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maY Music on the Green – Bailey’s May 1 | 6pm | Lafayette Village lafayettevillageraleigh.com

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R achel P all y T runk Show May 3 | 10am-7pm | gena chandler genachandler.com

L ocal C olor Galler y R eception Op enin g “LOCAVORE !”

May 4 | 6-9pm | Glenwood South localcoloraleigh.com Pets in the Plaza May 5 | 11am | Lafayette Village lafayettevillageraleigh.com

Midtown Beach Music Series - L iquid Pleasure May 3 | 6-9pm | North Hills Commons northhillsevents.com

O ut R alei gh 2012 L GBT “All F amilies Ma tter” May 5 | 10am-7pm | Fayetteville Street outraleigh.org

Alexis Bitt ar T runk Show May 3 | 10am-6pm | Elaine Miller Collection 919.571.8888 | elainemillerjewelrycollection.com

Ar t In the V illa ge May 6 | Lafayette Village lafayettevillageraleigh.com

Bridal Designer Extra vaganza May 4-6 | 10am-8pm, 10am-8pm, 12-6pm Diamonds Direct Crabtree 919.571.2881 | diamonds-direct.com

Eliza beth L ocke T runk Show May 8 | 10am-6pm | Elaine Miller Collection 919.571.8888 | elainemillerjewelrycollection.com

Saint -Jacques Mother’s Day Dinner May 13 | 5-8:30pm | 6112 Falls of Neuse Rd saintjacquesfrenchcuisine.com

Paddle Board Demo May 9 | Whalebone Urban Surf 919-758-8362 | whalebonesurfshop.com

Dau ghter o f Mothers Day C elebra tes Her Mother’s LI FE May 13 | Historic Oakwood Cemetery Reservations required | 919.832.6077 historicoakwoodcemetery.org

Free Boardworks SU P Demo May 9 I Time/Lake TBA 919.758.8362 I whaleboneurbansurf.com Saint -Jacques C ookin g C lass May 9 | 4:30pm | 6112 Falls of Neuse Road saintjacquesfrenchcuisine.com Midtown Beach Music Series – C rai g W oolard May 10 | 6-9pm | North Hills Commons northhillsevents.com

Four th Annual Pu blic Gardens Day C elebra tion May 11 | NC Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill nationalpublicgardensdays.org Shepherd Youth R anch F amil y Day May 12 | 2-7pm | Triple R Ranch, Franklinton shepherdyouthranch.eventbrite.com ItalianFest 2012 May 12 | 10am | Lafayette Village lafayettevillageraleigh.com Mother’s Day May 13

Midtown Beach Music Series – Holida y Band May 17 | 6-9pm | North Hills Commons northhillsevents.com R alei gh Historic May 18-19

Develo pment Showcase

Made to O rder: Kit Ho mes in R alei gh May 18 | 6-9pm | Raleigh City Museum, 220 Fayetteville St | rhdc.com

Amy Kahn R ussell T runk Show May 10 | 10am-6pm | Elaine Miller Collection Afforda ble C hic Anniversar y 919.571.8888 | elainemillerjewelrycollection.com and Op en House May 19 | 10-6pm | 2315 Lynn Road Raleigh 919-846-0676 | affordablechicshops.com C arole Tanen bau m’s V int age Jewelr y T runk Show May 9-12 | 10am-6pm | Vermillion, North Hills Made to O rder: Kit Ho mes in R alei gh.

919.787.9780 | vermillionstyle.com T he Houses tha t Sears Buil t in R alei gh May 19 | 1:30-3:30pm | Rialto Theatre, 1620 Glenwood Ave | rhdc.com

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L earn a bout Sears Modern Ho mes fro m exper t R ose mar y T hornton Meet R ose mar y: A Book Signin g May 19 | 3:30-4pm | Third Place, 1811 Glenwood Ave | rhdc.com 3rd Annual BrickMa gic LEGO Festiv al May 19-20 | 10am-5pm, 10am-4pm Hilton North Raleigh | 919.449.0344 brickmagic.org T rian gle British C lassic C ar Show May 19 | 8am-3pm | North Hills Parking Lot northhillsevents.com SPA Sha g C o mpetition May 19 | 2-6pm | North Hills Commons northhillsevents.com

2012 oran ge:will Dia betes Awareness Walk May 20 | Raleigh Convention Center 919.361.2012 | diabetessisters.org

Saint -Jacques Wine Dinner May 23 | 6:30pm | 6112 Falls of Neuse Road saintjacquesfrenchcuisine.com Free N aish SU P Demo May 23 | Time/Lake TBA whaleboneurbansurf.com Midtown Beach Music Series – N or th T ower May 24 | 6-9pm | North Hills Commons northhillsevents.com R iverdance May 25-27 | Progress Energy Center broadwayseriessouth.com Memorial Day May 28

Midtown Beach Music Series – C hair man o f the Board May 31 | 6-9pm | North Hills Commons northhillsevents.com L iteracy C ouncil o f Wake C ounty R ead to Succeed BB Q Feed June 2 | 4-7pm | Lake Wheeler Conference Center | 919.787.5559 | www.wakeliteracy.org Midtown R ace Series June 3 | 8am-3pm | North Hills Parking Lot JCPenney/Lassiter | midtownraceseries.com Ar t Week at N or th Hills June 4-9 | Six Forks Road Raleigh northhillsevents.com Free Boardworks/ N aish SU P Demo June 6 | Time/Lake TBA | 919.758.8362 whaleboneurbansurf.com

Midtown Beach Music Series – Enter tainers June 7 | 6-9pm | North Hills Commons northhillsevents.com Yanni June 12 | Progress Energy Center broadwayseriessouth.com Saint -Jacques C ookin g C lass June 12 | 4:30pm | 6112 Falls of Neuse Road saintjacquesfrenchcuisine.com Fla g Day June 14 Midtown Beach Music Series – Sleepin g Booty June 14 | 6-9pm | North Hills Commons northhillsevents.com Father’s Day June 17 First Day o f Summer June 20 Midtown Beach Music Series – Band o f O z June 21 | 6-9pm | North Hills Commons northhillsevents.com R ide for Tammy L ynn C enter June 23 | NCSU Centennial Campus 919.755.2661 | ridefortammylynn.org Midtown Beach Music Series – Fant astic Shakers June 28 | 6-9pm | North Hills Commons northhillsevents.com Saint -Jacques W ine Dinner June 27 | 6:30pm | 6112 Falls of Neuse Road saintjacquesfrenchcuisine.com 4th o f Jul y C elebra tion June 30 | 10am-12pm | North Hills Commons northhillsevents.com

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ast November, I took my ten-year-old to Atlanta overnight to audition for Kids’ Jeopardy!, but the only thing that wound up in true jeopardy was my stomach. I’ve blogged about that problem already, so I won’t go into great detail here; suffice it to say that it started with about three too many donuts that Friday morning, but was made worse by turbulence, airport food and a tight schedule – three things

I’ve never been able to handle.

The Jeopardy! aspect started the previous month, when Christopher took the online test – a series of 30 written questions, with 20 seconds to type in each answer. Several days later, they invited him to the next round of auditions. Kim and Matthew had plans that Saturday, so it was just us two.

This made for good bonding time, but Christopher and I are the wrong members of the family to

send anywhere with deadlines – we tend to get distracted by shiny things and interesting food.

That’s why we ate dinner at the Carvel counter before we even left RDU. We also thought it was pretty cool that Hartsfield had a Moe’s, so we grabbed a second dinner before setting foot outside that airport. The lesson I learned was that a Carvelanche with M&Ms plus lots of turbulence plus a greasy quesadilla equals an uncomfortable ride in the hotel shuttle.

But I put on a brave face while I pointed out the Atlanta skyline to Christopher, who regaled me with his knowledge of it. We’d booked a room at the Peachtree Plaza Westin, which he informed me is the tallest hotel in the western hemisphere.

I was surprised to hear that Atlanta holds that honor rather than a larger city, but I learned years ago not to question my son’s knowledge of trivia.

Plus, he reminded me that the word “hotel” is an important qualifier – other cities have taller buildings, but no hotels that tall. (I would later find out why this is a good idea – it’s too hard to sleep that far up.) He also told me that Atlanta’s entry is dwarfed by the record-holder across both hemispheres – a building in the United Arab Emirates. He thought it’s in Abu Dhabi, but admitted it could be Dubai.

After I lifted my jaw from my chest, I pointed out an imposing building topped with a columned structure that looked vaguely Greek. He told me yes, it reminded him of the Parthenon.

Once we checked in, we took the express elevator to our room on the 65th floor, my ears popping the whole time. But at least it didn’t make my stomach hurt more – that didn’t happen until we walked into our room, where one wall was a floor-to-ceiling window.

A 64-story view is not the best thing for an acrophobic (Christopher taught me that word) with an upset stomach, so I stayed back while he ran up and leaned into the glass to look straight down. Not trusting a curved pane of ¼-inch-thick glass, I heroically made my way close enough to grasp the back of his shirt while he stared at the street below (and I stared at the floor).

Once he looked up long enough to check out the room, Christopher asked for the bed closest to the window; I told him I’d consider it if we could just return to the lobby for a bit.

This was another mistake, as the first thing we found there was a display on the hotel’s window replacement project.

I’d forgotten about the tornado that swept through Atlanta in 2008, causing structural damage to buildings like the one where I was expected to sleep that night. It had swayed no more than two feet, they assured me, but many windows were broken – and they wound up replacing all 6,350 of them. I wondered how dry the glue was on the one in our room, and told Christopher he wasn’t allowed to sleep in the bed closest to it, after all.

But we managed to live through the night, celebrating with a breakfast buffet before the audition. We walked into a ballroom full of proud parents and Poindexters, each of us sizing up

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