Happy Monday!
How is Greensboro life? Ask because we’ve been in Durham with our newborn son for the last 3 weeks. Hoping to bring our son and family back home soon!
Sending you this newsletter from afar reminds us of our early days. We started GCG in February 2025 before moving back to Greensboro last summer.
Our first edition (sent from Raleigh) landed in the inboxes of 28 people. Now, 72 Mondays later, over 12,000 of you are reading along with us. Crazy.
Appreciate you being part of the journey! You’ll want to stick around. Trust us.
Anyway, time to scroll and make your plans for the days ahead. Dozens of events and things to do this week. A few won’t be around long so don’t miss out.
Scroll time.
Greensboro’s Got It
Highlighting 3 special events this week:
Speed Friending FREE
Looking for friends? Try out this casual event designed to break the ice and make friendly connections. Make sure you sign up for the right time slot (based on age groups) and then head to LoFi Park on Friday night.
Roller Derby Sweet 16 Double Header
You ever been to a roller derby?! Saturday is your chance. The Greensboro league will celebrates its 16th birthday with a double header at the Sportsplex featuring the Dominion Derby Girls and Craven Chaos. Maybe niche, but very GSO if you ask us.
MUSEP FREE
Wind down your weekend at Barber Park with a free concert on Sunday evening! This time it’s R&B sounds from the SongBird Raven and the Nest. Hot Diggity Dog and Scoop Zone will offer dinner and dessert options.
Summer Film Festival
Movie lovers, Carolina Theatre kicks off its annual Summer Film Festival tonight. Plenty of opportunities this month to enjoy some classics in our city’s historic theater! Here’s this week’s lineup:
Which movie you picking? We’re not revealing our choice, but IYKYK. Grab $9 tickets for your choice here.
GCG Dinner Club - Lindley Park Area
We’re hosting our 7th dinner club across Spring Garden & Lindley Park restaurants next Wednesday, July 22nd @ 6:30 PM.
35 of you have already signed up! Registration will close soon. Sign up here.
Returning guests: Did you know you can change your dinner preferences (dietary, budget, emoji, etc)? Just log in to your DNNR account and update the questionnaire in your Profile.
👣 Does the pedestrian plaza idea on South Elm make downtown more appealing to you?
Poll Results: Have you gone on vacation this summer?
Yes - 45%
No - 55%
Yall shared quite the range of destinations. No surprise the Carolina coast was the favorite, but readers also traveled further to California, Canada, and the Pacific Northwest. One of you asked for staycation ideas. Reply with recs so we can share!
What’s going on, Greensboro?
Curated scroll here. Click HERE for full scroll for this week.
MONDAY July 13
Botanical Mixed Media Collages (1 PM) - @ Creative Aging Network
Urban Foraging (5:30 PM) FREE - @ Downtown Greenway
Rocking the State: Geology (6 PM) FREE - @ Kathleen Edwards Library
TUESDAY July 14
NC’s Greatest Estate Event (10 AM) - @ State St Jewelers
Tomato Canning Class (5:30 PM) - @ NC Co-Op
Board Game Night (6 PM) - @ Delicious Bakery
WEDNESDAY July 15
Hiring Event (11 AM) - @ 2301 West Meadowview Rd
Indoor Pure Barre Pop Up (6 PM) FREE - @ Novant Fieldhouse
Held Comedy Show Fundraiser (7 PM) - @ The Pyrle
THURSDAY July 16
Kids Eastern Musical Festival (10:30 AM) FREE - @ Benjamin Branch
Summertime Sounds (6:30 PM) FREE - @ Westminister Presbyterian
Night Paddles (8 PM) - @ Lake Brandt
FRIDAY July 17
Mobile Mammogram (9 AM) FREE - @ Carolina Complete Health
Xmas in July (4 PM) - @ Boxcar
Speed Friending (5:30 PM) FREE - @ LoFi Park
SATURDAY July 18
Out of Garden Warehouse Sale (8 AM) - @ 300 Hwy 68 S
First Spin Pottery Class (9:30 AM) - @ Creative Aging Network
Greensboro Sweet 16 Roller Derby (2 PM) - @ Sportsplex
Write Here Together (3 PM) - @ Scuppernong Books
Sunset Paddle (8 PM) - @ Lake Townsend
SUNDAY July 19
Group Dog Walk (10 AM) FREE - @ National Military Park
World Cup Final (3 PM) - @ Terminal Tap
MUSEP (6 PM) FREE - @ Barber Park