August Family Events

By Katie M

Summer is going fast but there are a TON of great events happening this August. As always, be sure to check this event calendar often as we are continuously adding new events. So, if you have an event you want to share, email us at triadsmartypants@gmail.com and we'll get it posted.

Triad Smarty Pants and Prudential Carolinas Realty wish you and your family an August to remember!

Don't forget about these on-going deals this summer!

Kids Eat Free

Chick-fil-A Family Nights

Summer Reading Programs and Storytimes

Summer Kids Flicks

And for the rest of the month...

All Month Long:

"Tell Me a Story" Exhibit
Everyday thru August 31, 1 – 4pm
Doll and Miniature Museum of High Point, 101 W. Green Drive, High Point, NC
An exhibit featuring dolls that appear in children's literature. Runs through Aug. 31. Adults, $5; ages 6-15, $2.50; under 6, free. Tues.- Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sun. 1-4 p.m.

SciWorks’ Attic Exhibit
Runs thru August 28
SciWorks, 400 W. Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem, NC
The track is back as well as many of your old favorites. Come play in the traveling exhibit hall with your favorite SciWorks exhibits – putting holes, pitching cage and many more. Runs through Aug. 28, 2010. Adults, $10; ages 6-18, $8; ages 2-5, $6; under 2, free.

SciWorks Saturday Planetarium Shows for August
Saturdays in August, 11am – 4pm
SciWorks, 400 Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem
11:00 Mystery of the Missing Seasons
12:00 The Mars Show
2:00 Lords of the Night
3:00 Summer Sky Tour
4:00 Beatles Laser Demo

Sunday, August 1

All-A-Flutter Family Days
Saturdays and Sundays thru October 9
All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm, 7850-B Clinard Farms Road, HP
All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm will hold Family Days every Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 9. All ages can experience the magic of hand feeding a monarch butterfly with a one hour and 15 minute tour of the butterfly house and presentation. No reservations necessary. Adults, $6; children, $5. Saturday 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.; All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm, 7850-B Clinard Farms Road, HP. 336-454-5651.

Greensboro Grasshoppers
4 pm Home Game. See web site for details.

Family First Workshop: Solar Prints WorkshopSunday, August 1 at 2 pm
Reynolda House, Winston-Salem
Enjoy the summer sun at Reynolda House and harness its rays to make unique prints from objects in nature. Participants will have time to swim in the historic indoor swimming pool. These two-hour workshops are for elementary school-aged children accompanied by an adult. $7 per person, includes art supplies and refreshments. Reservations are required; call 758-5389 for more information and to register.

KidShare - A Children's Consigment Fair
Sunday, August 1, 2010, 12 – 4pm
Neil Bolton Home and Garden Building, LJVM Coliseum, 421 W. 27th St., Winston-Salem, Large consignment sale offering children's fall/winter clothing, shoes, toys, baby gear, maternity clothing and other items. Free admission. Friday 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday noon-4 p.m.

Blacksmithing Demonstration in the Historical Park
Sunday, August 1, 2010, 1 – 4pm
High Point Museum , 1859 East Lexington Ave, High Point, NC
Come watch our costumed blacksmith in action as he crafts various iron pieces. All ages welcome. FREE. Drop-in.

Monday, August 2

Winston-Salem Dash
7 pm Home Game. See web site for details

Tuesday, August 3

Krankies Farmers Market
Tuesdays, 10am – 1pm
Krankies Coffee, 211 E. Third St., Winston-Salem
Krankies Farmers Market is located outside Krankies Coffee, on Patterson Ave between 3rd and 4th Streets in downtown Winston-Salem. The market is open every Tuesday, 10am-1pm. It is an all-local, producers-only market that seeks to bring a wide variety of fresh foods to downtown Winston-Salem. Vendors are selected on the basis of their healthy, sustainable, and humane practices. The market is a joint effort between Triad Buying Co-op Inc., Krankies Coffee, and Piedmont Triad Research Park.

Winston-Salem Dash
7 pm Home Game. See web site for details

Preparing for Good Health in CollegeTuesday, August 3 at 6 pm
Best Health, Hanes Mall in Winston-Salem (Upper level, Between Belk and JCPenney,
Across from the Mall branch of the US Post Office)
College is an exciting time. With this new freedom comes the responsibility of taking care of your health. Unsure about which immunizations to get? Want to avoid freshman weight gain? Looking for tips on staying healthy in the dorm? College-aged students and their parents are invited to join Dr. John Turner of WFUBMC Peace Haven Family Medicine for important health information for the college years and beyond.

Wednesday, August 4

Wild Watermelon Day
Wednesday, August 4 between 11 am and 3 pm
Natural Science Center, GSO
Kick off the dog days of August with the Natural Science Center (NSC) and The Fresh Market at the first ever Wild Watermelon Day. Visitors will get to sample fresh watermelon provided by The Fresh Market, take part in watermelon-themed crafts, games and face-painting activities, and watch animals in Animal Discovery smash, eat and play with the tasty treat. It will be fun for everyone!

Tunes at Noon
Every Wednesday from 12-1:30pm
Center City Park in Greensboro
Free!
Today's free live music will feature Hot Pink Flamingos. Bring your lunch and a blanket. Kick back and relax to the tunes!

Winston-Salem Dash
7 pm Home Game. See web site for details

Thursday, August 5

Winston-Salem Dash
7 pm Home Game. See web site for details

Music in the Courtyard
Thursday 7-9pm
South Stratford Road
Stratford Village Shopping Center
In the courtyard by Big Shotz and Blue Ridge Ice Cream

Alive After Five
Thursday, August 5, 2010, 5 – 8:30pm
Corpening Plaza, Winston/Salem
Downtown Winston-Salem Summer Music Series
We are excited about the 2010 Summer Music Series in downtown Winston-Salem! This summer will be our 13th year of the Summer Music Series. A special thank you to all of our sponsors for helping make this 2010 season one of our best ones yet!
Possum Jenkins w/ Wyndy Trail Travelers

Preschool Storytime
Thursday, August 5, 2010, 10:30 – 11:15am
Clemmons Branch Library, 3554 Clemmons Road, Clemmons, NC 27012
Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 years and their caregivers come join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and crafts! Location: Clemmons Auditorium, Phone #: 336-703-2920

Friday, August 6

Greensboro Grasshoppers
7 pm Home Game. See web site for details.

Winston-Salem Dash
7 pm Home Game. See web site for details

Cinema Under the Stars at Reynolda House (W-S)
Friday, August 6
Reynolda House, Winston-Salem
Rear Window (1954)
Rated PG, 112 min.
Starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, and Raymond Burr
Members/students $3, non-members $5
This summer Reynolda House presents “Hitchcock in Color,” its fifth annual Cinema Under the Stars film series co-sponsored by the School of Filmmaking of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. The gates open at 8 p.m. and films will be screened at 9 p.m. each Friday night in August and the first Friday in September. Weather permitting, the movies will be shown outside on the lawn. In case of rain, films will be shown in the Babcock Auditorium. Beer and wine will be available for purchase only, and filmgoers are encouraged to come early and picnic on the lawn.

Friday Night Live
Greensboro Center City Park
6-9pm
In conjunction with First Friday, Center City Park will feature the live music of Come Hell or High Water at 6pm, Citified at 7pm, and Filthybird at 8pm. There will also be craft vendors and activites for children.

Downtown Jazz
Friday, August 6, 5 – 8:30pm
Corpening Plaza, Winston/Salem
Downtown Winston-Salem Summer Music Series
We are excited about the 2010 Summer Music Series in downtown Winston-Salem! This summer will be our 13th year of the Summer Music Series. A special thank you to all of our sponsors for helping make this 2010 season one of our best ones yet!
Terence Young

Half-Price Fridays
Friday, August 6, 5 – 8pm
Greensboro Children's Museum
$3 admission after 5pm. Bring the family, have some fun and save some money. It's all good.

First Friday in Downtown Greensboro
Friday, August 6, 2010, 6 – 9pm
Downtown Greensboro, 122 N. Elm Street, Suite 609, GSO
First Friday is a free, self-guided tour of Downtown Greensboro’s shops, galleries and alternative arts venues that participate with specially programmed events and extended hours (until 9pm) on the first Friday of every month. The event is an opportunity to explore the center city’s local artistic community and encourages commerce and support of locally-owned, independent businesses located in Downtown. First Friday is promoted through a partnership between Downtown Greensboro Inc. and the United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro. Check for future updates and a downloadable map/guide at the First Friday Web site, www.downtownfridays.com.

Dirty Fingernails Opening Reception (Center for Visual Artists)
Friday, August 6 from 6 – 9 pm
Greensboro Cultural Center, GSO
Dirty Fingernails is the largest children's art exhibition in the area and the only one of its kind representing over 300 young artists, ages 3 - 15. Please help us not only support these young artists, but also promote arts education in our youth by attending our Dirty Fingernails Opening Reception on First Friday, August 6, 2010 from 6pm - 9pm and/or our Dirty Fingernails Celebration on Saturday, August 7, 2010 from 12pm - 2pm in the Greensboro Cultural Center. For more details, please see attached press release and postcard or visit our website at

Saturday, August 7

Children's Storytime at Barnhill's Books
Saturdays, 10:30 and 1:30
Barnhill's Books * Wine * Art * Gifts, 811 Burke St, Winston-Salem
Every Saturday, Barnhill's has a children's reading time scheduled for 10:30 and 1:30. Bring the kids to hear a story!

All-A-Flutter Family Days
Saturdays and Sundays thru October 9
All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm, 7850-B Clinard Farms Road, HP
All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm will hold Family Days every Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 9. All ages can experience the magic of hand feeding a monarch butterfly with a one hour and 15 minute tour of the butterfly house and presentation. No reservations necessary. Adults, $6; children, $5. Saturday 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.; All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm, 7850-B Clinard Farms Road, HP. 336-454-5651.

Greensboro Grasshoppers
7 pm Home Game. See web site for details.

Winston-Salem Dash
7 pm Home Game. See web site for details

Summer on Trade
Saturday, August 7, 7 – 10pm
6th & Trade Streets in the Arts District, Winston/Salem
Downtown Winston-Salem Summer Music Series
We are excited about the 2010 Summer Music Series in downtown Winston-Salem! This summer will be our 13th year of the Summer Music Series. A special thank you to all of our sponsors for helping make this 2010 season one of our best ones yet!
West End Mambo

Laundry & Ironing Demonstration in the Historical Park
Saturday, August 7, 2010, 10am – 4pm
High Point Museum , 1859 East Lexington Ave., High Point
Before washing machines, women devoted entire days to doing household laundry. Come watch our costumed interpreters in action and find out why it took so long. FREE. All ages welcome. Drop-in.

Dirty Fingernails Celebration (Center for Visual Artists)
Saturday, August from 12 pm to 2 pm
Greensboro Cultural Center, GSO
Dirty Fingernails is the largest children's art exhibition in the area and the only one of its kind representing over 300 young artists, ages 3 - 15. Please help us not only support these young artists, but also promote arts education in our youth by attending our Dirty Fingernails Celebration on Saturday, August 7, 2010 from 12pm - 2pm in the Greensboro Cultural Center. For more details, please see attached press release and postcard or visit our website at www.cvadirtyfingernails.org

Sunday, August 8

All-A-Flutter Family Days
Saturdays and Sundays thru October 9
All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm, 7850-B Clinard Farms Road, HP
All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm will hold Family Days every Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 9. All ages can experience the magic of hand feeding a monarch butterfly with a one hour and 15 minute tour of the butterfly house and presentation. No reservations necessary. Adults, $6; children, $5. Saturday 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.; All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm, 7850-B Clinard Farms Road, HP. 336-454-5651.

Greensboro Grasshoppers
4 pm Home Game. See web site for details.

Winston-Salem Dash
2 pm Home Game. See web site for details

Baby! Baby! The Triad's Largest Charitable Baby Expo
Sunday, August 8 from 1 to 4 pm
Emerald Event Center, Greensboro, NC
Admission: FREE
Meet professionals and providers needed during baby's first years. Enter to win amazing baby gear! Gift bags for the first 100 moms. Presented by Triadmommies.com and Lake Jeanette Orthodontics & Pediatric Dentistry. Proceeds benefit The Mother Baby Foundation of Jamestown.

Monday, August 9

Greensboro Grasshoppers
7 pm Home Game. See web site for details.

Tuesday, August 10

Krankies Farmers Market
Tuesdays, 10am – 1pm
Krankies Coffee, 211 E. Third St., Winston-Salem
Krankies Farmers Market is located outside Krankies Coffee, on Patterson Ave between 3rd and 4th Streets in downtown Winston-Salem. The market is open every Tuesday, 10am-1pm. It is an all-local, producers-only market that seeks to bring a wide variety of fresh foods to downtown Winston-Salem. Vendors are selected on the basis of their healthy, sustainable, and humane practices. The market is a joint effort between Triad Buying Co-op Inc., Krankies Coffee, and Piedmont Triad Research Park.

Greensboro Grasshoppers
7 pm Home Game. See web site for details.

Kirikou and The Sorceress
Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 11am – 12:30pm
a/perture cinema, 311 West Fourth Street, Winston-Salem
In a little village somewhere in Africa, a boy named Kirikou is born. But he's not a normal boy, because he knows what he wants very well. Also he already can speak and walk. Not rated.

Wednesday, August 11


Tunes at Noon
Every Wednesday from 12-1:30pm
Center City Park in Greensboro
Free!
Today's free live music will feature Silver Hill Mine. Bring your lunch and a blanket. Kick back and relax to the tunes!

Thursday, August 12

Music in the Courtyard
Thursday 7-9pm
South Stratford Road
Stratford Village Shopping Center
In the courtyard by Big Shotz and Blue Ridge Ice Cream

Alive After Five
Thursday, August 12, 2010, 5 – 8:30pm
Corpening Plaza, Winston/Salem
Downtown Winston-Salem Summer Music Series
We are excited about the 2010 Summer Music Series in downtown Winston-Salem! This summer will be our 13th year of the Summer Music Series. A special thank you to all of our sponsors for helping make this 2010 season one of our best ones yet!
Possum Jenkins w/ Wyndy Trail Travelers

Bethabara Concert Band & Family Evening
Thursday, August 12, 2010, 6 – 8:30pm
Historic Bethabara Park, 2147 Bethabara Road, Winston-Salem NC
An evening of music under the open sky. Bring a picnic dinner and enjoy the wonderful music of the Bethabara Concert Band. Hay Wagon rides, 25-cent ice cream. Combo plays dance music following the Concert.

Preschool Storytime
Thursday, August 12, 2010, 10:30 – 11:15am
Clemmons Branch Library
3554 Clemmons Road, Clemmons
Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 years and their caregivers come join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and crafts! Location: Clemmons Auditorium , Phone #: 336-703-2920

Friday, August 13

Local Consignment Sales
Visit our favorite consigning website, www.consignmentmommies.com to find all the sales near you!

$2 Family Friday at SciWorks
Friday, August 13 from from 4-8 pm
SciWorks, Winston-Salem
Just $2 admission for everyone age 2 and up. Bring a picnic supper - enjoy a COOL evening out with your family - bring friends! All exhibit galleries will be open.

Cinema Under the Stars at Reynolda House (W-S)
Friday, August 13
Reynolda House, Winston-Salem
To Catch a Thief (1955)
Unrated, 106 min.
Starring Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, and Jessie Royce Landis
Members/students $3, non-members $5
This summer Reynolda House presents “Hitchcock in Color,” its fifth annual Cinema Under the Stars film series co-sponsored by the School of Filmmaking of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. The gates open at 8 p.m. and films will be screened at 9 p.m. each Friday night in August and the first Friday in September. Weather permitting, the movies will be shown outside on the lawn. In case of rain, films will be shown in the Babcock Auditorium. Beer and wine will be available for purchase only, and filmgoers are encouraged to come early and picnic on the lawn.

Half-Price Fridays
Friday, August 13, 2010, 5 – 8pm
Greensboro Children's Museum
$3 admission after 5pm. Bring the family, have some fun and save some money. It's all good.

Downtown Jazz
Friday, August 13, 2010, 5 – 8:30pm
Corpening Plaza, Winston/Salem
Downtown Winston-Salem Summer Music Series
We are excited about the 2010 Summer Music Series in downtown Winston-Salem! This summer will be our 13th year of the Summer Music Series. A special thank you to all of our sponsors for helping make this 2010 season one of our best ones yet!
Terence Young

Saturday, August 14

Local Consignment Sales
Visit our favorite consigning website, www.consignmentmommies.com to find all the sales near you!

Children's Storytime at Barnhill's Books
Saturdays, 10:30 and 1:30
Barnhill's Books * Wine * Art * Gifts, 811 Burke St, Winston-Salem
Every Saturday, Barnhill's has a children's reading time scheduled for 10:30 and 1:30. Bring the kids to hear a story!

All-A-Flutter Family Days
Saturdays and Sundays thru October 9
All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm, 7850-B Clinard Farms Road, HP
All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm will hold Family Days every Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 9. All ages can experience the magic of hand feeding a monarch butterfly with a one hour and 15 minute tour of the butterfly house and presentation. No reservations necessary. Adults, $6; children, $5. Saturday 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.; All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm, 7850-B Clinard Farms Road, HP. 336-454-5651.

Kick Off to Kindergarten
Saturday, August 14th, 3-5pm
Greensboro Children’s Museum
Kickoff to Kindergarten is a free event offered by the Greensboro Children’s Museum to help prepare children and their families for kindergarten. The Museum has partnered with Guilford County Schools to have Kindergarten teachers and school leaders available to answer last minute questions for the students and parents and to provide helpful information. Children will get to have fun exploring the museum’s exhibits, practice boarding a real school bus, sample tasty options for healthy snacks & lunches and.take home goody bags filled with school supplies.

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Junior
Saturday, August 14 at 1 pm and 7 pm
Sunday, August 15 at 1 pm and 7 pm
The Broach Theatre, 520 South Elm St, GSO
Presented by the Community Theatre of Greensboro's Youth Summer Theatre Camp. Admission: $6 General Admission, $10 Premium Seating. Tickets: Available at the door the day of the performance only.

Summer on Trade
Saturday, August 14, 2010, 7 – 10pm
6th & Trade Streets in the Arts District, Winston/Salem
Downtown Winston-Salem Summer Music Series
We are excited about the 2010 Summer Music Series in downtown Winston-Salem! This summer will be our 13th year of the Summer Music Series. A special thank you to all of our sponsors for helping make this 2010 season one of our best ones yet!
West End Mambo

Meridian Seafood Festival
Saturday, August 14, 2010, 12 – 10pm
Meridian Restaurant, 411 S. Marshall Street, Winston Salem
Meridian Seafood Festival - Saturday August 14th from Noon til 10pm. $10 admission, $5 plates of NC Seafood, $5 Foothills Beer, Wine tasting tables, Live Music all day, giveaways, raffles, Kids area.

Sunday, August 15

Local Consignment Sales
Visit our favorite consigning website, www.consignmentmommies.com to find all the sales near you!

All-A-Flutter Family Days
Saturdays and Sundays thru October 9
All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm, 7850-B Clinard Farms Road, HP
All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm will hold Family Days every Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 9. All ages can experience the magic of hand feeding a monarch butterfly with a one hour and 15 minute tour of the butterfly house and presentation. No reservations necessary. Adults, $6; children, $5. Saturday 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.; All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm, 7850-B Clinard Farms Road, HP. 336-454-5651.

“Summer Romantics” by the Carolina Summer Music Festival
Sunday, August 15, 3 p.m.
Reynolda House, Winston-Salem
Members/students $8, non-members $15
After two highly successful seasons, the Carolina Summer Music Festival returns for its third series of engaging concerts in Winston-Salem this August, with exciting programming and artists of national renown. This concert features works by Berlioz, Schubert, and William Schuman performed by Peter Kairoff (piano), Elizabeth Ransom (flute), Joe Mount (horn), and Glenn Siebert (tenor).

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Junior
Saturday, August 14 at 1 pm and 7 pm
Sunday, August 15 at 1 pm and 7 pm
The Broach Theatre, 520 South Elm St, GSO
Presented by the Community Theatre of Greensboro's Youth Summer Theatre Camp. Admission: $6 General Admission, $10 Premium Seating. Tickets: Available at the door the day of the performance only.

Monday, August 16

Winston-Salem Dash
7 pm Home Game. See web site for details

Tuesday, August 17

Crazy Running
August 17 – October 7; Tuesdays/Thursdays from 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Hanes Park Track, Winston-Salem
For Junior Crazy Runners (ages 5 – 7) and Crazy Runners (ages 8 – 14)
Cost is $125. Crazy Running Cross Country will be running the trails and hills of Hanes Park, leap mud puddles, and jump hay bales! Crazy Runners will test themselves in time trials on a cross country course. All runners are challenged and supervised by experienced, qualified coaches. To register or get more information, visit its web site.

Krankies Farmers Market
Tuesdays, 10am – 1pm
Krankies Coffee, 211 E. Third St., Winston-Salem
Krankies Farmers Market is located outside Krankies Coffee, on Patterson Ave between 3rd and 4th Streets in downtown Winston-Salem. The market is open every Tuesday, 10am-1pm. It is an all-local, producers-only market that seeks to bring a wide variety of fresh foods to downtown Winston-Salem. Vendors are selected on the basis of their healthy, sustainable, and humane practices. The market is a joint effort between Triad Buying Co-op Inc., Krankies Coffee, and Piedmont Triad Research Park.

Winston-Salem Dash
7 pm Home Game. See web site for details

22nd Annual Hospice Taste of the Town
Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 5:30 – 8:30pm
Showplace, 211 E. Commerce Ave., High Point
Hospice of the Piedmont’s Taste of the Town fundraiser will feature more than 50 area restaurants, caterers, and beverage vendors sampling their best, as well as a large silent auction, live music and a children’s area.
Entry tickets are $5 each (children 6 and under enter free) and food tickets are $1 each.

Wednesday, August 18

Tunes at Noon
Every Wednesday from 12-1:30pm
Center City Park in Greensboro
Free!
Today's free live music will feature Andrea Reese. Bring your lunch and a blanket. Kick back and relax to the tunes!

Winston-Salem Dash
7 pm Home Game. See web site for details

Thursday, August 19

Local Consignment Sales
Visit our favorite consigning website, www.consignmentmommies.com to find all the sales near you!

Winston-Salem Dash
7 pm Home Game. See web site for details

Music in the Courtyard
Thursday 7-9pm
South Stratford Road
Stratford Village Shopping Center
In the courtyard by Big Shotz and Blue Ridge Ice Cream

Preschool Storytime
Thursday, August 19, 2010, 10:30 – 11:15am
Clemmons Branch Library, 3554 Clemmons Road, Clemmons
Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 years and their caregivers come join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and crafts! Location: Clemmons Auditorium , Phone #: 336-703-2920

Friday, August 20

Local Consignment Sales
Visit our favorite consigning website, www.consignmentmommies.com to find all the sales near you!

Cinema Under the Stars at Reynolda House (W-S)
Friday, August 20
Vertigo (1958)
Reynolda House, Winston-Salem
Rated PG, 128 min.
Starring James Stewart, Kim Novak, and Barbara Bel Geddes
Members/students $3, non-members $5
This summer Reynolda House presents “Hitchcock in Color,” its fifth annual Cinema Under the Stars film series co-sponsored by the School of Filmmaking of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. The gates open at 8 p.m. and films will be screened at 9 p.m. each Friday night in August and the first Friday in September. Weather permitting, the movies will be shown outside on the lawn. In case of rain, films will be shown in the Babcock Auditorium. Beer and wine will be available for purchase only, and filmgoers are encouraged to come early and picnic on the lawn.

Sunrise Yoga Back to School Hoop Blast!
Friday, August 20th, 1-2pm
Sunrise Yoga, 6000 Meadowbrook Mall Court, Clemmons
Being an active role model has never been more fun! Join Sunrise Yoga for a special event open to adults and children ages 5 and up. Monica Casey of Monkey Hooper will lead us in fun family time with hula hooping, hoop tricks and games!
Cost: $15 for parent and child. $2 for each additional child. Please preregister by Aug 19th if possible as space is limited. 778-1233

Half-Price Fridays
Friday, August 20, 2010, 5 – 8pm
Greensboro Children's Museum
$3 admission after 5pm. Bring the family, have some fun and save some money. It's all good.

Downtown Jazz
Friday, August 20, 2010, 5 – 8:30pm
Corpening Plaza, Winston/Salem
Downtown Winston-Salem Summer Music Series
We are excited about the 2010 Summer Music Series in downtown Winston-Salem! This summer will be our 13th year of the Summer Music Series. A special thank you to all of our sponsors for helping make this 2010 season one of our best ones yet!
Terence Young

Center City Cinema
Third Fridays at 8pm
Center City Park in Greensboro
Free!
Tonight is the family friendly movie, Charlotte's Web, and the non-profit we will be highlighting is the Greensboro Public Library. Bring a blanket and a picnic! Popcorn and candy are available to purchase.

Saturday, August 21

Local Consignment Sales
Visit our favorite consigning website, www.consignmentmommies.com to find all the sales near you!

Children's Storytime at Barnhill's Books
Saturdays, 10:30 and 1:30
Barnhill's Books * Wine * Art * Gifts, 811 Burke St, Winston-Salem
Every Saturday, Barnhill's has a children's reading time scheduled for 10:30 and 1:30. Bring the kids to hear a story!

All-A-Flutter Family Days
Saturdays and Sundays thru October 9
All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm, 7850-B Clinard Farms Road, HP
All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm will hold Family Days every Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 9. All ages can experience the magic of hand feeding a monarch butterfly with a one hour and 15 minute tour of the butterfly house and presentation. No reservations necessary. Adults, $6; children, $5. Saturday 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.; All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm, 7850-B Clinard Farms Road, HP. 336-454-5651.

Greensboro Grasshoppers
7 pm Home Game. See web site for details.

10th Annual Hartley Family YMCA Beach Party
Saturday, August 21 from 7:30 pm to Midnight
Location: High Point Country Club
Featuring the Part Time Party Time Band. Tickets are $30 per person and includes a 10th Anniversary commemorative T-shirt.

Summer on Trade
Saturday, August 21, 2010, 7 – 10pm
6th & Trade Streets in the Arts District, Winston/Salem
Downtown Winston-Salem Summer Music Series
We are excited about the 2010 Summer Music Series in downtown Winston-Salem! This summer will be our 13th year of the Summer Music Series. A special thank you to all of our sponsors for helping make this 2010 season one of our best ones yet!
West End Mambo

Early American Spelling Bee
Saturday, August 21, 2010, 10am – 4pm
High Point Museum , 1859 East Lexington Ave., High Point
What is an apothecary, and more importantly, how do you spell it? Enter an early American spelling bee and see how many words you can spell. FREE. All ages welcome. Drop-in.

Sunday, August 22

Local Consignment Sales
Visit our favorite consigning website, www.consignmentmommies.com to find all the sales near you!

All-A-Flutter Family Days
Saturdays and Sundays thru October 9
All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm, 7850-B Clinard Farms Road, HP
All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm will hold Family Days every Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 9. All ages can experience the magic of hand feeding a monarch butterfly with a one hour and 15 minute tour of the butterfly house and presentation. No reservations necessary. Adults, $6; children, $5. Saturday 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.; All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm, 7850-B Clinard Farms Road, HP. 336-454-5651.

Greensboro Grasshoppers
4 pm Home Game. See web site for details.

Concert in the Park
Sunday, August 22, 2010, 4 – 6pm
Harmon Park, Kernersville, NC
Sunday afternoon Concert in the Park - Join us in Harmon Park for an afternoon with the David Niblock Band and other Christian artists. Other highlights include inflatables, face-painting, school supply giveaway and fun in the park. Bring your lawn chairs. Sponsored by the Kernersville Chamber of Commerce.

Ramblin' Rose Winston Salem
Sunday, August 22, 2010, 8am – 2pm
YWCA Gateway, 1300 S. Main St, Winston-Salem
Ramblin’ Rose Women-Only Triathlon is designed to inspire, support, propel and empower women of all ages and athletic abilities.Participants will swim 250 yards in the pool, bike 9 miles and then run two miles to the finish line.

Monday, August 23

Greensboro Grasshoppers
7 pm Home Game. See web site for details.

Tuesday, August 24

Krankies Farmers Market
Tuesdays, 10am – 1pm
Krankies Coffee, 211 E. Third St., Winston-Salem
Krankies Farmers Market is located outside Krankies Coffee, on Patterson Ave between 3rd and 4th Streets in downtown Winston-Salem. The market is open every Tuesday, 10am-1pm. It is an all-local, producers-only market that seeks to bring a wide variety of fresh foods to downtown Winston-Salem. Vendors are selected on the basis of their healthy, sustainable, and humane practices. The market is a joint effort between Triad Buying Co-op Inc., Krankies Coffee, and Piedmont Triad Research Park.

Greensboro Grasshoppers
12:30 pm Home Game. See web site for details.

Wednesday, August 25

Tunes at Noon
Every Wednesday from 12-1:30pm
Center City Park in Greensboro
Free!
Today's free live music will be by The NutBush Ramblers. Bring your lunch and a blanket. Kick back and relax to the tunes!

Thursday, August 26

Music in the Courtyard
Thursday 7-9pm
South Stratford Road
Stratford Village Shopping Center
In the courtyard by Big Shotz and Blue Ridge Ice Cream

Preschool Storytime
Thursday, August 26, 2010, 10:30 – 11:15am
Clemmons Branch Library, 3554 Clemmons Road, Clemmons
Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 years and their caregivers come join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and crafts! Location: Clemmons Auditorium , Phone #: 336-703-2920

Friday, August 27


Local Consignment Sales
Visit our favorite consigning website, www.consignmentmommies.com to find all the sales near you!

Winston-Salem Dash
7 pm Home Game. See web site for details

Cinema Under the Stars at Reynolda House (W-S)
Friday, August 27
Reynolda House, Winston-Salem
North by Northwest (1959)
Unrated, 131 min.
Starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, and Martin Landau
Members/students $3, non-members $5
This summer Reynolda House presents “Hitchcock in Color,” its fifth annual Cinema Under the Stars film series co-sponsored by the School of Filmmaking of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. The gates open at 8 p.m. and films will be screened at 9 p.m. each Friday night in August and the first Friday in September. Weather permitting, the movies will be shown outside on the lawn. In case of rain, films will be shown in the Babcock Auditorium. Beer and wine will be available for purchase only, and filmgoers are encouraged to come early and picnic on the lawn.

Bring Dad to Play Day*-Fourth Friday night of each month
Friday, August 27, 2010, 5 – 8pm
Greensboro Children's Museum
Calling all daddies, grandpas, uncles, and friends…visit GCM for activities picked especially for dads & kids! $3 admission.

Half-Price Fridays
Friday, August 27, 2010, 5 – 8pm
Greensboro Children's Museum
$3 admission after 5pm. Bring the family, have some fun and save some money. It's all good.

Reynolda After Hours Does Madison Avenue
Friday, August 27, 7:30 p.m.
Members/students $3, non-members $5
Calling all Don Drapers and Peggy Olsons! Before watching Cary Grant’s Windsor knot retain its perfect shape through multiple chase scenes in North by Northwest, come learn to mix a Manhattan or an Old Fashioned; create your own Mad Men avatar; tap your pumps (or wingtips) to tunes by Otis Redding; and discover what your parents found so appealing in shrimp cocktail and deviled eggs. Costumes strongly encouraged.

Saturday, August 28

Local Consignment Sales
Visit our favorite consigning website, www.consignmentmommies.com to find all the sales near you!

Children's Storytime at Barnhill's Books
Saturdays, 10:30 and 1:30
Barnhill's Books * Wine * Art * Gifts, 811 Burke St, Winston-Salem
Every Saturday, Barnhill's has a children's reading time scheduled for 10:30 and 1:30. Bring the kids to hear a story!

All-A-Flutter Family Days
Saturdays and Sundays thru October 9
All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm, 7850-B Clinard Farms Road, HP
All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm will hold Family Days every Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 9. All ages can experience the magic of hand feeding a monarch butterfly with a one hour and 15 minute tour of the butterfly house and presentation. No reservations necessary. Adults, $6; children, $5. Saturday 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.; All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm, 7850-B Clinard Farms Road, HP. 336-454-5651.

Night at the Ballpark
Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem
Saturday August 28th, 2010 7:00pm
Gates open at 6:00pm
$9 Ticket with proceeds going to the
Children’s Museum, FREE Souvenir Team Hat, FREE Team Program, FREE Kids Zone Pass with your membership card (Valid game day only), FREE Chick-fil-A Value Meal Voucher (Chick-fil-A Not Redeemable at Ballpark)
Click link above to order online. Use promo code: Museum.

Great North Carolina Beer Festival
Saturday, August 28, 2010, 1 – 8pm
Tanglewood Park, 4061 Clemmons Road, Clemmons
The Great North Carolina Beer Festival at beautiful Tanglewood Park brings together microbrew/craft beer breweries from all across the state, region, and nation. There will be thousands of attendees gathered to celebrate the magnificent multitude of beers offered by the finest brewers in the land. Live music and entertainment will be presented on the Tanglewood Band Shell stage during the festival.

Summer on Trade
Saturday, August 28, 2010, 7 – 10pm
6th & Trade Streets in the Arts District, Winston/Salem
Downtown Winston-Salem Summer Music Series
We are excited about the 2010 Summer Music Series in downtown Winston-Salem! This summer will be our 13th year of the Summer Music Series. A special thank you to all of our sponsors for helping make this 2010 season one of our best ones yet!
West End Mambo

Sunday, August 29


Local Consignment Sales
Visit our favorite consigning website, www.consignmentmommies.com to find all the sales near you!

All-A-Flutter Family Days
Saturdays and Sundays thru October 9
All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm, 7850-B Clinard Farms Road, HP
All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm will hold Family Days every Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 9. All ages can experience the magic of hand feeding a monarch butterfly with a one hour and 15 minute tour of the butterfly house and presentation. No reservations necessary. Adults, $6; children, $5. Saturday 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.; All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm, 7850-B Clinard Farms Road, HP. 336-454-5651.

Winston-Salem Dash
2 pm Home Game. See web site for details

Big Bang Boom Concert
Sunday, August 29 at 3 pm
Temple Emanuel, 1129 Jefferson Rd, GSO
Tickets are $6. Ben & Jerry’s will be served too!

Birthday Party
Sunday, August 29, 2010, 10am – 4pm
Doll and Miniature Museum of High Point, 101 West Green Drive, High Point
The party will be held at the Museum on Saturday, August 29th. Each paid admission will receive a piece of decorated Birthday Cake and a cup of pink lemonade.

Monday, August 30

Greensboro Grasshoppers
7 pm Home Game. See web site for details.

Tuesday, August 31

Krankies Farmers Market
Tuesdays, 10am – 1pm
Krankies Coffee, 211 E. Third St., Winston-Salem
Krankies Farmers Market is located outside Krankies Coffee, on Patterson Ave between 3rd and 4th Streets in downtown Winston-Salem. The market is open every Tuesday, 10am-1pm. It is an all-local, producers-only market that seeks to bring a wide variety of fresh foods to downtown Winston-Salem. Vendors are selected on the basis of their healthy, sustainable, and humane practices. The market is a joint effort between Triad Buying Co-op Inc., Krankies Coffee, and Piedmont Triad Research Park.

Greensboro Grasshoppers
7 pm Home Game. See web site for details.

Winston-Salem Dash
7 pm Home Game. See web site for details

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