Events

The Pink Slips headline the long-running Thursday shag-and-Motown Midtown Beach Music Series at North Hills.

Ne-Yo and Akon trade the stage all night as Raleigh hosts the first stop on the 29-date U.S. leg of the Nights Like This tour.

Big-band swing and vintage jazz under the pines at Koka Booth Amphitheatre, with reserved tables and wait service available.

Georgia southern-rock road warriors bring chart-topping Americana to DPAC, with Jason Newsted opening.

Local makers and small businesses gather in one of the city's better adaptive-reuse spaces for browsing and people-watching.

A French Wine Tasting Walk, live bands, and an open-air market fill Lafayette Village for a red-white-and-blue Bastille Day.

Peak-season blueberries and local vendors set an easy evening pace at The Plant in Pittsboro.

A no-cost, bring-a-chair outdoor concert makes for a low-stakes summer evening.

Books, songs, and dancing on the rooftop with a downtown skyline behind you.

A sing-along matinee of Frozen, Moana, Wicked, and Lion King numbers built for the small ones.