by Anna Beth Adcock | Jul 19, 2023 | Do, July/August 2023
Where to kick it for the Women’s World Cup
Soccer fans, assemble! This Friday, find the U.S. Women’s National Team in New Zealand facing off for its first FIFA Women’s World Cup matchup versus Vietnam. And while our leading ladies are kickin’ it across the world, we’ve rounded up local events where you can show your support and spots to screen the match stateside. Let’s make this worldwide event one for the books. #Goals!
The Rialto
The show must go on! The Rialto is reopening today at 7:30pm for World Cup USA vs Vietnam at 9pm—enter for free with beer, soda and maybe popcorn for sale. @rialtoraleigh
Tap Yard
Fam and furry friends alike are welcome to cheer on our fierce females on the big screen (with the sound on!) with food trucks and cold bevs, natch. And be sure to don your best team USA gear! tapyardraleigh.com
Sports and Social
What’s better than watching the World Cup on not one, not two, but 65+ TVs (NTM a 42-foot LED screen)?! Partake in the party—complete with games, giveaways and good vibes—and cheer on our gals with a specialty Hat Trick cocktail in hand. sportsandsocial.com
Live Viewing Party in Moore Square
Pitch can’t kill the vibe at this Downtown watch party feat. live music, food truck fare and a load of lawn games (think knockerball, human foosball, soccer challenges and more). Score! raleighnc.gov
The Avenue
While it might not be a soccer pitch, roll up to the grassy oasis at The Avenue and catch the game on one of its stockpile of screens—and squeeze in a game or two of pool during halftime. Play on! avenueraleigh.com
The Bridge DTR
Clear eyes, full bellies, can’t lose. Fill up on food, drinks and camaraderie at The Bridge for soccer screening—Downtown soccer pub style. thebridgedtr.com
Carolina Ale House
Give our kickin’ women an “ale yeah” at the NC Courage watch party in Brier Creek feat. food, games, and an appearance from the mascot Roary (!) along with select players from the NC Courage team. carolinaalehouse.com
Hibernian Pub
Channel the luck of the Irish for our all-American soccer stars via a jaunt across the pond—er, to Glenwood South—for pub fare, drinks and an all-around kickin’ time. hibernianpub.com
by Melissa Howsam | Sep 30, 2022 | Do, October 2022
Don’t worry about the lifeboats they said. This ship is unsinkable, they said. … Titanic fans, it’s time to go deep—literally—as the highly anticipated James Cameron – Challenging the Deep bows at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Oct. 15 through May 7. (And let’s make one thing clear… there was room for Leo on that door—they even proved it on MythBusters). Ahem, now, this first-of-its-kind major immersive exhibition deep-dives into filmmaker James Cameron’s (of Titanic fame, natch) storied career as a deep-sea explorer (who knew?) and his many history-making expeditions. For his part, NCMNS director and CEO Eric Dorfman—with a deep affinity for the deep blue sea—is thrilled to host this exhibition, having not only grown up near the ocean, but also, fun fact, having master’s and doctorate degrees in marine-related studies.
Developed by the Australian National Maritime Museum, the exhibition transports you to the depths of the oceans through the lens of Cameron’s underwater cameras and his other incredible tech innovations that have empowered us to see uncharted places on Earth. “Cameron has led eight major deep-sea expeditions and many submersible dives, setting world firsts—including the first exploration of the interior of the wreck of RMS Titanic,” says NCMNS Head of Communications Jonathan Pishney. “His ventures have been chronicled in his documentaries, and now, for the first time, in a major exhibition.”
Challenging the Deep takes visitors to the deepest known point of the Earth (aka 33,000+ feet) via Cameron’s historic solo dive down to the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench in the revolutionary Deepsea Challenger submersible Cameron designed and built secretly in Sydney, Australia, and California. Taking the plunge, visitors will enter through a re-created MiR submersible, where they will encounter an immersive environment of cinema presentations, rare artifacts, specimens from Cameron’s career as both filmmaker and explorer, and more… including hand props and costumes from the blockbuster film—and, wait for it, the iconic Heart of the Ocean necklace and Jack’s sketches (drawn by Cameron himself). It all promises to make you feel like you’re “king of the world.” naturalsciences.org
by Anna Beth Adcock | Sep 27, 2022 | Do, September 2022
We chat up renowned producer and Raleigh native David Burris about his new Netflix reboot of The Mole.
Into unscripted adventure and mystery? It’s time to add a new show to your watchlist. Uberpopular unscripted TV show The Mole is getting a reboot, slated to hit Netflix on Oct. 7 (!)—and to boot, one of the executive producers behind the show is Raleigh native David Burris, who previously spearheaded production of several wildly successful series and films (think CBS’ Survivor, Ultimate Ninja Challenge and The World Made Straight). Burris’ latest endeavor expertly blends suspense, adventure and brain teasers into one unbelievably bingeable show. With both Burris and Netflix prioritizing storytelling, cinematic presentation and strong characters, fans are sure to be on the edge of their seats all season long.
Raleigh Magazine recently chatted with Burris to get the scoop on The Mole, its creative/production process and why being from Raleigh rocks (natch!). No bad streams here…
Let’s dig in. Give us the lowdown on The Mole reboot.
The Mole is a tried and true competition adventure format. It’s sort of the classic dynamic of what I like most about unscripted reality television, which is taking ordinary people and putting them in extraordinary situations. It becomes part adventure and part sociological experiment. In this particular situation, we’ve got 12 Americans traveling all over Australia and engaging in adventure challenges to win money. You’ll watch contestants scale a cliffside mountain or see them robbing a bank in the outback—and if they succeed in the challenge, they win cash. Of course, the twist is that someone else is there who has a different mission entirely—to sabotage the efforts of their ‘teammates.’ For those that aren’t the mole, their goal is to accumulate cash by doing well in these high-adventure challenges and to figure out the identity of the mole so they can keep playing the game.
We’ve gotta know… how do you cast a mole?
Once we decided on our 12 competitors, we started to think about basic strategies of deception, manipulation, believability and someone who was intelligent enough to pretend to be trustworthy—but not actually be trustworthy. And we all agreed as producers and with the gang over at Netflix about who we thought should be the mole.
School us on your role in the production process.
I’m what they call a showrunner—it’s sort of like the director for the whole series. I’m essentially in charge of creative decisions, like ensuring the creative vision for the show is maintained, the story structure is cogent, that the arcs of the characters are coming out and the right questions are asked during interviews. Basically, I oversee that everything going into the creative soup of the series is also in line with our intentions; from setting up the structure of the show, the cast, where challenges will take place and what the twists will be… and it all has to line up logistically—basically, the marriage of creative and practical.
What are your tricks for surviving the unexpected aspects of filming?
I consider myself fortunate to have been through the ringer quite a bit. After 10 years on Survivor dealing with typhoons, getting chased by elephants and dealing with a leopard stalking a camp, I’ve built up an ability to stay focused and maintain the creative course while insane unpredictable things happen every single day. It’s all unscripted and you have no idea what’s going to happen, so you have to be prepared for whatever comes down the pike. After Survivor, I’ve learned to be ready for anything, to maintain my calm and more than anything else, to take the challenges as one of the fun parts of television, rather than one of the pains in the ass of making television and just going with it.
How have your Raleigh roots contributed to your creative career?
I was born in Durham, grew up in Raleigh and was educated in Chapel Hill—so I’m a real Triangle baby. I still have a house in Raleigh and spend a good bit of the year there when I’m not working elsewhere. I think Raleigh is one of the coolest midsize cities in the country, if not the planet. It’s a wonderful combination of things that make the South great without a lot of the things that make the South not so great.
What do you think sets Raleigh apart?
It’s a creative and friendly place and a lot of really creative individuals have come out of the Triangle community. My theory as it stands currently is that it’s an open, progressive and supportive community that allows a creative individual to believe they can see their dreams come true and that it’s worth pursuing them, whether that’s to be a huge rock star or a Beard Award-winning chef. People have the space to fail and say ‘that didn’t work, let me try again’—largely because of how valued the education system is there, which is a cornerstone for creatives. Education is all about working at it, making mistakes, learning from those mistakes and then carrying on. That’s my theory on why coming from the Triangle area is a good thing and why it’s produced so many super-talented creative people.
And why should people press play on The Mole?
If you’re looking for a bit of escapism and want to watch people do adventurous things in exotic locales, you’re going to get that watching The Mole. The cinematography is beautiful and the things the contestants have to do are fascinating, engaging and interesting. It’s like a perfect combo of fun, high adventure television and intellectual processing, keeping your brain engaged almost to an addicting level.
*Responses have been lightly edited for length and clarity.
