Craft & Vintage Sale, April 20, 2013

There will be a Craft & Vintage Sale on Saturday, April 20th from 10am-4pm at Calvary Chapel in Greensboro!

Free Spring Container Gardening Seminar on April 6, 2013

The Community Appearance Commission of the city of Winston-Salem will be co-sponsoring a 

"Spring Container Gardening" 

seminar. It will be conducted by New Garden Landscaping & Nursery at the Paul J. Ciener Botanical Gardens, 215 South Main Street, Kernersville on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. 

FREE and open to the public!

Free Easter Egg Hunts (and a Parade) 2013

March 23
Davidson County
FREE Welcome: 16th Annual Welcome Easter Parade
Forsyth County
FREE Kville: Spring into Gardening (includes decorating Easter baskets and Easter eggs)

March 29
Alamance County
FREE Burl: Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt
Guilford County
FREE HP: Washington Terrace Park Easter Egg Hunt & Parade
FREE HP: High Point City Lake Park Easter Egg Hunt

March 30
Alamance County
FREE Burl: Burlington City Park Easter Egg Hunt
FREE Burl: The Egg Splash Aqua Egg Hunt
Forsyth County
FREE WS: 11th Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Granville Park
Guilford County
FREE HP: High Point City Lake Park Easter Egg Hunt
FREE Colfax: Easter Festival at Piedmont Triad Farmers Market

March 31
Guilford County
FREE Gboro: Breaking Free Sunrise Service

March 18-25, 2013: FREE This Week in the Piedmont Triad

Details for all events are here.

Continuing Exhibits
FREE Mebane: Exhibit at Mebane Arts Center
FREE WS: Every Picture Tells Our Story
FREE HP: Spring Exhibition at Theatre Art Galleries

March 18
Forsyth County
FREE Clemmons: Operation Medicine Drop
FREE WS: Viewing of the film "Tapped"

March 19
Forsyth County
FREE Walkertown: Trailing Daniel Boone
Guilford County
FREE HP: Reiki Circle

March 20 First Day of Spring!
Forsyth County
FREE Pink Lemonade Cake Day at Dewey's
FREE WS: Operation Medicine Drop
FREE WS: Student Chamber Music Festival Concerts
Guilford County
FREE Gboro: ArtQuest Family Night    

March 21
Surry County
FREE Dobson: Open Mic Night at The Coffee Bean Music Hall

March 22
Alamance County
FREE Saxapahaw: The Hot Club of San Francisco Concert
Forsyth County
FREE Walkertown: Tai Chi
FREE WS: Winterized Wonders Defrosted
WS: Free Wine Tasting at Caffe Prada
FREE Kville: Wine Tasting at Eclection
Guilford County
Gboro: $4 Fun Friday Nights 
FREE Jamestown: Telescopic Viewing

March 23
Forsyth County
FREE Kville: Spring into Gardening
FREE WS: Birthday Party and Family Day at MOA
Davidson County
FREE Welcome: 16th Annual Welcome Easter Parade 

March 24
Forsyth County
FREE WS: Undergraduate Opera Workshop: An Afternoon at the Opera
Guilford County
FREE Gboro: Family Fun Sunday!

March 11-17 FREE This Week in the Piedmont Triad: March 11-17, 2013

Find details for all of these events here.

Ongoing Exhibits
FREE Mebane: Exhibit at Mebane Arts Center
FREE WS: Every Picture Tells Our Story
FREE HP: Spring Exhibition at Theatre Art Galleries

March 12
Forsyth County
FREE Walkertown: Lawn Care with Toby Bost
FREE Walkertown: Chicken Chat Seminar

March 13
Guilford County
FREE Gboro: ArtQuest Family Night  

March 14
Surry County
FREE Dobson: Open Mic Night at The Coffee Bean Music Hall

March 15
Alamance County
FREE Burl: Family Movie Night - Hotel Transylvania
Forsyth County
FREE Walkertown: Tai Chi
WS: Free Wine Tasting at Caffe Prada
FREE Kville: Wine Tasting at Eclection
Guilford County
Gboro: $4 Fun Friday Nights
FREE Jamestown: Telescopic Viewing

March 16
Forsyth County
FREE WS: Creek Crawl at Salem Lake
FREE Walkertown: Raised Bed Gardening Workshop
FREE Clemmons: Creek Crawl at Tanglewood
FREE WS: Winston-Salem Symphony: Concert for Community
FREE Kville: Outdoor Glow Egg Hunt
Guilford County
FREE HP: Blacksmithing Demonstration in the Historical Park

March 16 and 17
Guilford County
FREE Gboro: 232nd Anniversary Commemoration of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse

March 17
Forsyth County
FREE WS: Bird Walk at Civitan Park/Salem Creek Greenway
FREE Clemmons: Bird Walk at Tanglewood
FREE WS: Bird Walk at Muddy Creek Greenway
FREE WS: Creek Crawl at Salem Creek Greenway
FREE WS: Viewing of the film "Watershed" at SECCA
FREE WS: TROMBONE STUDIO RECITAL
FREE WS: Winston-Salem Community Band
Guilford County
FREE Jamestown: NC Harp Ensemble

Burlington Easter Egg Hunts!

Friday, March 29 6pm
FREE! Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt
Mayco Bigelow Community Center
849 Sharpe Rd, Burlington, NC 27217
Ages: 2-5 Burlington Recreation & Parks presents the annual Glow In The Dark Easter Egg Hunt. Bring your Easter baskets and enough room to store eggs that glow in the dark. Last year we had over 75 kids to search the gym for eggs with prizes inside. Kids can stick around and get a picture with the Easter Bunny. We will start at 6pm exactly until all of the eggs have been found, so don’t be late.

Saturday, March 30 10am
FREE! Burlington City Park Easter Egg Hunt
Burlington City Park
1333 Overbrook Rd, Burlington, NC 27215
Ages: 2-12 Burlington Recreation & Parks invites families to the annual Easter Egg Hunt in the park. All hunts start promptly at 10am. Ages 2 to 4yrs will hunt on the grass in front of the Jimmy Combs stage. Ages 5yrs to 12yrs will hunt on Field #1. Only children are allowed in the hunt areas. Parents are asked to stay out of the hunt area in the designated spectator areas. The Amusement Park will open immediately following the end of the Easter Egg Hunt.

Saturday, March 30 10am
FREE! North Park Easter Egg Hunt
North Park
849 Sharpe Rd, Burlington, NC 27217
Ages: 2-5, 6-9, 10-14, 15-Adults Burlington Recreation & Parks invites everyone to be a part of a tradition. We have something for everyone and the Easter Bunny will be there as well. The crowd is always large and we look forward to seeing you at North Park. Don’t forget your Easter baskets! We will start at 10am exactly until all of the eggs have been found, so don’t be late.

Saturday, March 30 11am
FREE! The Egg Splash Aqua Egg Hunt
Maynard Aquatic Center
1402 Overbrook Rd, Burlington, NC 27215
Ages: 0-14 Burlington Recreation & Parks invites you to grab your Easter Basket and head to the Aquatic Center for the annual Egg Splash Aqua Egg Hunt. Join the race as kids from the community jump in for the bright colorful eggs that fill the pool. The hunt will be held shortly after the City Park Easter Egg Hunt with the first age group beginning at 11am. After the event, those that participate in the Egg Splash will be allowed to stay for the remainder of the day at no charge. Public swimming will begin at normal time, 12pm. Bathing suits with liners are required. Cotton is not allowed in the pool including but not limited to t-shirts, underwear, street clothing, basketball shorts, mesh shorts, etc.

Saturday, March 30 1pm
FREE! Special Populations Easter Egg Hunt
Behind Thataways Youth Center
1334 Overbrook Rd, Burlington, NC 27215
For All Ages Burlington Recreation & Parks will be offering an Easter Egg Hunt to any age person with developmental disabilities.

Saturday, March 30 6pm
FREE!  Night Lite Easter Egg Hunt
Fairchild Community Center, 827 S Graham Hopedale Rd, Burlington, NC 27215
For ages 6-8

The ABC's of Living Green

I saw this wonderful poster shared on facebook and I love it's message!  

You can make a difference... small steps will take you far.  

Which of these ABC's do you practice on a regular basis?

This poster was illustrated by Donna Tarbania and designed by Karen Kerney.  It is available for purchase here.  

FREE This Week in the Piedmont Triad: March 4-10, 2013

Details for all events here.

Ongoing Exhibits
FREE Mebane: EXHIBIT AT MEBANE ARTS CENTER
FREE WS: EVERY PICTURE TELLS OUR STORY
FREE WS: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY
FREE HP: Spring Exhibition at Theatre Art Galleries

Kernersville Lake Park

March 6

Guilford County
FREE Gboro: ArtQuest Family Night  

March 7
Forsyth County
FREE Kville: Lunch and Learn with Toby Bost at PJC Botanical Garden
Guilford County
FREE HP: Opening Reception for Spring Exhibitions
Surry County
FREE Dobson: Open Mic Night at The Coffee Bean Music Hall

March 8
Forsyth County
FREE Walkertown: Tai Chi
WS: Free Wine Tasting at Caffe Prada
FREE Kville: Wine Tasting at Eclection
Guilford County
Gboro: $4 Fun Friday Nights
FREE Jamestown: Telescopic Viewing

Kernersville Lake Park

March 9
Forsyth County
FREE WS: FORSYTH AUDUBON SECOND SATURDAY BIRD WALK
Guilford County
FREE Gboro: Greensboro Concert Band OPUS Concert
FREE HP: BLACKSMITHING DEMONSTRATION IN THE HISTORICAL PARK
FREE Gboro: Greensboro Concert Band OPUS Concert
Outside the Piedmont Triad
FREE CARY: Cary Kite Festival

March 10
Forsyth County
FREE Clemmons: Section 504 Plan-Does Your Child Need One to Be Safe at School?