Kristi Marion
Updated: September 23, 2013
Weekend Roundup
Top Sweet Treat Pick; Thursday Music at Dewey's Bakery
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Thursday, April 25
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6-8 PM
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Dewey's Bakery at Thruway
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FREE
The tradition of Blue Ridge Ice Creams' Thursday summer concerts lives on at their new location in Dewey's Bakery at Thruway. This Thursday, enjoy the music of Max & Ruth Bloomquist while you treat yourself to some buy-one-get-one free Blue Ridge Ice Cream cones…
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Kristi Marion
Updated: September 23, 2013
Weekend Roundup
Top Food Event Pick: Burke Street Food Truck Festival
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Saturday, April 20
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3-7PM
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Burke Street, Downtown
Old Winston Social Club presents the first ever Burke Street Food Truck Festival, featuring over 13 food trucks from across the state. Burke Street vendors will also have displays and Old Winston Social Club will have drink specials and live music all day…
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Kristi Marion
Updated: September 23, 2013
Weekend Roundup
Top Festival Pick: RiverRun International Film Festival
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April 12-21
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Various venues
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Tickets: Free-$15
This premiere film festival features 143 films from 35 countries in 10 days with many directors, actors and film industry guests in attendance. Enjoy film screenings, free events, parties and Q&A sessions with directors and producers. Opening night, April 12th showcases two films: Blancanieves and Casting By, with a gala following at SECCA…
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Kristi Marion
Updated: October 14, 2014
Weekend Roundup
Top Performance Art Pick: Laurie Anderson: DirtDay!
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Thursday, April 4
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7:30PM
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Hanes Auditorium, Salem College
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601 N. Church St.
Performance artist Laurie Anderson performs "Dirtday!" – her third in a series of solo story works in which she takes on politics, families, history and more in this riotous collection of stories and songs. A reception follows the performance…
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Kristi Marion
Updated: May 10, 2018
Restaurants
Let Mom sleep in this Mother’s Day and don’t let her cook a thing! (I hope my family is reading this.) There are lots of great brunch options around town. Here is a list of yummy options: 1703 Restaurant This fine dining restaurant offers a Mothers Day Brunch buffet from 10:30am – 2:00pm. Reservations required. 1703 …
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Kristi Marion
Updated: September 23, 2013
Weekend Roundup
Top Easter Service Pick: Easter Sunrise Moravian Church Service
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Easter Sunrise Service of the Moravian Church
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Sunday, March 31
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~6:30AM (at sunrise)
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Home Moravian Church
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Old Salem
Thousands gather outside Home Moravian Church in Salem Square for the largest Easter sunrise service in the country. An honored Winston-Salem tradition, this service has been held annually since 1772. After a brief message, worshippers follow the sound of the Church Bands of over 500 members to the cemetery (God's Acre). The service will be broadcast by WSJS, as it has been since 1930…
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Kristi Marion
Updated: August 3, 2014
Weekend Roundup
Top Family Sporting Pick: The Harlem Globetrotters
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America's most entertaining basketball team wows spectators with their tricks and talent on the court
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Sunday, March 24 at 2PM
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Lawrence Joel Coliseum
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2825 University Parkway
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Kristi Marion
Updated: March 19, 2020
Events
Forsyth Creek Week is held each Spring. From Peter’s Creek, to Silas Creek, many smaller creeks and the mighty Yadkin River, Forsyth County is blessed with abundant waterways and wildlife. Organized by the City of Winston-Salem, the event offers educational activities, hands-on workshops, photo contests, cleanups, book discussions and more fun activities to “discover, explore and help” our Forsyth waterways…
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Kristi Marion
Updated: September 23, 2013
Weekend Roundup
Top Opera Pick: Gioachino Rossini's Barber of Seville
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Friday, March 15th, 8PM
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Sunday, March 17th, 2PM
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405 Stevens Center
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W. Fourth Street
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Tickets: $15-$80
Rossini's Barber of Seville was described by Giuseppe Verdi as "The greatest comic opera ever written. Note: The final showing will be Tuesday night with casual dress and free parking at the Cherry-Marshall St. parking deck and area restaurants will be offering dinner specials…
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Kristi Marion
Updated: September 23, 2013
Weekend Roundup
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Top Outdoor Pick:
The Chili Ride
By Winston-Salem Community Bike Ride
This 10-mile bicycle ride winds through Piedmont Triad Research Park and around Winston Lake and ends at a community meal and performance at Krankies Coffee. Vegetarian chili and cornbread will be provided courtesy of Whole Foods. Note: You must RSVP to eat.
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