David Swain

History comes (back) to life in Downtown Raleigh with annual series of plays. Burning Coal Theatre Company partners with the historic Oakwood Cemetery to present another series of plays about the fascinating folks who came before. The 2018 series will run May 18, 19, and 20 at the Oakwood Cemetery, 701 Oakwood Ave., Raleigh, NC. Friday and Saturday performances will be at 6:30 pm; Sunday performance begins at 2:00 pm. Tickets ($20/adults, $10/students) will be sold on the day of the performance or are available by phone (919-834-4001). Parking is available inside the cemetery. Additional information can be found at www.burningcoal.org.

Adelaide Festival's Lola's Pergola will be home to a series of 10 unique degustation-style dinners led by the award-winning executive chef of Adelaide's Bistro Dom - Duncan Welgemoed (SA's best chef - The Advertiser Food Awards 2013, Bistro Dom Adelaide's Hottest Restaurant 2013 - The Australian) and The Happy Motel (the team behind Barrio's Neon Lobster Taqueria).