Things to Do in Durham this Week

Weekly Events in Durham

(December 1- December 7)

Welcome to a comprehensive guide of weekly events in Durham – from Broadway shows to intimate performances, serene river paddles to art exhibits, dance parties, food tours and more. Start here to plan your perfect week.

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Noteworthy Events in Durham this Week

Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club

• Embrace the magic of the season at the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club, a AAA Four Diamond retreat on Duke University’s campus, as it hosts its annual Holiday Tree Lighting — a cherished tradition brimming with festive cheer. Step into the newly re-imagined Lobby, where every detail, from artisan-crafted décor to a brighter, more open layout, creates an enchanting yet refined setting for this community celebration.
• Sip hot cocoa and enjoy holiday cookies as you wander the property, discovering festive touches around every corner. Garlands and wreaths adorn the Inn’s entrance, and twinkling lights guide you past Santa’s sleigh and his playful elves. Throughout the Inn, more than a dozen Christmas trees glow with ornaments that catch the light. The evening comes alive as the Lobby Christmas tree is illuminated, filling the space with warmth and wonder. The Victorian Carolers, a local vocal ensemble in classic Victorian attire, will delight guests with nostalgic holiday melodies.
• Wednesday, December 3
• 6 pm
• Free

American Tobacco Tower Lighting at American Tobacco Campus

• Join the festive fun as they light up the iconic Lucky Strike Water Tower! Pre-show entertainment starts at 6 pm. The tower lights shortly after 7 pm.
• Wednesday, December 3
• 7 pm
• Free

Naughty & Nice: A Holiday Cabaret at Weldon Mills Durham

• This holiday season, being on the naughty list isn’t so bad!
• Cabaret stars Miss Candice & Ivy Sublime are back at Weldon Mills Distillery for “Naughty & Nice: a Holiday Jazz Cabaret” and they’ve brought a few helpers with them to usher in the holiday spirit.
• Join the merriment and some mischief at Weldon Mills, with a live jazz band performance and cabaret show that’s so nice, you’ll be checking it twice.
• The Flowtet will have audiences grooving to the Christmas classics while dancers entertain with titillating tidings on stage. Miss Candice & Ivy are joined by the illustrious Shimmy Changa for a special evening that will warm you up and fill you with cheer.
• Whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year, grab your tickets today for the holiday festivities you don’t want to miss!
• Friday, December 5
• 9 pm

Downtown Durham Holiday Tree Lighting at CCB Plaza

• The holidays start in the heart of Downtown Durham! Join in for the Holiday Tree Lighting, featuring Rissi Palmer, The Lover Boyz, Santa, crafts, cocoa, and more.
• Meet Santa
• Make a craft with Fate & Folklore
• Watch holiday movie shorts with Film Durham
• Sip hot cocoa
• Enjoy bites from downtown businesses
• Grab your Holiday Passport by Hyper Local, check out the holiday windows from Weird Productions and make downtown your destination all season long.
• Saturday, December 6
• 4-7 pm
• Free

Santa on the Roof at The Durham

• Santa returns to The Durham this year! Head up to the Roof for photos with Santa overlooking the city. Arrive early and make it a day: enjoy Brunch 10:30am-2pm in the Coffee Bar or swing by for counter service and grab a cozy hot cocoa and pastry before or after heading up to meet Santa!

• This event is free and open to all. Attendees will be responsible for taking their own photos. Santa joins us from the North Pole via Santas Just Like Me, a local organization that has provided North Carolina families with the option to visit with a Santa of color since 2013.
• Saturday, December 6
• 11 am
• Free

Durham Medical Orchestra: 15 Years in Harmony at Baldwin Auditorium, Duke's East Campus

• Join the Durham Medical Orchestra to celebrate 15 incredible years of music-making with a program bursting with color, energy, and heart. They open with the sweeping power and soul of Dvořák’s beloved Symphony No. 9, “From the New World.” You’ll love the sparkling brilliance and wit of Bernstein’s Candide Overture, followed by Jennifer Higdon’s shimmering soundscape Blue Cathedral. They’ll finish with the irresistible rhythms of Arturo Márquez’s Danzón No. 2, a piece guaranteed to send you out dancing.
• This concert is a celebration of the Orchestra's favorite works from their first 15 years, the joy of performing together, and the incredible community that’s grown around our music.
• Sunday, December 7
• 3 pm
• Free

Multi-Day Events

The Outsiders at DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center

• The winner of four 2024 Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, is THE OUTSIDERS.
• Adapted from S.E. HINTON’s seminal novel and Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic film, this thrilling new musical features a book by Adam Rapp with Justin Levine, music and lyrics by Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay & Zach Chance) and Justin Levine, music supervision, orchestration, and arrangements by Justin Levine, choreography by Rick Kuperman & Jeff Kuperman, and direction by Tony Award® winner Danya Taymor. Entertainment Weekly says, "It has the power to inspire an entire generation."
• Tuesday, December 2 from 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  Wednesday, December 3 from 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  Thursday, December 4 from 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  Friday, December 5 from 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  Saturday, December 6 from 2 PM - 4 PM
  Saturday, December 6 from 7:30 PM 9:30 PM
  Sunday, December 7 from 1 PM - 3 PM
  Sunday, December 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce at Reynolds Industries Theater

• Christmas as calamity – Ibsen Award winner, MacArthur Fellow, and Pulitzer Prize finalist, Taylor Mac, takes on the holidays to celebrate the season in all its dysfunction. There is more to the holidays than rampant gift-giving – in Taylor’s world, creativity and imagination are their own spirituality. Taylor Mac reminds us of the collective power of our chosen families, a message that rings true in spite of capitalism’s attempt to hijack the holidays. For this production, Taylor Mac is joined by longtime collaborators, designer Machine Dazzle, Music Director Matt Ray, and a spectacular band to reframe the songs you love and the holidays you hate. “Mac casts a cathartic spell… for all those who find caroling, eggnog and enforced family visits destabilizing” (Los Angeles Times).
• December 4-6
• Admission: $50-$75

Patchwork Market — Holiday Market at Durham Armory

• Shop over 60+ handmade makers. Small batch and one-of-a-kind goods meticulously crafted or found with thoughtfulness and care are available for purchase. Varying price points creates accessibility for all.
• December 6-7
• Free

Unwrapped: A 2025 Holiday Sketch Show at Mettlesome Theater

• Rip the paper off 2025 with a holiday sketch comedy spectacular! Awkward holiday parties. Nosy Airbnb hosts. Impossible family photos. It's been a hell of a year; let us be the laugh that gets you through this holiday season.
• December 5-21
• Admission: $18

Handel’s Messiah at Duke University Chapel

• Since 1933, Handel’s Messiah has been the fulcrum of the Chapel’s concert life and a cherished Duke holiday tradition. Handel’s masterwork traces the history of humanity’s divine redemption through Christ’s birth, death, and resurrection, in music that is both treasured and timeless. This year Messiah will be performed with period instruments and Baroque-era tuning, as Handel himself would have heard it. Each performance will last approximately two hours and fifteen minutes with intermission.
• December 5-7
• Fri 7:30 p.m., Sat 3 p.m., Sun 4 p.m.
• Admission: $38

Christmas by Candlelight at Duke Homestead State Historic Site

• Kick off your holiday season with this annual favorite! Enjoy live Christmas music, dancing, singing, holiday cookies, and a whole lot of history as you follow a candlelit tour through the historic area. Costumed interpreters will bring the Duke family home to life as it might have been for Christmas in 1870 when the Dukes lived here!
• December 5-12
• Admission: $8

Holiday Tea @ Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club at Washington Duke Inn & Golf Course

• Each guest enjoys a personal pot of loose-leaf tea from The Republic of Tea, with blends such as Earl Grey, Rose Petal and Blueberry Hibiscus. Elegant tiered trays arrive with warm scones, delicate sandwiches and hand-crafted sweets prepared by the AAA Four Diamond Fairview’s acclaimed culinary team. Guests may also enhance their experience with a Tea Royale featuring champagne, a mimosa or a Kir Royale, while children can delight in a Kid’s Holiday Tea menu designed just for them.
• Reservations are required.
• December 3-31
• Admission: $40-$65

Durham Bulls FestiBull of Lights at Durham Bulls Athletic Park

• FestiBull of Lights transforms the Durham Bulls Athletic Park into a dazzling winter wonderland! Stroll through thousands of twinkling lights synchronized to festive music, creating a magical holiday experience for all ages. Meet Santa, hop aboard the NC by Train Holiday Express, create seasonal crafts, roast s’mores, savor festive food and drinks, and enjoy even more holiday fun — all surrounded by a breathtaking display of lights! Meet Santa & Wool E. Claus!
• November 20- January 3
• Admission: $12

Holiday Cocktails & Treats at The Durham

• Get in the holiday spirit as you enjoy festive cocktails and house-made treats on the Roof and in the Coffee Bar, all decked out with our mid-century holiday décor. This special menu is available in addition to our regular menus beginning Friday, November 28.
• November 28- January 1

Holiday Tea @ Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club at Washington Duke Inn & Golf Course

• Each guest enjoys a personal pot of loose-leaf tea from The Republic of Tea, with blends such as Earl Grey, Rose Petal and Blueberry Hibiscus. Elegant tiered trays arrive with warm scones, delicate sandwiches and hand-crafted sweets prepared by the AAA Four Diamond Fairview’s acclaimed culinary team. Guests may also enhance their experience with a Tea Royale featuring champagne, a mimosa or a Kir Royale, while children can delight in a Kid’s Holiday Tea menu designed just for them.
• Reservations are required.
• December 3-31
• Admission: $40-$65

Guided Spirits Tasting Tour at Liberty & Plenty Distillery

• Join a brand ambassador from Liberty & Plenty Distillery for a guided tour of the production facility and Rickhouse in Downtown Durham to learn the basics of how spirits are made. Every tour includes a tasting of Liberty & Plenty Distillery's rums, vodkas, gins and whiskies.
• Every Friday at 5:00 PM and 6:30 PM and every Saturday at 2:00 PM and 3:30 PM
• Admission: $20

$1.50 Oysters at Alley Twenty Six

• Durham’s Alley Twenty Six is now offering $1.50 raw oyster special from 4-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays. A selection of oysters are sourced from North Carolina and often Canada, Virginia or elsewhere along the East Coast and served with cocktail sauce, Mignonette sauce and lemon. Bar seats are available first come, first serve or make a reservation at alleytwentysix.com.

Pre-Theatre Menu at Alley Twenty Six

• Durham’s Alley Twenty Six offers a Pre-Theatre Menu from 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. The three-course menu includes appetizer, entree, and dessert. An example menu includes a mandatory green salad or chicken-fried cauliflower for the first course; farro risotto or steamed mussels for the second course; and for dessert, Mexican chocolate pot de crème or St. Angel Triple Crème Cheese. The menu and prices change based on season and ingredient availability.

Studio Ghibli Film Series at Carolina Theatre

• For decades, Studio Ghibli has created breathtakingly beautiful movies that have captivated and inspired audiences for generations through masterful storytelling and stunning visuals. Experience the wonder of these groundbreaking, beloved animated films.
• July 30 -Dec 13

Monday, December 1

5 p.m.

Arts & Drafts at Beer Study Durham

6 p.m.

Disc Golf Putting League at The Glass Jug Beer Lab - RTP

6:30 p.m.

Trivia Night at Ponysaurus Brewing Co.

Crunk Club DRM presents: Crank Arm Durham RUN at Crank Arm Brewing Durham

7 p.m.

FREE Fun da’MENTal Trivia! at Ment Beverage Co.

Not Rocket Science Trivia at Fizzwerks

Board Game Night at Moon Dog Meadery

7:30 p.m.

The MOST Open Mic (Monday Moans) at West End Wine Bar

The Devines Intervention Comedy Open Mic at Devine's Restaurant and Bar

Tuesday, December 2

10 a.m.

Durham Community Day at Museum of Life and Science

5 p.m.

NCCU Women's Basketball v. College of Charleston at NCCU

Yaki Tuesday at Dashi

Free Wine Tasting at Wine Authorities

6 p.m.

TBS 1st Tuesday Blues Jam at The Blue Note Grill

The Glass Jog Run Club - Winter Series at The Glass Jug Beer Lab - RTP

Vinyl Night with DJ Deckades at Gizmo Brew Works

Adult Coloring Night at Hi-Wire Brewing

Gentle Yoga Flow at ReCity Network

Music Bingo Night at Glass Jug Downtown

Glass Jog Run Club - Spring Series at The Glass Jug Beer Lab

Women on the Wall at Triangle Rock Club - Durham

BYOV w/ Jaffar (Bring Your Own Vinyl Night) at Rubies on Five Points

6:30 p.m.

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Trivia at Ponysaurus Brewing Co.

NCCU Women's Basketball v. NC A&T at NCCU

7 p.m.

Monday Night Trivia at Aloft Durham Downtown

Karaoke Night at the bar @DBCo

Trivia at Beer Study Durham (back room)

Not Rocket Science Trivia at DSSOLVR Durham

Video Game Night at Moon Dog Meadery

8 p.m.

Queer Country Night at The Pinhook

Wednesday, December 3

11 a.m.

Live Music at Hub RTP Stage

Guided Tour of Pauli Murray's Childhood Home at Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice

3 p.m.

Durham Farmers’ Market at Pavilion at Durham Central Park

4 p.m.

Kanto Region Omakase at Dashi

Whiskey Wednesday at Alley Twenty Six

5 p.m.

Art & Craft supply swap at Ment Beverage Co.

Wine Wednesday! Free Wine Tasting at Beer Study Durham

6 p.m.

Holiday Tree Lighting @ JB Duke Hotel at JB Duke Hotel

Carolina Filmmakers Happy Hour at Motorco/Parts & Labor

Horton Grove Hike at Horton Grove Preserve

6:30 p.m.

Crank Arm DURHAM Wednesday Night Ride at Crank Arm Brewing Durham

Trivia Night at The Glass Jug Beer Lab - RTP

7 p.m.

American Tobacco Tower Lighting at American Tobacco Campus

Hammered Trivia at Hi Wire brewing

Signature Wine Tasting at Zinc House Winery & Brewery

Trivia Night at Mystic Farm & Distillery

Music Bingo at Ponysaurus Brewing Co.

Music Bingo at the bar @DBCo

Brett Chambers Open Mic at The Blue Note Grill

Old School Bingo Night – Every Wednesday Night at DSSOLVR

Music Mashup Trivia at Fizzwerks

7:30 p.m.

English Country Dance at Reality Center

8 p.m.

Air Hockey Tournament at Boxcar Arcade

Karaoke at Moon Dog Meadery

Thursday, December 4

5 p.m.

Thirst4Architecture Happy Hour at Golden Belt Artists

5:30 p.m.

Walking Club with Bull City Strollers at Glass Jug Downtown

6 p.m.

Vinyl Night with DJ Deckades at Gizmo Brew Works

Dungeons n' Drafts at DSSOLVR Durham

6:30 p.m.

Decolonizing Yoga at Duke Park

Sapphic Happy Hour at Zeitgeist Gallery & Bar

Boulders & Brews Meetup at Triangle Rock Club - Durham

7 p.m.

LIFE Skills Foundation Jingle Jam 2025: Shine Bright at Durham Arts Council

Thursday Trivia at Baryo

Crank Arm Durham Presents: Level up and Sip at Crank Arm Brewing Durham

Trivia Night at Beer Tooth Taproom

Board Game Night at Moon Dog Meadery

Hammered Trivia at Durty Bull Brewing

7:30 p.m.

Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce at Reynolds Industries Theater

Trivia Night w/Big Slow Tom at Clouds Brewing Brightleaf Square

8 p.m.

Music Trivia Bingo with Stormie Daie! at The Velvet Hippo

Queer-Eoke at Club ERA

9 p.m.

Duke Women's Basketball v. LSU at Cameron Indoor Stadium

Friday, December 5

Events at Club Era

• 7-10 p.m. - Pregame Fridays!
  
  
• 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. - Freaky Fridays

6:30 a.m.

Misstakenid Gives Back Foundation Day of Service 2025 at Urban Ministries of Duram

10 a.m.

Tasting at Counter Culture Coffee

12 p.m.

Friday Co-Working Social at The Glass Jug Downtown

2 p.m.

Holiday Greenery: Build Your Own Wreath at Sarah P. Duke Garden

5 p.m.

Santa Paws at Durham Armory

6 p.m.

The Duke Street Dogs at The Blue Note Grill

Friday Night Live Music on the Lawn at Bull McCabe's Irish Pub

7 p.m.

Hoppy Hour Cinema movie series at Glass Jug Downtown

Live Vinyl Spinning by PhDJ Every 1st & 3rd Friday! at Beer Study Durham

9 p.m.

First Friday Latin Nights at The Velvet Hippo Bar & Lounge

Naughty & Nice: A Holiday Cabaret at Weldon Mills Durham

Hush Hush Improv Comedy at Mettlesome Theatre

Well Seasoned - comedy at Mettlesome Theatre

Karaoke at Flying Bull Beer Company Taproom

10 p.m.

The [Friday] Night Shift at The Velvet Hippo

Saturday, December 6

Guided Walking Tours with Triangle Adventures

• 2 p.m. - Historic Downtown Durham Walking Tour
• 4 p.m. - Durham African American History Tour
• 6 p.m. - Downtown Durham True Crime Tour

8 a.m.

Cars and Coffee at Page & Miami Blvd

Race 13.1 Durham at Johnson Volvo Cars Durham

Durham Farmers’ Market at Pavilion at Durham Central Park

parkrun Durham at Southern Boundaries Park

9 a.m.

Free Workshop — Setting Meaningful Boundaries (Durham) at Mathews Counseling

South Durham Farmer's Market at Hub RTP

10 a.m.

Durham Grown: The Durham County Library Garden Club at Durham County Main Library Auditorium

Holiday Greenery: Build Your Own Wreath at Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Jazz Brunch at Lula & Sadie's

11 a.m.

Storytime at Barnes and Noble New Hope Commons: Kids Stage

Santa on the Roof at The Durham

Drop-In Make Your Own Body Fragrance at Bright Black.

11:30 a.m.

Barrels of Fun Brewery Tasting w/ Seth at Bull City Solera and Taproom

12 p.m.

Take a walk on The Broadside: The Collective Final Walk at Durham Bulls Athletic Park

North Durham Farmers' Market at Soul Sanctuary

Crafternoons at Gizmo Brew Works

Free Wine Tasting at Wine Authorities

1 p.m.

Made by You: Holiday Cake Decorating at MAA Nixie

Kids Build It! at Nailed It DIY Studio Durham

3 p.m.

Casual Chaos 4 Person Silly Smash Bros. Ultimate Casual Video Game Competition at Gizmo Brew Works - Durham Taproom

3:30 p.m.

Durham German Market at Durham Central Park

4 p.m.

Downtown Durham Holiday Tree Lighting at CCB Plaza

NCCU Men's Basketball v. NC A&T at NCCU

4:30 p.m.

Jonkonnu at Historic Stagville

8 p.m.

Moon Dog Comedy Night at Moon Dog Meadery

Durham Ghost Walk at Fate & Folklore

9 p.m.

Blind Tigers Live Band Karaoke at Rubies on Five Points

Bardo Bloom at Arcana (entrance on Ramseur)

9:30 p.m.

Saturday Night Dance Party at The Velvet Hippo

10 p.m.

Drink, Drag, Dance, Repeat! at Club ERA

Sunday, December 7

10 a.m.

Jazz Brunch at Lula & Sadie's

11:30 a.m.

Yoga @ The Winery at Zinc House Winery & Brewer

12 p.m.

Sunday Dollar Bin Sale for Charity at Rumors Durham

12:15 p.m.

Public Tour of Duke Chapel at Duke University Chapel

1 p.m.

Cookies and Crafts with Santa @ JB Duke Hotel at JB Duke Hotel

Savory Sunday - Bloody Marys with ALL the Fixins at Liberty & Plenty Distillery

2 p.m.

Werk! A Poetry & Performance Bootcamp at Hayti Heritage Center

Hot Wax on Tap at Bright Black.

Hammered Trivia at Durty Bull Brewing Company

3 p.m.

Durham Medical Orchestra: 15 Years in Harmony at Baldwin Auditorium, Duke's East Campus

Craft Club & Supply Swap at Glass Jug Downtown

Running Art Exhibits

Art Exhibit — The Disobedient Ones at Frederic Jameson Gallery, Friedl Bldg

• Cornelio Campos and Rodrigo Dorfman, two consolidated visual Latino artists living in North Carolina, come together for their first collaborative exhibit. The exhibit will also feature a forum about art and mobility, guided tours, and a film screening as part of the 2025 North Carolina Latin American Film Festival.
• Campos and Dorfman will be exhibiting new paintings created at the intersection of emerging AI technologies and the ongoing challenges of bearing witness to the (im)migrant Latino experience in the Nuevo South. The Disobedient Ones/Los Desobedientes is an attempt to break the rules, challenge assumptions, and search for new definitions of our humanity in a world whose axis and paradigms appear to be disintegrating before our eyes.
• On view Weekdays 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Cornelio Campos is a self-trained painter and muralist from Mexico who has resided in Durham, North Carolina, since 1990. His paintings and murals reflect on his indigenous Purépecha roots and his immigrant experience in the United States. Campos has exhibited throughout North Carolina, Colombia, Italy, and Mexico, and his work is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Museum. He is the first Latino to receive a North Carolina Heritage Award.
• Opening: September 20, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  Film Screening: October 4, 6:00 PM
  Forum: October 11 and 12 (TBA)
  Guided Tour: November 7th (TBA)
  Closing Party: December 12. 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
• September 29- December 12

Art Exhibit — Sherman Fleming: Unsettled at Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University

• Known for his provocative performances, Sherman Fleming (b. 1953), is an influential multimedia artist based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This focused survey gathers works spanning forty years of Fleming’s career, presenting paintings, drawings, ephemera, and documentation of his performances made between 1978–2019.
• Fleming’s works are demonstrations of perseverance, self-control, and conviction. The artist’s main medium is his body, which he uses in myriad ways. His endurance performances span hours and even months and include walking through Philadelphia for a day while carrying an eight-foot-tall wooden phallus along with spending a year wearing a noose—objects purposely chosen as material reminders of racial and sexual stereotypes of Black masculinity as well as the ongoing trauma of racialized terrorism in the United States.
• The unsettling nature of his work pushes the boundaries of discomfort as the imagery features both difficult subjects and unresolved compositions. Overall, Fleming’s complex practice is connected through his relentless processes that consistently expand the horizons of what art can be and how it may be experienced on paper, canvas, in a gallery, in a theatre, or even live on the street. Through his innovative explorations of identity, the artist’s messaging continues to resonate in profound ways, many years after its making.
• Tu-Sa 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Su 12-5 p.m.
  
• September 29- January 18

Art Exhibition — Human Landscapes, the Mystery of the Mark at NCCU Art Museum

• North Carolina Central University (NCCU) and the Eric Kelly Museum are proud to announce a major exhibition celebrating the extraordinary work of NCCU alumnus Dr. Eric A.W. Kelly III, founder of the Kelly Worldwide advertising and marketing Agency and Director of Eric Kelly III Museum, and one of the most transformative abstract expressive artists of our time. Running from October 23, 2025, through January 4, 2026, the exhibition, Human Landscapes: The Mystery of the mark, presents a groundbreaking fusion of color, sound, and emotional storytelling through more than 50 paintings spanning seven decades of artistic mastery. In this groundbreaking exhibit, Dr. Kelly will be showing some of his early masterpieces from his days at NCCU, leading up to his present style called neo-abstract expressive.
• Dr. Eric Kelly III’s visionary style—marked by bold black lines, synesthetic color experiences, and deeply expressive portraiture—has shaped a new visual language that bridges abstraction and identity. A 1982 graduate of NCCU’s Visual Communications program and the university’s first Art Scholarship recipient, Dr. Kelly returns to his alma mater to debut a multisensory journey that explores the human condition through dynamic compositions, vivid colors, original music scores, and shares his new movie documentary “Human Landscapes” during the exhibition.
• This event is free and open to the public. RSVP FOR ART TOURS 919-308-9090
• October 22- January 4

Coming into Focus: A Snapshot of Photography at Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University

• Recently the Nasher has added over 2,000 photographs to its collection, including works by the best-known practitioners from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, such as Edouard Baldus, Ilse Bing, Henri Cartier-Bresson, André Kertész, Arthur Rothstein, Nadar, and Edward Weston. Coming into Focus: A Snapshot of Photography at the Nasher celebrates these gifts and other acquisitions, highlighting a sampling of gems and
  illuminating a bright future of continued collecting and presenting of photography in innovative and ambitious ways.
• July 28- January 1
• Free

Art Exhibition — Labor&Materials and The Intuitionist at 21c Museum Hotel Durham

• 21c Durham is unveiling two new exhibitions with Labor & Materials and The Intuitionist. The exhibitions feature a thematic group exhibition of 67 multi-media artworks by 40 artists from across the globe exploring the evolution of industry and labor in the 21st century and a two-person exhibition of paintings by Atlanta-based artist Xavier Daniels and Toronto-based artist Natia Lemay.
  
• June 12- May 31
• Free