📷️ Polaroids, Stargazing, & Live Music - June 18th

Good Morning and Happy Wednesday! We’re glad you’re here and welcome to our first weekly edition as we move away from the 3x weekly format.

Things have moved around a little bit and we are looking for some final feedback, if you have any more thoughts on the format (it was created based on some already) just reply to the email.

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Wednesday - 18th

☀️ Sunny (99F / 76F) | 5:58AM / 8:33PM 🌗

• Live after 5 is back! This time with Rissi Palmer & Duck on the big stage. While there check out local food and drink, vendors, and plenty of Sip N’ Stroll spots — details here.

• The Stargazing at the Willard Meetup is tonight! Join other readers and Raleigh area locals for this rooftop event with telescopes, informational stops, cocktails, stickers, and more — Join the event here, it’s FREE!

• Stop by Le Dive for lunch time meeting, food, remote work, and more! Wednesday through Sundays at 12PM — info here. 📷️ 

• Cary: Are you a remote worker? Get some fresh air (and maybe a drink) over at Vicious Fishes for a happy hour meetup — join their event here!

Thursday - 19th (Juneteenth)

⛈️ Heavy Rain (98F / 74F) | 5:59AM / 8:33PM 🌘

• The City of Raleigh is hosting their official Juneteenth celebration at John Chavis Memorial Park from 5-9PM. Join for a day to honor history and come together for music, crafts, food, activities, and more — full details here for this FREE event.

• To extend the celebration, Marbles Museum & Moore Square are also hosting a day time event, starting at 10AM for family friendly fun with food trucks, artists, and play areas for the kids at Marbles — here.

• Every 3rd Thursday, visit Nicklepoint Brewing for... checks notes, the Motley Tunes Pirate Singing Meetup. The singers are in full pirate gear, take requests, and sing pub and sailor songs — feel free to join em… if ye dare, arggh!

• Crankarm has their Trivia Night Thursday, hosted by Hammered Trivia. Brass Tap will be providing the prizes for 1st through 3rd place teams — more details here. 📷️ 

Friday - 20th

• Guilty Pleasures Dance Party at Neptunes takes place from 7-10PM, with all your favorite 1 hit wonders, followed shortly after by the Y2K dance party — more here. 📷️ 

• Out! Raleigh Pride, takes place this Friday at 6-10PM and Saturday at 12-7PM. This is an all ages friendly event running for its 13th year and raises funds for 20+ community programs in the area with each year being more successful than the last — details.

• ⚽️ The North Carolina FC play Louisville FC at 7:30PM at home! They play them again next week away in the Group Stage of the USL Cup as well — tickets.

• The Rocky Horror Picture Show (the longest theatrical run in film still going since 1975) is playing once more at The Rialto for another midnight screening, tickets are $11 to this cult classic with live show — details on the event.

Saturday - 21st

• Pop-up Raleigh at Trophy on Maywood Ave is back for the month with their huge event taking place from 12-5, check out their full vendor list on their site — linked here (psst, they have a mobile bookstore coming)!

• ⚽️ The NC Courage play at home for the first time in a few weeks with a 7:30PM game on Saturday against the Houston Dash — tickets here. This event is also their Pride themed night, details on that here.

• Apex: King Garbage is playing the Rhythm & Reels event at Apex Nature Park Saturday at 7PM, join for a unique mix of movies and music — details here.

• Blue Whales, an exhibit opening Sunday at 10AM in the NC Museum of Natural Sciences goes in depth with the largest animal on Earth — get your tickets here!

• Just a reminder that the NCSU Ghost Tour has it’s last day on Saturday! Get tickets to this limited time partnered event with campus before the ghosts (and tickets) vanish.

Sunday - 22nd

• Teets on Glenwood has their summer kickoff party, lasting ALL DAY. They will have a food truck, live music, flash tattoos, and summer drink deals — event info.

• The Vintage + Vinyl Market at The Hartwell gets a new date of Sunday, from 2-6PM! They have food trucks ready, local vendors, cotton candy, and Triangle VGM Jams and Turnabout with the music for the day — more details:

Monday - 23rd

• Rest up here folks, for there was not much I could find but the awesome music below.

Tuesday - 24th

• Blackbird Books & Coffee has an author talk & signing with Venessa Vida Kelley an illustrator known for designing covers for TJ Klune, Alexis Hall, Casey McQuiston, and more makes their literary debut as well — join the event to hear this special talk.

• Durham: Hope Animal Rescue and Ponysaurus Brewing Co host their monthly Pints & Pups event at 6PM, stop by to adopt a puppy or five — calendar link.

Want to submit an event? — Click here!

Giveaways, Discounts, Promos

• While we work on some giveaways of our own (later this month), we wanted to share a giveaway! Unhinged Coffee Co. is giving away a FREE 12oz bag over on their Instagram — just like, follow, and tag 2 friends on the post below (click image for post):

Trivia & Polls

Reader Comments & Jokes

• What’s a dictionary’s favorite food? A SYNONYM ROLL — Riley

Non-Profit News

• Celebrate Pride Month or just get yourself or someone close some fresh flowers from Raleigh City Farm! Every Wednesday snag a $3 to $12 bundle at their weekly farm-stand, which runs through November — more info here.

• Looking to volunteer this month as well? The Great Raleigh Cleanup has shifts available for Friday and Saturday! Join their meetup to help!

Enjoying our Summer Designs? Get something from the Summer Shop before it’s gone!

Artist of The Week: McRae Design

Our artist this week is Jen McRae, from McRae Design - Art + Jewelry! Made in NC, they focus on art you can wear! And even better, they will be at the next pop-up event on Saturday at Trophy on Maywood (listed earlier).

Follow the McRae Design Instagram here, view some highlighted works, and check out the official website down below:

• Want to feature yourself or shout-out an artist above? — Submit here.

• Want your live show or venue featured below? — Get in touch.

Show of The Week: The Brodie Cormack Band

We talked to these guys last time we were out and wanted to give them a good shout out (we met them on a rainy night in an empty bar) and thought they deserved a bigger crowd.

The Brodie Cormack Band plays a mix of the greatest country, blues, and southern rock and this 4 piece plays live THIS Saturday at The Lincoln Theatre at 8PM.

Brodie hails from right next door in Clayton, NC as well. So, grab your tickets to this local show and check out their site down below:

Builds & New Opens

• While the news is still vague, it seems the peaceful day out at Lake Crabtree may have had some effect as the RDU Aiport Authority is reconsidering the space as a possible entertainment district. We’ll have to see what that means — details here.

• Boatman Spirits is officially open as of this past weekend! We’ve been seeing news for a bit but check em out on Seaboard Station Dr between 4PM to midnight — website here.

City Civics & Bills

• Lighting, Public Art, Pedestrian Improvements? If this sounds like something you’re into, check out City Plaza or OEP downtown to give feedback on the future of the Fayetteville Streetscape — see you there?

• Missed the City Council meeting yesterday? Check out the highlights, updates include a new traffic light near Fred Fletcher, veteran housing, and more here.

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That’s a wrap folks! We’ll be using the extra time each week to up our social game a bit as well, so keep an eye out for events and more fun stuff over on our Instagram.

We also tend to share the flyers and event posters for the things we feature, so it’s an easy way to keep track of what all is going on.

See you next week!

— Mason at The Raleighwood Inbox