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September 19th - September 25th 2013 Triangle
by Pam & Michael Davison
Our amazing Fall Festival season is here! Sunday is officially the first day of Fall, but the fun in the Triangle starts Thursday.
If you have never been to Bugfest, you can't imagine how an incredible collection of bugs can make for a fantastic event packed full of activities. If you have been to Bugfest before, you already know what an entertaining event it is. Bugfest is the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science's biggest and wildest annual event. Promising to be bigger and better than ever, Bugfest fills the museum as well as the outdoor mall with everything buggy. For the really brave, there will be an assortment of delicious bug-filled delicacies at the Café Insecta. For the slightly more adult crowd that doesn't want to fight the crowds, Bugfest transforms into the Evening Insectival at 5pm. The evening crowd can relax with a new round of activities and live music to finish out the evening. ParkGeek is excited to be at BugFest! Come find our booth outside on Jones Street and see what critters we found crawling in the backyard!
The official start to BugFest is the BugFest Critter Cook-off Friday morning. Two local chefs, Sean Fowler, from Mandolin Restaurant and Steve Zanini from Jimmy V's Steakhouse and Tavern go head to head in a bug-cooking battle. They have 50-minutes to prepare an appetizer, entrée and dessert using mealworms, superworms, crickets and the mystery ingredient this year-scorpions.
The unofficial kick-off to BugFest will be Thursday night at this week's Science Cafe. In honor of this year's festival theme, the Scorpion, Dr. Lauren Esposito will be speaking on the Secret Life of Scorpions.
Take a Child Outside Week (TACO)
Take A Child Outside Week, a national initiative spearheaded by the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences kicks off Tueday, September 24 and runs through Monday, September 30. Designed to help break down obstacles that keep children from exploring the natural world, the week encourages children and adults to spend time together outdoors. On the Take A Child Outside web site (www.takeachildoutside.org), adults are encouraged to make a pledge to take a child outside during the week and chart their location on a digital map. Currently, all 50 US states and four foreign countries actively participate in Take A Child Outside Week. Since TACO Week spans two ParkGeek newsletters we will mention Tuesday and Wednesday events here and the rest next week. If you want to peek ahead, feel free to go to ParkGeek.com and do an Events search of the rest of the week.
Involvement in Take a Child outside Week transcends local, county and state parks throughout the Triangle. Lake Crabtree County Park is kicking off TACO Week with an investigation of Lake Crabtree's Spiders Tuesday evening. Tuesday afternoon, kids 12 and up are invited to Paddling Day at Lake Johnson Park.
JC Raulston Arboretum celebrates TACO week with events each day. They will be making Leaf Rubbings on Tuesday and learning to Name that Tree on Wednesday.
Kids 8-15 are invited to head over to Walnut Creek Wetland Center Wednesday afternoon to discover the benefits and beauty of Raleigh's Urban Wetlands.
Kids 3-5 are encouraged to take a Dandelion Adventure at Blue Jay Point County Park on Wednesday afternoon.
Most of these events are free, but a few do have a small fee. Many do require pre-registration so click through for all the details.
Festivals Galore
The Fall Harvest Celebration Saturday at Historic Yates Mill County Park features costumed corn-grinding tours of Yates Mill, a fun children's scavenger hunt activity, live music and dance, story-tellers, community displays, hand-craft demonstrations and sales, antique vehicles, farm tool displays, food vendors, and much more!
Capital City Bikefest is back in Downtown Raleigh this weekend. The event will feature a wide variety of entertainment from music to thrill shows right on the other side of the Capitol from BugFest. Click through for the schedule of events.
The North Carolina State Fairgrounds hosts the Holy Trinity Greek Festival all weekend. The popular annual event boasts authentic Greek food, homemade Greek pastries, a marketplace, Live Greek music and Greek dance groups.
Over 125 athletes from 20 local programs across NC will compete for the equestrian championship in dressage, showmanship and English and Western trails and equitation as the North Carolina Special Olympics comes to the Hunt Horse Complex at the NC State Fairgrounds.
Also at the Fairgrounds, Saturday is AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day. The event will include the ever popular "Meet the Breeds," Canine Good Citizen Tests, agility, obedience, and flyball demonstrations, as well as fun activities for all participants. AKC Companion Animal Recovery will offer Micro-chip Clinic. Dog-related vendors, free games, contests and giveaways.
Also for you and your dog, Dog Day in the Park in Holly Springs will be held this year at Sugg Farm Park. There will be food, fun, entertainment and adoptable dogs.
CenterFest will feature 30 diverse performance groups with over 200 talented performers filling three stages with continuous music, dance and entertainment in Downtown Durham on both Saturday and Sunday.
Rock for Hope, featuring N.E.D. comes to the North Carolina Museum of Art Saturday afternoon. The UNC Rex Cancer Care's Rock for Hope music festival supports cancer awareness. The free festival includes opening acts Roger Gupton and Birds and Arrows, a food truck rodeo and a community health fair,.
Come and celebrate Latino cultures at Garner's Carnaval Latino. This is an opportunity to experience the traditional and contemporary varied Latino cultures through food, music, dance and art on Saturday.
Learn how to write Haiku poetry, fold origami figures, enjoy Japanese kamishibai storytelling, and see cultural performances Sunday for Asian Festival Day at the Asiatic Arboretum of the Sara P Duke Gardens.
More Fun at the Parks
Bring your young children to participate in Nature Stories on Thursday mornings at Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning. Come back on Saturdays to learn how you can become a Citizen Scientist.
Kids 6-12 are invited to Jordan Lake State Recreation Area Saturday morning for C.A.S.T., an introduction to the basics of fishing.
Decorate your wheels or wear a funny hat in preparation for the Kids Together Walk For Inclusiveness.The walk will span the 1.4 mile segment of the Hinshaw greenway, starting at KTP and connecting with MacDonald Woods Park via the pedestrian bridge over US1 & 64. Awards, refreshments, games and a great silent auction await participants when they end the course,
Take a Night Hike along the American Tobacco Trail on Saturday at dusk to learn what creatures live in the park during the fall and who comes out at night.
Music, Movies & Culture
The fun starts Thursday night at the Halle Cultural Arts Center with Pizza and a Movie Night. Take the night off and bring the whole family to enjoy dinner and the film Epic. Come back to Apex Friday evening for a free concert by Sweet Potato Pie. Its a Super Fun Saturday at Halle Cultural Arts Center with arts and crafts, games and samples of the upcoming art camps.
Thursday also brings another Music Off Main Concert in Garner. Old Habits will be playing their blend of bluegrass, rock & country on the back lawn of the Garner Performing Arts Center.
Become a bubbleologist this Thursday - Saturday at the Bubble Blitz at the Museum of Life & Science. Study the the science behind bubbles, make a bubble structure, launch a fizzy rocket and make your own bubbly beverage.
The Cary Town Band will be playing Meadow Melodies Friday night at the Sertoma Amphitheater to say farwell to summer.
The Johnny Orr Band will be playing a Friday night concert in Main Street Square Friday evening in Holly Springs.
The Franklin Street Band will perform Rock & Roll to R & B favorites at Clay Street After Work in Downtown Mebane.
This week's Sunday in the Park Concert will feature the Rock/Alternative sounds of Graffiti Monkeys at Fletcher Park.
The Town of Carrboro invites you to join them for Music on the Streets during the week leading up to the Carrboro Music Festival. This will be a week of free outdoor concerts in various locations throughout town.
The World of Bluegrass Convention takes place from Tuesday, September 24th through Friday September 27th at the North Carolina Museum of History. There are lectures and performances all week. Click through for the details.
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