3rd Annual Hen-side the Beltline Tour d’Coop 2008
Sponsored by Whole Foods Market
Has Raleigh Gone to the Birds? From New York and Chicago to Seattle and Los Angeles, city chickens are sweeping, er, scratching across the nation. From 10 am to 4 pm on May 17, 2008, the 3rd Annual Hen-side the Beltline Tour d’Coop will showcase 20 of Raleigh’s backyard flocks, all located inside the beltline.
Similar to Wilco, one of the last times the Avett Brothers were in the Triangle was at the North Carolina Museum of Art. Both them and Tweedy sold out the venue very quickly. Concord natives, the Avett Brothers has slowly impressed their entire country, selling out shows from one coast to the other. A show at Koka Booth this summer has been rumored for a while and the date has been released.
Glenwood South has been a bustling little corridor since the Creamery building was completed about ten years ago. Since, businesses have come and businesses have gone. Some think the changing nature of the area has recently been governed by economics, others think it’s culturally relative. Either way, Revolver Consignment Boutique has decided that the imminent demolition of their current location is reason to sign a new lease and move closer to downtown.
Each spring, on the third weekend of May, artists, craftsmen, and musicians amass downtown in Moore Square for Artsplosure’s Annual Spring Festival. In recent years, crowds of approximately 70,000 people have swarmed the streets to celebrate the season and the creative talent on display. The entire event is free to the public, courtesy of Artsplosure, a non-profit corporation that also produces First Night Raleigh.
Ok ok, we at NR ignore a ton of Triangle shows - we want to be all about Raleigh. But last week Meeker endorsed Obama, and while NR won’t endorse a presidential candidate- we will endorse this concert. Arcade Fire and Superchunk are playing the Carrboro Obama rally next weekend for FREE. They are also playing the day before in Greensboro.
