Events this week: Music, books and comedy
There is plenty to do in the Triangle this week!
Monday
Open Mic Mondays (North Street Beer Station, 521 West North Street, Raleigh) - Relax and enjoy beer at this open mic night.
Smarty Pants Trivia Night (Ponysaurus Brewing, 219 Hood St., Durham) - Test your knowledge of the useless information you learned watching Jeopardy, binge-watching Netflix and studying for high school geography.
Tuesday
Carolina Hurricanes All-Star Chef Series (PNC Arena, 1400 Edwards Mill Rd., Raleigh) - The Canes are teaming up with Social House Vodka to host a series of dinners featuring area chefs. The lineup includes Matthew Register of Southern Smoke BBQ, Garland and Eric Montagne of Locals Seafood Market & Oyster Bar.
Game Night at Ponysaurus Brewing Co. (Ponysaurus Brewing Co., 219 Hood St., Durham) - Dig up that beat-up old box of Monopoly, grab a deck of cards and go to the taproom for a night of beer-drinking and game-playing.
Bulltown Comedy Series (Fullsteam Brewery, 726 Rigsbee Ave., Durham) - Three comedians from Bulltown Comedy Series take over the Fullsteam stage.
Wednesday
The Alan Parsons Live Project (Durham Performing Arts Center, 123 Vivian St., Durham) - Alan Parsons, who has been nominated for 11 Grammys, brings The Alan Parsons Project to Durham. The group’s core membership consisted of Parsons and Eric Woolfson.
I'm With Her: Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz & Aoife O'Donovan (Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts - Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, 2 E. South St., Raleigh) – This band is rooted in a rare alchemy: three celebrated songwriters coming together to create music that reveals entirely new possibilities.
Peter Lamb & the Wolves (Humble Pie, 317 S. Harrington St., Raleigh) – This is a free show in downtown Raleigh.
Thursday
The Piano Guys (Durham Performing Arts Center, 123 Vivian St., Durham) - Hailing from Utah, The Piano Guys became an Internet sensation by way of their immensely successful series of strikingly original self-made music videos, which have so far netted over 1.2 billion YouTube views.
The Johnny Folsom 4 - Johnny Cash Tribute (Carolina Theatre of Durham, 309 W. Morgan St., Durham) -- This special 50th anniversary theatrical recreation of Live At San Quentin, one of Johnny Cash’s most legendary and iconic performances, is performed by Johnny Folsom 4
Trivia at Fullsteam (Fullsteam Brewery, 726 Rigsbee Ave., Durham) - Answer some questions and win prizes if you're feeling smart.
NC Book Festival (Crank Arm Brewing, 319 W. Davie Street, Raleigh) - The NC Book Festival provides a wide variety of audiences access to a diverse slate of local, national and international writers and artists.
Friday
A Very Get Sad Y'all Valentine's Day (The Ritz, 2820 Industrial Drive, Raleigh) – All ages are welcome at this show presented by Live Nation and Emo Raleigh.
Rock of Ages (Durham Performing Arts Center, 123 Vivian St., Durham) - Featuring the music of hit bands like Styx, Poison, Twisted Sister, and Whitesnake, this production features a new cast revisiting the larger than life characters and exhilarating story that turned Rock of Ages into a global phenomenon.
A Life In The Theatre (Theatre in the Park, 107 Pullen Rd., Raleigh) - In a series of short, spare, and increasingly raw exchanges, watch the estrangement of youth from age and the wider, inevitable and endless cycle of life, in and out of the theatre.
