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July 14th - July 20th 2011
by Pam & Michael Davison
Wonderful Summer weather leads itself to having fun with friends and family. With such an amazing variety of events going on this weekend, from movies and concerts to hikes and history programs, I hope you can find something to do to make this weekend part of your summer to remember.
The Farmers Markets are in full swing now. Just about every town in the Triangle has its own Farmer's Market Saturday morning and several have weekday times, too. Go to the event search at Parkgeek.com and plug in Farmer's Market and we will give you all the details so you can bring home some local honey or some just picked tomatoes. Head on over to the State Farmers Market in Raleigh on Thursday at lunchtime for Peach Day.
The State Fair is still several months away, but there will be some great deals to be found at the State Fairgrounds. Check out the Kids Exchange Consignment Sale for all you baby and kids supplies.
History Gets Unearthed
Celebrate the Museum of Life and Science Dinosaur Trail's second anniversary with a weekend full of fossils and fun. Meet local collectors from the North Carolina Fossil Club, talk with paleontology experts, find your own fossils or make fossil casts at their annual Dino Days. Click through for the schedule for both days.
Saturday is Archaeology Day at Historic Yates Mill Pond County Park. Delve into Yates Mill's history by participating in a mock archaeological dig and find out how professional archaeologists go about learning about the ancient past and about the people and places of more recent times. Also at the Mill this weekend, Corn Grinding Tours take you back in time with a tour of the corn grinding equipment in operation, with costumed interpreters and background of how the whole intricate system works. If you are interested in volunteering at Yates Mill County Park, their Volunteer-In-Parks Interest Session will go over all the volunteer opportunities open to you,
Visit the Raleigh City Museum to learn more about the budding days of Raleigh! Fires, Fads and Fun: Raleigh During the early 19th Century will include costumed living historians ready to teach Regency dance, social etiquette, and life in the early 19th century.
Music Fills the Air
Start your weekend off with the high-energy, rock inspired flare of Craicdown. The free concert at the Page-Walker Arts & History Center is part of the Starlight Concert Series.
DJ Pittipat will be spinning the tunes at the W. D. Hill Recreation Center Friday night for another Friday night of Family Roller Skating.
Movies at the Parks & Museums
This is another great weekend for fun outdoor flicks! Friday night, brings 127 Hours to the North Carolina Museum of Art along with Art in the Evening. Saturday you can bring the kids to the Art Museum for a Family Fun Saturday event. Enjoy an interactive performance by Latin American Summer with Criss Cross Mangosauce on Wednesday.
Soul Power, the movie celebrating the R&B scene of 1974 will be showing at the American Tobacco Campus Friday night.
Holly Springs Cultural Center will be showing Kung Fu Panda Saturday Morning.
Fun at the Parks
The whole family is invited to explore the forest at night on a Night Hike out at West point on the Eno Friday night.
Raleigh Parks and Recreation is excited to celebrate the Grand Reopening of the Gardner Street Neighborhood Park as Isabella Cannon Park. The celebration on Monday night will present the park's new amenities like a new playground, a rock climbing area, a picnic shelter and a new trail system.
Thursday, Friday and Sunday, Jordan Lake State Recreation Area invites you to bring your youngsters out for CAST. The program is designed as an introduction to fishing for kids 6 to 12. You are also invited to join them for a Canoe Paddle of Weaver Creek at Jordan Lake both Monday and next Friday. Join the Occoneechee Ranger for a two-mile hike as you Learn the Ferns. You will find and identify many of the 18 species of ferns at Occoneechee Mountain.
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