CaryCitizen Holiday Event Guide

Story by Lindsey Chester.

Cary, NC – The Holidays are fast upon us in Cary. Here’s our complete guide to 2012 Holiday Events in Cary, from Santa to tree lightings, Hannukah to Kwanzaa and snow days to holiday camps. Read more

Kay Yow Fund Celebrating Five Years Fighting Cancer

Photo from KayYow.com.

Cary, NC –  The Kay Yow Cancer Fund is hosting its For A Higher Goal Gala on Monday, December 3, 2012, at The Umstead Hotel & Spa in Cary, N.C. The Gala commemorates the five-year anniversary of the charitable organization, established by the late Kay Yow, the former N.C. State University head women’s basketball coach and Cary resident who was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987 and battled the disease until her passing in 2009. Read more

Handel’s Messiah: A Cary Tradition for 41 Years

Story by Regina Kaiser. Above, Susan Easter and her father Bill Easter, one of the founding members of the Cary Community Choir.

Cary, NC – The Cary Community Choir, Cary’s longest-running cultural organization, will perform its 42nd annual Handel’s Messiah on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Westwood Baptist Church, Cary, NC at 7:30pm. Read more

Triangle Family Services Gingerbread Benefit

Gingerbread house by Design Bridge, Amsterdam.

Cary, NC – Triangle Family Services and Cary’s Umstead Hotel are once again serving up their Gingerbread Benefit this Thursday, November 29, 2912. The event helps TFS annually serve 7,000 Triangle residents. Read more

A Christmas Story Returns to Cary

Cary, NC- The Cary Players are bringing an old favorite back to life this holiday season with 5 shows from November 30-December 3, 2012. Read more

Weekend: Shredding It Up in Cary

Lindsey Chester edits the CaryCitizen Calendar of Events. Photo by Sumit.

Cary, NC – Is Thanksgiving really next week? It doesn’t seem possible. Maybe it’s the calm before the tempest, but, this weekend’s highlight event is shredding. As in document shredding. Read more

Events: Concert Singers of Cary Stretch the Limits

Cary, NC – The holidays seem to have already arrived here in Cary, with retail Open Houses, music in the stores, and this week a wonderful musical kick-off to the season from the Concert Singers of Cary. Read more

Truck Day in Cary Raises Money for Charity


Story by Lindsey Chester. Photo by Selena N.B.H. 

Cary, NC – Bright Horizons is a preschool program with a mission to share. They are hosting their first annual Touch A Truck Day this Saturday, November 17 at their Weston Parkway location to raise funds to help other children experience the love of learning that the children here in Cary have every day. Read more

Cary Revolutionary War Patriot to be Honored

Cary, NC – Nearly 200 years after his death, Nathaniel Jones, a local Revolutionary War patriot, is receiving an honor. Read more

Weekend in Cary: Fall Charms

Lindsey Chester edits the CaryCitizen Calendar of Events

Cary, NC – This fall weekend has many charms to offer including a performance of Sleeping Beauty by the Birmingham Children’s Theater, the Triangle Wind Ensemble’s Fall Concert and the 4th Annual Lochmere Arts & Crafts Festival. All this and more on the Calendar. Read more