Cary Spotlight | Issue #717

Free Diwali Festival, Community-Made Lanterns, Sora Sushi Ramen

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🧭 Here’s what’s in today’s issue:

• 🧠 Trivia Challenge: Spotlight Hook
• 🎨 Discover Cary: Sora Sushi Ramen
• 📰 News: Silver Moon Parade Returns with Community-Made Lanterns
• 📰 News: Free Diwali Festival
• 😄 Meme of the Day – Just for laughs
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• 📅 Events: Upcoming Events (Top Picks)

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Question: What island lies on both the Equator and the Prime Meridian?

(Answer at the bottom of the newsletter.)

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Sora Sushi Ramen

Sora Sushi Ramen is one of the local food places nominated by Cary Spotlight's readers for our Discover Cary project. If you've had a chance to sample their food, feel free to share your opinion below.

Sora Sushi Ramen is a neighborhood Asian fusion restaurant serving fresh sushi, flavorful ramen, and traditional Chinese cuisine with all-natural ingredients prepared with care.

Technically Apex, but practically Cary—Sora Sushi Ramen is so close to the border, your GPS won't even notice… but your taste buds definitely will!

Check out their menu on their website: Sora Sushi Ramen

Address: 930 Broadstone Way, Suite 100, Apex, NC 27502 | Get Directions

Sora Sushi Ramen

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Silver Moon Parade Returns with Community-Made Lanterns

Cary residents are invited to bring their creativity to light through a series of hands-on lantern-making workshops led by artist Gowri Savoor. These workshops, open to all experience levels, offer instruction in design, construction, lighting, and incorporating movement into lanterns.

Participants will have the opportunity to showcase their finished creations at the Under the Silver Moon Lantern Parade, scheduled for January 10 at Downtown Cary Park. The annual event has drawn hundreds of glowing lanterns in past years, creating a community-centered celebration of art and light.

Two workshop options are available. The Kinetic Lantern Workshop is a one-day session on Saturday, October 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a registration fee of $25. The Large Scale Lantern Workshop spans three days—November 1 and 2, and December 6—for a $75 fee. Both workshops will be held at the Bond Park Community Center.

Registration for each session can be completed online:

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Free Diwali Festival

Cary will host the 25th anniversary of the Hum Sub Diwali Festival on October 11 at Koka Booth Amphitheatre. The event will span the entire day, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and admission is free. Headlining performances by Aditya Narayan and Sana Arora will highlight an evening filled with cultural programming and celebration.

Throughout the day, visitors can enjoy live entertainment, food vendors, family-friendly activities, and exhibitions by community organizations. Hourly demonstrations will be held at the exhibition booth through 5 p.m., and the festival will end with a fireworks finale.

Parking costs $10 for general admission and $20 for preferred access. Reserved seating is available to Hum Sub members, with memberships offered for $10 per year. The amphitheatre is a cashless venue, but many vendors will accept both cash and card payments. ATMs will not be available.

The festival is presented by Hum Sub, Inc., a Cary-based nonprofit dedicated to promoting South Asian culture in the Triangle for the past 25 years. Get Event Info

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🎟️ Upcoming Events (Top Picks)

Outdoor events may be changed due to weather, so click the links to see latest event information. Here are a few ideas for the week, so plan ahead:

• Thursday: Trivia Night 6:30PM-8:30PM
• Thursday: Square Dance (mainstream and plus level dancing) 7:30PM-9:30PM
• Friday: Movie Night: The Nightmare Before Christmas 6PM-10PM
• Friday: North Carolina FC vs Phoenix Rising FC 7PM
• Friday: Comedy Show with Joel Byars and Yoshee So 8PM-10PM
• Saturday: Hum Sub Diwali 25th Anniversary 9AM-9PM (Free Admission)
• Saturday: Barkitecture 1PM-5PM
• Saturday: NC Courage vs Washington Spirit 7:30PM

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The Answer to the Cary Spotlight Hook Trivia Question 👇👇👇
Null Island is not an actual island but a fictitious reference point located at the exact intersection of the Equator (0° latitude) and the Prime Meridian (0° longitude) in the Gulf of Guinea, off the west coast of Africa—specifically southwest of Ghana and west of Gabon. While there’s no landmass there, this point is often used in mapping systems and GIS (Geographic Information Systems) as a default location for data errors or missing coordinates. A weather buoy, part of the PIRATA ocean monitoring project, is stationed at the site.

For more information, visit Null Island.