With your kids out of school thanks to the year round schedule, what are you supposed to do? You don’t want them laying around the house, but you can’t miss work to be watching them. Herbert C. Young Community Center is here to help. From August 29th through the 2nd of September, you can bring your child over to partake in a multitude of sports. Being an NCAA Championship City, Cary recognizes the importance of grades, exercise, and diet. At camp, your kids can wear their favorite NCAA … (2 comments)
Looking for ways to help volunteer around Cary? Our landscapes don’t just go around looking great year long on their own. Contact the Stevens Nature Center staff to find our different projects for yourself or a group to get involved with. This is volunteer work, so it is free. We can never have too many citizens helping out. Saturday August 27th, the staff will need assistance mulching trails and other improvement projects from 9:30am until 11:30pm. That leaves time afterward to still make it to Lazy … (2 comments)
Posted by The Cary Concierge in Cary NC, CRAFT FAIR, Events, Family Activities, Family Activities, Food, Free Events, History, Music, Volunteer Activities
The first ever Cary, NC Lazy Daze was August 27th, 1977. Now we enter 2011 and celebrate 35 years of small town business and artists from across the nation who come to the area just for this special event. Southeast Tourism Society has included Lazy Daze in their Top 20 Events for August 2011. Festivities begin at 9am in the town square, in front of Fidelity bank, with the Green Hope and Cary High School marching … (3 comments)
cary nc: Things to do in Cary by the Cary Concierge...A Midsummer Night's Dream
- 08/21/11 05:50 AM
Posted by The Cary Concierge in Cary NC, Events, Family Activities, Performing Arts, Play Have you heard the latest gossip in Athens? It seems that Hermia and Lysander have run away together! Can you believe it? Right after Hermia’s father announced that she could marry that dashing Demetrius. He sure does fancy her. And poor Helena, what will she think when she hears? Was it not weeks ago that Demetrius was professing his love for her and not Miss Hermia? Oh my, what a scandal we have going on! Confused? Don’t worry, you’ll understand what I mean August 25th when William … (2 comments)
When the economy gets bad, what do you do to help cut down costs in your home? Get rid of that cable box, sell all those old pieces of furniture that no one uses, or make sure you shop in small doses when you go to the grocery store perhaps? Here is a new way to help you shave off a few dollars from that water bill without letting your lawn dry out.
Sometimes we go through periods of drought and other times we get a decent amount of … (4 comments)
Sometimes we walk into a store having no idea what it is we are looking for, and walk out with a great find. Other times we know what we want, but no matter where you look it just isn’t anywhere to be found. How about a combination of the good points in each? What if you got to walk into a store having an idea of a unique piece and being able to add some of your own flare that you just happen to find on a side shelf? For … (2 comments)
Making others laugh is always a good thing, and who makes others laugh more than clowns? They bring a smile to all the little kids at the circus and fairs. Now those same children have a chance to see what it would be like to be a clown themselves! Cary Clown Comedy Class is for kids ages 5 to 12. They will be taught by the Very best on how to be a Clown. Gary Zwerin, winner of the 1996 International Clown of the Year from Clowns of … (1 comments)
It stinks that most memories nowadays are stored on a little camera or in the hard drive of someone’s laptop. When you would take a disposable camera, you had to turn it in to get the physical pictures. You can always send them into a Walgreens, CVS, or Walmart to get copies of the pictures, but no one really does that anymore. All these memories are being deleted overtime to make more space on the computer. Why not make a book so that you have a … (1 comments)
cary nc: Things to do in Cary by the Cary Concierge...Great Grapes!
- 08/14/11 06:49 AM
Posted by The Cary Concierge in Cary NC, Events, Food It’s that time of year again, Koka Booth is bringing back the Great Grapes! Wine, Arts, and Food festival. Your admission gets you a sampling glass to try over 200 wines from more than 20 wineries. Enjoy live music on the stage as you walk around and get some samples. Wine pairing demonstrations will be going on, as well as cooking demonstrations. Not only will you get the chance to find a new wine you like, but learn what the best meal to pair it with is. An area for children’s … (1 comments)
Need to get out for the weekend, but it seems that things are either too expensive or have already been done? Buffaloe Lanes in Cary offers weekend events to change that attitude around. Fridays and Saturdays from 11pm until 1am is Starlight bowling. Watch the disco balls comes down and the blacklight come on while you bowl.
Colored pins are added to the game which could result in prizes if you strike them down. Sundays are now Carnival Special days. From 6pm until … (1 comments)
cary nc: Things to do in Cary by the Cary Concierge...Crepes for You!
- 08/13/11 08:15 AM
Posted by The Cary Concierge in Cary NC, Events, Family Activities, Family Activities, Food, Restaurants And More What are the typical breakfast foods? Pancakes, french toast, toast, eggs, cereal, the usual right? What about something you can make that’s a bit different, full of your favorite flavors, and can be eaten for any meal? It is called a crepe. Not a lot of people have heard of them, but they are quite popular. Coffee and Crepes would know. They have a shop in Crossroads 20 and they are doing very well for themselves. The owner, Terri Pastrana, would like to share … (1 comments)
cary nc: Things to do in Cary by the Cary Concierge...Beautiful Greenways
- 08/11/11 06:43 AM
tagged: featured, FREE, fun, nature, the cary concierge, things to do in cary nc Posted by The Cary Concierge in Cary NC, EXERCISE, Family Activities, Family Activities, Free Events The fall weather is slowing arriving and the leaves are beginning to fall. It is so beautiful to walk the Cary Greenways during the fall foliage in Cary. The Town of Cary did a great job when they designed and developed our wonderful town of parks and greenways. We have over 30 miles of greenways that intertwine between neighborhoods, lakes, parks and even under some of the streets to shopping centers. Along … (2 comments)
cary nc: Things to do in Cary by the Cary Concierge...Have You Tried Disc Golf?
- 08/11/11 06:39 AM
tagged: Entertainment, featured, FREE, fun, Kids Activites, things to do in cary Posted by The Cary Concierge in Cary NC, Events, EXERCISE, Family Activities, Free Events Disc Golf which is a combination of Frisbee and golf. Individual players throw a flying disc into a basket or a target. Disc golf is inexpensive and is physically accessible for all ages and athletic ranges making it so attractive to a diverse group of players. There are more than 3000 courses around the USA and 87% of them are FREE. Very interesting . . . .I think I would like to watch a game. … (2 comments)
cary nc: Things to do in Cary by the Cary Concierge...Cary Youth Video Project Premiere
- 08/08/11 03:12 AM
tagged: Cary, Entertainment, featured, FREE Posted by The Cary Concierge in Cary NC, Events, Family Activities, Family Activities, Free Events, History, Performing Arts This summer the Page Walker Arts and History center held a class for students about documentary making. The students had to pick a topic dealing with something in or around the Triangle area. For the first time, these films will be shown at the new Cary Arts Center as part of it’s dedication day on August 13th. This particular showcase will begin at 5:30pm. Those who made the films will be present to introduction their film, topic, and … (1 comments)
cary nc: Things to do in Cary by the Cary Concierge...Vegetarianism - What's the Stroy?
- 08/07/11 04:05 AM
tagged: Cary, education, featured, food, the cary concierge Posted by The Cary Concierge in Cary NC, Food Ever question why some people are so against eating meat? Or have you yourself considered the alternate lifestyle? It can be a huge life changing experience because it is something completely new. You cannot have the same meals you were used to, which means a change in shopping habits and snacking. What if the food tastes bad and you don’t like it? Aside from tofu and vegetables, what do they eat? President of the Triangle Vegetarian Society Dilip Barman will be at the Herbert … (1 comments)
cary nc: Take an Amtrak Trip from Cary!
- 08/05/11 07:28 AM
tagged: featured, north carolina, the cary concierge, things to do in cary nc, train rides Posted by The Cary Concierge in Cary NC, Family Activities, Uncategorized What a fun idea!! Take a day trip on the Amtrak train to Charlotte or many towns in between. Trains do excite the children and the old ones, too. I boarded the train at the Cary depot with my mom and we took the trip to the Salisbury Station. That is where you get offto visit the NC Train museum. (www.nctrans.org) You must check that out. The children will love the Thomas Trains and the … (1 comments)
cary nc: Things to do in Cary by the Cary Concierge...Alison Krauss and Union Station
- 08/05/11 07:16 AM
tagged: Cary, family, featured, Koka Booth, music Posted by The Cary Concierge in Cary NC, Events, Family Activities, Music, Performing Arts Since the 1980′s, Ms. Alison Krauss has been blessing the blue grass world with her vocals. Her first album with Union Station came out in 1989 entitled “Two Highways”. They certainly have come a long way from that time. A few albums and new band members later, they are on tour and coming to Koka Booth Amphitheatre August 11th at 7:30pm. Each member has had their own bustling career. Alison has given her voice to music for a quarter of … (1 comments)
cary nc: Things to do in Cary by the Cary Concierge...Campus Cruisin 101
- 08/03/11 03:42 PM
tagged: Cary, education,featured, fun, Kids Activites, the cary concierge Things to do in Cary by the Cary Concierge…Campus Cruisin 101 Posted by The Cary Concierge in Cary NC, Events Be honest, have your children started looking into what colleges interest them? What about the next step, actually going to visit them? It may not seem like that big of a deal to them, but they're looking into the University they are going to be staying at for four years. They need to make sure that they like the feel of the campus and can find it a place they wouldn’t mind coming back to each year. One of the girls … (1 comments)
cary nc: Things to do in Cary by the Cary Concierge...7th Annual Ritmo Latino Music, Arts, and Dance Festival
- 08/02/11 03:32 AM
tagged: Cary, Entertainment, featured, FREE Posted by The Cary Concierge in Cary NC, Events, Family Activities, Family Activities, Food, Free Events, History, Music Whether or not the blood in your veins contains that fiery Latin flavor, the 7th Annual Ritmo Latino Music festival would love to have you there. Live music will be playing all day with classic Latin grooves. Vendors are on sight serving cultural cuisine and drinks. Art displays are to be hung up all over to give the room some color. Everything is going to be based on Latino art, music, and dance. Adults can even learn some … (1 comments)
cary nc: Things to do in Cary, NC by the Cary Concierge...Back to School Open House for Educators
- 07/31/11 06:58 AM
tagged: Cary, featured, FREE, the cary concierge, things to do in cary nc Posted by The Cary Concierge in Cary NC, Events, Free Events If you are an educator of grades Pre-K through 12th, or you home school, then you better listen up! Barnes and Noble in Cary is holding a special session for you to give back for all that you do. On August 4th at 4pm, there will be refreshments, prizes, and did I mention the discount? Educators using their Educator Discount card will receive 20% off their purchase. Look out for the new decorations out that can be … (1 comments)
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