May 17 - Saturday
The 4th Annual Downtown Raleigh Home TourThis self-guided tour features 20 homes that represent the diversity of housing options (from historic home to brand-new condo) in downtown Raleigh .
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the Raleigh Urban Design Center at 133 Fayetteville Street, Suite 100, Raleigh. Kids under 12 can tour for free.
11:00am - 5:00pm
For more information call (919) 807-8479
May 17-18, 39th Annual Bimbé Cultural Arts Festival
Durham Athletic Park, Saturday 1:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m., Sunday 1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
The theme of this year's Bimbe cultural Arts Festival is "It's a Family Reunion." The festival will feature dancing and music including gospel and jazz as well as a marketplace where vendors can join in the celebration of African-American traditions.
Admission is free.
For more information, call 919-560-4355 ext.233
Artsplosure Raleigh Arts Festival This festival features over 170 artists at the festival market.
Henside the Beltine Tour d'Coop
Meet some of North Carolina 's most "citified" chickens (and their owners) on this self-guided tour of backyard chicken coops in some of Raleigh 's most distinguished neighborhoods.
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Tickets are available at various Raleigh locations admission cost is whatever donation of food or money to Raleigh Urban Ministries you can afford.
For more information, email kirstenrh@yahoo.com
Master Gardener "Successful Gardening Clinic" at the JC Raulston Arboretum
Get your gardening questions answered by the Master Gardeners of Wake County. The Master Gardeners will be available from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM to help you with your gardening questions and talk about environmentally sound gardening techniques.
Admission is free of charge.
For more information, call (919) 513-7005.
May 18, 2008
6th Annual Discovering Magic in the Garden CelebrationPut the magic back in gardening by attending this family-friendly event. Participants will discover magic in Chapel Hill's, NC Botanical Gardenhttp://www.ncbg.unc.edu/ when they wear their most magical costumes and participate in activities such as Music in the Meadow, Natural Homes for Gnomes, and other enchanting endeavors.
2:00-4:00 p.m. Admission is $10 per vehicle.
For more information or to RSVP, call 962-0522.
May 24 - Saturday
The Triangle Corporate Battle of the Bands at the American Tobacco Amphitheater, 324 Blackwell St. , Durham .This concert, featuring garage bands (or more accurately, office park bands) from across the Triangle, is actually a charity event to benefit The Center for Child and Family Health, an organization which does their best to help North Carolina 's children grow up in a healthy, abuse-free environment.
7:00 p.m. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online For more information, email info@trianglebattle.com
