Steve Schewel greets each student by name as he welcomes them to his home. He has an apron tied around his waist and you can hear him calling out instructions from the kitchen in his Durham-by-way-of-Lynchburg-Virginia drawl. His workforce of students bustles around, placing the linen napkins carefully on the mismatched tables dragged into the […]
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From a young age, I knew my grandparents loved the arts. I remember attending theater and orchestra performances with them in our small Florida town. I remember my grandfather enrolling in a world art and architecture course at the local community college. I remember my grandmother leading my fifth-grade class visit to the art museum
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So, you’re engaged! You are bursting with jubilation, love and a whirlwind of emotions as you imagine your life and future. You eagerly begin Googling wedding venues and create a “Dream Wedding” board on Pinterest. And that’s when this other, unwelcomed feeling emerges. It lingers somewhere between slightly overwhelmed and overt hysteria at the sheer
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IMAGO – Thursday-Saturday, 8pm – Durham Independent Dance Artists (DIDA) co-founder Nicola Bullock presents a performance that explores the intersection of dreams, reality, truth and illusion. She draws on Greek mythology, Impressionist paintings and Golden-Era movies to explore social constructs of femininity, aging and desire. After living in Berlin for a year, Nicola returns
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Paint Nite – Thursday, 7-9pm – Explore your creative side at The Bullpen. Create a masterpiece based on the theme “Snowflakes and Bluebirds” while sipping some brews. ‘On Your Feet!’ – Thursday, 7:30pm; Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 2pm & 8pm; Sunday, 1pm & 6:30pm – Follow Emilio and Gloria Estefan’s journey from poverty in Cuba to
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Before you continue, take a deep breath. Now take another one. How do you feel? It’s a question most of us ask in the New Year. How are you doing? What could make your life better? We’re not alone in this exercise, and fortunately, we don’t have to be without assistance; Durham is chock-full of
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SOMETHING TO CHEW ON Babies and parents alike need options for entertaining curious minds. Give the little ones two gifts: a colorful book that’s both soft and crinkly (and filled with unicorns – all the rage among the newborn set), and a bright, chewy stroller toy that’s shhhhh…quiet when baby needs to be. Chewbeads Silicone
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Thrift Store Opening – Thursday, 11am-7pm – Join The Scrap Exchange for the soft open of its new, 18,000-square-foot thrift store at 2020 Chapel Hill Road, Suite 31. The store will be open daily from 11-7 and features a huge selection of never-before-seen inventory, including a huge clothing department. Finish up your holiday shopping and
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In our December/January 2018 issue, four families share how they celebrate the season. If you’d like to host your own festive gathering, try out these recipes! Mikate (African Doughnuts) (pronounced: MEE-KA-TAY) Mikate are traditional African doughnuts enjoyed in South, West and Central Africa. They are often served at celebrations, festivities and holidays. These delights can
Northgate Elf on the Shelf – Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 9am – Join in on this fun social media game for a reward! Elves Ginger and Spice will be hanging around Northgate Mall waiting for you to guess their location on Instagram to earn prizes and gift cards. TROSA Tree Lots – Thursday, 10am-8pm;
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