DESTINATION: FAYETTEVILLE STREET MALL OUTDOORS & INDOORS

PARK in the Wilmington St. or Moore Square Parking deck.

• Start at the north end of the Mall at Morgan Street.
  
• You’ll need a First Night Raleigh button to ride the Sleigh or to sing on the Karaoke Stage; you can buy your button at the Sleigh Rides if you arrive without one.
  
• Bring cash also to buy Kettle Popcorn, Hot Dogs and other treats from vendors on the Mall.
  
• Make your way south — free stuff outside includes your own resolution into the Community Calendar of Fire, the art installation on the old Belks Building fence, performances of the Paperhand Puppets on the Convention Center Plaza, and Scrappy Hamilton on the Main Stage at 10:30.
  
• But on your journey you’ll want to stop in to hear Andy Bonner on the fiddle in the City Museum and Jon Shain in Port City Java.
  
• Or you’ll want to join in with Poetry Alive! and dance in the Sir Walter Ballroom before ending your evening with the Raleigh Acorn drop at midnight, so get your button in any of the sales tents along the way.
  

South Side of the State Capitol Grounds
Gold Leaf Sleigh Rides
8:00-11:00
Hitch a ride on John Wesley Smith's very own horse-drawn Gold Leaf Sleigh.
First Night Raleigh admission button is required.
Sponsored by Carolantic Realty
Media Sponsors: Triangle Pointer & All New Power 750 AM WAUG


First Union Bank Plaza
100 Block of Fayetteville St. Mall
Community Calendar of Fire
6:00-11:00
Write a resolution for the New Year and toss it into the fire.
Sponsored by IA Digital Works


Café Carolina and Bakery
First Union Building (Capacity 200)
Hubba Bubba
7:00-9:00
Classic clown entertainment to go with great sandwiches and hot soup.
Sponsored by Capital Investment Companies



Café Carolina and Bakery
First Union Building (Capacity 200)
Josh Lozoff
8:00-10:00
Amazing tricks of the mind transform common wares into treasures.
Sponsored by Capital Investment Companies








200 Block of Fayetteville St. Mall
Karaoke Stage
7:00-11:00
Get into the act at First Night’s very own "come sing as you are" stage.
Sponsored by Golden Corral, Media Sponsor: Fairway Outdoor Advertising


Boylan Pearce Building (Capacity 200)
Panyélo
8:00-11:00
Dance to the beat of this Latin steel drum band from Morehead City. The six-man band features drums from Trinidad made out of 55-gallon oil barrels. The band includes steel drum players Scotty Sells on Lead Pan and Triple Guitar Pans; Andy Wright on Double Second Pans; and Wayne Viar on drums; Latin percussionist Jésus Niéves; Electric Bass player Dexter Whittaker; and Mike Davis on Guitar. Lead vocals and backup harmony from all members of the group.
Sponsored by Gospodarek, Lunsford & Strickland, C.P.A., Media Sponsor: La Conexión


Raleigh City Museum
The Briggs Building (Capacity 150)
Andy Bonner
7:00-9:00
Folk, bluegrass and Celtic fiddle music.
Sponsored by Gospodarek, Lunsford & Strickland, C.P.A.
Media Sponsor: The Sanford Herald
Performer provided by Triangle Theatre Festival, www.theatrefestival.org


Port City Java (Capacity 50)
Jon Shain Duo
8:00-11:00
Step in for coffee and dessert. Based in the heart of the Piedmont, this gifted singer/songwriter brings to his craft a wealth of roots influences and experiences from the road. After a short apprenticeship with NC Bluesman Richard "Big Boy" Henry in the late 80’s, Shain logged ten years on the road with psychedelic Folk-Rock group, Flyin’ Mice and their spin-off group, Wake. He has shared the stage with David Grisman, Tony Rice Unit, Hot Tuna, Leon Russell, Dave Matthews Band and the Dixie Dregs. Album releases include Brand New Lifetime (late 1999) and Fools and Fine Ladies (Spring 2001).

"Shain is a master picker and a gifted singer/songwriter, interpreting the blues in a unique and soulful way."
–Grant Britt, digitalcity.com

www.jonshain.com
Sponsored by Gospodarek, Lunsford & Strickland, C.P.A.


First Citizens Bank Lobby (Capacity 100)
Poetry Alive!
8:00, 9:00 & 10:30
From the page to the stage … this acting duo has been presenting verse as theater since 1984, transforming poems into scripts and audiences into actors. The result is a non-stop tour de force of words with a hint of sorrow and a dash of silliness and every emotion in between.
www.poetryalive.com
Sponsored by: First Citizens Bank, Media Sponsor: Business Leader Magazine



300 Block of Fayetteville St. Mall
First Night – First Flight Fence
Giant wings designed by students from Wake County Schools. Project coordinated by artist Jamie Butler.
Sponsored by A. J. Fletcher Foundation, Plywood Donated by Home Depot


333 Corporate Plaza
Fayetteville Street Mall (Capacity 100)
Abe Reid & The Spikedrivers
7:30, 8:30, 9:30 & 10:30
Winning the International Blues Talent Competition earned Abe Reid the title of "best unsigned blues artist in the land" from The Blues Foundation in 1998. The trio joins Abe’s vocals, guitar and harmonica with Seth Kauffman on drums and Kory Dudley on the upright bass. He describes their music as "a combination of North Carolina Piedmont Blues, Gershwin type ragtime and my own brand of musical stew."
www.abereid.com
Sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina


Sir Walter Ballroom (Capacity 100)
Ballroom Dance
7:00-11:30
Demonstrations and lessons in ballroom, swing, Latin and country western styles.
Sponsored by the Triangle United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association; Media Sponsor: Triangle Lifestyle Magazine

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