What is happening in Durham this weekend? Take a look...

Do you have plans this weekend? I went to see The Adams Family this week at Durham Performing Arts and it was just silly, fun so check it out if you have the opportunity. There is something for everyone so take a look at the line up. 

February 27, 2012 - March 2, 2012  Paintings by Gray Griffin and Ben Shikowitz Gray's multilayered, post-apocalyptic cityscapes explore the afterlife through colorful abstract painting. Ben's painting techniques combine computer graphics with acrylic and oil paintings to produce abstract geometric forms that border on the bizarre and familiar. FREE admission. T-F 12-6pm; reception F 7-10pm. The Carrack Modern Art, 111 W. Parrish St. (919) 452-1245

February 28, 2012 - March 4, 2012  "The Addams Family" Musical Recommended for ages 8 and up. Tickets $85 and up. February 28, 2012 - March 4, 2012 7:30pm T-Th, 8pm F, 2pm & 8pm Sa, 1pm & 6:30pm Su DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center, 123 Vivian St. (919) 680-2787

March 2, 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 2, 2012 10am. Counter Culture Coffee, 4911 South Alston Ave. (919) 361-5282 Encounters with the music of our time presents The Yellow Wallpaper, an opera Encounters: with the music of our time presents Aimee Marcoux, soprano, and pianists Tomoko Nakayama and Omri Shimron in a double-bill performance of Frederick Rzewski's "The People United Will Never Be Defeated: Variations on a Chilean Popular Song," and the premiere of Michael Trinastic's (Ph.D. 2011, Duke Univ.) opera in three scenes, "The Yellow Wallpaper," on an original libretto based on the story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. FREE admission. 8pm. Nelson Music Room in the East Duke Bldg., Duke East Campus (919) 660-3333 Jo Gore & The Alternative Admission $6. March 2, 2012 Beyú Caffé, 335 W Main St. (919) 683-1058 Showroom: Holy Ghost Tent Revival Tickets $12, $10 in advance (with $3 membership). March 2, 2012 9pm. Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 901-0875 Simone Dinnerstein, Piano  Featuring "some of the most beautiful, sensitive, intelligent and manifestly sincere playing you’re ever likely to hear" (Piano Magazine). Tickets $30, $5 Duke students. March 2, 2012 8pm Reynolds Auditorium in Bryan Center at Duke, Science Dr. (919) 684-4444 The Mipso Trio With The Lizzy Ross Band. Proceeds benefit Race to the Ballot. Admission $5-$15 (with $2 membership). March 2, 2012 9pm. The Pinhook, 117 W. Main St. (919) 667-1100 The Storytellers Band Components of rock, blues, gospel, jazz, R&B and Latin music, melded to create a new and exciting genre. FREE admission. March 2, 2012 7:30pm Broad Street Café, 1116 Broad St. (919) 416-9707 Transactors Improv Presents "The Professors" Tickets $12, $10 students & seniors. March 2, 2012 8pm Common Ground Theatre, 4815-B Hillsborough Rd. (919) 698-3870

March 2 - 3, 2012  Durham Bulls Fanfest All ticket buyers will be admitted to the ballpark for a FREE lunch of ballpark favorites. and have a chance to mingle with Wool E. Bull. March 2 - 3, 2012 11am-2pm. Durham Bulls Athletic Park, 409 Blackwell St. (919) 687-6500

March 2 - 4, 2012  "The Amen Corner" Play James Baldwin's play about faith and family, starring NCCU Theater Department Alumni. Tickets $10 and up donation, to benefit Alpha Psi Omega and the NCCU Theatre Department.. March 2 - 4, 2012 F-Sa 8pm, Su 2pm North Carolina Central University Theatre, 1801 Fayetteville St. (919) 530-6242

March 3, 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 3, 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 Carolina Jaguars vs. Carolna Cheetahs (Men's Basketball) Tickets $10, $5 child 3-12. 5pm McDougald-McLendon Gym at NCCU, 1801 Fayetteville St. (919) 730-8390 Duke vs. North Carolina (Men's Basketball)  March 3, 2012 7pm Cameron Indoor Stadium, Science Dr. (919) 681-2583 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. ESPN College GameDay Broadcast Join ESPN's GameDay crew live in Cameron Indoor Stadium as part of a day-long preview to the greatest rivalry in college athletics. Special guests and former players along with Duke Basketball prizes and giveaways will add to the show. FREE and open to the public. Parking available in the Circuit Drive parking lots, from 7-10am. March 3, 2012 10am-12pm & 6-7pm.. Cameron Indoor Stadium, Science Dr. (919) 681-2583 Fatmouth Improv  An evening of long-form improvisation. Silliness with a purpose!. Tickets $10. March 3, 2012 8pm Common Ground Theatre, 4815B Hillsborough Rd. (919) 698-3870 Food Truck Farm Feast Featuring Chirba Chirba Dumpling, Pie Pushers with menu full of Coon Rock Farm produce, eggs and meat. March 3, 2012 6pm. Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 901-0875 Free Electric State With The Wigg Report and Brainbows. Admission $5 (with $2 membership). March 3, 2012 10pm. The Pinhook, 117 W. Main St. (919) 667-1100 Garage Bar: Paint Fumes / Drunken Prayer / Midway Charmers Admission $5 (with $3 membership). March 3, 2012 9pm Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 901-0875 Glass Mosaic Workshop Make projects using new glass as well as recycled glass containers and available glass scraps. Types and methods of grouting the mosaics will be covered. A $20 materials fee is due to instructor at first class meeting. Glass will be available for purchase from the instructor. Bring an object to mosaic. Cost $50. 10am-2pm. At instructor’s studio. Directions will be sent prior to first class meeting. ltannenbaum@durhamarts.org Home Buyer's Fair The 19th Annual Home Buyers Fair Features industry specialists including builders, REALTORS®, mortgage companies, insurance companies, and suppliers will offer timely information about buying a home, current market conditions, remodeling and why home ownership is a smart financial move, a means to achieving financial security. FREE mini sessions on home ownership offered near Nordstrom. 11am-5pm. The Streets at Southpoint, 6910 Fayetteville St. (919) 403-2117 How to Plant a "Premium" Rose Garden A detailed demonstration of what it takes to plant a bareroot rose. FREE. 10am. Witherspoon Rose Culture, 3312 Watkins Rd. (919) 489-4446 Jerusalem String Quartet Concert  Program: Mozart: String Quartet in D Minor, K. 421; Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 10 in A Flat Major, Op. 118; Brahms: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51. Tickets $30, $5 Duke students. March 3, 2012 8pm Reynolds Theater in Duke's Bryan Center, Science Dr. (919) 684-4444 Martin Eagle Trio Admission $6. March 3, 2012 Beyú Caffé, 335 W. Main St. (919) 683-1058 Michael Casey and Jason Kutchma - Music and Magic Followed by Neil Cribbs (americana). FREE admission. March 3, 2012 8pm Broad Street Café, 1116 Broad St. (919) 416-9707 Scripps Regional Spelling Bee Featuring spelling champions from Durham and Orange County middle and elementary schools.The winner of the event will go on to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. March 3, 2012 9am. Page Auditorium at Duke, Science Dr. (919) 684-3679 Self-Publishing Success, with Sarra Cannon Learn dos, don'ts and other helpful hints for navigating the growing self-publishing market. FREE. March 3, 2012 3pm. Southwest Regional Branch Library, 3605 Shannon Rd. (919) 560-8590 Takacs Quartet  One of the world’s premiere string quartets. Tickets $30, $5 Duke students. March 3, 2012 8pm. Reynolds Industries Theater in Bryan Center at Duke, Science Dr. (919) 684-4444 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 Viking Moses With Mother McKenzie and R. Mutt. Admission $7 (with $2 membership). March 3, 2012 9pm. The Pinhook, 117 W. Main St. (919) 667-1100

March 4, 2012  "Chop Shop" Cooking Class at Revolution Restaurant Work hands-on with Chef Anile and his culinary team in this class of 6 students to create a special menu. At the end of the day, you will sit down with the Chefs and enjoy the fruits of your labor over a bottle of wine and conversation. Pre-registration required. Cost includes all tools, materials, wine, a Revolution shirt and gift card. $200 per person. March 4, 2012 10am-3pm Revolution Restaurant, 107 W Main St (919) 956-9999 Admissions Open House Learn about the application process, tour open classrooms, and talk with teachers and/or Program Directors at each level. Prospective parents and their children are invited to attend. 2-4pm Montessori Community School, 4512 Pope Rd (919) 493-8541 BSC Kids! Featuring Mother Goose. FREE admission (tip jar passed). March 4, 2012 4:30pm Broad Street Café, 1116 Broad St. (919) 416-9707 Durham Craft Market Durham-area artisans guest starring with dtownMARKET during Motorco's Bloody Brunch. March 4, 2012 12-5pm. Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 220-1857 Garage Bar: Dan Coyle Admission $7 (with $3 membership).. March 4, 2012 8pm Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 901-0875 Mallarmé Gala House Concert  Tickets $50/person including a "Sweet and Savory" reception. March 4, 2012 7pm. Private Home-Call for Location (919) 560-2788 Music for Micro Loans A Whole Planet Foundation fundraising event, featuring rhythm-making, African music, and a special beer release by Fullsteam. Suggested $10 donation. March 4, 2012 2-6pm. Fullsteam Brewery, 726 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 682-2337 Sawyer-Goldberg Jazz Band Jazz. FREE admission. March 4, 2012 7:30pm. Broad Street Café, 1116 Broad St. (919) 416-9707 Winter Hikes (Sundays) Explore the many trails along the Eno River. Visit old homesites, mills, graveyards, Indian trading paths and more, and learn all about the history of the Eno River valley. Each FREE guided walk lasts 2 - 2 1/2 hours. March 4, 2012 2pm Call to verify location (919) 620-9099

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