Smithereens Playing First Night
First Night Raleigh
, the New Years Eve tradition in downtown, welcomes
The Smithereens
to ring in the new year with us.
Bobby Flay Coming to Fair Tonight
Celebrity chef
Bobby Flay
will be appearing in Dorton Arena at 7:30 at the N.C. State Fair. Tickets are $22 and require a general admission ticket for the fair.
I do have to say that Flay’s recipes are the most consistently fabulous of all of the chefs that have gone mainstream in the last 10 years. Try Sophie’s Salad from the Mesa Grill sometime.
City Plaza Construction Begins Today
Work begins today on the much-debated City Plaza on Fayetteville Street . The plaza is expected to be completed by next October.
Rays Win ALCS!
Congratulations to the
Tampa Bay Rays
, the American League Champions! After blowing Game 5 (up 7-0 in the 7th inning), the team whose roster contains 13 former
Durham Bulls
gutted it out to win Game 7 and advance to the World Series.
In fact, 52% of the 25-man active roster consists of former Bulls. Those players are:
- 50 Grant Balfour P
- 39 J.P. Howell P
- 36 Edwin Jackson P
- 14 David Price P
- 33 James Shields P
- 21 Andy Sonnanstine P
- 35 Dan Wheeler P
- 41 Michel Hernandez C
- 3 Evan Longoria 3B
- 5 Rocco Baldelli RF
- 13 Carl Crawford LF
- 38 Fernando Perez CF
- 2 B.J. Upton CF
Watch the Rays take on the Phillies in Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday night on FOX. All games begin at 8:00pm
- Game 1 Philadelphia Phillies @ Tampa Bay Rays Wed Oct. 22
- Game 2 Philadelphia Phillies @ Tampa Bay Rays Thu Oct. 23
- Game 3 Tampa Bay Rays @ Philadelphia Phillies Sat Oct. 25
- Game 4 Tampa Bay Rays @ Philadelphia Phillies Sun Oct. 26
- Game 5* Tampa Bay Rays @ Philadelphia Phillies Mon Oct. 27
- Game 6* Philadelphia Phillies @ Tampa Bay Rays Wed Oct. 29
- Game 7* Philadelphia Phillies @ Tampa Bay Rays Thu Oct. 30
Catch 22
Ruth’s Chris Unveils Small Plates
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse has introduced a 13-item small plate menu where items begin at $7.95. According to the press release:
Seared Cajun Filet Tartare, Sizzling Scallops, Crab Stuffed Mushrooms, Mini Filet on Garlic Toast, Kobe beef, and Seared Ahi Tuna Salad are just a few of the new items served beginning at 4:00 p.m. Sundays through Fridays at the recently-opened Raleigh North Hills location of Ruth’s Chris Steak House, as well as Cary.
From Monday through Wednesday, guests can order one lounge menu item and receive a second of lesser or equal value for 50 percent off. The offer includes favorites like a Steak Trio for $15.95, which includes a Mini Filet on garlic toast, a New York Strip with an Asian Ponzie sauce and a Kobe slider with BBQ butter, or a Crab Cake Sandwich at $14.95, which boasts a full quarter pound classic Maryland crab cake on a fresh baked bun. The soul-satisfying Prime New York Strip Sandwich at $16.95 is served with roasted peppers and onions on a fresh baked roll.
Each lounge menu item is designed to pair well with selections from an extensive by-the-glass wine list. Guests can also sample a dozen specialty cocktails, including a Black Cherry-tini, a Pomegranate Martini, a Hemingway Daiquiri, a Bourbon Street Manhattan and more.
“Our guests often want to sample several items, or may be looking for a lighter meal in the early or late evening,” said Steve de Castro, CEO of Big Steaks Management. “This new menu offers a sizeable selection of some popular regular menu items, as well as other fun favorites such as Kobe Beef Sliders.”
Black Flower Opens on Peace
The former “L” bar behind MoJoe’s has reopened as The Black Flower .
Xtreme Suburban Endurance Event II: NC State Fair
On This Tuesday, October 21st, join Skip Elsheimer (A/V Geeks) and Paul Friedrich (Onion Head Monster) as they attempt to spend the entire day at the NC State Fair! From the 8am moment they open the gates to the closing fireworks and beyond 12midnight!
Last year, Paul and his friends spent a successful entire day at Bojangles (5am to 12midnight) and Skip issued a challenge to go all day at the State Fair. A year later and that challenge day has arrived! Come test your endurance and spend the entire day with us within the confines of the NC State Fairgrounds, or stop for an hour or so and witness us wandering around the fairgrounds in a fried oil-saturated daze of sugar highs and carny game-inspired lows.
Discover the new food fad item – is it another fried food abomination, a hot beef sundae or the locally-created mashed potatoes in a martini glass? Skip and Paul will know! What’s the hot new carnival game prize – is it Baby Taz, Spongebob Squarepants or maybe, the always popular Pink Panther? Skip and Paul will have the answer for you! Get your handwriting analyzed by state of the art technology! See 4-H inspired art! Try not to lose your mind in a wasteland of sensory overloads and psychic damage! Share strategies for surviving the fair and your favorite fair event! Witness the inevitable meltdown as our blood sugar levels crash, our patience bottoms out, the L-tryptophan from the giant turkey legs begin to zombify and the true horror of the State Fair is revealed!
Email Skip or Paul if you are interested in joining us in the goodness of the madness that is your NC State Fair. If you can’t make it, follow their fun with twitter.com/lowcomdenom or on Facebook
Updated Schedule (as of Tue morning)
8:00 AM Draft Horses & Haflingers Hunt Horse Complex
8:30 AM Meat Breeds Sale Sheep Tent
10 AM N.C. Egg Association- The Incredible Edible Egg Overnight Breakfast Recipe Contest
10:30 AM Frankie Faucet & the Drips. Kitchencraft Waterfall Stage
12:00 PM Hubba Bubba the Clown McDonald’s Fun Park
1:00 PM Smithfield the Painting Pig Exposition Center
2:00 PM Folk Festival Competition Folk Festival Tent
2:30 PM Kenny & Amanda Smith Band Bluegrass Stage
3:00 PM Magic 4 U McDonald’s Kiddieland Fun Park
4:00 PM Michelle’s Magical Poodles McDonald’s Fun Park
5:00 PM King Action Sports Stunt Show
6:00 PM Dale Jones the Juggler Exposition Center
7:30 PM Bucky Covington Dorton Arena $5
9:00 PM Circle C Racing Pigs Hogway Speedway, Near Gate 9
9:30 PM Fireworks
12 Midnight Somehow manage to leave with our sanity/dignity/GI tract intact.
Liquor Boxx Playing Dive Bar
On Friday night there will be an interesting opportunity to see a band. Chicago-based Liquor Boxx will actually be opening at the Dive bar. The band is kind of an interesting trip back to bluesy rock bands like Pat Travers, Ted Nugent, The Black Crowes, etc. Cover is $5.
State Fair Opens
Today at 3pm, the State Fair officially opened on their first-ever Preview Day. More coming later on this, however today marks an first-ever opportunity at the fair, the unlimited ride pass:
$25 for unlimited rides good only on Preview Day, Thursday, Oct. 16
Unlimited Preview Day Ride Wristbands will be available from Powers Great American Midways on Preview Day, Thursday, Oct. 16, ONLY.
The Preview Day Ride Wristbands will only be available for purchase and use from 4 p.m. to midnight on Thursday, Oct. 16. The Preview Day Ride Wristband will only be accepted by ride operators on Preview Day, Oct. 16.
The Preview Day Ride Wristbands will only be available for purchase from ticket booths operated by Powers Great American Midways. Preview Day Ride Wristbands will not be sold at the entrance gates.
Today also marks your last chance to get advance purchase discounts on admission and on ride tickets.
In the meantime, visit the Fair website, which has an excellent collection of info to help you enjoy your day. ( my advice is to ride the CAT bus . It puts you off at a very nice section of the fairgrounds)
Lewis Black Coming to Durham
The ubiquitous, grumpy, UNC graduate known as
Lewis Black
(NSFW: language) will be performing at the new Durham Arts Center on December 3. General public tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10am. There is a
presale
, however, that ends at midnight. Enter code DPAC into the internet presale box.
GreenDrinks Getting Together Thursday
Tomorrow night’s Triangle GreenDrinks get-together at the Buckhead Saloon will feature the new Sustainability Initiatives Manager for the City of Raleigh, Paula Thomas. Paula will discuss the City of Raleigh’s vision, upcoming projects, initiatives and plans for sustainability including LEED, GHG emissions reduction, renewable energy, etc.
Thomas has over 25 years of experience in environmental policy, program development and management. Prior to joining the City of Raleigh, she served as the Sustainability Administrator for Orange Water and Sewer Authority in Chapel Hill/Orange County and worked as the Environmental Policy Director for the NC League of Municipalities.
Hang out afterward and watch the NCSU/FSU game (ESPN at 7:30) on one of Buckhead’s six projection screens and 12 plasmas.
Sign up here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=31867326370
Hargett Gets Remedy
The old Roly Poly site at 137 E. Hargett Street is soon going to reopen as the Remedy Grill. No word on what type of food is served, but Goodnight Raleigh has a nice
historical lesson
about the building.
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