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• Crank Arm Wednesday Night Ride | Wednesday, July 5 | 6:30 p.m. | Crank Arm Brewing Company, 319 W. Davie St., Raleigh | Free | Don’t forget your helmet and bike lights for this 10 to 15 mile ride.
• 2023 North Carolina’s Funniest | Wednesday, July 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Goodnights Comedy Club, 401 Woodburn Rd., Raleigh | $10-$18 | Watch the preliminary round of this comedic competition determined by the audience.

• Thriving Thursdays by Lululemon | Thursday, July 6 | Times vary | Fenton Square, 21 Fenton Main St., Cary | Free | Work your mind and your body at this high intensity class with Lululemon Ambassador Kelli Myers.

• First Friday Movie Series | Friday, July 7 | 5-9 p.m. | Moore Square, 201 S. Blount St., Raleigh | Free | Pop-Up Carolinas will present its curated local vendor market and feature “Men in Black” on the lawn.
• Summer Music and Eats Series | Friday, July 7 | 6-9 p.m. | John Chavis Memorial Park, 505 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Raleigh | Free | Listen to a fusion of different music genres and enjoy delectable cuisines.

• Brewgaloo, NC’s largest craft beer festival, needs your votes. The downtown celebration made USA Today’s Best Beer Festival readers’ choice list. Participants can vote once per day until voting ends Monday, July 24. The top 10 festivals will be announced Friday, August 4.

• Lions, tigers, and bears, oh my. The Wild Animal Ordinance went into effect July 1. Residents that have a dangerous wild animal acquired before Sept. 3, 2022, can keep it, but are required to register the animal with the City’s Animal Control Unit and pay a registration fee.

• There are only a few weeks left to visit the Michael Richards and Ruth E. Carter exhibits at the NCMA. The last day to tour Richards’ tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen is Sunday, July 23 and Sunday, August 6 is the final day to see Carter’s pieces from films such as “Black Panther” on display.

• If you didn’t catch Stevie Nicks in Raleigh, Rumors of Fleetwood Mac will perform its tribute concert at the Carolina Theatre of Durham on November 10. Tickets start at $47.

• Calling all meat lovers: You may want to bookmark this recipe for bacon-wrapped sausage. Yes, you read that right.*

• To celebrate our revamped referral program, we’re hosting a special giveaway until Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. The top referrer will receive $500, and one additional person who refers at least one friend will automatically be entered for another $100 giveaway. Find the referral section at the bottom of this newsletter.

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