Valentine's Weekend + A Word from Sir Walter - February 11th

Chubby's Tacos is hosting a Harry Potter Dark Arts Trivia night at 7PM, five rounds of O.W.L level questions, max team of 8, free to register — details.

Pourworks has a Sip & Pour candle making workshop starting at 6PM, register over on their website if interested — info here.

KINGS 👑 Kayo Dot [experimental] 8PM - $20

Theatre in the Park kicks off Cyrano de Bergerac, an “adaptation of the classic tale of love, wit, and the world's most eloquent swordsman” tonight at 7:30PM, runs through the 22nd — info and tickets.

Theatre Raleigh opens “The Sarafinas, My Way” (started by two former Rockettes). Check out this dance-theatre concert set to American Songbook classics at 7:30PM — get tickets here.

Bowstring 🍕 Relay Relay [pop/rock] 6PM - FREE

Moon Room 🌕 Patrick McGrew Trio [jazz] 8PM - FREE

Pour House 🍺 Nicky Diamonds [country/delta blues] 8PM - $18

The City of Raleigh Museum hosts their Pals & Gals Vintage Valentines Party from 7-9PM. Make vintage-inspired cards, sip espresso martinis, and eat chocolate, profits go towards education at the museum — tickets.

The Raleigh Stampede starts at Hunt Horse Complex, a full 7-event rodeo with bronc riding, roping, barrel racing, and more through Saturday — details.

The NC Symphony presents "Bravo Broadway" at Meymandi Concert Hall, guest vocals perform songs from Wicked, Rent, Hamilton, Phantom of the Opera and more — times and dates into tomorrow.

The Down Home Concert Series by Pinecone is bringing Solas, a traditional Celtic ensemble, to the big stage at AJ Fletcher Theater — tickets here.

KINGS 👑 The Great Cover Up [surprise covers] 7PM - Donation

Lincoln Theatre 🎸 Zoso [zeppelin tribute] 8PM - $30

Pour House 🍺 CRIMEWAVE [darkwave/dance] 9PM - $18

Making it out to Cary? Have a Valentine's Date Night at Downtown Cary Park with live jazz from the Angela Bingham Duo, couples crafts, and Poetry Fox writing poems on the spot (plus food and drink) — starts at 5PM.

Caleb Elliott takes on Goodnights Comedy Club for the evening with couples packages, a cocktail hour, cheeseboards, and wine — tickets here.

Still looking for a Valentine? Raleigh Brewing has a Single’s Dog Mixer from 3-6PM, Pints & Pups with Carolina Boxer Rescue — info here.

Jazzentine's takes place at Hartwell with The Dan Davis Trio, wood-fired pizza, with a mini donut truck, and pop-up candle bar, starts 5PM — details.

KINGS 👑 The Great Cover Up [valentines covers] 7PM - Donation

The Ritz 🎸 Dropkick Murphys [celtic rock/punk] 7PM - $100+

The Rialto 🎙 Kate Rhudy, Grady Drugg [folk/country] 8PM - $29

Pour House 🍺 Blessing Offor w/ CJ Monét [soul/pop] 9PM

The Cleveland Celtic Ensemble hits the stage at NCMA this Sunday at 2PM for a concert featuring dance, irish flutes, harps, and much more — tickets (low amount left, last I looked).

The Davie downtown is hosting a Fresh Seafood Boil, Sunday at 3PM with live music and drink specials — stop by this weekend.

Raleigh Brewing has a Valentine’s Pottery & Painting Workshop on Sunday, self-guided and good for all ages — see it here.

The Hartwell 🎮 Triangle VGM Jams [jazz covers] 2PM - FREE

Lincoln Theatre 🦅 On The Border [eagles tribute] 8PM - $22

It’s a quiet Monday again folks, if you have an event that typically falls on Monday let us know. Otherwise, maybe catch-up on some of our local council member candidates for Raleigh this year — from INDY Week.

MotorCo Music Hall 🎸 Alesana [pop-punk/hardcore] 8PM - $20

NC State hosts UNC at Lenovo Center if you’re looking for an afternoon of basketball (starts at &PM) — tickets over at GoPack.

Prairie Ridge, across from NCMA has a kid friendly Art Class for learning how to paint nature based styles with campfire art — donation based entry.

KINGS 👑 Sword II, Fantasy of a Broken Heart [rock/pop] 7:30PM - $15

So we recently crossed 5,000 readers. That's pretty wild. When I started this thing, I genuinely didn't know how much this would catch on, so thanks for being here and supporting this project.

As part of the celebration, I've been building something behind the scenes that I'm finally ready to share.

On February 25th, I'm launching a companion website to the newsletter, our local directory and guide that I’ve officially deemed: Sir Walter’s Guide.

You'll be able to look up restaurants, nightlife, live music venues, and more! All can be filtered by area of Raleigh and category, so you can find spots near where you actually live.

There are also full guides written by myself and other local folks, with photos, maps, and recommendations from people who actually live here.

Velvet Taco is opening next week in North Hills, check out the custom Tex-Mex joint, opening soon — details here.

House of Art, which burned down in 2025, seems to have secured a new location as they have started re-hiring — interviews start in March.

The Carolina Hurricanes are out for the Olympic Break until the end of the month but catch them in games as soon as this week for their respective countries as 5 of their players will be skating in the games.

NC State Men’s 🏀 recently beat Virginia Tech but fell after to #24 ranked Louisville, they sit 4th in the ACC with Miami next on the 14th.

NC State Women’s 🏀 recently beat FSU as well as Virginia Tech, they take on Notre Dame the 15th and sit 3rd in the ACC.