The Weekender:
Your Guide to Getting Out There in Greensboro

Spring is in full swing, and there’s lots to do both indoors and out this weekend. Looking for some artistic flair? Why not try making a portrait of your pet?  Don’t have a furry friend yet? Don’t worry—there’s an adoption fair this weekend, too. Animals not really your style? There’s a plant sale, community clean-up, and a classic-car gathering, too. ‘Tis the season!

FRIDAY, April 25

Paint Your Pet @ Lewis Recreation Center

6-8 p.m.

If you’ve been looking for a cheap and easy personal craft project, join other pet parents for an evening commemorating your fur baby. Register online and show up at the rec center to do a painting of your pet from a traced photograph. More details here.

Kids Night Out @ Griffin Recreation Center 

6-9 p.m.

On the last Friday of every month, the city of Greensboro offers parents an easy outing for kids. Drop them off at Griffin Recreation Center, where they can play games, do crafts, eat dinner, and watch a movie so you can go enjoy three hours for yourself. Cost is $15 per child and registration is required. Learn more here.

SATURDAY, April 26

Community Food Distribution @ Four Seasons Town Center

9 a.m.

On Saturday morning, a free food drive will take place at the mall. The drive, hosted by Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC, starts at 9 a.m. The line may take hours to get through, so patience is appreciated. According to Second Harvest, no documentation is needed, but attendees will be asked to provide basic information to determine USDA eligibility for some of the offered food items. Learn more here.

Adoption Day on Milner @ 711 Milner Drive

9 a.m.

Looking for your next best friend? Why not adopt, rather than shop? Visit the American Rescue Foster Program at 711 Milner Drive to check out an array of puppies and kittens ready for a home. Learn more here.

5th NC Korean Festival @ Center City Park

11 a.m.-6 p.m.

A K-pop dance competition? Hot and gooey tteokbokki? A martial arts demonstration? Local arts and crafts? You can find all of this and more at this year’s NC Korean Festival happening in downtown Greensboro. Tickets are on sale now online. 

SUNDAY, April 27

Go Green Plant Sale @ Greensboro Farmers Curb Market

9 a.m.-2 p.m.

You know what they say about April showers. Visit the GSO Farmers Curb Market to get your fill of plants and flowers to make sure your garden is in abundance this spring. A variety of options from annuals to perennials to bulbs and house plants will be available. Learn more here.

Car Cruise In + Cookout @ Steel Hands Brewing

12-4 p.m.

Calling all classic car enthusiasts! Steel Hands Brewing invites all classic car owners to show off their rides while enjoying a delicious cookout at this free event. Parking is on a first-come, first-served basis. Learn more here.

Great American Cleanup @ 100 Tankersley Drive

2-4 p.m.

What better way to celebrate Earth Day than to make your community a little bit cleaner? Join others on Sunday afternoon as part of the Great American Cleanup at the Audubon Natural Area near downtown to pick up trash and be in community with other eco-minded people. The group will provide a limited supply of buckets, garbage bags, grabbers, and gloves. Folks willing to wade in North Buffalo Creek would be much appreciated, according to event organizers. Long pants, work gloves, and tick repellent are recommended. Learn more here.

– Sayaka Matsuoka

What We’re Reading

It’s A Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Potential Game Changer: JetZero, A next-generation jet manufacturer based in California, is considering Piedmont Triad International Airport for a new manufacturing operation that could bring more than 10,000 new jobs to the Triad, according to the Triad Business Journal. The company has not confirmed whether Greensboro, or any other North Carolina city, is on its list of potential sites.

Stocking Up: Publix did better than promised on job creation and capital investment jobs at its east Greensboro distribution and refrigerated warehouse campus, according to a N.C. Commerce Department report. The News & Record has the story.

Not So Fast: On Tuesday, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked state election officials from contacting voters to correct their ballots in the N.C. Supreme Court race between Judge Jefferson Griffin and Justice Allison Riggs. The three-judge panel voted 2-1 to halt the “ballot curing” process. The News & Record has the story.

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Joe Killian is The Assembly's Greensboro editor. He joined us from NC Newsline, where he was senior investigative reporter. He spent a decade at The News & Record covering cops and courts, higher education, and government.

Sayaka Matsuoka is a Greensboro-based reporter for The Assembly. She was formerly the managing editor for Triad City Beat, an alt-weekly based in Greensboro. She has reported for INDY Week, The Bitter Southerner, and Nerdist, and is the editorial/diversity chair for AAN Publishers.