United Arts Wake County

Burning Coal Theatre Company Presents: WAIT TIL YOU SEE THIS! 2025: Forgive Us, Gustavito
2025-06-21 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-06-26 19:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Burning Coal Theatre, 224 Polk St, Raleigh, 27604
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 Change (written by Tamara Kissane, directed by Rebecca Holderness), and Forgive Us, Gustavito (devised and performed by the ensemble). The four plays will run in repertory, June 11 – 29, 2025 at Burning Coal Theatre, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC 27604. For additional information, visit us at https://burningcoal.org/second-stage/ or call 919.834.4001.
Forgive Us, Gustavito devised by the ensemble performs Saturday, June 21st, and Sunday, June 29th at 2:00pm; Thursday, June 19th, Friday, June 20th, Thursday, June 26th, and Saturday, June 28th at 7:30pm at Burning Coal Theater. Tickets are $10 and are available for purchase at https://burningcoal.org/second-stage/ .

Rhythm & Reels - King Garbage Concert
2025-06-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Apex Nature Park Amphitheatre, 2600 Evans Rd, Apex, 27502
Join us on select Saturday evenings at the Apex Nature Park Amphitheatre for a night of music and movies under the stars. Our 2025 music lineup boasts a variety of genres from nu-funk to garage punk, and features several bands from Western North Carolina! So come groove with GRAMMY® Award-winning band King Garbage, let loose with Asheville’s Impending Joy, and enjoy family favorite movies under the stars at #RRApex
Bring your family and friends, pack a picnic basket, and come enjoy a memorable, magical summer evening! Concerts begin at 7:00pm, movies begin at dusk. To learn more about the event visit thehalle.org or follow @thehalleapex on Instagram and Facebook
Events are held at the Apex Nature Park Amphitheatre (2600 Evans Road.) Load up the kids, lawn chairs, blankets, a picnic dinner and show up early for good seats! No Pets or Alcohol allowed.

Peter and the Starcatcher
2025-06-21 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-06-22 15:00 - 16:00 | Theatre Raleigh Arts Center, 6638 Old Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, 27616
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 musical elements to create magical storytelling.
While Peter and the Starcatcher is not considered a children’s show, it is appropriate for audiences 8 years and older.
ASL interpreted performance on Saturday, June 21 at 2:00 p.m. To purchase tickets with guaranteed viewing of the ASL interpreters, please email boxoffice@theatreraleigh.com

Burning Coal Theatre Company Presents: WAIT TIL YOU SEE THIS! 2025: Sea Change by Tamara Kissane
2025-06-21 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-06-22 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-06-25 19:30 - 22:00 | Burning Coal Theatre, 224 Polk St, Raleigh, 27604
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 Change (written by Tamara Kissane, directed by Rebecca Holderness), and Forgive Us, Gustavito (devised and performed by the ensemble). The four plays will run in repertory, June 11 – 29, 2025 at Burning Coal Theatre, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC 27604. For additional information, visit us at https://burningcoal.org/second-stage/ or call 919.834.4001.
Sea Change by Tamara Kissane performs Sunday June 15th, and Sunday, June 22nd at 2pm; Thursday, June 12th, Saturday, June 14th, Saturday, June 21st, and Wednesday, June 25th at 7:30 pm; at Burning Coal Theater. Tickets are $10 and available for purchase at https://burningcoal.org/second-stage/.

Burning Coal Theatre Company Presents: WAIT TIL YOU SEE THIS! 2025: The Mansion of Many Apartments by Bronwen Carson
2025-06-21 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-06-22 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-06-27 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-06-28 14:00 - 16:30 | Burning Coal Theatre, 224 Polk St, Raleigh, 27604
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 Change (written by Tamara Kissane, directed by Rebecca Holderness), and Forgive Us, Gustavito (devised and performed by the ensemble). The four plays will run in repertory, June 11 – 29, 2025 at Burning Coal Theatre, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC 27604. For additional information, visit us at https://burningcoal.org/second-stage/ or call 919.834.4001
The Mansion of Many Apartments by Bronwen Carson will perform Sunday, June 22nd, and Saturday, June 28th at 2:00pm; Saturday, June 14th at 5:00pm; Wednesday, June 11th, Saturday, June 21st, and Friday, June 27th at 7:30pm at Burning Coal Theater. Tickets are $10 and available for purchase at https://burningcoal.org/second-stage/

The Cookout comedy show
2025-06-21 20:00 - 21:30 | TR Studio, 3027 Barrow Drive, Raleigh, 27616
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 know and love.
This is more than a show — it’s a lituation. Bring your crew. Bring your jokes. Bring your appetite. The Cookout 2025 — you already know what it is.
BBQ will be available for additional purchase with our on-site vendor.
Produced by Roni Nicole
Note: The Cookout is an inclusive event, welcoming everyone to join in the celebration of Black excellence in comedy.

The Color Purple
2025-06-21 20:00 - 22:30, 2025-06-22 15:00 - 17:30, 2025-06-27 20:00 - 22:30 | Raleigh Little Theatre, 301 Pogue St, Raleigh, 27607
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 story of hope, a testament to the healing power of love, and a celebration of life.
Based upon the novel written by Alice Walker and the Warner Bros./Amblin Entertainment motion picture
Book by Marsha Norman
Music and Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray
Directed by Tia James
THE COLOR PURPLE was produced on Broadway at the Broadway Theater by Oprah Winfrey, Scott Sanders, Roy Furman and Quincy Jones. The world premiere of THE COLOR PURPLE was produced by the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia.
The Color Purple Revival is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. www.theatricalrights.com

ciara anais stewart - Artist Talk
2025-06-22 14:00 - 15:00 | Artspace, 201 East Davie Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601, 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 from May 2-June 29. Conversation moderated by Precious Lovell.

About ciara anais stewart
ciara anais stewart (b. 1994) is a visual artist and cultural worker born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. In the last decade, she has lived and grown as an artist in North Carolina, most of that time spent in Durham. stewart earned her BA in Art, with a concentration in Studio Art from North Carolina Central University in 2021. She was Artspace’s 2024 HBCU Artist in Residence and was recently awarded a 2025 Ella Fountain Pratt Emerging Artists Grant from the Durham Arts Council. stewart’s work pulls from personal, familial, and collective Black + Latinx histories. Through portraiture, she uses figures to represent the themes of resistance and triumphs against oppression, frequently employing boxing as a motif.

About Precious Lovell
Precious Lovell is a mixed media artist, a curator and educator. Her sociocultural creative practice explores the narrative potential of cloth and clothing. She holds a Master of Art and Design in Fibers and Surface Design and a BFA in Fashion Design. A former fashion designer and Associate Professor, Precious has presented lectures on cloth and clothing of the African Diaspora at universities, museums, national and international conferences. She has been granted fellowships, international artist residencies and has traveled to 45 countries researching and collecting textiles and clothing. Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, Precious’ work has been exhibited in the US and internationally.

About Artspace
Artspace is a non-profit visual arts center located in Downtown Raleigh. Visit Artspace to explore exhibitions featuring national and community artists, engage with more than 35 artists working in their studios, and enjoy art classes and community events for all ages and abilities. To learn more about Artspace, visit artspacenc.org

Parking and Accessibility
Free street parking is available on Davie Street. Metered parking is available on adjacent streets. There are also several pay lots/decks nearby: City Market parking lot, Blount Street parking deck, and several Secure P lots for night + weekend parking (314 E Davie St, 415 S Person St, 417 S Person St).
Explore accessibility information with our Know Before You Go Guide.

Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward
2025-06-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Titmus Theatre at Frank Thompson Hall, 2241 Dunn Avenue, Raleigh, 27695
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, Ruth, who cannot see or hear the ghost.
Directed by Danica Jenelle Jackson
CAST —
CHARLES CONDOMINE……………Nicholas Barbato
RUTH CONDOMINE…………………Elizabeth Ann Johnson
ELVIRA……………………………………Callie Banholzer
MADAME ARCATI…………………….Lynda Clark
DR. BRADMAN………………………..Benjamin Tarlton
VIOLET BRADMAN…………………..Abbe Fralix
EDITH…………………………………….Shelby Barros
SWING…………………………………..Emma Roe
SWING…………………………………..Colin Mayhorn
Performed by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals.
TheatreFEST is funded in part by the City of Raleigh based on recommendations of the Raleigh Arts Commission.

PineCone Youth Bluegrass Camp
2025-06-23 - 2025-06-27 | Page-Walker Arts & History Center Garden, 119 Ambassador Loop, Cary, 27513
Bluegrass Camp – June 23-27, 2025
Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop, Cary, NC
PineCone’s Bluegrass Camp in Cary features classes in Guitar, Mandolin, Beginner Fiddle, Intermediate Fiddle, Songwriting and this year Banjo (banjos available upon request)! This is a exceptional camp for kids who have some familiarity with their instruments and want to play bluegrass. Campers will learn tunes, get personal attention on their instruments and have fun making music with friends. Players at all levels will get something out of this camp experience. For more info, visit our Camps page.

Bluegrass Guitar (morning session)
Learn some new tunes this summer! Whether you are starting to explore the guitar or have played for a while, this camp will inspire you. Helpful if campers already know at least G, C, and D chords and can play a simple song or two. Improve your guitar technique alongside peers with a similar interest in bluegrass music.
Instructor: Charles Pettee

Beginner Bluegrass Fiddle (morning session)
An introduction to bluegrass fiddling. Learn basic melodies, rhythm playing and peek into the world of improvisation. Campers should have some experience playing violin and be able to play a simple song (aka Suzuki Book 1 or below), but do not need to have mastered tuning, bowing or finger placement.
Instructor: Pattie Hopkins Kinlaw

Bluegrass Songwriting (morning session)
Campers will learn about song craft by listening to bluegrass songs, generating song ideas, developing lyrics, and exploring melody and chords to create and arrange an original group song for final performance. Students with songwriting experience will be encouraged to think critically about technique. For all levels of songwriting experience.
Instructor: Lynda Dawson

Intermediate Bluegrass Fiddle (afternoon session)
For campers who have mastered basic fiddle skills (can tune their instruments, keep time, play the principal scales, aka Suzuki Book 2 or above) and already play a few tunes with confidence, this class will introduce additional techniques and bluegrass repertoire to help students prepare for Jam Camp.
Instructor: Pattie Hopkins Kinlaw

Bluegrass Mandolin (afternoon session)
This camp will challenge both beginner and more experienced mandolin students. Helpful if campers already know at least G, D, and A chords and can play a simple song. This class will help the student to advance from wherever they currently are, and to gain experience playing with other mandolin students. A great opportunity to learn and improve mandolin technique.
Instructor: Charles Pettee

Bluegrass Song Savvy (afternoon session)
Have fun exploring bluegrass music, the songs, history and musicians who have defined the genre. Campers will listen to bluegrass standards and modern bluegrass songs with a critical ear. They’ll learn the lyrics, melody and chords to various bluegrass songs, and sing and/or play their own instruments as we work and play together in both large and small groups. For all levels of musical skill, beginner to advanced.
Instructor: Lynda Dawson

Bluegrass Banjo (afternoon session)
Welcome to the world of banjo! Students will work on melody, rhythm and chord progressions using a bluegrass-style 3-finger roll to play and accompany songs. Whether you are starting to explore the banjo or have played for a while, this camp will inspire you to take your playing to the next level. Helpful for campers to know a few chords and/or tunes on any bluegrass instrument prior to camp.
Instructor: Hank Smith

PineCone Open Bluegrass Jam
2025-06-23 19:00 - 21:00 | TransferCo Food Hall, 500 E Davie St, Raleigh, 27601
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 alike. There’s also a spacious ballroom just off the Food Hall that’s got room for a nice sized circle.
Jam leader Ron Raxter is pictured far left playing the upright bass. (photo by Tom Beck)
Facilitated Ron Raxter, the repertoire includes both instrumentals and vocal songs. Ron is one of PineCone’s founding members and is active in a number of local jams. He’s a retired attorney, bass player and was part of the local organizing committee that helped recruit IBMA’s World of Bluegrass to Raleigh.
In the colder months the jam is held in the TransferCo Ballroom. (photo by Maurice Melvin)
Whether you’re a first-time jammer or a veteran, you’re welcome to learn the tunes and play along, or just listen and observe! However, please note that this is not a “learning” or “slow” jam. If you want to play at a slower tempo you might want to check out our monthly “Beginners’ Jam” at Harry’s Guitar Shop. Regardless, this is a great place to meet other musicians who share your enthusiasm for bluegrass.
Please remember – every jam is different! This jam tends to draw a big crowd, and it is open to musicians of all skill levels. Please help us make sure that newer players feel welcome! Also, big, mixed level jams can be challenging. Patience and kindness are appreciated!
The PineCone Bluegrass Jam meets on the fourth Monday of each month at Transfer Co. Food Hall in downtown Raleigh.

Healing Art Circle with Noni
2025-06-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Junction West – 310 S West St Suite 110, Raleigh, NC 27603, 310 S West Street, Suite 110, Raleigh, 27603
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 to come together in a safe and supportive space to connect, heal, and unleash our creativity. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to nurture your soul and leave feeling refreshed and inspired. See you there!
Please note: This is not a clinical therapy session. This is a well-being community session.
All art supplies will be provided!
This event is FREE but registration is recommended.

Beer and Banjos: GrassStreet
2025-06-24 18:30 - 21:00 | Bowstring Pizza and Brewyard, 1930 Wake Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC, 27608, 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 support the musicians. Parking at Bowstring is free, but there are limited spaces. More free parking is available at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church off Whitaker Mill Road, and there are paid lots nearby.
This week’s guest band is GrassStreet, and the fun will take place in Bowstring’s air-conditioned interior.

One Day Clay Workshop: Drinkware! Mugs, Tumblers, or Cups
2025-06-25 11:00 - 13:00 | The Joel Fund, 822 S White Street, Wake Forest, 27587
Instructor: Emily Malpass
When: Wednesday, June 25th
Where: TJF
Time: 11 am – 1 pm
This one-time workshop will provide you with the materials and techniques needed to create a mug, tumbler, or cup for your morning coffee/tea or favorite beverage, or to give as a special gift to someone you love. We will roll our own slabs of clay, incorporate textures on their surfaces, and shape the form by hand to hand-build your choice of drinkware.
PLEASE NOTE: your piece will not be finished/take-home ready on the day of class–it must dry and then be kiln-fired and glazed off-site. You’ll choose from a selection of food-safe glazes, and our friends at Klaystation in Raleigh will fire and glaze your piece–you’ll be contacted to come pick up your completed mug from TJF within one month of class.
No experience is needed and all levels and abilities are welcome! Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting a little dirty, and please let us know if you need any accommodations (standing workspace, additional lighting, etc.).
We offer scholarships for those who cannot afford the registration fee. Email the Operation ART Program Manager at isabella@thejoelfund.org to receive the scholarship promo code with your name and email address.

André Leon Gray - Artist Talk
2025-06-26 18:00 - 19:00 | Artspace, 201 East Davie Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
Join André for a discussion of his solo exhibition, “Full Spectrum Dominance” on view at Artspace May 2-June 29.

Join interdisciplinary artist André Leon Gray for a conversation on history, power, displacement, and identity as he discusses his solo exhibition Full Spectrum Dominance on view at Artspace from May 2-June 29.

Artist Statement
“Full Spectrum Dominance is a visual exploration utilizing works that meditate between culture, identity, displacement and history while challenging power structures and disrupting social hierarchies. I am interested in illuminating the complex duality of remembering and forgetting by constantly rousing the past and present, while addressing the elephant in the room.
The title of this exhibition refers to a military entity’s achievement of control over all dimensions of the battlespace, including terrestrial, aerial, maritime, psychological, and bio-or cyber-technological warfare. Here, the title connects to the global hegemony imposed with colonialism and imperialism. In poly-tricks, the need for dominance is fueled by greed.
I am exploring the universal law of cause and effect, particularly how political structures and actions of a few affect the livelihood of the masses, whether it is stealing land from indigenous people to fulfill a Doctrine of Discovery and a Manifest Destiny, or obliterating land and its residents to expand a young empire in the 21st Century.”

About André Leon Gray
André Leon Gray was born in 1969 in Raleigh, North Carolina where he lives and works as a self-trained interdisciplinary artist. He was Artspace’s first Emerging Artist in Residence in 2000.
Within his installations, tar paintings, drawings, collages, sculptures, video and audio, he explores and investigates power structures, social hierarchies, culture, identity, and history. His artistic practice primarily uses discarded and reclaimed objects charged with sociopolitical meaning to forge links between the past and the present.
His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions, including Post Hip Hop? or return of the Boom Bap!, Project Row Houses, Houston (2024) and Sikkema Jenkins & Co. Gallery, New York (2023) curated by william cordova; To the Hoop: Basketball in Contemporary Art, Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2020); and Dust My Broom: Southern Vernacular from the Permanent Collection, California African American Museum, Los Angeles (2019-20). In 2023, he produced two Miami bass inspired songs for william cordova’s installation in the traveling exhibition The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century.
Gray is a recipient of the 2024 Joan Mitchell Fellowship and the 2023 21c Research Triangle Artadia Award. He was the 2024/25 Sylvia Smith ’73 Artist-in-Residence at Dickinson College and has attended several residencies including the Atlantic Center for the Arts Residency (2024); McColl Center Artist Residency (2022); and the Fountainhead Residency (2011). Gray’s artwork is in the permanent collection of the California African American Museum, the North Carolina Museum of Art, and the Gregg Museum of Art & Design at NC State University.

About Artspace
Artspace is a non-profit visual arts center located in Downtown Raleigh. Visit Artspace to explore exhibitions featuring national and community artists, engage with more than 35 artists working in their studios, and enjoy art classes and community events for all ages and abilities. To learn more about Artspace, visit artspacenc.org

Parking and Accessibility
Free street parking is available on Davie Street. Metered parking is available on adjacent streets. There are also several pay lots/decks nearby: City Market parking lot, Blount Street parking deck, and several Secure P lots for night + weekend parking (314 E Davie St, 415 S Person St, 417 S Person St).
Explore accessibility information with our Know Before You Go Guide.

Griot and Grey Owl Kickstarter Field Day
2025-06-28 | NC
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Time 11:00 am – 4:00 pm EDT
Where Seeds Garden
706 Gilbert St, Durham, NC 27701
Category Community Events / Volunteerism
Contact Name Griot and Grey Owl
Contact Email griotandgreyowl@gmail.com
Cost $10
Description
Come celebrate this cultural moment with us!
🕚 11AM–3PM
🎲 Spades tournaments
🪩 Hula hoop contests
🎤 Live performances
🛍️ Local vendors
🎟️ $10 wristbands (Venmo/CashApp or pay via Kickstarter!)
A first-of-its-kind anthology and digital archive honoring the Black Southern experience — from the Gullah Geechee coastlines to the rolling hills of Appalachia.
📚 The anthology features Black poets, writers, and cultural workers reclaiming legacy, memory, land, and language — all rooted in Southern soil.
💿 The digital archive preserves the oral histories, art, and testimonies that deserve to be remembered forever.
This is our story, told by us, for us.
And it debuts at the Griot & Grey Owl Writers Conference this November 2025.
🖊️ Be part of this historic project. Donate to Kickstarter, share with your network, and help us uplift the voices of the Black South.
🍉 Bring the whole family out for fun, games, and Black joy at our Field Day Fundraiser on June 28 at @seedsdurham!
💛 All donations are tax-deductible through @bumpthetriangle.
Bring your friends, your fam, and your giving spirit. Let’s kick off this legacy right.
#CarolinaGold #GriotGreyOwl #BlackSouthernWriters #KickstarterLaunch #SupportBlackArt #BlkStoryMagic #FieldDayForTheCulture
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One Day Workshop: Nature Writing and Drawing
2025-06-28 13:00 - 16:00 | The Joel Fund, 822 S White Street, Wake Forest, 27587
Instructor: June Guralnick
Location: Yates Mill Park – 4620 Lake Wheeler Rd, Raleigh, NC 27603
When: Saturday, 6/28 – 1:00-4:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) In case of rain the class will be virtual.
If you find nature inspiring and writing and/or drawing fun, this class is for you! Nature is a way we both observe the beauty of the world – and come home to ourselves. Exploring the natural world around us through thoughtful writing and drawing suggestions and mindfulness-based exercises, the workshop integrates different forms of writing (prose, poetry, journaling, letter-writing) as a path to observing and embracing nature as well as a journey of self-reflection. Offering a safe, supportive online group environment, the class welcomes veterans, current active duty and reserve members of the armed forces as well as veteran caregivers and immediate adult military family members. No previous writing or drawing experience required!
PLEASE NOTE: This workshop will take place at Yates Mill Park – 4620 Lake Wheeler Rd, Raleigh, NC 27603. In case of rain, this workshop will be virtual.
We offer scholarships for those who cannot afford the registration fee. Email the Operation ART Program Manager at isabella@thejoelfund.org to receive the scholarship promo code with your name and email address.

Printmaking for Social Justice | Adult workshop (ages 16+)
2025-06-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Artspace, 201 East Davie Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
Join ciara anais stewart for a hands-on printmaking workshop designed to address social justice issues and give voice to your cause.

Join ciara anais stewart for a hands-on printmaking workshop designed to address the most prudent social justice issues and give voice to your cause. Participants will learn techniques for designing and carving their very own vinyl blocks, then use them to create a series of prints that help to advocate for the issues that matter to them. Participants will leave with a carved vinyl block and a series of prints. No experience is required for this workshop and all levels are welcomed.
Are you an Artspace member? Email Danny Peña, Education Manager at dpena@artspacenc.org for your one-time promo code and receive your discount.
About the instructor
ciara anais stewart (b. 1994) is a visual artist and cultural worker born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. In the last decade, she has lived and grown as an artist in North Carolina, most of that time spent in Durham. stewart earned her BA in Art, with a concentration in Studio Art from North Carolina Central University in 2021. She was Artspace’s 2024 HBCU Artist in Residence and was recently awarded a 2025 Ella Fountain Pratt Emerging Artists Grant from the Durham Arts Council.
About Artspace //
Artspace is a non-profit visual arts center located in Downtown Raleigh. Visit Artspace to explore exhibitions featuring national and community artists, engage with more than 35 artists working in their studios, and enjoy art classes and community events for all ages and abilities. To learn more about Artspace, visit artspacenc.org
Parking and Accessibility
Free street parking is available on Davie Street. Metered parking is available on adjacent streets. There are also several pay lots/decks nearby: City Market parking lot, Blount Street parking deck, and several Secure P lots for night + weekend parking (314 E Davie St, 415 S Person St, 417 S Person St).
Explore accessibility information with our Know Before You Go Guide.

"Stuff Inside My Head" - Staged Reading
2025-06-28 15:00 - 17:00 | Southeast Regional Library, 908 7th Avenue, Garner, 27529
As part of the “Unspoken” art exhibition, Drinking Gourd Gallery, Southeast Regional Library and the Wake County Public Libraries invite you to join us for a community-centered experience that shines a light on men’s mental health through the lens of art and live performance. Written by poet, author, and playwright Michael Garcia, “Stuff Inside My Head” is a groundbreaking play that combines poetry and social commentary to address and confront the stigmas that continue to plague men of color and their mental health. The play revolves around Anthony Reynolds, an emotionally fragile poet, who contends with depression, feelings of failure and family tragedy. In this excerpt reading of ACT I from the play, Anthony invites two of his childhood friends to his Harlem apartment to help him prepare for an open mic event, but things take a wrong turn when a letter bearing bad news opens old wounds. The accusations and revelations that follow stoke resentment and anger amongst the friends and reveal long-kept secrets that threaten to destroy lives. Cast: Kevin “Kaze” Thomas as Anthony Reynolds, Khalid Greenaway as Caesar Rodriguez, and Ajani Kambón as DeAndre Johnson. Performance will include a post-show Q&A (question and answer) session with the playwright, cast members, and a mental health professional.

Burning Coal Theatre Company Presents: WAIT TIL YOU SEE THIS! 2025: Ride The Cyclone by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell
2025-06-28 17:00 - 19:30 | Burning Coal Theatre, 224 Polk St, Raleigh, 27604
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 Change (written by Tamara Kissane, directed by Rebecca Holderness), and Forgive Us, Gustavito (devised and performed by the ensemble). The four plays will run in repertory, June 11 – 29, 2025 at Burning Coal Theatre, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC 27604. For additional information, visit us at https://burningcoal.org/second-stage/ or call 919.834.4001.
Ride The Cyclone by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell, will perform Saturday, June 14th at 2:00pm; Sunday, June 15th, Saturday, June 28th, and Sunday, June 29th, at 5:00 pm; Friday, June 13th and Wednesday, June 18th at 7:30 pm at Burning Coal Theater. Tickets are $20 and available for purchase at https://www.purelifetheatre.com/buy-tickets.

TR In Concert: Drew Gehling
2025-06-28 19:30 - 21:30 | Theatre Raleigh Arts Center, 6638 Old Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, 27616
TR In Concert: Drew Gehling
June 28th, 2025 at 7:30 PM
De Ann S. Jones Theatre, Theatre Raleigh Arts Center
Drew Gehling makes his Theatre Raleigh debut with a one-night only concert!
Currently starring as William Shakespeare in the Broadway production of & Juliet, Greensboro native Drew originated the role of Dr. Pomatter on Broadway in the Waitress after helping develop the piece at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, MA during the summer of 2015. Drew also developed the new musical Almost Famous at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego,later opening the musical on Broadway in the fall of 2022 . He joined the company of the award winning off-broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors for a limited engagement in 2023 and premiered a movie for Hallmark he co-wrote the story for with his dear buddy, Kevin Duda. Concurrently, the theatrical release of Waitress, which premiered at the TriBeCa Film Festival has been universally acclaimed and continues to stream worldwide. On television and film, Drew can be seen in HBO’s Succession, 30 Rock ,Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Smash, Blue Bloods, Chicago PD, and A Good Person with Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman, and more.
