It's March Madness and I don't even claim to understand the rivalries that are taking place but know it is serious business for basketball fans. The restaurants and bars will be packed with enthusiasm. Check out the current line up:
ACC Mens Basketball Tournament
The weekend is here so if you bored with the games take a look at the other events happening in Durham.
| March 6 - 10, 2012 Installation by Josh Lim Interactive sound and video installation by local artist, Josh Lim. Join us for a public reception featuring an additional live performance piece on Friday, March 9 from 7-10 PM. 111 W Parrish St Downtown Durham NC, 27701 |
| March 8 - 17, 2012 "I Love My Hair When It's Good: & Then Again When It Looks Defiant & Impressive" Play  An original play by Chaunesti Webb exploring the complex relationship African American women have with their hair and how that relationship has shaped their identities. Sassy, lyrical and nostalgic, this interdisciplinary piece integrates interview text, original music, movement and video, to explore family, community, race, class, politics and sexuality. TIckets $17 F-Su; $12 W-Th. Discount for seniors/military & students. March 8 - 17, 2012 Shows at 8:15pm except Sunday March 11 at 3:15pm Manbites Dog Theater, 703 Foster St. (919) 682-3343 |
| March 9, 2012 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 9, 2012 10am. Counter Culture Coffee, 4911 South Alston Ave. (919) 361-5282 Community Campfire FREE. March 9, 2012 7-8pm. Bethesda Park, 1814 Stage Rd. (919) 560-4355 Daniel Sean Acoustic/rock/funk. Followed by Too Much Fun (r&b). FREE admission. March 9, 2012 8:30pm Broad Street Café, 1116 Broad St. (919) 416-9707 ELLIS - Special Friday Concert Both a talented folk musician and a supportive friend who offers encouraging words and humor alongside her compelling songs. FREE, but donations accepted. 7:30pm. Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse, 2700 N Roxboro St. Evening of Giving & Silent Auction Entertainment by:Broadway performing artist - Claire Bathe Williams; gospel recording artist - Jennifer Evans; organist - Mathew Foster; and the Shaw University Choir. Light refreshments. Donations accepted. March 9, 2012 6:30-9pm. St. Joseph's A.M.E. Church, 2521 Fayetteville St. (919) 477-1918 Garage Bar: Jennifer O'Connor / Tim Foljahn / JPhono1 / Alexa Wilding Admission $8 (with $3 membership).. March 9, 2012 9pm Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 901-0875 Improvelations: Return to Delphi A live three act improvisational comedy performance showcasing local North Carolina talent. Tickets $10. March 9, 2012 8pm. Common Ground Theatre, 4815B Hillsborough Rd. (919) 698-3870 J. Gunn w/ Wreck N Crew, K Hill, and Brandon Pierre Admission $12, $10 in advance. Doors 9pm, show 10pm. Casbah, 1007 W. Main St. Pinhook & Chaz's Bull City Records Present... Featuring Scott Kelly, Eugene Robinson, and WOWOLFOL. Admission $10 (with $2 membership). March 9, 2012 9pm. The Pinhook, 117 W. Main St. (919) 667-1100 Showroom: Flood Streets (Film Screening) FREE admission. March 9, 2012 8pm. Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 901-0875 Spring Flower Walk In The Arboretum The Asiatic Arboretum holds many fascinating plants, displayed in beautiful and ever-changing combinations. Join expert staff members as they guide you to some little known garden spaces and unique plants. Cost $5. 10am The Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson St. (919) 668-1707 Sweet Honey in the Rock This internationally-renowned female a capella group’s soulful sound is textured by the rich traditions of African American music - including gospel hymns, spirituals, jazz improvisation, African chant and ancient lullabies. Their message gives voice to hope, love, justice, peace and resistance. Tickets $42-$52. March 9, 2012 8pm Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St. (919) 560-3030 |
| March 9 - 10, 2012 "The House at Pooh Corner" Play Tickets $12, $10 children, students, seniors. March 9 - 10, 2012 F-Sa 7pm, 3/16 & 3/17 1pm. Duke Memorial United Methodist Church, 504 W. Chapel Hill St. (919) 286-5717 Clinical Approaches to Exceptional Expereinces Topics range form: discussing the types of experiences that people have, normal explanations to experiences, the history of clinical approaches to exceptional experiences, various clinical approaches towards distressing experiences, insights from practicing clinicians and those who have had them. Cost $165 student with ID $115. F: 5-7pm registration; Sa: 8:45am-6pm. Millennium Hotel, 2800 Campus Walk Ave. bookkeeping@rhine.org |
| March 10, 2012 "Belly Dance: Basics and Beyond" Workshop No previous belly dance experience is required. Cost $20. March 10, 2012 2-4pm. Ninth Street Dance, 1920 1/2 Perry St. (919) 286-6011 "Burning Bridges" Film Screening The film shows the process of accountability and healing when restorative justice is used to respond to the arson of a historic bridge by six teenage boys who acted on a whim. Network with visionaries interested in reforming the justice and school system bent on punishment. Film is for teens and adults, mentors, faith and spiritual communities, activists, the formerly incarcerated and suspended and their family and friends. FREE. March 10, 2012 3pm. Durham County Library, 300 N. Roxboro St. (919) 560-0100 "Family Pictures" Opening Reception Formal gallery talk with artist Jonathan French. FREE admission. March 10, 2012 6-8pm. Lyda Moore Merrick Gallery at the Hayti Heritage Center, 804 Old Fayetteville St (919) 683-1709 A Downtown Durham Walking Food Tour- Triangle Food Tour svc chg). March 10, 2012 2:15pm - 5:15pm The King's Daughters Inn lobby, 204 North Buchanan Blvd, (919) 319-5674 A Vintage Night @ Cuban Revolution Bar The turn of the century and the infamous Storyville era comes alive with this evening of entertainment and conviviality. Local artists abound for this vintage night and as always come dressed in turn of the century vintage to win "best dressed." Featured artists include Meka La Creme,Curtis Eller, Kristen Minski, Virginia Sare, Miss Sydney, The Cuban Revolution Tropigals and more. Tickets 410, $6 in advance. 9pm-1am. Cuban Revolution, 318 Blackwell St. Ste 100 chifferobecabaret@gmail.com 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 Beltline Brew Tours Brewery tours of Fullsteam, Triangle, and Bull City Burger and Brewery. Must be 21+. Tickets $40-$45. March 10, 2012 11:30am-4pm Bull City Burger and Brewery (starting location) (919) 285-1228 Duke University String School concerts 3pm: Beginning Ensembles, directed by Stephanie Swisher, & Intermediate I, directed by Shelley Livingston. 7pm: Intermediate II, directed by Stephanie Swisher, & DUSS Youth Symphony Orchestra, directed by Dorothy Kitchen. FREE admission. 3pm and 7pm. Page Auditorium at Duke, Science Dr. (919) 660-3333 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. Garage Bar: JKutchma / Almost People Admission $5 (with $3 membership).. March 10, 2012 9pm Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 901-0875 High Ropes Discovery Days Explore a variety of obstacles, as high as 55 feet in the air, then exit by zip-line. Ages 10 and up. Pre-registration required (1 hour slot). Cost $10 non-City resident, $8 City resident. March 10, 2012 11am-3:30pm. Bethesda Park, 1814 Stage Rd. (919) 560-4355 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 National Anthem Singer Auditions Participants may enter through the front gates and register upon arrival to perform on a first-come, first-serve basis. Singers may leave at the completion of their audition and will be contacted later. March 10, 2012 10am-12pm. Durham Bulls Ballpark, 409 Blackwell St. (919) 687-6522 NCSSM Community Dance Concert Featuring original modern, jazz, lyrical, and classical Indian dances by NCSSM students as well as local choreographers. FREE admission. March 10, 2012 7pm. ETC Auditorium at NCSSM, 1219 Broad St. (919) 416-2600 Organos With The Spacemen and Curtians. Admission $6 (with $2 membership). March 10, 2012 9pm. The Pinhook, 117 W. Main St. (919) 667-1100 Showroom: Youth United Battle of the Bands Proceeds benefit the 2012 Habitat Youth United House. Tickets $8, $5 in advance (with $3 membership). March 10, 2012 12pm. Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 901-0875 Something Candid Followed by Dream Job (alt/indie/soul/pop/rock). FREE admission. March 10, 2012 8:30pm Broad Street Café, 1116 Broad St. (919) 416-9707 TAFFY: Transactors Improv for Families The actors improvise their way through more than half a dozen scenes, taking suggestions from the crowd and making everything up on the spot. Tickets $7, $5 kids, FREE for 2 years old and under. March 10, 2012 11am. Common Ground Theatre, 4815B Hillsborough Rd. (919) 698-3870 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. American Tobacco Warehouse to Downtown to Brightleaf Square info@tastecarolina.net The Peking Acrobats Experts at treacherous wire-walking, trick-cycling, precision tumbling, somersaulting, and gymnastics, The Peking Acrobats defy gravity with amazing displays of contortion, flexibility, and control. Set to a live Chinese Orchestra. Tickets $32-$42. March 10, 2012 2pm & 7pm. Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St. (919) 560-3030 Workshop: Holistic Aromatherapy with Essential Oils Holistic Aromatherapy with Essential Oils: Alissa Gregorius leads a workshop at Recyclique on Saturday, March 10, back by popular demand! $20 suggested donations, $10 unemployed, co-op volunteers and students; 12-person limit; RSVP:agregorius78@gmail.com. Recyclique is an artist co-op focused on upcycling. 2:30 to 4:30 pm 2811 Hillsborough Rd Durham NC,27705 Writing to Heal Join internationally recognized research psychologist James W. Pennebaker, PhD, and John Evans, EdD, Founder and Executive Director of Wellness and Writing Connections, for a powerful workshop that will lead you on a path of life-long health and wellness. Cost $225. March 10, 2012 Duke Center for Integrative Medicine, 3475 Erwin Rd. (919) 660-6826 |
| March 10 - 11, 2012 The Twighlight Saga Convention Meet cast members, watch or participate in the costume competition and more. See website for ticket pricing. March 10 - 11, 2012 Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center, 4700 Emperor Blvd. |
| March 11, 2012 100 Men in 100 Days Kick-Off Event Enjoy FREE appetizers and learn more about becoming a Big Brother (or Big Sister). March 11, 2012 12:30-3:30pm. Tyler's Taproom, 324 Blackwell St. # 400 (919) 850-9772 Beethoven and Friends The Durham Symphony presents "Beethoven and Friends", Sunday March 11, 3:00 PM at the Carolina Theatre. Featuring our 2011-2012 Young Artists Competition winner Colin Laursen. 3:00 PM 120 Morris St Durham NC,27701 Food Truck Rodeo Featuring 29 vendors - the largest assemblage in the triangle area. Music by Dud Addis Band beginning at 2pm. March 11, 2012 1:30-5:30pm. Durham Central Park, 501 Foster St. (919) 794-8194 Garage Bar: Black Box Revelation / The Redstones / Spiralfire Admission $6 (with $3 membership).. March 11, 2012 8pm Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 901-0875 MotorKokyu Bloody Brunch With music by the Straight Up Jazz Band. FREE admission. March 11, 2012 12pm. Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 901-0875 Sol Food Mobile Farm Benefit Fundraiser for an amazing mobile greenhouse project. Check out the bus that will be traveling the country for six months building ten community gardens around the country. Music by Corn and the Colonels. Admission $5-$10 donation, with $2 membership. March 11, 2012 7pm. The Pinhook, 117 W. Main St. (919) 667-1100 The JazzTones (Live Music) Jazz/blues/swing. FREE admission. March 11, 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 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 - 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 - March 10, 2012 "Mentoring" Ceramics Exhibit Works by Marsha Owen and Roberta Wood. FREE admission. January 20, 2012 - March 10, 2012 11am-6pm T-Sa. Claymakers Gallery, 705 Foster St. (919) 530-8355 |
| 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 16, 2012 - March 14, 2012 "Andy Fleishman: Starting with Photography" Exhibit Sculptor/Designer Andy Fleishman's new photographic work embraces the camera as well as digital design. Mr. Fleishman's photography is created by both conventional images and cutting-edge modern technology. FREE admission. February 16, 2012 - March 14, 2012 T-F 10:30am-5:30pm, Sa 10:30am-4pm. Through This Lens, 303 E Chapel Hill St. (919) 687-0250 |
| February 17, 2012 - March 10, 2012 "Leaving Liberty" Art Exhibit Featuring artwork created and inspired inside the old warehouse walls of Scrap Exchange's old home by Durham artist Daniel Bagnell, who has been the collections coordinator and warehouse manager at The Scrap Exchange for over 5 years. This show will feature work he created in the previous Scrap Exchange warehouse space, made entirely from odds and ends gathered there. FREE admission. February 17, 2012 - March 10, 2012 M-W 11am-5pm; Th-F 11am-9pm; Sa 10am-5pm; Su 12-5pm. The Scrap Exchange, 923 Franklin St. (919) 688-6960 |
| February 17, 2012 - March 14, 2012 "P.G. Adams: Glazed & Amazed" Art Show Unique ceramic forms illuminated by the nuances of liquid glass. FREE admission. February 17, 2012 - March 14, 2012 F & Sa 12-5pm, 6-9pm Third Friday. The Basement, 305 E. Chapel Hill St. (954) 536-8140 |
| 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 |
| February 25, 2012 - March 31, 2012 Designing With Flowers: Introductory Course Begins Saturdays only. Instruction will cover the use of fresh, silk and dried flowers, and matching flowers and container. Each week students will be asked to bring a particular style of container and flowers with which they can work. All other supplies are provided. Cost $105; $85 Gardens members. Saturdays, Feb 25-March 31, 10am-12:30pm Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson St. (919) 684-3698 |
| 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 Brought to you by: Durham Visitor Center |
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