Live music

Bluegrass means business

The IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards

• Green Chair Project Hosts Annual Chairity Event | Friday, Sept. 22-Saturday, Sept. 23 | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Green Chair Project, 1853 Capital Blvd., Raleigh | $35 | Attend this charity event uplifting those experiencing homelessness and view upcycled furnishings from local designers.
• Haunted History Tour | Friday, Sept. 22 | Times vary | Raleigh Walking Tours, LLC, 200 N. Blount St., Raleigh | Free | Learn about the history of some of Raleigh’s most important landmarks accompanied by a ghost story at each stop.
• BEYOND: The Cary Film Festival | Friday, Sept. 22-Sunday, Sept. 24 | Times vary | The Cary Theater, 122 E. Chatham St., Cary | $3-$20 | Experience the best of film up close as BEYOND: The Cary Film Festival screens short films from around the world, plus participate in panel discussions, filmmaking workshops, a live table read + more.*

• Whiskey, Wine, & Fire | Saturday, Sept. 23 | 4-9 p.m. | Koka Booth Amphitheatre, 8003 Regency Pkwy., Cary | $69-$119 | Enjoy fire-kissed barbecue with perfectly paired drinks around the fire.

• Sunday Flow at Gizmo | Sunday, Sept. 24 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | Gizmo Brew Works, 5907 Triangle Dr., Raleigh | $16 | This 60-minute yoga class is for all experience levels; relax after with a free brew.
• Negroni Week Cocktail Competition | Sunday, Sept. 24 | 3-5 p.m. | Dram and Draught, 1 Glenwood Ave., Ste. 101, Raleigh | Free | Watch local bartenders shake up Negronis and enjoy one for yourself in celebration of Negroni Week.

• Village District Live & Local |Music on the Patio | Thursday, Sept. 28 | 6-8 p.m. | The Patio at Starbucks, 2105 Cameron St., Raleigh | Free | Sit back, relax, and enjoy the music from acoustic duo group Melonbelly, plus free drinks on the patio.*

• More than 56,000 travelers flew through RDU on Sept. 1 during Labor Day weekend, the busiest day on record for the airport. Additionally, J.D. Power ranked RDU No. 5 among large airports in an overall customer satisfaction index report with 813 points, more than any mega airport earned. Way to fly high, RDU.

• Mobile coffee cart Quarter Note Coffee is opening a brick-and-mortar location near Crabtree Valley Mall. Quarter Note will join Lady Fingers Market & Eatery and Sushi Mon in the live-work-play development Glenwood Plaza and is expected to open this fall.

• It’s not easy being this green. The City of Raleigh was awarded a $1 million Urban and Community Forestry grant to increase accessibility to trees in our city. Every dollar from this grant will go toward planting trees and performing maintenance in areas of need. Read more about Wake County’s tree stats and where more can be planted.

• Tomorrow, Sept. 23, Weaver Street Market is hosting a Cooperative Block Party from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join the coop for live music, entertainment, games, and activities for all ages. Plus, take advantage of one hour parking validation in the Dillon parking deck with a $10 purchase.

• We don’t want to miss a thing... but we did in yesterday’s RALweekend newsletter. Aerosmith is not playing at PNC Arena this weekend, which has us “Cryin’,” but don’t fret. “Walk this Way” with us — Aerosmith will be “Back in the Saddle” at PNC Arena on Feb. 26.

• Head to one of Raleigh’s neighborhoods for the annual Fall for Five Points street festival on Saturday, Oct. 14. Listen to live music, grab a couple bites, and take a look at local wares at this free seasonal event.

• Grab a picker and join The Great Raleigh Cleanup in its Adopt the Block program this fall. Get the supplies your neighborhood or organization needs and pledge to keep the block clean with three annual cleanings to keep Raleigh litter-free.

• Meet Beam Dream: a nighttime hot cocoa crafted with ingredients like reishi and melatonin. In a clinical study, 93% of users woke up feeling more refreshed. Get sippin’.*

• Yesterday, we shared the exciting news of Preeti Waas’s expansion into Durham, but we got some of the details wrong. Cheeni is opening a new location in Durham attached to Bar Beej, which will open a few months after Cheeni. (Eater Carolinas)