| January 3 - 6, 2012 Recreational Swim Cost $5, $4 City resident. January 3 - 6, 2012 1-3pm Edison Johnson Recreation Center, 500 W Murray Ave. (919) 560-4270 |
| January 6, 2012 "Release The Bats" Show The Inglorious Return of the Uncle Typhus Uncommon Burlesque. Gird your loins for an insidious debacle of recumbent proportions, featuring music and theater for adults. Tickets $10. January 6, 2012 8pm Common Ground Theatre, 4815B Hillsborough Rd. (919) 698-3870 "Ridin wit’ Joe Crack: The Awakening Has Begun!" Play The production is based on the personal life experiences of former gang leader and ex-drug dealer turned anti-crime advocate Otis Lyons, aka Vegas Don. Tickets $40. January 6, 2012 7pm Durham Performing Arts Center, 123 Vivian St. (919) 688-DPAC Author Doc Hendley The the founder and president of Wine to Water, a nonprofit organization focused on providing clean water to people around the world, will discuss his new book "Wine to Water: A Bartender's Quest to Bring Clean Water to the World." January 6, 2012 7pm. Regulator Bookshop, 720 Ninth St. (919) 286-2700 Garage Bar: Milagro Saints / Stray Dogs / Workshop Band Admission $5 (with $3 membership).. January 6, 2012 9pm Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 901-0875 Jo Gore & The Alternatives Admission $6. January 6, 2012 9pm. Beyú Caffé, 335 W Main St. (919) 683-1058 Ocie Davis Trio Jazz. FREE admission. January 6, 2012 8:30pm Broad Street Café, 1116 Broad St. (919) 416-9707 Rowdy Rowdy Square Dance Lightspeed barn storming old time music + traditional square dance calling, featuring Durham's The Five Points Rounders. Admission $5 with $2 membership. January 6, 2012 9pm. The Pinhook, 117 W. Main St. (919) 667-1100 Shine Band FREE admission. January 6, 2012 9pm Charlie's Pub & Grille, 758 Ninth St. (919) 286-4446 Yin Yoga Trial Class FREE. January 6, 2012 4-5pm. Patanjali's Place, 700 Foster St. (919) 475-1355 |
| January 7, 2012 "Bare But Beautiful" Hike Learn to identify trees by bark, twigs, and shape -.everything but the leaves! Some interesting historical uses of trees will also be discussed. FREE. January 7, 2012 1-3pm. West Point on the Eno City Park, 5101 N. Roxboro Rd. (919) 471-1623 "Stitched" Film Screening The film follows three quilters for a year as they race to complete their entries for the nation's largest quilt show. North Carolina-based quilter Hollis Chatelain is featured in this funny, inspirational documentary. Hollis and film director Jena Moreno will answer questions from the audience after the screening.. FREE admission. January 7, 2012 10:30am. Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, 2001 Campus Dr. (919) 660-3663 Durham Author Bruce Harvill The author will read from and sign copies of his new book "Don't Get Mad, Get Even: From Mayhem to Miracles." January 7, 2012 7pm. Regulator Bookshop, 720 Ninth St. (919) 286-2700 Durham Community Concert Band Open Reading Session Triangle Area wind and percussion musicians are invited to join the Durham Community Concert Band playing music graded from medium to advanced. 10am-1pm. Durham Arts Council IBM Room, 120 Morris St. info@durhamband.org Durham Family Theatre Auditions Auditions for "The House at Pooh Corner" for actors & singers, ages 5 to adult. Actors should prepare a one-minute song. January 7, 2012 Sa 12-4pm; M 6:30-9:30pm Central Park School, 724 Foster St. (919) 286-5717 Durham Farmers' Market An all-local and producer only market open every Saturday through the winter. Vendors will be 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 local and seasonal and during the expect lots of greens, root vegetables, broccoli, cauliflower, winter squash and greenhouse grown tomatoes.) 10am-12pm The Pavilion at Durham Central Park, 501 Foster St. Jason King FREE admission. January 7, 2012 8pm Charlie's Pub & Grille, 758 Ninth St. (919) 286-4446 Pre-Anniversary Party Live music by Saludos Compay. January 7, 2012 Old Havana Sandwich Shop, 310 E Main St. (919) 667-9525 Rosie the Riveter: A One-Woman Show A one-woman show by Sally Drucker, a scholar of English and Women's Studies who teaches at the Nassau Community College in Long Island, NY. FREE, but donations welcome. 6pm. Recyclique , 2811 Hillsborough Rd Shipwrecker With Erie Choir and The Wigg Report. Admission $5, with $2 membership. January 7, 2012 10pm. The Pinhook, 117 W. Main St. (919) 667-1100 Showroom: Beautiful Freaks - Return to Winter Wonderland Admission $12, $10 in advance (with $3 membership). January 7, 2012 9pm. Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 901-0875 Stratocruiser Rock/powerpop. FREE admission. January 7, 2012 10pm Broad Street Café, 1116 Broad St. (919) 416-9707 The Get Write - A Unique Poetry and Jazz Experience Featuring SpokenWord artist and poetry slam champion Elliot Axiom. Also featuring Soul/Jazz Vocalist Sophie Blak. Tickets $10. January 7, 2012 9pm-12am. Spartacus Restaurant, 4139 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd. (919) 627-1076 Triangle Brewing Company Tour FREE tastings. Food will be available for purchase. January 7, 2012 1-2:30pm Triangle Brewing Company, 918 Pearl St. (919) 683-2337 Youth Rap Forum Presented by The Durham Community Martin Luther King, Jr. Steering Committee, Inc. January 7, 2012 9-11am. Mount Gilead Baptist Church, 404 Dowd St. (919) 688-6052 Youth United's Got Talent Showcase Youth United is a national Habitat for Humanity initiative that mobilizes young people, ages 5 to 25, to fund and build a house with Habitat for Humanity. FREE admission. January 7, 2012 8:30pm Broad Street Café, 1116 Broad St. (919) 416-9707 Zentangles Workshop Pre-registration required. Cost $35, plus $5 material fee. January 7, 2012 10am-12pm. Patanjali's Place, 700 Foster St. onceuponatangle@gmail.com Zora Neale Hurston Portrayal Author, folklorist, anthropologist, Hurston is considered one of the preeminent writers of the 20th century. Ms. Hurston is brought to life by Beverly Fields Burnette, president of the N.C. Association of Black Storytellers and founding member of Carolina African American Writers’ Collective. FREE. January 7, 2012 3pm Durham County Library, 300 N. Roxboro St. (919) 560-0100 |
| January 8, 2012 "Blessed are the Cheesemakers!" Panel Discussion Join Durham cheesemonger Patrick Coleff as he moderates a panel of Triangle cheesemakers. Learn about the cheese-making process, and ask questions. January 8, 2012 3pm Durham County Library, 300 N. Roxboro St. (919) 560-0100 "No Place Called Home" Performance Actress Kim Schultz performs her one-woman show about Iraqi refugees, the product of a three-week trip to Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria during which she interviewed hundreds of refugees. January 8, 2012 7pm Duke University Fuqua School of Business, 1 Towerview Dr. rachel.revelle@duke.edu "Smart Commuting in the Triangle" Lecture Naima Rorie, Transit Education Specialist of Clean Energy Durham, will share ideas on shaping a lower-cost, more efficent & sustainable commute. January 8, 2012 3-4pm South Regional Branch Library, 4505 S. Alston Ave. (919) 560-0521 "Stitched" Film Screening The film follows three quilters for a year as they race to complete their entries for the nation's largest quilt show. North Carolina-based quilter Hollis Chatelain is featured in this funny, inspirational documentary. Hollis and film director Jena Moreno will answer questions from the audience after the screening.. FREE admission. January 8, 2012 1pm. Center for Documentary Studies at Duke, 1317 W. Pettigrew St. (919) 660-3663 Concerts at St. Stephen's - Nick Kitchen, violin, and Andrew Tyson, piano Beethoven Sonatas Series. Tickets $20, FREE for kids under 18. January 8, 2012 4pm (3pm pre-concert lecture) St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 82 Kimberly Dr. (919) 493-5451 Duke vs. N.C. State (Women's Basketball)  Tickets $9, $6 youth, $14 Reserved. January 8, 2012 2pm Cameron Indoor Stadium, Science Dr. (919) 684-4444 Jasme Kelly Admission $5. January 8, 2012 11:30am-3pm. Papa Mojos Roadhouse, 5410-Y Highway 55 (919) 361-2222 Sawyer-Goldberg Jazz Band Jazz. FREE admission. January 8, 2012 7:30pm. Broad Street Café, 1116 Broad St. (919) 416-9707 Vegan Brunch Cost $8. January 8, 2012 12-2pm. The Pinhook, 117 W. Main St. (919) 667-1100 Willie Painter & Scott Laird FREE to patrons. January 8, 2012 Dinner hours - call for time Bavarian Brathaus, 4010 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd. (919) 381-6412 Winter Hikes (Sundays) The Winter Hikes go out from the Eno River State Park Headquarters (Few's Ford Access Area) on Cole Mill Rd. The hikes explore a different section of the Eno River Basin each week. Each hike lasts about two and a half-hours and cover 3 to 4 miles. January 8, 2012 2pm Eno River State Park Headquarters (Few's Ford Access Area), Cole Mill Rd. (919) 620-9099 Youth Sunday Awareness Service Presented by The Durham Community Martin Luther King, Jr. Steering Committee, Inc. January 8, 2012 4pm. Mount Gilead Baptist Church, 404 Dowd St. (919) 688-6052 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| October 8, 2011 - January 22, 2012 "RACE: Are We So Different?" Exhibit This award winning interactive exhibition is the first of its kind to tell the stories of race from the biological, cultural, and historical points of view. The exhibition brings together the everyday experience of living with race, its history as an idea, the role of science in that history, and the findings of contemporary science that are challenging its foundations. Tickets, which include Museum admission, $14, $10 ages 3-12, $11 ages 65+, FREE for kids under 3. October 8, 2011 - January 22, 2012 10am-5pm M-Sa, 12-5pm Su Museum of Life and Science, 433 Murray Ave. (919) 220-5429 |
| November 2, 2011 - January 11, 2012 "Oral Stories, Visual Narratives" Exhibition FREE admission. November 2, 2011 - January 11, 2012 9am-5pm John Hope Franklin Center, 2204 Erwin Rd. (919) 684-2765 |
| November 5, 2011 - January 15, 2012 Carolina Wonderland Express A marvelous model train display, featuring a snowy scene of mountains, bridges and tunnels. Bells ring and whistles blow as trains chug along the Blue Ridge Parkway and journey to popular North Carolina landmarks such as Kitty Hawk, the State Capitol Building and Jennette’s Pier. Tickets $5, plus general admission. November 5, 2011 - January 15, 2012 Museum of Life and Science, 433 W. Murray Ave. (919) 220-5429 |
| November 7, 2011 - January 15, 2012 "Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits" Photgraphy Exhibit The photographs reveal and illuminate the variety of creative and courageous ways that African Americans resisted, redefined and accommodated in an America that needed but rarely accepted its black citizens. FREE admission. November 7, 2011 - January 15, 2012 9am-5pm T-F, 2-5pm Su NCCU Art Museum, 1801 Fayetteville St. (919) 530-6211 |
| November 18, 2011 - January 28, 2012 "Burlap: Agrarian Portraiture of Piedmont Farmers" Photography Exhibit Works by Raymond Goodman,shwing the faces of the clean food movement in our region. These portraits were all taken on farmland, with burlap cloth acting as a backdrop between the farmers themselves and the land they work. FREE admission. November 18, 2011 - January 28, 2012 4-6pmW, 6-9pm 3rd Fridays Bull City Arts Collaborative, 401-B Foster St. (919) 599-0684 |
| November 18, 2011 - January 7, 2012 "Memoria" and "Selections from the Dutch Cabinet" Exhibit In "Memoria," award-winning, Durham photographer Kevin Logghe explores the phenomenon of emotional memory through the medium of Platinum/Palladium images. In "Selections from a Dutch Cabinet" he presents smaller works in unconventional 2-D and 3-D settings that evoke the collector's cabinets of the 16th Century. FREE admission. Hours: Tue-Fri: 10:30 AM - 5:30 PM, Sat: 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM. November 18, 2011 - January 7, 2012 T-F 10:30am-5:30pm, Sa 10:30am-4pm Through This Lens, 303 E Chapel Hill St. (919) 687-0250 |
| November 18, 2011 - January 14, 2012 Season of Lights Holiday Show For the holiday season, Claymakers presents an excellent selection of pottery for the clay lovers on your gift giving lists! Featuring work of Sasha Bakaric, Doug Dotson, Corinne Fox, Deborah Harris, Laura Korch, Barbara McKenzie, Marsha Owen, Elizabeth Paley, Gillian Parke, Ronan Peterson, Teresa Pietsch, & Evelyn Ward. Tuesday- Saturday 6-9pm Claymakers Gallery, 705 Foster St. (919) 530-8355 |
| November 19, 2011 - January 20, 2012 Durham Storefront Project A collaborative group of artists and arts supporters creating 14 dynamic storefront art installations in downtown Durham. FREE. November 19, 2011 - January 20, 2012 See website for locations durham.storefront@gmail.com |
| November 19, 2011 - September 15, 2012 PARTNERS AGAINST CRIME-DISTRICT 1 MEETING Monthly meeting of PAC1 residents to address crime and community concerns. Guest speakers often include city administrator, non-profit agencies, community builders, and others. Co-Facilitators: James Chavis (957-4918) and Vivian McCoy (596-1081). Holton Career and Resource Center, 401 N. Driver Street |
| November 22, 2011 - January 15, 2012 Durham Civil Rights Heritage Project Featuring eleven 6' fabric banners containing photos, quotes from interviews with local people, and text recalling the history of Durham’s African-American community during the Civil Rights Movement. November 22, 2011 - January 15, 2012 Durham Station Transportation Center, 515 W. Pettigrew St. (919) 485-7433 |
| November 30, 2011 - March 15, 2012 "Beyond the Bull City" Art Exhibit North Carolina landscapes in oil by Gerry O'Neill. FREE admission. Hours: M-Sa: 9AM-9PM; Su: 1PM-6PM. November 30, 2011 - March 15, 2012 M-Sa 9am-9pm, Su 1-6pm Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris St. (919) 560-2787 |
| December 3, 2011 - January 31, 2012 "Creative Dishonesty: Cheat Codes" Art Exhibit An artistic reflection on human nature as it pertains to dishonesty. FREE admission. December 3, 2011 - January 31, 2012 Duke Center for Advanced Hindsight, 2024 W. Main St. Bay C creativedishonesty@gmail.com |
| December 8, 2011 - January 12, 2012 Heather Gordon and the DAC School Annual Faculty and Student Exhibitions Featuring "hear and Now" by Heather Gordon in the Allenton Gallery, and the Annual Durham Arts Council School Faculty and Student Exhibition in the Semans Gallery. FREE admission. Hours: M-Sa: 9AM-9PM; Sun: 1PM-6PM. M-Sa 9am-9pm, Su 1-6pm Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris St. (919) 560-2787 |
| December 10, 2011 - July 8, 2012 "Angels, Devils and the Electric Slide: Outsider Art from the Permanent Collection" Art Exhibit Works by by Outsider artists, including Minnie Black, the Rev. Howard Finster, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Mose Tolliver and Purvis Young. Admission $5, $4 seniors, $3 non-Duke students, FREE for kids under 16 and Duke students and faculty. December 10, 2011 - July 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 |
| December 16, 2011 - January 15, 2012 "Man vs Nature/ Man vs Man" Art Exhibit Works by Jean Cheely in carved and cast glass representing destructive forces of nature and destructive forces created by man. FREE admission. December 16, 2011 - January 15, 2012 M-Sa 10am-7pm, Su 12-6pm Golden Belt Bldg 3 ROOM 100, 807 E. Main St. 919 967-7700 |
| December 20, 2011 - January 15, 2012 "From Campus to Cockpit: Duke University during World War II" Exhibit Featuring photographs and information from the 1942 Rose Bowl Game played at Duke.. FREE admission. December 20, 2011 - January 15, 2012 Check http://librarydukeedu/about/hours/ for hours Duke's Perkins Library Foyer, Science Dr. (919) 684-4009 |
| January 3, 2012 - May 31, 2012 Lap Swim Cost $5, $4 City resident. January 3, 2012 - May 31, 2012 M-Th 6am-8pm, F 6am-7:30pm, Sa 9:30am-5pm, Su 1-5pm Edison Johnson Recreation Center, 500 W. Murray Ave. (919) 560-4270 Brought to you by: Durham Visitor Center |
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