Cocktails and Cosmonauts – Thursday, 6:30-9:30pm – Sample space-themed drinks from favorite local restaurants and distilleries. Explore the Museum’s Launch Lab and test your engineering skills with rocket launchers, hover tables and wind tubes. Snap a selfie in the lunar photo booth surrounded by vintage space gear and fuel up with local food trucks. Museum […]
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Each week, we share – through pictures – what the folks behind Durham Mag have been doing around town. We’re always out and about, just because we love this place; we hope you’ll comment with what you’ve been doing, too! Dain’s Place After touring Sierra Nevada‘s new brewing facility in Mills River, N.C., during a recent trip to
Invented in 1888, the Ramos Gin Fizz begins simply with a Collins glass filled an eighth of the way up with club soda. Next, gin, an egg white, two ounces of heavy cream, a quarter ounce each of lemon, lime, and orange juice, and a half-ounce of simple syrup are added to a mixing glass
The comfort of a steaming pot pie takes a southern German twist Hasenpfeffer dish from Guglhupf. Executive Chef Dave Alworth creates the traditional stew with local, organic rabbit from Joyce Farms, which he marinates overnight in a blend red wine, allspice, clove, juniper and other aromatics spices. The rabbit is then hand-fried and braised with
SarahBelle Selig has the world at her fingertips – it’s one that she created when she wrote her first novel, The Dim Between, at age 17. A back and forth of two narratives, the storylines follow the characters William in 1937 Palestine and Levi in Britain in 1978. While their perspectives are fictional, the story is based
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“You’re probably not going to like every one of our ciders,” says Ryan Bogard, one of the five partners behind Bull City Ciderworks. “And that’s not what we have in mind. The mass-produced ciders out there, that’s their goal. That’s not us. You’re going to find one that you really love and you’ll be able
– Thursday, 6-7:30pm – Five successful Durham women will share their personal experiences and insights on how they mastered challenges and overcame obstacles on their roads to success. Event attendees will also have an opportunity to ask questions of the panelists, which include North Carolina Central University Chancellor Dr. Debra Saunders-White; Durham County Commissioner Wendy
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Get Brainy With Us! – Through Saturday, 10:30am-2:30pm – Celebrate Brain Awareness Week in the Lab! Enjoy hands-on activities exploring brain sciences, your senses and brain anatomy. Learn what it’s like to work in this exciting field as you get the chance to meet scientists and researchers from Duke Institute for Brain Sciences and UNC
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As the fuchsia ribbon split in two, city and county officials along with developers and executives of 21c Museum Hotels celebrated the opening of the hospitality group’s fourth property, 21c Durham. “There is no question in my mind that this investment is going to be a good investment for Durham,” Mayor Bill Bell said during
Art of Cool Fest Kick-Off Party – Thursday, 5:30-7:30pm – A pre-festival kick-off party to celebrate the upcoming festival with live music, drinks and fun. AOCFEST 2015 tickets and merchandise will be available onsite. Downtown Durham Marriott, 201 Foster St.; Free, ticket required David Joy – Thursday, 7pm – The N.C. author’s debut novel, Where
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