Deals and Delights
Deals and Delights
06 / 7
Start: 8:00 am
End: 12:30 pm
Get the whole family involved for the 14th annual Joann Gaddy Grimes Big Event to Fight Cancer in Country Park. You can bike, run or walk anywhere from 2.5 kilometers to 100. Family-friendly activities include dog contests, inflatables, games and clowns. Fees start at $20 with a goal to raise $400,000, and funds benefit the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. Events start at 8am; go to dukebigevent.org for more details.
Start: 8:30 am
Head to the Festival in the Village June 7th for music, food, games, and crafts that the whole family will love. The entry fee is 5$ and free for children under 3. All proceeds benefit the Greensboro Children’s Museum. Feeling artistic? Enter in the “Street Walk” sidewalk chalk competition. All are welcome to participate, whether you’re a professional, beginner, child, or just someone who likes to draw on pavement. Competition starts at 8:30am.
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06 / 8
Start: 12:49 pm
North Carolina’s legendary pirate Blackbeard comes to life in the original production Bloody Blackbeard at Triad Stage, through July 6. This mostly-true story marks the end of the theater’s seventh season. triadstage.org
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06 / 9
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Come hungry to the Guilford County Hotel/Motel Association’s 11th annual TASTE event, which this year will benefit the Natural Science Center. More than 20 local restaurants and hotels will offer their finest foods at the downtown Greensboro Marriott from 5:30 to 9pm. Guests will also have the opportunity to bid on more than $25,000 worth of auction items. Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door; go to tasteguilford.com to purchase.
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06 / 10
Start: 12:54 pm
Picasso’s work, right here in Greensboro? It’s true. Check out the pochoirs (French for silkscreen) at Weatherspoon Art Museum’s Noon at the ‘Spoon. A free docent-led tour will be followed by complimentary beverages and baked goods. 336.334.5770.
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06 / 11
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Shake off the stress of the work week at synerG on Tap, sponsored by Country Club Condominiums. This monthly networking event for young professionals invades Natty Greene’s from 5:30 to 8pm. synerg.org
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06 / 12
Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:30 pm
Mark your calendars (or PDAs, Blackberries, etc.) for the 8th Annual Women in Business Luncheon at Salem College, 601 Church Street, Winston-Salem. A panel of women leaders from the world of business and education will speak at the event, which will be moderated by WXII’s Wanda Starke. Advance registration is required; for details call Jennifer Welch at 336.369.0900 or email jennifer.welch@newbridgebank.com. 11am to 1:30pm; tickets are $35.
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 12:59 pm
To commemorate the life of Anne Frank, today is considered Diary Day, in celebration of her birthday. Jot a note in your journal in memory of Anne.
Start: 8:00 pm
Start: 06/12/2008 - 20:00
End: 06/14/2008 - 22:00
Open Space Cafe Theatre: “Godspell”
Bring the whole family to this upbeat and fun musical. By combining classic rock, dancing, and parables with the Gospel of Saint Matthew, your family will not only be entertained, but they will leave with some important messages! Check out www.osctheatre.com for more info.
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06 / 13
(all day)
Start: 06/12/2008 - 20:00
End: 06/14/2008 - 22:00
Open Space Cafe Theatre: “Godspell”
Bring the whole family to this upbeat and fun musical. By combining classic rock, dancing, and parables with the Gospel of Saint Matthew, your family will not only be entertained, but they will leave with some important messages! Check out www.osctheatre.com for more info.
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06 / 14
End: 10:00 pm
Start: 06/12/2008 - 20:00
End: 06/14/2008 - 22:00
Open Space Cafe Theatre: “Godspell”
Bring the whole family to this upbeat and fun musical. By combining classic rock, dancing, and parables with the Gospel of Saint Matthew, your family will not only be entertained, but they will leave with some important messages! Check out www.osctheatre.com for more info.
Start: 10:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Be a pirate for a day at the Triad Stage’s Family Pirate Days. Bring the whole family for face painting, story telling, drum lessons, and more! Get a sneak peak at UNCG’s upcoming productions of Redbeard’s Revenge or the School for Pirates and Bloody Blackbeard. The fun starts at the Triad Stage from 10AM till 1PM, and admission is free for the whole family. For more information call 336.274.0067 ex. 216
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06 / 15
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06 / 16
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06 / 17
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06 / 18
Start: 12:58 pm
Prepare for adventure at the premiere of Redbeard’s Revenge – A Child’s Musical Dream of Pirate Adventure at Triad Stage. Follow the tale of Madelyn and her friends as they develop their inner “pirateness.” Shows continue through July 5. triadstage.org or 272-0160.
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06 / 19
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 12:59 pm
It’s Juneteenth, the oldest celebration of freedom from slavery. Let freedom ring!
Start: 5:00 pm
Start: 06/19/2008 - 17:00
End: 06/21/2008 - 17:00
. . . what more could women want? Tonight marks the beginning of the Heart of Living Gallery’s Wine, Women and Jewelry event. The downtown gallery will be open till 9pm with a selection of local and international jewelry, gemstones, pearls, gold, silver and vintage pieces. Or stop by tomorrow from 10am to 9pm or Saturday from 10am to 5pm to see more beautiful wares. The store also offers original paintings, pottery, glass work and wood art. For more details, go to heartofliving.net.
Start: 8:00 pm
Start: 06/19/2008 - 20:00
End: 06/21/2008 - 22:00
Open Space Cafe Theatre: “Godspell”
Bring the whole family to this upbeat and fun musical. By combining classic rock, dancing, and parables with the Gospel of Saint Matthew, your family will not only be entertained, but they will leave with some important messages! Check out www.osctheatre.com for more info.
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06 / 20
(all day)
Start: 06/19/2008 - 17:00
End: 06/21/2008 - 17:00
. . . what more could women want? Tonight marks the beginning of the Heart of Living Gallery’s Wine, Women and Jewelry event. The downtown gallery will be open till 9pm with a selection of local and international jewelry, gemstones, pearls, gold, silver and vintage pieces. Or stop by tomorrow from 10am to 9pm or Saturday from 10am to 5pm to see more beautiful wares. The store also offers original paintings, pottery, glass work and wood art. For more details, go to heartofliving.net.
(all day)
Start: 06/19/2008 - 20:00
End: 06/21/2008 - 22:00
Open Space Cafe Theatre: “Godspell”
Bring the whole family to this upbeat and fun musical. By combining classic rock, dancing, and parables with the Gospel of Saint Matthew, your family will not only be entertained, but they will leave with some important messages! Check out www.osctheatre.com for more info.
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06 / 21
End: 5:00 pm
Start: 06/19/2008 - 17:00
End: 06/21/2008 - 17:00
. . . what more could women want? Tonight marks the beginning of the Heart of Living Gallery’s Wine, Women and Jewelry event. The downtown gallery will be open till 9pm with a selection of local and international jewelry, gemstones, pearls, gold, silver and vintage pieces. Or stop by tomorrow from 10am to 9pm or Saturday from 10am to 5pm to see more beautiful wares. The store also offers original paintings, pottery, glass work and wood art. For more details, go to heartofliving.net.
End: 10:00 pm
Start: 06/19/2008 - 20:00
End: 06/21/2008 - 22:00
Open Space Cafe Theatre: “Godspell”
Bring the whole family to this upbeat and fun musical. By combining classic rock, dancing, and parables with the Gospel of Saint Matthew, your family will not only be entertained, but they will leave with some important messages! Check out www.osctheatre.com for more info.
Start: 1:00 pm
Start: 06/21/2008 - 13:00
End: 06/22/2008 - 13:00
Looking for a bargain? Satisfy your shopping lust at Super Flea, a tradition at the Greensboro Coliseum Pavilion. This variety show has everything from antiques to baked goods, and admission is free. superflea.com
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06 / 22
End: 1:00 pm
Start: 06/21/2008 - 13:00
End: 06/22/2008 - 13:00
Looking for a bargain? Satisfy your shopping lust at Super Flea, a tradition at the Greensboro Coliseum Pavilion. This variety show has everything from antiques to baked goods, and admission is free. superflea.com
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Open Space Cafe Theatre: “Godspell”
Bring the whole family to this upbeat and fun musical. By combining classic rock, dancing, and parables with the Gospel of Saint Matthew, your family will not only be entertained, but they will leave with some important messages! Check out www.osctheatre.com for more info.
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Release your inner Goddess at the 4th annual Summer Solstice and Goddess Market, Sunday, June 22, at the Greensboro Arboretum. This magical, family-friendly event evokes “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” so be sure to bring your fairy wings. Don’t have fairy wings? Purchase a pair at the Goddess Market, which will open at 4pm at Lindley Park. The Solstice festivities, which include music, dance, massage and more, get under way at 7pm with the Calling of the Fairies and close at 9pm with the Ceremony of Fire. thegoddesseffect.com
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06 / 23
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06 / 24
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06 / 25
Start: 11:30 am
End: 1:00 pm
Grab your lunch and your laptop and head over to the gathering area at Shops at Friendly Center for Working Wednesday Lunch from 11:30am to 1pm. Enjoy music from Thacker Dairy Road and register to win $20,000 of retail therapy. theshopsatfriendlycenter.com.
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06 / 26
Start: 8:00 pm
Open Space Cafe Theatre: “Godspell”
Bring the whole family to this upbeat and fun musical. By combining classic rock, dancing, and parables with the Gospel of Saint Matthew, your family will not only be entertained, but they will leave with some important messages! Check out www.osctheatre.com for more info.
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06 / 27
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06 / 28
Start: 8:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Catch the independent spirit at the Fun Fourth Freedom Run & Walk, starting at 8am at the downtown Greensboro Marriott. Choose either the two-mile or 10k path. Fees are $20 in advance, $25 after June 15.
Start: 1:00 pm
Talk about a short turnaround. The 48-hour Film Project gives its participants just two days to create a masterpiece. The Greensboro results will be screened starting at noon at Carolina Theatre. Tickets are $9.50 for one screening or $30 for an all-day pass. carolinatheatre.com
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06 / 29
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Blandwood Mansion will open its doors for Heritage Day from 1-6pm. Step back in time with Revolutionary War re-enactors on the front lawn and bluegrass, Americana and folk music on the back porch. Free, 336.274.4595.
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06 / 30
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07 / 1
Start: 5:00 am
End: 5:59 am
Author George Sand (aka Amandine Aurore Lucile Dupin, Baronne Dudevant) was born on this day in 1804. She wore men’s clothing and smoked in public, pushing the early 19th century social boundaries. Novelist Ivan Turgenev said of her, "What a brave man she was, and what a good woman."
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07 / 2
Start: 5:00 am
End: 5:59 am
Psychoanalyst Marie Bonaparte was born today in 1882. The great-grand-niece of Napoleon I of France, Marie was a Princess by title. Her interest in (and financial backing of) psychoanalysis was a great instigator in its popularity. Her wealth enabled Sigmund Freud to escape Nazi Germany and it was to her that Freud said, “The great question that has never been answered and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is ‘What does a woman want?’” Bonaparte also conducted extensive research on female orgasms.
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07 / 3
Start: 5:00 am
End: 5:59 am
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, best known as the writer of “The Yellow Wallpaper,” was born on this day in 1860. The short story illustrated the cultural views on women’s mental and physical health in the 19th century. Gilman experienced what is now believed to be severe post-partum depression after the birth of her only child, which inspired the tale. The great-niece of influential humanists Harriet Beecher Stowe, Catharine Beecher and Isabella Beecher Hooker, Gilman believed that economic independence was the only thing that could really bring freedom to women, making them equal to men.
Start: 7:00 pm
Start: 07/03/2008 - 19:00
End: 07/04/2008 - 00:00
Get a jump on summer with the Fun Third Block Party starting at 7pm on the corner of Summit and Lindsay streets in downtown Greensboro, across from the Greensboro Historical Museum. Black and Blue will headline the event. 336.274.4595
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07 / 4
End: 12:00 am
Start: 07/03/2008 - 19:00
End: 07/04/2008 - 00:00
Get a jump on summer with the Fun Third Block Party starting at 7pm on the corner of Summit and Lindsay streets in downtown Greensboro, across from the Greensboro Historical Museum. Black and Blue will headline the event. 336.274.4595
Start: 5:00 am
End: 5:59 am
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Happy Independence Day.
Start: 9:30 am
End: 5:00 pm
Celebrate your independence at the Fun Fourth Street Festival, a Greensboro tradition since 1975. The parade starts at 9:30am, followed by a children’s village, amusement rides, craft vendors, music and the ever-popular beer garden. 336.274.4595
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 11:00 pm
Oak Hollow Lake Festival Park is the site of High Point’s Uncle Sam Jam, which kicks off the entertainment at 5pm, followed by fireworks at 9:45. The event, which also offers crafts and food, is free, but parking is $10. 336.883.3483
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 10:00 pm
At 6:30pm, head over to Grimsley High School for the News & Record’s Pops Concert and Fireworks Spectacular. The Greensboro Concert Band will provide patriotic music from 7:30-8:30, with fireworks lighting up the sky at 9:30.
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07 / 5
Start: 5:00 am
End: 5:59 am
Veronica Guerin was born on this day in 1958—watch Cate Blanchett portray the Irish journalist in the heartbreaking namesake film, Veronica Guerin. Her life and death inspired fellow Dubliners to crack down on the growing drug trade and clean up the city for good.
Start: 1:32 pm
Start: 07/05/2008 - 13:32
End: 08/02/2008 - 13:32
For six weeks, 200 of the country’s top young musicians will descend on Greensboro, bringing with them a talented roster of performers, both classical and contemporary. Accompanying the school is a calendar of standout performances, from violin concertos to the blues. See what the Eastern Music Festival has to offer in its 47th season. Performances begin July 5 and run through August 2, at Guilford College and Triad Stage. easternmusicfestival.org
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07 / 6
(all day)
Start: 07/05/2008 - 13:32
End: 08/02/2008 - 13:32
For six weeks, 200 of the country’s top young musicians will descend on Greensboro, bringing with them a talented roster of performers, both classical and contemporary. Accompanying the school is a calendar of standout performances, from violin concertos to the blues. See what the Eastern Music Festival has to offer in its 47th season. Performances begin July 5 and run through August 2, at Guilford College and Triad Stage. easternmusicfestival.org
Start: 5:00 am
End: 5:59 am
“I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality.” Artist Frida Kahlo was born on this day in 1907.
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07 / 7
(all day)
Start: 07/05/2008 - 13:32
End: 08/02/2008 - 13:32
For six weeks, 200 of the country’s top young musicians will descend on Greensboro, bringing with them a talented roster of performers, both classical and contemporary. Accompanying the school is a calendar of standout performances, from violin concertos to the blues. See what the Eastern Music Festival has to offer in its 47th season. Performances begin July 5 and run through August 2, at Guilford College and Triad Stage. easternmusicfestival.org
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