What to Do in May 2024 In and Around Raleigh
This month in the Triangle, enjoy an excuse to amp up your biking, take in music of all genres and enjoy good food.
Category: Arts & Culture
Dreamville Festival Is a World Class Concert — but Here in Raleigh, It’s a Whole Season, Too
With programming that celebrates Black artistry, founders J. Cole and Adam Roy have built more than a festival.
Hat by Hat: Meet Katie Allen of Lifted Millenery
Out of her design studio in Garner, this milliner makes hats and headdresses, and retools or repairs family heirlooms.
John Beerman’s Gateway to Mysteries
The acclaimed artist has painted landscapes from Tuscany to Normandy, but these days he’s focusing on capturing the natural world in North Carolina.
Strange & Wonderful: Tom Maxwell’s New Memoir
The musician best known for his work in the Squirrel Nut Zippers wrote a book about the alternative rock scene in Chapel Hill in the 1990s.
Revelations: A New Album from Sarah Shook & the Disarmers
River Shook, the songwriter and lead vocals for the band, shares their inspiration for record that explores sobriety and depression.
Antiques & Appraisals: When the Antiques Roadshow Came to Town
Behind the scenes of the popular PBS television series, which made a stop at the North Carolina Museum of Art for its 28th season.
Memory Keeper: Sculptor Oami Powers
The mixed-media artist and sculptor, who works from a studio in Artspace, discusses the experiences that shaped her career.
Pattern Play: Assemblage Artist Davis Choun
This emerging Raleigh maker challenges creative conventions by using a humble, unexpected medium that he transforms into compelling works of art.
Frame by Frame: Kenny Batch’s Niche Career
The Chapel Hill native creates custom frames for artists all over the Triangle, as well as organizations like the Carolina Hurricanes and The Umstead Hotel and Spa.
While You Were Sleeping: Chessa Rich’s Dreamy Sound
The Durham-based singer-songwriter’s first 9-song album Deeper Sleeper draws atmospheric pop from her dreams
What to Do in March 2024
March welcomes the onset of spring with supper clubs, community fundraisers, tons of live music and, of course, St. Patrick’s Day!
Raising the Barre: Ballet Trailblazer Debra Austin
Selected by George Balanchine to dance in the New York City Ballet, Austin became the company’s first female Black dancer in 1971.
Sculpture in Silk: Kenny Nguyen Creates Fabric Sculptures
Originally from Vietnam, the artist pivoted from a career in fashion to one in art, using material with ties to his own cultural history.