Here's a Father's Day heads up.
On June 20 and 21, Wendy's restaurants will be giving 50 cents from the sale of every frosty to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. You can also purchse a Frosty pin for $1 each to support the organization. Or you can make your dad a Father's Day e-card at frostycard.com and 25 cents from each card will go to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.
The new Sam's Club in Morrisville is celebrating its grand opening this weekend with the normal grand opening festivities that you'd expect. But, for something a bit more unusual, the chain has brought in a woman named Sarah "The Cheese Lady," who will be sculpting a mural of sorts into a giant 500-pound block of cheese. The sculpture will feature images of local sports team mascots, picnicking and summer fun on the beach. Sarah will complete it on Saturday. If anyone goes and snaps a picture, send it my way... The store is in the Shiloh Crossing center, near N.C. 54 and I-540.
The Henry's Gelato store in Cary is holding a Happy Gelato party on Saturday from 3 to 7 p.m.
The parties are apparently a big trend in Europe, and a trend that is spreading to the United States. At Henry's party, there will be a "gelato performer" creating gelato creations. There will also be giveaways, balloons and other fun stuff.
Here's Henry's Web site. And here's a story about the Gelato Party trend.
The Goldbug Studio in Raleigh is hosting a Spring Folly event this weekend.
The studio was founded by Ashley Carter in July 2001 and sells one-of-a-kinds, limited editions, bridal collections, crowns, party hats, glass glitter birds, butterflies and other embellishments. The collection is sold at many high-end stores, including Bergdof Goodman, Anthropologie and John Derian Company. The sale runs today and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The studio is in the Five Points area at 518 Pershing Road.
Just a reminder that Shane's Rib Shack is bringing back its rib giveaway tomorrow.
The first 100 people at every Shane’s will each receive a free half rack of baby back ribs and a large Coca-Cola Zero. The will also receive a numbered "Shaniac" Jersey T-shirt with a number from one to 100 indicating their place in line. The only Shane's in our area is the one at Poyner Place, near Triangle Town Center in Raleigh.
UNC Health Care will be hosting a free women's health fair tomorrow at The Streets at Southpoint in Durham from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Women will have access to free health screenings, including blood pressure checks, body fat analysis and cholesterol screenings. They can also receive health information on heart disease, diabetes, cancer and other diseases. Attendees will also be able to enter to win prizes from retailers including Origins, Merle Norman, Crabtree & Evelyn and Yankee Candle.
No registration is required. For more information, visit www.nchealthywoman.org.
The Chick-fil-A in Cary Towne Center will host a family night Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m.
There will be face painting, balloons, crafts and prizes. The Chick-fil-A is on the mall's mail level in the food court.
The Cameron Village Public Library is offering a series of financial literacy classes over the course of three weeks. The programs are free and open to the public but do require you to sign up.
The three classes will be:
Money Values, Wednesday, May 20 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Using Credit Wisely, Wednesday, May 27 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Goal Setting and Budgeting, Wednesday, June 3 7 to 8:30 p.m.
To register, call 856-6703 or e-mail ashlyn.bradshaw@co.wake.nc.us
If you're a fan of fancy coffee and want to learn how to make it at home, you might want to check out the workshops at 3Cups in Chapel Hill.
The store is offering free workshops on brewing coffee, where you can learn how to brew coffee several ways to achieve different tastes. The next one of those is next Saturday at noon. Or, if you feel like visiting the store today, there's a Coffee Cupping at noon, where you can learn how the pros taste coffee. You can RSVP for 3Cups events online on the company's event calendar.
This Saturday Village Motor Werks will host a food drive for the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina. The drive will include a car smash... so for each can of food you donate, you will be allowed to have one swing at the car with a hammer. There will also be a car wash to benefit the Carolina Rollergirls. Just don't get the car wash and the car smash confused!
The event will take place from noon to 5 p.m. at Village Motor Werks, 234 S. Bolan Ave. in Raleigh.