Take Five: Run or cheer Raleigh’s Krispy Kreme Challenge
Triangle events to add to your daybook:
Lots of laughs
Through Feb. 14; Carrboro and Chapel Hill venues; free-$20; nccomedyarts.com
The N.C. Comedy Arts Festival continues through Feb. 14 at venues across Carrboro and Chapel Hill. Some of the upcoming shows include Kevin Yee (Feb. 5) and Kevin McDonald (Feb. 11 and 13).
Keep ’em down
8:30 a.m. Saturday; NCSU Belltower, Hillsborough Street, Raleigh; $50; krispykremechallenge.com
Time again for the Krispy Kreme Challenge, in which runners dash from the NCSU Belltower to Krispy Kreme, down a dozen doughnuts and then run back – hopefully without barfing. The 5-mile run and carb ingestion must take place in one hour. This act of masochism benefits the N.C. Children’s Hospital. There’s a casual category for the weak of stomach. Or you can just watch and cheer.
HBD, CT!
6 p.m. Saturday; Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St., Durham; $90; carolinatheatre.org
Wish Durham’s landmark Carolina Theatre a happy 90th birthday at a party with live music and an open bar with craft beer and fine wine, plus hors d’oeuvres and desserts from Durham eateries.
Sir Paul loves him
8 p.m. Saturday; Stewart Theatre at NCSU, 2610 Cates Ave., Raleigh; $31-$35 (NCSU students $7.75); go.ncsu.edu/john
John Pizzarelli, who was asked by Paul McCartney to cover his songs, performs from the Great American Songbook and more contemporary tunes.
‘Wilmington Ten’ film
2-5 p.m. Sunday; N.C. Museum of History, 5 E. Edenton St., Raleigh; free; ncmuseumofhistory.org
“Pardons of Innocence: The Wilmington Ten,” which tells the story of the 10 people who fought to clear their names after 1971 protests for equal education. Also a discussion panel with Cash Michaels, Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. and Irving J. Joyner.
This story was originally published February 4, 2016 at 8:00 AM with the headline "Take Five: Run or cheer Raleigh’s Krispy Kreme Challenge."