Rapsody comes to Raleigh for a hometown show, plus 10 our Best Bets
Note: Some events may be canceled for coronavirus concerns, so check with organizers and websites before going.
This week, that includes Art in Bloom, Raleigh’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, Vivian Howard’s “Somewhere South” premiere, Haunting of Night Vale, and Reptile and Amphibian Day at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences.
For an updated list of events, go here.
Rapsody
That’s a wrap. Ending her A Black Woman Created This tour in hometown Raleigh, the Grammy-nominated rapper brings it all home with a must-see concert one reviewer described as “a sermon, a lecture, a party and a late-night heart-to-heart with close friends.” Lincoln Theatre, 126 E. Cabarrus St., Raleigh. March 13. Ticket info at lincolntheatre.com.
Irish Shenanigans
Apologize to your liver in advance. Paddy’s parties ’o plenty abound around town. Paint yourself green and guzzle all the green beer and Irish car bombs you can muster while taking in live tunes, food (please), Irish dancing and shenanigans — from the Glenwood South Block Party and Festival (Hibernian, Milk Bar) and daylong celebrations (Bull McCabes) to crawls (the LepreCon St Patrick’s Crawl or the Kiss Me, I’m Irish Raleigh St. Paddy’s Day Bar Crawl in Raleigh) to cheers and green beers brunch (10th & Terrace) and much, much more. It all promises to shamrock your world. See individual websites for time and ticket info where applicable.
‘Home’
There’s not place like home, indeed — especially in the case of this unique theater experience from UNC’s Carolina Performing Arts featuring a mix of stagecraft, art design, movement and music as performers conjure a home onstage wherein “residents move in, move out, get evicted, burn it down, loot it, rent it, remodel it, get married, get divorced, age, die in it and haunt it.” Memorial Hall, 114 E. Cameron Ave., Chapel Hill. March 19-20. Ticket info at carolinaperformingarts.org
Sheryl Underwood
Pack Rat Productions owner and CEO, philanthropist, and funny woman Sheryl Underwood (of CBS’ Emmy-nominated “The Talk” fame, among others) brings her rib-tickling brand of comedy to Raleigh Improv for two nights of can’t-miss comedy. Raleigh Improv, 1224 Parkside Main St., Cary. March 13 & 14. Ticket info at improv.com/raleigh
‘An American in Paris’ - North Carolina Symphony Classical Series
Hailed as “one of the best pianists in the world,” Jean-Yves Thibaudet is set to tickle the ivories with the Ravel Piano Concerto while the Symphony unfolds Gershwin’s exceptional talent with “I Got Rhythm” variations and “An American in Paris.” Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. South St., Raleigh. March 13-14. Ticket info at dukeenergycenterraleigh.com
‘Schitt’s Creek’ Trivia
Do you know your “Schitt’s Creek,” popular TV series? Prove it at Crank Arm Brewing’s “Schitt’s Creek” Trivia night (covering seasons 1-4, so, no spoilers) — rocking your best wig from the wig wall, of course. “Hopefully you’ll score better than David on ‘M’Lady’ magazine’s ‘How Electric Is Your Relationship?’ quiz from Summer 1991.” But, then, that’s not aiming too high. Then again, “when one of us shines, all of us shine.” 319 W Davie St, City. March 16. Free to attend. crankarmbrewing.com
Pi Day
March 14 - 3.14, you get it. So, obviously the best way to celebrate Pi day is with pie — and beer. Choose your slice of Pi Day fun in one of several fab Triangle locations (or all of them because — pie. And beer). Stop in Cary’s Bond Brothers Beer Co. (202 E Cedar St.); The Durham Hotel roof (315 E. Chapel Hill St., in partnership with East Durham Bake Shop) and The Glass Jug Beer Lab (5410 N.C. 55, Suite V) in Durham; and Raleigh Beer Garden (614 Glenwood Ave.) in Raleigh; among others. See individual websites for time and ticket info where applicable.
The Millennium Tour
Crank that Soulja Boy IRL as The Millennium Tour returns with all your aughts nostalgia and a full lineup of fav faves: Soulja Boy (obv), Omarion & Bow Wow with Ying Yang Twins, Lloyd, Sammie, Pretty Ricky and Ashanti. PNC Arena, Raleigh. March 13. Ticket info at pncarena.com
Pop-Up for Pups
Lap up a good time with your four-legged bestie at Big Boss Brewing for a pop-up market for pups with lots of local artists, food trucks, pup play and pet-themed venders, of course, plus on-site dog rescues and adoptions. 1249 Wicker Drive, Raleigh. March 14. Free. storagemax.com
This story was originally published March 12, 2020 at 1:27 PM.