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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Durham native Anna Jaffe knew she was headed to the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry; what she did not anticipate was meeting and falling in love with fellow classmate and Duke graduate Brandon Ruderman. Three years later, she was surprised again when she found a note from Brandon tucked inside the jacket
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Nancy Peacock – Thursday, 7pm – The acclaimed Hillsborough author and writing teacher comes to The Regulator Bookshop to read and sign her new book, “The Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson: A Novel.” Peter Mulvey – Thursday, 8pm – Having shared the stage with music greats like Emmylou Harris, this talented artist is bringing
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On top of working full time as the manager of innovation for the Miami Heat, Durham Academy alumnus Derek Rhodes has brought a passion project to life: writing, editing and publishing the children’s book “Jimmy for the City,” an inspiring tale about a 14-year-old boy who runs for city council. Beyond sparking the interest of
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My mother founded Southern Bride & Groom magazine 30 years ago, when I was a toddler, so I grew up surrounded by weddings. Yet this early exposure did not leave me fantasizing about my own walk down the aisle. Maybe that is because the “elegant” weddings of that era were all alike and akin to
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