Hi neighbor! Welcome back to your Monday morning scroll.
This week you’ll see:
FREE fitness & wellness options (yoga, strength, stroller rollers, pool parties)
Live music every night (Flat Iron, Ziggy’s, Tanger, and more)
Creative workshops like pottery, cooking, and paint & sip
Special weekend events like Behind the Terror, Afronova Festival, India Fest, MUSEP, and more
Did you know this is the 25th edition of Gate City Guide? We appreciate all the support, and we’ve got something new cooking for you. Check the bottom of this email for details.
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What’s going on, Greensboro?
MONDAY
August 18
Pop Up Power Flow Yoga (9:30 AM) FREE – @ LeBauer Park. Bring a mat!
Pop Up Strength Workout (5:30 PM) FREE – Also, @ LeBauer Park. Also, bring a mat!
Board Game Night (5:00 PM) FREE – @ Borough Coffee
Healthy Cooking Class (6:30 PM) FREE – @ Vance Chavis Library. Veggies included!
Walker’s Open Mic (9:30 PM) FREE – Sign up early.
TUESDAY
August 19
Cone Health Social Hour (12 PM) FREE – Meet & mingle @ MedCenter
Sip & Shop (6 PM) FREE – @ 1808 Craft Vine featuring Bourbon & Grits Boutique
Greenway Fitness Classes (6 PM) FREE – YMCA-led workout @ Morehead Park
Demeanor & Scarlet Tantrum (6 PM) - @ Flat Iron
Fess Parker Wine Tasting (6:30 PM) - @ Loaded Grape
Steals Dance Class (6:45 PM) – Special dance series by GSO Westies @ GSO Cultural Center
Game Night at George’s Garage (7 PM) FREE – Trivia & interactive games.
Night Paddles (8 PM) – @ Lake Townsend. Reservations required. Only the bring your own kayak option is available now.
WEDNESDAY
August 20
Pour Decisions (10 AM) – Pottery class @ Creative Aging.
Mahjong (10:30 AM) - @ Maxie B’s! Few spots left. Reservations required. Register ASAP.
Pop-Up Pool Party (4 PM) FREE – GSO Parks & Rec hosts @ Peeler Pool
Wine & Whiskey Wed (5 PM) – Hidden Gate Brewing specials + trivia
Pints & Pages (6:30 PM) - Read books & enjoy drinks @ Southend
Greg & Rich Duo (7:00 PM) – @ Rody’s Tavern
Chloe Kimes w/ Wild Roots (6:30 PM) – Alt-country @ Flat Iron.
THURSDAY
August 21
Stroller Rollers (9 AM) FREE – Outdoor class with YMCA @ Bicentennial
Ladies Night Out (3 PM) – Fall shopping event @ Lillo Bella
Moms Night Out (4 PM) – @ Summerfield Farms
Yoga in the Park (6 PM) FREE – Outdoor class with YMCA @ Bicentennial
Boundaries (6 PM) – @ Hangar 1819
NuBeing Collective (7 PM) – @ Flat Iron
Country Swing Lessons (7:20 PM) – @ GSO Cultural Center
Uptown Dueling Pianos (8 PM) FREE – @ Ziggy’s
Nonprofits (8 PM) – @ Joymongers
Night Paddles (8 PM) – @ Lake Brandt. Reservations required. Only the bring your own kayak option is available now.
FRIDAY
August 22
Eco Bus Pop Up (11:00 AM) FREE – Great chance for kids to see animals @ Barber Park
Paint & Sip (7:00 PM) – @ Bull City
Summer Songwriters Concert (7:00 PM) – @ Grace UMC
Patrick Rock Trio (7:00 PM) – @ Rody’s Tavern
3rd Annual Wayne Shorter Birthday Celebration (7:30 PM) – @ Carolina Theatre
Latin Dance Night (8:00 PM) – @ Hidden Gate
Club Rewind (8:00 PM) – @ Ziggy’s
Flannel 90s Grunge (8:00 PM) – @ Garage Tavern
Eric & The Chill Tones (8:30 PM) – @ One Thirteen
John Howie Jr. & Rosewood Bluff (9:00 PM) – @ Flat Iron
SATURDAY
August 23
Cars & Coffee (8:00 AM) FREE – @ 1720 W. Gate City Blvd
Kiddies & Kayak (8:30 AM) – Currently full, but including if you want waitlist @ Lake Brandt
Triad Tesla Meetup (9 AM) FREE – @ 3007 Executive Drive
Pure Barre’s 12th Birthday (9:30 AM) FREE – @ 1618 West (looks like waitlist only now)
Sensory Friendly Cosmic Playtime (10 AM) FREE – Face painting, balloon artists, and inflatables @ ABS Kids
Jiu Jitsu US Championship (9 AM) FREE – @ Center City Park
Afronova Festival (10 AM) FREE – @ Center City Park
Cocktail Craft Workshop (2 PM) – @ Bitters Social House
Behind the Terror (3 PM) – Backstage access @ Woods of Terror
Alsace Wine Tasting (4 PM) – @ Loaded Grape
Parents Back to School Party (5 PM) – @ Lockwood Tavern
French Wine Dinner (7 PM) – @ Summerfield Farms
Radio Revolver (8 PM) – @ Pinetop Neighborhood Resort
Rocket Man Show (8 PM) – @ Tanger
Annual NC All White Affair (9:30 PM) – @ George K’s Skyroom
SUNDAY
August 24
India Fest (11:30 AM) FREE – @ Center City Park
Thrifty Fitz Market (12 PM) FREE – @ Steel Hands Brewing
Bitters Turns 2! (2 PM) FREE – @ Bitters Social
Brit Floyd (7 PM) – @ Tanger
MUSEP (6 PM) FREE – Blues & bluegrass @ Keeley Park
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