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April 26, 2012 · 8:48 am

Museum of Life & Science “Magic Wings Festival” – May 5th, 2012

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Looking for something different to do with the family this Cinco de Mayo? Check out the “Magic Wings Festival” at the Museum of Life & Science in Durham! See below for festival details and your chance to win a free pass for four people to the event.

Magic Wings Festival – May 5, 2012
The Museum of Life and Science is celebrating the residents of its Magic Wings Butterfly House, with a fiesta style celebration on Saturday, May 5 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. There will be dancing, arts, gardening, entomology, live music, a bug safari hunt, butterfly crafts and more. Those who are eager to taste something different should make a stop at the Dare Café to sample a variety of stir fried insects.

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“We have several fun and exciting events for our visitors at this year’s Magic Wings event. Visitors  can live life as a Leafcutter Ant and carry leaves on their back to the colony, explore the woodlands with entomologists to see where  bugs hideout, listen to music from around the globe, or celebrate Cinco de Mayo by making traditional paper flowers,” says Nancy Dragotta-Muhl, event coordinator with the Museum.

Durham County Master Gardeners, NC State Entomology, Orange County Beekeepers Association, BASF, Play House Toy Store, Kids Are Music, and others are also attending this year’s event. For a complete schedule of activities, visit the Museum’s website at www.lifeandscience.org.

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About the Museum of Life & Science
The Museum of Life and Science is an 84-acre indoor/outdoor science park and home to Magic Wings Butterfly House, one of the largest tropical butterfly house conservatories in the southeast. The conservatory offers visitors a chance to come into intimate contact with exotic butterfly species and over 250 species of tropical plants from around the world. The conservatory is 80 degrees year-round.

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Free Pass for Four Giveaway!
The generous people at the Museum of Life and Science have provided me with a a FREE pass for four people to attend the Magic Wings Festival to give away to a lucky a Triangle Explorer follower! To enter to win just leave a comment below before noon on May 3rd. The winner will be drawn at random and emailed with instructions on how to pick up the free pass.

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April 4, 2012 · 2:14 am

4th Annual Cuegrass Festival Returns to The Pit BBQ – April 21, 2012

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Pit Master Ed Mitchell checks on the smoker at Cuefest!

For some reason there hasn’t been much buzz about this as in previous years, but I want to make sure word gets out this fun event.  The 4th Annual ‘Cuegrass Festival is set to return to the The Pit BBQ in Raleigh on Saturday April 21st from 12-6pm. The action will take place along Davie street in front of restaurant with a jam-packed day full of great ‘cue, local brews and toe-tappin’ bluegrass music! The folks at The Pit will have the pig cookers fired up to serve plenty of their famous Eastern North Carolina-style barbecue and offer a selection of local brews.

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Ed Show's The Musicians hot it's done ~ 'Cuefest 2010

Musical acts planned for this year’s event are Mandolin Orange, Delta Rae, Old Habits, and American Aquarium.

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The crowd settles in for some great music ~ 'Cuefest 2010

Make sure you bring your lawn chairs and blankets for a day filled of relaxing with great food and music. Proceeds from the $5 gate donation go to the North Carolina 4-H Youth Development.

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March 19, 2012 · 9:59 am

2nd Annual Brew Durham ~ March 31st

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Another great opportunity for Triangle beer lovers to taste the region’s finest home brewed beer while supporting a great cause!  BrewDurham is a beer festival celebrating homebrewers from Durham, NC and surrounding areas, and the beer that they make! This event is organized by Keil Jansen and proceeds will benefit The Scrap Exchange, a nonprofit creative reuse center in Durham.  BrewDurham will include two sessions on Saturday March 31, 2012. Session 1 runs from 1-4 pm.  Session 2 runs from 5-8 pm.   The festival will include food trucks, music and of course, beer.  The Triangle’s finest homebrewers are bringing 60+ beer types for your tasting and enjoyment.

Where:
The Scrap Exchange, 923 Franklin Street – Durham, NC (Google Map)

When:
Saturday, March 31st
Session #1: 1-4 pm
Session #2: 5-8 pm

Tickets:
Tickets are on sale now!  Link to buy tickets

Tickets are $30 per person with $5 Designated Driver/Non-drinking tickets also  available.

Food:
Chirba Chirba Dumplings and Pie Pushers  will be on location to satisfy your food desires.  In addition, LOAF will be baking pretzels to amp up the FestVibe.  Durham’s newest food truck, Monut’s Donuts will be onsite making donuts for everyone!

Music:  To be announced soon!

Beer:
At last count, there were more than 70 different beers registered to be available at BrewDurham! You can view the list of beers here.

Transportation:
There will be parking available at the event, but we’d love to see people using the Bull City Connector to get downtown to keep the party alive!  The BCR runs every 20 minutes on Saturday and will take you downtown past The Pinhook and Motorco and The Cookery, home of many of Durham’s finest food trucks.

To get an idea what the event is like, check out this video from the inaugural Brew Durham event held back in 2011:

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March 14, 2012 · 11:37 am

Buy Local! Designer’s Downtown Market ~ March 17th

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The next Designers Downtown Market will be held this Saturday, March 17th from 9am – 3pm in the parking lot of Ornamentea on West Street in downtown Raleigh. The event features fine locally made arts and crafts with an outdoor big city feel.  Our vendors showcase some of the finest handcrafted arts and crafts in the area: jewelry, pottery, apparel, stained glass, paper crafts and more!  Every show is different, with new artists and craftspeople coming in every event. Browse the vendor list at www.designersdowntownmarket.com to see who will be at the upcoming Market.

In addition to locally made handcrafted arts and crafts the downtown market will feature amazing local food vendors including Klausie’s Pizza Truck, Crumb, Monster Cookies & Cakes, Latin Flavors, and Cheesecakes by Brian.

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Raindate:  Sunday, March 18th

Where: 509 N. West Street – Raleigh, NC  (Google Map)

When: 9am – 3pm

Website: www.designersdowntownmarket.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/designersdowntownmarket

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March 2, 2012 · 11:58 am

Marry Durham’s One Year Anniversary Celebration ~ March 17, 2012

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For those who tied the knot with Durham last spring the first anniversary is fast approaching.

Marry Durham‘s first anniversary will be celebrated on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17.  Marry Durham is a family-friendly event featuring live music, food trucks, and revelry intended to promote citizen engagement in Durham, celebrate Durhamites’ love for their quirky little town, and raise funds for non-profits in the Durham community! 

WHEN: 2:30-5:30 pm • Saturday, March 17, 2012

WHERE: 700 Block of Rigsbee Avenue (between W. Geer & Corporation Streets)

This celebration will remind us of our vows to keep our streets clean and safe, protect our natural resources, shop locally, support the arts and local non-profit organizations, cherish diversity, and elect responsible leaders.

Food Trucks • Entertainment • Parade

Sponsored By: Motorco, The Bar, Surf Club, Lloyd’s Lounge

To review pictures from the inaugural Marry Durham Celebration check out this photo gallery from the Independent Weekly: Link

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