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CatVideoFest 2020

The 70-minute-reel of cat videos is family-friendly and can be enjoyed by anyone. CatVideoFest is committed to raising awareness and money for cats in need around the world. A percentage of the proceeds from each event go to local animal shelters and/or animal welfare organizations.

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Great Music for Soaring Spaces

Surprise and delight await in the music of Calvin Hampton, Gerre Hancock, Lee Hoiby, Herbert Howells, Gerald Finzi, Eriks Esenvalds, and Leo Sowerby. Enjoy some of the finest choral and organ works of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, composed for great spaces and festive occasions. Music will be performed by the Duke Evensong Singers and directed by Chapel Organist Christopher Jacobson.Event parking is available for $5 in the Bryan Center Parking Garage at 125 Science...

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Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival, one of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world, hits the road. This year’s tour features a collection of the most inspiring action, environmental, and adventure films from the festival. Traveling to stunning landscapes and remote cultures, and bringing audiences up-close and personal with adrenaline-packed action sports, the 2019/2020 World Tour is an exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world.From the over 400 films...

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SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical

She was a girl from Boston with a voice from heaven, who shot through the stars from gospel choir to dance floor diva. But what the world didn’t know was how Donna Summer risked it all to break through barriers, becoming the icon of an era and the inspiration for every music diva who followed. With a score featuring more than 20 of Summer’s classic hits including “Love to Love You Baby,” “Bad Girls” and...

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Gnawa LanGus 'Building Bridges: Muslims in America'

The Gnawa blended their own traditions with native religious beliefs — just as displaced sub-Saharan West Africans did in the Americas — and healing music was created for private use by a community that was not permitted to directly observe their relationship with Allah. Played with percussive instruments, Qarqaba (large iron castanets), polyrhythmic clapping, and a three-stringed, bass lute-like sintir — Gnawa music draws on an abundant African-Islam history of ritualistic music believed to heal...

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Nevermore Film Festival

Created in 1999, The Nevermore Film Festival is a juried competition festival which programs brand-new genre feature and short films from around the world. The festival seeks submissions for narrative feature and shorts with an emphasis on horror, science fiction, dark fantasy, animation, mystery/suspense, and action-thrillers.

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Wye Oak 'JOIN'

For over a decade, Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack have collaborated under the moniker Wye Oak, a band known for “forging an audacious creative path” (NPR Music). Their partnership, long imbued with a sense of ambition and restlessness, has transcended genre, growing and shifting over the course of five critically acclaimed full-length records. But those paying close attention to the duo will also have noticed a list of additional aliases, collaborations, and experimentations that have...

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Historic Russell School Open House for Black History Month

When you step into this 2 teacher school, you'll feel the presence of those who came before us. The building has the original hardwood floors, student desk, and chalkboards. Docents will walk you through the history of this school from 1926 to 1945. History will be read at 4 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.

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February Third Friday Reception

Work by 40+ established artists and craftspersons on display and for sale in our initial group exhibit "This & That." Several of the... Details

Boom

A dance party brought to you by DJ Special K in The Studio. Enjoy the after hours scene in Downtown Durham and get into the groove. Must be... Details

Diggin in the Crates

Diggin in the Crates is a dance party that caters to anything retro, what we grew up listening to, what we loved, that song that takes you... Details

CatVideoFest 2020

The 70-minute-reel of cat videos is family-friendly and can be enjoyed by anyone. CatVideoFest is committed to raising awareness and money... Details

NCCU Department of Theatre brings "Dreamgirls"

Through gospel, R&B, smooth pop, disco and more, Dreamgirls explores themes of ambition, hope and betrayal, all set in the glamorous and... Details

Duke Women's Lacrosse vs George Washington

Duke Women's Lacrosse vs George Washington at Koskinen Stadium Details

Art Exhibit - "Cosmic Rhythm Vibrations"

This exhibition highlights works from the Nasher Museum collection that engage visual and musical rhythm. Rhythm may be expressed through... Details

Taste Carolina Food Tour

Experience five or six different Durham gems and learn about downtown. Choose from the 1:30 p.m. Tasting Tour, or take the 3:15 p.m.... Details

Duke Baseball vs Cornell

Duke Baseball vs Cornell at Durham Bulls Athletic Park Details

Meditative Obsessive: Jeana Eve Klein (French Knots & More); Anne Hill (Cross-hatchings and Sculptural Paperworks)

Meditative Obsessive: French Knots & More by Jeana Eve Klein / Cross Hatchings & Sculptural Paperworks by Anne Hill brings together two... Details

Parkrun Weekly Free 5km Timed Run

Register before your first run. Only ever register with parkrun once. Don't forget to bring a printed copy of your barcode. If you forget... Details

Meet the Heroes 2020: Black Wall Street

Meet the Heroes is back on Feb 22nd at a new location. This year's theme is Black Wall Street. Kids K-5th learn about the impact of 6 Black... Details