A celebration of culinary excellence, Triangle Restaurant Week is a week-long celebration of culinary excellence designed to incorporate the premier Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and surrounding area re staurants.

  During TRW, participating restaurants offer special three-course menu options and fixed pricing, a great opportunity for residents and visitors alike to indulge in the area's finest cuisine. No reservations, tickets or passes required.

Pricing for the event is $15 for a 3-course lunch, and $20, $25, or $30 for a 3-course dinner. Price is for each person and does not include beverages, tax or gratuity.

Time for a Repeat Visit - ORO Restaurant & Lounge located in the heart of Downtown Raleigh, is a fun, chic, and casual restaurant in the PNC Building at the corner of Martin and Wilmington Streets. Rather than offering individual starters and main courses, ORO serves dishes that are designed for sharing among friends and are brought to the table steadily and continuously throughout the meal. Downtown Raleigh residents Christopher Hylton and Cara Zalcberg Hylton opened ORO in the spring of 2012 proudly featuring a variety of small plates and signature dishes including options to satisfy all cravings. Try ORO again or for the first time. Click Here for menu. Website.

Yay! It's on the List...Provenance - We've been waiting and waiting. They say good things come to those that wait. And this is going to be good! Teddy Klopf's Provenance Restaurant on the first floor of the new Skyhouse luxury apartment building on East Martin Street in downtown Raleigh is opening...any day now. Klopf describes the restaurant as "refined new Southern cuisine in a contemporary, casual setting." He previously worked at McCrady's in Charleston, S.C., and The Umstead Hotel and Spa in Cary. Provenance is a sense of place... what it means to be from North Carolina and is finally opening just in time for Triangle Restaurant Week. Can't wait to try it! Website.

Fairly New in Town - Faire a "surf and turf" restaurant located in Raleigh's Cameron Village would be only scratching the surface. Their commitment to cooking with fresh, locally-influenced ingredients means the food is anything but standard. It's "new American" dining with a local flair. From seasonal oyster appetizers to crab cake-topped salads to NY strip steaks, the menu is filled with delectable options to suit any appetite. A perfect opportunity to try Faire! Click Here for menu. Website.

Plan now for your week long culinary marathon. Click Here for entire list of participating restaurants.

Triangle Restaurant Week - Monday, Jan. 25th through Sunday, Jan. 31st. Website.

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Performance Edge 2016 Summer Showcase Intensive Auditions - Thursday, February 4th 6:30pm - 8:30pm & Saturday, February 6th 11:00am - 1:00pm at Highland United Methodist Church Sanctuary (enter through front doors of church) 1901 Ridge Road, Raleigh, 27607.
The Summer Showcase is an auditioned, intensive, week-long music camp, held in June each summer and is comprised of concentrated sessions on vocal technique with the musical director, choreography styles with guest choreographers, staging and production, auditioning techniques, and separate judged auditions for spotlight solos. All participants learn music, staging and choreography. Musical styles range from a capella to ballad to fully staged production numbers, and the intense music camp culminates in a large scale performance.
Click Here to learn more. Click Here to learn more about auditions.