Out & About
Pixies – Thursday, 7:30pm – Pixies, one of the most influential alt/rock bands of all time, bring their signature mix of psychedelia, dissonance, surf-rock and loud-quiet-loud to the DPAC stage with special guests Cymbals Eat Guitars. Fans can expect a set list comprised of the classics and rarities as well as newer […]
Seven years ago, Bettina – who grew up in Raleigh and majored in middle grades education at UNC – spent a summer in college as a part-time teacher at Durham-based Student U, a college-access nonprofit that supports students from middle school through college. After graduation, Bettina became the organization’s third […]
Drivers racing north on Roxboro Street might not notice the boys in French blue dress shirts and striped ties milling about near the sidewalk, or the sign at the intersection with East Trinity Avenue that reads “Durham Nativity School.” But those familiar with the institution say it’s one of the […]
Phil has been in Durham nearly four decades, minus stints in Houston, Cambridge and even a split year between Cambridge and Holden Beach – he was completing a fellowship at Harvard when wife, Nnenna, was offered a visiting artist position in Brunswick County from the North Carolina Arts Council. Post-fellowship, […]
Most people try to get bugs out of buildings, but Central Park School for Children welcomes them in. A new project taken on by third-grade teacher Chanel Carrell led to the installation of an “observation hive” of bees at the school, which helps students become excited and engaged in learning […]
DCLT’s 30th Anniversary – Thursday, 6:30pm-8:30pm – The Durham Community Land Trustees (DCLT) invites you to attend its 30th anniversary celebration at The Cookery to honor ‘A Generation of Building Homes, Community and Trust, reflecting on the past, recognizing and honoring the contributions of those who made it possible and moving […]
Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs – Thursday, 7:30pm – The award-winning television and Broadway performer comes to DPAC with his acclaimed cabaret, a collection of songs from the theater and pop world that have deep meaningful connection to his life – from Annie Lennox’s “Why” to Miley Cyrus’s “The Climb.” Durham […]
Helena Cragg is a computer scientist turned business owner, real estate agent and residential remodeling contractor. She moved to Durham 14 years ago and jumpstarted the LGBTQ Center of Durham, which found a permanent location in October 2015. You can find her around town at The Carolina Theatre, DPAC, Beyù […]
The Miami native came to Durham by way of Philadelphia – it was there she met her husband, Lee, online in 1999, “before Match.com existed.” Lee’s job as a chemist at GlaxoSmithKline brought them to Durham 11 years ago. They live in the Grandale neighborhood in south Durham and their […]
Helping fuel Durham’s booming innovation economy are entrepreneurial hubs like American Underground, iNvictus Office Center, ReCity and Duke University’s new Innovation & Entrepreneurship Bullpen, as well as a growing number of high-growth, high-impact enterprises. Adding to this growth is the 15-acre Durham Innovation District already underway just west of downtown […]
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