Find the perfect gift to express gratitude and love for the role models in your life. | Graphic by 6AM City
Shopping for a loved one? With Mother’s Day falling on Sunday, May 11, it’s a great time to give to parents, grandparents, neighbors, mentors, and life-long friends. Browse the gifts we think will do the trick:
Custom initial jewelry dish | $16.99 | A sweet, delicate ceramic jewelry tray you can customize with their initial.
Local pick:Espresso Martini Craft Candle | $20.99 | This creamy coffee liqueur and vanilla foam scent hints notes of dark roast espresso beans that’ll leave a nice touch to their home.
Weighted silk lavender eye pillow | $19.99 | A silk sleep mask and a cooling gel eye mask are included in this spa set named one of Oprah’s Favorite Things in 2023.
Golf practice net | $99.99 | Golfers can perfect their swing before stepping out on the course with this golf net.
Mom’s story book and Dad’s story book | $24.95 | Prompt them to write down memories, advice, and stories in these guided journals.
Neck + shoulders heating pad | $39.99 | This electric heat wrap helps with back pain, muscle aches, and de-stressing.
Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey | $25 | You don’t have to worry about this lipstick flattering them — Black Honey is designed to look incredible (and different) on everyone.
“Guacamole Yesterdays” | 6:15 p.m. | a/perture Cinema | $10+ | Watch this film about a therapist using experimental technology on a heartbroken cartoonist — the screening will be followed by a Q+A with the filmmakers.
Friday, May 2
Forsyth Piecers & Quilters Stitcher’s Showcase | Friday, May 2-Saturday, May 3 | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | Winston-Salem Fairgrounds | Cost of purchase | Explore a vibrant display of over 100 quilts while shopping for quilting supplies and unique goods.
Noche Cubana | 6:30 p.m.-12 a.m. | Bar La Ch.ngada | Free | Take a 45-minute salsa rueda class, then stick around for open dancing from 7:15 p.m. until midnight.
Saturday, May 3
Firefly Market | 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | Footnote Coffee & Cocktails | Cost of purchase | Listen to live music as you shop from local artists at this open-air market.
Miller’s Derby Bash | 2:30 p.m. | Miller’s on Robinhood | Cost of purchase | Don your best big hat and sip on $10 mint juleps + Kentucky mules while watching the race.
Sunday, May 4
May Day Market and Festival | 1-6 p.m. | Brouwerij DuBois | Cost of purchase | Celebrate planting season with a vendor market, live music, food by Smoke Revival Meat Company, and spring + summer taps.
Today and tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., South Main Street will be closed to through traffic between Anderson Drive and Haverhill Street. Crews will be making repairs to the water system during this time, so plan for an alternate route.
Biz
Locally-based restaurant Sammy’s Sliders has plans to become the next national food franchise. Co-owner Sam Ballas also co-founded East Coast Wings, now a chain with ~40 locations, in the Triad 20 years ago. Check out other big name products that got their start here in the Twin City. (Fox 8 WGHP)
Sports
The countdown is on: Salem City FC’s friendly opener against Mint Hill FC is coming up on Saturday, May 10. Fans who purchase a season pass will receive a free 2025 Salem City Scarf.
Plan Ahead
Find your perfect fit at Sawtooth School for Visual Art’s Not Quite Perfect Pottery Sale on Thursday, June 12. The sale will be located at the Generations Center + feature one-of-a-kind pottery pieces that could be artist experiments, donations, or have minor flaws.
Drink
Need an evening to wine down? Island Wines will host a drop-in wine tasting tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. with Advintage Distributing. Bring your friends + $5 to access the tasting.
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Biz
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Category
Seasonal
💐 We’ve got vases to fill
Dewberry Farm also hosts a Mother’s Day tea that includes a guided garden tour + a cut flower buffet. | Photo by Dewberry Farm via Facebook
Tulip season is upon us, sunflower season approaches, and our homes are begging for a bright pick-me-up.
Check out these spots where you can find fresh local flowers.
Take your pick
Dewberry Farm, Kernersville | Dewberry’s U-pick sunflower and lavender season is scheduled to open in mid-to-late June.
Mockwood Farm | Stop by the roadside stand at the corner of Shallowford Road and Mock Garden Lane to pick up flowers, plants, and produce.
Piney Grove | Stay updated on where you can find Piney Grove’s blooms via Instagram — or head to the Kernersville Farmer’s Market, where they’ll be selling flowers weekly.
The Buy
Swim trunks with pockets. These quick-drying swimsuit trunks have a hidden pocket built into an anti-chafe compression liner — perfect for keeping phones, keys, and cash safe on beach days.
It’s gonna be May. Now that the warmer temps are here to stay — but before it gets too hot — I’m trying to plan a day spent entirely outdoors, from activities to meal times. Have an idea for how to do that in WS? Let us know. (I have a hunch that our outdoor dining guide will come in handy.)
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