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May 2010

5th Annual Green Home Tour- May 15-16, 22-23
Free, self-guided tour of 36 green homes in the Triangle.

The annual Green Home Tour is a free, self-guided event that enables potential homebuyers and other interested individuals to examine a variety of green building features in homes of all price ranges and styles.

November 2009
Triangle Modernist Houses - West Raleigh Home Tour
Saturday, November 7, 1-4 pm

Join Triangle Modernist Houses for another amazing hom tour featuring three inside-the-Beltline Modernist houses designed by architects for their own families:  Thomas Crowder, Brian Shawcroft, and Raymond Sawyer
October 2009
West Coast Green
October 1-3 (San Francisco)
Residential Building Conference & Expo focusing on the green building movement. West Coast Green is a feast of innovations, ideas and opportunities designed to expand your business, widen your vision, and stimulate your thinking with the latest, best practices and key players in green building.
May 2009
DXR ’09is a celebration of the incredible designers who call North Carolina and South Carolina home. This unique showcase of applied arts coming together as a whole will give designers, both professionals and students, a forum to display and discuss their work while increasing public awareness of the great design happening here in our area. This year’s event takes place from May 1- 9 at Flanders Art Gallery in Raleigh and travels to the Mint Museum in Charlotte in August!.
April 2009

4th Annual Green Home Tour- April 25-26, May 2-3
Free, self-guided tour of 36 green homes in the Triangle.

The annual Green Home Tour is a free, self-guided event that enables potential homebuyers and other interested individuals to examine a variety of green building features in homes of all price ranges and styles.

60th Anniversary of the NSCU College of Design House Tour - April 4

Featuring six prime Raleigh modernist houses from the 1950's to the present, the TMH 60th Anniversary NCSU College of Design tour is projected to attract people from across the Triangle and the world.

The Fadum House (designed by James Fitzgibbon, addition by Brian Shawcroft) Host: Brian Shawcroft
The Kamphoefner House (designed by George Matsumoto and Henry Kamphoefner) Host: Tika Hicks
The Chiles House (designed by Vinny Petrarca) Host: Vinny Petrarca
The Banbury House (designed by John Reese) Hosts: John Reese, Will Alphin
The Bilbro House (designed by Milton Small, remodeled by Carter Williams)
The Strickland/Ferris House (designed by Frank Harmon) Host: Frank Harmon

Join fellow modern architecture fans to celebrate the school's rich modernist tradition.  Individual tickets will be approximately $25 each and available for sale on or before January 20.  The tour begins and ends at 3105 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27612.  A fleet of buses will take participants to each house.

October 2008
DWELL NextHouse OPEN - October 4
Take advantage of this rare opportunity to get inside Dwell magazine's NextHouse located in Hillsborough, NC. You must buy tickets in advance.
August 2008
Atomic Age Architecture Symposium
Explore Chapel Hill's extensive modernist architecture of the 1950s-1970s with panelists Dail Dixon, George Smart, and Cathleen Turner discussing modernism in Chapel Hill and what can be done to preserve these treasured houses. Tickets are $15.00 at the door or $14.50 in advance.
May 2008
Modernist Mini Tour
Hosted by TriangleModernistHouses.com Walk through three modern houses in Durham, including classics by Brian Shawcroft and Robert "Judge" Carr and the brand new "Three Pavilions" by Bill Waddell. May 17, 2008. Tickets in advance $7.50.
November 2007
Sustainable Agriculture Conference
November 9-11 (Durham)
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association hosts the 22nd annual conference on sustainable agriculture, "The Changing Face of Local Food." CFSA is growing along with the demand for local, organically produced food. That burgeoning demand creates opportunities for long-time practitioners of sustainable farming, and inspires new farmers and businesses to enter these markets.
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October 2007
Design Expo Raleigh
October 19 - November 2 (Raleigh)
Presenting great design to the public and giving designers, both professionals and students, a forum to display and discuss their work. A unique showcase of applied arts coming together as a whole, Design Expo Raleigh promotes broader awareness of many different design disciplines and creates an opportunity for local designers to network with each other, students and the public.
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September 2007
West Coast Green
September 20-22 (San Francisco)
Residential Building Conference & Expo focusing on the green building movement. West Coast Green is a feast of innovations, ideas and opportunities designed to expand your business, widen your vision, and stimulate your thinking with the latest, best practices and key players in green building.
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August 2007
Lazy Daze
August 25, 9am-5pm (Cary)
The Town of Cary hosts its 31st annual Arts & Crafts Festival, drawing over 60,000 people into downtown Cary for the festival.
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July 2007

"Ranches Regain Some Respect"
Article in the News & Observer (July 29), featuring Debra Smith and Peter Rumsey's previous listing at 722 Graham Street.

Festival for the Eno
July 4, 7 & 8 (Durham) 10am-6pm each day
The festival is presented by the Eno River Association. All proceeds go to preserve and protect lands in the Eno River basin. The fesitval features over 100 live performances, a sustainable home & garden expo area, canoe & raft rentals, kids activities and local artisans.
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June 2007
Dwell Open House Weekend
June 30-July 1, 10am-4pm (Hillsborough)
A first look inside the Dwell NextHouse Model Home in Hillsborough, NC. Take a tour, meet the architect, talk with the manufacturers, learn about the process, and see the latest in modern décor.
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Ongoing
Moore Square Farmers Market

First Friday Art Walk


Midtown Farmers Market