Out & About
Annabel works in Durham, NC, but hails from its sister city, Durham, in England. As an active member of the Durham Sister City Organisation, she has presented several talks about Durham and Northern England at the Durham City Library. A chance reading of a newsletter from her hometown set Annabel on […]
So and So: Poetry and Art – Thrusday, 7pm – Poets and fiction writers Lauren Hunter, Odie Lindsey, Joanna Ruocco and Sampson Starkweather give a reading of their work in response to art and issues raised in “Southern Accent: Seeking the American South in Contemporary Art” at the Nasher Museum […]
After a long application process and nationwide search, the Durham Police Department found its new chief this spring: Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis, a native North Carolinian, born at Fort Bragg to “a very big family, a very close military family,” she says. When her father retired, the family packed up and […]
Blues & Brews – Thursday, 6pm – In celebration of its third birthday, Local 22 throws a birthday bash including live music from Tad Walters followed by a late night dance with DJ Craig Layabout. Voyager: Photography Installation and Talk – Thursday, 7pm, and Friday, 6-8pm – In conjunction with CLICK! Photography festival, Mercury Studio […]
The 21st annual World Beer Festival, hosted by All About Beer Magazine, brought more than 200 beers from around the globe to the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Many Durham breweries were represented, including Fullsteam, Bull City Ciderworks and Ponysaurus, as well as a range of brewers from across the state, such as Mystery Brewing Company […]
“I was one of those people who grew up with a book always in my hands,” says Ginger Young, founder and executive director of Book Harvest, a Durham nonprofit. Wanting all local kids to have the same opportunity, no matter what their parents’ income, she started Book Harvest in her […]
The third annual Local Color fundraiser at The Rickhouse was filled with great food, wine, beer from Fullsteam Brewery, music by the Durham Quintet, do-it-yourself art projects, raffle prizes and a dessert competition. All proceeds benefit Arts for Life (AFL) at Duke Children’s Hospital & Health Center, an organization that […]
When shoppers walk into Melissa Browning’s Little Shop of Horror for the first time, they generally react with “stunned silence or sometimes rather loud expletives of awesomeness.” From posters to hundreds of VHS tapes ranging from the tame (“Scooby Doo”) to the thrilling (“Dawn of the Dead”) lining the walls, her […]
The founders of The Makers Mercantile, a locally sourced online shop and artist-focused blog, are on a mission to connect makers to a community “who appreciates the mission, story and craftsmanship of each artist,” says Maggie Meyer, who, along with Maria Carroll-Holton, launched the website in June. “The online shop strives to reach a broader consumer group unable to always attend […]
Harris Wharf London Pop-Up Shop – Through Saturday – A full representation of the brand’s Fall/Winter collection with its clean, deconstructed jackets and coats made of fine wool and cashmere, will be at Vert & Vogue‘s Five Points location for one week only. Black Wall Street: Homecoming – Through Friday […]
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