In and Out of Town for the Holidays

Some come and some go…. for the holidays.

If you’re sticking around town and are looking for some events to fill your holiday calendar, or treat your out of town guests to, then try a visit over to The Broad Street Cafe – a full-service restaurant, bar and entertainment venue. Enjoy wonderful wood-fired pizzas, soups, salads, sandwiches and specials—all with a creative twist, and most made from scratch.

The venue offers live music five nights a week, with a diversity of styles. Weekly programming includes: Bluegrass, Open Mic/Blues, Folk, Indie, and Rock.

Taking off for some adventure more your style? Enjoying a ski vacation over the holiday remains a hugely popular Christmas pastime. Check out some not too distant destinations for some powdery fun.

Getting Tidy for the Holidays

There’s so much to do in preparing for the holiday and the many visitors you may have in your home. Getting our homes clean and tidy is usually one of the more time consuming tasks to get accomplished.

Learn some great techniques for getting your home ready for the holidays. Here are four basic principles used in the janitorial industry. Have a sparkling holiday!

Offbeat Music

Without a doubt, Offbeat Music is the best music store in the city.  Located in Brightleaf Square, the place is packed with CDs, DVDs and listening stations.  With traditional record stores disappearing and even big box stores struggling, it’s great to see independent record stores like this thrive by giving great service from knowledgeable staff.  You can get details on their hours and location here.
What’s your favorite place for local shopping?

Play Up Your Elegant Table

With a little help from HGTV.com, you too can have a beautiful and elegant table when your guests show up for Thanksgiving next week. Whether your tastes run to vintage or chic, understated or glittery, there are a ton of ideas there to help you find a way to impress. The best thing about going with Thanksgiving for a design idea is that it can be tailored to be seasonal, so you can set your table from September to December with your loveliness, and leave Halloween for the kids. I’m not hating on Halloween, but it just makes more sense to get the most from your decorations, so you aren’t storing something for 11 months out of the year.

Do you have any great ideas to share with us about how you plan to decorate for Thanksgiving?

Phantom Tickets on Sale Now

Durham Performing Arts Center premiere on Thanksgiving Day and running for 32 performances through December 20.

What do you think of this show?

Ticket Info…

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