OUR TOWN

Start the new year with evening walks, live music, comedy and charitable meals.

by ADDIE LADNER

The Great Cover Up

Jan. 27 & 28 | See website

Kings is bringing back its popular revue, The Great Cover Up. The tradition started in 1999, with various local musicians performing as such legends as Patsy Cline, David Bowie and Lynyrd Skynyrd. The fun part: No one knows who will appear onstage — or as which famous musicians — until the curtains part.

“What started as a two-night event 20-plus years ago has grown to six nights. The last one had 54 acts,” says Kings co-owner Paul Siler, who runs the event.

“Everyone takes it so seriously. The talent level and positive energy always amazes me.” $10 suggested donation. 114 W. Martin Street; kingsraleigh.com

We Built This

All month | See website

Historic Oak View County Park will host We Built This, a traveling exhibit by Preservation North Carolina that sheds light on skilled Black builders and architects who have long deserved recognition. Stewart Ellison, for example, was a carpenter and enslaved worker who helped construct what became Dorothea Dix Hospital. He went on to be one of the state’s longest-serving Black lawmakers in the late 1800s and was the first Black Raleigh City Council member. “There are so many amazing historic buildings in Wake County, but most of us walk into them and never think about who built them and what they went through,” says Shinica Thomas, vice-chair of the Wake County Board of Commissioners. “This exhibit features people who faced systemic racism and constant adversity. We preserve the legacy of that resilience in some of our most beautiful landmark buildings.” Free; 4028 Carya Drive; wakegov.com

Artist Reception At Pullen Arts Center

All month | See website

See the works of five female landscape artists at Pullen Arts Center for a group exhibition curated by former director Eliza Kiser, in which each offers her own point of view on landscapes. Tammy Kaufman’s fields of flower and creek beds, for example, are done in soft oil pastels, while Karen Rose’s dramatic views from

All information is accurate as of press time, but please check waltermagazine.com and the event websites for the latest updates