An Evening with Savion Glover and Jack DeJohnette June 20-21 Bringing together Jack DeJohnette, legendary drummer and jazz master, with the king of tap, Savion Glover, this performance promises to be “once in a lifetime.” “I love tap, jazz, [and the fact] that ADF and Duke are co-presenting,” Pamela says. She saw Jack last year […]
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Way to Go, Grad! Lifelong Durhamite and Fulbright recipient Malissa McSwain graduated with honors from Davidson College this spring. She will spend the summer in Durham before heading to Mexico to teach. Malissa is the daughter of Jeff and Susan McSwain. ♦ Ana and Chris Quinn’s sons, Liam and Kevin, graduated from Durham Academy and
Art Picnic – Thursday, 4-7pm – Painting, popcorn and promoting a great cause: What could be better? Sign up with your kids for this outdoor craft event at Bull City Craft. Including fun crafts and snacks from Relay Foods, this event is a fundraiser for Arts for Life, an organization that creates educational art programs
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Jodee Nimerichter, who has been the director of the Durham-based American Dance Festival since 2012, previews this year’s lineup, which kicks off June 16 with Pilobolus. Plus, Andrea boasts about a can’t-miss destination for kids this summer: Notasium on Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard is an instrument-themed play space, music school and coffee shop mashup founded by
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During her more than 45 years in Durham, MaryAnn spent 10 in the psychology department at Duke University as a clinical social worker, 20 in private practice and 12 as a Durham County Commissioner. She’s now back at Duke as the associate VP of its health system, where she has been since 2002. A mother
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Shelley has worked to build Durham up for almost 13 years – literally. With a career in commercial construction that spans 20 years in the Triangle area, her favorite work was always in Durham, which is why she founded Bull City-based BridgePoint Construction Services in 2007; it has since expanded to include BridgePoint General Contracting
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Arcana‘s Sage Empress (rum, blueberry, lemon and sage) meets The Hanged Man (tequila, vermouth, cilantro-cumin brine and habanero bitters) – just two examples of the inventive cocktails at the underground lounge! M Sushi‘s tuna special – so tasty! We’ll be back soon, Luna, for more of the deliciousness that is your fried avocado appetizer. We
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An ’80s theme defined the 12th annual Beaver Queen Pageant, which attracted about 1,000 people from across the Triangle to Duke Park to crown the next Beaver Queen. Contestants and audience members alike showed off their best ’80s attire, including Michael Jackson and Madonna costumes. The pageant first started in 2005 when the construction of
‘Beaver Juice’ Claims 2016 Beaver Queen Crown Read More »
Part of the City of Durham’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development’s efforts to develop and revitalize neighborhoods through events, the Bull City BBQ Classic brought together more than 20 of the area’s barbecue pit masters to compete for the People’s Choice Award, Best Ribs and Best Barbecue. Participants tasted samples outside The Scrap Exchange, and
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The Little Green Pig Theatrical Concern, a nonprofit theater company, is taking steps that will enable its artists to make the standard Durham living hourly wage for their work. Breaking barriers and provoking thought, this organization has been in Durham for 11 years. They challenge societal norms, which makes their plays unpredictable and diverse. While the
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