Submitted by Melissa Howsam — Correspondent
AVENUE Q THE MUSICAL: A huge step up from those sock puppets you made make out in your parents' basement as a child, Princeton and his "Avenue Q" puppet-and-people pals like Christmas Eve, Gary Coleman and Lucy the Slut take stage as DPAC pulls some strings for their popular-demand return, as they bare their soles and even their bods in their quest to work through real life in the big city. What better way to spend your hump day than with puppets in the buff? When: Tuesday and Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Starting at $30. More info
EASTER: You may not feel like a spring chicken, or maybe you're ready to puke pastel ... but don't 'passover' your opp for you and your peeps to hop all over some Easter shenanigans and hatch up an eggcelent Sunday funday. Just don't go bullying any bunnies. When: This weekend. Check our Easter event listings.
NC SPIRIT FESTIVAL: You don't need to be loaded to get loaded. This Saturday, a Jackson just might get you jacked for the Bull City's first annual spirits and music festival at Casbah. Drink it up to do good — the event benefits three local charities: Caring House of Durham, Ronald McDonald House of Durham, and Unchain Dogs of Durham. Unlimited samples of 20 wines and 20 craft beers for $20. The Authentics will open, with Mipso Trio headlining. When: Saturday, 7-10 p.m. $20 in advance and $25 at the door. More info
BILL MAHER: Regardless of your religious affiliation, clearly very little is sacred. Ads on school buses? Really? According to the New York Times the epidemic is spreading. Schools. School buses. Jails. Holding centers, too. Moral collapse is rampant; you might as well belly up for some rancorous rhetoric. Mouthpiece Maher — writer of "Religulous," the seventh-highest grossing docu-film of all time — brings his infamous incendiary swipe at organized religion and socio-political satire to Raleigh Memorial Auditorium. If you can't take the joke, sit this one out. When: Thursday, 8 p.m. Starting at $49.50-$59.50. More info
JIMMY BUFFETT: Parrotheads get happy. If you spent four lonely days in a brown L.A. haze, get ready for a change in attitude. You just weren't meant for glitter rock 'n' roll. So throw on your hush puppies and stroll over to the Creek for a taste of Margaritaville. Who doesn't want to drink Coronas in the sun while chics run around in coconut bras. Just don't drink so many you take Buffet's advice to get drunk and screw. Stay classy, RDU. When: Tuesday, 8 p.m. More info
