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This week, Mix 101.5 FM's Diane Ramsey chats with Eric Woodall, Producing Artistic Director for North Carolina Theatre. The theatre is celebrating its Ruby Anniversary or 40th anniversary!        arv3bqmd

Paint Paper Paste Art Studio is BOOMING, with clever do-able crafts for kids AND adults- it's a great creative outlet, no matter your skill level. Jami Caskey talks to former teachers Nicole and Maureen to hear how their Paint Paper Paste team will guide you or your kiddos through creative art projects, and make it fun! Check out their art camps, classes and more at: https://paintpaperpaste.com h9xrxva4

We take a trip with Out and About TV to several awesome places! First, we learn about two new Raleigh restaurants, then we head to Liberty Art studio in Durham and finally stop in for a visit with the Family Affair Food Truck!

We love taking a trip with Out and About TV, our monthly lifestyle show on WRAL. This time, we are going to Oakwood Pizza Box, ParTee Shack and Dame's Chicken and Waffles!

Lashonda Modest, wine négociant (word of the day), brings delicious wine blends and delightful wine-centric events to Melanated Wine, an urban winery (phrase of the day) in Durham’s Southside Industrial Park. As Durham's first Black-owned winery, Melanated Wine gives Modest the opportunity to represent her culture while pursuing her passion. Learn more about the terms and the delicious wines on offer in this episode of Out and About! https://melanatedwine.com/

This week, WRAL lifestyle editor Kathy Hanrahan is joined by Mix 101.5 FM's Diane Ramsey for a special episode featuring two major Broadway shows coming to Durham Performing Arts Center this season - Moulin Rouge and Six!

Jami Caskey talks to Rocks + Acid Shop owner and sommelier Paula De Pano about her new wine shop venture in Chapel's Hills Southern Village- sip, learn and enjoy! https://www.rocksandacidwineshop.com/

For Hannah Weisberg, the closing of her workshop and event space Dove & Olive Mercantile was only the beginning of her career. The workshop had just opened in 2020 but closed its doors that fall due to the pandemic. Then, Hannah knew the need for connection was more important (and challenging) than ever. She launched The Women's Social Club (WSC) to see if other women felt the same way. What began as twice-a-month meet-ups in parks and other outdoor venues around Raleigh, has evolved into a community of over 700 women with a variety of in-person event offerings in multiple cities, an online community, and more chapter locations opening across the country. Hear Hannah's story on this week's podcast! Learn more about The Women's Social Club - https://thewomenssocialclub.co/

This week, we take a trip with Out and About TV to some fun places! First, we go to A'verde restaurant in Cary. Then, we swing by Atlantic Gardening. After a stop at Five Star restaurant in Raleigh, we stop at Fenton in Cary to find out about M Sushi and Dram and Draught. Learn more: https://www.wral.com/entertainment/out-and-about/tv/

This week, we take a trip with Out and About TV to two great shops for gift ideas and two fun exhibits in downtown Raleigh. First, we go to Elizabeth's Pecan's in Turkey, NC, then head back to the Triangle for a visit to The Butcher's Market. We wrap up with trips to The Power of Women in County Music exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Natural History and then to the" James Cameron: Challenging the Deep" at the Museum of Natural Sciences.

Dix Park is lit this holiday season for the third annual Nights of Lights. On this episode, we find out more about the new displays and experiences this year! Find out more: https://wralnightsoflights.com/

Wine + Dandy's Sarah King and Jami Elizondo head to Boxyard RTP to discover some new wines for this holiday season. We paired all the wines with a beautiful charcuterie board from Meat & Graze.

It takes about 50 people to raise the giant 35-foot tree that serves as the centerpiece for Biltmore Estate's holiday celebration each year. We were there very early on Nov. 2 to watch the tree arrive and be put up. Enjoy this special episode which features an interview with Lizzie Borchers, Floral Displays Manager for Biltmore. Learn more about the tree - https://www.wral.com/secrets-behind-christmas-at-biltmore-s-centerpiece-tree/20555760/

The podcast went back to Grove Park Inn in Asheville to spend the night in Room 545 - the room that The Pink Lady was staying in when she died at the property in the 1920s.

The SIMS Foundation is the only organization in the United States providing affordable mental health and substance use services and supports to all in the music industry. This week, we talk with SIMS Foundation Executive Director Patsy Dolan Bouressa about how they are teaming up with a North Carolina-based organization to help expand their services. There is a benefit concert planned on Nov. 13 at Cats Cradle.

Sarah and Jami walk you through 3 cocktails that will be perfect to sip as you hand out candy this Halloween! Whether it's tequila, absinthe or whiskey that strikes your fancy, they have you covered! Recipes in this episode: DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON - served in wine glass 1 ounce Pernod Fill rest of glass with chilled sparkling wine (we used Dibon Cava) BLACK WIDOW SMASH- served in tall cocktail glass or tumbler 8 fresh blackberries 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, finely diced Juice of half a fresh lemon 2 barspoons of honey 1 ½ ounces tequila 2 dashes of orange bitters Then add sparkling water to top of glass (we used ginger beer) Put first 4 ingredients into glass, muddle together. Add a handful of ice. Then add tequila, bitters, and sparkling water (or ginger beer) to top of glass. Mix and serve. POISON APPLE CIDER- served in mug or warm beverage container 4 cups apple cider 2 Tablespoons brown sugar 4 cloves The peel of one orange 1 star anise Nutmeg to taste 1 cup whiskey Put all ingredients into pot, simmer on low for at least 20 minutes till flavors meld, then serve warm (serving note: can be poured into CLEAN coffee or hot beverage urn to keep it warm for serving)

WRAL Out and About is happy to introduce you to another fun podcast! Our friends from the "Office Talk with Raleigh Magazine" podcast are taking over this week's episode to fill you in on Goodnight's Comedy Club's future.  Raleigh Magazine Publisher Gina Stephens chats with Goodnights and Helium co-owner Brad Grossman and Senior Manager of Development and Talent Jerry Maginnis. On the heels of the Morgan Street location’s final show and in front of the first show in the temp space, the trio chats the team’s MO to maintain an underground feel with their comedy clubs with a move to the literal storied underground in Village District. Plus comedy culture, their dedication to raising up young local comics, an updated timeline and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fresh off of his James Beard Award win for Best Chef in the Southeast, Saltbox Seafood's Ricky Moore talks about his career and what it was like to hear his name called at the award's ceremony last week. WRAL Durham reporter Monica Casey caught up with Ricky the next day and was kind enough to share her interview with us for this podcast! Read more about Ricky Moore and Saltbox Seafood - https://www.wral.com/20328052/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It might be hard to believe but 61 years ago, history in North Carolina was almost irreparably changed when two nuclear bombs fell from a crashing military airplane, landing in a field near Goldsboro. Go with WRAL Tar Heel Traveler Scott Mason and Hidden History reporter Heather Leah on a trip to the site. Read more about the bombs - https://www.wral.com/nuclear-mishap-the-night-two-atomic-bombs-dropped-in-north-carolina/20088410/ See the Tar Heel Traveler report - https://www.wral.com/lifestyles/travel/video/11301705/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices