Gone are the Christmas parties filled with festive cocktails and fire pits. There isn’t even going to be an acorn drop in downtown Raleigh this year. How can Raleigh go without this beloved New Years tradition?
The Downtown Raleigh Alliance Commission has launched the Illuminate Art walk initiative to brighten up our spirits by way of 19 art installations around downtown (14 temporary pieces and 5 are existing).
The Illuminate installations can be found along Hargett, Fayetteville and South Wilmington Streets in downtown Raleigh and the Warehouse District. And you get to see the lovely Christmas tree in front of the colorful Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts.
Translated from Latin, Esse Quam Videri means “To be rather than to seem”. This neon sign displays North Carolina’s state motto. Fun fact I only just learned.