Check out the events happening around our community this weekend!
Thursday, May 18 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Start the weekend fun early with Thursday night trivia at Lanza’s Cafe. With two question and answer rounds, a halftime speed round, and a music round, you and your friends’ knowledge will be tested in a fun format. For more information, click here.
Friday, May 19 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Register a group this Friday for History Explorers Day with photography. The day will begin with a walking history tour. Once the tour is done, groups will be able to try making a camera obscura, experiment with sun prints, and look around the museum. For more information about the explorers day, click here.
Friday, May 19 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Join grow to life this Friday for complimentary cooking classes with Chef Yah-I. The class will teach you how to prepare nutritious meals and healthy alternatives. Registration is required for the cooking class. For more information, click here.
Friday, May 19 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Start your weekend at the Carolina Inn for Fridays on the Front Porch. Enjoy some live music while you sip on a handcrafted cocktail or a North Carolina beer. Food trucks will be on hand serving food as well. Click here to view the lineup.
Friday, May 19 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Come out to Lanza’s Cafe and get a free 10 minute Tarot consultation. Giampiero I. Sahdu, a world renowned Tarot expert and Reiki healer will be on-hand to help you open your mind and listen to your soul. Just follow the instructions in the link down below and sign up for your reading. For more information about the tarot reading, click here.
Friday, May 19 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
The 9th annual Freight Train Blues concert series starts this weekend in Carrboro. The concert series celebrates the life and legacy of blueswoman Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten. This week’s lineup features the Music Makers Blues Revue Group, Aretta Woodruff, Charles “Sugar Harp” Burroughs, Herman Hitson, Albert White, Ardie Dean, and Fred Thomas . Click here for more information.
Saturday, May 20 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The Weavers Grove Community Celebration is this weekend celebrating the culmination of the Weavers Grove capital campaign. The celebration is free and will feature tours of the site, food, face painting, balloon artists, and more. For more information on the Weavers Grove celebration, click here.
Saturday, May 20 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Spend your Saturday with rescue kittens with Paws4Ever. This Saturday, Paws4Ever will be having a Kitten shower where you can play with kittens and momma cats and shower them with gifts. Monetary donations are also welcome. Click here to view Paws4Ever wishlist.
Saturday, May 20 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Come out Saturday for the Common Woman Chorus’ concert Workin’ For the Weekend. They will be performing a collection of songs all inspired by work, rest, and play. They will be performing the show at 3:00 and at 7:00. To get your tickets, click here.
Saturday, May 20 3:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Come out to Craftboro Brewing Depot this Saturday for a day packed full of fun. At 3:30, they’ll have a brewery tour with their head brewer Tate Little. You’ll see the process of how your favorite local brews are made. After the tour, stick around and enjoy some live music starting at 5:00. They have local musicians playing each week. Click here for more information.
Saturday, May 20 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Lanza’s Cafe will be hosting David Austell this Saturday and the third Saturday of every month for a performance of his original songs and poems. Get some coffee and enjoy a refreshing performance. For more information, click here.
Saturday, May 20 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
This Saturday at the Friday Center, come out and celebrate Mrs. Lillian Lee at an annual fundraiser and support the building of the new affordable PEACH Apartments. Click here to buy a ticket or be a sponsor. Click here for more information on the fundraiser for the PEACH Apartments and how you can celebrate Mrs. Lillian Lee.
Sunday, May 21 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Drop a line at West Point Mill this weekend. They’ll have cane fishing poles for you to check out for the afternoon while you step away from the hustle bustle at West Point on the Eno. Enjoy nature and some old-fashioned fishing this weekend. When you’re done fishing you can also take a tour around West Point Mill and hear stories about people who lived, played, and worked in the area. Click here for more information.
Sunday, May 21 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Spend another day this weekend helping out local animals! Dingo Dog Brewing Company will be holding a Crawfish boil and farm picnic at PlowGirl Farm. While you’re enjoying the delicious food from Harmony Rescue Clinic, you’ll hear some live music from Bulltown Strutters. Click here to get your tickets.
Sunday, May 21 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
This weekend Flyleaf books will be hosting poets Ina Cariño and Len Lawson to read from their new books. They invite you also to bring your own poems for an open-mic after the poetry reading. For more information, click here.
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