Downtown Raleigh Events - Live, Work, Play!

Tue, May 6 - Sun, May 11 - AT THE PROGRESS ENERGY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS presents "Avenue Q"

Tue, 06 May 2008 20:00:00 EDT

Date: Tuesday, May 6 - Sunday May, 11
Time: Tuesday-Friday (8 pm); Saturday (2 pm, 8 pm); Sunday (2 pm, 7 pm)

"Avenue Q" is Broadway's smash-hit 2004 Tony Award® winner for best musical, best score, and best book. A hilarious show full of heart and hummable tunes, "Avenue Q" is about trying to make it in NYC with big dreams and a tiny bank account. Called "one of the funniest shows you're ever likely to see" by Entertainment Weekly, "Avenue Q" features a cast of people and puppets who tell the story in a smart, risque and downright entertaining way.

The New Yorker calls it "subversive and uproarious!"

Recommended for ages 13 and up.

The Opera Company of North Carolina concludes their journey through Italian opera with the world’s most famous opera. Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, written approximately 70 years after Lucia and 120 years after Figaro. This intense drama is grand opera at its finest and will be extravagantly staged in Memorial Auditorium.

Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts
2 E. South Street
Raleigh, NC
(919) 831-6060

Fri, May 9 - Meditation with Dominique at blue lotus (FREE!)

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Meditation
5:45-6:15 pm
Friday, May 9

"Meditation has existed since man first rose to true consciousness."

Meditation is simply a means to achieve a relaxed state in which the brain naturally slips into the 'alpha' state. Here we are able to tap into our deeper levels of awareness and relax both body and mind to reach a calm state.

As a community, we are so pleased to be a part of the One % movement! From www.whenonepercent.org:

When just one percent of a community spends time in prayer and meditation, the whole community moves toward peace. Scientific studies record as much as an 80% decrease in violence within that community. With so much uncertainty in the world, One % of us committing to a daily meditation practice can make a significant difference.

Before you start your weekend, please join us for group meditation and learn some techniques to add to your home meditation practice. Following tradition, this will be dana-based. There will be a basket where you can make an optional donation; all collections go to charity.

blue lotus
401 N. West Street #105
Raleigh, NC
(919) 831-2583

Fri, May 9 - Sun, May 11 - Speed Racer: The IMAX Experience at Marbles Kids Museum

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

From writer/directors Larry and Andy Wachowski, the creators of the groundbreaking “The Matrix” trilogy, and producer Joel Silver comes the live-action, high-octane family adventure “Speed Racer.”

Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized—the legendary Rex Racer—whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill.

Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer (John Goodman), the designer of Speed’s thundering Mach 5. When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company’s maniacal owner (Roger Allam) but uncovers a terrible secret—some of the biggest races are being fixed by a handful of ruthless moguls who manipulate the top drivers to boost profits. If Speed won’t drive for Royalton, Royalton will see to it that the Mach 5 never crosses another finish line.

The only way for Speed to save his family’s business and the sport he loves is to beat Royalton at his own game. With the support of his family and his loyal girlfriend, Trixie (Christina Ricci), Speed teams with his one-time rival—the mysterious Racer X (Matthew Fox)—to win the race that had taken his brother’s life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible.

For showtimes & to purchase tickets online click here.

Marbles Kids Museum
201 East Hargett Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

Fri, May 9 - Love Flow with Dominique at blue lotus

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Love Flow
6:30-8:00 pm
Friday, May 9

This playful class joins elements of dynamic vinyasa with kundalini, deep stretch and meditation. Accompanied by soulful music and heat, we allow the heart to soften, the breath to deepen and the love to flow. Everyone is welcome.

Pass card/member friendly. Drop-in fee: $15. To register, click here!

blue lotus
401 N. West Street, #105
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 831-2583

Fri, May 9 - Green Hope Grass on the porch at Capital City Grocery

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:00:00 EDT

Groovy Grocers UNITE, Green Hope Grass is coming to play on the porch!

So, this Friday come join us on the porch with your best dancin' shoes and your favorite group of friends and neighbors, because this FREE concert will undoubtedly be the standard for truly great downtown entertainment.

Capital City Grocery
10 W. Franklin Street
Raleigh, NC 27604
(919) 833-7096

Fri, May 9 - Big Rick live at Blue Martini

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Open Daily from 4pm until 2am
NO COVER EVER!

Blue Martini
116 N. West Street
Raleigh, NC
(919) 899-6464

Fri, May 9 - "an evening with" Indecision live at The Pour House Music Hall

Fri, 09 May 2008 20:00:00 EDT

For fans of : Steely Dan & Widespread Panic

Ticket Price: $8 adv / $10 door
Doors: 8 pm
Show: 10 pm

Click here to get your tickets now!

For the complete list of upcoming shows and the most up to date show info, click here.

The Pour House Music Hall
224 S. Blount Street
Raleigh, NC
(919) 821-1120

Fri, May 9 - The Everybody Fields live at Lincoln Theatre

Fri, 09 May 2008 20:00:00 EDT

8PM Doors
9PM Show

$10 Advance
$12 Day of Show

Click here to purchase your tickets now!

For the complete list of upcoming shows and the most up to date show info, click here.

Lincoln Theatre
126 E. Cabarrus Street
Raleigh, NC
(919) 821-4111

Fri, May 9 - Sun, May 11 - MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL with Heath Hyche at Goodnight's Comedy Club

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Showtimes:
Mon May 9 at 10:15 PM
Thu May 8 at 8:30 PM
Fri May 9 at 8:30 PM
Sat May 10 at 8:00 PM
Sat May 10 at 10:15 PM
Sun May 11 at 8:00 PM

* THIS SUNDAY ONLY BUY DINNER IN EITHER RESTAURANT - THE GRILLE OR THE OLD BAR - AND GET SHOW TICKETS FOR FREE! *

Bring Mom out to Dinner and we'll give you the show tickets for FREE! (Minimum $15 per person food purchase, does not include tax, gratuity or alcoholic beverages.) *

with special guest, Jerry Wolski!

Rated PG-13

Click here to purchase your tickets now!

For the complete list of upcoming shows and the most up to date show info, click here.

Goodnight's Comedy Club
861 W. Morgan Street
Raleigh, NC
(919) 828-5233

Fri, May 9 - Art Exhibit: Come Super Tuesday

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:00:00 EDT

Superhero Election Paintings by Jonathon Kimbrell

May 2- 30, 2008

Flanders 311

311 West Martin St.

Raleigh, NC 27604

919.834.5044