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ICE CREAM BEST SPOTS IN THE TRIANGLE FOR

Greg Cox for Triangle Today

Here we take a look at the best spots for homemade (or locally made) ice cream.

Fresh. Local Ice Cream 6033 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh, 138 E. Chatham St., Cary freshlocalicecream.com The scoop: Some credit the new fountain park for the downtown Cary renaissance.

Others say it’s the refurbished movie theater. I’m going with the recent opening of the second Fresh ice cream shop.

I mean, have you tasted their butter pecan? Or their banana pudding? Heck, I’d even bet more than a few folks are there for the non-dairy Almond Milk ice cream.

Howling Cow Multiple locations on N.C. State University campus howlingcow.ncsu.edu The scoop: No need to go cold turkey from one State Fair to the next. You can also score this perennial favorite churned up by the folks at N.C. State’s Department of Food Science at several locations on and around campus.

Flavors are old-school vanilla, chocolate and strawberry – and, as fans will enthusiastically assure you, that’s all they need.

Lumpy’s 306 E. Wait Ave., Wake Forest lumpysicecream.com The scoop: Downtown Wake Forest’s best-kept secret churns up ice cream from

locally sourced hormone-free milk with no additives or food color. With a rotating selection of flavors ranging from Bubba’s Backyard Blackberry (made with fresh berries, naturally) to Benny’s Bacon & Bourbon, I’d say it’s time to let the cat out of the bag.

Mama Bird’s 304 N. Main St., Holly Springs mamabirdsicecream.com The scoop:Fans of Mama Bird’s tricycle-driven push carts, a familiar sight at garden centers and catered events, celebrated when a brick-andmortar opened late last year in Holly Springs. Try an ice cream sandwich made with, say, Mocha Flake or Maple Bacon Praline between housebaked cookies or brownies, and you’ll be celebrating, too.

Maple View Farm 6900 Rocky Ridge Rd., Hillsborough mapleviewfarm.com The scoop: Try this recipe for summertime bliss: Drive out to this creamery in Orange County. Order whatever strikes your fancy – Honey Toasted Almond, maybe, or Ginger Lemonade sorbet.

Head out to the front porch, plop down in one of the rocking chairs, and take in the view of rolling farmland hills. Chill.

The Parlour 117 Market St., Durham theparlourdurham.com The scoop:The creme de la creme (sorry, couldn’t resist) of local ice cream shops, The Parlour serves frozen confections for the aficionado.

Even “plain” vanilla is flavored with Nielsen-Massey vanilla,

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and chocolate with Callebaut chocolate. Those seeking more exotic options will find a daily changing selection ranging from honey lavender to a salted caramel that has earned a cult-like following.

Pine Cone 905 W. Main St., Suite 20-H, Durham pineconenc.com The scoop:Tucked into a corner of Brightleaf Square, this little shop features Maple View Farm ice cream. More than a dozen and a half flavors — from Brownie Explosion to Black Cherry Amaretto — are offered on a rotating basis, along with dairy-free sorbets Mango Tango and Pomegranate Raspberry.

See Greg’s complete list at triangletoday.com.

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fun finder Sunday, July 29, 3 p.m.

Into The Woods

Raleigh Little Theatre This epic musical is about wishes, family, and the consequences of the choices that we make. A childless baker and his wife endeavor to lift their family curse by journeying into the woods, where they encounter familiar faces including Rapunzel, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and more enchanted fairy-tale creatures. https://raleighlittletheatre.org/shows/intothe-woods/ August 2 , 3, 4 , 7 p.m.

Clayton Youth Theater Presents “Bye Bye Birdie”

When rock star and teen idol Conrad Birdie is drafted into the army, his manager Albert Peterson faces financial ruin.

Desperate for a publicity stunt big enough to help him survive Birdie’s departure, Albert and his secretary Rose hatch a plan to send Conrad to small-town America to sing one last song and give a goodbye kiss to one lucky fan on national television. claytonyouththeater.com/shows.html Friday, August 24, 5:30 -7:30 p.m.

Family Fun Night at Marbles Kids Museum

marbleskidsmuseum.org Join the crew at Marbles for this afterhours event for children with special needs that offers the opportunity to experience Marbles in a calmer, quieter environment. This event is free and exclusively for kids with special needs and their families.

Find details for these events and more fun stuff at

kidstownnc.com

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MAKE YOUR OWN TISSUE PAPER ‘STAINED GLASS’ CREATIONS! Kids Town for Triangle Today Here at Kids Town, we love the great outdoors, but we have to be realistic, too! With the sun blazing at full strength now, sometimes it’s just too hot to be outside! So we came up with an easy, low-mess art project you can do with the kids in the comfort of your air-conditioned home. It’s a project that takes advantage of the bright sun in the summer sky, catching the rays that stream in through your window.

For this project, you’ll need: • Contact paper • Tissue paper (bright colors are best) • Thin cardboard (a cereal box will do just fine) • Tempera paints • Paintbrushes • Scissors • Strong glue or tape • A window that receives direct sunlight Follow these steps to make beautiful “stained glass” windows of your very own: Take your cereal box and cut out a frame in the shapes you desire. Suggestions include: diamond, star, heart, cloud, etc.

Paint the frame with the tempera paint colors of

your choice. Make sure to fully coat the cardboard if you’re using a cereal box! You might need multiple coats of paint.

Cut your contact paper to fit inside the frame. Cut another piece, which will later go on top, and put that aside. Peel back the sticky side of one piece of contact paper.

Get your tissue paper ready and let your creativity go wild. Apply shapes of tissue paper or make a scene in your “stained glass” window. Check out these real stained glass pieces for inspiration: tea roses, a lion, kaleidoscopic patterns, and more.

Seal up your tissue paper creations with an outer layer of contact paper.

Affix the contact paper to the inside of the frames you have created, with a strong glue or tape. Ensure that everything stays together before you hang it up in your window.

Let the sun shine in!

Enjoy these long days of sunshine with your beautiful new “stained glass” creation!

Find more fun activities at kidstownnc.com

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Cotton House Craft Brewers opening in Downtown Cary Drew Jackson for Triangle Today The house part of Cotton House Craft Brewers, a new brewery coming to downtown Cary, is no joke.

If a house has a name, it’s likely an old one, and the Pasmore House at 307 S. Academy St. has been around for more than a century, first as a residence and later as a boarding home for students of Cary High School.

Soon the historic home next door to the Mayton Inn will house the flowing taplines of the Triangle’s newest brewery, plus barrels of aging beer.

Cotton House is the brewing project of Brent Webb and his family, named for the family’s history of cotton farmers that he shares with his wife, Caryl.

The brewery itself will have a farming connection, working with a local hops farm and using four new hops varieties developed by N.C. State’s agriculture program.

“We hope they taste good; it’s rolling the dice,” Webb said. “We want to help promote hops as a viable agricultural product in this region.”

Cotton House’s brewer will be Jamie McMillan, who has worked at Aviator Brewing Co. in Fuquay-Varina and Raleigh Brewing Co.

Core beers will include a New England IPA, an American pale ale, a Belgian pale ale, a stout and a pilsner. Cotton House is buying the brewing system from Fayetteville’s Dirtbag Ales, which recently expanded to a larger set up.

Its beer will be brewed in Fayetteville initially and then will eventually move to Cary, though unlikely on the Cotton House property.

Webb emphasized the hominess of his plans for Cotton House, opting for something other than the industrial and warehouse spaces many of the area’s breweries have revived.

“I knew I did not want to do the industrial chic thing,” Webb said. “I knew I wanted to do something unique.”

Cotton House will be more of a taproom for the brand’s beers, but also will serve wine and local sours, Webb said. The old wood floors will remain, and inside an old Western-style bar will be built, complete with saloon-style doors.

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“It will be a mix of speakeasy and saloon, with some modern touches,” said Webb, noting that photos of Cary’s history will hang on the wall. “It’s a house, but it’s not going to be Grandma’s house.”

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