UNC Staging Another Alumni Game
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As part of its celebration of 100 years of basketball, UNC is putting together another alumni exhibition basketball game. This time the event takes place at 8pm on Friday, February 12. . The game will be at the Smith Center and features alumni such as:
- Bobby Jones
- Walter Davis
- J.R. Reid
- George Lynch
- Eric Montross
- Brian Reese
- Kevin Salvadori
- Matt Wenstrom
- Serge Zwikker
- Pete Chilcutt
- Scott Williams (‘90)
On the following day, February 13, the Heels host N.C. State. All former players, coaches, and managers have been invited to attend the game and a reunion dinner following the game.
The English Beat Coming to Cat’s Cradle
Sooner or later…we knew this would happen. The Beat, , is twisting and crawling their way across the pond. On Sunday, May 2, the tour stops at The Cat’s Cradle. the show is at 8pm, and tickets (1/16). They are $17 in advance.
Note: This show has been cancelled.
Celebrity Chefs Coming to DPAC
A three night-series of celebrity chefs including Food Network favorites , , and is coming to the Durham Performing Arts Center. The schedule is as such:
- February 21: Paula Deen and Family (2pm and 8pm)
- March 26: Tyler Florence (8pm)
- April 17: The Neelys (8pm)
Tickets start at $30 for each event and series tickets start at $112.
Antiques Road Show Part II Airs Tonight
At 8pm WUNC will air the second installment of the Raleigh episodes of .
Redress Raleigh Coming Friday
On Friday, January 15th, the Pour House will play host to the first Redress Raleigh Benefit Concert! The concert is a ‘fun-raiser’ for , an eco-friendly design showcase of accessible and innovative fashion from local designers coming in April.
The concert features music from:
The event is only $8, and is for 8\18 or older. Doors open at 9, show at 10.
Krispy Kreme Challenge Registration Opens
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It’s that time again! At 8:30 am on February 6, the 6th Krispy Kreme challenge (aka. Insanathon) will begin. The event benefiting the involves running two miles from the N.C. State Belltower to Krispy Kreme on Peace Street. Participants will then eat one dozen donuts, and run back to the Belltower; all in under an hour.
You can be a part of the anticipated 6,000 involved by . This year there are three categories. Challengers are required to each the full box of a dozen donuts. The winner usually times in at around 24 minutes to complete the 2 mile run, downing of a dozen donuts, and 2 mile return run. Casual Runner is a category which does not require participants to finish the dozen donuts, and allows participants to walk if they wish. Supporter is a third category for those who do not want to run or walk. It doesn’t not include any donuts either, however like the other two categories, does include a race t-shirt.
RDU Posts Flight Times Online
RDU Airport recently unveiled a simple for the airport. I’ve added the link to permanent list of Tools (in the left sidebar), as well as to the gogoraleigh iPhone interface’s “Tools” section, for easy access.
Roberts Running for Miller’s Seat?
rduwtf has a about a discussion overheard just before Christmas regarding former traffic reporter Mark Robert’s aspirations to unseat Brad Miller. It’s a great read!!
Wall Makes SI Cover
Raleigh’s John Wall is on the new (1/11/10) cover of Sports Illustrated. Inside the covers is an article by Grant Wahl which uses quotes by some of basketball’s pillars to describe the Freshman sensation as the best point guard in college basketball and a lock for the top of the NBA Draft in June.
Missing from the article is any mention about Wall’s late development as a player. I coached little league basketball in Raleigh for 11 seasons, and was closely in touch with the state of middle school basketball in Raleigh when Wall was at that level. Interestingly Wall was not even on the radar at that level, nor did he even make the Broughton JV team. Reasons for the latter are varied, from Wall’s inability to compete at that time to his reported bad attitude, work ethic, and choice of friends; depending on whom you interview, of course.
The latter seemed to plague Wall throughout high school, as numerous top coaches approached Wall and were spooked by off-court issues. an empty house last spring did not help matters. Wall signed with new Kentucky coach John Calipari, however, and has turned college basketball on its head. To date, Wall is nothing but a phenomenal success at the college level. Hopefully those other days are behind and John Wall is ready to be the incredible, consistent professional he is capable of being.
For now, though, it will be interesting to see if Wall so good that not even the SI jinx cam bring him down.
Wood To Marry Manson?
this morning are that Raleigh native Evan Rachael Wood is now engaged to Marilyn Manson after his on-stage proposal in Paris last night. The couple has been on and off for the last 4 or so years, and during that period his relationship with Evan’s family has been very nice. During one of those “on” periods, in fact, Manson was here and made an hilarious cameo appearance in Theatre In The Park’s “A Christmas Carol.
Wood’s stepmother has the most incredible photo I’ve ever seen. It features Manson and Evan, along with her father and stepmother, in front of Cinderella’s Castle. The photo could easily hang in an art gallery, as the the incredible juxtaposition of such different people, placed in that environment, is rarely seen in real life.
If reports are true, then congratulations to Wood and her family!
Canes To Make Major Roster Changes
In an interview today with 99.9 FM, Carolina Hurricanes General Manager Jim Rutherford mentioned in his medium term outlook that he will probably roll over at least 50% of the team’s roster before the puck drops next season. He also added that this was the plan all along, regardless of this season’s outcome. He said the phone has been ringing more lately, so I certainly expect some movement soon.
Cary Posts Sign Ordinance Survey
The Town of Cary, in the wake of the decision regarding the nutjob who painted an ugly message on the front of his house, wants to know what people think of their sign ordinance. They’ve which is easy to complete.
Wilco Coming to DPAC
On March 27, will play at the Durham Performing Arts Center. Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday morning at 10am via Ticketmaster. There is a fan club presale that begins tomorrow (Wed.) morning at 10am via Front Gate Tickets. One interesting feature with the show is the band is taking . Click on the Durham show, then on the “Requests” box.
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