46th Annual Historic Oakwood Candlelight Tour
Downtown Raleigh
December 9 - 10
1 p.m. - 7 p.m.
www.historicoakwood.org
Take a walk through history this holiday season as several homes in the Historic Oakwood section of downtown Raleigh open up their homes to visitors during the Candlelight Tour. Most of the homes date back to the mid 1800-1900s and are beautifully preserved inside and out. Docents will be available at each home to provide guests with the rich history of the house while you tour and admire the decorations. Purchase tickets online or at select locations throughout the Triangle, or purchase them day of at the Tucker House, 418 North Person Street.
Second Annual ArtSource 12x12
Holiday Exhibition
ArtSource Fine Art
Through December 31
www.artsourcefineart.com
Thirty-five ArtSource artists are participating in a unique show featuring 12x12 paintings in a variety of different genres. The perfect size for gift giving and something for everyone on your Christmas list: abstracts, landscapes, figurative, still life, and coastal paintings.
Holiday Market: Connect and Create Artspace
December 16
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
www.artspacenc.org
The Holiday Market at Artspace features booths of Artspace artists as well as artists from the community, all showcasing crafts and art pieces for sale along with small gifts for the holiday]season. There will also be a Connect + Create class on Handmade Jewelry with Sarah Clover from 10 a.m. - noon. Participants can make their very own jewelry, just in time for gift-giving. Visit the Artspace website for more information.
NC Chinese Lantern Festival
Booth Amphitheatre
Through January 14
Tuesdays – Sundays, 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.
www.boothamphitheatre.com
City Ballet’s Nutcracker Stewart Theater at North Carolina State University
December 8 at 7 p.m.
December 9 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
www.arts.ncsu.edu
Raleigh Flute Choir NC Museum of Art
December 10 3 p.m.
www.ncartmuseum.org
Heather Gordon: And Then the Sun Swallowed Me
CAM Raleigh
Through February 4
www.camraleigh.org
Holiday Concert Featuring the Raleigh Flute Choir
NC Museum of Art
December 10 at 3 p.m.
www.ncartmuseum.org
Pop Realism: New Works by Robert Box
Gallery C
December 1 - 31
www.galleryc.net