Featured Events in Davie in December, 2024(December Updated)

Crochet, knitting, embroidery, quilting - whatever your passion, bring something to keep your hands busy and join us for a fun afternoon of community and connection with fellow fiber lovers. Coffee provided, or bring your own beverage of choice. Hosted by Studio Artists Aliyah Bonnette and Michelle Wilkie. Please note, this is not an instructor-led workshop, but a casual monthly get together of artists. Free! Please register so that we may anticipate attendance. About Artspace // Artspace is a non-profit visual arts center located in Downtown Raleigh. Visit Artspace to explore exhibitions featuring national and community artists, engage with more than 35 artists working in their studios, and enjoy art classes and community events for all ages and abilities. To learn more about Artspace, visit artspacenc.org Images, l-r: detail of work by Michelle Wilkie, detail of work by Aliyah Bonnette Information Source: Artspace | eventbrite

Ho Ho Ho-liday !!!! Im back for more at GUU DAVIE!! After Huge success of Halloween show , We will bring festive, joyful time for you all. This christmas time will get more festive with duzzling, glamour, hot performances. hosted by BlueeJoy aka Ramen queen and huge fan of Namie Amuro :) guest performers are my Drag sis Flaming Wok, one and only Rose Butch, hottse king in the scene Yuen Young. Come thru Asian power !! Lets have fun time with us and kick off this years Christmas day :) Tickets 20$ come with Karaage ! All sales are final, no refunds Information Source: BLUEEJOY EVENTS | eventbrite

😆Get ready to laugh your way through the rollercoaster that was 2024! It’s been a year of unforgettable highs, questionable lows, and more plot twists than a Game of Thrones episode. We’re talking Taylor Swift’s whirlwind year that had her fans tracking her moves like it was a national sport, the Kendrick vs. Drake feud that brought new meaning to “friendly competition,” and U.S. politics that were—well, let’s just say they kept the late-night hosts very busy.🔥 💥And while 2024 had its mix of the good and the “did that really happen?” moments, we’re here to focus on the comedy! From BRAT Summer’s Gen Z revival of 90s rebellion to the new all-consuming AI obsession, no stone is left unturned. We’ll relive every viral trend, jaw-dropping headline, and cultural clash that made us double-take this year. 🥂And get this! Each show wraps with a “fake midnight” countdown—because, honestly, who needs the NYE hassle and Uber surge pricing when you can ring in “2025” early and be in pjs before 1130??🎆 🎪Two nights only! Dec 27 & 28 7:30 PM and 9:30 PM. Full food and beverage service at your table! Bring your friends, bring your laughs, and let’s toast to leaving the best and worst of 2024 behind! Information Source: The Comedy Department | eventbrite

Shop with us and support local artists this holiday season at our Holiday Market! In addition to our more than 30 studio artists, we will have 20 guest artists with their best handmade creations in a wide range of media from pottery and planters to paintings to jewelry and glass all under one roof. While you’re here, make your own art with our free art activity for all ages. Hot chocolate and festive treats will be available for purchase. Free to attend; registration is not required, but will help us anticipate attendance. About Artspace // Artspace is a non-profit visual arts center located in Downtown Raleigh. Visit Artspace to explore exhibitions featuring national and community artists, engage with more than 35 artists working in their studios, and enjoy art classes and community events for all ages and abilities. To learn more about Artspace, visit artspacenc.org Information Source: Artspace | eventbrite

This is a two part workshop that will meet on Saturday December 5th + 12th (6-9pm both days). Participants will be asked to visit Copperline Plant Co. to pick up their pots and claim their free plants! Build a hand-crafted plant pot that you’ll be proud to give or cherish for yourself. In partnership with Copperline Plant Co., students will create a 4-5 inch pot by applying basic pottery and glazing techniques and creating a one-of-a-kind ceramic piece. In the spirit of giving, Copperline Plant Co. will include a plant to all participants at no additional cost. The first session will be focused on forming your clay and creating your pots. Artspace will fire the greenware during the week and have them ready for Session 2, at which point students will glaze their pieces. A final firing in the kiln will be required, and participants will be asked to visit Copperline Plant Co. Instructor: Anna Grace FitzGerald Are you an Artspace member? Email Danny Peña, Education Manager at dpena@artspacenc.org for your one-time promo code and receive your discount. About Artspace // Artspace is a non-profit visual arts center located in Downtown Raleigh. Visit Artspace to explore exhibitions featuring national and community artists, engage with more than 35 artists working in their studios, and enjoy art classes and community events for all ages and abilities. To learn more about Artspace, visit artspacenc.org Information Source: Artspace | eventbrite

First Friday is celebrated on the first Friday of each month throughout Downtown Raleigh to showcase the best of our city’s creative community. One of the founding organizations behind First Friday, Artspace opens its doors from 6-10pm every First Friday. First Friday is always free and open to everyone! December’s First Friday will feature: WAR: New York 2000-2003 exhibition by Renzo Ortega in Gallery 1Life Lines exhibition by Anna Payne Rogers Previtte, former Artspace NC Emerging Artist in Residence in Upfront GalleryFRESH juried exhibition by North Carolina artists in Gallery 212x12 Member Showcase in the corridorsMeet and shop with our 30+ studio artistsSounds by Lauren Sovereign, 6-9pmArt making activity, 6-9pmGive back to Artspace with our Giving TreeLive performance by the Raleigh Rockers, 7pmThe Art of Wine tasting with Yvette Holder featuring holiday wines, 6-9pmFirst Friday series made possible by Sharefile. About Artspace // Artspace is a non-profit visual arts center located in Downtown Raleigh. Visit Artspace to explore exhibitions featuring national and community artists, engage with more than 35 artists working in their studios, and enjoy art classes and community events for all ages and abilities. To learn more about Artspace, visit artspacenc.org Parking and Accessibility // Free street parking is available on Davie Street. Metered parking is available on adjacent streets. There are also several pay lots/decks nearby: City Market parking lot, Blount Street parking deck, and several Secure P lots for night + weekend parking (314 E Davie St, 415 S Person St, 417 S Person St). Explore accessibility information with our Know Before You Go Guide. Information Source: Artspace | eventbrite

Bring your lunch and join Creative Director Annah Lee for a tour of our current exhibitions. These free guided tours are designed to give viewers a deep dive of Artspace's current exhibitions and leave space for questions and conversations about the art and themes behind it. If you're looking for a simple way to learn more about art, our Art Break Tour is a fantastic place to start. Approximately 45 minutes. June Your Ocean is On Fire by Isabel Lu July (Summer Break, no tour) August Access Projects by Owen Lowery September Sing About Me by Mark Anthony Brown October FRESH with works from over 250 North Carolina artists November (annual fundraiser, no tour) December New York 2000-2003 by Renzo Ortega January Life Lines byAnna Payne Rogers Previtte Information Source: Artspace | eventbrite

Join us for a monthly gathering of working artists from Raleigh and surrounding areas! This group meets on the second Saturday of the month in Studio 206 at Artspace. These lively sessions are centered around creativity, networking and collaboration. Bring your sketchbook or a work in progress as well as any materials you may need to create during the session. Hosted by Studio Artists Adriana Ameigh (Studio 203), and Jackie Sanders (Studio 220), the duo behind Level Up Artists Podcast and membership group. Free! Please register so that we may anticipate attendance. Masks are optional, but strongly encouraged, while at Artspace. Information Source: Artspace | eventbrite

VKBA presents: BALL-OOZA 2024 Kiki Ball + VKBA PotluckAt The Dance CentreDEC 14, 2024BALL-OOZA 2024 Kiki BallBALL DESCRIPTION: All I want for Christmas... is to SNAG A TROPHY! We are pleased to bring BACK 2017’s BALL-OOZA for even more festive fun, in case you weren’t there the first time around. This time, we’re kicking off with OTY approved categories and revamped effect breakdowns. You don’t want to miss THIS family gathering, cause it’s beginning to look a LOT like Christmas. The VKBA is pleased to be hosting this event with the support of Van Vogue Jam, Lululemon, HiM Clinic, Vancouver Coastal Health, and The Dance Centre. Doors Open at 5 PM | LSS starts at 6 PMVenue: The Dance Centre, Fares Theatre Commentator: Ego 007 DJs: Gago 007 TICKETS$5 - Online (Competitor Ticket)$15 - Online (Spectator Ticket)$20- Door TicketCATEGORIESVirgin Runway Bring it in a red, white, and green effect reminiscent of a CANDY CANE. Give us a walk with an effect to match that tells us you’re MINT to be on the RUNWAY. Virgin Performance Fleece Navidad! Come through with all 5 elements in your UGLIEST CHRISTMAS SWEATER. OTA Runway The word TINSEL comes from the old French word Estinceler, which means to sparkle. Sparkle down the runway in a high-fashion look embellished with any of the following: tinsel, shimmer, sparkles, etc… Dazzle your competition with your look and your walk! OTA Performance Santa’s Werkshop has been putting its employees THROUGH IT. So tired, overworked and sore… they just want to let it ALLL out. Show us that you’re Santa's helper of the year in a CHRISTMAS ELF effect. You definitely don’t want to stay on the shelf for this one. OTA Realness The Swiss Alps? Cervinia? Whistler Blackcomb? Ski resorts all over the world are in their busiest time of the year, and you’re DEFINITELY not going to miss out on this season. Wax your planks and pack your bags, because we need you to bring it sporty as a SKIER or a SNOWBOARDER. Hands Performance It’s so cold you can barely bend your fingers… show us that YOU GOT HANDS in a pair of gloves or mittens if you dare. OTA Face You’re no ice queen, they just froze you that way! Put all of your best features on display as your interpretation of an ICE QUEEN/KING/ROYAL. Who will ascend to the throne tonight? Bizarre Of all the things that could go wrong on Christmas morning, why is the damn CHRISTMAS TREE coming alive? Put your own BIZARRE twist on the most iconic holiday symbol, and show us what’s been put under your tree. OTA Best Dressed In a season where others may be dressed purely for functionality, you’ve never been one to let sub-zero temperatures hold you back from putting a LOOK together. Serve a look fit for the runway AND the trek home. OTA Sex Siren You’re on top of the Christmas tree every year, but we want to see what’s under it all. You may look like an angel, but you’re no angel. Serve us SEXY in an (unholy) ANGEL look. See you under that mistletoe… OTA Body You’ve come to life in the oven, and they’re ALL trying to eat you!! Your body is so irresistible, one can’t help but want to take a bite… show us your BODY in a sickeningly sweet GINGERBREAD MAN effect. DEC 15, 2024 VKBA PotluckAfter a fab ball…it’s time to deck these halls! 1-3pm > OPEN SESSION 3-6pm > POT LUCK STARTS *we’ll be eating at 4pm 1-6pm > FREE DISCREET TESTING with HIM/VCH *on 7th floor* This has been a long and difficult year, so now’s the time to get together and close things out with a big collective meal. Gather up with the community and bring a side that means something to you, we’re here to fill the tables out with some damn good food. Got some tension or lessons from the ball you just gotta let out? Come to an afternoon session from 1-3 at The Dance Centre! Bring your effects from yesterday to help decorate some manequins for the potluck that goes from 3-6. Main courses are being provided by HiM, who are also offering free testing throughout the day. Get your deets in before the year’s up so you can practice informed sex over the holi-gays every day. In partnership with HIM and Vancouver Coastal Health, nurses will be present to provide HIV/STI testing at this event. Come for confidential, easy, and drop-in testing! Let’s have a good time together! LAND/CULTURAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENTWe would like to acknowledge that we are coming together to celebrate on the unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil- Waututh) Nations. As an organization that is founded by non Black and Latinx people we acknowledge our ongoing need to question and reflect on how we navigate practicing our ballroom scene here in Vancouver, BC. We know we do not have all the answers and are always looking to be better. We are always seeking and open to how we can better support the Queer/Trans Black and Brown folks that founded the culture we love and share through VVJ. Creating safe space has always been at the heart of ballroom culture and we hope that this event can be a safe space for everybody to enjoy. Oppressive attitudes and behaviours including but not limited to misogyny, transphobia, racism, fat phobia, ableism, and general bigotry are not welcome here. Racism, Anti-Blackness, homophobia, transphobia and sexism are ongoing battles that are being experienced in America, Canada and the rest of the world. We all have a lot of work to do in the ongoing fight for equality and have compiled a list of resources to help you support, donate, educate and take action to help you wherever you may be in your continued unlearning/relearning process. If there are ways VVJ can better create an inclusive and safe space please do inform us by e-mail at info@vanvoguejam.com so that we may listen to your input and improve on this for future events. A BALLAn event that hosts a series of competitive categories, each with their own focus. Having been birthed in NYC by communities of Queer Black and Latinex people out of a need for safe nightlife spaces due to the discrimination they faced, balls are typically centred around creating safe space for LGBTQIA2+ POC. Spectators, competitors, and judges, come together to celebrate people within their communities and compete against each other in different categories. Some of the most popular categories are Vogue Performance, Sex Siren, Hands, Runway, Bazaar, and Face. Each of these categories have specific requirements, and competitors are judged by a panel on how well they accomplish them. Before competing against others, category participants are required to “walk” one by one to receive full approval from all judges, known as ‘receiving your 10s’. Competitors who make their 10s battle one on one against each other to impress the judges until there is one winner. HISTORYBallroom culture, drag ball culture, the house-ballroom community, and similar terms describe an underground queer subculture in which people walk (i.e., compete), perform, dance, lip-sync, and model in different categories, which are designed to simultaneously epitomize and satirize gender constructs, occupations, and social classes, while also offering an escape from reality. Category participants are required to “walk” one by one to receive full approval from all judges, known as ‘receiving your 10s’. Competitors are judged on their abilities, “effect” (costumes, appearance, theatrics, presentation), and perceived “realness” (embodied and/or visual believability, authenticity). Those who make their 10s battle one on one against each other for trophies, prizes, and glory. Ballroom culture emerged in the late 1960s in New York City, birthed by the Black and Latinx LGBTQ2S+ community who were excluded from the drag pageant world of white America. The development of the Ballroom scene created safe and inclusive spaces for these communities to explore and experience life styles from which they were excluded due to systemic oppression. Vogue is a freestyle competitive dance form that utilizes 5 key elements in an improvised battle with other competitors. Currently (although open to interpretation within various vogue communities), the five popular elements of Vogue Performance are catwalk, hands, duckwalk, spins and dips, and floor performance. “For decades, ballroom, ball or house culture has been a way for queer Blacks and Latinos to live their best lives – that is, to figure out how to respond to a society that devalued their lives and attempted to erase their presence. Through elaborate performances incorporating and commenting on race, class and gender, the ball community has historically reflected the American Dream and one’s exclusion from it.” - Les Fabian Brathwaith (Quote from Rolling Stones). QUESTIONS?Please contact the VKBA for more information at infovkba@gmail.com Information Source: Van Vogue Jam Arts Society | eventbrite

Witness the excitement of the BSP Dolphins vs. Houston Texans Viewing Party, the "Final Event of the Year", taking place in Davie at Twin Peaks. Join fellow fans on December 15, 2024, at 2000 South University Drive for a memorable evening of football action. This event promises to be a thrilling experience for all attendees as they come together to cheer on their favorite teams in a lively atmosphere. Don't miss out on this ultimate viewing party to celebrate the end of the year with fellow football enthusiasts.

Crochet, knitting, embroidery, quilting - whatever your passion, bring something to keep your hands busy and join us for a fun afternoon of community and connection with fellow fiber lovers. Coffee provided, or bring your own beverage of choice. Hosted by Studio Artists Aliyah Bonnette and Michelle Wilkie. Please note, this is not an instructor-led workshop, but a casual monthly get together of artists. Free! Please register so that we may anticipate attendance. About Artspace // Artspace is a non-profit visual arts center located in Downtown Raleigh. Visit Artspace to explore exhibitions featuring national and community artists, engage with more than 35 artists working in their studios, and enjoy art classes and community events for all ages and abilities. To learn more about Artspace, visit artspacenc.org Images, l-r: detail of work by Michelle Wilkie, detail of work by Aliyah Bonnette Information Source: Artspace | eventbrite

Vibe and Vision: Not Another Sip & Paint Skip the holiday coloring pages and craft your future instead! Create a vision board that brings your goals and dreams for 2025 to life—a meaningful, creative activity to set your intentions and design the year you want. Step into Vibe and Vision on December 16, 2024, at the Transfer Co. Ballroom—a unique event where art meets intention. Imagine an atmosphere filled with energy, inspiration, and creativity, designed to help you envision your goals for the new year, for now, and for your journey ahead. Hosted by the vibrant AyeeeDub, this experience invites you to immerse yourself in a blend of music, art, and community that ignites your dreams and brings your vision to life. Move to the rhythm of Collective Chaos, (Professor X and DJ Jmar) as they set the vibe with electric sounds and soulful beats. Discover curated vendors offering everything from art to wellness, each one crafted to inspire and empower. Whether you’re here to explore, connect, or create, Vibe and Vision is more than an event—it’s a movement toward self-expression and purpose. Come for the groove, stay for the vision. Interested in beng a vendor? Transfer Co is a great place to bring your business and get more eyes on your products or mission. Please see the different options available. Learn more about Vibe and Vision and what you can expect here Follow us on Instagram @VibeandVisionEvent for updates and what more you can expect Information Source: Vibe and Vision Events | eventbrite