Free Friday night event at the City of Raleigh Museum features a Posada altar, youth poetry, and hot chocolate from the Dominican Association of North Carolina.

A five-day push on Fayetteville Street mixed craftspeople, students and job trainees to save history-rich windows at NCCU.

Boardinghouse Arts packs a gallery, recording studio and artist studios into a century-old former grocery on West Trinity Avenue.

The 1,100-capacity club on Brewer Lane previews before opening with a free Hiss Golden Messenger-stacked rally and a Built to Spill gig.

The free Downtown Cary Park festival features 400 performers and 80-plus vendors, with jianbing guozi drawing hour-long lines.

Grab a free ball and shoot around at Flowers Field, where a new painted-steel sculpture lets anyone play.

State leaders promised fresh cash for Wilmington film shoots after a budget cap froze grants for months, with crew members still pushing for a lasting fix.

More than 60 vendors, live music and food trucks hit Fred Fletcher Park next month while Sertoma Arts Center stays closed for renovation and expansion.

A rescheduled Indigo Girls date freed up Linda Perry for an acoustic set among the paperbacks at The Newsagent's on Fayetteville Street.

The plan leans on existing funds this year, with a $1.5 million city-county investment floated for later.

All Onyx World will spread 33 acts across eight downtown Durham venues on October 30, honoring Onyx Williams.

Storybook Farm hosted bands from Sweden to Venezuela this month, proving a scrappy nonprofit outlasted every bigger rival.

Downtown Durham fills with more than 120 juried artists this weekend as CenterFest marks its 51st year with a new Duke Arts initiative.