Park Hangs: Real Companion

Free

Park Hangs: Real Companion

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Overview

Unwind and socialize at Park Hangs, an outdoor concert series at Bailey Park

Gather and unwind to the alt-country rock sounds of Real Companion from 6:00–8:00 pm. Food truck service begins at 5:00 pm.

Based in Boone, Real Companion is an alt-country rock and folk-adjacent outfit fronted by Seth Sullivan. Their debut full-length album Nü-metal Heroes was recorded in a backyard studio, drawing inspiration from a winding path towards sobriety, parenthood, and cheeseburgers.

Nü-metal Heroes feels off-the-cuff but fully developed—whether the duo are trying their hand at spirited country-rockers or more streamlined, almost dreamy folk-pop, their instrumental contributions are pleasing but never taking away from the yarns Sullivan spins at the center of the songs. It all amounts to a palpably Appalachian rock record—one that isn’t constrained by its roots, but that bears the marks of them nonetheless.”
— Rosy Overdrive

 

Park Hangs

Join us to unwind and socialize at a new outdoor concert series with music by NC-based artists, food and drinks by local vendors, and easygoing vibes in Bailey Park (445 Patterson Ave. in Winston-Salem). Park Hangs is presented by NCMA Winston-Salem and Innovation Quarter, with additional support from Atwell Ford Real Estate.

Bring your own food or purchase from vendors in the park or from favorite restaurants in Innovation Quarter. Drinks from Incendiary Brewing will be available for purchase; outside alcohol is prohibited. Limited street parking is available, with additional paid parking in the Link Parking Deck (530 North Patterson Ave.).

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Park Hangs: Kit McKay

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Park Hangs: Kit McKay

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Overview

Unwind and socialize at Park Hangs, an outdoor concert series at Bailey Park

Gather and unwind to the NC-borne songs and spirit of Kit McKay from 6:00–8:00 pm. Food truck service begins at 5:00 pm.

Patrick Stovall, known as Kit McKay in his latest solo project, offers a refreshingly free approach to music-making, entertaining the ridiculous as well as the profound. His recent release, The Dirt Candies, perfectly embodies this philosophy. What started as weekend jam sessions with his college roommate, Matt Southern, has become an unexpected calling card. The deliberately silly songs have caught the attention of college radio stations and audiences hungry for something real.

Park Hangs

Join us to unwind and socialize at a new outdoor concert series with music by NC-based artists, food and drinks by local vendors, and easygoing vibes in Bailey Park (445 Patterson Ave. in Winston-Salem). Park Hangs is presented by NCMA Winston-Salem and Innovation Quarter, with additional support from Atwell Ford Real Estate.

Bring your own food or purchase from vendors in the park or from favorite restaurants in Innovation Quarter. Drinks from Incendiary Brewing will be available for purchase; outside alcohol is prohibited. Limited street parking is available, with additional paid parking in the Link Parking Deck (530 North Patterson Ave.).

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Book Club: Walkaway

Free

Book Club: Walkaway

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Overview

Walkaway by Cory Doctorow

Hubert and Natalie decide to give up fully on formal society and walk away. After all, now that anyone can design and print the basic necessities of life—food, clothing, shelter—from a computer, there seems to be little reason to toil within the system. It’s still a dangerous world out there, the empty lands wrecked by climate change, dead cities hollowed out by industrial flight, shadows hiding predators animal and human alike. Still, when the initial pioneer walkaways flourish, more people join them. Soon the walkaways discover the one thing the ultra-rich have never been able to buy: how to beat death. Now it’s war, and it threatens to turn the world upside down.

Please be advised that Walkaway contains mature adult themes and content.

NCMA Winston-Salem Book Club

Book Club is going solarpunk this fall. An emerging subgenre of speculative fiction, solarpunk envisions futures in which climate change triggers innovation, resilience, community building, and closer bonds with the natural world.

Join other curious readers and dive headfirst into contemporary literary fiction. Led by NCMA Winston-Salem Executive Director and former English professor Bill Carpenter, Book Club offers guided conversations covering a range of topics, from themes and imagery to plot structures and character development, with selections ranging from national bestsellers to experimental novels. All are welcome at Book Club, even those who don’t finish the book.

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Book Club: Monk and Robot

Free

Book Club: Monk and Robot

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Overview

October’s discussion of Monk and Robot will take place at Coffee Park (1208 Reynolda Rd. 27104). Attendees are welcome to purchase coffee and baked goods at the airstream and bring them to the discussion.

Monk and Robot by Becky Chambers

In Monk and Robot, the robots of Panga have long ago achieved self-awareness and retreated into the forests, where they’ve become the stuff of legends and myth. However, when a robot checks in on a tea monk one day, honoring its ancient duty, it cannot leave until the monk answers the simple question: “What do you need?”

NCMA Winston-Salem Book Club

Book Club is going solarpunk this fall. An emerging subgenre of speculative fiction, solarpunk envisions futures in which climate change triggers innovation, resilience, community building, and closer bonds with the natural world.

Join other curious readers and dive headfirst into contemporary literary fiction. Led by NCMA Winston-Salem Executive Director and former English professor Bill Carpenter, Book Club offers guided conversations covering a range of topics, from themes and imagery to plot structures and character development, with selections ranging from national bestsellers to experimental novels. All are welcome at Book Club, even those who don’t finish the book.

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Vinyl Lounge: Downtown Debut

Free

Vinyl Lounge: Downtown Debut

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Overview

Vinyl Lounge has a new home at NCMA Winston-Salem Downtown

For both seasoned record collectors and vinyl newcomers alike, Vinyl Lounge offers a welcoming community eager to explore different genres and eras of music. Attendees are invited to bring their own records and immerse themselves in a communal listening experience like no other.

The theme for this Vinyl Lounge is urban satellite.

Vinyl Lounge

Established over ten years ago as PVD (Public Vinyl Demo) by EMBER Audio + Design, Vinyl Lounge is a celebration of sound now presented in partnership with NCMA Winston-Salem. The spirit of shared discovery is at the heart of Vinyl Lounge. Enjoy the unique warmth and depth that only vinyl can provide on a hi-fi sound system courtesy of EMBER.

Book Club: Another Life

Free

Book Club: Another Life

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Overview

September’s discussion of Another Life will take place at Coffee Park (1208 Reynolda Rd. 27104). Attendees are welcome to purchase coffee and baked goods at the airstream and bring them to the discussion.

Another Life by Sarena Ulibarri

Sarena Ulibarri’s Another Life is a solarpunk novella published by Stelliform Press. Set in a sustainable, post-collapse community in Death Valley called “Otra Vida,” the story explores the ethical dilemmas of a society discovering scientific proof of reincarnation.

NCMA Winston-Salem Book Club

Book Club is going solarpunk this fall. An emerging subgenre of speculative fiction, solarpunk envisions futures in which climate change triggers innovation, resilience, community building, and closer bonds with the natural world.

Join other curious readers and dive headfirst into contemporary literary fiction. Led by NCMA Winston-Salem Executive Director and former English professor Bill Carpenter, Book Club offers guided conversations covering a range of topics, from themes and imagery to plot structures and character development, with selections ranging from national bestsellers to experimental novels. All are welcome at Book Club, even those who don’t finish the book.

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Book Club: Parable of the Sower

Free

Book Club: Parable of the Sower

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Overview

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Originally published in 1993, Parable of the Sower is a seminal dystopian and speculative fiction novel by Octavia E. Butler. Set in a near-future California devastated by climate change, economic collapse, and wealth inequality, Parable of the Sower follows young Lauren Olamina as she flees her burning home and attempts to establish a new, survivalist community.

NCMA Winston-Salem Book Club

Book Club is going solarpunk this fall. An emerging subgenre of speculative fiction, solarpunk envisions futures in which climate change triggers innovation, resilience, community building, and closer bonds with the natural world.

Join other curious readers and dive headfirst into contemporary literary fiction. Led by NCMA Winston-Salem Executive Director and former English professor Bill Carpenter, Book Club offers guided conversations covering a range of topics, from themes and imagery to plot structures and character development, with selections ranging from national bestsellers to experimental novels. All are welcome at Book Club, even those who don’t finish the book.

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Vinyl Lounge

Free

Vinyl Lounge

6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Overview

Vinyl Lounge has a new home at NCMA Winston-Salem Downtown

For both seasoned record collectors and vinyl newcomers alike, Vinyl Lounge offers a welcoming community eager to explore different genres and eras of music. Attendees are invited to bring their own records and immerse themselves in a communal listening experience like no other.

August’s theme is soft precision.

Vinyl Lounge

Established over ten years ago as PVD (Public Vinyl Demo) by EMBER Audio + Design, Vinyl Lounge is a celebration of sound now presented in partnership with NCMA Winston-Salem. The spirit of shared discovery is at the heart of Vinyl Lounge. Enjoy the unique warmth and depth that only vinyl can provide on a hi-fi sound system courtesy of EMBER.

2nd Saturday: Paper Ziggurats

Free

2nd Saturday: Paper Ziggurats

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Overview

Explore architectural forms and construct your own at Winston Square Park

Use paper to create your own stepped pyramid sculpture inspired by Daniel Rich’s detailed painting of The Ziggurat building in Sacramento, a modern office structure modeled after ancient Mesopotamian temples. No art experience required, all materials provided.

Artist Daniel Rich translates photographs into paintings that explore social narratives transcribed in the built environment. His work explores changing power structures, failed utopias, and the impacts of ideological struggles and natural upheavals. Explore works by Rich and other NC-based artists in Unboxed: Art beyond the Museum, on view at NCMA Winston-Salem Downtown through August 30.

 

2nd Saturday

One of the museum’s longest-running programs, 2nd Saturday provides opportunities for all ages and skill levels to create memories through accessible, hands-on art-making. Each month’s art activity is inspired by current exhibitions or events. 2nd Saturday is free to attend and all materials are provided.

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[POSTPONED] Park Hangs

Free

[POSTPONED] Park Hangs

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Overview

PLEASE NOTE: This concert has been postponed due to weather. More information will be shared soon.

 

Gather and unwind to the breezy sounds of Kenny Wavinson from 6:00–8:00 pm. Food truck service begins at 5:00 pm. Vendors include Johnny Ray’s BBQ, Cordial Cowboy, and Incendiary Brewing.

Kendall Daniels, better known as Kenny Wavinson, is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter based in Greensboro. Inspired by acts such as Mac Demarco, Real Estate, and Good Morning, Kenny makes nostalgic melodic grooves under his own genre he calls “Lakewater Rock.” Listen to his latest single “Cycles” here.

 

Park Hangs

Join us to unwind and socialize at a new outdoor concert series with music by NC-based artists, food and drinks by local vendors, and easygoing vibes in Bailey Park (445 Patterson Ave. in Winston-Salem). Park Hangs is presented by NCMA Winston-Salem and Innovation Quarter, with additional support from Atwell Ford Real Estate.

Bring your own food or purchase from vendors in the park or from favorite restaurants in Innovation Quarter. Drinks from Incendiary Brewing will be available for purchase; outside alcohol is prohibited. Limited street parking is available, with additional paid parking in the Link Parking Deck (530 North Patterson Ave.).

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