Take Five: In the Oak City, a comic book show and ’Cuegrass Fest
Triangle events to add to your daybook:
Oak City Comicon
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; Raleigh Convention Center, 500 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh; $10 (8 & under free); oakcitycomicon.com
Get pop culture overload at the new and improved – and gigantic – comic book show with exhibits, panels, workshops and more.
‘American Chronicle’
Saturday-Sept. 25; N.C. Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh; free; ncartmuseum.org
An exhibition of the work of Raleigh native and photojournalist Burk Uzzle opens this weekend, presenting iconic photos of the civil rights movement and Woodstock.
The surrender
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday; Bennett Place, 4409 Bennett Memorial Road, Durham; free; facebook.com/bennett.place
At the 151st anniversary of the Surrender at Bennett Place, learn about the negotiations that ended the Civil War.
’Cuegrass Festival
Noon-6 p.m. Saturday; The Pit, 328 W. Davie St., Raleigh; $5; cuegrass.com
The annual barbecue-meets-bluegrass street festival benefits local charities SAFEchild and the Junior League of Raleigh’s BackPack Buddies. Acts include TreeHouse, The Moore Brothers and Front Country.
Glenwood Faire
1-5 p.m. Sunday; Babylon, 309 N. Dawson St., Raleigh; $10-$15; gsnc.raleighdla.com/glenwood-faire
Join Glenwood South friends and neighbors for a food, beer and wine tasting event involving 10 restaurants. The ticket gets you a tasting plate and drink from each place.
This story was originally published April 14, 2016 at 7:30 AM with the headline "Take Five: In the Oak City, a comic book show and ’Cuegrass Fest."