Grecian Festival Ends Today
Tonight is your last chance to enjoy this year’s Greek Festival . It’s my favorite of the area’s ethnic festivals because I love the food, but also they have a nice selection of booths that are worth browsing. In the center there is Greek dancing, though the music is traditionally louder than a Who concert.
Doors close tonight at 7. The festival is occurring at the Expo center on the N.C. State Fairgrounds. Free admission tickets can be found here (.pdf).
Contemporary Art Museum Has New Design
The planned contemporary art museum for Raleigh, CAM, has been through many iterations. First there were a couple of residential tower concepts (
12-story
,
7-story
). Then there was the
Magnolia Bud
concept.
Now this
(.PDF). Tucked away at Harrington and Martin Streets, the latest plans call for a 3-story space that excels in its light space and minimalist lines.
map it
I suppose we must start somewhere. The current plan certainly low-balls where we want to be as a creative city. Perhaps this could be a stepping stone for a great facility in the future. It’s just kind of hard to see our city’s downtown art project, admired by so many, being outdone by Roanoke, Virginia’s new Taubman Museum of Art ( article )
Guitar Hero Champ Visits Hall of Fame Festivities
Guitar Hero enthusiasts will get the chance to compete over two days at the visitRaleigh.com Benefit Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the John Entwistle Foundation for the chance to win a pair of tickets to the 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio. The overall winner will have the opportunity to test their skills against 16-year-old Raleigh Guitar Hero whiz, Blake Peebles . The concert is slated for September 19 & 20 at Koka Booth Amphitheater in Cary, N.C.
West Nears Completion
The 170-unit West condo building is nearing completion, and anticipates an October 15 occupancy date. The units range 700-1,800 square feet and feature excellent appliances and finishes. The building contains a self-contained parking garage as well as street-level retail on the lower floors. One of West’s best features, however, is its 17th floor. Featuring a rooftop pool, lounge, and workout room, the building’s top floor offers one of Raleigh’s best views in its public areas.
Take a look at the slide show and notice the rooftop programming from the aerials as well as the finishing touches represented in the West Sales Center’s mock units.
Oxford Coming to The Hudson
For some reason my first experiment in mobile posting from the International Festival didn’t go through. I’ll work on that one, but nevertheless… a British Pub named The Oxford is coming to the former Yancy’s space on the Fayetteville Street side of The Hudson. It’s being brought to us by the owners of Mura and Sono.
Bodie Island Lighthouse Makes Final Cut
Your votes counted! The
Bodie Island Lighthouse
has been selected as one of three finalists in Jeld-Wen’s
Reliable Lighthouse Restoration Initiative
. The finalists will be closely evaluated for needs, plans, timing, and requirements. After the evaluation a winner will be
announced on the Jeld-Wen site
.
Darius Rucker Coming to City Limits Saloon
Darius Rucker released his new country CD, “
Learn To Live
“, on Tuesday and is hitting the road. He’ll be swinging through Raleigh’s
City Limits Saloon
next Friday, September 26.
Doo Wop Show Coming to Memorial Auditorium
Tickets go onsale tomorrow for the Solid Gold Doo Wop Reunion at Raleigh’s Memorial Auditorium. The show will take place on Saturday, February 7 and features:
- Gene Chandler (Duke of Earl, Groovy Situation, Daddy’s Home)
- Terry Johnson’s Flamingos (I Only Have Eyes For You)
- The Crystals (He’s A Rebel, Da Doo Run Run, Chapel of Love, And Then He Kissed Me)
- The Chiffons (One Fine Day, He’s So Fine, The Loco-Motion)
- Special Guest Star: Gary U.S. Bonds
Steve Miller Coming to Wilmington
This just in from left field
: On October 26 the
Steve Miller Band
is playing at Wilmington’s Legion Sports Complex.
Tickets are $25.50
.
WSJ Notices Carter-Finley Fundraising Success
Today’s Wall Street Journal online
contains a good article
about Bobby Purcell’s success at fundraising for NCSU stadium expansions in the face of mediocre on-field results. The article does fail to mention the incredibly successful hype machine named “Amato” during that period.
Raymond Rodgers: 1945-2008
It was just four days before his 63rd birthday, but ultimately Raymond Rodgers, aka “Chef Rameaux”, could not overcome a host of health problems, and
died on Wednesday morning
. The Triangle will miss him, but at least he did (thank goodness) make it long enough to walk his daughter down the aisle this past summer.
"Durham Eyes Cat’s Cradle"
The Daily Tar Heel has an interesting article that will make you go “hmm?” If the right opportunity in Raleigh existed, could we even remotely get into the mix? Doubtful, but worth a dream.
Bogart’s Nixes Lunch
Back in June Bogart’s introduced a
$6 lunch menu
, but no more. The restaurant is not doing lunch anymore, and now opens at 5pm.
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