NC Museum of Art hosts puppet show this weekend

Paperhand Puppet Intervention
This weekend the NC Museum of Art hosts a unique puppet show by Paperhand Puppet Intervention. The show uses huge puppets made of cardboard and household miscellany, shadows, stilts, and dance to create a whimsical mystical presentation to children (and adults) of all ages.

When: Sept. 7th and 8th
-Pre-show event (different each night) 6:20pm
-Pre-show music: 6:30pm
-Show begins at 7:00pm
Where: NC Museum of Art (Click for directions)
Cost: Adults $10, Ages 4-12: $7, 3 and under: Free.

Lochmere Summer Carnival

Lochmere Summer Carnival in full swing
The Lochmere community held a Summer Carnival on Saturday, Sept. 1st. The event was a nice collaboration of home brewed games, and commercial bounce houses, grilled food, and the social bonding that many communities lack. It was quite eye opening to see how many people came out to mingle at the social event and reinforced that the community was made up of families with children of all ages. One of the games that caught my attention was a “rubber duck war”. Two kids stood-off on either side of a plastic tray filled with a bit of water and rubber ducks, then proceeded to use “super Soaker water squirters” to try to force ducks to the other player’s side of the bin. There were inflatable water slides, and bounce houses scattered throughout the community center. Many families were escaping the heat of the day by relaxing in the pool and getting to know neighbors. It was yet another aspect of Lochmere that affirms that I made the right choice when I chose the community to live in.

If you would like a tour of Lochmere, or are interested in learning more about the other aspects that make Lochmere such a great community, please contact us.

Koka Booth Amphitheatre – Tift Merritt

Tift Merritt

Calling all Tift Merritt fans – the Grammy-nominated singer will be providing a FREE show this Sunday September 2 at Koka Booth. She will be performing with the North Carolina Symphony for Pops in the Park.

Bring your picnic, lawn chairs and blankets. For more info, you can visit Tift’s Ofiicial Fan site (she’s a Raleigh native and UNC-Chapel Hill grad), or the Koka Booth Amphitheater site.

Anyone in Lochmere can easily ride/walk over to the park via the Swift Creek trail past Ritter Park to avoid the long lines.

If we go, we will be the ones pedaling the 2 kids in the double-seat GoBug.

Would love to hear what the fans think after the show! Hit the comment button below at the bottom of the page to register (and get a chance for a free dinner) to leave your thoughts.

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