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Are you ready for 2023?
This is where I wish I were right now! I love the beach.
Alas, I am on the east coast of the USA during a record-breaking cold snap.
As 2022 draws to a close, I'm putting together my teaching schedule for 2023. Please take 5 minutes to complete the short interests & availability survey - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0IpQnffSwjkQ6wWTRWeDmUyj7BDQDWlkoHFyDnruj8dJ0cA/viewform?usp=sf_link - to make sure a class is available at a time you want.
#yoga #YogaClass #YogaTeacher #YogaStudent #OnlineYoga #MindBodySoul #mindfulness #fitness
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Here's a #yoga #triangle (#trikonasana). Show me your favorite triangle!
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Here's a #yoga #triangle (#trikonasana). Show me your favorite triangle!
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Here's a #yoga #triangle (#trikonasana). Show me your favorite triangle!
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Here's a #yoga #triangle (#trikonasana). Show me your favorite triangle!
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Practicing with @JasonCrandell on Glo.com today. I finally managed #EkaPadaKoundinyasana with my right leg forward! I broke and displaced several ribs on my left side a few years ago, rendering this pose inaccessible until today. Thank you, Jason! Sometimes obstacles can be knocked down. I hurdled over this one today. 😉. #yoga #YogaAtHome #YogaOver50 #YogaPractice #fitness #YogaPose #workout #YogaChallenge #strength #mobility #yogaonline #HomeWorkouts #Vinyasa
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Practicing with @JasonCrandell on Glo.com today. I finally managed #EkaPadaKoundinyasana with my right leg forward! I broke and displaced several ribs on my left side a few years ago, rendering this pose inaccessible until today. Thank you, Jason! Sometimes obstacles can be knocked down. I hurdled over this one today. 😉. #yoga #YogaAtHome #YogaOver50 #YogaPractice #fitness #YogaPose #workout #YogaChallenge #strength #mobility #yogaonline #HomeWorkouts #Vinyasa
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Practicing with @JasonCrandell on Glo.com today. I finally managed #EkaPadaKoundinyasana with my right leg forward! I broke and displaced several ribs on my left side a few years ago, rendering this pose inaccessible until today. Thank you, Jason! Sometimes obstacles can be knocked down. I hurdled over this one today. 😉. #yoga #YogaAtHome #YogaOver50 #YogaPractice #fitness #YogaPose #workout #YogaChallenge #strength #mobility #yogaonline #HomeWorkouts #Vinyasa
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Practicing with @JasonCrandell on Glo.com today. I finally managed #EkaPadaKoundinyasana with my right leg forward! I broke and displaced several ribs on my left side a few years ago, rendering this pose inaccessible until today. Thank you, Jason! Sometimes obstacles can be knocked down. I hurdled over this one today. 😉. #yoga #YogaAtHome #YogaOver50 #YogaPractice #fitness #YogaPose #workout #YogaChallenge #strength #mobility #yogaonline #HomeWorkouts #Vinyasa
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Sirsasana at Badwater Basin, Death Valley last January.
#PhotoMonday
#yoga
#Headstand
#DeathValley
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@sonyasteele OMG, this is one of my all-time favorite #MovieClips. The #NicholasBrothers were from another planet, I think, because there's no way human beings can move like that. They were the epitome of beauty, grace, strength, and excitement. My heart wants to burst every time I see this. #BlackFriday #BlackMastodon
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I almost missed #WaterfallWednesday
Here's that time I visited #FallingWater, a masterpiece designed by #FrankLloydWright, and almost got kicked out for taking a photo inside.
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✨ Semaine portes ouvertes yoga à Albi ✨
Du 15 au 18 septembre, tous les cours sont à 5€ seulement 🙌🎁
Vinyasa, Yin, Hatha, prénatal, méditation…
📍 En présentiel à Yogalala – rue de la République, Albi
💻 Aussi disponible en visio
👉 Ouvert à tous, même si tu n’as jamais pratiqué.
📲 Réservation obligatoire – places limitées ! -
Downtown Raleigh Evening Event Guide Friday December 5th Edition
Downtown Raleigh lights up this Friday with First Friday art walks, holiday markets, live music, sip-n-shops, improv comedy, candle-making, kids museum activities, tours, and late-night nightlife. Whether you want to browse galleries, enjoy handcrafted cocktails, get festive with holiday lights, or dance into the night, this guide highlights the best places to be across downtown.
Friday, December 5 is one of the most event-filled evenings of the year—so bring friends, wear layers, and enjoy Raleigh at its most magical.
🌇 Early & Afternoon Activities
Feel Good Fridays at The Mecca
⏰ 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
📍 The Mecca Restaurant
Start your Friday downtown with brunch or lunch at one of Raleigh’s most historic restaurants.
Prenatal Yoga
⏰ 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
📍 Current Wellness
A calm mid-morning class for expecting parents.
Downtown Raleigh Historian-Guided Tour
⏰ 3 p.m.
📍 Jimmy V’s Osteria + Bar
Walk through Raleigh’s fascinating past with a local historian.
🎨 First Friday — Downtown Arts, Markets & Galleries
Downtown Raleigh’s First Friday is one of the city’s signature monthly experiences. Tonight features art openings, sip-n-shops, pop-up markets, holiday activations, and immersive makers’ events.
Artspace December First Friday
⏰ 4 – 10 p.m.
📍 Artspace
Live art-making, music, vendors, community gallery openings, and a festive First Friday atmosphere.
Sustainable Holiday Market & Happy Hour
⏰ 4 – 7 p.m.
📍 Raleigh Founded – North Street
A local eco-maker market with holiday shopping, crafts, and cocktails.
Illuminate Art Walk Sip & Stroll Tour
⏰ 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
📍 Raleigh Walking Tours
Discover glowing installations and lit art across downtown Raleigh.
A Holiday Celebration First Friday
⏰ 6 – 8 p.m.
📍 Glenwood Fine Art
Seasonal art showcase and First Friday reception.
A Life Well Lived — Laura Lacambra Shubert
⏰ 6 – 8 p.m.
📍 Gallery C
Brand-new paintings from a celebrated Raleigh artist.
First Friday Flashes at Le Dive
⏰ 5 – 10 p.m.
📍 Le Dive + Old Ghosts Tattoo
Pop-up tattoo flash, live art, and First Friday treats.
VanDeVelde Gallery Opening
⏰ 5 – 9 p.m.
📍 127 W Hargett St (Professional Building)
A new downtown gallery event with evening reception.
Merry & Bright Open Studio
⏰ 6 – 8 p.m.
📍 Linda Ruth Dickinson Studio
Holiday-themed open studio with art shopping and creative demos.
🛍️ Downtown Holiday Shopping & DIY Experiences
Make & Take a Raleigh Acorn Bell
⏰ Evening
📍 Designed For Joy
Hand-craft your own keepsake holiday ornament in this popular First Friday maker event.
Make Your Own Candle
⏰ 6 – 9 p.m.
📍 Curate Raleigh
Create a custom candle with Tobacco Rd Supply Co., perfect for a date night, gift idea, or girls’ night out.
2025 Holiday Sip ’n’ Shop
⏰ 5:30 – 9 p.m.
📍 City of Raleigh Museum (COR Museum)
Holiday vendor market, mulled drinks, seasonal décor, and extended museum access.
First Friday at Captain Cookie
⏰ 6 – 10 p.m.
📍 Transfer Co. Food Hall
Cookies, milk, holiday spirit, and First Friday fun.
🎶 Live Music, Bars, & Nightlife
Friday Night Live Music
⏰ 5 – 8 p.m.
📍 Birdie’s Barroom & Kitchen
Bud Bar
⏰ 6 – 9 p.m.
📍 Wolfe & Porter
Frozen Fridays
⏰ 6 – 11 p.m.
📍 Wolfe & Porter
SALSA NIGHT
⏰ 10 p.m. – 12 a.m.
📍 Boatman Spirits Co.
Dance late into the night with salsa music, holiday cocktails, and a lively local crowd.
🧭 Tours & Story Experiences
Downtown Raleigh True Crime Tour
⏰ 8 p.m.
📍 Moore Square
An evening walking tour exploring Raleigh’s mysterious past.
🎭 Performances & Family Activities
A Christmas Carol
⏰ Evening
📍 Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
A downtown Raleigh holiday theatre tradition.
Handel’s Messiah
⏰ 8 p.m. Friday | 3 p.m. Saturday
📍 North Carolina Symphony
Performed with NC Master Chorale—an iconic December performance.
Marbles Evening with Elves
⏰ 6 – 8:30 p.m.
📍 Marbles Kids Museum
Festive family fun, crafts, games, elves, and holiday magic.
🎤 Creative Community & Performance
First Friday Improv Jam & Open Mic
⏰ 7 – 9 p.m.
📍 Leela Improv Theatre
First Friday Live Music: Michael Parker
⏰ 8 – 11 p.m.
📍 The Davie
🌲 Festive Outdoor Experiences
Festive Fridays at Dix Park
⏰ 5 – 8 p.m.
📍 Dorothea Dix Park
Holiday lights, hot cocoa, fire pits, family fun, and seasonal décor.
Seaboard Station Annual Holiday Event
⏰ 5 – 9 p.m.
📍 Seaboard Station
Holiday shopping, lights, performers, and festive small-business activations.
⭐ Best Strategy for Your Friday Night
Arrive early to beat parking rush Start at Artspace or Transfer Co. Food Hall Add a gallery or studio stop Grab cocktails or dinner downtown Stay late for live music, salsa, or improv
First Friday is walkable, festive, and full of holiday spirit—downtown Raleigh truly comes alive.
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Downtown Raleigh Evening Event Guide Friday December 5th Edition
Downtown Raleigh lights up this Friday with First Friday art walks, holiday markets, live music, sip-n-shops, improv comedy, candle-making, kids museum activities, tours, and late-night nightlife. Whether you want to browse galleries, enjoy handcrafted cocktails, get festive with holiday lights, or dance into the night, this guide highlights the best places to be across downtown.
Friday, December 5 is one of the most event-filled evenings of the year—so bring friends, wear layers, and enjoy Raleigh at its most magical.
🌇 Early & Afternoon Activities
Feel Good Fridays at The Mecca
⏰ 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
📍 The Mecca Restaurant
Start your Friday downtown with brunch or lunch at one of Raleigh’s most historic restaurants.
Prenatal Yoga
⏰ 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
📍 Current Wellness
A calm mid-morning class for expecting parents.
Downtown Raleigh Historian-Guided Tour
⏰ 3 p.m.
📍 Jimmy V’s Osteria + Bar
Walk through Raleigh’s fascinating past with a local historian.
🎨 First Friday — Downtown Arts, Markets & Galleries
Downtown Raleigh’s First Friday is one of the city’s signature monthly experiences. Tonight features art openings, sip-n-shops, pop-up markets, holiday activations, and immersive makers’ events.
Artspace December First Friday
⏰ 4 – 10 p.m.
📍 Artspace
Live art-making, music, vendors, community gallery openings, and a festive First Friday atmosphere.
Sustainable Holiday Market & Happy Hour
⏰ 4 – 7 p.m.
📍 Raleigh Founded – North Street
A local eco-maker market with holiday shopping, crafts, and cocktails.
Illuminate Art Walk Sip & Stroll Tour
⏰ 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
📍 Raleigh Walking Tours
Discover glowing installations and lit art across downtown Raleigh.
A Holiday Celebration First Friday
⏰ 6 – 8 p.m.
📍 Glenwood Fine Art
Seasonal art showcase and First Friday reception.
A Life Well Lived — Laura Lacambra Shubert
⏰ 6 – 8 p.m.
📍 Gallery C
Brand-new paintings from a celebrated Raleigh artist.
First Friday Flashes at Le Dive
⏰ 5 – 10 p.m.
📍 Le Dive + Old Ghosts Tattoo
Pop-up tattoo flash, live art, and First Friday treats.
VanDeVelde Gallery Opening
⏰ 5 – 9 p.m.
📍 127 W Hargett St (Professional Building)
A new downtown gallery event with evening reception.
Merry & Bright Open Studio
⏰ 6 – 8 p.m.
📍 Linda Ruth Dickinson Studio
Holiday-themed open studio with art shopping and creative demos.
🛍️ Downtown Holiday Shopping & DIY Experiences
Make & Take a Raleigh Acorn Bell
⏰ Evening
📍 Designed For Joy
Hand-craft your own keepsake holiday ornament in this popular First Friday maker event.
Make Your Own Candle
⏰ 6 – 9 p.m.
📍 Curate Raleigh
Create a custom candle with Tobacco Rd Supply Co., perfect for a date night, gift idea, or girls’ night out.
2025 Holiday Sip ’n’ Shop
⏰ 5:30 – 9 p.m.
📍 City of Raleigh Museum (COR Museum)
Holiday vendor market, mulled drinks, seasonal décor, and extended museum access.
First Friday at Captain Cookie
⏰ 6 – 10 p.m.
📍 Transfer Co. Food Hall
Cookies, milk, holiday spirit, and First Friday fun.
🎶 Live Music, Bars, & Nightlife
Friday Night Live Music
⏰ 5 – 8 p.m.
📍 Birdie’s Barroom & Kitchen
Bud Bar
⏰ 6 – 9 p.m.
📍 Wolfe & Porter
Frozen Fridays
⏰ 6 – 11 p.m.
📍 Wolfe & Porter
SALSA NIGHT
⏰ 10 p.m. – 12 a.m.
📍 Boatman Spirits Co.
Dance late into the night with salsa music, holiday cocktails, and a lively local crowd.
🧭 Tours & Story Experiences
Downtown Raleigh True Crime Tour
⏰ 8 p.m.
📍 Moore Square
An evening walking tour exploring Raleigh’s mysterious past.
🎭 Performances & Family Activities
A Christmas Carol
⏰ Evening
📍 Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
A downtown Raleigh holiday theatre tradition.
Handel’s Messiah
⏰ 8 p.m. Friday | 3 p.m. Saturday
📍 North Carolina Symphony
Performed with NC Master Chorale—an iconic December performance.
Marbles Evening with Elves
⏰ 6 – 8:30 p.m.
📍 Marbles Kids Museum
Festive family fun, crafts, games, elves, and holiday magic.
🎤 Creative Community & Performance
First Friday Improv Jam & Open Mic
⏰ 7 – 9 p.m.
📍 Leela Improv Theatre
First Friday Live Music: Michael Parker
⏰ 8 – 11 p.m.
📍 The Davie
🌲 Festive Outdoor Experiences
Festive Fridays at Dix Park
⏰ 5 – 8 p.m.
📍 Dorothea Dix Park
Holiday lights, hot cocoa, fire pits, family fun, and seasonal décor.
Seaboard Station Annual Holiday Event
⏰ 5 – 9 p.m.
📍 Seaboard Station
Holiday shopping, lights, performers, and festive small-business activations.
⭐ Best Strategy for Your Friday Night
Arrive early to beat parking rush Start at Artspace or Transfer Co. Food Hall Add a gallery or studio stop Grab cocktails or dinner downtown Stay late for live music, salsa, or improv
First Friday is walkable, festive, and full of holiday spirit—downtown Raleigh truly comes alive.
💬 Follow DoRaleigh.com
Get:
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#artwalk #culturalexperiences #downtownRaleigh #downtownRaleighEntertainmentGuide #downtownRaleighEventGuide #downtownarts #downtownraleigh #events #familyfriendlyactivities #firstFridayRaleigh #firstfriday #historictour #holidayEventsRaleigh #holidayevents #liveMusicRaleigh #livemusic #news #raleigh #raleighArts #raleighEvents #raleighImprov #raleighKidsEvents #raleighMarkets #raleighMusic #raleighNightlife #raleighTours #thingsToDoRaleigh
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Downtown Raleigh Evening Event Guide Friday December 5th Edition
Downtown Raleigh lights up this Friday with First Friday art walks, holiday markets, live music, sip-n-shops, improv comedy, candle-making, kids museum activities, tours, and late-night nightlife. Whether you want to browse galleries, enjoy handcrafted cocktails, get festive with holiday lights, or dance into the night, this guide highlights the best places to be across downtown.
Friday, December 5 is one of the most event-filled evenings of the year—so bring friends, wear layers, and enjoy Raleigh at its most magical.
🌇 Early & Afternoon Activities
Feel Good Fridays at The Mecca
⏰ 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
📍 The Mecca Restaurant
Start your Friday downtown with brunch or lunch at one of Raleigh’s most historic restaurants.
Prenatal Yoga
⏰ 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
📍 Current Wellness
A calm mid-morning class for expecting parents.
Downtown Raleigh Historian-Guided Tour
⏰ 3 p.m.
📍 Jimmy V’s Osteria + Bar
Walk through Raleigh’s fascinating past with a local historian.
🎨 First Friday — Downtown Arts, Markets & Galleries
Downtown Raleigh’s First Friday is one of the city’s signature monthly experiences. Tonight features art openings, sip-n-shops, pop-up markets, holiday activations, and immersive makers’ events.
Artspace December First Friday
⏰ 4 – 10 p.m.
📍 Artspace
Live art-making, music, vendors, community gallery openings, and a festive First Friday atmosphere.
Sustainable Holiday Market & Happy Hour
⏰ 4 – 7 p.m.
📍 Raleigh Founded – North Street
A local eco-maker market with holiday shopping, crafts, and cocktails.
Illuminate Art Walk Sip & Stroll Tour
⏰ 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
📍 Raleigh Walking Tours
Discover glowing installations and lit art across downtown Raleigh.
A Holiday Celebration First Friday
⏰ 6 – 8 p.m.
📍 Glenwood Fine Art
Seasonal art showcase and First Friday reception.
A Life Well Lived — Laura Lacambra Shubert
⏰ 6 – 8 p.m.
📍 Gallery C
Brand-new paintings from a celebrated Raleigh artist.
First Friday Flashes at Le Dive
⏰ 5 – 10 p.m.
📍 Le Dive + Old Ghosts Tattoo
Pop-up tattoo flash, live art, and First Friday treats.
VanDeVelde Gallery Opening
⏰ 5 – 9 p.m.
📍 127 W Hargett St (Professional Building)
A new downtown gallery event with evening reception.
Merry & Bright Open Studio
⏰ 6 – 8 p.m.
📍 Linda Ruth Dickinson Studio
Holiday-themed open studio with art shopping and creative demos.
🛍️ Downtown Holiday Shopping & DIY Experiences
Make & Take a Raleigh Acorn Bell
⏰ Evening
📍 Designed For Joy
Hand-craft your own keepsake holiday ornament in this popular First Friday maker event.
Make Your Own Candle
⏰ 6 – 9 p.m.
📍 Curate Raleigh
Create a custom candle with Tobacco Rd Supply Co., perfect for a date night, gift idea, or girls’ night out.
2025 Holiday Sip ’n’ Shop
⏰ 5:30 – 9 p.m.
📍 City of Raleigh Museum (COR Museum)
Holiday vendor market, mulled drinks, seasonal décor, and extended museum access.
First Friday at Captain Cookie
⏰ 6 – 10 p.m.
📍 Transfer Co. Food Hall
Cookies, milk, holiday spirit, and First Friday fun.
🎶 Live Music, Bars, & Nightlife
Friday Night Live Music
⏰ 5 – 8 p.m.
📍 Birdie’s Barroom & Kitchen
Bud Bar
⏰ 6 – 9 p.m.
📍 Wolfe & Porter
Frozen Fridays
⏰ 6 – 11 p.m.
📍 Wolfe & Porter
SALSA NIGHT
⏰ 10 p.m. – 12 a.m.
📍 Boatman Spirits Co.
Dance late into the night with salsa music, holiday cocktails, and a lively local crowd.
🧭 Tours & Story Experiences
Downtown Raleigh True Crime Tour
⏰ 8 p.m.
📍 Moore Square
An evening walking tour exploring Raleigh’s mysterious past.
🎭 Performances & Family Activities
A Christmas Carol
⏰ Evening
📍 Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
A downtown Raleigh holiday theatre tradition.
Handel’s Messiah
⏰ 8 p.m. Friday | 3 p.m. Saturday
📍 North Carolina Symphony
Performed with NC Master Chorale—an iconic December performance.
Marbles Evening with Elves
⏰ 6 – 8:30 p.m.
📍 Marbles Kids Museum
Festive family fun, crafts, games, elves, and holiday magic.
🎤 Creative Community & Performance
First Friday Improv Jam & Open Mic
⏰ 7 – 9 p.m.
📍 Leela Improv Theatre
First Friday Live Music: Michael Parker
⏰ 8 – 11 p.m.
📍 The Davie
🌲 Festive Outdoor Experiences
Festive Fridays at Dix Park
⏰ 5 – 8 p.m.
📍 Dorothea Dix Park
Holiday lights, hot cocoa, fire pits, family fun, and seasonal décor.
Seaboard Station Annual Holiday Event
⏰ 5 – 9 p.m.
📍 Seaboard Station
Holiday shopping, lights, performers, and festive small-business activations.
⭐ Best Strategy for Your Friday Night
Arrive early to beat parking rush Start at Artspace or Transfer Co. Food Hall Add a gallery or studio stop Grab cocktails or dinner downtown Stay late for live music, salsa, or improv
First Friday is walkable, festive, and full of holiday spirit—downtown Raleigh truly comes alive.
💬 Follow DoRaleigh.com
Get:
Weekend guides Neighborhood nightlife lists Raleigh council & civic updates Holiday markets, parades, festivals Local dining, breweries, arts, culture
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#artwalk #culturalexperiences #downtownRaleigh #downtownRaleighEntertainmentGuide #downtownRaleighEventGuide #downtownarts #downtownraleigh #events #familyfriendlyactivities #firstFridayRaleigh #firstfriday #historictour #holidayEventsRaleigh #holidayevents #liveMusicRaleigh #livemusic #news #raleigh #raleighArts #raleighEvents #raleighImprov #raleighKidsEvents #raleighMarkets #raleighMusic #raleighNightlife #raleighTours #thingsToDoRaleigh
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Downtown Raleigh Evening Event Guide Friday December 5th Edition
Downtown Raleigh lights up this Friday with First Friday art walks, holiday markets, live music, sip-n-shops, improv comedy, candle-making, kids museum activities, tours, and late-night nightlife. Whether you want to browse galleries, enjoy handcrafted cocktails, get festive with holiday lights, or dance into the night, this guide highlights the best places to be across downtown.
Friday, December 5 is one of the most event-filled evenings of the year—so bring friends, wear layers, and enjoy Raleigh at its most magical.
🌇 Early & Afternoon Activities
Feel Good Fridays at The Mecca
⏰ 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
📍 The Mecca Restaurant
Start your Friday downtown with brunch or lunch at one of Raleigh’s most historic restaurants.
Prenatal Yoga
⏰ 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
📍 Current Wellness
A calm mid-morning class for expecting parents.
Downtown Raleigh Historian-Guided Tour
⏰ 3 p.m.
📍 Jimmy V’s Osteria + Bar
Walk through Raleigh’s fascinating past with a local historian.
🎨 First Friday — Downtown Arts, Markets & Galleries
Downtown Raleigh’s First Friday is one of the city’s signature monthly experiences. Tonight features art openings, sip-n-shops, pop-up markets, holiday activations, and immersive makers’ events.
Artspace December First Friday
⏰ 4 – 10 p.m.
📍 Artspace
Live art-making, music, vendors, community gallery openings, and a festive First Friday atmosphere.
Sustainable Holiday Market & Happy Hour
⏰ 4 – 7 p.m.
📍 Raleigh Founded – North Street
A local eco-maker market with holiday shopping, crafts, and cocktails.
Illuminate Art Walk Sip & Stroll Tour
⏰ 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
📍 Raleigh Walking Tours
Discover glowing installations and lit art across downtown Raleigh.
A Holiday Celebration First Friday
⏰ 6 – 8 p.m.
📍 Glenwood Fine Art
Seasonal art showcase and First Friday reception.
A Life Well Lived — Laura Lacambra Shubert
⏰ 6 – 8 p.m.
📍 Gallery C
Brand-new paintings from a celebrated Raleigh artist.
First Friday Flashes at Le Dive
⏰ 5 – 10 p.m.
📍 Le Dive + Old Ghosts Tattoo
Pop-up tattoo flash, live art, and First Friday treats.
VanDeVelde Gallery Opening
⏰ 5 – 9 p.m.
📍 127 W Hargett St (Professional Building)
A new downtown gallery event with evening reception.
Merry & Bright Open Studio
⏰ 6 – 8 p.m.
📍 Linda Ruth Dickinson Studio
Holiday-themed open studio with art shopping and creative demos.
🛍️ Downtown Holiday Shopping & DIY Experiences
Make & Take a Raleigh Acorn Bell
⏰ Evening
📍 Designed For Joy
Hand-craft your own keepsake holiday ornament in this popular First Friday maker event.
Make Your Own Candle
⏰ 6 – 9 p.m.
📍 Curate Raleigh
Create a custom candle with Tobacco Rd Supply Co., perfect for a date night, gift idea, or girls’ night out.
2025 Holiday Sip ’n’ Shop
⏰ 5:30 – 9 p.m.
📍 City of Raleigh Museum (COR Museum)
Holiday vendor market, mulled drinks, seasonal décor, and extended museum access.
First Friday at Captain Cookie
⏰ 6 – 10 p.m.
📍 Transfer Co. Food Hall
Cookies, milk, holiday spirit, and First Friday fun.
🎶 Live Music, Bars, & Nightlife
Friday Night Live Music
⏰ 5 – 8 p.m.
📍 Birdie’s Barroom & Kitchen
Bud Bar
⏰ 6 – 9 p.m.
📍 Wolfe & Porter
Frozen Fridays
⏰ 6 – 11 p.m.
📍 Wolfe & Porter
SALSA NIGHT
⏰ 10 p.m. – 12 a.m.
📍 Boatman Spirits Co.
Dance late into the night with salsa music, holiday cocktails, and a lively local crowd.
🧭 Tours & Story Experiences
Downtown Raleigh True Crime Tour
⏰ 8 p.m.
📍 Moore Square
An evening walking tour exploring Raleigh’s mysterious past.
🎭 Performances & Family Activities
A Christmas Carol
⏰ Evening
📍 Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
A downtown Raleigh holiday theatre tradition.
Handel’s Messiah
⏰ 8 p.m. Friday | 3 p.m. Saturday
📍 North Carolina Symphony
Performed with NC Master Chorale—an iconic December performance.
Marbles Evening with Elves
⏰ 6 – 8:30 p.m.
📍 Marbles Kids Museum
Festive family fun, crafts, games, elves, and holiday magic.
🎤 Creative Community & Performance
First Friday Improv Jam & Open Mic
⏰ 7 – 9 p.m.
📍 Leela Improv Theatre
First Friday Live Music: Michael Parker
⏰ 8 – 11 p.m.
📍 The Davie
🌲 Festive Outdoor Experiences
Festive Fridays at Dix Park
⏰ 5 – 8 p.m.
📍 Dorothea Dix Park
Holiday lights, hot cocoa, fire pits, family fun, and seasonal décor.
Seaboard Station Annual Holiday Event
⏰ 5 – 9 p.m.
📍 Seaboard Station
Holiday shopping, lights, performers, and festive small-business activations.
⭐ Best Strategy for Your Friday Night
Arrive early to beat parking rush Start at Artspace or Transfer Co. Food Hall Add a gallery or studio stop Grab cocktails or dinner downtown Stay late for live music, salsa, or improv
First Friday is walkable, festive, and full of holiday spirit—downtown Raleigh truly comes alive.
💬 Follow DoRaleigh.com
Get:
Weekend guides Neighborhood nightlife lists Raleigh council & civic updates Holiday markets, parades, festivals Local dining, breweries, arts, culture
Follow Us: Instagram | Facebook | BSky | Linkedin
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Downtown Raleigh Evening Event Guide Friday December 5th Edition
Downtown Raleigh lights up this Friday with First Friday art walks, holiday markets, live music, sip-n-shops, improv comedy, candle-making, kids museum activities, tours, and late-night nightlife. Whether you want to browse galleries, enjoy handcrafted cocktails, get festive with holiday lights, or dance into the night, this guide highlights the best places to be across downtown.
Friday, December 5 is one of the most event-filled evenings of the year—so bring friends, wear layers, and enjoy Raleigh at its most magical.
🌇 Early & Afternoon Activities
Feel Good Fridays at The Mecca
⏰ 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
📍 The Mecca Restaurant
Start your Friday downtown with brunch or lunch at one of Raleigh’s most historic restaurants.
Prenatal Yoga
⏰ 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
📍 Current Wellness
A calm mid-morning class for expecting parents.
Downtown Raleigh Historian-Guided Tour
⏰ 3 p.m.
📍 Jimmy V’s Osteria + Bar
Walk through Raleigh’s fascinating past with a local historian.
🎨 First Friday — Downtown Arts, Markets & Galleries
Downtown Raleigh’s First Friday is one of the city’s signature monthly experiences. Tonight features art openings, sip-n-shops, pop-up markets, holiday activations, and immersive makers’ events.
Artspace December First Friday
⏰ 4 – 10 p.m.
📍 Artspace
Live art-making, music, vendors, community gallery openings, and a festive First Friday atmosphere.
Sustainable Holiday Market & Happy Hour
⏰ 4 – 7 p.m.
📍 Raleigh Founded – North Street
A local eco-maker market with holiday shopping, crafts, and cocktails.
Illuminate Art Walk Sip & Stroll Tour
⏰ 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
📍 Raleigh Walking Tours
Discover glowing installations and lit art across downtown Raleigh.
A Holiday Celebration First Friday
⏰ 6 – 8 p.m.
📍 Glenwood Fine Art
Seasonal art showcase and First Friday reception.
A Life Well Lived — Laura Lacambra Shubert
⏰ 6 – 8 p.m.
📍 Gallery C
Brand-new paintings from a celebrated Raleigh artist.
First Friday Flashes at Le Dive
⏰ 5 – 10 p.m.
📍 Le Dive + Old Ghosts Tattoo
Pop-up tattoo flash, live art, and First Friday treats.
VanDeVelde Gallery Opening
⏰ 5 – 9 p.m.
📍 127 W Hargett St (Professional Building)
A new downtown gallery event with evening reception.
Merry & Bright Open Studio
⏰ 6 – 8 p.m.
📍 Linda Ruth Dickinson Studio
Holiday-themed open studio with art shopping and creative demos.
🛍️ Downtown Holiday Shopping & DIY Experiences
Make & Take a Raleigh Acorn Bell
⏰ Evening
📍 Designed For Joy
Hand-craft your own keepsake holiday ornament in this popular First Friday maker event.
Make Your Own Candle
⏰ 6 – 9 p.m.
📍 Curate Raleigh
Create a custom candle with Tobacco Rd Supply Co., perfect for a date night, gift idea, or girls’ night out.
2025 Holiday Sip ’n’ Shop
⏰ 5:30 – 9 p.m.
📍 City of Raleigh Museum (COR Museum)
Holiday vendor market, mulled drinks, seasonal décor, and extended museum access.
First Friday at Captain Cookie
⏰ 6 – 10 p.m.
📍 Transfer Co. Food Hall
Cookies, milk, holiday spirit, and First Friday fun.
🎶 Live Music, Bars, & Nightlife
Friday Night Live Music
⏰ 5 – 8 p.m.
📍 Birdie’s Barroom & Kitchen
Bud Bar
⏰ 6 – 9 p.m.
📍 Wolfe & Porter
Frozen Fridays
⏰ 6 – 11 p.m.
📍 Wolfe & Porter
SALSA NIGHT
⏰ 10 p.m. – 12 a.m.
📍 Boatman Spirits Co.
Dance late into the night with salsa music, holiday cocktails, and a lively local crowd.
🧭 Tours & Story Experiences
Downtown Raleigh True Crime Tour
⏰ 8 p.m.
📍 Moore Square
An evening walking tour exploring Raleigh’s mysterious past.
🎭 Performances & Family Activities
A Christmas Carol
⏰ Evening
📍 Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
A downtown Raleigh holiday theatre tradition.
Handel’s Messiah
⏰ 8 p.m. Friday | 3 p.m. Saturday
📍 North Carolina Symphony
Performed with NC Master Chorale—an iconic December performance.
Marbles Evening with Elves
⏰ 6 – 8:30 p.m.
📍 Marbles Kids Museum
Festive family fun, crafts, games, elves, and holiday magic.
🎤 Creative Community & Performance
First Friday Improv Jam & Open Mic
⏰ 7 – 9 p.m.
📍 Leela Improv Theatre
First Friday Live Music: Michael Parker
⏰ 8 – 11 p.m.
📍 The Davie
🌲 Festive Outdoor Experiences
Festive Fridays at Dix Park
⏰ 5 – 8 p.m.
📍 Dorothea Dix Park
Holiday lights, hot cocoa, fire pits, family fun, and seasonal décor.
Seaboard Station Annual Holiday Event
⏰ 5 – 9 p.m.
📍 Seaboard Station
Holiday shopping, lights, performers, and festive small-business activations.
⭐ Best Strategy for Your Friday Night
Arrive early to beat parking rush Start at Artspace or Transfer Co. Food Hall Add a gallery or studio stop Grab cocktails or dinner downtown Stay late for live music, salsa, or improv
First Friday is walkable, festive, and full of holiday spirit—downtown Raleigh truly comes alive.
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Wed. May 13, 2026: Steady Work Rhythm
image courtesy of andreas N from PixabayWednesday, May 13, 2026
Waning Moon
Pluto Retrograde
Rainy and cool
Happy mid-week! I hope yours is going well.
Yesterday, I did some housework/hauled out the garbage, dealt with some admin. My mood improved, mostly because the cats were being hilarious.
I buckled down and worked on the ghostwriting, polishing the 20K assignment and getting it out just before lunch.
After lunch, I did some more admin work, and then went back to BETTING MAN. I did about 1700 words, finishing chapter fourteen and starting chapter fifteen. I then started layering in some insert scenes to an earlier chapter where I had to smooth out a logic loophole and add a red herring that would affect things moving forward.
I prefer to work in full drafts, but my outline for this book wasn’t as tight as it should be, plus I changed direction with one arc that will affect the next several books, so I need to fix things in this draft in order to build on them. There are also things from STAGE FALL, the next book, that I have to seed in here, and I need to look at what I wrote on that (years ago, a lot will be changed) that needs to be seeded.
It’s not a particularly interesting day to read about, but it was a solid workday. Steady, got good work done, not stressful.
There’s some exciting news on the local theatre front. Molly Merrihew, who was the Managing Director of WAM, is now Executive Director of Shakespeare & Co. That’s a great opportunity for her, and they are lucky to have her. I really enjoyed working with her at WAM, and I look forward to staying in touch and cheering her on at Shakespeare & Co. Erin Patrick, who was the General Manager at WAM, moves into the Managing Director position – right before she goes on maternity leave! So that will make for an interesting summer, just as WAM’s season gets under way. But we’ll all pitch in however is needed.
By then, it was time to get ready for yoga. I got changed and walked up to the studio. It was a little cool, but still a lovely walk, with clear blue skies and things in bloom.
Class was terrific. Joey the service dog joined us again, which is always a treat. Walked home, heated up some leftovers for dinner, and read in the evening.
Slept reasonably well, although at 2:30, Charlotte decided the only possible place she could perch was on my rib cage. We negotiated, and I managed to get back to sleep until Tessa got me out of bed around 5:30, the usual time.
The morning routine was fine. I figured out the next section of BETTING MAN, that I will work on today, before switching back over to the ghostwriting this afternoon. Also this afternoon, I go down to Savvy Hive to pick up the first CSA box of the season! It’s supposed to rain all day, so I will probably drive, and maybe do some of the errands I would have done tomorrow. Since I’m going to be at the Clark event (at Shakespeare & Co., no less) from mid-afternoon to early evening with a friend tomorrow, I want to take some of tomorrow’s tasks off that plate and put them on today’s plate instead.
Have a great day!
#ButIsSheABettingMan #freelance #ghostwriting #NinaBellMysteries #planning #theatre #travel #writing -
Wed. May 13, 2026: Steady Work Rhythm
image courtesy of andreas N from PixabayWednesday, May 13, 2026
Waning Moon
Pluto Retrograde
Rainy and cool
Happy mid-week! I hope yours is going well.
Yesterday, I did some housework/hauled out the garbage, dealt with some admin. My mood improved, mostly because the cats were being hilarious.
I buckled down and worked on the ghostwriting, polishing the 20K assignment and getting it out just before lunch.
After lunch, I did some more admin work, and then went back to BETTING MAN. I did about 1700 words, finishing chapter fourteen and starting chapter fifteen. I then started layering in some insert scenes to an earlier chapter where I had to smooth out a logic loophole and add a red herring that would affect things moving forward.
I prefer to work in full drafts, but my outline for this book wasn’t as tight as it should be, plus I changed direction with one arc that will affect the next several books, so I need to fix things in this draft in order to build on them. There are also things from STAGE FALL, the next book, that I have to seed in here, and I need to look at what I wrote on that (years ago, a lot will be changed) that needs to be seeded.
It’s not a particularly interesting day to read about, but it was a solid workday. Steady, got good work done, not stressful.
There’s some exciting news on the local theatre front. Molly Merrihew, who was the Managing Director of WAM, is now Executive Director of Shakespeare & Co. That’s a great opportunity for her, and they are lucky to have her. I really enjoyed working with her at WAM, and I look forward to staying in touch and cheering her on at Shakespeare & Co. Erin Patrick, who was the General Manager at WAM, moves into the Managing Director position – right before she goes on maternity leave! So that will make for an interesting summer, just as WAM’s season gets under way. But we’ll all pitch in however is needed.
By then, it was time to get ready for yoga. I got changed and walked up to the studio. It was a little cool, but still a lovely walk, with clear blue skies and things in bloom.
Class was terrific. Joey the service dog joined us again, which is always a treat. Walked home, heated up some leftovers for dinner, and read in the evening.
Slept reasonably well, although at 2:30, Charlotte decided the only possible place she could perch was on my rib cage. We negotiated, and I managed to get back to sleep until Tessa got me out of bed around 5:30, the usual time.
The morning routine was fine. I figured out the next section of BETTING MAN, that I will work on today, before switching back over to the ghostwriting this afternoon. Also this afternoon, I go down to Savvy Hive to pick up the first CSA box of the season! It’s supposed to rain all day, so I will probably drive, and maybe do some of the errands I would have done tomorrow. Since I’m going to be at the Clark event (at Shakespeare & Co., no less) from mid-afternoon to early evening with a friend tomorrow, I want to take some of tomorrow’s tasks off that plate and put them on today’s plate instead.
Have a great day!
#ButIsSheABettingMan #freelance #ghostwriting #NinaBellMysteries #planning #theatre #travel #writing -
Wed. May 13, 2026: Steady Work Rhythm
image courtesy of andreas N from PixabayWednesday, May 13, 2026
Waning Moon
Pluto Retrograde
Rainy and cool
Happy mid-week! I hope yours is going well.
Yesterday, I did some housework/hauled out the garbage, dealt with some admin. My mood improved, mostly because the cats were being hilarious.
I buckled down and worked on the ghostwriting, polishing the 20K assignment and getting it out just before lunch.
After lunch, I did some more admin work, and then went back to BETTING MAN. I did about 1700 words, finishing chapter fourteen and starting chapter fifteen. I then started layering in some insert scenes to an earlier chapter where I had to smooth out a logic loophole and add a red herring that would affect things moving forward.
I prefer to work in full drafts, but my outline for this book wasn’t as tight as it should be, plus I changed direction with one arc that will affect the next several books, so I need to fix things in this draft in order to build on them. There are also things from STAGE FALL, the next book, that I have to seed in here, and I need to look at what I wrote on that (years ago, a lot will be changed) that needs to be seeded.
It’s not a particularly interesting day to read about, but it was a solid workday. Steady, got good work done, not stressful.
There’s some exciting news on the local theatre front. Molly Merrihew, who was the Managing Director of WAM, is now Executive Director of Shakespeare & Co. That’s a great opportunity for her, and they are lucky to have her. I really enjoyed working with her at WAM, and I look forward to staying in touch and cheering her on at Shakespeare & Co. Erin Patrick, who was the General Manager at WAM, moves into the Managing Director position – right before she goes on maternity leave! So that will make for an interesting summer, just as WAM’s season gets under way. But we’ll all pitch in however is needed.
By then, it was time to get ready for yoga. I got changed and walked up to the studio. It was a little cool, but still a lovely walk, with clear blue skies and things in bloom.
Class was terrific. Joey the service dog joined us again, which is always a treat. Walked home, heated up some leftovers for dinner, and read in the evening.
Slept reasonably well, although at 2:30, Charlotte decided the only possible place she could perch was on my rib cage. We negotiated, and I managed to get back to sleep until Tessa got me out of bed around 5:30, the usual time.
The morning routine was fine. I figured out the next section of BETTING MAN, that I will work on today, before switching back over to the ghostwriting this afternoon. Also this afternoon, I go down to Savvy Hive to pick up the first CSA box of the season! It’s supposed to rain all day, so I will probably drive, and maybe do some of the errands I would have done tomorrow. Since I’m going to be at the Clark event (at Shakespeare & Co., no less) from mid-afternoon to early evening with a friend tomorrow, I want to take some of tomorrow’s tasks off that plate and put them on today’s plate instead.
Have a great day!
#ButIsSheABettingMan #freelance #ghostwriting #NinaBellMysteries #planning #theatre #travel #writing -
Wed. May 13, 2026: Steady Work Rhythm
image courtesy of andreas N from PixabayWednesday, May 13, 2026
Waning Moon
Pluto Retrograde
Rainy and cool
Happy mid-week! I hope yours is going well.
Yesterday, I did some housework/hauled out the garbage, dealt with some admin. My mood improved, mostly because the cats were being hilarious.
I buckled down and worked on the ghostwriting, polishing the 20K assignment and getting it out just before lunch.
After lunch, I did some more admin work, and then went back to BETTING MAN. I did about 1700 words, finishing chapter fourteen and starting chapter fifteen. I then started layering in some insert scenes to an earlier chapter where I had to smooth out a logic loophole and add a red herring that would affect things moving forward.
I prefer to work in full drafts, but my outline for this book wasn’t as tight as it should be, plus I changed direction with one arc that will affect the next several books, so I need to fix things in this draft in order to build on them. There are also things from STAGE FALL, the next book, that I have to seed in here, and I need to look at what I wrote on that (years ago, a lot will be changed) that needs to be seeded.
It’s not a particularly interesting day to read about, but it was a solid workday. Steady, got good work done, not stressful.
There’s some exciting news on the local theatre front. Molly Merrihew, who was the Managing Director of WAM, is now Executive Director of Shakespeare & Co. That’s a great opportunity for her, and they are lucky to have her. I really enjoyed working with her at WAM, and I look forward to staying in touch and cheering her on at Shakespeare & Co. Erin Patrick, who was the General Manager at WAM, moves into the Managing Director position – right before she goes on maternity leave! So that will make for an interesting summer, just as WAM’s season gets under way. But we’ll all pitch in however is needed.
By then, it was time to get ready for yoga. I got changed and walked up to the studio. It was a little cool, but still a lovely walk, with clear blue skies and things in bloom.
Class was terrific. Joey the service dog joined us again, which is always a treat. Walked home, heated up some leftovers for dinner, and read in the evening.
Slept reasonably well, although at 2:30, Charlotte decided the only possible place she could perch was on my rib cage. We negotiated, and I managed to get back to sleep until Tessa got me out of bed around 5:30, the usual time.
The morning routine was fine. I figured out the next section of BETTING MAN, that I will work on today, before switching back over to the ghostwriting this afternoon. Also this afternoon, I go down to Savvy Hive to pick up the first CSA box of the season! It’s supposed to rain all day, so I will probably drive, and maybe do some of the errands I would have done tomorrow. Since I’m going to be at the Clark event (at Shakespeare & Co., no less) from mid-afternoon to early evening with a friend tomorrow, I want to take some of tomorrow’s tasks off that plate and put them on today’s plate instead.
Have a great day!
#ButIsSheABettingMan #freelance #ghostwriting #NinaBellMysteries #planning #theatre #travel #writing -
Wed. May 13, 2026: Steady Work Rhythm
image courtesy of andreas N from PixabayWednesday, May 13, 2026
Waning Moon
Pluto Retrograde
Rainy and cool
Happy mid-week! I hope yours is going well.
Yesterday, I did some housework/hauled out the garbage, dealt with some admin. My mood improved, mostly because the cats were being hilarious.
I buckled down and worked on the ghostwriting, polishing the 20K assignment and getting it out just before lunch.
After lunch, I did some more admin work, and then went back to BETTING MAN. I did about 1700 words, finishing chapter fourteen and starting chapter fifteen. I then started layering in some insert scenes to an earlier chapter where I had to smooth out a logic loophole and add a red herring that would affect things moving forward.
I prefer to work in full drafts, but my outline for this book wasn’t as tight as it should be, plus I changed direction with one arc that will affect the next several books, so I need to fix things in this draft in order to build on them. There are also things from STAGE FALL, the next book, that I have to seed in here, and I need to look at what I wrote on that (years ago, a lot will be changed) that needs to be seeded.
It’s not a particularly interesting day to read about, but it was a solid workday. Steady, got good work done, not stressful.
There’s some exciting news on the local theatre front. Molly Merrihew, who was the Managing Director of WAM, is now Executive Director of Shakespeare & Co. That’s a great opportunity for her, and they are lucky to have her. I really enjoyed working with her at WAM, and I look forward to staying in touch and cheering her on at Shakespeare & Co. Erin Patrick, who was the General Manager at WAM, moves into the Managing Director position – right before she goes on maternity leave! So that will make for an interesting summer, just as WAM’s season gets under way. But we’ll all pitch in however is needed.
By then, it was time to get ready for yoga. I got changed and walked up to the studio. It was a little cool, but still a lovely walk, with clear blue skies and things in bloom.
Class was terrific. Joey the service dog joined us again, which is always a treat. Walked home, heated up some leftovers for dinner, and read in the evening.
Slept reasonably well, although at 2:30, Charlotte decided the only possible place she could perch was on my rib cage. We negotiated, and I managed to get back to sleep until Tessa got me out of bed around 5:30, the usual time.
The morning routine was fine. I figured out the next section of BETTING MAN, that I will work on today, before switching back over to the ghostwriting this afternoon. Also this afternoon, I go down to Savvy Hive to pick up the first CSA box of the season! It’s supposed to rain all day, so I will probably drive, and maybe do some of the errands I would have done tomorrow. Since I’m going to be at the Clark event (at Shakespeare & Co., no less) from mid-afternoon to early evening with a friend tomorrow, I want to take some of tomorrow’s tasks off that plate and put them on today’s plate instead.
Have a great day!
#ButIsSheABettingMan #freelance #ghostwriting #NinaBellMysteries #planning #theatre #travel #writing -
Triangle Event Guide – Things to Do in Raleigh, Durham & the Triangle Wednesday, March 18th Edition
Looking for free things to do in Raleigh, Durham, Cary, and across the Triangle this Wednesday? You’re in the right place. From family-friendly activities and outdoor experiences to nightlife, live music, and community events, the Triangle is packed with opportunities to connect, explore, and enjoy.
Here’s your DoRaleigh Triangle Event Guide for Wednesday, March 18, 2026 👇
Community, Family & Daytime Events
Morrisville’s Creek Week 🕘 Various Times | 💲 FREE | 📍 Morrisville Volunteer opportunities and eco-friendly activities happening all week.
Total Tot Time (Ages 5 & Under) 🕙 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | 💲 FREE | 📍 W.D. Hill Recreation Center, Durham A fun, safe free-play environment for young children.
Shuffle: Lunch Break Music Series – Nappy Head Funk Army 🕦 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM | 💲 FREE | 📍 Horseshoe at Hub RTP Midday vibes with live funk music—perfect for a lunch break reset.
Board Game Night (All Day) 🕛 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM | 💲 FREE | 📍 Gizmo Brew Works, Durham Bring friends or meet new ones over classic and modern board games.
FREE Pet Food Giveaway 🕓 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | 💲 FREE | 📍 Chatham Sheriff’s Animal Resource Center, Pittsboro Support for local pet owners—while supplies last.
Magic the Gathering Meet Up 🕓 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM | 💲 FREE | 📍 Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina Casual and competitive play for card game enthusiasts.
Sensory Friendly Playtime & Movie 🕔 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM | 💲 FREE | 📍 Marbles Kids Museum, Raleigh Inclusive and welcoming environment for kids and families.
Outdoor, Fitness & Social Vibes
Free Acro Yoga at Dix Park 🕠 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM | 💲 FREE | 📍 Dorothea Dix Park, Raleigh Movement, balance, and community in one of Raleigh’s most scenic parks.
Crank Arm Durham Wednesday Night Ride 🕡 6:30 PM | 💲 FREE | 📍 Crank Arm Brewing, Durham A group cycling ride for all skill levels.
Raleigh Drum Circle & Hoop Jam 🕖 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM | 💲 FREE | 📍 Method Road Park, Raleigh Music, rhythm, and creative expression in a relaxed outdoor setting.
Ballroom Dancing Social with Pullen Dance 🕖 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | 💲 $5 | 📍 Pullen Community Center, Raleigh Learn new moves or show off your skills—no partner required.
Nightlife, Music & Entertainment
Bring Your Own Craft Night 🕡 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM | 💲 FREE | 📍 Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh Get creative with a laid-back community vibe.
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Penguins Watch Party 🕖 7:00 PM | 💲 FREE | 📍 Raleigh Brewing, Raleigh Cheer on the Canes with fellow fans.
Wednesday Local Artist Sessions 🕖 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | 💲 FREE | 📍 Speakeasy, Carrboro Live performances from local talent.
DSSOLVR Durham Bingo Night 🕖 7:00 PM | 💲 FREE | 📍 DSSOLVR Durham A fun twist on bingo with prizes and brews.
Stitch N’ Bitch Craft Night 🕖 7:00 PM | 💲 FREE | 📍 Steel String Brewery, Carrboro Social crafting and conversation.
Weekly Skee Ball Tournament 🕗 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM | 💲 FREE | 📍 Boxcar Bar + Arcade, Durham
City Soul Cafe Open Mic 🕗 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM | 💲 $10 | 📍 Terminal 8 Bar & Lounge, Raleigh
Spoken word, music, and soulful performances. Karaoke Night 🕗 8:00 PM – 11:45 PM | 💲 FREE | 📍 Moon Dog Meadery, Durham
Open Mic Week 🕗 8:00 PM | 💲 FREE | 📍 Abbey Road, Cary Beer Pong Tournament 🕣 8:30 PM – 11:00 PM | 💲 FREE | 📍 Boxcar Bar + Arcade, Raleigh
Why You Should Get Out Tonight
Whether you’re looking for free family activities, outdoor wellness events, live music, or nightlife in Raleigh and Durham, this Wednesday delivers something for everyone. The Triangle continues to thrive with community-driven, inclusive, and affordable events that make it easy to stay connected.
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Triangle Event Guide — Wednesday February 18th Edition
Your guide to events, community gatherings, live music, and local happenings across Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Apex, and beyond
Looking for something to do around the Triangle today? From family-friendly activities and free museum admission to live music, craft nights, fitness events, trivia, karaoke, and Olympics watch parties, Wednesday offers plenty of ways to get out, connect, and explore the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area.
Here’s your curated DoRaleigh Triangle Event Guide for Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
⭐ Featured Deals & Special Events🧁 Buy One Get One Free — Nothing Bundt Cakes
All Day | Discounted | Multiple Triangle Locations
Treat yourself with a BOGO dessert deal — perfect for midweek indulgence.
❄️ Winter Olympics Watch PartiesAll Day | Raleigh Brewing (Raleigh)
Catch Olympic action with fellow fans, local brews, and a lively atmosphere.
Durham Community Day — Free Museum Admission10 AM – 5 PM | FREE | Museum of Life + Science (Durham)
Durham County residents receive free admission for a day of science exhibits, outdoor exploration, and family fun.
Family, Kids & Community ActivitiesTotal Tot Time (Kids 0-5) — 10 AM–12 PM | FREE | W.D. Hill Recreation Center (Durham)
Duck, Duck Goose Outdoor Play — 11 AM–12 PM | FREE | Crowder County Park (Apex)
Thinking with Philosophy (UNC Program) — 2:15 PM | FREE | Chapel Hill Public Library
Year of the Horse Garlands Workshop — 6–7:30 PM | FREE | Durham County Main LibraryGreat options for families, lifelong learners, and community engagement.
Games, Hobbies & Social EventsBoard Game Night — Noon–10 PM | FREE | Gizmo Brew Works (Durham)
Magic the Gathering Meetup — 4–10 PM | FREE | Oaklyn Springs Brewery (Fuquay-Varina)
Bring Your Own Craft Night — 6:30–8:30 PM | FREE | Raleigh
Brewing Stitch N’ Bitch Craft Night — 7 PM | FREE | Steel String Brewery (Carrboro)
DSSOLVR Bingo Night — 7 PM | FREE | DSSOLVR DurhamPerfect for meeting new people while enjoying hobbies and games.
Wellness, Fitness & Outdoor FunFree Acro Yoga (Indoor) — 5:30–8:30 PM | FREE | Method Road Park (Raleigh)
Crank Arm Wednesday Night Ride — 6:30 PM | FREE | Crank Arm Brewing (Durham)
Raleigh Drum Circle & Hoop Jam — 7–8:30 PM | FREE | Method Road ParkCommunity wellness activities remain a strong Triangle tradition.
Live Music, Arts & EntertainmentCary / Chapel Hill / Carrboro
Live Jazz in the Study — 6–9 PM | FREE | Peck & Plume (Cary)
Local Artist Sessions — 7–10 PM | FREE | Speakeasy (Carrboro)
Open Mic Week — 8 PM | FREE | Abbey Road (Cary)Raleigh / Durham / Apex
Karaoke Night — 8–10:30 PM | FREE | The Backyard Bar (Apex)
City Soul Cafe Open Mic — 8–11 PM | $10 | Terminal 8 Bar & Lounge (Raleigh)
Live Music: Heartbent with Miss Bliss — 9 PM | FREE | Slim’s (Raleigh)
Karaoke Night — 8–11:45 PM | FREE | Moon Dog Meadery (Durham)
Nightlife, Social & Competitive FunBallroom Dance Social — 7–9 PM | $5 | Pullen Community Center (Raleigh)
Skee Ball Tournament — 8–10:30 PM | FREE | Boxcar Bar + Arcade (Durham)
Beer Pong Tournament — 8:30–11 PM | FREE | Boxcar Bar + Arcade (Raleigh)
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Get Out and Enjoy Raleigh Guide – Events Happening Today in Raleigh Tuesday January 6th Edition
Looking for things to do in Raleigh today? Whether you’re interested in education, wellness, live entertainment, food and wine, or professional sports, Raleigh sure has something going on. This Get Out & Enjoy Raleigh Event Guide highlights a wide range of events happening across the city on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, perfect for early risers, after-work explorers, and night owls alike.
📅 Raleigh Events Today — January 6, 2026
NCSU Accessibility in STEM Conference🕗 8:00 AM
📍 NC State University College of Engineering – Centennial Campus
💵 $100
A professional conference focused on improving accessibility and inclusion within STEM education and careers.
ATCN Instructor Course🕢 7:30 AM
📍 WakeMed Health & Hospitals
💵 $325
Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) instructor training designed for healthcare professionals.
Epiphany Festival of Lights with Bonfire🕕 6:00 PM
📍 813 Darby St, Raleigh, NC
Celebrate Epiphany with a community gathering featuring lights, reflection, and a bonfire experience.
Our Top Wines of 2025
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Westgate Wine Bar
💵 $19
Sample and learn about standout wines from 2025 during this curated tasting event.
Chunly Knit Blanket – Paint & Sip🕕 6:00 PM
📍 10410 Moncreiffe Road, Suite 101, Raleigh, NC
Tap into your creative side with a guided paint-and-sip session—perfect for a relaxing Tuesday night.
Tuning the Chakras: Yin Yoga + Sound Bath🕕 6:15 PM
📍 700 Exposition Place, Suite 105, Raleigh, NC
Restore balance and unwind through gentle yoga paired with immersive sound healing.
Self-Care Series🕡 6:30 PM
📍 3050 N New Hope Rd, Raleigh, NC
💵 $116
A wellness-focused program centered on stress relief, mindfulness, and personal renewal.
“Famous Last Words” – 8-Week Choreography Course🕡 6:30 PM
📍 Chapel of Bones
A multi-week choreography course blending movement, performance, and creative expression.
Mike Davis at O’Malley’s🕖 7:00 PM
📍 O’Malley’s Pub & Restaurant
Enjoy live music in a laid-back pub atmosphere in Raleigh.
Dallas Stars at Carolina Hurricanes🕖 7:00 PM
📍 Lenovo Center
Catch NHL action as the Dallas Stars face off against the Carolina Hurricanes on home ice.
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Dernièrement, j’ai été invitée à un voyage de presse pour découvrir quelques destinations de la région de Victoriaville. J’étais très heureuse de participer à cette tournée car, bien que je sois allée plusieurs fois dans cette région, je ne connaissais pas ces endroits charmants que nous avons visités. Voici un loooong article avec beaucoup de photos sur ma tournée dans la région de Victoriaville!
Qui n’aime pas les fleurs? Cet immense champ de fleurs est d’une beauté remarquable. Comme son nom l’indique, la Pivoinerie Lili se spécialise dans la culture des pivoines. Mais il y a aussi des tulipes, des dahlias, des glaïeuls et plein d’autres fleurs à couper pour un bouquet personnalisé.
C’est là que le bonheur commence. En arrivant dans la boutique (en libre service), on prend un vase, des ciseaux et on paye en argent ou par transfert «interact» pour remplir ce vase de belles fleurs selon nos désir et selon ce que la saison a à nous offrir! Il y en a vraiment pour tous les goûts. Toutes les couleurs, toutes les grandeurs, on se sent comme des princesses des fleurs… Et ça fait tellement de belles photos!
Derrière moi ce sont des plants de pivoines mais la saison est déjà terminée.Lizianne Fortier, en propriétaire passionnée, nous a parlé de l’histoire de cette ferme florale et de ses inspirations pour les fragrances qu’on retrouve à la boutique, sous forme d’eau de linge, d’eau florale pour le visage, de nettoyant et mousse pour le bain ou de lotion hydratante.
La ferme florale offre plusieurs événements durant la saison. Par exemple, le yoga dans les fleurs et le thé de l’après-midi à la Bridgerton !
La boutique (libre service) et le champ (auto-cueillette) sont ouverts tous les jours de 8 h à 20 h. Il est à noter que l’auto-cueillette est en pose jusqu’au 27 août afin que le champ se regarnisse de belles fleurs! Pour plus de détail consultez le site internet.
En plus des produits de parfumerie et pour les soins du corps, on trouve également à la boutique des bouquets de fleurs coupées ou séchées, des semences et même des gelées de fleurs.
Mesdames, mettez votre belle robe et allez cueillir des fleurs à la Pivoinerie Lili!
Pivoinerie Lili
1439 6e rang
St-Albert (Québec) J0A 1E0La Chevalerie de Jade est un sanctuaire zoothérapeutique où vous pouvez rencontrer des animaux dans leur habitat naturel. Il y a, entre autres, des chevaux, lamas, ânes, vache, cochons, émeus, oies et un pavillon d’animaux exotiques comme des perroquets et des singes. Plusieurs animaux exotiques côtoient les animaux de la ferme traditionnelle.
Un petit lémurien qui fait peur!!!Si vous aimez les animaux au point de vouloir les toucher, c’est l’endroit qu’il faut visiter. On ne peut pas tous les approcher mais si vous souhaiter caresser l’ânon ou le lama c’est possible!
Un lama qui se roule par terreÀ la Chevalerie de Jade, on marche, en prenant son temps, tout en admirant la nature. Il y a même un cochon qui se prend pour une vache des Highland! La propriétaire Ann Sayer et les employés sont vraiment en amour avec ces animaux qui ont tous des prénoms. Ils peuvent tous les nommer !
Un cochon qui se prend pour une vacheOn peut aussi visiter la boutique où est présentée une sélection de produits diversifiés de la ferme et de la région. Un bel endroit pour faire un pique-nique est disponible sur place. Consultez le site web pour l’horaire, les coûts et les réservations pour visiter la Chevalerie de jade.
Des oies qui se dandinent partoutLa Chevalerie de Jade
252 chemin Grande Ligne
Saint Rosaire (Québec) G0Z1K0
819-330-0060Pour les amateurs de gin et de cocktail, la Distillerie Euclide est à visiter. Située dans le parc industriel de Victoriaville, la distillerie possède une boutique où vous pourrez goûter aux différents gins faits à partir de résidus de jus de canneberge.
Effectivement, les instigateurs de ce projet ont imaginé un gin issu de la transformation alimentaire du résidu de la canneberge qui serait jeté autrement. Le gin est ensuite aromatisé avec des fleurs et des zestes d’orange.
Comme vous savez je ne bois pas d’alcool mais les personnes qui m’accompagnaient étaient unanimes pour ce qui est du goût de ce gin: succulent!
Je vous laisse la recette d’un petit cocktail offert lors de notre passage à la distillerie Euclide. Une création de la sommelière Chantal Loisel.
Soleil de Fraise
2 on de Gin
1/2 on de jus de citron
1/2 on de sirop simple
2 on de jus de fraise ou fruite du dragon (Delmotte)
Environ 2 ou 3 fraises tranchées
Méga mousse (mousse végane) ou blanc d’oeuf battu
1/2 on de sirop de fraise
1/4 on de jus de citronDans un shaker, écraser les fraises avec le sirop. Ajouter de la glace, le Gin, le jus de citron et le jus de fraise. Agiter vigoureusement. Verser en filtrant dans un verre. Faire mousser la mousse végane ou le blanc d’oeuf avec 1/4 on de jus de citron et le sirop de fraise. Verser sur le verre. Garnir de fraises fraiches.
Au dire de mes collègues, c’est délicieux!Distillerie Euclide
100A, rue Archibald-Campbell
Victoriaville (Québec) G6T 2V9Le vignoble Les Côtes du Gavet est situé sur un très grand domaine de 130 acres à Tingwick, tout près de Victoriaville. Les vignes sont en flancs de coteaux et c’est vraiment magnifique avec un petit air de Toscane! Les premières vignes ont été plantées en 2000 et le vignoble compte aujourd’hui 8000 vignes en production. On peut circuler entre les rangs de vignes chargées de raisins.
Crédit photo Jester PhotonLes vins sont fabriqués à partir de cépages bien adaptés au climat québécois. Sont offerts, des bulles blanches ou roses selon la méthode champenoise, un vin blanc, un vin rosé, un vin rouge, un vin pétillant blanc et un vin pétillant rosé et finalement, un porto goûteux.
Il est possible de visiter le vignoble et goûter aux vins tout à fait gratuitement en se rendant sur place. Ça peut être l’occasion d’un beau pique-nique! La boutique est ouverte pour les achats. Les passionnés vignerons, une affaire de famille, auront beaucoup de plaisir à vous raconter l’histoire de chaque vin et chaque millésime.
Le vignoble offre aussi des soirées pizza. Cuites au four à bois devant nous, ces pizzas sont accompagnées d’un vin du vignoble. Il parait que c’est le vigneron lui-même, coiffé d’un beau chapeau, qui fait la cuisine! Les soirées pizza ont lieu les vendredi et samedi soir. Il faut réserver sa place à l’avance. (Forfait pour deux personnes: 2 pizzas 10 po au choix et 1 bouteille de vin au choix 70$)
Le vignoble Les Côtes du Gavet est un endroit très zen et relaxant. La nature, c’est tellement beau! Et, comme à la distillerie Euclide, mes collègues m’ont confirmé que le vin, surtout la méthode champenoise, était très bon!
La terrasse et le vignoble sont ouverts au public du 31 mai au 31 octobre, les vendredi, samedi et dimanche et du 1 novembre au 31 avril sur réservation seulement. Pour tous les détails consultez la page Facebook. Le site web est en reconstruction et sera disponible très bientôt!
Avec mes amies Carrie, Josianne, Lolitta et Vanessa – Crédit photo Jester PhotonVignoble Les Côtes du Gavet
1690, Chemin de l’Aqueduc
Tingwick (Québec)MANGER – MANGER – MANGER
Puis tant qu’à visiter la région de Victoriaville, vous pourriez vous sustenter à la Fromagerie Victoria qui offre plusieurs variétés de fromage dont le cheddar, le fromage en grains et les tortillons. La poutine est très bonne parait-il! Ou chez Bagelicieux, où on propose plus de 30 variétés de bagel, des sandwiches (ou plutôt bagelwiches) et autres gâteries comme des salades et biscuits délicieux! La Poissonnerie La Moulinière est aussi un incontournable avec ses poissons frais, fruits de mer et produits maison. Sans oublier son bar à tartare, où l’on peut concocter sur place son tartare de poisson à son goût.
Tous des fromages de la fromagerie Victoria dont le fameux fromage en «crotte» La célèbre (et délicieuse) poutine de la fromagerie Victoria Quelques délices de la Poissonnerie La moulinière Notre diner, gracieuseté de BagelicieuxBref, cette journée dans la région de Victoriaville a été vraiment une découverte! C’était tellement agréable que je retournerais à chacun de ces endroits! C’était aussi super de revoir mes amies et collègues de Montréal. Que du bonheur!
La fin de l’été et l’automne ont beaucoup à offrir! Il est encore temps de planifier une visite dans cette très belle région du Québec!
Merci beaucoup à Tourisme Victoriaville et sa région et tous nos hôtes, ce fut un bonheur de vous découvrir! Merci aussi à Josianne Isabel (du blogue Par Josianne) qui a organisé la visite et sa collègue Alexandra qui nous ont supporté tout au long de la journée!
À la Pivoinerie Lili – Crédit Photo Jester Photonhttps://ptitemadame.ca/2024/08/26/une-tournee-dans-la-region-de-victoriaville/
#alimentation #artDeVivre #DistillerieEuclide #duBonManger #fleurs #foodie #FromagerieVictoria #LaChevalerieDeJade #LaMoulinière #LeBonheurEstProche #PivoinerieLili #PoissonnerieLaMoulinière #RestaurantBagelicieux #Tourisme #TourismeVictoriaville #TourismeVictoriavilleEtRégion #Vignoble #VignobleLesCôtesDuGavet
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GardensTale Goes to Roadburn 2025
By GardensTale
The story of Easter, detailing the gruesome death and supernatural resurrection of a cult leader, is pretty fucking metal, all things considered. So it’s fitting that the cream of the crop among underground heavy music festivals, Roadburn, coincides with the religious holiday this year. Not that it makes much difference to me, my partner, or the slew of friends we drag across the Tilburg city centre to enjoy some of the heaviest, strangest, and most envelope-pushing music that music has to offer. We’d murder our feet and livers for this fest any time of the year.
For the last few editions, Roadburn has spread its venues over several locations within a few hundred-meter radius. The 013 is the main venue, hosting the large Main stage with its signature staircase (a brilliant way to rest your feet while watching a show!) and the smaller NEXT. A 5-10 minute walk away, depending on your state of mind and soundness of body, is the old industrial hall known as Koepelhal, split for the occasion into the larger Terminal and smaller Engine Room. Attached is the diminutive Hall of Fame, where the smallest artists get to do their thing, with the ever-popular skate park next door regularly hosting secret shows, which are often announced only a few hours beforehand. Finally, the local jazz club Paradox is the place to be for the more unconventional material, which is saying something in this place.
What follows is a cleaned-up live thread I tapped out in hasty bursts between and during sets, my word-vomit witnessed in real time by my colleagues who gave frequent and often unhelpful commentary. Where applicable, I saw fit to include their remarks and any response I had to their tomfoolery. I can not promise this will result in a sane article, but I hope it can sketch a glimpse of what the greatest festival in the world is like.
Day 1 (Thursday, 17th of April)
2:51 PM — As usual, the larger sizes of the merch sell out lightning fast, and so I walk away with a single patch and disappointment. Let’s hope Glassing can obliterate the letdown.
Cherd of Doom: Surely they restock merch through the festival?
HAHAHA no
Everyone knows merch goes fast so everyone goes to merch first so merch goes fast
And they always underproduce the large sizessentynel: You’d think if the merch consistently sold out really quickly they might print more next time
3:12 PM — Yep, Glassing is fucking killing it. Pushing an almost Spartan setup to its limit. The drummer is just bonkers!
4:11 PM — Listening to Oranssi Pazuzu outside the main stage because we could no longer get inside. It sounds impressively oppressive. Wish we could have seen more of it, but I would not have wanted to miss Glassing. Choices choices.
4:24 PM — The electronics and psychedelics of Oranssi Pazuzu are really cool. I should have paid more attention to this band.
4:48 PM — Slowing things down a bit with Toby Driver’s new age project Alora Crucible. It’s pretty enough, but 10 minutes in, I am still waiting for it to develop into something more than a yoga class background music jam.
5:17 PM — It did not.
5:31 PM — Listened most of Alora Crucible from the lounge where they pipe down the music from that stage. Very relaxing, better way to experience it than the venue!
5:33 PM — Then sludge legends Kylesa reformed on the main stage. No second drummer sadly, but what a treat to see this band live again! Last time was at Graspop in 2011.
6:44 PM — Waiting for Faetooth to start. Their first European gig!
Dolphin Whisperer: love Faetooth, they got a new album on the horizon I believe
7:10 PM — Faetooth is decent but not amazing, the vocals are a bit one-note at least on stage. Some nice riffs and I wouldn’t have minded finishing the gig but my feet are too dead to settle for decent right now. At least we can still listen to them for a bit outside the venue.
9:20 PM — After a good big meal we went to the main stage for envy.
And it’s already entrancing just a few minutes in.9:31 PM — I am in love, this is the greatest thing I discovered today. The intense and concentrated emotion divided between melancholic post-rock and colossal outbursts of post-metal-hardcore is divine.
This is their 2003 album, tomorrow they will play a modern era set.Dolphin Whisperer: envy good
well WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME
Cherd of Doom: See, bands playing multiple themed sets is exactly why I’d love to go to Roadburn. The Inter Arma sets last year for instance
10:29 PM — Envy was my favorite show of the day easily. So intense, so emotional.
10:39 PM — Black Curse is apparently overrun, so instead we decided to wait for Concrete Winds. Dame Area was still playing in that venue, so we thought we’d check it out. We walked in and walked back out like Grandpa Simpson.
Dolphin Whisperer: CONCRETE WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINDS
11:30 PM — Concrete Winds sounds good for dense death metal but I am honestly too tired for death metal this dense.
12:42 AM — But I stuck it out! It was intense, but pretty cool. Sadly my phone died halfway through.
Day 2 (Friday, 18th of April)
12:49 PM — Heading in for the first performance on the bill today, a collab of Throwing Bricks and Ontaard. They’ve collaborated successfully before on record, but this is a new commissioned piece.
1:19 PM — It’s fucking awesome! 8 musicians on stage, massive sound, but the balance is great and it’s emotionally devastating.
The sound quality is also much better than most Engine Room performances.
Between the two bands you also have a lot of variety. Male and female vocals, synths, violin, two drummers. Gorgeous.1:49 PM — I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of ‘beautiful serene passage, suddenly interrupted by the most devastating wall of noise.’
2:54 PM — Midwife was very pretty, very demure, and very much not what I was looking for right now. Sort of a shoegaze, dreampop, slowcore thing that feels more appropriate for a summer sunset than a dark crowded hall and foot pain. Will check again later!
3:20 PM — Now for one of my most anticipated shows of the festival: Messa playing their new album The Spin in full!
3:41 PM — Their stage presence is a bit static, but the album and execution thereof are so good it’s easy to forgive.
Dolphin Whisperer: They don’t typically have a big stage presence from what I gather. They didn’t when I saw em in a small club
5:11 PM — After Messa we intended to see CHVE, the solo project of Colin [van Eeckhout] from Amenra. The line was pretty long, so we declined to join it. But it was all speed 0 soundscapes and were even boring when listening from the lounge.
Dolphin Whisperer: why go fast when you can go sloooooooooooooooooooooow
5:13 PM — But now it’s time for round 2 of envy! Loved em so much yesterday, we wanted seconds. Today is the modern set, including all of Eunoia, their 2024 album.
6:36 PM — Envy was once again beautiful and crushing.
6:39 PM — After envy we went to queue for 40 Watt Sun. Patrick Walker is doing a solo show in Paradox, the jazz club, and it’s bound to be jam-packed. Thankfully we got in! Now having another beer and waiting for the man to make us weep.
7:02 PM — Walker surveying the crowd: “That does not look comfortable.”
7:34 PM — Between songs this man is the funniest fucker alive, then he starts playing again and instantly it’s misty eyes and goosebumps. What a character, what a musician.
8:52 PM — Sometimes you gotta stop and smell the Korean fried chicken.
9:22 PM — Now waiting for Genital Shame.
10:20 PM — Genital Shame was decent, but couldn’t hold our attention. Also I was much too close to the speakers and the kick drums were overpowering the guitars. Caught a friend heading out and decided to follow her to Gnod Drop Out with White Hills.
11:04 PM — Gnod was very particular music for a very particular audience under a particularly large amount of drugs. Endlessly spooling 70’s space rock psychedelics. We didn’t stay long. Instead we opted for Thou, playing Umbilical on the main stage.
Dolphin Whisperer: THOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUU
11:19 PM
I always kind of skirted around Thou, but they put on a good show. Unforgivingly harsh and unstoppably heavy, with the biggest riffs I’ve heard today. I don’t feel the amount of heart I got from the best performances today, but it’s a fun and filthy way to end the day.Day 3 (Saturday, 19th of April)
1:54 PM — Scarfed down a fresh stroopwafel, brought my ebook for breaks and waits, and shuffled into the Terminal for Dødheimsgard!
They’re playing Black Medium Current front to back.
2:05 PM — It’s more of a sardine pressure vat than a sardine can in here.
2:11 PM — But the show is great! The big hall works for the expansive spacy black metal and the band is performing with fire
2:38 PM — We escaped the crowd to join a different one and check out Haatdrager, a project from students at the Metal Factory in Eindhoven. Claustrophobic electro-laden sludge. It’s fucking awesome!
2:44 PM — The vocalist is a very talented young woman. Throat ripping screams, but she also focuses on flow and rhythm in a more hip-hop fashion which gives the music an urban fusion flair akin to Backxwash and dälek.
Dolphin Whisperer: Like and subscribe
3:42 PM — We left for ice cream, then headed back to catch the off-kilter hardcore punk of Gillian Carter.
3:49 PM — Instrumentation is cool, sharp riffs with unexpected turns and skronks. Vocals are very one-note though. Will try to get into Grey Aura instead.
3:52 PM — Samantha compared the vocals [of Gillian Carter] to Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit sinking into the Dip and it is 100% accurate.
4:29 PM — Grey Aura was worse though. Embarrassing vocals honestly. Yelling like he wanted the kids to get off his lawn.
Tyme: Boooo! Too bad. I dig Grey Aura.
Dolphin Whisperer: That’s really sad to hear :(
5:09 PM — We grabbed a drink and intended to get in line for Uniform. And so we did, but the Terminal filled to capacity before we got there. Not willing to face another sardine pressure vat, we went with plan B: a collaboration between Sumac and Moor Mother. Now waiting for that while giving our feet a rest on the main stage steps.
Tyme: Sumac?? Hmmmmmm. Interesting
Dolphin Whisperer: Sumac + Moor Mother sounds the kinda collab that is so high art it may be impossible to sniff it. Hope it’s enjoyable
You’re not far off. It doesn’t feel like they managed to glue freeform activist hiphop and sludge doom together cohesively. More like switching between the Moor Mother bits with heavy guitars, then Sumac bits where they play actual riffs.
6:23 PM — We left to see Coilguns instead. That turned out to be the right decision. Frantic hardcore punk with ketamine energy and acidic left field swerves; it’s not always sane but it’s highly entertaining!
6:25 PM — The vocalist is especially all over the place, pulling himself across the stage by the afro and using 5 different styles and inflections in the same song
6:29 PM — Also met one of our Discord users, inkster.
Dolphin Whisperer: inky is very social + nice
She was! We left before the end because it was a long set and our feet are so fucked, but Sammy and I had fun watching Coilguns with her for a bit
8:52 PM — Caught a couple songs from Denisa after dinner. A sort of raw post-punk meets Emma Ruth Rundle from Indonesia. Not extraordinary, but solid, sung and played with heart.
9:38 PM — Also a few songs from Doodseskader’s set. First saw them opening for Alcest, and their stark, raw nu-sludge, with intense visuals synced to the music, hasn’t lost its potency.
9:43 PM — Altın Gün is a big change of pace, though. They play a mixture of psychedelic rock and Turkish traditional music. It’s very danceable, but for me it lacks a little oomph, a bit of grit.
11:21 PM — Bidding the day goodnight with Chat Pile. They play their music well, but I was hoping that’d be enough to make me enjoy their music more, and it isn’t. Still, it’s an effective, brusque brand of spasmodic aggression. The frontman pacing back and forth barefoot in shorts like he’s in the Ministry of Funny Walks is quite the choice.
11:38 PM — Okay, “Why” was a hoot, fair is fair
Tyme: Still sounds like you’re having a blast tho!
I gotta admit it, that was a pretty fucking fun show yeah
Day 4 (Sunday, April 20th)
10:04 AM — Mild hangover. Went to the local metal dive bar last night with some of our festival pals. Partied til 3:30 am. I am getting too old for this shit. Except fuck that, it was a ton of fun and I’ll fucking do it again!
2:01 PM — Dragged my husk to the Terminal to see Vuur & Zijde play Boezem, which I gave a very positive review a few months ago. Curious to see how it plays on stage!
2:53 PM — Though the music was performed perfectly well, a giant industrial hall is probably not the ideal venue for Vuur & Zijde. I think they’d do better in a more intimate setting. But some minor sound issues aside, it was a pretty good show overall.
2:56 PM — Halfway through we decided to move to the smaller Hall of Fame to check out Bacht’n de Vulle Moane, a band that’s only a year old and supposedly plays some intense black metal festuring analog electronics.
3:05 PM — “Good evening Roadburn!” Dude it’s 3 pm.
3:14 PM — This sounds less like black metal with electronics and more like someone yelling over muddy hardstyle.
3:26 PM — It didn’t annoy me, but it did bore me. I didn’t come here for techno.
Dolphin Whisperer: Every time is the evening if you’re playing black metal
That’s great, maybe they should have tried that instead of playing techno haha
4:01 PM — Just watched an animated short movie called The Hunter made by Costin Chioreanu. Quite cool, though the plot was lost on me. Pretty imagery though!
4:32 PM — Frente Abierto plays flamenco, but a dark and heavy variation thereof. Interesting, but not really to my tastes.
6:11 PM — Michael Gira’s set with Kristof Hahn (both from Swans) was an exercise in patience. Slow droning soundscapes, eventually joined by slow droning vocals. At some point I could no longer stand the slow droning.
6:13 PM — Turns out Sumac has quite a lot of slow droning soundscapes as well. I don’t need to like everything Roadburn has to offer, but gee golly, I hope I’ll enjoy at least one thing more than Vuur & Zijde today.
7:37 PM — With a belly full of noodles we plowed on back to the Terminal to catch a slice of Big|Brave. More slow droning soundscapes, but the vocals help give it a slightly better sense of progression. Still, when the song devolves into crash cymbal taps and nothing else for a few minutes, I do get a bit restless.
7:41 PM — When the buildup is more noticeable the music is much more enjoyable, thankfully, and the vocals are powerful.
7:48 PM — All in all a good performance that requires a bit more patience than my exhaustion has left me with.
9:03 PM — Bo Ningen, heavy psych rock from Japan, is a lot of fun and the first thing with this much energy today. Quite diverse, exploring different moods and textures.
9:25 PM — They manage both heartfelt space-outs and extended high-octane jams. Exciting show and excellent musicians!
9:35 PM — “This will be our last song!”
They still had 15 minutes.
They still went over time.10:58 PM — Closing out the festival for us is Haunted Plasma. The glitzy darkwave with an edge reminds me of that scene in Blade with the vampire nightclub. The woman on the mic has a sweet spectral presence. A bit one-note, but otherwise very enjoyable and a worthy festival finale.
Even though the line-up was a bit frontloaded this year, it still resulted in some of the most hardest-hitting and affecting live music I’ve yet experienced, even from bands I’d never heard of in the first place. Both envy shows and the Throwing Bricks collaboration with Ontaard were the stuff of legends, and this kind of discovery is what makes Roadburn such a joy to return to, year after year. And it’s all the sweeter having a great group of friends to experience it with, as my partner and I attended few shows without at least one other friend by our side. So dear reader… same time next year?
#40WattSun #Alcest #AloraCrucible #AltınGün #Amenra #BachtNDeVulleMoane #Backxwash #BigBrave #BlogPost #BlogPosts #BoNingen #ChatPile #CHVE #Coilguns #ConcreteWinds #Dälek #DameArea #Denisa #Dödheimsgard #Doodseskader #EmmaRuthRundle #Envy #Faetooth #FrenteAbierto #GenitalShame #GillianCarter #Glassing #Gnod #GreyAura #Haatdrager #HauntedPlasma #InterArma #Kylesa #Messa #Midwife #MoorMother #Ontaard #OranssiPazuzu #Sumac #Swans #Thou #ThrowingBricks #Uniform #VuurZijde #WhiteHills
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GardensTale Goes to Roadburn 2025
By GardensTale
The story of Easter, detailing the gruesome death and supernatural resurrection of a cult leader, is pretty fucking metal, all things considered. So it’s fitting that the cream of the crop among underground heavy music festivals, Roadburn, coincides with the religious holiday this year. Not that it makes much difference to me, my partner, or the slew of friends we drag across the Tilburg city centre to enjoy some of the heaviest, strangest, and most envelope-pushing music that music has to offer. We’d murder our feet and livers for this fest any time of the year.
For the last few editions, Roadburn has spread its venues over several locations within a few hundred-meter radius. The 013 is the main venue, hosting the large Main stage with its signature staircase (a brilliant way to rest your feet while watching a show!) and the smaller NEXT. A 5-10 minute walk away, depending on your state of mind and soundness of body, is the old industrial hall known as Koepelhal, split for the occasion into the larger Terminal and smaller Engine Room. Attached is the diminutive Hall of Fame, where the smallest artists get to do their thing, with the ever-popular skate park next door regularly hosting secret shows, which are often announced only a few hours beforehand. Finally, the local jazz club Paradox is the place to be for the more unconventional material, which is saying something in this place.
What follows is a cleaned-up live thread I tapped out in hasty bursts between and during sets, my word-vomit witnessed in real time by my colleagues who gave frequent and often unhelpful commentary. Where applicable, I saw fit to include their remarks and any response I had to their tomfoolery. I can not promise this will result in a sane article, but I hope it can sketch a glimpse of what the greatest festival in the world is like.
Day 1 (Thursday, 17th of April)
2:51 PM — As usual, the larger sizes of the merch sell out lightning fast, and so I walk away with a single patch and disappointment. Let’s hope Glassing can obliterate the letdown.
Cherd of Doom: Surely they restock merch through the festival?
HAHAHA no
Everyone knows merch goes fast so everyone goes to merch first so merch goes fast
And they always underproduce the large sizessentynel: You’d think if the merch consistently sold out really quickly they might print more next time
3:12 PM — Yep, Glassing is fucking killing it. Pushing an almost Spartan setup to its limit. The drummer is just bonkers!
4:11 PM — Listening to Oranssi Pazuzu outside the main stage because we could no longer get inside. It sounds impressively oppressive. Wish we could have seen more of it, but I would not have wanted to miss Glassing. Choices choices.
4:24 PM — The electronics and psychedelics of Oranssi Pazuzu are really cool. I should have paid more attention to this band.
4:48 PM — Slowing things down a bit with Toby Driver’s new age project Alora Crucible. It’s pretty enough, but 10 minutes in, I am still waiting for it to develop into something more than a yoga class background music jam.
5:17 PM — It did not.
5:31 PM — Listened most of Alora Crucible from the lounge where they pipe down the music from that stage. Very relaxing, better way to experience it than the venue!
5:33 PM — Then sludge legends Kylesa reformed on the main stage. No second drummer sadly, but what a treat to see this band live again! Last time was at Graspop in 2011.
6:44 PM — Waiting for Faetooth to start. Their first European gig!
Dolphin Whisperer: love Faetooth, they got a new album on the horizon I believe
7:10 PM — Faetooth is decent but not amazing, the vocals are a bit one-note at least on stage. Some nice riffs and I wouldn’t have minded finishing the gig but my feet are too dead to settle for decent right now. At least we can still listen to them for a bit outside the venue.
9:20 PM — After a good big meal we went to the main stage for envy.
And it’s already entrancing just a few minutes in.9:31 PM — I am in love, this is the greatest thing I discovered today. The intense and concentrated emotion divided between melancholic post-rock and colossal outbursts of post-metal-hardcore is divine.
This is their 2003 album, tomorrow they will play a modern era set.Dolphin Whisperer: envy good
well WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME
Cherd of Doom: See, bands playing multiple themed sets is exactly why I’d love to go to Roadburn. The Inter Arma sets last year for instance
10:29 PM — Envy was my favorite show of the day easily. So intense, so emotional.
10:39 PM — Black Curse is apparently overrun, so instead we decided to wait for Concrete Winds. Dame Area was still playing in that venue, so we thought we’d check it out. We walked in and walked back out like Grandpa Simpson.
Dolphin Whisperer: CONCRETE WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINDS
11:30 PM — Concrete Winds sounds good for dense death metal but I am honestly too tired for death metal this dense.
12:42 AM — But I stuck it out! It was intense, but pretty cool. Sadly my phone died halfway through.
Day 2 (Friday, 18th of April)
12:49 PM — Heading in for the first performance on the bill today, a collab of Throwing Bricks and Ontaard. They’ve collaborated successfully before on record, but this is a new commissioned piece.
1:19 PM — It’s fucking awesome! 8 musicians on stage, massive sound, but the balance is great and it’s emotionally devastating.
The sound quality is also much better than most Engine Room performances.
Between the two bands you also have a lot of variety. Male and female vocals, synths, violin, two drummers. Gorgeous.1:49 PM — I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of ‘beautiful serene passage, suddenly interrupted by the most devastating wall of noise.’
2:54 PM — Midwife was very pretty, very demure, and very much not what I was looking for right now. Sort of a shoegaze, dreampop, slowcore thing that feels more appropriate for a summer sunset than a dark crowded hall and foot pain. Will check again later!
3:20 PM — Now for one of my most anticipated shows of the festival: Messa playing their new album The Spin in full!
3:41 PM — Their stage presence is a bit static, but the album and execution thereof are so good it’s easy to forgive.
Dolphin Whisperer: They don’t typically have a big stage presence from what I gather. They didn’t when I saw em in a small club
5:11 PM — After Messa we intended to see CHVE, the solo project of Colin [van Eeckhout] from Amenra. The line was pretty long, so we declined to join it. But it was all speed 0 soundscapes and were even boring when listening from the lounge.
Dolphin Whisperer: why go fast when you can go sloooooooooooooooooooooow
5:13 PM — But now it’s time for round 2 of envy! Loved em so much yesterday, we wanted seconds. Today is the modern set, including all of Eunoia, their 2024 album.
6:36 PM — Envy was once again beautiful and crushing.
6:39 PM — After envy we went to queue for 40 Watt Sun. Patrick Walker is doing a solo show in Paradox, the jazz club, and it’s bound to be jam-packed. Thankfully we got in! Now having another beer and waiting for the man to make us weep.
7:02 PM — Walker surveying the crowd: “That does not look comfortable.”
7:34 PM — Between songs this man is the funniest fucker alive, then he starts playing again and instantly it’s misty eyes and goosebumps. What a character, what a musician.
8:52 PM — Sometimes you gotta stop and smell the Korean fried chicken.
9:22 PM — Now waiting for Genital Shame.
10:20 PM — Genital Shame was decent, but couldn’t hold our attention. Also I was much too close to the speakers and the kick drums were overpowering the guitars. Caught a friend heading out and decided to follow her to Gnod Drop Out with White Hills.
11:04 PM — Gnod was very particular music for a very particular audience under a particularly large amount of drugs. Endlessly spooling 70’s space rock psychedelics. We didn’t stay long. Instead we opted for Thou, playing Umbilical on the main stage.
Dolphin Whisperer: THOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUU
11:19 PM
I always kind of skirted around Thou, but they put on a good show. Unforgivingly harsh and unstoppably heavy, with the biggest riffs I’ve heard today. I don’t feel the amount of heart I got from the best performances today, but it’s a fun and filthy way to end the day.Day 3 (Saturday, 19th of April)
1:54 PM — Scarfed down a fresh stroopwafel, brought my ebook for breaks and waits, and shuffled into the Terminal for Dødheimsgard!
They’re playing Black Medium Current front to back.
2:05 PM — It’s more of a sardine pressure vat than a sardine can in here.
2:11 PM — But the show is great! The big hall works for the expansive spacy black metal and the band is performing with fire
2:38 PM — We escaped the crowd to join a different one and check out Haatdrager, a project from students at the Metal Factory in Eindhoven. Claustrophobic electro-laden sludge. It’s fucking awesome!
2:44 PM — The vocalist is a very talented young woman. Throat ripping screams, but she also focuses on flow and rhythm in a more hip-hop fashion which gives the music an urban fusion flair akin to Backxwash and dälek.
Dolphin Whisperer: Like and subscribe
3:42 PM — We left for ice cream, then headed back to catch the off-kilter hardcore punk of Gillian Carter.
3:49 PM — Instrumentation is cool, sharp riffs with unexpected turns and skronks. Vocals are very one-note though. Will try to get into Grey Aura instead.
3:52 PM — Samantha compared the vocals [of Gillian Carter] to Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit sinking into the Dip and it is 100% accurate.
4:29 PM — Grey Aura was worse though. Embarrassing vocals honestly. Yelling like he wanted the kids to get off his lawn.
Tyme: Boooo! Too bad. I dig Grey Aura.
Dolphin Whisperer: That’s really sad to hear :(
5:09 PM — We grabbed a drink and intended to get in line for Uniform. And so we did, but the Terminal filled to capacity before we got there. Not willing to face another sardine pressure vat, we went with plan B: a collaboration between Sumac and Moor Mother. Now waiting for that while giving our feet a rest on the main stage steps.
Tyme: Sumac?? Hmmmmmm. Interesting
Dolphin Whisperer: Sumac + Moor Mother sounds the kinda collab that is so high art it may be impossible to sniff it. Hope it’s enjoyable
You’re not far off. It doesn’t feel like they managed to glue freeform activist hiphop and sludge doom together cohesively. More like switching between the Moor Mother bits with heavy guitars, then Sumac bits where they play actual riffs.
6:23 PM — We left to see Coilguns instead. That turned out to be the right decision. Frantic hardcore punk with ketamine energy and acidic left field swerves; it’s not always sane but it’s highly entertaining!
6:25 PM — The vocalist is especially all over the place, pulling himself across the stage by the afro and using 5 different styles and inflections in the same song
6:29 PM — Also met one of our Discord users, inkster.
Dolphin Whisperer: inky is very social + nice
She was! We left before the end because it was a long set and our feet are so fucked, but Sammy and I had fun watching Coilguns with her for a bit
8:52 PM — Caught a couple songs from Denisa after dinner. A sort of raw post-punk meets Emma Ruth Rundle from Indonesia. Not extraordinary, but solid, sung and played with heart.
9:38 PM — Also a few songs from Doodseskader’s set. First saw them opening for Alcest, and their stark, raw nu-sludge, with intense visuals synced to the music, hasn’t lost its potency.
9:43 PM — Altın Gün is a big change of pace, though. They play a mixture of psychedelic rock and Turkish traditional music. It’s very danceable, but for me it lacks a little oomph, a bit of grit.
11:21 PM — Bidding the day goodnight with Chat Pile. They play their music well, but I was hoping that’d be enough to make me enjoy their music more, and it isn’t. Still, it’s an effective, brusque brand of spasmodic aggression. The frontman pacing back and forth barefoot in shorts like he’s in the Ministry of Funny Walks is quite the choice.
11:38 PM — Okay, “Why” was a hoot, fair is fair
Tyme: Still sounds like you’re having a blast tho!
I gotta admit it, that was a pretty fucking fun show yeah
Day 4 (Sunday, April 20th)
10:04 AM — Mild hangover. Went to the local metal dive bar last night with some of our festival pals. Partied til 3:30 am. I am getting too old for this shit. Except fuck that, it was a ton of fun and I’ll fucking do it again!
2:01 PM — Dragged my husk to the Terminal to see Vuur & Zijde play Boezem, which I gave a very positive review a few months ago. Curious to see how it plays on stage!
2:53 PM — Though the music was performed perfectly well, a giant industrial hall is probably not the ideal venue for Vuur & Zijde. I think they’d do better in a more intimate setting. But some minor sound issues aside, it was a pretty good show overall.
2:56 PM — Halfway through we decided to move to the smaller Hall of Fame to check out Bacht’n de Vulle Moane, a band that’s only a year old and supposedly plays some intense black metal festuring analog electronics.
3:05 PM — “Good evening Roadburn!” Dude it’s 3 pm.
3:14 PM — This sounds less like black metal with electronics and more like someone yelling over muddy hardstyle.
3:26 PM — It didn’t annoy me, but it did bore me. I didn’t come here for techno.
Dolphin Whisperer: Every time is the evening if you’re playing black metal
That’s great, maybe they should have tried that instead of playing techno haha
4:01 PM — Just watched an animated short movie called The Hunter made by Costin Chioreanu. Quite cool, though the plot was lost on me. Pretty imagery though!
4:32 PM — Frente Abierto plays flamenco, but a dark and heavy variation thereof. Interesting, but not really to my tastes.
6:11 PM — Michael Gira’s set with Kristof Hahn (both from Swans) was an exercise in patience. Slow droning soundscapes, eventually joined by slow droning vocals. At some point I could no longer stand the slow droning.
6:13 PM — Turns out Sumac has quite a lot of slow droning soundscapes as well. I don’t need to like everything Roadburn has to offer, but gee golly, I hope I’ll enjoy at least one thing more than Vuur & Zijde today.
7:37 PM — With a belly full of noodles we plowed on back to the Terminal to catch a slice of Big|Brave. More slow droning soundscapes, but the vocals help give it a slightly better sense of progression. Still, when the song devolves into crash cymbal taps and nothing else for a few minutes, I do get a bit restless.
7:41 PM — When the buildup is more noticeable the music is much more enjoyable, thankfully, and the vocals are powerful.
7:48 PM — All in all a good performance that requires a bit more patience than my exhaustion has left me with.
9:03 PM — Bo Ningen, heavy psych rock from Japan, is a lot of fun and the first thing with this much energy today. Quite diverse, exploring different moods and textures.
9:25 PM — They manage both heartfelt space-outs and extended high-octane jams. Exciting show and excellent musicians!
9:35 PM — “This will be our last song!”
They still had 15 minutes.
They still went over time.10:58 PM — Closing out the festival for us is Haunted Plasma. The glitzy darkwave with an edge reminds me of that scene in Blade with the vampire nightclub. The woman on the mic has a sweet spectral presence. A bit one-note, but otherwise very enjoyable and a worthy festival finale.
Even though the line-up was a bit frontloaded this year, it still resulted in some of the most hardest-hitting and affecting live music I’ve yet experienced, even from bands I’d never heard of in the first place. Both envy shows and the Throwing Bricks collaboration with Ontaard were the stuff of legends, and this kind of discovery is what makes Roadburn such a joy to return to, year after year. And it’s all the sweeter having a great group of friends to experience it with, as my partner and I attended few shows without at least one other friend by our side. So dear reader… same time next year?
#40WattSun #Alcest #AloraCrucible #AltınGün #Amenra #BachtNDeVulleMoane #Backxwash #BigBrave #BlogPost #BlogPosts #BoNingen #ChatPile #CHVE #Coilguns #ConcreteWinds #Dälek #DameArea #Denisa #Dödheimsgard #Doodseskader #EmmaRuthRundle #Envy #Faetooth #FrenteAbierto #GenitalShame #GillianCarter #Glassing #Gnod #GreyAura #Haatdrager #HauntedPlasma #InterArma #Kylesa #Messa #Midwife #MoorMother #Ontaard #OranssiPazuzu #Sumac #Swans #Thou #ThrowingBricks #Uniform #VuurZijde #WhiteHills
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GardensTale Goes to Roadburn 2025
By GardensTale
The story of Easter, detailing the gruesome death and supernatural resurrection of a cult leader, is pretty fucking metal, all things considered. So it’s fitting that the cream of the crop among underground heavy music festivals, Roadburn, coincides with the religious holiday this year. Not that it makes much difference to me, my partner, or the slew of friends we drag across the Tilburg city centre to enjoy some of the heaviest, strangest, and most envelope-pushing music that music has to offer. We’d murder our feet and livers for this fest any time of the year.
For the last few editions, Roadburn has spread its venues over several locations within a few hundred-meter radius. The 013 is the main venue, hosting the large Main stage with its signature staircase (a brilliant way to rest your feet while watching a show!) and the smaller NEXT. A 5-10 minute walk away, depending on your state of mind and soundness of body, is the old industrial hall known as Koepelhal, split for the occasion into the larger Terminal and smaller Engine Room. Attached is the diminutive Hall of Fame, where the smallest artists get to do their thing, with the ever-popular skate park next door regularly hosting secret shows, which are often announced only a few hours beforehand. Finally, the local jazz club Paradox is the place to be for the more unconventional material, which is saying something in this place.
What follows is a cleaned-up live thread I tapped out in hasty bursts between and during sets, my word-vomit witnessed in real time by my colleagues who gave frequent and often unhelpful commentary. Where applicable, I saw fit to include their remarks and any response I had to their tomfoolery. I can not promise this will result in a sane article, but I hope it can sketch a glimpse of what the greatest festival in the world is like.
Day 1 (Thursday, 17th of April)
2:51 PM — As usual, the larger sizes of the merch sell out lightning fast, and so I walk away with a single patch and disappointment. Let’s hope Glassing can obliterate the letdown.
Cherd of Doom: Surely they restock merch through the festival?
HAHAHA no
Everyone knows merch goes fast so everyone goes to merch first so merch goes fast
And they always underproduce the large sizessentynel: You’d think if the merch consistently sold out really quickly they might print more next time
3:12 PM — Yep, Glassing is fucking killing it. Pushing an almost Spartan setup to its limit. The drummer is just bonkers!
4:11 PM — Listening to Oranssi Pazuzu outside the main stage because we could no longer get inside. It sounds impressively oppressive. Wish we could have seen more of it, but I would not have wanted to miss Glassing. Choices choices.
4:24 PM — The electronics and psychedelics of Oranssi Pazuzu are really cool. I should have paid more attention to this band.
4:48 PM — Slowing things down a bit with Toby Driver’s new age project Alora Crucible. It’s pretty enough, but 10 minutes in, I am still waiting for it to develop into something more than a yoga class background music jam.
5:17 PM — It did not.
5:31 PM — Listened most of Alora Crucible from the lounge where they pipe down the music from that stage. Very relaxing, better way to experience it than the venue!
5:33 PM — Then sludge legends Kylesa reformed on the main stage. No second drummer sadly, but what a treat to see this band live again! Last time was at Graspop in 2011.
6:44 PM — Waiting for Faetooth to start. Their first European gig!
Dolphin Whisperer: love Faetooth, they got a new album on the horizon I believe
7:10 PM — Faetooth is decent but not amazing, the vocals are a bit one-note at least on stage. Some nice riffs and I wouldn’t have minded finishing the gig but my feet are too dead to settle for decent right now. At least we can still listen to them for a bit outside the venue.
9:20 PM — After a good big meal we went to the main stage for envy.
And it’s already entrancing just a few minutes in.9:31 PM — I am in love, this is the greatest thing I discovered today. The intense and concentrated emotion divided between melancholic post-rock and colossal outbursts of post-metal-hardcore is divine.
This is their 2003 album, tomorrow they will play a modern era set.Dolphin Whisperer: envy good
well WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME
Cherd of Doom: See, bands playing multiple themed sets is exactly why I’d love to go to Roadburn. The Inter Arma sets last year for instance
10:29 PM — Envy was my favorite show of the day easily. So intense, so emotional.
10:39 PM — Black Curse is apparently overrun, so instead we decided to wait for Concrete Winds. Dame Area was still playing in that venue, so we thought we’d check it out. We walked in and walked back out like Grandpa Simpson.
Dolphin Whisperer: CONCRETE WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINDS
11:30 PM — Concrete Winds sounds good for dense death metal but I am honestly too tired for death metal this dense.
12:42 AM — But I stuck it out! It was intense, but pretty cool. Sadly my phone died halfway through.
Day 2 (Friday, 18th of April)
12:49 PM — Heading in for the first performance on the bill today, a collab of Throwing Bricks and Ontaard. They’ve collaborated successfully before on record, but this is a new commissioned piece.
1:19 PM — It’s fucking awesome! 8 musicians on stage, massive sound, but the balance is great and it’s emotionally devastating.
The sound quality is also much better than most Engine Room performances.
Between the two bands you also have a lot of variety. Male and female vocals, synths, violin, two drummers. Gorgeous.1:49 PM — I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of ‘beautiful serene passage, suddenly interrupted by the most devastating wall of noise.’
2:54 PM — Midwife was very pretty, very demure, and very much not what I was looking for right now. Sort of a shoegaze, dreampop, slowcore thing that feels more appropriate for a summer sunset than a dark crowded hall and foot pain. Will check again later!
3:20 PM — Now for one of my most anticipated shows of the festival: Messa playing their new album The Spin in full!
3:41 PM — Their stage presence is a bit static, but the album and execution thereof are so good it’s easy to forgive.
Dolphin Whisperer: They don’t typically have a big stage presence from what I gather. They didn’t when I saw em in a small club
5:11 PM — After Messa we intended to see CHVE, the solo project of Colin [van Eeckhout] from Amenra. The line was pretty long, so we declined to join it. But it was all speed 0 soundscapes and were even boring when listening from the lounge.
Dolphin Whisperer: why go fast when you can go sloooooooooooooooooooooow
5:13 PM — But now it’s time for round 2 of envy! Loved em so much yesterday, we wanted seconds. Today is the modern set, including all of Eunoia, their 2024 album.
6:36 PM — Envy was once again beautiful and crushing.
6:39 PM — After envy we went to queue for 40 Watt Sun. Patrick Walker is doing a solo show in Paradox, the jazz club, and it’s bound to be jam-packed. Thankfully we got in! Now having another beer and waiting for the man to make us weep.
7:02 PM — Walker surveying the crowd: “That does not look comfortable.”
7:34 PM — Between songs this man is the funniest fucker alive, then he starts playing again and instantly it’s misty eyes and goosebumps. What a character, what a musician.
8:52 PM — Sometimes you gotta stop and smell the Korean fried chicken.
9:22 PM — Now waiting for Genital Shame.
10:20 PM — Genital Shame was decent, but couldn’t hold our attention. Also I was much too close to the speakers and the kick drums were overpowering the guitars. Caught a friend heading out and decided to follow her to Gnod Drop Out with White Hills.
11:04 PM — Gnod was very particular music for a very particular audience under a particularly large amount of drugs. Endlessly spooling 70’s space rock psychedelics. We didn’t stay long. Instead we opted for Thou, playing Umbilical on the main stage.
Dolphin Whisperer: THOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUU
11:19 PM
I always kind of skirted around Thou, but they put on a good show. Unforgivingly harsh and unstoppably heavy, with the biggest riffs I’ve heard today. I don’t feel the amount of heart I got from the best performances today, but it’s a fun and filthy way to end the day.Day 3 (Saturday, 19th of April)
1:54 PM — Scarfed down a fresh stroopwafel, brought my ebook for breaks and waits, and shuffled into the Terminal for Dødheimsgard!
They’re playing Black Medium Current front to back.
2:05 PM — It’s more of a sardine pressure vat than a sardine can in here.
2:11 PM — But the show is great! The big hall works for the expansive spacy black metal and the band is performing with fire
2:38 PM — We escaped the crowd to join a different one and check out Haatdrager, a project from students at the Metal Factory in Eindhoven. Claustrophobic electro-laden sludge. It’s fucking awesome!
2:44 PM — The vocalist is a very talented young woman. Throat ripping screams, but she also focuses on flow and rhythm in a more hip-hop fashion which gives the music an urban fusion flair akin to Backxwash and dälek.
Dolphin Whisperer: Like and subscribe
3:42 PM — We left for ice cream, then headed back to catch the off-kilter hardcore punk of Gillian Carter.
3:49 PM — Instrumentation is cool, sharp riffs with unexpected turns and skronks. Vocals are very one-note though. Will try to get into Grey Aura instead.
3:52 PM — Samantha compared the vocals [of Gillian Carter] to Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit sinking into the Dip and it is 100% accurate.
4:29 PM — Grey Aura was worse though. Embarrassing vocals honestly. Yelling like he wanted the kids to get off his lawn.
Tyme: Boooo! Too bad. I dig Grey Aura.
Dolphin Whisperer: That’s really sad to hear :(
5:09 PM — We grabbed a drink and intended to get in line for Uniform. And so we did, but the Terminal filled to capacity before we got there. Not willing to face another sardine pressure vat, we went with plan B: a collaboration between Sumac and Moor Mother. Now waiting for that while giving our feet a rest on the main stage steps.
Tyme: Sumac?? Hmmmmmm. Interesting
Dolphin Whisperer: Sumac + Moor Mother sounds the kinda collab that is so high art it may be impossible to sniff it. Hope it’s enjoyable
You’re not far off. It doesn’t feel like they managed to glue freeform activist hiphop and sludge doom together cohesively. More like switching between the Moor Mother bits with heavy guitars, then Sumac bits where they play actual riffs.
6:23 PM — We left to see Coilguns instead. That turned out to be the right decision. Frantic hardcore punk with ketamine energy and acidic left field swerves; it’s not always sane but it’s highly entertaining!
6:25 PM — The vocalist is especially all over the place, pulling himself across the stage by the afro and using 5 different styles and inflections in the same song
6:29 PM — Also met one of our Discord users, inkster.
Dolphin Whisperer: inky is very social + nice
She was! We left before the end because it was a long set and our feet are so fucked, but Sammy and I had fun watching Coilguns with her for a bit
8:52 PM — Caught a couple songs from Denisa after dinner. A sort of raw post-punk meets Emma Ruth Rundle from Indonesia. Not extraordinary, but solid, sung and played with heart.
9:38 PM — Also a few songs from Doodseskader’s set. First saw them opening for Alcest, and their stark, raw nu-sludge, with intense visuals synced to the music, hasn’t lost its potency.
9:43 PM — Altın Gün is a big change of pace, though. They play a mixture of psychedelic rock and Turkish traditional music. It’s very danceable, but for me it lacks a little oomph, a bit of grit.
11:21 PM — Bidding the day goodnight with Chat Pile. They play their music well, but I was hoping that’d be enough to make me enjoy their music more, and it isn’t. Still, it’s an effective, brusque brand of spasmodic aggression. The frontman pacing back and forth barefoot in shorts like he’s in the Ministry of Funny Walks is quite the choice.
11:38 PM — Okay, “Why” was a hoot, fair is fair
Tyme: Still sounds like you’re having a blast tho!
I gotta admit it, that was a pretty fucking fun show yeah
Day 4 (Sunday, April 20th)
10:04 AM — Mild hangover. Went to the local metal dive bar last night with some of our festival pals. Partied til 3:30 am. I am getting too old for this shit. Except fuck that, it was a ton of fun and I’ll fucking do it again!
2:01 PM — Dragged my husk to the Terminal to see Vuur & Zijde play Boezem, which I gave a very positive review a few months ago. Curious to see how it plays on stage!
2:53 PM — Though the music was performed perfectly well, a giant industrial hall is probably not the ideal venue for Vuur & Zijde. I think they’d do better in a more intimate setting. But some minor sound issues aside, it was a pretty good show overall.
2:56 PM — Halfway through we decided to move to the smaller Hall of Fame to check out Bacht’n de Vulle Moane, a band that’s only a year old and supposedly plays some intense black metal festuring analog electronics.
3:05 PM — “Good evening Roadburn!” Dude it’s 3 pm.
3:14 PM — This sounds less like black metal with electronics and more like someone yelling over muddy hardstyle.
3:26 PM — It didn’t annoy me, but it did bore me. I didn’t come here for techno.
Dolphin Whisperer: Every time is the evening if you’re playing black metal
That’s great, maybe they should have tried that instead of playing techno haha
4:01 PM — Just watched an animated short movie called The Hunter made by Costin Chioreanu. Quite cool, though the plot was lost on me. Pretty imagery though!
4:32 PM — Frente Abierto plays flamenco, but a dark and heavy variation thereof. Interesting, but not really to my tastes.
6:11 PM — Michael Gira’s set with Kristof Hahn (both from Swans) was an exercise in patience. Slow droning soundscapes, eventually joined by slow droning vocals. At some point I could no longer stand the slow droning.
6:13 PM — Turns out Sumac has quite a lot of slow droning soundscapes as well. I don’t need to like everything Roadburn has to offer, but gee golly, I hope I’ll enjoy at least one thing more than Vuur & Zijde today.
7:37 PM — With a belly full of noodles we plowed on back to the Terminal to catch a slice of Big|Brave. More slow droning soundscapes, but the vocals help give it a slightly better sense of progression. Still, when the song devolves into crash cymbal taps and nothing else for a few minutes, I do get a bit restless.
7:41 PM — When the buildup is more noticeable the music is much more enjoyable, thankfully, and the vocals are powerful.
7:48 PM — All in all a good performance that requires a bit more patience than my exhaustion has left me with.
9:03 PM — Bo Ningen, heavy psych rock from Japan, is a lot of fun and the first thing with this much energy today. Quite diverse, exploring different moods and textures.
9:25 PM — They manage both heartfelt space-outs and extended high-octane jams. Exciting show and excellent musicians!
9:35 PM — “This will be our last song!”
They still had 15 minutes.
They still went over time.10:58 PM — Closing out the festival for us is Haunted Plasma. The glitzy darkwave with an edge reminds me of that scene in Blade with the vampire nightclub. The woman on the mic has a sweet spectral presence. A bit one-note, but otherwise very enjoyable and a worthy festival finale.
Even though the line-up was a bit frontloaded this year, it still resulted in some of the most hardest-hitting and affecting live music I’ve yet experienced, even from bands I’d never heard of in the first place. Both envy shows and the Throwing Bricks collaboration with Ontaard were the stuff of legends, and this kind of discovery is what makes Roadburn such a joy to return to, year after year. And it’s all the sweeter having a great group of friends to experience it with, as my partner and I attended few shows without at least one other friend by our side. So dear reader… same time next year?
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