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The Pinkerton Raid on Durham’s Venues, Musicians and Their New Album

By Amanda MacLaren | February 1, 2016

The Pinkerton Raid is poised to release their most collaborative album to date: “Tolerance Ends, Love Begins” is a sequel to their second album, “A Beautiful World.” The synergetic sensation is compounded by the fact that, in addition to working with seven other great musicians, the project will be crowdfunded […]

Local Musician Ready to Launch First Full-Length Album

By Durham Magazine | January 29, 2016

Click here to listen or purchase Skylar’s music. “I grew up in Ashland, Virginia, as a part of a musical family. My parents played instruments and had us listen to classical music, Laurel Canyon tunes, Broadway musicals, jazz standards, ’60s rock ‘n’ roll … and then the radio brought me […]

Love Found 12 Years After Debutante Ball

By Durham Magazine | January 27, 2016

Meredith Williams and Matt Chilausky’s story started 
in 2000, when both attended the Durham/Chapel Hill Debutante Ball at the downtown Marriott and Durham Convention Center. The pair had been acquaintances in high school – Meredith at Durham Academy and Matt at Jordan – but didn’t connect until their respective dates […]

Stuff We Like: Pizza, Cupcakes & Hot Chocolate

By Durham Magazine | January 26, 2016

What’s not to love about Durham? It’s got everything from art to fundraisers to food. We do our best to keep up with it all. Check out what we’re obsessed with this week! Hot Chocolate at Gocciolina Gocciolina – so good, it’s ridiculous. Check out the decadent hot chocolate! And […]

55 Events Not to Miss in Durham This Year

By Durham Magazine | January 25, 2016

JANUARY KwanzaaFest The African-American Dance Ensemble’s annual Kwanzaa festival features a children’s village – with dance classes, arts and crafts, and a face painter – plus drumming and dancing classes; food vendors; and entertainment from dance ensembles and more. Durham Armory, 220 Foster St.; 919-560-2729; africanamericandanceensemble.org Carolina Godiva New Year’s […]

6 Photos That Capture Durham Perfectly

By Durham Magazine | January 22, 2016

Durham tells its own story in the Civil Rights History Mural Project, which was a two-year project involving more than 100 citizens, including 30 core designers ranging in age from 15 to 65. The Durham Hotel hosted the N.C. Gay and Lesbian Film Festival opening party in August. You just […]

Stuff We Like: Local Beer, Pimento Cheese & Fried Pickles

By Durham Magazine | January 19, 2016

What’s not to love about Durham? It’s got everything from fashion to sports to food. We do our best to keep up with it all. Check out what we’re obsessed with this week! Harvest 18 After a long walk on the American Tobacco Trail, VP of Content Andrea Griffith Cash […]

Tales of a Trailing Spouse

By Durham Magazine | January 14, 2016

Thirty-six hours after moving to the area, I went to my first job interview. Pretty horribly sleep-deprived from both travel and caring for my daughters – Ellie, who was 4, and Clara Jay, who was 4 months – I sat at the end of the world’s longest table, wearing the […]

Stuff We Like: Podcast, Parizade’s ‘Greek Butter’ and Pottery at Indio

By Durham Magazine | January 13, 2016

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! Podcast Don’t miss the first episode of our new podcast – hosted by […]

Getting to Know the Durham Ukulele Orchestra

By Amanda MacLaren | January 11, 2016

What began as jam sessions at High Strung Violins and Guitars in 2007 transformed into the Durham Ukulele Orchestra (DUO), a quartet that plays more than a dozen different instruments. And they all sing, too! “You’d be surprised how much sound we can generate!” says founding member Brian Lewis. “In […]

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