| September 8 - 10, 2011 "Glass" Play Adapted from Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, this new telling overlays J.D. Salinger's Glass family with the Wingfields. Two of the mid-20th century's greatest dysfunctional families bring firepower and grace to this re-imagined modern classic. Tickets $12 Th/Su, $15 F-Sa, $10 seniors & military. September 8 - 10, 2011 8pm Th-Sa, 3pm Su. Common Ground Theatre, 4815B Hillsborough Rd. (919) 452-2304 TROSA Mega Fundraiser Sale Includes clothing, household items, office and home furnishings and construction equipment. Rain or shine. September 8 - 10, 2011 7am-5pm. 2000 Chapel Hill Road (919) 419-1059 |
| September 9, 2011 "Artistic and Visual Responses to 9/11 and Other Disasters" Discussion A conversation with Jonathan Hyman, Pedro Lasch and Gennifer Weisenfeld. FREE and open to the public. September 9, 2011 10am-12pm. John Hope Franklin Center, 2204 Erwin Rd. (919) 668-1923 "Did 9/11 Change Everything? Anything?" Symposium Panels: A Look in the Mirror, A Look at Our Freedoms, How we Look at the World, How the World Looks at US. Parking available at the Bryan Center parking deck ($5/car). FREE and open to the public. September 9, 2011 9am-5pm. Bryan Center at Duke, Science Drive jennifer.boyle@duke.edu "O’ Say Can You See" Installation Reception Artist talk. FREE admission. September 9, 2011 6-9pm. Center for Documentary Studies at Duke, 1317 W. Pettigrew St. (919) 660-3663 Climb Jacob's Ladder - Brightleaf Square Concert FREE admission. September 9, 2011 7-9pm. Brightleaf Square, Gregson St. at Main St. (919) 682-9229 Coffee Cupping A chance to taste interesting varieties of coffee. Immediately following each cupping participants can join a free, guided tour of the roastery and headquarters. FREE and open to the public. September 9, 2011 10am. Counter Culture Coffee, 4911 South Alston Ave. (919) 361-5282 Coffee Cuppings Want a fun way to learn more about coffee? Gather around the table for a blind tasting of some delicious Joe Van Gogh coffees. You'll sip and slurp your way to discovering how the pros sample their coffees over an informal session with some of your favorite baristas while chatting about all things coffee. No experience necessary, FREE. September 9, 2011 4pm. Joe Van Gogh, 1104-B Broad St. info@joevangogh.com Introduction to Kayaking Learn basic kayak paddling and safety skills in this 4-5 hour class. All equipment is provided. Pre-registration required. Cost $69. 3pm. West Point on the Eno City Park, 5001 Roxboro St. (919) 949-4315 Ira Wiggins Quartet Admission $6. September 9, 2011 9pm. Beyú Caffé, 335 W Main St. (919) 683-1058 Jim Dow Talk, Book Signing, and Reception The photographer will discuss his book "ican Studies." September 9, 2011 6:30pm. Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, 1317 W. Pettigrew St. (919) 660-3663 Moonlight & Starlight Paddle Enjoy the wildlife, soak in the moonrays & starshine, and experience the sounds of nature. These very leisurely paddles are suitable for just about anyone. Pre-registration required. Cost $25 per person (canoe), $30 per person (kayak). 7:45pm. Three Rivers Area on the western end of Falls Lake. See webpage for map 919 416-1200 Nature Ranger Cart Drop in anytime to enjoy the traveling cart full of creative adventures for visiting children. Activities will include making colorful butterflies, bookmarks, "sound sandwiches," and "color symphonies." FREE. 10am-noon. Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson St. (919) 684-3698 Pinhook Karaoke FREE with $2 membership. September 9, 2011 10pm. The Pinhook, 117 W. Main St. (919) 667-1100 Retrofantasma Film Series, Presented by the Carolina Theatre "I Saw What You Did" and "Earthquake" Double Feature. Admission $6 at the door. September 9, 2011 7pm. Casbah, 1007 W Main St. (919) 687-6969 Ribbon Cutting - Firestone Complete Auto Care Celebrate the new Firestone Complete Auto Care store opening. Food and beverages will be served. Enjoy savings on tires and service. 11am-12pm. Firestone Complete Auto Care, 5115 NC Highway 55 Scott Dameron and Jay Ladd V Folk/singer/songwriter. Followed by Bull City Syndicate (funk/rock/jam band). FREE admission. September 9, 2011 8:30pm. Broad Street Café, 1116 Broad St. (919) 416-9707 The Shady Grove Band - Music On The Lawn Concert The series features WUNC's "Back Porch Music." Blankets and chairs are welcome on the lawn, but no coolers please. FREE admission. September 9, 2011 6-8pm. American Tobacco Campus Amphitheatre, 318 Blackwell St. (919) 433-1566 The Ways of Synchronicity with Dale Graff, M.S, Physics This preseentation by one of the field's most innovative psi explorers examines syncronicity and its connection with precongition. Syncronicities, or meaningful coincidences are not random but are connected with our psi potential.Syncronistic experiences can be surprining, even startling. Syncronicity has many paths that lead to meaningful intersections with others or to discovering something that fulfills an improtant need. Attendees will be encouraged to experience syncronicities as another way for their intuitive potential to provide assistance in times of need. 7:30-9pm. Stedman Auditorium Duke Center for Living Campus, 3475 Erwin Rd. (919) 309-4600 Valentino & the Piedmont Sheiks Dynamic vibrant blues band playing vintage & Jump Blues numbers. Admission $8. September 9, 2011 9:30pm. Papa Mojos Roadhouse, 5410-Y Highway 55 (919) 361-2222 |
| September 9 - 10, 2011 Little German Band FREE to patrons. September 9 - 10, 2011 Bavarian Brathaus, 4010 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd. (919) 381-6412 |
| September 10, 2011 Annual Bull Durham Blues Festival FREE outdoor concert this year, as a thank you to the community for 24 years of support. Musicians include Will McFarlane, Mel Melton and the Wicked Mojos, John Brown and the Groove Shop Band, Bobby Hinton, Harvey Dalton Arnold Blues Band, Rick Tobey, and Shana Tucker. September 10, 2011 6pm-Midnight Durham Central Park 501 Foster St. (919) 683-1709 BeatleStones Commemorating the music, cultural impact, and ongoing legacy of the Beatles and Rolling Stones. #1 hits, beloved originals, lesser-known B-sides, intriguing covers, alternate takes, novelty tributes, and remixes are all fair game. FREE admission. September 10, 2011 9pm. Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 901-0875 Beltline Brew Tours Brewery tours of Fullsteam, Triangle, and Bull City Burger and Brewery. Must be 21+. Tickets $40-$45. September 10, 2011 11:30am. (919) 285-1228 Comedian Ron "Tater Salad" White Tickets $40 and up. September 10, 2011 8pm. DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center, 123 Vivian St. (919) 680-2787 Concert for Peace Performances by:Durham Children’s Choir, Riverside High School Choruses, Kraski Russian Folk Ensemble, D.C.C.B. PureBrass Quintet, Triangle Taiko Drummers, Japanese Singers African Dancers and more. Presented by Riverside High School Performing Arts Department, Durham Children’s Choir and Sister Cities of Durham. FREE admission. September 10, 2011 3pm. Riverside High School Theatre, 3218 Rose of Sharon Rd. Duke football vs. Stanford  Duke football at Wallace Wade Stadium vs. Stanford including Durham Chamber of Commerce Day 3:30pm. Wallace Wade Stadium, Science Dr. (919) 681-2583 Duke Homestead Tobacco Harvest and Arts Festival Cultural and arts festival centered around tobacco harvesting, curing and related activities in the fields and at the barn. Featuring local artists, costumed interpreters, a mock tobacco auction, entertainment, Hornworm race, MoonPie eating contest, music and refreshments. FREE admission. September 10, 2011 10am-4pm. Duke Homestead State Historic Site and Tobacco Museum, 2828 Duke Homestead Rd. (919) 477-5498 Durham Craft Market An exciting open-air market with Durham-area artisans displaying original jewelry, woodworking, glass, pottery, metal, photography, fiber arts, and more. See some of the finest handmade, unique, and affordable arts & crafts in the heart of North Carolina. September 10, 2011 8am-12pm. Across from the Farmer's Market, 538 Foster St. (919) 220-1857 Durham Farmers' Market Vendors offering locally grown fruits and vegetables, meats, eggs, cut flowers, potted plants, artisanal cheeses and breads, home-baked pies, honey, handmade chocolates, preserves, local wines, hand-made soaps, pottery, jewelry and artwork of all sorts. (Fruits and vegetables are seasonal and include only things that actually grow in North Carolina.) September 10, 2011 8am-12pm. The Pavilion at Durham Central Park, 501 Foster St. (919) 484-3084 Durham Tobacco Heritage Walking Tour Durham's tobacco heritage is explored through the stories and experiences of Durham residents. Tour takes about 45 minutes to complete. Bring bottled water. FREE. September 10, 2011 10am. Farmer's Market, 501 Foster St. (919) 682-3036 Durham Ukulele Orchestra Folk/singer/songwriter. Followed by Long Time Gone (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Tribute Band). FREE admission. September 10, 2011 8:30pm. Broad Street Café, 1116 Broad St. (919) 416-9707 El Centro Hispano's Health Fair Health Fair for the entire Durham community. FREE tests available for cholesterol, HIV, diabetes, vision exams, and STD/STIs. 11am-4pm. Holton Career and Resource Center: 401 N. Driver St. (919) 687-4635 Gardening 101 Duke Gardens horticulturist Jan Watson will teach how to open and prepare a bed for planting, basic soil improvement strategies, selecting plants, and planting skills. Students in this two-part class will work at opening and planting a small bed to see theory in practice. Class continues Sept. 17. Pre-registration required. Cost $115; $90 Gardens members. 9am.-noon. Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson St. (919) 684-3698 Just Science: An Evening with Michael Shermer Lecture and Q&A based on his latest book, "The Believing Brain From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies --- How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths." Additional highlights of the evening: Fullsteam Brewery's "Rocket Science IPA" on tap; wines from North Carolina vineyards; live music including bagpipes, Helen Wolfson on hammered dulcimer with her husband, singer/guitarist Eric Thomas; food and desserts from the Q-Shack (including veggie options). Cost $100, $40 student, FREE to kids 14 and under. September 10, 2011 7pm. Museum of Life and Science, 433 W. Murray Ave. (919) 220-5429 Latin Jazz Night, ft. Greg Gelb Quartet Admission $6. September 10, 2011 9pm-12am. Beyu Caffe, 335 W. Main St (919) 683-1058 Main Street Grind With DJ Queen Plz, DJ Play Play, DJ Little Fury, and DJ SouljaByrd. Admission $5 with $2 membership. September 10, 2011 10pm. The Pinhook, 117 W. Main St. (919) 667-1100 Moonlight & Starlight Paddle Enjoy the wildlife, soak in the moonrays & starshine, and experience the sounds of nature. These very leisurely paddles are suitable for just about anyone. Pre-registration required. Cost $25 per person (canoe), $30 per person (kayak). 7:45pm. Three Rivers Area on the western end of Falls Lake. See webpage for map 919 416-1200 Nature Storytime: Free drop-in book club Celebrate the season with a story read aloud to the group out in the Gardens. Each story relates to the season or garden spot. Read together and then discuss the garden connection. Visit the website the Monday before class to see an announcement of the book to be read that week. For children ages 5-8, adult chaperone required. No registration required. FREE. 10:30-11:30am. Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson St. (919) 684-3698 Past Life Regression Workshop Knowledge of your past lives can heal physical and emotional conditions and provide insight, increased awareness and a deeper understanding of the nature of the self. Workshop includes a Power Point presentation, group past life regression and discussion about reincarnation. Call for cost. September 10, 2011 3-5pm. Patanjali's Place, 700 Foster St. (919) 475-1355 Penny’s Bend: Prairie Disjunct Display The 84-acre preserve at Penny’s Bend is surrounded on three sides by the Eno River. It provides a sanctuary for 461 documented plants, including rare remnant Piedmont prairie plants, forests, bluff communities and evidence of human use. Tour this amazing geological and botanical site. Class includes a hike of a half mile to a mile. Activity level: moderately strenuous. Cost $30; $25 Gardens members and Duke staff and students. 8am-12pm. Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson St. (919) 684-3698 Ryan Hanseler FREE to patrons. September 10, 2011 7-10pm. Whiskey, 347 W. Main St. (919) 682-6191 Rye Mountain Boys Admission $8. September 10, 2011 9:30pm. Papa Mojos Roadhouse, 5410-Y Highway 55 (919) 361-2222 Taste Carolina Gourmet Food Tour See a vibrant city in the midst of its revitalization and get to know the restaurants, shops and people that are making Durham one of the nation's cultural hotspots. From crostini topped with local produce and house-smoked meats to gourmet popsicles to renowned pimento cheese to organic wine and local beer, you will discover all of Durham's flavors. Reservations required. Cost $43.43. 1:30-4:45pm. American Tobacco Warehouse to Downtown to Brightleaf Square info@tastecarolina.net Technical Communication @ Duke Class Begins Certificate in Technical Communication is offered to those considering an entry level career in technical communications or those writers seeking to hone or diversify their current writing skills. Cost $2200 (includes any printed materials that may be distributed). This is an 8 month program offered every Wednesday to 5/2/12. Smith Warehouse Bay 6, 114 S.. Buchanan Blvd. (919) 684-6259 The Art Market at Vega Metals - Saturday Market Outdoor market featuiring gorgeous locally produced arts and crafts, including metal, jewelry, fabric arts, pottery, and more. September 10, 2011 9am-2pm, The Art Market at Vega Metals, 214 Hunt St. (919) 688-8267 Town Hall Meeting - Bring the War Dollars Home to Fund Our Communities Members of the community will address local elected officials about the effects of budget cuts, and will raise the question of how war funding affects budget decisions at all levels. 10:30am-12:30pm. First Presbyterian Church, 305 E Main St. (919) 381-5969 Triangle Raw Food Potluck Meditation Workshop and Kirtan Raw & living foods potluck plus meditation exercise followed by a community kirtan. FREE. September 10, 2011 6-8pm. Patanjali's Place, 700 Foster St. (919) 475-1355 Wine Tasting FREE. September 10, 2011 4:30-7pm. Hope Valley Bottle Shop, 4711 Hope Valley Rd. (919) 403-5200 Wine Tasting Featuring estate grown wines from small family-owned wineries. FREE. September 10, 2011 12-3pm. Wine Authorities, 2501 University Dr. (919) 489-2884 |
| September 10 - 11, 2011 Exploring and Activating Syncronicity Workshop If you have experienced meaningful coincidences, a timely intersection of paths know as synchronicities, or would like to have these expereinces, join psi explorer Dale E. Graff on a creative adverture into the realm of synchrinicity. This workshop provides new research and scientific perspectives that provide insight into the synchronistic experience. Cost $125, $100 RRC members. Sa 10am-4pm, Su 10am-12pm. Rhine Research Center, 2741 Campus Walk Ave. (919) 309-4600 Tarheels: Soldiers of the Old North State Living historians will demonstrate life of the Southern soldiers who served the Old North State during the American Civil War. Visit with Confederate soldiers as they discuss and exhibit the uniforms and equipment of North Carolina soldier. Soldiers will be encamped around the Bennett Farm throughout the weekend. FREE admission. September 10 - 11, 2011 10am-4pm. Sa, 10am-3pm Su. Bennett Place State Historic Site, 4409 Bennett Memorial Rd. (919) 383-4345 The Scrap Exchange Grand Re-Opening Including ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Durham Mayor Bill Bell, meet the artists, food trucks, and FREE Make and Take in an Events by the Truckload demo. September 10 - 11, 2011 The Scrap Exchange, 923 Franklin St. (919) 688-6960 |
| September 11, 2011 "Rebirth" Film Screening A decade-long chronicle of the lives of five people directly affected by 9/11. Co-sponsored by the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival and Duke's Center for Documentary Studies. FREE admission. September 11, 2011 1pm & 3pm. Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, 2001 Campus Dr. (919) 684-5135 A 9/11 Commemoration Concert: Mozart Requiem Featuring Duke Chapel Choir, Duke Chorale, Chorale Society of Durham with orchestra. FREE admission. September 11, 2011 4pm. Duke University Chapel, 401 Chapel Dr. (919) 681-9488 Big Much Jazz. FREE admission. September 11, 2011 7:30pm. Broad Street Café, 1116 Broad St. (919) 416-9707 Bluford Thompson Jr. & The Firm's All-Stars Jazz trio + midnight jam session featuring the area's best artists and newcomers for the jam session. You never know who might show up...FREE admission. 7pm-2pm. The Firm. 1647 Cole Mill Rd. (919) 473-3476 Interfaith Service of Remembrance Open to all. September 11, 2011 7pm. First Presbyterian Church, 305 E. Main St. (919) 683-1179 Sutra Study: OM Learn more about what Patanjali and many of the translators-interpreters of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras have to say about this often practiced sound. Cost - donation. September 11, 2011 1-2:30pm. Patanjali's Place, 700 Foster St. (919) 475-1355 |
| Ongoing Events |
| July 6 - 7, 2020 Civitan - Durham Bi-Monthly Meeting Meeting on the second and fourth Thursday of each month. July 6 - 7, 2020 12:30pm. Willowhaven Country Club, 253 Country Club Dr. (919) 471-1444 |
| September 1 - 28, 2099 Exchange Club of Durham Monthly Meetings Meeting the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month. September 1 - 28, 2099 6pm. Durham Hilton, Hillsborough Rd. (919) 688-1794 |
| September 6 - 28, 2099 Exchange Club of Greater Durham Weekly Meeting Meeting each Thursday of the month. September 6 - 28, 2099 1pm. Croasdaile Country Club, 3800 Farmgate Ave. (919) 688-5811 |
| September 7 - 28, 2011 Exchange Club of Greater Durham Meeting each Monday. September 7 - 28, 2011 1pm. Croasdaile Country Club, 3800 Farmgate Ave. (919) 687-0511 |
| May 9, 2011 - October 16, 2011 Flesh and Metal, Bodies and Buildings" Photography Exhibit Works from Jonathan Hyman's Archive of 9/11 Vernacular Memorials. FREE admission. May 9, 2011 - October 16, 2011 Check http://library.duke.edu/about/hours/ for hours. Special Collections Gallery in Duke's Perkins Library, Science Dr. (919) 684-4009 |
| June 20, 2011 - October 7, 2011 "Future Fantasteek!" Exhibit Zines and Sketchbooks by Jackie Batey. FREE admission. June 20, 2011 - October 7, 2011 Check http://library.duke.edu/about/hours/ for hours. Duke's Perkins Library Foyer, Science Dr. (919) 684-4009 |
| June 20, 2011 - October 16, 2011 "The Life of Memorials: Manifestations of Memory at the Intersection of Public and Private " Exhibit Be it cranes, statues, or skyscrapers, Team Kenan invites you to examine the ways in which we collectively and individually memorialize. FREE admission. June 20, 2011 - October 16, 2011 Check http://library.duke.edu/about/hours/ for hours. Duke's Perkins Library, Science Dr. (919) 684-4009 |
| July 15, 2011 - September 10, 2011 "Exchange" Ceramics Exhibit Featuring five regional clay artists, the exhibit centers on the "exchanges" achieved through collaboration, mixing ideas, or the synthesis of a ceramic vocabulary. Deborah Harris and Marsha Kitkowski join forces to create 100 porcelain tea bowls, which were passed back and forth at the different stages of making. Joy Tanner and Teresa Pietsch are residents at the Energy Xchange, a Burnsville, NC, group studio where the interplay of ideas, and discussion between artists, is fostered. Stephanie Martin employs imagery from nature and fashion model sketches to explore a relationship and narrative between the two. FREE admission. Tu-Sa 1-6pm. Claymakers Gallery, 705 Foster St. (919) 530-8355 |
| July 25, 2011 - October 22, 2011 "O’ Say Can You See" Installation by Laura Poitras The installation features a projection of the imagery from Ground Zero in 2001, with audio recorded weeks later at the Yankees’ come-from-behind Game 4 World Series victory on October 20. Poitras says, "O’ Say Can You See is a meditation on loss and revenge." Interviews with recently released detainees from Guantanamo Bay are presented on flat screen monitors, adding new layers of information and emotion about the War on Terror. FREE admission. July 25, 2011 - October 22, 2011 9am-5pm M-Sa. Center for Documentary Studies at Duke, 1317 W. Pettigrew St. (919) 660-3663 |
| August 5, 2011 - September 25, 2011 Charles Geiger, Cheryl Myrbo, Artie Dixon Exhibits Charles Geiger "Quasi-Botanics"; Cheryl Myrbo "Circus: Costume, Prop and Baggage"; Artie Dixon "A Cultural Landscape - NC Mountain Counties." These playful artists weave together painterly skill and whimsical sources in order to re-examine the world around us. FREE admission. M-Sa 9am-9pm, Su 1-6pm. Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris St. (919) 560-2787 |
| August 11, 2011 - January 8, 2012 "Becoming: Photographs From The Wedge Collection" Photography Exhibit Featuring 110 works by more than 60 artists from Canada, the United States, Africa and throughout the African Diaspora, providing a vivid testimony to the increasing presence of artists who chose to reject the common tendency to view black communities in terms of conflict or stereotype. Admission $5, $4 seniors, $3 non-Duke students, FREE for kids under 16 and Duke students and faculty. August 11, 2011 - January 8, 2012 10am-5pm T,W,F,Sa; 10am-9pm Th, 12-5pm Su. Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, 2001 Campus Dr. (919) 684-5135 |
| August 13, 2011 - September 18, 2011 "Back roads, Bogs and Blossoms" Art Exhibit Watercolors by local artist Lin Frye. FREE admission. August 13, 2011 - September 18, 2011 1-5pm Sa & Su. Hugh Mangum Museum of Photography at West Point on the Eno City Park, 5101 N. Roxboro Rd. (919) 471-1623 |
| August 18, 2011 - October 16, 2011 Eating Animals: a thematic installation of art inspired by the book Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer More than 30 works relating to Jonathan Safran Foer’s book "Eating Animals." The installation will challenge visitors--whether carnivores, omnivores, vegetarians or vegans--to think about what eating meat means to them. It includes works in a variety of media spanning more than 2,000 years. Admission $5, $4 seniors, $3 non-Duke students, FREE for kids under 16 and Duke students and faculty. August 18, 2011 - October 16, 2011 10am-5pm T,W,F,Sa; 10am-9pm Th, 12-5pm Su. Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, 2001 Campus Dr. (919) 684-5135 |
| August 19, 2011 - October 2, 2011 "Don't Touch the Ground" Art Exhibit Works by Lee Delegard creating alternative possibilities that engage quotidian space, material, and labor. FREE admission. August 19, 2011 - October 2, 2011 M-Sa 10am-7pm, Su 12-6pm. Golden Belt Bldg 3 ROOM 100, 807 E. Main St. 919 967-7700 |
| August 19, 2011 - September 10, 2011 "Durham In Changing Light" Photography Exhibit Photographs by John Zager illuminating Durham's transition from humble beginnings, to its tobacco heyday, through its decline and ultimate rebirth. FREE admission. August 19, 2011 - September 10, 2011 T-F 10:30am-5:30pm, Sa 10:30am-4pm. Through This Lens, 303 E Chapel Hill St. (919) 687-0250 "Know More Nothing" Art Exhibit Collaboration between artists Jason E. Osborne and Alex Mignolo. The multi-media exhibition includes paintings, sculpture, strange objects and the premiere of the first edition prints of the short story "Know More Nothing," written by Mignolo and illustrated by Osborne. FREE admission. August 19, 2011 - September 10, 2011 M-W & F 11am-5pm; Th 11am-6pm; Sa 10am-5pm; Su 12-5pm. The Scrap Exchange, 923 Franklin St. (919) 688-6960 |
| August 19, 2011 - September 15, 2011 "One Collector's Eye" Art Exhibit A special exhibition of North Carolina artworks collected by Peg Palmer since 1985. FREE admission. August 19, 2011 - September 15, 2011 10am-6pm M-F, 10am-4pm Sa. Craven Allen Gallery/House of Frames, 1106-1/2 Broad St. (919) 286-4837 |
| August 19, 2011 - October 2, 2011 "The Nature of Drawing" Exhibit An exhibition of new drawings by local artists Mary Ann Anderson & Ripley Whiteside. FREE admission. August 19, 2011 - October 2, 2011 9am-9pm M-Sa. Durham Arts Council Bldg., 120 Morris St. (919) 560-2713 |
| August 27, 2011 - January 29, 2012 "Land, Sea and Sky in the Nineteenth Century" Aft Exhibit Anchored by Alfred Thompson Brichter’s painting "At the South Head, Grand Manan," an installation of land-and-sea landscapes from the permanent collection showcases the major landscape painting styles of the 19th century, particularly the Hudson River School, Tonalism and the Barbizon School. Admission $5, $4 seniors, $3 non-Duke students, FREE for kids under 16 and Duke students and faculty. August 27, 2011 - January 29, 2012 10am-5pm T,W,F,Sa; 10am-9pm Th, 12-5pm Su. Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, 2001 Campus Dr. (919) 684-5135 |
| August 28, 2011 - September 30, 2011 "Cash Crop" Art Installation Featuring 15 sculptures made of burnt wood, cement, metal and other media, depicting enslaved men, women and children of different ages in metal shackles as they would have been transported during the brutal Middle Passage from Africa to the Americas. FREE admission. August 28, 2011 - September 30, 2011 9am-4:30pm M-F. North Carolina Central University Art Museum, 1801 Fayetteville St (919) 530-6211 |
| September 6, 2011 - October 25, 2011 "Durham Dreams" Exhibit Works by Eleatta Diver using color and symbolism as metaphoric language to tell the stories of prominent Durhamites' specific dreams for the city. FREE admission. September 6, 2011 - October 25, 2011 9am-6pm. Strickland Lobby at the American Tobacco Campus, 318 Blackwell St. (919) 433-1560 |
| September 7, 2011 - October 29, 2011 All of them Wishes: Jewelry and Drawings of Feathers and Bones Jewelry and drawings by Sarah Warner. FREE admission. September 7, 2011 - October 29, 2011 4-6pm.W, 6-9pm 3rd Fridays. Bull City Arts Collaborative, 401-B Foster St. (919) 599-0684 |
| September 8, 2011 - November 30, 2011 "Esse Quam Videri: Self-Portraits of Muslims" Photography Exhibit Photographer Todd Drake in collaboration with Muslims in the United States and Bahrain created self-portraits that reflect real self-reflections rather than the "seeing" ideas of Muslims. FREE and open to the public. September 8, 2011 - November 30, 2011 9am-5pm M-F. Rubenstein Hall in the Sanford Institute at Duke, Science Dr. (919) 613-7394 |
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