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Do you have plans this weekend? Check out what is happening in Durham...There is something for everyone. Enjoy!
| March 23, 2012 "Pray the Devil Back to Hell" Film Screening An award-winning documentary of the Liberian women who took on the warlords and regime of dictator Charles Taylor in the midst of a brutal civil war, and won a once unimaginable peace for their shattered country. FREE admission. March 23, 2012 6:30pm. St. Philip's Episcopal Church, 403 E. Main St. (919) 682-5708 "The Frank Matthews Story: The Rise and Disappearance of America's Biggest Kingpin" Film Screening The true story of how one young man from Durham rose to power as America's biggest drug kingpin and how he has escaped justice for nearly 40 years. Followed by Q&A. Admission $5. March 23, 2012 7pm. Hayti Heritage Center, 804 Old Fayetteville St. (919) 683-1709 Claymakers' Celebration Auction Enjoy wine and cheese, desserts, music, friends, and an array of work by artists from North Carolina and beyond. All proceeds will benefit the newly incorporated nonprofit Claymakers. Tickets $25 at the door, or $20 in advance (onsite or online). Doors 6:30pm, silent and live auction 7-9:30pm. Durham Armory, 220 Foster St. (919) 530-8355 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. March 23, 2012 10am. Counter Culture Coffee, 4911 South Alston Ave. (919) 361-5282 Goldenboy w/ The Grownup Noise Admission $10. 8pm. Casbah, 1007 W Main St. Preservation Durham Spring Fundraiser With live music and raffle. Stone Bros and Byrd will donate 10% of sales to Preservation Durham. March 23, 2012 5-8pm. Stone Bros. and Byrd, 700 Washington Street (919) 682-3036 Retrofantasma Film Series Retrofantasma is a monthly film series of double-features dedicated to bringing classic horror movies back to the big screen in 35mm. Tickets $7. March 23, 2012 7:30pm Carolina Theatre of Durham Inc., 309 W Morgan St. (919) 560-3030 String Peddlers Blues/world. Followed by Archbishops of Blount Street (ska/reggae/rock). FREE admission. March 23, 2012 8:30pm Broad Street Café, 1116 Broad St. (919) 416-9707 The Golden Boys, John Wesley Coleman, Spider Bags Bring your own beer. Admission $10 at the door, free for Duke students. March 23, 2012 9pm. Duke Coffeehouse in the Crowell Bldg., Duke East Campus (919) 684-4069 This is Sundown With Happy New Year. Admission $5 (with $2 membership). March 23, 2012 10pm. The Pinhook, 117 W. Main St. (919) 667-1100 Tyondai Braxton / Colin Stetson Presented in collaboration with Duke Performances. Tickets $15, $5 Duke students. March 23, 2012 8pm Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 684-4444 |
| March 24, 2012 A Downtown Durham Walking Food Tour- Triangle Food Tour  On this guided journey through the streets of Downtown and West Durham you'll pause numerous times for sample tastings and personal tales from some of the area's most unique, hidden culinary gems. Along the way, you'll gain some new insights of the area's "gritty", "eclectic", blue-collar, tobacco & textile roots that are the foundation for this community's now thriving leadership role in medicine, the performing arts and regional cuisine. Cost $35 per person (+ $2.60 svc chg). March 24, 2012 2:15pm - 5:15pm The King's Daughters Inn lobby, 204 North Buchanan Blvd, (919) 319-5674 Art Market at Vega Metals - Saturday Market Outdoor market featuring gorgeous locally produced arts and crafts, including metal, jewelry, fabric arts, pottery, and more. 10am-12pm, The Art Market at Vega Metals, 214 Hunt St. (919) 688-8267 Beverly McIver Gallery Talk and Painting Demonstration FREE admission. March 24, 2012 5-7pm. Craven Allen Gallery/House of Frames, 1106-1/2 Broad St. (919) 286-4837 Big Mama E & the Cool This 5-piece band has their own brand of original rock ‘n roll with a southern R&B twist that is as enchanting as it’s lead singer Emma Davis. You’ll enjoy their tight harmonies, intricate guitar work, and well-crafted groove. Admission $8. March 24, 2012 9:30pm. Papa Mojos Roadhouse, 5410-Y Highway 55 (919) 361-2222 Birds and Butterflies at Sandy Creek Park Bird walks starting at 8am, butterfly walks starting 9am, Creek and park cleanup, educational activities for kids, music and more. FREE. March 24, 2012 9am-1pm. Sandy Creek Park, 3510 Sandy Creek Dr. (919) 560-4355 Chamber Music Master Class with the Borromeo String Quartet Featuring Duke Professor Stephen Jaffe's String Quartet No. 2 ("Aeolian and Sylvan Figures"). Since their debut in 1989, the Borromeo String Quartet have become one of the most sought after strings quartets in the world, performing over 100 concerts of classical and contemporary music across three continents every season. 12 pm Nelson Music Room, East Duke Building, Duke University Children’s Activity: Wind World Where does the wind come from? Where does it go? Learn about this force of nature and build tools to help you 'see' wind. For children ages 5-7; adult chaperone required. Cost $6; $5 Gardens members. 1-2:30pm Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson St. (919) 684-3698 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. Easter Parade with Northern High Band At Center Court. March 24, 2012 10:45am. Northgate Mall, 1058 W. Club Blvd. (919) 286-4400 Ira Glass Journalist, storyteller and humorist. The creator of the public radio show "This American Life" will talk about his program and how it's put together. During his program, Glass also mixes stories from the show, live onstage, combining his narration with pre-taped quotes and music, recreating the sound of the show. Tickets $32 and up. March 24, 2012 8pm DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center, 123 Vivian St. (919) 680-2787 Jeanne Hopkins Lucas Democratic Party Luncheon Annual event of the North Carolina Democratic Party. Ticket pricing tba. March 24, 2012 12pm. Radisson Hotel RTP, 150 Park Dr. (919) 821-2777 LUEWWD VI: March BADness! (Arm Wrestling) League of Upper Extremity Wrestling Women in Durham. Proceeds benefit Schoolhouse of Wonder. Cost: $5 for members, $10 for non-members (because the Casbah is a private club you need to be a member to enter). March 24, 2012 9pm. Casbah, 1007 W. Main St. (919) 824-4171 March Science Madness Second annual "Tournament of Science." Teams in this year's bracket are climate change, marine mammals, nanotechnology and the science behind some of your favorite sports. Taking place on Saturdays in March. Free with Museum admission. 10am-5pm. Museum of Life and Science, 433 W. Murray Ave. (919) 220-5429 Pearl and the Beard With Animal Alphabet and Brett Harris. Admission $6 (with $2 membership). March 24, 2012 10pm. The Pinhook, 117 W. Main St. (919) 667-1100 Rock Star Stephen Vincent One-man musical extravaganza, starring several fictional artists portrayed by singer-songwriter Stephen Vincent. Followed by 9 Point 5 (funk/blues/rock). FREE admission. March 24, 2012 8:30pm. Broad Street Café, 1116 Broad St. Sheep Day: Three Sheers for Sheep! Our artisans depend on sheep's wool for their livelihood, and we're going to honor that by celebrating sheep! We'll have sheep friends from Bull City Farm here to pet and sheep's cheese from Reliable Cheese Company to taste. We'll have a live demo of how to spin wool into yarn and you can try your hand at felting wool! 11:00am- 3:00pm 811 Ninth St, Ste 100 Durham Showroom: TAP Project Swing Dance Fundraiser Featuring Atomic Rhythm All-Stars / New King Rippers. Tickets $10 (with $3 membership). March 24, 2012 9pm. Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 901-0875 St Baldricks Head Shaving Event St Baldrick's fundraiser to raise money for childhood cancer research. Join us for a day of head shaving, silent auction, games, entertainment and fundraising. 12noon-4pm 4711 Hope Valley Rd, Woodcroft Shopping Ctr, I-40 Exit 274 4711 Hope Valley Rd Durham NC,27707 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 local beer, you will discover all of Durham's flavors. Reservations required online. Cost $44.98. 2-5:15pm. Meet at The Pinhook, 117 W. Main St. info@tastecarolina.net The Volunteer Center of Durham's Great Human Race 5k Run and Community Walk Proceeds help organizations raise needed dollars for programs and goals. Registration $30, $25 in advance (FREE to non-competitive walkers). March 24, 2012 8:30am (registration begins at 8am.) Northgate Mall (near Sears Automotive), 1058 W. Club Blvd. (919) 613-5101 Triangle Tap Project Dance Benefit, Featuring a Battle of the Bands and more! All proceeds benefit the UNICEF TAp PRoject and will help UNICEF's efforts to provide clean water and sanitation to children in developing countries. Enjoy two of the region's best swing bands, the Atomic Rhythm All-Stars and the New King Rippers, battling head to head for your listening and dancing pleasure. Also featuring a silent auction. 50/50 raffle, door prizes, and other surprises as well. Cost is pay what you can, with a suggested donation of $10, and includes a free dance lesson. 7-11:30pm (dance lesson 7pm, bands 8pm). Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. eptietgen@aol.com |
| March 24 - 25, 2012 Callaway Junior World Championship Tournament Qualifiers are eligible to compete in the 44th Junior World Championships. March 24 - 25, 2012 Duke University Golf Club, 3001 Cameron Blvd. (919) 681-2288 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. March 24 - 25, 2012 10am-4pm. Sa, 10am-3pm Su. Bennett Place State Historic Site, 4409 Bennett Memorial Rd. (919) 383-4345 |
| March 25, 2012 An Evening with Eric Himan Tickets $10 in advance/ $12 day of show. 6:30pm. Casbah, 1007 W Main St. Garage Bar: Doombunny / The Beautiful View / Allies Emerge Admission $8 (with $3 membership).. March 25, 2012 8pm Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 901-0875 Grand Tea Gathering: Cherry Blossom Festival Celebrate the cherry blossoms at our annual Grand Tea Gathering. Guests will enjoy a presentation of the tea tradition in an open-air garden setting. Festivities will feature Japanese taiko drumming and a display of traditional Japanese arts, including Ikebana by the Sarah P. Duke Ikebana Chapter, and Bonsai by members of the Triangle Bonsai Society. Cost $10; $5 Gardens members; $5 ch. 11:30am-2pm Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson St. (919) 684-3698 Jasme Kelly Admission $5. March 25, 2012 11:30am-3pm. Papa Mojos Roadhouse, 5410-Y Highway 55 (919) 361-2222 Lady Fest NC With EAR PWR, To All My Friends, Girlcrush, Completely Off Balance and Everything was quiet. Admission $6 (with $2 membership). March 25, 2012 7pm. The Pinhook, 117 W. Main St. (919) 667-1100 Moody Blues Tickets $48-$88. March 25, 2012 7:30pm DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center, 123 Vivian St. (919) 680-2787 MotorKokyu Bloody Brunch With music by the Straight Up Jazz Band. FREE admission. March 25, 2012 12pm. Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 901-0875 The Third Element Jazz. FREE admission. March 25, 2012 7:30pm. 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| January 3, 2012 - June 30, 2012 "Selected Textile Works from Regional Artists" Exhibit This exhibition showcases selected works that demonstrate the breadth and exceptional talent of North Carolina's art quilters. FREE admission. January 3, 2012 - June 30, 2012 8:30am-5pm M-F. National Humanities Center, 7 TW Alexander Dr. (919) 549-0661 |
| 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 |
| January 4, 2012 - April 8, 2012 "I Recall the Experience Sweet and Sad: Memories of the Civil War" Exhibit To mark the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, this exhibit showcases the memoirs of men and women who lived through it--Union and Confederate nurses, a former slave turned camp nurse and laundress, a southern woman married to a Union solider, and Walt Whitman, whose work as an army hospital nurse inspired some of his greatest works. FREE admission. January 4, 2012 - April 8, 2012 M-F, 12am-12pm, Sa: 9am-12am; Su: 10am-12am Duke's Perkins Library Gallery, Science Dr. (919) 684-4009 |
| January 20, 2012 - April 15, 2012 Screened: New Work by the Printmakers of North Carolina The Printmakers of North Carolina (PoNC) include professors, art-teachers, studio artists, and students who practice a variety of printmaking methods. "Screened" focuses on screen-printing techniques. All members of the PoNC live and work in North Carolina, and their work reflects the experience of the state in their daily lives. FREE admission. Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris St. (919) 560-2787 |
| January 23, 2012 - July 23, 2012 "Full Color Depression" Art Exhibit An exhibition of rarely seen color images from the Library of Congress’s Farm Security Administration photography collection. FREE admission. January 23, 2012 - July 23, 2012 M-Th 9am-7pm, F-Sa 9am-5pm. Center for Documentary Studies at Duke, 1317 W. Pettigrew St. (919) 660-3663 |
| February 8, 2012 - March 31, 2012 Eno River Tapestries: New Work by Silvia Heyden At eighty-four years young, Swiss-born tapestry weaver Silvia Heyden continues to produce stunning, modernist tapestries inspired by nature, music and her Bauhaus influenced education. Heyden's genius with color and form explodes in these tapestries inspired by the artist's daily hikes along the Eno River. FREE admission. February 8, 2012 - March 31, 2012 F 11am-2pm. Bull City Arts Collaborative, 401-B Foster St. (919) 599-0684 |
| February 16, 2012 - June 17, 2012 "Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art" Art Exhibit Featuring 34 masterworks by Alexander Calder with the work of seven contemporary artists whose practices are bound to Calder's legacy as modern sculptor. The exhibition, organized The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, is accompanied by a fully-illlustrated catalogue. Ticket pricing tba. February 16, 2012 - June 17, 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 |
| February 17, 2012 - April 8, 2012 Durham Art Guild Members' Show FREE admission. February 17, 2012 - April 8, 2012 9am-9pm M-Sa. Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris St. (919) 560-2713 |
| February 18, 2012 - January 12, 2013 MATH MOVES (New Permanent Exhibition) Immerse yourself in a world of large and small, shadows and shapes, motion and sound in the Math Moves exhibition. Ready. Set. Grab a friend, get moving and watch as you and your friend’s rate of motion are tracked on a screen. Do you hear that? Listen, watch and feel what happens when you change the pitch and frequency of sounds. Ever use your body as a unit of measurement? Here’s your chance -- simply hop in a huge chair then sit in the tiny one to compare your size. Ever wonder how your shadow changes sizes? Here you can grow, shrink, match and measure while discovering connections between shapes, shadows and sizes. FREE with Museum admission. M-Sa 10am-5pm, Su 12-5pm. Museum of Life and Science, 433 W. Murray Ave. (919) 220-5429 |
| February 19, 2012 - April 20, 2012 "Ivey Hayes: A Retrospective" Art Exhibit The exhibit presents works from Hayes' earliest realistic landscapes and portraits. Also included are watercolors from his series on Native Americans and his self-described 'visionary' period. These works pay homage to Africa with a geometric-abstract figural expression. FREE admission. February 19, 2012 - April 20, 2012 T-F 9am-4:30pm, Su 2-4pm. North Carolina Central University Art Museum, 1801 Fayetteville St (919) 530-6211 |
| February 25, 2012 - April 7, 2012 "Beverly Mciver: Small Works" Art Exhibit A portrait of the artist working in a more intimate scale and includes media works on paper and monoprints, as well as her signature oils on canvas. FREE admission. February 25, 2012 - April 7, 2012 10am-6pm M-F, 10am-4pm Sa Craven Allen Gallery/House of Frames, 1106-1/2 Broad St. (919) 286-4837 |
| March 2 - 31, 2012 "Family Pictures" Photography Exhibit Works by Jonathan French. FREE admission. March 2 - 31, 2012 M 5-8pm, T-F 10am-5pm, Sa 10am-3pm. Lyda Moore Merrick Gallery at the Hayti Heritage Center, 804 Old Fayetteville St (919) 683-1709 |
| March 9, 2012 - April 8, 2012 "Seven" Art Exhibit Works by Constance Pappalardo, an abstract painter who works with layers of paint horizontally on canvas. FREE admission. March 9, 2012 - April 8, 2012 M-Sa 10am-7pm, Su 12-6pm Golden Belt Bldg 3 ROOM 100, 807 E. Main St. 919 560-2713 |
| March 16, 2012 - April 18, 2012 "Industrial Blues" Exhibit Color photographs by Gunther Cartwright, Professor Emeritus of Photographic Arts at the Rochester. All the prints are traditional "C" prints made by Mr. Cartwright, featuring dramatic and vibrant colors. FREE admission. March 16, 2012 - April 18, 2012 T-F 10:30am-5:30pm, Sa 10:30am-4pm. Through This Lens, 303 E Chapel Hill St. (919) 687-0250 |
| March 16, 2012 - April 14, 2012 "The Artful Robot" Art Exhibit See how artists throughout the region use old computer bits, random metal, containers, canisters, buttons, broken jewelry, unexpected discards, and other detritus to make... robots! FREE admission. March 16, 2012 - April 14, 2012 M-W 11am-5pm; Th-F 11am-9pm; Sa 10am-5pm; Su 12-5pm. The Scrap Exchange, 923 Franklin St. (919) 688-6960 |
| March 19, 2012 - April 7, 2012 Parade of Playhomes for Child Abuse Prevention Playhomes to be raffled will be on display. 100% of the proceeds of this event will be used in family outreach programs to prevent child abuse in our communities. Raffle tickets $3, or 2 for $5. March 19, 2012 - April 7, 2012 The Streets at Southpoint, 6910 Fayetteville Street (919) 493-8899 Brought to you by: Durham Visitor Center |
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