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  • May 2025

  • Tue 13
    May 13 - May 18

    Spring Student Showcase

    The Joel Fund 822 S White Street, Wake Forest

    The Joel Fund's Operation ART Spring Student Showcase will feature a gallery of artwork by our military-connected Operation ART Students from May 13th - May 18th, 2025. This year, we are excited to partner with a few local organizations to celebrate our Operation ART Community. The showcase will be hosted at Broadsides and Brews in…

  • Thu 15
    May 15 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

    Swan Lake

    Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts

    Rekindle your passion for Swan Lake. This season’s production brings Swan Lake back to its roots, inspired by Marius Petipa’s original 1895 version and Tchaikovsky’s resonant score. The story, revolving around the tragic romance of Prince Siegfried and the swan princess Odette, reveals the universal dialogue between light and darkness, love and deception.

  • Fri 16
    May 16 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

    Swan Lake

    Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts

    Rekindle your passion for Swan Lake. This season’s production brings Swan Lake back to its roots, inspired by Marius Petipa’s original 1895 version and Tchaikovsky’s resonant score. The story, revolving around the tragic romance of Prince Siegfried and the swan princess Odette, reveals the universal dialogue between light and darkness, love and deception.

  • Fri 16
    May 16 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

    2025 Down Home Concerts Series: Della Mae with Laurie Lewis and Alice Gerrard, Celebrating 100 Years of Hazel Dickens

    A.J. Fletcher Theater 2 E. South Street, Raleigh

    Join us for a special evening celebrating 100 years of Hazel Dickens, a pioneer in bluegrass and an inspiration to generations of women in traditional music. Grammy-nominated all-woman string band Della Mae will lead this tribute, joined by California bluegrass icon Laurie Lewis and by Alice Gerrard, Dickens’ partner in the landmark duo Hazel &…

    $25 – $54
  • Fri 16
    May 16 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

    Private Cathedral album release show (with Lalitree Darnielle)

    The Pinhook 117 W Main St, Durham

    The Pinhook presents an album release show for Private Cathedral, with Lalitree Darnielle supporting. All ages early show. Private Cathedral are a transatlantic art-pop band dreamed up by multi-instrumentalists Wendy Spitzer and Genevieve Dawson. From North Carolina (USA) and Scotland, respectively, Wendy and Genevieve draw on baroque pop, art-rock, and chamber music to produce a…

    $10 – $12
  • Fri 16
    May 16 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

    Private Cathedral album release show (with Lalitree Darnielle)

    The Pinhook 117 W Main St, Durham

    The Pinhook presents an album release show for Private Cathedral, with Lalitree Darnielle supporting. All ages early show. Private Cathedral are a transatlantic art-pop band dreamed up by multi-instrumentalists Wendy Spitzer and Genevieve Dawson. From North Carolina (USA) and Scotland, respectively, Wendy and Genevieve draw on baroque pop, art-rock, and chamber music to produce a…

    $10 – $12
  • Sat 17
    May 17 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

    Old-Time Banjo Workshop with Laura Boosinger

    John Chavis Memorial Park Multipurpose Room 4 505 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Raleigh, NC, United States

    Learn old-time banjo from Laura Boosinger. She’ll also open for Della Mae’s Down Home Concert in Fletcher Opera Theater in the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts on May 16. This workshop is part of a series designed to support traditional artists from the 26 counties in Western North Carolina impacted by Hurricane Helene.…

    $25
  • Sat 17
    May 17 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

    Shakespeare in the Park: Othello

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

    Free outdoor Shakespeare comes to Raleigh! The “green-ey’d monster” rears its ugly head in William Shakespeare’s classic tale of jealousy, love, and prejudice. Noble Moorish general Othello, secretly married to his beloved Desdemona, chooses his friend Cassio for a promotion rather than his trusted but duplicitous ensign, Iago. Enraged, Iago weaves a complex scheme that…

    Free
  • Sat 17
    May 17 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

    Spring Concert 2

    Hayes Barton United Methodist Church 2209 Fairview Rd, Raleigh, NC, United States

    Final major event of year.

  • Sat 17
    May 17 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Swan Lake

    Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts

    Rekindle your passion for Swan Lake. This season’s production brings Swan Lake back to its roots, inspired by Marius Petipa’s original 1895 version and Tchaikovsky’s resonant score. The story, revolving around the tragic romance of Prince Siegfried and the swan princess Odette, reveals the universal dialogue between light and darkness, love and deception.

  • Sat 17
    May 17 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm The Senior Showcase

    The Senior Showcase

    The Halle Cultural Arts Center 237 N. Salem St., Apex, NC, United States

    Visit the historic Halle Cultural Arts Center for a fun and festive performance by our talented 55+ community! Audiences of all ages will enjoy a variety of scenes and songs while students showcase their skills and passion for the performing arts. This is a wonderful opportunity to support our local community and enjoy some laughter…

    Free
  • Sat 17
    May 17 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    A Tapestry of Music: Spring Choir Concert

    Woodhaven Baptist Church 4000 Kildaire Farm Rd, Apex

    Join us this spring as Cary-Apex Youth Choir presents "A Tapestry of Music," featuring compositions inspired by colors both literal and figurative. Like the varied threads of a tapestry, this program will bring together a variety of musical styles and cultural representations to create a moving experience that celebrates our shared humanity. May 17, 4pm,…

    $5
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Today the 2025 High School Spoken Word Competition Today the 2025 High School Spoken Word Competition finalists participated in a masterclass with Dasan Ahanu.  These young people have something to say!! @raleighfinearts @dasanahanu #spokenword #powerful #nextgen
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