Wild Food Foragers is a group that searches out uncultivated foods growing around the Triangle. Its Facebook page is a good place to learn about upcoming outdoor excursions. Programs throughout the year educate aspiring foragers on proper etiquette, practice and techniques. The cost to go on most forage sessions are $20 or more. However, we are sharing them here because there are always two … [Read more...] about Juneteenth Food Forage on the Eno
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Free pop-up concert in Durham Central Park: Mallarmé Chamber Players with The Hideaway String Trio
Mallarmé Chamber Players is presenting a FREE pop-up concert at Durham Central Park, 501 Foster Street, Durham, on Friday, May 21st, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. This casual concert will feature the Hideaway String Trio, with violinist Jennifer Curtis, cellist Stephanie Vial and violist Suzanne Rousso. Enjoy chamber music composed by: BeethovenJ.S. BachHaydnHailstorkMarc O'ConnorMore Bring your … [Read more...] about Free pop-up concert in Durham Central Park: Mallarmé Chamber Players with The Hideaway String Trio
Free food distribution in Durham May 21
Several community groups are distributing free food to those who are in need in Durham. The groups involved are: Raise Up NC Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival Carolina Jews for Justice The distribution event will be Friday, May 21st,, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Lakewood Shopping Center, 2000 Chapel Hill Road, Durham. Food pick-up is first come, … [Read more...] about Free food distribution in Durham May 21
Free Zumba Classes at Laurel Hills Community Center in Raleigh
Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources is offering FREE Zumba classes at Laurel Hills Community Center, 3808 Edwards Mill Road, Raleigh. The free classes take place Wednesday, May 19th, and May 26th, 2021, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Zumba is an international explosion of dance, fun, and fitness! Learn the basic Latin rhythms and moves of merengue, salsa, cumbia, and more. No prior … [Read more...] about Free Zumba Classes at Laurel Hills Community Center in Raleigh
Grand re-opening of Zambrero in Durham — music, prizes and $5 burritos and bowls
Zambrero is re-opening in University Hill in Durham on May 22nd, 2021, at 3109 Shannon Road, Durham. On May 22nd, enjoy live music, $5 standard bowls and burritos, a prize wheel, and gourmet popsicles from the Locopops food truck! There will be a giant burrito-cutting (instead of a ribbon-cutting) and you can also enjoy UHILL Walls, one of the largest collections of mural art in … [Read more...] about Grand re-opening of Zambrero in Durham — music, prizes and $5 burritos and bowls
National Chocolate Chip Day: Get 12 Nestle Toll House Cookies for $5
May 15th, 2021, is National Chocolate Chip Day! Celebrate by stopping by a participating Nestlé® Toll House® Café by Chip® and buying 12 fresh-baked Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip cookies for just $5. Toll House Cookies were invented in 1939 when Ruth Wakefield, who was running the successful Toll House restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts, chopped up a bar of Nestle Semi-sweet … [Read more...] about National Chocolate Chip Day: Get 12 Nestle Toll House Cookies for $5
Shop handmade market at Page Farms, and then pick strawberries
Page Farms, 6100 Mount Herman Road, Raleigh, is hosting its first annual handmade makers market on the farm on Saturday, May 15th, 2021, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shop for unique items for gifts or for yourself! The list of vendors will be revealed soon! Follow the Facebook event for updates. But there's more to do at the farm besides shopping from the artists and artisans. May 15th will be … [Read more...] about Shop handmade market at Page Farms, and then pick strawberries
Virtual Sights and Sounds Concert Series presented by Chamber Music Raleigh and the NC Museum of Art
Virtual Sights and Sounds Concert Series is co-presented by Chamber Music Raleigh and the North Carolina Museum of Art. This virtual concert series is free to watch and includes 8 curated webcasts concerts and livestreams through May 2021, with the hope of resuming live concerts in June. Sign up at one of the links, below, to be emailed livestream links 48 hours before concerts begin. You … [Read more...] about Virtual Sights and Sounds Concert Series presented by Chamber Music Raleigh and the NC Museum of Art
Emergency Broadband Benefit could help you pay for internet service
You might be eligible for assistance in paying for internet service. The Emergency Broadband Benefit is an FCC program that helps families who are struggling to pay for internet service during the pandemic. This is a new benefit. Because it just went into effect, the application website is experiencing high demand, and you might experience delays. If eligible, you can receive a discount of … [Read more...] about Emergency Broadband Benefit could help you pay for internet service
Last day: Crocs is giving away 10,000 pairs of shoes daily to healthcare workers
In 2020, Crocs donated more than 860,000 FREE pairs of shoes to healthcare workers on the frontlines of the pandemic. Now, just one year later, they continue to show their gratitude by doing it all over again. From May 10th to 14th, 2021, the shoe company is giving away 10,000 pairs of Crocs At Work shoes each day to healthcare workers. You might also be interested in our list of healthcare … [Read more...] about Last day: Crocs is giving away 10,000 pairs of shoes daily to healthcare workers
