Get, ready, get set, go! The Wake County ABC Holiday Lottery is now open—and those who have entered before know just how hard it is to score a bottle. Enter the drawing here through noon on Jan. 3. May the odds be ever in your favor!
Friday Five: Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle All the Way 🎅
Christmas is Saturday (!), so we’re giving you your Friday Five on a Wednesday. If you’re sticking around town this week, consider this your guide for what to do—and perhaps how to impress your family if they’ve come to Raleigh for the holiday! Hope you all have a very merry Christmas… and a happy New Year!
But First… Enjoy a Silent—and Tasty!—Night at 10th & Terrace
We’re giving away one $50 gift card to 10th & Terrace this month for a lucky winner to try out their new food and cocktail menus! On a chilly evening, I rec cozying up on one of the couches near a heater with a Hotty Toddy and an order of the spicy meatballs. They’re sure to warm you up! Click the link below to enter the contest.
A Little Party Never Killed Nobody 💃🕺
Watts & Ward is bringing the glitz and glamour for its Creme Cabaret Deco Ball on Thursday, Dec. 22! Don your finest flapper ‘fit or swanky suit for a night of 20s-inspired burlesque entertainment in a jazz-era setting. ✨
Son of a Nutcracker!
Carolina Ballet is closing out its annual The Nutcracker performance on Saturday, Dec. 24, at Duke Energy Center—and you don’t want to miss out on it! This year’s show is a spin on the classic, with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Get tickets now before it’s too late!
He’s Making a List, He’s Checking It Twice 🎁
If you’ve waited until the last minute to go gift shopping (guilty), consider stopping into a local shop to find something for everyone on your list! Downtown Raleigh Alliance has a great list of locally owned stores that offer everything from clothes and jewelry to plants to specialty food items.
It’s the Most Wine-derful Time of the Year 🍷
If you haven’t heard, Raleigh got a new winery and brewery! (Okay, technically it’s in Durham, but just roughly five minutes away from the Wake County border.) Zinc House Winery & Brewery is well worth the drive—I promise you’ll want to spend all day on the rooftop deck sipping vino or a beer (!). Check it out this weekend if you’re looking for something to do… or need an escape from the fam (no judgment!).
Meet You at Midnight 🎆
Don’t delay on making plans for New Year’s Eve! 10th & Terrace—which offers one of the best views of the Downtown Raleigh fireworks—is hosting an exclusive private party with light hors d’oeuvres, a full cash bar, and a Champagne toast at midnight. Meanwhile, Killjoy is offering two different reservation options (private lounges or tables) for you and your crew to ring in 2023 with drink tickets and sparkling wine. The countdown to the new year is on!