Category: events

  • Never Too Busy for a Little Brian Davis and Brantley Gilbert!

    My pals at City Limits Saloon in Downtown Raleigh are having a FREE concert tonight (courtesy of Bud Light’s One Night Stand… thank you Bud Light!) featuring Brantley Gilbert who I posted about earlier here. Who is opening for him? None other than our good buddy BRIAN DAVIS! It’s already…

  • So Many Options this Weekend

    The only problem will be finding time for them all! Retail, etc. SmartMomma Grand Opening (in their new location!)Saturday – 9/25 – 10:00am until 6:00pmhttp://smartmomma.com/Locations-Raleigh-NC-sp-6.htmlFirst 100 families to arrive are getting a nice free gift, which may or may not include a VERY nice discount from SmartMomma’s neighbors at Fred’s…

  • What are YOU Doing on Saturday?

    I have two great options for you fellow Raleigh kids! 1 – Raleigh Wide OpenSpecifically, the 11:00am parade through Downtown… where you can see yours truly (and Nick will very likely get volunteered, too) volunteering with Shop Local Raleigh! PS – Go see my buddy Mike for great prizes from…

  • LOTS of First Friday Options – Even on a Holiday Weekend!

    My twitter question today: Ok Raleigh kids… what’s on the agenda for #FirstFriday in #DowntownRaleigh? I’m making my list now! Appropriate responses included:@artspacenc – Artspace has it going on! We’ve got our Summer Artist in Residence here setting in Gallery 1- come on down! @_huddy_ – Come on down to…

  • Happy Birthday to the SPCA of Wake County!

    If you’ve been thinking about adopting a critter, this would be the weekend to do it! As I’ve written here before, I am a fan of the SPCA of Wake County (as well as the county adoption center and the many local organizations that pull from shelters regularly until an…

  • Music on Main Tonight!

    Jim Quick and the Coastline Band are in Downtown Garner tonight! (If the insanity and strollers at North Hills aren’t your thing, you can still enjoy live beach music on a Thursday just a few minutes outside of Raleighwood.) The Garner Revitalization Associationpresents the 2010 Music on Main After Work…

  • Pumped!

    Renee and I are working on our game plan for tonight and it definitely includes City Limits Saloon for the Brantley Gilbert (sorry, it’s a MySpace link) show. Brantley is one of those artists that I have the pleasure of hearing on XM Radio, but if you’re stuck listening to…

  • Happy First Friday, Everyone!

    I love First Friday in Downtown Raleigh – it’s a shame I’m usually busiest on Fridays and don’t get to participate in the fun more often. I am tonight however! On my list: Half-price menu at Sauced Pizza from 4:30pm until 6:30pm and $5.00 Three Olives cocktails (this happens every…

  • Weekends of Epic Proportions

    I’ll just preface this post by saying, “I can sleep when I’m dead”. (Thank you JMC!) Today – E. Riley Dorn (pictured below, on the right) is at the hospital about to welcome little “G Baby” into the world. Pretty wild stuff. I am not nearly as spazzed out about…

  • Accessorize with Pi Phi on Tuesday!

    In Raleigh? Ready to do a little shopping for a great cause? PERFECT! Come join us 🙂 Renee and I will be there all day with I Heart Retail and mark. and would love to see any of you local readers! LOTS of great vendors including Swagger Gifts, Beleza, Undertoad,…