Durham's Earth Month Activities Calendar
Green Durham Photography Show call for photos
Anywhere in Durham
Photos due by April 8th
Cost: Free
RSVP Required? No
Submit photos of Durham’s natural and built environment. Winning photos will be shown for two weeks including at the Earth Day Festival.
City of Durham, Durham County, Keep Durham Beautiful
Tobin Freid
Phone: 919-560-7999
Email: tfreid@durhamcountync.gov
Website: www.greendurham.net
Eden End and Milking the Rhino
Carolina Theater, 309 W Morgan St
April 2nd, 4:30PM
Cost: $10-$15
RSVP Required? No
Eden End is a documentary about how fossil-fuel-powered machines conspire to destroy the Garden. Milking the Rhino is a documentary about conflicting ideas of eco-tourism within two African tribes.
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Phone: 919-687-4100
Email: info@fullframefest.org
Website: www.fullframefest.org
Owning the Weather
Carolina Theater, 309 W Morgan St
April 3rd, 10:15AM
Cost: $10-$15
RSVP Required? No
This documentary about weather modification becomes a stark meditiation on our all too human need to control.
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Phone: 919-687-4100
Email: info@fullframefest.org
Website: www.fullframefest.org
Food, Inc
Carolina Theater, 309 W Morgan St
April 3rd, 7:00PM
Cost: $10-$15
RSVP Required? No
This documentary takes a look at the twisted knot of farm policy, lobbying, engineering, and corporate greed that has drastically altered the landscape of American farming since the 1950s.
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Phone: 919-687-4100
Email: info@fullframefest.org
Website: www.fullframefest.org
Durham Central Park Workday
Durham Central Park, 502 Foster Street
April 4th, 9AM-12PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required: No
Help make the park look great for spring! We’ll provide the tools, you should wear sturdy shoes and appropriate work clothes.
Durham Central Park, Inc.
Camille Berry
Phone: 919-794-8194
Email: Camille@durhamcentralpark.org
Website: www.durhamcentralpark.org
Durham Farmer’s Market
Durham Central Park, 502 Foster Street
April 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, 8AM-12PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required: No
Celebrate Durham’s Farmer’s Market 10th year anniversary by coming to this community gathering spot. Local farmers and crafters will have fresh food and handmade items for sale.
Durham Farmer’s Market, Durham Craft Market
Camille Berry
Phone: 919-794-8194
Email: Camille@durhamcentralpark.org
Website: www.durhamcentralpark.org
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Ellerbe Creek Week Storm Drain ID
Duke Park and Northgate Park neighborhoods
April 4th, 9 AM-12PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required: Yes
Label storm drains with anti-pollution messages and hang fish-shaped educational door hangers on neighbors’ doors.
City of Durham Stormwater Services and Partners
Abbie Ferrance-Wu
Phone: 919-560-4326 x235
Email: StormwaterEducation@durhamnc.gov
Website: www.ellerbecreek.org
Triangle Waste Water Treatment Plant Tour
5926 Hwy 55, Durham, 27713
April 4th, 1:00-3:00PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required: Yes
Find out where your water goes after it runs down the drain and how it is cleaned before being returned to the water cycle. Space is limited; please RSVP by noon on April 3.
Durham County
Tobin Freid
Phone: (919) 560-7999
Email: tfreid@durhamcountync.gov
Oil Blue and Sweet Crude
Carolina Theater, 309 W Morgan St
April 4th, 8:15PM
Cost: $10-$15
RSVP Required? No
Oil Blue is a documentary about an oil tanker traveling the Baltic Sea. Sweet Crude takes a riveting look at the rising oil conflict in the Niger Delta.
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Phone: 919-687-4100
Email: info@fullframefest.org
Website: www.fullframefest.org
NC Fashionweek
Doubletree Guest Suites, 2515 Meridian Pkwy.
April 5th
Cost: Tickets $25
RSVP Required: Yes
Featuring runway shows, fashion showcases, vendors and more. See website for schedule.
Eno River Association Spring Wildflower Hikes
April 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, 2PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required: No
The Association invites you to enjoy the Eno this spring with our Wildflower Hikes. The Eno River is home to a large variety of blooming flowers, including hepatica and trout lily in March, Dutchman's breeches and yellow lady slippers in April, and rhododendron and mountain laurel in May.
Eno River Association
Phone: 919-620-9099
Email: association@enoriver.org
Earth Days
Carolina Theater, 309 W Morgan St
April 5th, 4:15PM
Cost: $10-$15
RSVP Required? No
This film takes us back to the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970 as it recounts the nearly forty year history of the efforts of the environmental movement.
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Phone: 919-687-4100
Email: info@fullframefest.org
Website: www.fullframefest.org
What’s in your Garden?
Bragtown Library, 3200 Dearborn Drive
April 6th, 10:30 AM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required? Yes
For pre-schoolers and their parents. Master Gardener Melissa Young will teach how to plant seeds in the winter and transplant them to the outdoors in spring.
Durham County Library
Denise Williams
Phone: 919-560-0210
Website: www.durhamcountylibrary.org
Green Building Fundamentals for Home
Common Ground Green Building Center, 326 W Geer St
April 6th, 4:00-7:00PM
Cost: $75
RSVP Required? Yes
A workshop on the basic principles of Green Building and Low Energy Consumption.
Green Pros Training
Alicia Ravetto
Phone: 919-933-0999
Email: info@greenprostraining.com
Website: www.greenprostraining.com
Ellerbe Creek Week Stream Clean-Up
Ellerbe Creek at Red Mill Road
April 11th, 2009, 9AM-12PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required: Yes
Paddle out to pick up litter to beautify Ellerbe Creek. Canoes provided.
Hollow Outdoors and Partners
Banks Dixon
Phone: 919-949-4315
Email: info@froghollowoutdoors.com
Duke University Environmental Markets Symposium Series: Carbon Offsets
French Family Science Center at Duke, 124 Science Dr
April 10th, 1:30-5:30PM, April 11th, 9AM-1PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required? Yes
A series of panels focused on specific types of carbon offsets in the marketplace - Forestry, Energy Efficiency Certificates (EECs), Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), and Methane Capture - will attempt to shed some light on the specific issues regarding methodologies, policies, and business planning by drawing on the expertise of professionals within the policy, industry, and certification arenas. The symposium will culminate with a roundtable discussion to address some pressing practical issues and questions regarding offsets. FREE, but pre-registration required.
Duke Environmental Markets Student Group
Phone: 919-660-1470
Online Registration: Online Registration
Website: Duke Sustainability
Ocean Literacy Discussion
Broad Street Café, 1116 Broad Street
April 14, 7:00PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required? No
Come learn about the interdependency between humans and the oceans from NC State University’s Cynthia Cudaback. The casual setting allows for everyone to get in on the discussion.
NC Museum of Life and Science
Phone: 919-220-5429
Website: www.ncmls.org/periodictables#transforming
Duke-Durham Local Climate Action Forum
Nasher Museum, 2001 Campus Drive
April 16th, 5:00PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required? No
As part of its commitment to become a climate-neutral campus, Duke has been developing plans and recommendations that include strategies, milestones and timelines to reduce the university's greenhouse gas emissions. Join campus and community leaders in a discussion about Duke’s draft Climate Action Plan and how the university’s efforts can compliment Durham’s Greenhouse Gas Local Action Plan.
Duke University
Tavey McDaniel
Phone: 919-660-1434
Email: Tavey.mcdaniel@duke.edu
Website: www.duke.edu/sustainability
The Stimulus Package and Creating a Just, Green Economy in Durham: How do we get the money for the right priorities?
Miller Morgan Auditorium, 1801 Fayetteville St
April 16th, 6:30 to 9:30PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required? No
The forum will focus on how the stimulus package will work for Durham and especially for the priorities of training for and creating green jobs for low income and at-risk people.
The Black, Brown, and Green Alliance of Durham
Pete MacDowell
Phone: 968-9184
Email: petemacdowell@nc.rr.com
Website: www.bbgalliance.org
Smart Commute Challenge
Throughout Durham
April 15th-May 30th
Cost: Free
RSVP Required: No
The public is challenged to pledge to use an alternate commute i.e. bus, carpool, bike, walk at least 1 time.
Spring Carnival for Kids
East Regional Library, 211 Lick Creek Lane
April 17th, 3:00 PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required? No
Celebrate the arrival of spring by visiting informative booths and activity stations. Ages 3-12.
Durham County Library
Wanda Rascoe
Phone: 919-560-0214
Website: www.durhamcountylibrary.org
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Green Third Friday Durham
CCB Plaza, 201 Corcoran Street
April 17th, 6:00-9:00 PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required? No
The Scrap Exchange will get you in gear for the Durham Earth Day Festival Parade (to take place 3:0pm on April 25). The Scrap Exchange will lead a costume making workshop “Animals on Parade” using wonderful scrap materials. Additional entertainment by DJ Piddipat’s Earth-wide Dance Party, Explore Rhythms, and Paperhand Puppet Intervention.
Durham Parks and Recreation
Juliet Jensen
Phone: 919-560-4355 x228
Email: Juliet.jensen@durhamnc.gov
Website: www.durhamnc.gov/departments/parks/
Butterfly Bash
NC Museum of Life and Science, 433 Murray Ave
April 18th, 10AM-5PM
Cost: Free with admission to museum ($7 - $11, free to kids under 3)
RSVP Required: No
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Magic Wings Butterfly House by participating in cockroach races, scrap exchange costume making and parade, and other fun events.
NC Museum of Life and Science
Phone: 919-220-5429
Website: www.ncmls.org
Electronics Recycling Day
Northgate Mall, Guess Road Entrance near Sears Auto Center
April 18th, 10AM–2PM
Cost: Free for most items, $10 for TVs
RSVP Required? No
Arwen Buchholz
Phone: 919-660-1426
Email: arwen.buchholz@duke.edu
Website: www.duke.edu/sustainability/news_events
Craft Corner/Earth Day Special
Durham County Main Library, 300 North Roxboro Street
April 18th, 2:00PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required? Yes
Learn how to cultivate a butterly garden with Tom Czaplinski. Take home a plant of your own!
Durham County Library
Anna Cramwell
Phone: 919-560-0100
Website: www.durhamcountylibrary.org
Durham Art Walk
Durham Arts Council (120 Morris Street) and locations throughout downtown
April 18th, 10AM-5PM; April 19th, 1-5PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required? No
A unique walking tour of downtown Durham featuring the work of over 200 visual artists, music on CCB Plaza, food, family activities and the chance to get to know the coolest cultural and retail organizations downtown. Preview the Earth Month Photography Exhibit; check out the Scrap Exchange, one of Durham’s oldest recycling champions; see our featured “green” artists; and see some of Durham’s new LEED certified buildings.
Durham Arts Council
Barclay McConnell
Phone: 919-560-2719
Email: bmcconnell@durhamarts.org
Website: www.durhamartwalk.com
Northeast Creek Hike
Meet at Parkwood Library, 5122 Revere Road
April 19th, 3:00PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required? No
Take a hike along Northeast Creek in Southern Durham with a resident expert on the plants and animals that live there. Meet at the Parkwood Library.
Northeast Creek and Stream Watch
Michael Pollock
Email: Michael_pollock@yahoo.com
Website: www.northeastcreek.org
Northeast Creek Week Storytime and Crafts
Parkwood Library, 5122 Revere Road
April 20th, 10:00-11:00AM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required? No
Environmental-themed stories and crafts for toddlers, pre-schoolers and kindergarteners.
Northeast Creek and Stream Watch
Melissa Rooney
Phone: 919-599-0958
Email: mmr121570@yahoo.com
Website: www.northeastcreek.org
Northeast Creek Storytime and Crafts
Parkwood Library, 5122 Revere Road
April 20th, 6:00-7:00PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required? No
Environmentally-themed stories and songs for toddlers through 6th grade.
Northeast Creek and Stream Watch
Melissa Rooney
Phone: 919-599-0958
Email: mmr121570@yahoo.com
Website: www.northeastcreek.org
The wildlife and waterways of Northeast Creek slide show and movie
Parkwood Library, 5122 Revere Road
April 21st, 7:00-8:00PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required? No
A slideshow showing the incredible diversity of plants and animals along Northeast Creek in Southern Durham.
Northeast Creek and Stream Watch
Melissa Rooney
Phone: 919-599-0958
Email: mmr121570@yahoo.com
Website: www.northeastcreek.org
Earth Day Totes
North Regional Library, 221 Milton Road
April 22nd, 1:30PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required? Yes
Open to all teens, create & decorate eco-friendly tote bags to celebrate Earth Day.
Durham County Library
Casey Nees
Phone: 919-560-0232
Website: www.durhamcountylibrary.org
Green Durham Photography Show opening
Blue Coffee Company, 202 N Corcoran
April 22nd, 5:30-7:00PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required? No
Show opening to display the winners of the Green Durham Photography competition.
City of Durham, Durham County, Keep Durham Beautiful
Tobin Freid
Phone: 919-560-7999
Email: tfreid@durhamcountync.gov
Website: www.greendurham.net
Conservation Sale
721 Foster St
April 22nd, 3:00-5:00PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required? No
Rain Barrels, water-efficient showerheads, wildflower seeds, bird/bat boxes, and bird feeders for sale, while supplies last.
Durham Soil and Water Conservation District
Lisa Marochak
Phone: 919-560-0558
Website: www.co.durham.nc.us/departments/swcd/
Home Energy Workshop
721 Foster St
April 23rd, 12:00PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required? Yes
Bring a bag lunch and come learn things you can do in your home to reduce your energy costs and help the environment.
Durham County Cooperative Extension
Pana Jones
Phone: 919-560-0525
Email: prjones@co.durham.nc.us
Website: durham.ces.ncsu.edu/
Northeast Creek Week Live Music with Art Hollander
Parkwood Library, 5122 Revere Road
April 23rd, 7:00-8:00PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required? No
Live music with Art Hollander for children of all ages.
Northeast Creek and Stream Watch
Melissa Rooney
Phone: 919-599-0958
Email: mmr121570@yahoo.com
Website: www.northeastcreek.org
Earth Day Stream Clean-Ups
Various locations
April 25th, 2009, 9AM-11AM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required: Yes
Join neighbors to do your part in cleaning up Durham’s streams. Check www.durhamnc.gov/stormwater for a list of clean-up sites.
City of Durham Stormwater Services
Name: Laura Webb Smith
Phone: 919-560-4326 x235
Email: StormwaterEducation@durhamnc.gov
4th Annual Green Home Tour
Selected green homes throughout the Triangle
April 25th, 10AM-6PM; April 26th, 12PM-6PM; May 2nd, 10AM-6PM; May 3rd, 12PM-6PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required: No
This free, self-guided tour of green homes provides the opportunity to see green features and talk to green builders. All homes are entered in the Green Home Builders of the Triangle certification program.
Home Builders Association
Leigh Scott
Phone: 919-493-8899
Email: leigh@hbadoc.com
Website: www.hbadoc.com
Durham Earth Day Festival
CCB Plaza (201 Corcoran St) and Historic Parrish Street
April 25th, 12PM-5PM
Cost: Free
RSVP Required: No
Festival includes hands-on green activities for all ages, a Sustainability Expo and Earth Art Market, a parade, great food and live music.
Durham Parks and Recreation and Keep Durham Beautiful
Juliet Jensen
Phone: 919-560-4355 x228
Email: Juliet.jensen@durhamnc.gov
Website: www.durhamearthday.org
