• Fall Plant Sale | Saturday, Sept. 21 | 8 a.m.-2 p.m. | N.C. Cooperative Extension-Forsyth County Center | Cost of purchase | Find a wide selection of native plants, pollinator plants, flowering shrubs, and trees.
• Forsyth Fun Fest | Saturday, Sept. 21 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Forsyth County Health and Human Services | Free | The family-friendly event will feature a job fair, free food, voter registration, vaccinations, and more.
• Rhapsody in Blue | Saturday, Sept. 21-Sunday, Sept. 22 | Times vary | Reynolds Auditorium | $29+ | The Winston-Salem Symphony kicks off its 2024-2025 season with pianist Ray Ushikubo.
• “We Might As Well Be Dead” | Sunday, Sept. 22 | 7 p.m. | a/perture cinema | $15 | The Kino Im Nord Karolina Film Festival concludes with the story of a security officer who confronts the fears of her utopian community.

• Opening Sneaker Ball + Recognition Ceremony | Monday, Sept. 23 | 7-10 p.m. | Robert Hall | $10+ | Come dressed to impress sporting your favorite pair of sneakers to kick off this year’s Winston-Salem Fashion Week.
• Sam & Eggs | Wednesday, Sept. 25 | 7:30 a.m. | Benton Convention Center | Donations accepted | Enjoy delicious food and hear from guest speakers during this annual breakfast fundraiser benefitting Samaritan Ministries.
• Brantley Gilbert: Off the Rails Tour | Thursday, Sept. 26 | 7 p.m. | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum | $25+ | Sing along with the multi-platinum country rock star to tunes like “Country Must Be Country Wide” and “Dirt Road Anthem.”

• “The Nash,” a private event venue in the former Winston Cup Museum, will open its doors in the first quarter of 2025. Owners say the building on North Martin Luther King Jr. Drive will also pay tribute to the history of Liberty Street automotive + retail sectors. (Winston-Salem Journal)

• Register to attend the ConvergeSouth 2024 networking event and learn market strategies, applied AI, and how to scale your startup. The two-day event will take place at Biotech Place in Innovation Quarter Oct. 3-4 — tickets cost $250 plus taxes.

• Pick up a bottle of Broad Branch Distillery’s Boykin Rye for $124.95 plus tax starting today, Sept. 21 at 1 p.m. The first 75 bottles sold will be signed, numbered, and stamped by artist Bob Timberlake — a portion of proceeds will benefit the Boykin Spaniel Society.

• Get in free to the Carolina Classic Fair by donating gently used clothing to any Goodwill location in Forsyth County through Wednesday, Oct. 2. Each car that makes a donation will receive one admission ticket to be used during the fair Oct. 4-13.

• Is it warm in here or is it just us? Regardless if you’re a fall lover or not, you may be curious about what’s in store for Winston-Salem this season. Check out our fall weather outlook for predictions on what may be headed our way.

• $2.88. That’s how much the average gallon of gas costs in Forsyth County right now. Read more about the cost of living in Winston-Salem, including the median household income, and average cost of healthcare and groceries.

• Want to make sure your next vacation your next vacation takes off without a hitch? Check out our guide to Piedmont Triad International Airport for a full food rundown and to know just how early you should arrive to get through security. Bon voyage.

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