Regional Transportation Breakfast Friday Morning

Story from staff reports.

Cary, NC – Just around the corner from the newly renovated Cary Depot, The Regional Transportation Alliance (RTA)  will hold its RTA 2012 Transportation Breakfast gathering leaders from North Carolina and Virgina to talk about their common mass transit goals. Read more

Weekend Calendar: Beyond Spring Daze

Lindsey Chester edits the CaryCitizen Calendar of Events. Photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – This weekend is Cary Spring Daze. But the calendar has a bunch of other interesting events this weekend including pro soccer, a wine anniversary, a new production from Cary Players, a benefit for the Carying Place and an open house for skaters, boarders and bikers. Read more

Culinary Exchange Brings French Students To Cary

Story and photo by Barbara Shepherd of The Sister Cities Association

Cary, NC – Where do culinary students from Le Touquet, France come to work and study their craft?  If you answered “Cary and the Triangle,” you would be right.  Yes, culinary students from France, right here in Cary! You can sample their work on April 26 at Page-Walker in Cary. Read more

Fight Cancer: Swim Across America, May 20 in Cary

Story by Hal Goodtree. Special thanks to Mary DeMilia. Photo by Lost-In-Maylene.

Cary, NC – For 25 years, Swim Across America (SAA) has been raising money for fight cancer. Now, with the support of Triangle Aquatic Center, this iconic event is coming to Cary on May 20, 2012. Show your support by signing up or sponsoring a swimmer. Read more

Events: Spring Into Spring Daze 2012!

Story by Lindsey Chester. Photos by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC- Environmental Art gets life size at Cary’s 19th annual Spring Daze Festival in Bond Park Sat. April 28th from 9 am-5 pm. Environmental sculptor Michael Roy Layne is putting the finishing touches on his “Stoneleaf and Fairy Circle” installation down at the boat house which debuts at the opening of the festival with a lakeside procession. Read more

Weekend Calendar: Strawberries, Grapes and the Blues

Lindsey Chester edits the CaryCitizen Calendar of Events. Photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – April in Cary is a splendid thing, with scores of events on the Cary Citizen Calendar. This week, we’re highlighting strawberries, grapes and the blues. Read more

Movies By Moonlight Returns in May

Cary, NC – Is there anything more sublime than watching a movie under the stars and the cool pines? It’s become a summer tradition in Cary, and Movies by Moonlight returns to Booth Amphitheatre on Friday, May 19 for a full season of cinematic hits and classics. Read more

Weekend: Soccer, Poetry, Dentistry and Ferrets

Lindsey Chester edits the Calendar of Events. Photo from U.S. Fish & Wildlife.

Cary, NC – An outstanding assortment of events on the Calendar this weekend in Cary, with pro soccer and basketball, a poetry festival, a dentistry clinic, something to do with ferrets and much more.

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Hob Nob Jazz Series at Booth Amphitheatre

Cary, NC – This season, a new jazz series is coming to Booth Amphtheatre in Cary. It’s called Hob Nob Jazz and showcases a new, intimate way to hear music in Cary.

Hob Nob Jazz Series at Booth

5 shows, every Wednesday starting April 25. Five bucks each.

All music and seating will be on the Crescent – the huge covered deck the spans the back end of the amphitheater behind the lawn. Get tickets to all five shows for $20.

The line-up features some of the best-known local and regional artists.

Get Tickets to Hob Nob Jazz Series

To purchase tickets, visit BoothAmphitheatre.com.

Video: Peter Lamb and the Wolves

Enjoy this informal performance by Peter Lamb and some of the Wolves . You can also see this clip on Vimeo.

Cary Family Dental Free Clinic This Saturday

Story by Lindsey Chester. Photo by Evan Long.

Cary, NC – For several years, Dr. Allan Acton of Cary Family Dental has held a smile makeover contest, whereby the deserving winners received a free dental makeover. This year, his office has decided to open up their services on a first-come, first-served basis for free services on Saturday April 14, 2012. Read more