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Burning Coal Theatre Company Presents: WAIT TIL YOU SEE THIS! 2025: The Mansion of Many Apartments by Bronwen Carson

Burning Coal Theatre 224 Polk St, Raleigh

Burning Coal Theatre Company presents Wait Til You See This! 2025, its Second Stage Series of collaborations with emerging artists. This year’s productions include Ride The Cyclone (written by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell, directed by Jireh Ijeoma; co-production with Pure Life Theatre), The Mansion of Many Apartments (written and directed by Bronwen Carson), Sea…

$10
The Cookout comedy show

The Cookout comedy show

TR Studio 3027 Barrow Drive, Raleigh

The Cookout is BACK, y’all! Get ready for the return of the hottest, Blackest comedy experience of the summer — The Cookout 2025 is firing up the grill and the stage for year two! We're serving up a full plate of side-splitting stand-up, high-energy improv, mouthwatering BBQ vibes, and the unapologetic Black joy you already…

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

Raleigh Little Theatre 301 Pogue Street, Raleigh

This musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel (and the popular 1985 Steven Spielberg film) spotlights Celie, a downtrodden young woman whose personal awakening over the course of 40 years forms the arc of this epic story. With a joyous score featuring jazz, ragtime, gospel, African music and blues, The Color Purple is a…

$31

ciara anais stewart – Artist Talk

Artspace 201 East Davie Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Join ciara anais stewart and Precious Lovell for a discussion of ciara's solo exhibition on view at Artspace May 2-June 29.Join artist ciara anais stewart for a conversation on resistance, imperialism, and social justice, as she discusses her solo exhibition I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free on view at Artspace…

Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward

Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward

Titmus Theatre at Frank Thompson Hall 2241 Dunn Avenue, Raleigh

Novelist Charles Condomine invites the eccentric medium Madame Arcati to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book. The scheme backfires when he is haunted by the ghost of his temperamental first wife, Elvira, after the séance. Elvira makes continual attempts to disrupt Charles’s marriage to his second wife,…

$10 – $27

Burning Coal Theatre Company Presents: WAIT TIL YOU SEE THIS! 2025: Sea Change by Tamara Kissane

Burning Coal Theatre 224 Polk St, Raleigh

Burning Coal Theatre Company presents Wait Til You See This! 2025, its Second Stage Series of collaborations with emerging artists. This year’s productions include Ride The Cyclone (written by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell, directed by Jireh Ijeoma; co-production with Pure Life Theatre), The Mansion of Many Apartments (written and directed by Bronwen Carson), Sea…

$10

Burning Coal Theatre Company Presents: WAIT TIL YOU SEE THIS! 2025: The Mansion of Many Apartments by Bronwen Carson

Burning Coal Theatre 224 Polk St, Raleigh

Burning Coal Theatre Company presents Wait Til You See This! 2025, its Second Stage Series of collaborations with emerging artists. This year’s productions include Ride The Cyclone (written by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell, directed by Jireh Ijeoma; co-production with Pure Life Theatre), The Mansion of Many Apartments (written and directed by Bronwen Carson), Sea…

$10
Peter and the Starcatcher

Peter and the Starcatcher

Theatre Raleigh Arts Center 6638 Old Wake Forest Road, Raleigh

June 11 - 22, 2025 The Tony-winning play, based on the best-selling novels, upends the century-old story of how an orphan boy becomes the legendary Peter Pan. Peter and the Starcatcher playfully explores the depths of greed and despair... and the bonds of friendship, duty and love. Though not a musical, this play incorporates innovative…

$33 – $52
The Color Purple

The Color Purple

Raleigh Little Theatre 301 Pogue Street, Raleigh

This musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel (and the popular 1985 Steven Spielberg film) spotlights Celie, a downtrodden young woman whose personal awakening over the course of 40 years forms the arc of this epic story. With a joyous score featuring jazz, ragtime, gospel, African music and blues, The Color Purple is a…

$31

PineCone Open Bluegrass Jam

TransferCo Food Hall 500 E Davie St, Raleigh

The monthly PineCone Bluegrass Jam is a “circle jam,” where musicians gather in a circle and play together. Tunes are played up to speed and everyone interested in playing bluegrass instruments is  welcome. This jam will be held outdoors when weather permits. TransferCo has a beautiful patio, with lots of room for pickers and spectators…

Healing Art Circle with Noni

Junction West - 310 S West St Suite 110, Raleigh, NC 27603 310 S West Street, Suite 110, Raleigh

Come and experience a unique event filled with creativity and healing vibes at Junction West. Noni will guide us through a transformative art session where we will explore our emotions and express ourselves through art. No prior art experience is needed - just an open heart and mind! A FREE event designed for the community…

Free

Beer and Banjos: GrassStreet

Bowstring Pizza and Brewyard 1930 Wake Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC, United States

Beer and Banjos is a free, family-friendly weekly gathering of music lovers with a rotating cast of musicians onstage at Raleigh’s Bowstring Pizza and Brewyard. The music starts at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday, either on the patio under the stars when weather allows, or tucked cozily inside by the bar. Tips are gratefully accepted to…

Free

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