 Safely celebrate with these local events that make it easy to social distance. Free to participate, oohs and ahhhhs included. Burlington B-Town Christmas Cruise-Thru Saturday, December 12⋅1:00 – 4:00pm West Kitchin Street W Kitchin St, Burlington, NC 27215, USA After a successful Halloween Cruise-Thru, staff are actively planning a Christmas Cruise-Thru. Enjoy a quick drive through holiday decorations, wave to local community organizations, listen to Christmas music and say hey to Santa & Mrs. Claus. Goodie bags will be available for all children present and include something to wear, something to eat, something to craft and more. Enter the event staging onto Kitchin Street from Mebane Street and you will be directed by staff to enter the Cruise-Thru on Overbrook Drive. In collaboration with United Way of Alamance County, we are suggesting a donation of one non-perishable item per person in your vehicle to help support our community through the holidays. Food Drive items will be collected at the beginning of the Cruise-Thru. Greensboro Balloon Regatta Saturday, December 12⋅12:00 – 4:00pm Daily, until Dec 13, 2020 Downtown, Greensboro, NC, USA No Holiday Parade this year...but we still have our famous big balloons and local holiday talent! December 12th and 13th, visitors to the center city will be invited to drive-thru a Balloon Regatta featuring 17 of our most famous big parade balloons and live entertainment, like: Greensboro Ballet Nutcracker performers Community Theatre of Greensboro Wizard of Oz actors Triad Stage A Christmas Carol actors Disney princesses Strolling Carolers and MORE! The Regatta route will begin at Greensboro Children’s Museum and run down Church Street to the Depot. Join in the fun and decorate your car in its holiday finest! THE RULES: Remain in your car during the parade. Maintain a speed of no more than 10 miles an hour. Start the parade anytime between 12:00 and 4:00 on either day. Sponsored by: Towne Bank Arch MI City of Greensboro Guilford Merchants Association Greensboro Convention & Visitors Bureau Joseph M. Bryan Foundation Need Transportation? GTA will provide free routes... see our site for details. https://www.downtowngreensboro.org/.../balloon-regatta Candy Cane Lane at Gateway Gardens Thursday, December 17⋅5:30 – 7:30pm Gateway Gardens 2800 E Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC 27401, USA Registration is required! Come stroll through Gateway Gardens and experience the beauty of the holidays with luminaries and magical holiday areas. Finish up with a socially distanced visit with the big guy himself, Santa! Admission is free. Donations are appreciated. Registration is required and space it limited so register quickly! Groups be allowed in on the half hour for 30 minute time slots. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DADAD23A7F5C34-candy Kernersville Spectacular Holiday Blooms Nov. 25 thru Jan. 6 5:30 – 10:00pm Daily, until Jan 7, 2021 Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden 215 S Main St, Kernersville, NC 27284, USA The Spectacular Holiday Blooms will be lit every night (weather depending) starting November 25, 2020 and continuing through January 6, 2021. In this 2nd year of Holiday Blooms, we’ve doubled the number of lit tulips and added more radiant blooms. Enjoy a stroll through the dazzling wisteria lights, get lost in the illuminated trees along the patio terrace and more surprises as you stroll to the Performance Stage. You may visit anytime between 5:00pm and 10:00pm, please keep 6’ apart through social distancing and wear your masks. Enjoy, take photos, and share to our social media pages. Stanleyville Live Nativity Sunday, December 13 and 14⋅6:30 – 8:00pm First Baptist Church of Stanleyville 851 Ziglar Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27105, USA Join us Sunday and Monday, December 13 & 14 6:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 7:30 pm, 8:00 pm for our LIVE Nativity. Shows run every 30 minutes. Thomasville The Grinch: Drive-In Friday, December 11⋅6:00 – 8:00pm Cushwa Stadium Stadium Dr, Thomasville, NC 27360, USA Join us for the FREE showing of "The Grinch" on Friday December 11th, 2020 at Cushwa Stadium. Movie will start promptly at 6:30 PM. You MUST register your vehicle in order to attend this event. Although it is FREE there are LIMITED spots for the showing of the movie. Registration will begin on November 20th at 8AM. You can register on our city website at www.thomasville-nc.gov or call 336-475-4280. The link to register will go live and also be posted in this event page on November 20th. This movie is made possible by our friends at LGFCU and PACE Downtown of Thomasville! You can listen and watch the movie from the comfort of your own car. You will tune to the radio station 101.7FM. For additional questions or help with registering please contact our Main Office at 336-475-4280 Winston-Salem 5th Annual Holiday Markets - Camel City Craft Fair Sunday, December 13⋅12:00 – 5:00pm Foothills Brewing Tasting Room 3800 Kimwell Dr, Winston-Salem, NC 27103, USA A free local market with over 100 vendors selling handmade arts, crafts, jewelry, vintage & antique items and more! Plus food trucks, live music, and more fun! Holiday Market Saturday, December 19⋅11:00am – 4:00pm Winston Junction Market 901 Trade St NW, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USA Join us for this fun (socially distanced) Holiday market in Downtown Winston-Salem. Local artists & makers selling their goods! Live Music, Food & Treats! Plus we will have a fun "Tacky Sweater" Contest with some amazing prizes so, plan to dress in your most festive outfits! Winston Junction Market is an innovative, open-concept indoor market located in a converted warehouse space at 901 N Trade Street in downtown Winston-Salem. Our focus is on locally handmade and produced goods. Our vendors range from makers and artisans to farmers and food and beverage producers. Close to many breweries and entertainment, so make a day of it and visit all of our Industry Hill neighbors! If you are interested in participating as an artist or maker, please contact kristin@catbirdartandevents.com VIRTUAL Songs of Wake Forest with Dr. Edwin Graves Wilson Friday, December 11⋅3:30 – 4:30pm Online Event https://registration.secure.wfu.edu/songs-of-wake-forest-with-dr-ed-wilson-virtual-12-4-2020-0007586 Songs of Wake Forest with Dr. Edwin Graves Wilson Friday, December 11 at 3:30 pm - YouTube premier ZSR Library Special Collections and Archives invites you to join us in celebrating Songs of Wake Forest, the latest book by Dr. Edwin G. Wilson. Ed Wilson’s relationship with Wake Forest, which began when he entered the College as a freshman in 1939, has continued for more than eight decades. Throughout his tenure, he has paid tribute to many in the Wake Forest family whose lives have intersected with his – sometimes speaking on behalf of the University and other times as a personal friend of the family. Songs of Wake Forest celebrates our founding ideals and offers praise for the men and women whose character and contributions shaped the University as we know it today. On Friday, December 11th, the ZSR Library will be holding a launch party, which will feature readings by Dr. Wilson and his reflections on the creation of this book. Registration is required. We hope you can join us. For those of you interested in pre-ordering your copy of Songs of Wake Forest, please visit Bookmarks. We anticipate that books will be available in early January, unless there are unforeseen delays caused by the pandemic. If you would like to purchase multiple copies of the book or have questions about the event, please contact ZSR’s Renee Berry by email at berrysr@wfu.edu or by phone at (336) 758-5480. Salem Band Quartets Live-Stream Holiday Concert Tuesday, December 15⋅7:30 – 8:30pm https://www.facebook.com/NewPhiladelphiaMoravianChurch/live/ Tune-in for a new Salem Band Holiday Concert experience! Salem Band’s Tuba Quartet will present a mix of mostly traditional carols for Christmas and the Saxophone Quartet will perform popular Holiday favorites with percussion. Selections include a medley of “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Go Tell It On the Mountain,” music from the Nutcracker, “Santa Baby,” a Pentatonix arrangement of “Carol of the Bells,” a swinging “Jingle Bells,” and the popular “Morning Star Polka.” This is a free concert with live online donation options for our annual charity partner, Sunnyside Ministry, and your Salem Band. You can access the concert starting at 7:00 pm here: https://www.facebook.com/NewPhiladelphiaMoravianChurch/live/ Eileen M. Young, Music Director Established in 1771, Salem Band is the oldest, continuous mixed wind ensemble in the nation. www.salemband.org https://www.facebook.com/SalemBandFan/ Free Live Christmas eve Bedtime Story With The Elf Thursday, December 24⋅1:15 – 2:15pm Join with Google Meet meet.google.com/zcz-cwjg-hmx https://fb.me/e/34sFhCwOp Join us for a magical start to your Christmas eve celebrations with a FREE live Christmas eve story, plus lots of fun with the naughty elf plus lots of personal shout outs. Set yourself as going to our event and you will be notified of when we are live. ho ho merry Christmas from candy kids entertainment Christmas Eve Jingle 2020 Thursday, December 24⋅6:00 – 7:00pm On Christmas Eve at 6pm (wherever you live) everyone should come outside onto their doorsteps and ring a bell for 2 minutes to spread Christmas spirit and to help Santa fly his sleigh. It has been an awful year and it would be a fantastic memory for everyone. Lets end 2020 with a bit of Magic, hope and togetherness! #christmasevedoorstepjingle2020
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 Did you know that when you shop using the AmazonSmile program, Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to the charity of your choice? This money goes to the organization of your choice, with no extra fees. AmazonSmile is a great perk that is a win-win for everyone. There are more than one million eligible 501(c)(3) charities listed on AmazonSmile, and many are right here in the Piedmont Triad. You can only contribute to one organization at a time, but you can easily change your selection within your AmazonSmile account. Want to help feed hungry children in Winston-Salem? H.O.P.E. (Help Our People Eat) is for you. Want to support a local bookstore? Bookmarks is on the AmazonSmile list! Want to help raise funds and supplies for kids local to Winston Salem, making it so no kids go without beds or basic needs this winter? Net Impact Triad is doing just that, and they are on the list. See below for a small collection of local charities that you can link up with now. We’ve also included a link to donate directly to each organization. We are not affiliated with Amazon or any of the charities listed, we just want to help you support local even when you need to buy from the online seller. Get started at AmazonSmile. Edited to add more charities on 11/29/2020 AARF AARF is a non-profit 501(c)3 aiding homeless and helpless cats and dogs in the greater Winston-Salem area; Providing rescue and adoption services, information, and education while encouraging the human/animal bond. Donate directly to AARF ABC of NC ABC of NC is a non-profit dedicated to providing high-quality, evidence-based diagnostic, therapeutic and educational services for people with autism. Donate directly to ABC of NC American Children’s Home American Children's Home's mission is to provide a safe and loving home for children when their own homes are no longer safe and loving. Donate directly to American Children’s Home Applied Family Services Providing support, skills, and resources to empower families of individuals with developmental delays. Donate directly to Applied Family Services Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County For over 70 years, The Arts Council has provided proactive leadership and sparked cultural growth. Our grant programs provide arts education experiences to school children, nurture artists and advance their careers and help arts and cultural organizations Donate directly to the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County Authoring Action Authoring Action is a nonprofit arts & outreach organization dedicated to developing youth as articulate authors & advocates for social change! Donate directly to Authoring Action Bookmarks Bookmarks is a literary arts nonprofit and independent bookstore in downtown Winston-Salem, NC. We believe in "Books with Purpose!" Donate directly to Bookmarks Child Care Resource Center (Also known as Work-Family Resource Center) Child Care Resource Center (CCRC) is a private, 501(c) 3 non-profit child care resource and referral agency committed to providing consumer education, child care referrals, resources, and professional development opportunities to support quality child car Donate directly to Child Care Resource Center Crossnore School & Children’s Home Crossnore School & Children's Home grows healthy futures for children and families by providing a Christian sanctuary of hope and healing. Donate directly to Crossnore School & Children’s Home Forgotten Felines of Forsyth Forgotten Felines of Forsyth is an all-volunteer, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, committed to humanely reducing the feral and stray cat population in Forsyth and surrounding counties of North Carolina through a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program. Donate directly to Forgotten Felines of Forsyth Forsyth Humane Society Our mission is to enrich our community by promoting the compassionate treatment of cats and dogs. Forsyth Humane Society has set a goal of increasing the save rate of shelter dogs and cats from 36% in 2017 to 90% by 2023. Donate directly to Forsyth Humane Society Friends of Stokes Shelter Adoptable animals housed at the FOSS Animal Adoption Center Donate directly to Friends of Stokes Shelter Gateway Nature Preserve Nature can thrive in the city! Join us as we work to develop and protect 19 acres as an urban nature preserve. Donate directly to Gateway Nature Preserve Goodwill Industries of NWNC Programs that help thousands of people find hope, opportunity & jobs. Donate directly to Goodwill Industries of NorthWest North Carolina HandsOn Northwest North Carolina We make it easy to make a difference! Donate directly to HandsOn Northwest North Carolina HOPE of Winston-Salem (Help Our People Eat) H.O.P.E. of Winston-Salem is dedicated to preparing and transporting nutritious meals on Sunday to children in neighborhoods with high food insecurity. Our mission is to use community-wide volunteer support to help children on a path to healthy eating. Donate directly to H.O.P.E. of Winston-Salem Humane Solution Founded in 1999, Humane Solution Spay/Neuter Program is an all-volunteer 501(c)3 organization, whose mission is to provide low-cost spay/neuter surgeries to residents in and around the Triad region of North Carolina. Donate directly to Humane Solutions iCan House iCan House is place of belonging, support and learning for those having difficulty with social skills and relationships.We help those who are neuro-diverse and process the world differently. No diagnosis is required to attend iCan House programs. Donate directly to iCan House Just HOPE Inc Just HOPE, Inc. is a Community Outreach Agency with a focus on the displaced, homeless, and those without reliable transportation. Donate directly to Just HOPE, Inc Net Impact Triad Raising funds and supplies for kids local to Winston Salem, NC. Our goal is to make it so no kids go without beds or basic needs this winter. Donate directly to Net Impact Triad North Star LGBTQ Community Center North Star LGBTQ Center is a community space for support, education, social opportunities, resources, and more. Donate directly to North Star LGBTQ Community Center Novant Health Foundation Novant Health Foundations engage and connect donors to Novant Health programs and initiatives that save lives and improve the health of the communities we serve. Donate directly to Novant Health Foundation Planned Parenthood of Winston-Salem Planned Parenthood, the nation's leading sexual & reproductive health care provider & advocate, has been providing trusted health care for nearly 100 years Donate directly to Planned Parenthood of Winston-Salem Red Dog Rescue We are a NC 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation formed to rescue and rehabilitate neglected, abused or otherwise unwanted animals in & around Guilford County. Donate directly to Red Dog Rescue Riverwood Therapeutic Riding Center Riverwood Therapeutic Riding Center provides quality, professional equine assisted activities for children and adults with special needs. Equine assisted activities help to improve muscle tone, balance, posture, coordination and motor development. Donate directly to Riverwood Therapeutic Riding Center Ronald McDonald House of Winston-Salem, Inc. The Ronald McDonald House of Winston-Salem provides a "home-away-from-home" in our House and Family Rooms for families with children receiving medical care in our communities. Donate directly to Ronald McDonald House of Winston-Salem Ruff Love Rescue Ruff Love Rescue is a 501(c)(3) volunteer dog rescue group who care for 100's of canines in need. RLR is a home based foster group in North Carolina. Donate directly to Ruff Love Rescue Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Second Harvest Food Bank serves the 18 counties of Northwest North Carolina by providing food and support 430+ on-the-ground local partner programs and by lifting the message of food insecurity and poverty into the public eye. Donate directly to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC SECU Family House The SECU Family House on the Richard J. Reynolds, III & Marie M. Reynolds Campus provides affordable lodging in a caring environment for referred adult patients and/or their caregivers who travel to Winston-Salem, N.C., for medical treatment. Donate directly to SECU Family House Senior Services Senior Services is a private, nonprofit agency helping seniors age at home with dignity. Meals-on Wheels, Williams Center, Home Care, Help Line, etc. Donate directly to Senior Services Stepping Stones Canine Rescue Stepping Stones Canine Rescue is a charitable and educational non-profit corporation, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Donate directly to Stepping Stones Canine Rescue Triad Restorative Justice Advancing equity and trust within our community by responding to conflict, crime and injustice with effective restorative practices, trainings and education Donate directly to Triad Restorative Justice By Jessica Sapp   Hi Jessica, 5,000,000 views! You're a top photographer on Google Maps. You've just accomplished what very few people have done: reached 5,000,000 photo views. Keep it up! That's a fun email to receive! Over the years, I've actively contributed to Google Maps by rating and reviewing local businesses, contributing photos, and fact checking as a Local Guide. Being a Google Local Guide is a fun (unpaid) way for me to share my love for our area; from parks, to museums, to retail and restaurants, I share information about local places on Google Maps and on my own website, Piedmont Triad Living. Since 2012, I've shared places all across NC and beyond. The Piedmont Triad is home and you'll see strong endorsements for our local people, places, and things. In addition to contributing nearly 900 pictures to Google Maps, I've written more than 200 reviews and answered nearly 2,500 questions. Live laugh love play shop local. It's been amusing to watch the number of views rise on the pictures I take. The world of Google seems to love Cook Out as much as I do. I contributed the first picture, a tray with onion rings from Cook Out, in December 2017. I snapped this pic in the front seat of my car before I took my first bite. It quickly rose to be my most viewed contribution, currently with 553,713 looks. Three of my top 10 viewed photos were from Cook Out trays LOL! I'm not sure how the algorithms work in determining what pictures are shown more often in Google Maps, but greasy food seems to be popular. Twelve days later after hitting 5 million, I'm at 5,212,848 total views. Oh, if only I had a penny for every view! My top 10 Views on Google Maps as of November 1, 2020:
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 Old Greensboro Road over Salem Lake, flooded on October 11, 2018 |  Old Greensboro Road over Salem Lake, on a sunny dry day August 9, 2020 |
On Friday, July 17, 2020 my husband’s 23 year year old son, Adrian, was killed in a car crash on his way home from work. He lived with us, and he was taking his regular route home from Greensboro to Winston-Salem.
The weather was nice and sunny most of the day. I was working from home and my husband arrived home around 3. He was getting ready to take a weekend trip out of town while our younger son waited for Adrian’s arrival. They had plans to go shopping when Adrian got off work. Around 3:30, a very strong thunderstorm passed by our house with torrential rains. My husband and I watched from the doorway, as the rain poured down for 10-15 minutes, and then the sun came back out again.
About 4:00pm, we started getting worried. We knew Adrian should have been home because he had spoken to his brother a little earlier to say he was on the way. We called and texted asking him to let us know where he was; Adrian was a responsible young man and didn’t stray far from work and home. He took on a fatherly relationship to his brothers. If he said he was going to do something, he did it. This was not like him.
My husband was worried but needed to get on the road. By this time, he was supposed to have met his friends an hour ago. He kissed me goodbye and said, “Let me know the minute Adrian walks through the door”.
About 10 minutes after my husband left, the doorbell rang. The younger boy got to the door first, and when the police officer said my husband’s name, I sent our boy inside. There had been a crash, and Adrian was dead. He had been driving unsafely for the conditions, hydroplaning, losing control of his vehicle and off the road, hitting a raised manhole and slamming into a utility pole at Old Greensboro Road and Salem Landing. Adrian was killed instantly. He did not suffer.
The next week was a whirlwind. Funeral planning, decisions, lots of drives between Winston-Salem and Greensboro. My husband had lost a son, his younger brothers and my girls their brother, and we were all reeling from Adrian’s unexpected death. The questions.
They said he was passing someone on a double yellow line. Adrian would never do that. Why did he do that? Why was he driving too fast? Didn’t he know how hard it had rained, and that there’s always standing water at that spot? How could he have hit that manhole so perfectly that he flew into the utility pole and hit it many feet above the air, without breaking the pole? Why is that manhole so high off the ground in the first place? How could he have died so violently but still looked like an angel in his open casket? Did he suffer? Was he scared? How can he really be gone? Why? Why? Why?
The Memorial for Adrian Dwayne Sapp at Old Greensboro Road and Salem Landing Drive
“Why” seemed to be the question I needed answered, the most. We couldn’t question God’s plan for Adrian, but it felt like we needed to find out the purpose. As I began to think about the accident, which played over so many times in my head, it became important to not only figure out how unsafe Old Greensboro Road is, but to make people aware of it's dangers and campaign to make it safer.
First, why was Adrian crossing a double yellow line? There were witnesses that say that he was, but there are two reasons to believe that he wasn’t intentionally passing on a double yellow. In hydroplaning situations, you can slide in either direction. Who is to say that the water wasn’t moving him left? He likely was driving too fast for the conditions, but the police report doesn’t state that it was raining at the time. It could have just stopped, as it had at home, and was now sunny with blue skies, with water still standing on the roads. Southern daytime thunderstorms can be like that. Second, I don’t believe he intentionally crossed a double yellow line. The lines on Old Greensboro Road are old and peeling, and there are many areas where it is not apparent at all that it is intended to be a double yellow.
In the weeks that have followed Adrian’s death, we have travelled that stretch of Old Greensboro Road, between Salem Parkway and 158/Reidsville Road, many times. We visit the crash site, have a small memorial for him there, and notice how unsafe Old Greensboro Road actually is. Just down the hill, there is another small cross in remembrance of another life lost, several years ago.
A pass-through between Business 40/Salem Parkway and 311/Old Reidsville Road, Old Greensboro Road sees a lot of traffic. Heading west from Salem Parkway you’ll pass Smokin’ Harley on Myer Lee Drive to the left, a fire station down the road a bit on the right, and then you’re driving downhill as Salem Lake surrounds the road on the left and the right. The road moves back uphill toward the Salem Landing neighborhood on the right, and then Old Greensboro Road becomes winding, moving uphill, with a low shoulder. As Old Greensboro Road continues, it is wooded and mainly residential until you reach the intersection of 311/Old Reidsville Road.
That 1.1 mile, 2 minute stretch of road has proven to be dangerous. A review of the Winston-Salem Police Department’s Crash Report Database shows 66 reports made between January 1, 2018 - August 4, 2020 on Old Greensboro Road between West Mountain Street and Reidsville Road. Sixteen of those reports were made at Old Greensboro Road and Salem Landing Drive, where Adrian died. Six of those reports specifically mention a driver crossing a double yellow line, passing, or coming into the opposite side of travel.
There is nothing that we can say or do that will bring Adrian back, but we do want to bring awareness to the area and the issue of safety on this stretch of Old Greensboro Road. We have lost a loving son, brother, nephew, cousin, and friend. The city has an obligation to explore the dangers that cause so many accidents on Old Greensboro Road.
This year I have learned to take it one day at a time, pray everyday, have faith, and move forward. Life is short. Adrian, you will be missed. Rest in Peace.
NC is moving into Phase 2 of reopening tomorrow, May 22, 2020 at 5pm.
What does Phase 2 mean for you? This Facebook post from the NC Department of Health and Human Services goes into detail.
Here are a few local businesses to support in Downtown Winston-Salem as we begin to venture back into the city we love.
Yamas is one of our favorite places for lunch in Downtown Winston-Salem. The flavor is amazing! Yamas can't be missed.
As we start to shop outside of the essentials, remember to support local businesses. Hoots Beer Co. is located on Mill Works St, directly off Northwest Boulevard.
Dine in is back! Young Cardinal has stayed open for carry out during the entire lockdown. Over the last 6 weeks they've adjusted by selling prepared items and sold meat, fish, and produce, at one point extending their list as a grocery with such essentials as wheat bread, breakfast sausage, and even toilet paper and paper towels.
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With a 0% chance of rain and temperatures nearing the sixties, it will be the perfect weekend to spend time with the family without spending a dime. There are free events all across the Triad to keep your family entertained.
It is the first weekend of the month, and that means that on Friday night you can expect to find First Friday events taking place in both downtown Winston-Salem and Greensboro.
In Winston-Salem, head to the Downtown Arts District on Trade Street. Demonstrations, Gallery Exhibition Openings, Chalk, Food and Fun every First Friday from 7-10pm. This month’s schedule includes Musical Stew and Small Performances. You can see the 2020 schedule on the DADA website here.
It is the first weekend of the month, and that means that on Friday night you can expect to find First Friday events taking place in both downtown Winston-Salem and Greensboro.
In Winston-Salem, head to the Downtown Arts District on Trade Street. Demonstrations, Gallery Exhibition Openings, Chalk, Food and Fun every First Friday from 7-10pm. This month’s schedule includes Musical Stew and Small Performances. You can see the 2020 schedule on the DADA website here.
Greensboro’s First Friday gives you an opportunity to explore downtown! New art exhibits, live music, and delicious foods abound. You can start the evening watching the launch of a new traveling exhibit at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, “Navigating Jim Crow: The Green Book and Oasis Spaces in North Carolina. While, there, you can watch a one hour screening of The Green Book Guide to Freedom (TV-PG) for free - register here for a free ticket.. Afterwards, head to the GreenHill Center for NC Art for live music with Carmen Bliss or go to Scuppernong Books to contribute to a pop-up installation piece on personal origin stories.
Parking is easy! In both Winston-Salem and Greensboro, enforcement of parking meter spaces is from 8am-6pm Mondays through Saturdays. That means you can park on the street for free after 6pm and all day Sunday. Both downtowns are plentiful with parking decks if you prefer paid parking.
On Saturday, enjoy the gardens at the High Point Museum on E Lexington Avenue. Costumed interpreters will show you how early High Pointers used historic herbs for a variety of purposes. Free, drop-in, family friendly!
On Sunday, get your symphony on with the WS Youth Orchestras. This free concert will be performed in Brendle Recital Hall on the Wake Forest campus and will include the Youth Philharmonic, Chamber Sinfonia, and the Premiere Strings orchestras.
We add free events to our calendar regularly. Details for all above mentioned events can be found on our calendar. Easily add events to your phone calendar. Check back often for more fun ways to enjoy Piedmont Triad Living!
One of the best things about living in Winston-Salem, NC is the sense of community. We love to gather in downtown areas to celebrate an event that is unique to us. Today, that celebration was for the opening of the new Salem Parkway, formerly known as Business 40.
Six months ahead of schedule, this portion of Business 40 has been renamed "Salem Parkway" and reopens on February 2, 2020. The day before the opening, the Winston-Salem Dash hosted a Pop-Up Party that ended with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to walk a section of Salem Parkway before it opened to vehicles. People came from all across the Triad to celebrate with hot dogs, popcorn, and cake. There were bouncy houses for the kids and an hour to stroll the roadway. This was a free event that was held at the BB&T Stadium on Brookstown Avenue in downtown Winston-Salem.
On November 17, 2018, a 1.2-mile section of U.S. 421/Interstate Business (Business 40), passing East-West through downtown Winston-Salem, shut down. This was part of a plan by N.C. Department of Transportation to rebuild this section of Business 40 to accommodate increasing traffic volumes. Roadway was replaced, exit ramps and entrances were modernized, the length of acceleration and deceleration lanes between ramps was increased, shoulders were widened, and nine bridges were replaced. In addition, both the Peters Creek Parkway and the Cherry Marshall interchanges were reconfigured. This is the first time in North Carolina history a freeway was closed in both directions at the same time for reconstruction. Full construction of the project will not be complete for several more months. Some of that work will require nighttime lane closures.
The reopening of the highway will be a boon to downtown businesses that were affected by the closure of the highway and will make it much more convenient to travel through town.
Jessica Thomas Lewis
Jessica Thomas Lewis lives in Winston-Salem, NC. She is always looking for fun, free things to do with her kids.
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