United Arts Council

Scotch Symphony & Creatures of Prometheus

AJ Fletcher Opera Theater 2 E SOUTH ST, RALEIGH, NC, United States

In September, step into the mystical Scottish Highlands with George Balanchine’s Scotch Symphony, a tribute to the era of Romantic Ballet. Paired with this movement through time, Ted Seymour’s The Creatures of Prometheus highlights the beauty of the arts as a foundation for a peaceful and just society. Beethoven’s only composition for ballet is an…

THE ALIENS by Annie Baker

Lanza's Cafe 601 West Main Street #C, Carrboro

A play with music about friendship, art, love, and death. Performed in the outdoor courtyard of Lanza's Cafe Address: 601 W. Main St. #C, Carborro Synopsis: Two wise bums hang out behind a coffee shop every day, singing songs and sipping 'shroom tea. One day, a fresh-faced barista is tasked with kicking them out of…

$15

2024 Oakwood Cemetery Series: Bringing Them Home

Oakwood Cemetery 701 Oakwood Avenue, Raleigh

Bringing Them Home tells the stories of those who died in the many wars and conflicts that the United States has engaged in. After their deaths, the families of the fallen fought to have their remains interred in Oakwood Cemetery. From the Civil War to Vietnam, Bringing Them Home explores the stories of the soldiers,…

$10 – $20

Scotch Symphony & Creatures of Prometheus

AJ Fletcher Opera Theater 2 E SOUTH ST, RALEIGH, NC, United States

In September, step into the mystical Scottish Highlands with George Balanchine’s Scotch Symphony, a tribute to the era of Romantic Ballet. Paired with this movement through time, Ted Seymour’s The Creatures of Prometheus highlights the beauty of the arts as a foundation for a peaceful and just society. Beethoven’s only composition for ballet is an…

BOB MARLEY’S Three Little Birds

William Peace Historic Leggett Theatre 15 East Peace Street, Raleigh

A jammin’ musical featuring Bob Marley's timeless music and lyrics and based on the book by his daughter Cedella, Bob Marley's Three Little Birds shares the legendary reggae artist's message of peace and love with a new generation of songbirds while simultaneously exploring the history of Jamaica and the many influences from around the world…

BOB MARLEY’S Three Little Birds

William Peace Historic Leggett Theatre 15 East Peace Street, Raleigh

A jammin’ musical featuring Bob Marley's timeless music and lyrics and based on the book by his daughter Cedella, Bob Marley's Three Little Birds shares the legendary reggae artist's message of peace and love with a new generation of songbirds while simultaneously exploring the history of Jamaica and the many influences from around the world…

WTF Town Hall

Virtual

A series of weekly Town Hall forums curated by The National Women's Theatre Festival about, for, and with theatremakers. Town Hall events take place every Monday night in April & May from 7:30-9pm ET on Zoom. Register for free through Eventbrite.

Free

Wake Forest Community Youth Orchestra Fall Classes

Wake Forest Baptist Church 107 E S Ave, Wake Forest

Come join our fall classes at Wake Forest Community Youth Orchestra where we provide expert orchestral instruction and access to instruments to families in the communities that we serve. We provide classes to all levels of experience, from beginning to chamber ensembles.

First Friday – Arts Access Gallery

Arts Access Gallery 444 S. Blount Avenue, Suite 115B, Raleigh

Visit the Arts Access Gallery to see our latest exhibition every First Friday from 6p - 9p.

Free

BOB MARLEY’S Three Little Birds

William Peace Historic Leggett Theatre 15 East Peace Street, Raleigh

A jammin’ musical featuring Bob Marley's timeless music and lyrics and based on the book by his daughter Cedella, Bob Marley's Three Little Birds shares the legendary reggae artist's message of peace and love with a new generation of songbirds while simultaneously exploring the history of Jamaica and the many influences from around the world…

THE ALIENS by Annie Baker

Lanza's Cafe 601 West Main Street #C, Carrboro

A play with music about friendship, art, love, and death. Performed in the outdoor courtyard of Lanza's Cafe Address: 601 W. Main St. #C, Carborro Synopsis: Two wise bums hang out behind a coffee shop every day, singing songs and sipping 'shroom tea. One day, a fresh-faced barista is tasked with kicking them out of…

$15

Fall Arts Fair

Fred Fletcher Park, 820 Clay St., Raleigh, NC 27605 Fred Fletcher Park, 820 Clay St, Raleigh, NC, NC, United States

The annual Fall Arts Fair features crafts from dozens of talented local artists, including jewelers, potters, painters, printmakers, bookmakers, glass artists, and fiber artists from Pullen and Sertoma Arts Center programs. It’s an excellent outing for the whole family to get creative with hands-on art activities and live demonstrations by Arts Center teaching artists. The…

Free and open to the public

Ensemble Absolut: ​Le trésor du romantique

Westwood Baptist Church 200 Westhigh St, Cary

Raleigh Camerata's Ensemble Absolut presents: Le trésor du romantique, an afternoon of amazing and delightful works for early Romantic piano and wind instruments. Featuring pianist Katya Kramer Lapin, this free concert will be a dazzling opener to Raleigh Camerata's 2024-25 season. The afternoon will feature early Romantic works on original instruments and copies thereof, and…

Free

BOB MARLEY’S Three Little Birds

William Peace Historic Leggett Theatre 15 East Peace Street, Raleigh

A jammin’ musical featuring Bob Marley's timeless music and lyrics and based on the book by his daughter Cedella, Bob Marley's Three Little Birds shares the legendary reggae artist's message of peace and love with a new generation of songbirds while simultaneously exploring the history of Jamaica and the many influences from around the world…

THE ALIENS by Annie Baker

Lanza's Cafe 601 West Main Street #C, Carrboro

A play with music about friendship, art, love, and death. Performed in the outdoor courtyard of Lanza's Cafe Address: 601 W. Main St. #C, Carborro Synopsis: Two wise bums hang out behind a coffee shop every day, singing songs and sipping 'shroom tea. One day, a fresh-faced barista is tasked with kicking them out of…

$15

Read Local Celebration: Steven Petrow

Cary Regional Library 315 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary

Join Wake County Public Libraries and the Downtown Cary Park for an afternoon of authors. Award-winning journalist, author, and North Carolina Piedmont Laureate Steven Petrow reads from and discusses his newly released book The Joy You Make: Find the Silver Linings–Even on Your Darkest Days. Book signing will commence after the event. Bring your own…

Free

BOB MARLEY’S Three Little Birds

William Peace Historic Leggett Theatre 15 East Peace Street, Raleigh

A jammin’ musical featuring Bob Marley's timeless music and lyrics and based on the book by his daughter Cedella, Bob Marley's Three Little Birds shares the legendary reggae artist's message of peace and love with a new generation of songbirds while simultaneously exploring the history of Jamaica and the many influences from around the world…

Sips & Scripts

Thompson Theatre at NC State University 2241 Dunn Ave., Raleigh

NC Playwrights, Actors, and Community! It's A Night of Scripts, Cold Reading, and Critique! Sips & Scripts Will Be at NC State University Theatre....Monday, October 7! Come Hear an Actor Cold Read Your New Play OR Come as an Actor to Read as a Character OR Simply Hear What New Stories Playwrights are Creating and…

Free

WTF Town Hall

Virtual

A series of weekly Town Hall forums curated by The National Women's Theatre Festival about, for, and with theatremakers. Town Hall events take place every Monday night in April & May from 7:30-9pm ET on Zoom. Register for free through Eventbrite.

Free

Wake Forest Community Youth Orchestra Fall Classes

Wake Forest Baptist Church 107 E S Ave, Wake Forest

Come join our fall classes at Wake Forest Community Youth Orchestra where we provide expert orchestral instruction and access to instruments to families in the communities that we serve. We provide classes to all levels of experience, from beginning to chamber ensembles.

End The Drama of Unhealed Trauma: An Expressive Arts Workshop

Raleigh founded 2409 Crabtree Blvd, STE 107, Raleigh, NC, United States

A transformative workshop designed to help participants explore, express and heal from past traumas through the powerful medium of expressive arts such as improv, role play and storytelling.

Free

Burning Coal presents Copenhagen

Burning Coal Theatre 224 Polk St, Raleigh

COPENHAGEN, directed by Jerome Davis, is a three-person play that provides a fictional account of the meeting between physicists Werner Heisenberg and Niels Bohr at Bohr’s home in Copenhagen in 1941 during the throes of World War II. Heisenberg and Bohr, accompanied by Bohr’s wife Margrethe, revisit their personal and professional entanglements throughout decades of…

$5 – $30

The Uproar: The Humorous Condition, a sketch comedy show

TR Studio 3027 Barrow Drive, Raleigh

This October at TR Studios, join us for a sketch comedy show where the real horror is being human. The Uproar: The Humorous Condition tackles awkward social encounters and turns the human experience inside out with sharp wit and a touch of surrealism. Local writers and a diverse cast bring original comedic characters and satirical…

$15

Rock The Block

Downtown Concert Series Friday, October 11, 2024 Band - Spare Change

Free

Burning Coal presents Copenhagen

Burning Coal Theatre 224 Polk St, Raleigh

COPENHAGEN, directed by Jerome Davis, is a three-person play that provides a fictional account of the meeting between physicists Werner Heisenberg and Niels Bohr at Bohr’s home in Copenhagen in 1941 during the throes of World War II. Heisenberg and Bohr, accompanied by Bohr’s wife Margrethe, revisit their personal and professional entanglements throughout decades of…

$5 – $30

The Uproar: The Humorous Condition, a sketch comedy show

TR Studio 3027 Barrow Drive, Raleigh

This October at TR Studios, join us for a sketch comedy show where the real horror is being human. The Uproar: The Humorous Condition tackles awkward social encounters and turns the human experience inside out with sharp wit and a touch of surrealism. Local writers and a diverse cast bring original comedic characters and satirical…

$15

THE ALIENS by Annie Baker

Lanza's Cafe 601 West Main Street #C, Carrboro

A play with music about friendship, art, love, and death. Performed in the outdoor courtyard of Lanza's Cafe Address: 601 W. Main St. #C, Carborro Synopsis: Two wise bums hang out behind a coffee shop every day, singing songs and sipping 'shroom tea. One day, a fresh-faced barista is tasked with kicking them out of…

$15

Hum Sub Diwali 2024

Koka Booth Amphitheatre 8003 Regency Pkwy, Cary

Hum Sub Diwali Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is India’s most-loved festival. It falls in the month of October and brings together people of not just the Hindu faith, but of all faiths to celebrate the simple idea that good always triumphs over evil. This daylong event features cultural dances put up by the many…

Free

Burning Coal presents Copenhagen

Burning Coal Theatre 224 Polk St, Raleigh

COPENHAGEN, directed by Jerome Davis, is a three-person play that provides a fictional account of the meeting between physicists Werner Heisenberg and Niels Bohr at Bohr’s home in Copenhagen in 1941 during the throes of World War II. Heisenberg and Bohr, accompanied by Bohr’s wife Margrethe, revisit their personal and professional entanglements throughout decades of…

$5 – $30

The Uproar: The Humorous Condition, a sketch comedy show

TR Studio 3027 Barrow Drive, Raleigh

This October at TR Studios, join us for a sketch comedy show where the real horror is being human. The Uproar: The Humorous Condition tackles awkward social encounters and turns the human experience inside out with sharp wit and a touch of surrealism. Local writers and a diverse cast bring original comedic characters and satirical…

$15

THE ALIENS by Annie Baker

Lanza's Cafe 601 West Main Street #C, Carrboro

A play with music about friendship, art, love, and death. Performed in the outdoor courtyard of Lanza's Cafe Address: 601 W. Main St. #C, Carborro Synopsis: Two wise bums hang out behind a coffee shop every day, singing songs and sipping 'shroom tea. One day, a fresh-faced barista is tasked with kicking them out of…

$15

Burning Coal presents Copenhagen

Burning Coal Theatre 224 Polk St, Raleigh

COPENHAGEN, directed by Jerome Davis, is a three-person play that provides a fictional account of the meeting between physicists Werner Heisenberg and Niels Bohr at Bohr’s home in Copenhagen in 1941 during the throes of World War II. Heisenberg and Bohr, accompanied by Bohr’s wife Margrethe, revisit their personal and professional entanglements throughout decades of…

$5 – $30

WTF Town Hall

Virtual

A series of weekly Town Hall forums curated by The National Women's Theatre Festival about, for, and with theatremakers. Town Hall events take place every Monday night in April & May from 7:30-9pm ET on Zoom. Register for free through Eventbrite.

Free

Concert Singers of Cary present Sixth Annual CARY BIG SING

Good Shepherd United Church of Christ 1050 NW Maynard Rd, Cary, NC, United States

Come sing your favorite Broadway tunes with the Concert Singers of Cary in an open rehearsal. We’ll be crooning showstoppers both classic and modern as CSC prepares for its November 1 concert at the Cary Arts Center. This is a great opportunity to learn more about one of Cary’s most established arts organizations…and have a…

Free

Wake Forest Community Youth Orchestra Fall Classes

Wake Forest Baptist Church 107 E S Ave, Wake Forest

Come join our fall classes at Wake Forest Community Youth Orchestra where we provide expert orchestral instruction and access to instruments to families in the communities that we serve. We provide classes to all levels of experience, from beginning to chamber ensembles.

The Flame; A Night of Community Leaders Shining Bright

Leadership Triangle Presents The Flame: A Night of Community Leaders Shining Bright Date: October 17 Time: 7-9 PM Location: The Chapel at Dix Park, 1030 Richardson Dr, Raleigh, 27603 Cost: $45 Goodmon Fellows (Graduates of Leadership Triangle) $55 Community Members Step into an inspiration, celebration, and connection evening at The Flame: A Night of Community…

Jekyll & Hyde

AJ Fletcher Opera Theater 2 E SOUTH ST, RALEIGH, NC, United States

Find the courage to face your dark side in the intriguing story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a world premiere ballet featuring a brand-new composition by Shinji Eshima. Explore the shadowy depths of human nature through the haunting duality of the civilized Dr. Jekyll and his monstrous alter ego, Mr. Hyde.

Burning Coal presents Copenhagen

Burning Coal Theatre 224 Polk St, Raleigh

COPENHAGEN, directed by Jerome Davis, is a three-person play that provides a fictional account of the meeting between physicists Werner Heisenberg and Niels Bohr at Bohr’s home in Copenhagen in 1941 during the throes of World War II. Heisenberg and Bohr, accompanied by Bohr’s wife Margrethe, revisit their personal and professional entanglements throughout decades of…

$5 – $30

Jekyll & Hyde

AJ Fletcher Opera Theater 2 E SOUTH ST, RALEIGH, NC, United States

Find the courage to face your dark side in the intriguing story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a world premiere ballet featuring a brand-new composition by Shinji Eshima. Explore the shadowy depths of human nature through the haunting duality of the civilized Dr. Jekyll and his monstrous alter ego, Mr. Hyde.

Burning Coal presents Copenhagen

Burning Coal Theatre 224 Polk St, Raleigh

COPENHAGEN, directed by Jerome Davis, is a three-person play that provides a fictional account of the meeting between physicists Werner Heisenberg and Niels Bohr at Bohr’s home in Copenhagen in 1941 during the throes of World War II. Heisenberg and Bohr, accompanied by Bohr’s wife Margrethe, revisit their personal and professional entanglements throughout decades of…

$5 – $30

Doubt, A Parable

Raleigh Little Theatre 301 Pogue Street, Raleigh

Set in 1964 amidst America’s evolving socio-political landscape, Doubt, A Parable unfolds at St. Nicholas Church School in the Bronx. School principal Sister Aloysius Beauvier is staunchly traditional and inflexible in her beliefs. Her world is shaken when she develops grave suspicions about the conduct of Father Flynn, the charismatic and modern parish priest who…

$27 – $31

THE ALIENS by Annie Baker

Lanza's Cafe 601 West Main Street #C, Carrboro

A play with music about friendship, art, love, and death. Performed in the outdoor courtyard of Lanza's Cafe Address: 601 W. Main St. #C, Carborro Synopsis: Two wise bums hang out behind a coffee shop every day, singing songs and sipping 'shroom tea. One day, a fresh-faced barista is tasked with kicking them out of…

$15

Jekyll & Hyde

AJ Fletcher Opera Theater 2 E SOUTH ST, RALEIGH, NC, United States

Find the courage to face your dark side in the intriguing story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a world premiere ballet featuring a brand-new composition by Shinji Eshima. Explore the shadowy depths of human nature through the haunting duality of the civilized Dr. Jekyll and his monstrous alter ego, Mr. Hyde.

Jekyll & Hyde

AJ Fletcher Opera Theater 2 E SOUTH ST, RALEIGH, NC, United States

Find the courage to face your dark side in the intriguing story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a world premiere ballet featuring a brand-new composition by Shinji Eshima. Explore the shadowy depths of human nature through the haunting duality of the civilized Dr. Jekyll and his monstrous alter ego, Mr. Hyde.

Burning Coal presents Copenhagen

Burning Coal Theatre 224 Polk St, Raleigh

COPENHAGEN, directed by Jerome Davis, is a three-person play that provides a fictional account of the meeting between physicists Werner Heisenberg and Niels Bohr at Bohr’s home in Copenhagen in 1941 during the throes of World War II. Heisenberg and Bohr, accompanied by Bohr’s wife Margrethe, revisit their personal and professional entanglements throughout decades of…

$5 – $30

Doubt, A Parable

Raleigh Little Theatre 301 Pogue Street, Raleigh

Set in 1964 amidst America’s evolving socio-political landscape, Doubt, A Parable unfolds at St. Nicholas Church School in the Bronx. School principal Sister Aloysius Beauvier is staunchly traditional and inflexible in her beliefs. Her world is shaken when she develops grave suspicions about the conduct of Father Flynn, the charismatic and modern parish priest who…

$27 – $31

THE ALIENS by Annie Baker

Lanza's Cafe 601 West Main Street #C, Carrboro

A play with music about friendship, art, love, and death. Performed in the outdoor courtyard of Lanza's Cafe Address: 601 W. Main St. #C, Carborro Synopsis: Two wise bums hang out behind a coffee shop every day, singing songs and sipping 'shroom tea. One day, a fresh-faced barista is tasked with kicking them out of…

$15

Jekyll & Hyde

AJ Fletcher Opera Theater 2 E SOUTH ST, RALEIGH, NC, United States

Find the courage to face your dark side in the intriguing story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a world premiere ballet featuring a brand-new composition by Shinji Eshima. Explore the shadowy depths of human nature through the haunting duality of the civilized Dr. Jekyll and his monstrous alter ego, Mr. Hyde.

Burning Coal presents Copenhagen

Burning Coal Theatre 224 Polk St, Raleigh

COPENHAGEN, directed by Jerome Davis, is a three-person play that provides a fictional account of the meeting between physicists Werner Heisenberg and Niels Bohr at Bohr’s home in Copenhagen in 1941 during the throes of World War II. Heisenberg and Bohr, accompanied by Bohr’s wife Margrethe, revisit their personal and professional entanglements throughout decades of…

$5 – $30

Bhāvānjali – Indian Classical dance

The Forum by Taurya 4000 Bear Cat Way #100, Morrisville, NC, United States

Seema Viswanath will be presenting an hour of solo Indian classical dance performance. It which will have two ypes of classical dances in it, that is 'Bharatanatyam' and 'Kathak'. Thanks to United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County and North Carolina Arts Council for 'Artist Support Grant' which has enabled me to produce my…

WTF Town Hall

Virtual

A series of weekly Town Hall forums curated by The National Women's Theatre Festival about, for, and with theatremakers. Town Hall events take place every Monday night in April & May from 7:30-9pm ET on Zoom. Register for free through Eventbrite.

Free

Wake Forest Community Youth Orchestra Fall Classes

Wake Forest Baptist Church 107 E S Ave, Wake Forest

Come join our fall classes at Wake Forest Community Youth Orchestra where we provide expert orchestral instruction and access to instruments to families in the communities that we serve. We provide classes to all levels of experience, from beginning to chamber ensembles.

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