Events this week: Midtown Beach Music series, Anastasia and beer
There is plenty to check out in the Triangle this week.
Monday
Black Lips (Cat's Cradle, 300 E. Main St., Carrboro) - The garage rock band is from Atlanta. Tickets are $15-17.
Zach Wiley (The Pour House Music Hall, 224 S Blount St, Raleigh) - See the local songwriter starting at 8 p.m.
Smarty Pants Trivia Night (Ponysaurus Brewing, 219 Hood Street, Durham) - This weekly game consists of four rounds of trivia.
Tuesday
Anastasia (DPAC, 123 Vivian Street, Durham) - This dazzling show will transport you from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out on a journey to discover the mystery of her past. Shows run through April 21.
Bulltown Comedy Series (Fullsteam Brewery, 726 Rigsbee Avenue, Durham) - Every third Tuesday, three comedians from Bulltown Comedy Series take over the Fullsteam stage.
Music Bingo (Woody's City Market, 205 Wolfe St., Raleigh) - Test your music knowledge and bingo skills at this free event.
Wednesday
The Tallest Man on Earth (Carolina Theatre of Durham, 309 W. Morgan St., Durham) - Kristian Matsson is a singer-songwriter from Sweden, who performs under the stage name of The Tallest Man on Earth. The show starts at 8 p.m.
Lil Baby (The Ritz, 2820 Industrial Drive, Raleigh) - Dominique Jones, known as Lil Baby, is a rapper, singer and songwriter from Atlanta.
Seinfeld Trivia Night (14 W Martin St., Raleigh) - The 8 p.m. game is free.
Thursday
Midtown Beach Music Series (North Hills, Six Forks Road and Lassiter Mill Road, Raleigh) - This well-loved shag music series is back! Liquid Pleasure will perform from 6 to 9 p.m. at The Commons.
The Monti Grandslam (Carolina Theatre of Durham, 309 W. Morgan St., Durham) - Eight storytellers will battle it out for a chance to win this championship event. The storytellers will develop new stories on an entirely new theme, and each will have five minutes to perform their true personal narratives while three sets of audience judges lay down scores.
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919 Beer Podcast Live (Aviator Brewing Tap House, 600 Broad St, Fuquay-Varina) - Come enjoy a beer and watch and listen to Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh and Wayne Holt record the 919 Beer Podcast.
Friday
The Purple Madness: Tribute to Prince (The Ritz, 2820 Industrial Drive, Raleigh) - Doors open at 7 p.m. for this Prince tribute.
Special Event: Jay Pharoah (Goodnights, 861 W. Morgan Street, Raleigh) - Pharoah spent six seasons on SNL with iconic turns as President Barack Obama, Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Stephen A. Smith and Kanye West. He'll perform at Goodnights for three nights in a row.
