Out & About
When you arrive at Mission X Escape, the first thing you’ll notice is a wall covered in photos of past winners and losers. It looms large in the lobby, and is especially intimidating because the loser section is easily two or three times as large as the winner’s. There are currently three themed rooms: Mirage, Vampire […]
The 14th Annual Anna’s Angels Gala will be held Saturday, March 25, at Prestonwood Country Club. The elegant evening will benefit Down syndrome research at Duke Children’s Hospital. Enjoy a night of dinner, dancing, silent and live auctions and a keynote address by Duke Football Head Coach David Cutcliffe. The 2013 National Coach […]
Musical Chairs 2017, multiple events hosted by The Scrap Exchange and Durham Medical Orchestra, seeks to raise money and awareness for the local nonprofits. Twelve artists have been invited to adorn old chairs in a style inspired by the orchestra. The finished chairs will presented to a panel of judges who […]
In August 1994, kindergarten teacher Paula Green was gearing up to welcome a new group of children into her classroom at Mangum Primary School in Bahama. She was busy sorting art supplies, arranging furniture and organizing paperwork when she was called into the principal’s office. “The principal started telling me […]
Mardi Gras Kickoff Party – Thursday 5pm – Stop by The Glass Jug for beer, blues and beads! If you’re hungry, hit up the Baton Rouge Cuisine food truck parked outside. Jen Delos Reyes: ‘The Lovers, The Dreamers and Me’ – Thursday, 6pm – Enjoy a live lecture and performance in collaboration […]
The Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club played host to a benefit gala celebrating the 25-year partnership between Duke Cancer Institute and Caring House, which provides affordable housing, a healing environment and a supportive community for cancer patients and their families. WRAL Anchor/Reporter David Crabtree emceed the evening, which featured […]
Bicycle Boulevards, a Durham nonprofit advocating for a safe, affordable and equitable bicycle network, launched its Kickstarter campaign at the end of January in an effort to raise $7,500 to help Durham streets become more accessible for cyclists and pedestrians. “We are trying to create an inexpensive infrastructural change to […]
Gabriel Eng-Goetz’s signature “DURM” line of clothing has caught on since he launched in 2011, but the sheer velocity of enthusiasm still takes him by surprise. “People embrace [our Runaway] brand so much, and that is so powerful and special to me,” he says. “But at the same time, it’s […]
‘Together’ Art Exhibit – Through Sunday – Visit Pleiades Gallery for the last weekend of “Together,” an exhibit about our affinity for one another. Local artists are paired together to share common interests in art. Jesse Tyson – Thursday, 10:40am – As the CEO and president of the National Black […]
“Nina Chanel Abney: Royal Flush“ opened this week at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University to a crowd of art lovers, museum enthusiasts and the artist’s family and friends. The collection of approximately 30 paintings, watercolors and collages spans 10 years of the Chicago-born artist’s work, and embraces themes of race, […]
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