Happy Labor Day Weekend! What are your plans? Give me a shout out and send me some pictures of what you decide to do. I will add you to the photo gallery. Be Safe & Enjoy!
| September 2, 2011 Acoustic Garage Sounds ranging from the sounds of coal country to a bluegrass rendition of Black Sabbath. Followed by The Fritz. FREE admission. September 2, 2011 8:30pm. Broad Street Café, 1116 Broad St. (919) 416-9707 Craicdown - 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 2, 2011 6-8pm. American Tobacco Campus Amphitheatre, 318 Blackwell St. (919) 433-1566 Friday Night Blues Featuring Ben Palmer Quartet. Admission $6. September 2, 2011 9pm. Beyu Caffe, 335 W Main St. (919) 683-1058 Johnny White & The Elite Band - Brightleaf Square Concert FREE admission. September 2, 2011 7-9pm. Brightleaf Square, Gregson St. at Main St. (919) 682-9229 Kyle Andrews All-ages show. Tickets $5 in advance (with $5 membership). September 2, 2011 8:30pm. Casbah, 1007 W. Main St. (919) 687-6969 Lilac Shadows With The Toddlers and Charming Youngsters. Admission $5 with $2 membership. September 2, 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 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 |
| September 2 - 3, 2011 Bull City Rumble Vintage bike show, vendors, swapmeet, tech session (Amal Carbs). Presented by TonUp NC, a club for enthusiasts of vintage British motorcycles. Full registration $20. Bike & vendor show FREE for non-participants. September 2 - 3, 2011 F 7-10:30pm; Sa 11am-unti (1:30-5pm bike show, vendors & swap meet). Brightleaf District, 900 W. Main St. webmaster@tonup-nc.com |
| September 3, 2011 "Living Food Immersion: Kitchen Tools" Workshop Natural foods chef, consultant, business owner, health, nutrition and wellness counselor Clarissa Kussin will talk about smoothies and more. Cost $35. September 3, 2011 3-5pm. Patanjali's Place, 700 Foster St. (919) 475-1355 Bearkat With The Big Picture. Admission $5 with $2 membership. September 3, 2011 10pm. The Pinhook, 117 W. Main St. (919) 667-1100 Bull City Rumble - Award and Raffle Party Featuring music by DJ Junior; Sean K Preston; Switchblade 85; Transylvania Transport Company; Straight 8s; Tremors; …and Burlesque! Ages: 18+ (or all ages w/adult). Admission $7. September 3, 2011 1:30pm-until. Casbah, 1007 W. Main St. (919) 687-6969 Chef Demonstration - Zach and Luke of Bull City Burger and Brewery Featuring food and beer samples. FREE. September 3, 2011 10am. Durham Farmers' Market, 501 Foster St. (919) 667-3099 Duke football vs. Richmond  College football game vs. Richmond at Duke's Wallace Wade Stadium. Tickets $25. 7pm. Wallace Wade Stadium at Duke, Science Dr. 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 3, 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 3, 2011 8am-12pm. The Pavilion at Durham Central Park, 501 Foster St. (919) 484-3084 Jazz Naturally Enjoy great food and a relaxing environment while listening to local jazz artists. FREE to patrons. September 3, 2011 6-9pm. Saladelia Cafe and Catering, 4201 University Dr. Ste 100 Ryan Hanseler FREE to patrons. September 3, 2011 7-10pm. Whiskey, 347 W. Main St. (919) 682-6191 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 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 3, 2011 9am-2pm, The Art Market at Vega Metals, 214 Hunt St. (919) 688-8267 Wine Tasting FREE. September 3, 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 3, 2011 12-3pm. Wine Authorities, 2501 University Dr. (919) 489-2884 Yoga in the Park The class is taught by local volunteer teachers, which means a different yoga experience each week. Bring: a towel and some water to drink. FREE. September 3, 2011 9-10am. Durham Central Park, Hunt St. and Foster St. (919) 682-2800 |
| September 4, 2011 Duke Symphony Orchestra Pops Concert This Labor Day weekend tradition marks the opening of the Duke Symphony Orchestra's 2011-2012 season. The Symphony will perform music from Broadway and popular movies as well as lighter works by American composers and patriotic fare. Bring a picnic, your family and friends to this outdoor concert and enjoy the ending of summer and the beginning of a new school year with the Duke Symphony Orchestra. Please note: there is no rain location for this concert. FREE. 6 pm Duke East Campus Main Quad (919) 660-3300 Fullsteam Brewery Tour Every first Sunday. FREE, but reservation required and limited to the first 25 registrants. September 4, 2011 4pm. Fullsteam Brewery, 726 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 682-2337 Royal Baths With Wild Wild Geese. Admission $7 with $2 membership. September 4, 2011 8pm. The Pinhook, 117 W. Main St. (919) 667-1100 Skeedaddle Swing/acoustic/hawaiin. FREE admission. September 4, 2011 8pm. Broad Street Café, 1116 Broad St. (919) 416-9707 |
| 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 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 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 |
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