Cary Scavenger Hunt: Your Team Could Drive New 4 Door FIAT
Cary, NC- The Cary Scavenger Hunt is one month away and we’ve got another trick up our sleeves to make the day super exciting for our teams! How about test driving the new 4 Door FIAT 500L? Read more
37th Lazy Daze Festival Next Saturday
Cary, NC – Cary’s Lazy Daze Festival is next Saturday, August 24, 2013 – so where’s the 100 degree heat that goes along with it? Read more
RailHawks vs NY Cosmos and other Weekend Events
Cary, NC – I’m excited because the legendary New York Cosmos are coming to play the RailHawks in Cary on Saturday night. And that’s not all that’s happening this weekend. Read more
Cary’s Great Pumpkin Chuck
Cary, NC – Announcing Cary’s Great Pumpkin Chuck, scheduled for Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Bond Park.
Pumpkin Chucking
Not familiar with a pumpkin chuck? It’s a competition where teams hurl pumpkins at targets and for distance with a homemade device called a trebuchet.
A trebuchet is like a catapult, except with a sling instead of a giant spoon.
Pumpkin chucks are also called punkin’ chuckin’ and punkin chunkin’. Don’t know why “chunking” except maybe alliteration.
Cary’s Great Pumpkin Chuck
Whatever you want to call it, Cary’s Great Pumpkin Chuck will happen the weekend after Halloween – Sunday, November 3, 2013. More info on CaryPumpkinChuck.com.
The venue is the Spillway in beautiful Bond Park. That’s the area between the Community Center and the lake – a hilly spot overlooking a big, flat field. It’s sometimes used for event and Spring Daze parking.
The Spillway is about 500 feet long. We’ll be using approximately 300 feet for the punkin’ chuckin’.
Cary’s Great Pumpkin Chuck is a co-production of Town of Cary and TechnologyTank.
Mini-Maker Fair
Cary’s Punkin’ Chuck will also have a mini-Maker Fair. Booths to be announced, but expect science, technology and DIY exhibits.
If you’d like to be an exhibitor at the event, please email Ian Henshaw.
Register
Teams are forming now! Cary’s Great Pumpkin Chuck is a fun, innovative experience for Scout troops, school clubs, families and hobbyists of all ages.
For more information, visit CaryPumpkinChuck.com. To register, visit EventBrite.
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Trebuchet photo for Cub Scout Pack 101 in Cedar Valley, Texas by Irish Typepad.
Cary Weekend Calendar: August 9-11
Cary, NC – Lots to do on the Cary Weekend Calendar including a sculpture exhibition, a cycling race and live music.
Cary Weekend Calendar: August 9-11
Friday, August 9, 2013
Movies by Moonlight – Secretariat (PG) – Koka Booth Amphitheatre, gates open at 7 PM, movie starts at dusk. Adults $3, kids under 12 free.
Fifth of Blues – Rallypoint, 1837 N Harrison Ave. Music starts at 8 PM.
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Farmers Markets (Downtown, Waverly and Western Wake) – Saturday morning. Peaches, melons, corn, tomatoes and peppers are in season, along with an astounding variety of farm-fresh produce.
Downtown Cycling Race – Information has been a little scarce, but Downtown Cary will be partially closed off on Saturday afternoon for a “closed course” cycling race. Co-sponsored by Cycling Spoken Here and Town of Cary, different age groups and categories of riders will race inside a one mile loop from Eat Chatham, up Academy and across Park Street. Spectators welcome!
PineCone returns to Sertoma – 6 PM. PineCone returns to Sertoma Amphitheatre in Cary Saturday night with master Piedmont bluesman John Dee Holeman and Tad Walters! Holeman (born 1929 in Hillborough, NC) is a National Heritage Award Fellow and Walters has been playing blues professionally since he was just 17 years old. Free event.
More Weekend Events
For more weekend events in Cary, visit the Calendar.
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Photo of John Dee Holeman from MusicMaker.
Love, Hope & Strength Help Children With SMA
Cary, NC — When Cary resident, Mimi Chan’s son Brady, was about 7 months old, he began missing pediatric milestones. As a mother, she became concerned. Read more
Cary Players Announce Nominees For 2013 Pietzsch Awards
Cary, N.C. – The Cary Players have announced the nominees for the 2013 Pietzsch Awards Ceremony. Read more
Weekly Events Roundup: Tea and Buffaloe
Cary, NC – CaryCitizen will be at the beach on vacation next week, so instead of doing the usual Weekend Events, we’ll highlight a few interesting things happening in Cary over the next week. Read more