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| July 5 - 7, 2012 Pilobolus  Pilobolus continuously brings audiences brilliant and thought-provoking works full of imagination, wit, and choreography that puts you on the edge of your seat. They'll return with world premieres with juggler Michael Moschen and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, as well as repertoire works including "Sweet Purgatory" and "The Transformation." Tickets $13-$51. July 5 - 7, 2012 8pm. DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center, 123 Vivian St. (919) 688-3722 | ||
| July 6, 2012 Duke Farmers Market July 6, 2012 11am-2pm. Between the Bryan Research and Nanaline H. Duke buildings off Research Drive Garage: Pineapple Shaped Lamps / DSI Comedy Theatre Admission tba (with $3 membership). July 6, 2012 8pm. Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 901-0875 Introduction to Kayaking Learn basic kayak paddling and safety skills in this 4-5 hour class. All equipment is provided. Pre-registration required. Cost $69. July 6, 2012 3pm. West Point on the Eno City Park, 5001 Roxboro St. (919) 949-4315 J Kutchma and the Fiths With BJ Barham from American Aquarium and Ryan Gustafson. Admission $8 (with $2 membership). July 6, 2012 10pm. The Pinhook, 117 W. Main St. (919) 667-1100 Michael Daughtry Singer/songwriter. Followed by DriftWood Miracle. FREE admission. July 6, 2012 8:30pm. Broad Street Café, 1116 Broad St. (919) 416-9707 Moonlight & Starlight Paddle Enjoy the wildlife, soak in the moonrays & starshine, and experience the sounds of nature. These very leisurely paddles are suitable for just about anyone. Pre-registration required. Cost $25 per person (canoe), $30 per person (kayak). July 6, 2012 7:45pm. Three Rivers Area on the western end of Falls Lake. See webpage for map 919 416-1200 Movies on the Lawn Movies on the Lawn features music-themed documentaries selected by the Full Frame Film Festival. FREE admission. July 6, 2012 9-11pm. American Tobacco, 318 Blackwell St. (919) 433-1566 Risse Band - Brightleaf Square Concert FREE admission. July 6, 2012 7-9pm. Brightleaf Square, Gregson St. at Main St. (919) 682-9229 Showroom: D-town Brass Tickets $8 (with $3 membership). July 6, 2012 9pm. Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 901-0875 Tornado Blues Band Blues And Rock & Roll. Admission $8. July 6, 2012 9:30pm. Papa Mojos Roadhouse, 5410-Y Highway 55 (919) 361-2222 | ||
| July 6 - 7, 2012 Weekend Childcare - Drop-ins For kids ages 2-10. Activities include: science experiments, storytelling, games, physical activities, arts & crafts, music & dance, dramatic play, nature walks, scavenger hunts, movies, and much more. Snacks will be provided. Cost: $35 per session (plus one-time $10 registration fee per family). F. 6:30-9:30pm & Sa. 9:30am-1:30pm. The Reality Center, 916 Lamond Ave. (919) 928-5827 | ||
| July 6 - 8, 2012 Bolero Presente: Noche Bohemia, con sabor a mi A petition del publico segundo temporada de Noche Bohemia. Tickets $10. July 6 - 8, 2012 F-Sa 8pm, Su 2pm. Common Ground Theatre, 4815-B Hillsborough Rd. (919) 699-0141 | ||
| July 6 - 19, 2012 Dumbstruck: A Very Funny Film Series Featuring 16 classic comedy films from the 70s, 80s and 90s. Comedy legends Bill Murray, John Candy, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Steve Martin, Jamie Lee Curtis, Gene Wilder, Cleavon Little, Lily Tomlin and John Cleese among others will provide the laughs in some of the funniest films of all time including 9 to 5, Blazing Saddles and Groundhog Day. Tickets $9 per screening. July 6 - 19, 2012 Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St. (919) 560-3030 | ||
| July 7, 2012 "First One's Free" Show With Last Years Men and Brainbows. FREE (with $2 membership). July 7, 2012 10pm. The Pinhook, 117 W. Main St. (919) 667-1100 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). July 7, 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. July 7, 2012 9am-1pm, The Art Market at Vega Metals, 214 Hunt St. (919) 688-8267 Art Parties by Eleatta Have a fun night out with friends, add a little wine, hors d'oeuvres and chocolate, mix in some music and a little art instruction, and you end up with a masterpiece of an evening. Pre-registration required online. Cost $25/person (limited time) 6:30-9pm. Golden Belt Studios, 807 E. Main St Bldg 3 (919) 323-5763 CPR Saturdays FREE hands-on education in bystander CPR-how to use the Automated External Defibrillator (AED), identifying ineffective breathing, learning the warning signs of a heart attack and stroke, and how to render aid to a choking victim. July 7, 2012 9-10:30am. Northgate Mall, 1058 W Club Blvd (919) 419-5505 Durham Craft Market An exciting open-air market with Durham-area artisans displaying original jewelry, woodworking, glass, pottery, metal, photography, fiber arts, and more. See some of the finest handmade, unique, and affordable arts & crafts in the heart of North Carolina. July 7, 2012 8am-12pm. Across from the Farmer's Market, 538 Foster St. (919) 220-1857 Durham Farmers' Market Vendors 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 seasonal and include only things that actually grow in North Carolina.) July 7, 2012 8am-12pm. The Pavilion at Durham Central Park, 501 Foster St. (919) 484-3084 Garage: B Side Project / Spiralfire / Side by Side Admission tba (with $3 membership). July 7, 2012 8pm. Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 901-0875 Hearts of Knotty Pine Followed by Stomp Status. FREE admission. July 7, 2012 8:30pm. Broad Street Café, 1116 Broad St. (919) 416-9707 New Zealand Wine Tasting FREE. July 7, 2012 12-3pm. Wine Authorities, 2501 University Dr. (919) 489-2884 Saturday Children's Matinee: Pilobolus Pilobolus continuously brings audiences brilliant and thought-provoking works full of imagination, wit, and choreography that puts you on the edge of your seat. Tickets $15. July 7, 2012 1pm. DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center, 123 Vivian St. (919) 688-3722 Shawn Mullins Admission $20. Doors 7pm show 8pm. Casbah, 1007 W Main St Durham NC, 27701 South Durham Farmers Market With 32 vendors. Rain or shine. July 7, 2012 8am-12pm. Greenwood Commons Shopping Center, 5510 Hwy 55 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. [email protected] Terry Wiley Band Admission $8. July 7, 2012 9:30pm Papa Mojos Roadhouse, 5410-Y Highway 55 (919) 361-2222 Veeda - Rock the Park Series Live R&B/Old Skool. Presented by the City of Durham Parks and Recreation Department. No alcohol allowed. FREE admission. July 7, 2012 6-8pm. Old Farm Road Park, 7 Hedgerow Place (919) 560-4355 Yoga in the Park The class is taught by local volunteer teachers, which means a different yoga experience each week. Bring: a mat, towel and some water to drink. FREE. July 7, 2012 9-10:30am. Durham Central Park, Hunt St. and Foster St. (919) 682-2800 | ||
| July 7 - 8, 2012 Festival for the Eno One of the region's premiere Independence Day celebrations with live entertainment on four stages, a juried craft show of over 85 artists, a Sustainable Home and Garden expo with some of the Triangle's premier green businesses, and nonstop kids' activities and environmental education. All of this on the banks of the beautiful Eno River! Proceeds and donations go toward the preservation of the Eno River basin. Advance tickets $15 1-day, $37 3-day; At the Gate $18 1-day, $45 3-day. July 7 - 8, 2012 10am-6pm. West Point on the Eno City Park, 5101 Roxboro Rd. (919) 620-9099 x 207 | ||
| July 8, 2012 ADF Faculty Concert Join the ADF faculty as they take the stage with performances of their exhilarating choreography performed by faculty and students. Tickets $22. July 8, 2012 2pm & 8pm. Reynolds Industries Theater in Duke's Bryan Center, 125 Science Dr. (919) 684-6402 Garage: Izzy & The Catastrophics / Bubba Joe & The Bruisers FREE admission (with $3 membership). July 8, 2012 8pm. Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 901-0875 Jasme Kelly Admission $5. July 8, 2012 11:30am-3pm. Papa Mojos Roadhouse, 5410-Y Highway 55 (919) 361-2222 MotorKokyu Bloody Brunch + dtownMARKET With music by Jean Caffeine. FREE admission ( with $3 membership). July 8, 2012 12pm. Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. (919) 901-0875 Music in the Park DJ Piddipat (Pat Murray) will spin old school and r&b music from her prodigious music collection. Bring lawn chairs, blankets, picnics, or simply dance the night away. FREE all-ages event. July 8, 2012 5-7pm. Pavilion at Durham Central Park, 501 Foster St. (919) 809-9682 Rick Keena Trio Jazz. FREE admission. July 8, 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 9 - 9, 2099 CivitanTriangle Bi-Monthly Luncheon Meeting on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. November 9 - 9, 2099 1pm. Cafe Parizade, Erwin Square for lunch at 1pm (919) 493-0614 |
| 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 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 |
| March 21, 2012 - August 31, 2012 "Fragments From Another Life" Photography Exhibit Rhonda Klevansky, a South African photographer, writer and documentary filmmaker, illustrates the plight of political asylum seekers. Klevansky’s portraits, taken between 2000 and 2002, feature refugees holding personal items from their home countries, such as vases, books of poetry and music boxes to traditional clothing. The photographs include handwritten annotations detailing the subject’s personal connection to the items. FREE and open to the public. March 21, 2012 - August 31, 2012 8am-5pm M-F. Rubenstein Hall in the Sanford Institute at Duke, Science Dr. (919) 613-7394 |
| April 20, 2012 - July 15, 2012 2012 Art Exhibit Three solo shows: Sixteen Slices of Love by Peter Filene will be on view in the Allenton Gallery. The Salvage Series by Marty Edmunds and Transluclandia by Darryl Halbrooks will be showing in the Semans Gallery. The exhibits are part of the Durham Arts Council's year round exhibit program. The public is invited to a free Artists' Reception as part of Third Friday on April 20th, from 5-7pm. 9am-5pm. Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris St. (919) 560-2787 Quilts Exhibition by Christine Hager-Braun Looking Closely: Art Quilts by Christine Hager-Braun, will be shown in the Durham Arts Council’s Ella Fountain Pratt Legacy Gallery. Christine Hager-Braun is a two-time Durham Arts Council Emerging Artist Grant Recipient (2007-2008 and 2011-2012). Her abstract art quilts and fabric compositions often explore emotions, their effect on individuals and their influence on relationships. In addition, she finds artistic inspiration in nature. 9am-5pm. Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris St. (919) 560-2787 |
| April 21, 2012 - July 8, 2012 "Wolves and Wild Lands in the 21st Century" Exhibit Learn about these fascinating creatures and their struggle to survive, the cultural and economic pressures which continue to shape their existence and the challenges that wolves and people face coexisting in the same place. This visually captivating exhibit features 6 canid specimens - five wolves and a coyote. Free with Museum admission. April 21, 2012 - July 8, 2012 Museum of Life and Science, 433 Murray Ave. (919) 220-5429 |
| April 26, 2012 - July 27, 2012 New Horizons Student Art Exhibition New Horizons is an annual juried showing of art by NCCU's students, selected from works created in all the art studio classes offered by the NCCU Department of Art during the academic year. The show includes sculptures, paintings, drawings, photography, ceramics, computer graphics, prints and crafts. FREE admission. April 26, 2012 - July 27, 2012 9am-4:30pm T-F. NCCU Art Museum, 1801 Fayetteville St. (919) 530-6211 |
| May 5, 2012 - August 12, 2012 "Transition Of Photography" Photography Exhibit A retrospective of work by artist Douglas Prince, who has devoted himself to exploring photography from complex, multi-negative-silver-gelatin prints, to photo sculptures, to digital prints and presentations. His earlier work is technically complex, and idea rich. His current work has built on a decades of study and practice, and incorporates the most current technologies. FREE admission. May 5, 2012 - August 12, 2012 T-F 10:30am-5:30pm, Sa 10:30am-4pm. Through This Lens, 303 E. Chapel Hill St. (919) 687-0250 |
| May 18, 2012 - July 27, 2012 "Maji Moto: Dispatches from a Drought" Photography Exhibit Photographs and lyrical essays Courtney Fitzpatrick, who spent 17 months in the remote Amboseli basin of Kenya during 2009 and 2010. As Amboseli descended into, suffered from, and eventually emerged from the worst drought in living memory, her evocative writing and photographs became a personal record of a fragile ecosystem. The limited edition book produced from these records will be part of the exhibit. FREE admission. May 18, 2012 - July 27, 2012 F 11am-2pm and by appointment, 6-9pm 3rd Fridays Bull City Arts Collaborative, 401-B Foster St. (919) 599-0684 |
| May 18, 2012 - July 14, 2012 Pottery by Cynthia Bringle and Sarah McCarthy FREE admission. T-Sa. 1-6pm, Opening Reception F 5/18, 6-9 pm. Claymakers Gallery, 705 Foster St (919) 530-8355 |
| May 19, 2012 - July 7, 2012 "That Was Then" Art Exhibit That Was Then reunites George Jenne, a Rhode Island School of Design faculty member and current UNC-Chapel Hill Teaching Fellow, with his early mentor Paul Hrusovsky, the well-known Triangle artist and arts advocate. The gallery will be transformed as Hrusovsky’s brilliant canvases play against Jenne’s provocative installations. FREE admission. M-F 10am-6pm, Sa 10am-4pm. Craven Allen Gallery, 1106-1/2 Broad St. (919) 286-4837 |
| June 1, 2012 - August 31, 2012 "PoorQuality: Inequality" Art Exhibit Thirty-four artists were invited to create innovative and engaging artwork after a stimulating discussion on social and economic inequality, wealth distribution, and what is so taxing about taxation. Some chose to explore how to visualize analytical data. Others explored the capacity for art to spark an emotional response to the research presented by the Center for Advanced Hindsight. FREE admission. M-F, 10am-3pm. Center for Advanced Hindsight, 2024 W Main St, Durham, NC 27705 (336) 607-4604 |
| June 14, 2012 - July 28, 2012 American Dance Festival Performance Season The largest and most influential modern dance festival in the world, featuring more than two dozen modern dance companies and hundreds of choreographers, writers and students participating in classes, seminars, and performances. June 14, 2012 - July 28, 2012 See website for details. Duke University Campus and DPAC- Durham Performing Arts Center (919) 668.2233 |
| June 15, 2012 - July 14, 2012 "A Legacy of Thrift" Art Exhibit A retrospective of reuse by Ruth Warren and two of her siblings, Lee Stadler and Lynne Mann spanning eight decades by examining the lives of the two people that influenced her the most - her parents. FREE admission. June 15, 2012 - July 14, 2012 M-W 11am-5pm; Th-F 11am-9pm; Sa 11am-5pm; Su 12-5pm. The Scrap Exchange, 923 Franklin St (919) 688-6960 |
| June 28, 2012 - August 9, 2012 Greater NC Pro-AM Basketball League- "The Rucker of the South" Professional athletes, collegiate players and local high school all-stars make up Greater NC Pro-AM teams. FREE admission. June 28, 2012 - August 9, 2012 6-10pm. every Tuesday and Thursday. McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium at NCCU, 1801 Fayetteville St. (919) 530-7893 |
| June 30, 2012 - August 5, 2012 "Two Perspectives on Nature" Art Exhibit Works by painter Matt Tomko and photographer Bob Nocek. FREE admission. June 30, 2012 - August 5, 2012 1-5pm Sa & Su. Hugh Mangum Museum of Photography at West Point on the Eno City Park, 5101 N. Roxboro Rd. (919) 471-1623 |
| July 1 - 31, 2012 Photography by Jessica Reed Photographs of abandoned buildings and their experience of loss, paired with found frames adding to the feeling of history in each photograph. FREE admission. July 1 - 31, 2012 9am-5pm. Mercury Studio, 407-B N Mangum St (919) 381-6306 |
| July 6, 2012 - August 31, 2012 "Naturescapes: Susan Rosefielde and Nerys Levy" Art Exhibit Paintings reflecting on friendship, landscapes and spirituality. FREE admission. July 6, 2012 - August 31, 2012 8:30am-5pm M-Th, 8:30am-3:30pm F. Rosenzweig Gallery - Judea Reform Congregation, 1933 W Cornwallis Rd (919) 668-5839 |
