Artists, film lovers and community members gathered at the 23rd annual Hayti Heritage Film Festival for a three-day-long showcase of films made by and for people of African-American descent. The diverse list of speakers, including Durham’s own Senator Floyd B. McKissick Jr., and schedule of films covering topics ranging from Blaxploitation to Afrofuturism allowed for […]
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Hillside High School senior Desmond Jackson started competing in track and field at age 8 with the Carolina Cruisers in Charlotte. “Most of my teammates were wheelchair users, and I joined as the first amputee,” says Desmond, whose leg was amputated above the knee due to a birth defect before he was a year old.
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The Regulator Bookshop hosted its fifth annual Great Pun Championship at Motorco Music Hall, in which 24 contestants competed for this year’s “Punster” title. The Regulator’s Tom Campbell served as the night’s host, with Professor Emeritus of the Practice of Rhetoric at Duke University‘s George Gopen acting as judge in his Harvard robes and cowboy hat.
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David Baron and Ryan Cocca have been pursuing a passion for the past four years: the Nugget, a foam couch composed of four pieces that can be stacked and manipulated into any shape one can imagine. What started as a mission to find a replacement for a dorm futon has evolved, as the utility of
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Who will be the next mayor is unclear (“I’m going to endorse Cora Cole-McFadden,” Mayor Bell says. “And if Steve Schewel runs then I’ll have two friends in the race.”) but he is leaving the stage on a decidedly high note. Durham is doing well by most any metric, so we thought it was a
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‘Soundings: Protest | Politics | Dissent’ – Through February 18 – This broadcast audio exhibition at Power Plant Gallery uses podcasts and experimental audio from various artists to explore the relationship between sound and politics. Potters’ Penguin Project – Through Saturday – View 1,962 clay penguins on display at Claymakers Store and Gallery. These handmade creatures
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Read our February/March 2017 issue in full. To get you started, here is a quick recap of what it holds: FEATURES 20 Raise Your Voices Durham Children’s Choir instructs young area singers while forging a relationship with the community 28 Bell Out After four-plus decades in public office, Mayor Bill Bell is passing the baton 32 Hit the
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Hedwig & the Angry Inch – Thursday, 7:30pm; Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 2pm and 8pm; and Sunday, 1pm and 6:30pm – This Broadway musical sensation, directed by Tony Award-winner Michael Mayer and starring Tony and Olivier Award nominee Euan Morton, comes to Durham Performing Arts Center. The show tells of a fictional rock ‘n’ roll band
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Here’s what we’ve heard around town. Send us your news, from births to awards, new biz and more, to noted@legacy.durhammag.com. Business Briefs San Jose-based software company Nutanix opened its largest east coast office in the Chesterfield Building, located on West Main Street. American Assembly for Men in Nursing approved a new chapter at Durham Technical
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Open Call Community Show – Through Saturday – It’s your last chance to view these unique pieces of art created by community members at The Carrack. This bi–annual event in which the gallery invites any artist to drop off one work of art to be hung in a community show (there is no entry fee
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