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Launch Lab

Soul Funk Disco Dance Party

Iron and Wine

DJ Funkleberry

Cathedrals, Castles, Coal and Cod

Comedy Earthquake

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Hoola Hoop Showcase

Memorial Day Murder Mystery Scavenger Hunt

Drip Irrigation for Container Gardens

Fu Manchu

Illegal Dance Party

Memorial Day Heron Hike

Mad Men TV Nite at Motorco

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Dave Attell

Third Friday

Angel Olsen

Toast to Trails drinking bike ride on the ATT

Haiku Slamdown

Pops in the Park

Bimbe Fest

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Community Campfire

Sylvan Esso

Improv for kids

Free Wine tasting

Wild Belle

Metronomy

Brian Regan

Mothers Day High Tea

Ugly Selfie

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Friday

Bull City Sculpture Opening Gala

Noticed all those random sculptures poppin' up round downtown? It's part of a summer-long sculpture fest featuring 12 sculptures from artists around the US. Que guay. 

First Friday Raleigh

The Indy's pick - Man v. Liver @ Deco

Saturday

Hall n Oats!

Yacht Rock. Episode 2. Get hype with the back alley song writing contest between Hall n Oats v. McDonald n Loggins. (Here's episode one for background, if you're diggin that.)

Rowdy Rowdy Square Dance

Makes Cotton Eyed Joe weep.

Growing Tomatoes and Okra

No southern garden's complete without em. 

Candle Dipping

No Saturday's complete without it.

Coming up!

5.6 Haim

5.7 Band of Skulls

5.7 Man Man

5.10 Wild Belle

5.10 Metronomy

5.16 Angel Olsen

6.3 King Kahn & The Shrines

6.10 Andrew Bird

6.11 Dr. Dog

6.12 Cut Copy

6.14 The English Beat

6.25 The Rosebuds

6.26 Art Garfunkel

7.30 Stephen Merritt

8.1 Boris

9.1 John Hodgman

11.8 Rufus Wainwright

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Art of Cool Festival

Three years in the making, Cicely Mitchell and Albert Strong are manifesting their vision of a Durham festival that brings together not local, but international jazz greats.

Think Hopsctoch with a soul-jazz flair.

FRIDAY

The Love Language at Cameron Underground

You probably know Cameron Village as preppy-central.

But did you know, back in the day, it was the epicenter of Triangle thrash-punk debauchery? Closed in the 80's due to fire hazards and drug abuse, those who've dared to fuck around know the amazing graffiti and art that remain. 

Due to curiosity and popular demand, it opens again this weekend for a local concert series beginning with Raleigh favorites, The Love Language. 

SATURDAY

Brewgaloo

30 food trucks and 40 NC breweries. Yup.

SUNDAY

Future Islands at Cat's Cradle

If that's like your thing n' stuff.

NOW OPEN!

LaPlace's Cajun

Intrepid Coffee & Spirits

COMING UP!

4.29 Timber Timbre

4.29-30 Megafaun

5.3 Hall and Oats

5.6 Haim

5.7 Band of Skulls

5.7 Man Man

5.10 Wild Belle

5.10 Metronomy

5.16 Angel Olsen

6.3 King Kahn & The Shrines

6.10 Andrew Bird

6.11 Dr. Dog

6.12 Cut Copy

6.14 The English Beat

6.25 The Rosebuds

6.26 Art Garfunkel

7.30 Stephen Merritt

8.1 Boris

9.1 John Hodgman

11.8 Rufus Wainwright

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Serge - Folk Implosion

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Shakori Hills

If you're not trying to shave your legs this weekend, I highly recommend this Chatham County fest.

Chicago/Raleigh Improv Fest

Two teams enta. 

Friday

Durham Hip Hop Summit

If you didn't know already, Durham's hip hop scene is dope. Tonight kicks off a summer concert series of the DURM stars.

Third Friday

Saturday

Cider Fest

"2 oz. tastings of cider from at least 7 local cider makers paired with small bites from Bar Lusconi, G2B, Mattie B’s, Pizzeria Toro, Primal, Q Shack, Six Plates, and Toast. Proceeds benefit Apple Growers of NC."

Herbal Resilience

"This workshop will focus on how herbal medicine was used by enslaved people in NC." That is a super-specific and awesome sounding workshop.

Coming Up

The Art of Cool Festival

Hopscotch - Line-up announced this week!

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All Weekend Long

Dino Egg Hunt

Up your Easter game with jurassic level swag. 

Paradoxos

See Laura's email

Friday

Dimitri Martin

Word on the street is there'll be a"hipster avalanche at The Carolina Theater."

Saturday

Danny Brown

An across the board winner for best hip-hop album of 2013.

Coming Up

Shakori Hills

The Art of Cool

Mobb Deep 

Daniel Rossen 

Haim 

Brian Regan

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FRIDAY

We Take Requests, 24hr Art Slam

Yesterday, Gabe and Saleem asked folks what they want to see in an art exhibit, tonight they're exhibiting.

SATURDAY

Butter Making for Kids

Obviously.

Lemurs and Beer

Lemuria is  a vanilla flavored beer brewed in Madagascar. Fullsteam is debuting their version in honor of the Duke Primate Center. Have a taste and learn about Lemurs!

NEXT WEEKEND,

but tickets going fast

Full Frame

Rock n Shop

World Beer Fest

Coming Up

Shakori Hills

Paradoxos

The Art of Cool

Mobb Deep 

Daniel Rossen 

Haim 

Brian Regan

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Hey guys

The full explosion of weekend awesome hasn't come together yet, but I want to get this out early before your Friday night plans solidify.

Our friends Saleem Reshamwala (part of Beat Making Lab) and Gabe Getz (of "I'd rather be shot in Durham, than bored in Cary" fame) are doing an improvisational art show at the Carrack Gallery.

Yesterday afternoon they went around Durham asking people people what they'd like to see at an art show and gave themselves 24 hrs to make it happen.

Check out the video on the Facebook invite here.

Starts at 7. Hope to hang with some of y'all there.

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It's startin to pop off with the warmer weather and later light!

Saturday

Make Probiotic Yogurt and Smoothies from Kefir Grains

I don't know what any of that means, but it sounds skinny.

Organic Vegetable Garden Workshop

That time of year again. Bountiful Backyards looks like a really good resource for getting that garden tight!

Ponysaurus on tap at Sam's Quick Shop

Operating out of The Cookery, Durham-based nanobrewery Ponysaurus is taking over the taps Sam's Quick Shop. Microbrews are totally out. Nanobrews are totally in. You heard it here first.

National Anthem Singer Auditions for the Durham Bulls

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,

Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,

What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,

Didn't even know those were words in the Star Spangled Banner.

Traditional Japanese Tea Gathering

The Doris Duke Center at Sarah P. Duke Gardens has the BEST programming.

Sunday

Glitch Durham Pop Up Restaurant

American Meltdown, Chirba Chirba, Mason Inc. Events, Porchetta, Sympathy all serving dinner on the stage of the Carolina theater. But with a GLITCH in their normal menu offerings. Sounds wild.

Keeping a small Ruminant (goats and sheep)

Was thinking about getting a pit bull, but now I'm thinking a lap sheep.

Coming up

The Pizza Underground 3.20

Dum Dum Girls 3.21

Mobb Deep 4.1

Daniel Rossen 4.11

Haim 5.6

Brian Regan 5.10

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Friday

Bhangra Dance Party

Live music and lessons @ Motorco

Third Friday

Durm.

Saturday

French Cooking Workshop

For 12 bucks!

Photoshop Bootcamp

Get your Doge on!

All Weekend

Nevermore Horror and Gothic Film Festival

The Future is Now

Alton Brown 2.27

Hospitality 2.22

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks 3.3

St. Vincent 3.4

Future Islands 3.5

Bull City Food and Beer Fest 3.9

The Pizza Underground 3.20

Dum Dum Girls 3.21

Mobb Deep 4.1

Daniel Rossen 4.11

Haim 5.6

Brian Regan 5.10

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Friday

The Sochi Opening Ceremony

I hear Putin's gonna zipline onto the stage.

Other viewing enhancements 1. The Drinking Game 2. Instagram accounts to follow 3. Skeleton helmets!

First Friday Raleigh

(ff)Art

Saturday

Free chocolate tasting at One World Market

Also, Durham's only non-profit fair trade market.

All Weekend Long

WKNC Double Barrel Benefit

NC Comedy Arts Festival

Ongoing

Taste of Carolina Gourmet Food Tour

Beltline Brew Tours

The Future is Now

Those Darlins 2.14

Cibo Matto - 2.16

Frankie Rose 2.21

Alton Brown 2.27

Hospitality 2.22

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks 3.3

St. Vincent 3.4

Future Islands 3.5

Bull City Food and Beer Fest 3.9

The Pizza Underground 3.20

Dum Dum Girls 3.21

Mobb Deep 4.1

Daniel Rossen 4.11

Haim 5.6

Brian Regan 5.10

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Friday

Le1F @ Pinhook

Maker of Das Racist's Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell + overall, rad producer and rapper. Wut.

Pixies w. Cults @ DPAC

Gen-X meet Gen-Y indie pop

Rocky Horror Picture Show @ Carolina Theater

Costumes encouraged.

Saturday

Make a Mushroom Logs!

Learn to grow shitakes in your commemorative log @ The Doris Duke Center. #thatssodurham

Neutral Milk Hotel

Sunday

El Plato Supreme

Look for Walt & Alex on WRAL!

The Future is Now

Deerhunter 2.3

The Love Language 2.7

Beauties and the Beast 2.14

Those Darlins 2.14

Cibo Matto - 2.16

Frankie Rose 2.21

Alton Brown 2.27

Hospitality 2.22

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks 3.3

St. Vincent 3.4

Future Islands 3.5

Bull City Food and Beer Fest 3.9

The Pizza Underground 3.20

Dum Dum Girls 3.21

Mobb Deep 4.1

Daniel Rossen 4.11

Haim 5.6

Brian Regan 5.10