INC NEWS - Events: Memorial Day, visual & performing art, farmer's market, tours

Fri May 25 16:19:24 EDT 2007

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brown = play  Grey = film

Centerfest is accepting applications from artists, musicians and is looking
for volunteers.  On September 15 & 16 the Durham Arts Council celebrates the
34th Annual CenterFest Arts Festival in Central Park.  CenterFest is the
longest running street arts festival in North Carolina and the largest arts
and community festival in Durham.  Showcasing the arts, the festival boasts
over 150 juried visual and performing artists from across the country and
provides visitors with great food, diverse entertainment, and educational
activities for families.  For more information visit
http://centerfest.durhamarts.org
<http://durhamartscouncil.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=DAPCLwGiAAEAAAEbAAEqnw>
or call 560-2722.

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through May 27

You Are Here, The Life and Work of Charles Dennis, The Triumph of Art Over
Illness

For over 30 years Charles Dennis passionately studied black and white
landscape photography.  As his body declined from the brutal progression of
Rheumatoid Arthritis, he vigorously continued to pursue his dream to create
photographic collections showing the power and beauty of nature.  It is a
story about the triumph of art over illness as shared in both words and
images.

Durham Arts Council 560-2787
120 Morris Street, Durham
www.durhamarts.org

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Thur-Sun May 24-27 
Wed-Sun May 30-June 3
Wed-Sat June 6-9  

AT THE VANISHING POINT
Playwright Naomi Iizuka
Directed by Jeff Storer

Join us for a beautifully composed and moving encounter with people from the
small Louisville, Kentucky neighborhood of Butchertown. Inspired by the
photography of Ralph Eugene Meatyard, playwright Naomi Iizuka evokes the
spirit of a place and its people, and finds in the small details of their
lives a transcendent reflection of the immensity of the world around them.
50 black and white images of Alan Dehmer¹s will be projected every which way
are used throughout the production.  woodsedge at mindspring.com

Shows at 8:15; Sundays at 3:15

$15 Fri/Sat/Sun; $10 Wed/Thur
(except Thur May 24 Preview)
Season Vouchers good for all performances
New! Student Rush tickets for just $8

Manbites Dog Theater 682.3343 for assistance (phone reservations for voucher
holders only) 
703 Foster Street in Durham.

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Monday, 5/28 starting at 1pm

Memorial Day shindig

West Point Park (site of the famous Festival for the Eno)
5101 N. Roxboro Rd. (across from Riverview shopping center) in Durham

We'll swim, eat good food, play frisbee and badminton, maybe sing too.  So
bring a dish to share* and a musical instrument if you have one.  And
kids!!

And because it's Memorial Day, we'll have postcards to sign to send to our
troops to thank them for their service, and ways for you to come back
after the 3-day weekend and put your shoulder to the grindstone to bring
our troops home.  (Opposition to Iraq is at an all-time high.  We are not
alone.)

Traction = a social network of left-leaning 20- and 30-somethings who are
spicing up progressive activism by throwing fun, issue-based events that
inform, inspire and connect us with other savvy Gen X & Yers.
www.getTraction.org

*Careful about food that could go bad in the sun -- we don't want any bad
picnic incidents...  Avoid those dishes or bring your own cooler.

P.S. Whatever you do, please remember the origin of this holiday.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day

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Sunday June 3rd  5pm

Legacy Studios Spring Concert
For location check  www.events.legacystudios.info/
Performances will include ballet, tap, hip hop, and more!
Admission fee is $10.00 for ages 6-Adult, children ages 5 and under attend
free.

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through June 5

Time Amongst the People
Photographs by Chip Thomas
The 33 black and white photographs comprising Time Amongst the People
capture contemporary Navajo life, from native animal herding to rodeos and
weddings to funerals.  Ten percent of print sales will be donated to
charitable organizations that benefit the Navajo community.
<http://chipthomasphotography.com/>

Photographs from Viva la APPO by Hank Tusinski
Viva la APPO documents civil rebellion in Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Through This Lens 687-0250
303 E.  Chapel Hill Street, Durham,
www.throughthislens.com <http://www.throughthislens.com/>

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June 6   8:00 p.m.

STEVEN WRIGHT 

Standup comic, actor, and filmmaker Steven Wright makes audiences roar with
laughter seemingly without effort ‹ his deadpan, almost monotonic delivery
belies the wit and intelligence contained in his hilarious, introspective
material.
www.stevenwright.com

Help the non-profit Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. recover from this
summer's temporary shutdown by purchasing tickets to the Do the "Wright"
Thing! fundraising event. We're having a party,

Ticket Prices: $32 & $29 (minus admission to the party)

$90 ticket & fundraising package and includes the best seats, admission to
the party (starting at 6:30 p.m.) complete with games, auction items, a
private lounge and refreshments.

Carolina Theatre of Durham 560-3030
Fletcher Hall
309 West Morgan St., Durham

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through July 8

Installations by Ann Fessler

Everlasting: The Girls Who Went Away
A multi-channel, surround-sound audio installation based on oral history
interviews Ann Fessler conducted with women who surrendered a baby for
adoption in the 1950s and 1960s
Cliff & Hazel
An adopted daughter's humorous and poignant video portrait of the parents
who shaped her identity
http://cds.aas.duke.edu/exhibits/nowonview.html

Center for Documentary Studies at Duke

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through July 8

Seeing Beyond Sight: Photographs By Blind Teenagers Exhibit
<http://www.seeingbeyondsight.org/>

TONY DEIFELL is a visual artist and social entrepreneur, who has spent over
a decade creating youth-generated media projects. ROBERT COLES wrote the
Foreword to Seeing Beyond Sight.

Center for Documentary Studies  660-3663
1317 W. Pettigrew St, Durham
DIRECTIONS: http://cds.aas.duke.edu/about/here.html

SUMMER HOURS DIFFERENT FROM DURNG THE SCHOOL YEAR

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thru July 31rst (extended for a second time)

Strickland Building Lobby Monday - Sunday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
American Tobacco Campus, Durham  433-1566
324 Blackwell St. (across from Durham Baseball Athletic Park)

³Spirit of Freedom: Drawings and Narratives by Nelson Mandela²

The exhibit, ³Spirit of Freedom: Drawings and Narratives by Nelson Mandela,²
illustrates Mandela's imprisonment on Robben Island off Cape Town , South
Africa , from 1964 until 1982.
www.americantobaccohistoricdistrict.com/events.asp

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Farmer¹s Markets   rain or shine.

Durham Farmers Market  Saturdays 8 a.m. until noon.  through mid- November
New Pavilion in Durham¹s Central Park (across from the Scrap Exchange at 548
Foster St downtown)
LOCALLY  produced vegetables, fruits, meat, cheeses & breads, eggs, potted
plants, cut flowers, pies, honey, artwork and soaps.
For chef demonstrations, produce calendar, live music and other events see
www.durhamfarmersmarket.com

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Long term

Durham walking tours are: Tobacco Heritage Tour on 2nd Saturdays, the Civil
Rights Legacy Tour on 3rd Saturdays, and the Architecture and Landscaping
Tour on 4th Saturdays.  The tours begin at the new Farmers Market pavilion
at 10 a.m. on Foster St in Durham Central Park.  For more information call
682-3036 visit http://preservationdurham.org/

Laura 

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