We used to call it just ‘busy September’, but this year it has become “ The M.A.I.N. If you’ve lived in Raleigh for a few years, you know that we’re getting ready for the busiest month: Babysitters are booked months in advance, crashes and pedestrian traffic jams block downtown sidewalks. The image is from Brent Granby, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA. They have an interesting combination of online business and brick-and-mortar store, and offer a refreshing spectrum of European brands at decent prices. While you’re on that side of town, check out the other nearby First Friday participants, one of which it the relatively new kids boutique nüvonivo on Hargett Street. So come to First Friday between 5p and 10p, and get your chance of having your large portrait taken and within minutes posted on the walls of Artspace, with the goal of completely wrapping Artspace in portraits. (Yes, this was a long intro to a local event!) Inside Out, which began in 2011, has spawned multiple projects-in-the-project, one of which is InsideOut11M it tours 20 US cities, one of which is Raleigh. (My words don’t do it justice, go look at the images.) The posters are large, about 3’x4′, and so far 120,000 of them have been posted around the world. This is a global art project, which places large portraits in public spaces. If you can spare 5 minutes on this Friday afternoon, I recommend you head over to explore Visit the BugFest website for detailed directions, or just head out to the museum and the Plaza and enjoy what you find. (We did that last year, and brought what turned out to be a Phidippus Audax we found earlier that day.) Stump the Experts: Bring any bug to the examination table and the experts will identify it.Cyborg Insects: NC State’s iBionics Lab connects microcontrollers to cockroach brains, and makes them run left or right.

Horseshoe Crabs: If you’ve been to an aquarium around here, you’ll know that they are among the most fascinating sea creatures.

The Alberti Flea Circus: We’ve all heard of a Flea Circus, but have you actually seen one? Performing at BugFest throughout the day.

Live Bugs, Dead Bugs, Small Bugs, Big Bugs, Bug Movies, Bug Crafts, Bug Races, Bug Art: It is BugFest. It is organized by the Science Museum, and it clearly deserves being called a “Fest”. who sent me the information about this and who’s kids are in the play, I’m always glad to get leads for interesting events!Īnother annual event that we’re looking forward to each fall is BugFest. Performance take place at Journey Church on 3500 Spring Forest Road (Raleigh). $10 at the door or $6 by calling ahead (91). Hansel und Gretel by RaleighACT Fri 11/15 at 7pm, Sat 11/16 at 10:30am. If you’re thinking about sending your kids to theater classes, this play can give you insight into what to expect, and you kids the chance to see whether they might enjoy standing on stage.

(And for now, I enjoy being a spectator.) I think I wrote in a previous post that such events bring back fond memories of my involvement with children’s theater in a previous life, and hope that perhaps my little ones will catch the theater bug one day. (4-6, 6-11, 9-13.) Hansel and Gretel will be performed by the 6-11 year olds. RaleighACT is a “small but growing” theater for children, with different classes for different age groups. The classic fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel will be performed by the RaleighACT children’s theater TONIGHT at 7p and tomorrow at 10:30am.

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