🇺🇸 HAPPY 4TH OF JULY! 🇺🇸

🇺🇸 Good morning, Apex! This Peak City Scoop is coming at you like a the humidity that creeped into the atmosphere overnight…get ready for big 4th of July hair…

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We filmed the finale and the results are in…🔥FIREBALL OR NO FIREBALL🔥…head to our IG to find out

Apex muralist Rachel Casteneda was interviewed on The Pencil Pusher’s Podcast about her journey from teacher to muralist! Listen here and see her work below! Follow her on Instagram to see her incredible work in action!!! You can find out more about bookings and projects here.

Do you know the Top 10 Downtown Apex Projects? Three of the ten are currently underway.

Crumb & Cream Bakery specials!

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WEATHER - Here comes the humidity (see soup % below) just in time for the outdoor festivities. Get ready to sweat out the toxins!

Thursday 🍜 (high humidity = walking in soup)
🌡️ 97℉ | 75℉ | 🌤️ | 🌬️ 7mph | ☔️ 7% | 68% 🍲

Friday 🍲 (more hot soup)
🌡️ 98℉ | 75℉ | 🌤️ | 🌬️ 9mph | ☔️ 23% (possible stray thunderstorms) | 71% 🍲

Saturday (the soupiest of soup)
🌡️ 95℉ | 74℉ | ⛈️ | 🌬️ 8mph | ☔️ 58% (pm thunderstorms) | 85% 🍲

WHAT’S EVERY DOING THIS WEEK?

Thursday 
Olde Fashioned Fourth of July - 9am-1pm Food trucks including Bobasaur, D&J Concessions, Stick Happens, Peach Cobbler Factory. Performers including Funk Nation, Flow Circus, Uncle Sam stilt walker, Lady Liberty, Pop Up Circus, and Interactive Hula Hoop
9 am: Flag Raising / Mayor’s Speech
9:15 am: Activities include inflatables, giant slide, ice cream & other food vendors, face painting, karaoke contest, carnival games
11:30 am: Parade of Wheels line-up 
Kids are invited to decorate bikes, wagons, tricycles, or other non-motorized vehicles in red, white, and blue. The Parade starts at the corner of Salem Street & Chatham Street. Helmets are required.
12 pm: Parade of Wheels
Fire Department Splash Down immediately after the parade of wheels!

Friday 
Halle Cultural Center - 
Opening Reception: Jordan Parah, Edward Wenzel, Freddie Bell, Vladimir Vitkovsky, and Peter Marin Show Runs: July 1 – Aug 30
Free Opening Reception on Fri, July 5, 6-8pm with live music and light refreshments.
Southern Peak Brewery - $5 Fridays

Saturday
Super Fun Saturday - Halle Cultural Center - 10:30-12:30pm - Find out more
Koka Booth
UNC Health Summerfest with the North Carolina Symphony 8pm
The Market at NCMA Family Fun Day - 11am-4pm
Adam Lee Decker Band Live - Tap Yard Raleigh 8pm-11pm - Ticketed event

Sunday 
Classical Concert - 10th Anniversary Show featuring Arraes-Moyer Duo Halle Cultural Center - 3pm

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS
4th of July Field Trips - If you want to see the sparklies outside of town. Here is a list of 4th of July festivities from our neighbors. 

EXTRA SPRINKLES 🧁
Note in the Pocket’s mission is to provide quality clothing to homeless and impoverished children and families with dignity and love.

Thanks for reading! If there’s anything that made you smile or made you want love Apex even more, share this with someone who knows the power of Aqua-net on a humid day!

Sincerely,
Stephanie