5 Things To Try This Weekend in the Triangle

Food Truck Shabbat

Celebrate the end of the work week while you meet new friends and enjoy dinner from Mama Dukes and Big City Sandwiches. This event will also feature frozen yogurt, music followed by Shabbat services at TBO.

When: Friday, May 31, 5:30pm
Where: Temple Beth Or, Raleigh
Social: Facebook | Twitter

Durham Bulls vs. Buffalo Bisons

Cheer on the home team with friends and then visit the American Tobacco Campus for post-game drinks.

When: Friday, May 31, 7pm
Where: Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Info: www.durhambulls.com
Social: Facebook | Twitter

Happymess Art Studio's First Annual Hoedown 

Help raise funds for an art outreach project at fun filled night in Durham. Ride a mechanical bull, play in a corn hole tournament, and party like a cowboy or cowgirl!

When: Friday May 31, 7pm
Where: Shooters II, Durham
Info: www.happymessart.com
Social:  Facebook | Twitter 

NC Symphony Summerfest: At the Movies

Enjoy a special performance of Oscar-winning music from some of the greatest movies of all time, including the James Bond films, “Out of Africa,” “Indiana Jones,” “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “Gone With The Wind.” Wear an outfit inspired by your favorite movie character for your chance to win prizes.

When: Saturday, June 1, 7:30pm
Where: Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary
Info: www.ncsymphony.org
Social: Facebook | Twitter

Fuquay-Varina Celebration of the Arts 

Support your local economy by shopping this town-wide arts festival. The festival features artists and  craftsmen producing original work including jewelry, basketry, ceramics, soaps, candles, decorative paintings, fine art painting, garden art, metal work, furniture, drawings, and folk art.

When: June 1, 10am - 4pm
Where: Downtown Fuquay-Varina, 108 Raleigh St.
Info: www.fuquay-varinadowntown.com
Social: Facebook | Twitter

If you have a chance to try any of these this weekend let me know! Share a tweet or photo by using the hashtag #5thingstriangle on Twitter and Instagram! 

Hope you have a great weekend!

Sister Act the Musical - Raise Your Voice!

 
Last night I went to see Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy at the Durham Performing Arts Center compliments of Yelp. Being a member of the Yelp Raleigh Elite Squad has great perks! I'm not one to pass up free theater tickets.

I met my friend Kelly M. for dinner at Tobacco Road before the show. It was a BEAUTIFUL day in Durham. Seriously, the weather was absolutely perfect! We grabbed a table on the patio overlooking the Durham Bulls stadium, which was being prepped for Saturday's home game. After dinner we walked over to DPAC for the show. We were welcomed in by a giant promo poster for Book of Mormon, which opens in February 2014. We can't wait to buy tickets! 

I was excited to see this show because the original Sister Act movie was one of our go-to favorites to watch in high school when our choir director was out and we had a substitute for the day. I was really disappointed that the arrangement of Salve Regina from the 1992 movie was not in the musical at all! It was one of our favorite songs to sing in choir, (I think I might actually still have the sheet music for it...sorry LR music department!) but I guess it got replaced. Bummer.

My favorite songs in this version were "Take Me to Heaven" and "Raise Your Voice". There were a few Catholic jokes that went right over my head (Jewish girl problems) and some of the slower numbers left me wanting more energy, but the cast did an amazing job portraying the characters from the movie and Ta'rea Campbell who played the main character, Deloris Van Cartier, had a boomin' voice that blew me away!

The show runs at DPAC through May 19th so get your butt to Durham soon if you want to see a stage filled with singing nuns in fully sequined habits perform a sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship and love!

 

My Weekend, in Snapshots

 To see my weekend, on instagram (follow me @eeelishalynn)

Left to right, top to bottom:

1) Fried Green Tomatoes at The Pit on Friday night! Aaron's parents drove down from Akron, OH to visit us this weekend so we had to show them Southern hospitality. What is a better way to do so than enjoying BBQ in Downtown Raleigh? It was delicious!

2) On Saturday morning we woke up early and went to the Downtown Durham Farmers Market. We bought cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, peaches, and gnarly garlic.

3) Local beer from Fullstream Brewery. After we tried their Carver Sweet Potato Ale at the Remedy Diner on the 4th of July, we knew that we had to try more. We bought a growler of the Summer Basil Ale and we can't wait to try it!

4) Aaron's parents admiring the aquarium at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. We decided to visit the museum on Saturday afternoon. There are two buildings and admission is free every day. There is so much to see there!

5) The terror of the South! After the museum we drove to Cary to see Beasts of the Southern Wild and then went across the street form dinner at Tom Yum Tai. It was my first time trying Tai food!

6) Celebrating Brittany's 25th birthday on Saturday night!

7) Judaica gallery at the NC Museum of Art on Sunday morning. The art museum is beautiful! Like the Museum of Natural Sciences there are multiple buildings, beautiful galleries,  and it is free!

8) Yum! A brie, raspberry preserves and ham grilled cheese at Relish on Sunday evening. After dinner we said farewell to Aaron's parents and came home to cuddle with Skwisgaar and watch the amazing closing ceremonies to the 2012 London Olympics. I am sad that the Olympics is over, but there is so much to look forward to in the next 4 years until the 2016 games in Rio!

What did you do this weekend?