into grown adults dressed up like robots and brawling it out? If so, the Giant Robot Fight Club might be for you, Sunday at 4PM over at Tap Yard, info below.

• Developers are still fighting rezoning and local push back for a mixed used development near Glenwood South, pushing for it to be 30 stories and only a donation to the affordable housing fund instead of actually building affordable units — see more on the progress here.

• Oh by the way, it’s Finals week at NCSU, if you notice a lot more studying downtown or some graduation attire (though it may be a tad early) that would be why!

Apr. 25th - Friday

• Dunlow & DJ Jermainia [singer/songwriter] @ Clockwork | 7PM - FREE

• Haley Mae Campbell [pop country] @ Tin Roof | 8PM - FREE

• Shrek Rave (yes, you read that right) @ The Ritz | 8PM - $19+

Apr. 26th - Saturday

• Root Down Collective [jazz] @ Moon Room | 8PM - FREE

• Tumbao, Mellow Swells, & More [latin/funk] @ The Pour House | 8PM - $20+

EZ Vibes is doing a giveaway on this show for 2 Free Tickets over at Instagram.

Apr. 27th - Sunday

• Bluegrass Sundays @ East Bower Cider Co. | 2PM - FREE

• Busy Weather, Warmones, Mean Habit @ Neptunes | 8PM - Possible Cover

• Terence Blanchard with the E-Collective [jazz] @ NCMA | 4PM - $28+

Check out local Raleigh artist J. Massullo, a muralist and illustrator best known for his work around downtown such as the train pillars near Glenwood South, the giant Cortado in… Cortado, and the art near Boylan Bridge. His site is linked below:

• NC Courage: The Courage play Kansas City tomorrow at home, at 7PM. They also have new investors as well, Lauren & Jrue Holiday, who bought into the team. Of note, the team does seem to be poking around at new venues as well, noting that WakeMed is the “smallest of all NWSL venues” — more here.

• NC FC: The FC take on Charlotte TODAY at 7PM and they are offering Buy 2, Get 1, match ticket on their website — ticket link and Instagram here.

• Hurricanes: Your Carolina Hurricanes take on the Devils in Game 3 tonight and Game 4 Sunday. Though away games have proved hard for the team, winning both would promote them to the second round. If not, they return to Raleigh for a Game 5.

• Merlefest, an americana, bluegrass, and folk festival returns this weekend to Wilkesboro. Artists include NC natives, The Avett Brothers, Watchouse, & The Barefoot Movement. — lineup and tickets here.

• TONIGHT in Cary, the night market is back at the Downtown Cary Park, with almost 10 bands (yes for real), this market is sure to be a great time — info about the event.

• Speaking of Cary, the Spring Daze Arts Festival is tomorrow, ALL DAY. There will be 170 NC Artists, 3 stages, and tons to do, check out the site below.

• In need of SEO for your small business? Use who WE use! Check out Vicode Media on Google to see their reviews or visit their site (tell em who sent ya) — link here.

• The CEO of UNC Health, Dr. Wesley Burks, announced his decision to step down, his last day being September 1st — read the official announcement here.

• If you use the NC Quick Pass, more retailers now have them available for purchase — learn more at the official NC .gov website.

• Raleigh locally owned & operated photo booth experience company, Taco Photo Booth, is eager to work with you on your next major event — check their website out here.

Apr. 25th - Friday - Overcast , High 80°F, Low 64°F

• Sunrise: 06:29 AM, Sunset: 07:57 PM - Moon: Waning Crescent 🌘

Apr. 26th - Saturday - Moderate rain, High 77°F, Low 60°F

• Sunrise: 06:27 AM, Sunset: 07:58 PM - Moon: Waning Crescent 🌘

• Pigfish Lane Antiques, near the fairgrounds, is having a Patio Sale! — more here.

• Know of anyone in need of non-profit yard work? A few members of the community are offering to put in some volunteer hours over at the website below.

• Joe Lapp, a Raleigh resident has turned his homestead into a Purple Martin (one of the first migrating birds to NC) sanctuary — Check out the full story at Walter Magazine.

Wow! I told you it was a lot.

Friday is ALWAYS the busiest day for writing these (believe it or not, it takes nearly twice as long to write this one as the Monday editions). In fact, I had to cut stuff out so that the email was small enough to still send. Crazy right?

Anyway, I’m gonna go cool off with a nice drink to start my weekend right.

And thanks to ENC for helping sponsor this issue, as always I will label sponsors and try to keep things focused on NC and our local community when writing these newsletters.

See you all on Monday, cheers (and go Canes)!

— Mason at The Raleighwood Inbox