INC NEWS - Events; shop independent stores

[Laura Drey]

Please pass the information.  Thank you.

With Father¹s Day rapidly approaching I want to encourage Durham residents
to support locally owned, independent businesses.  Shopping independents
helps to boost our local economy.  Department, chain and discount stores are
really hurting independent shops and locally owned businesses.  Tom
Campbell, co-owner of the Regulator, told me a few years ago that ³for every
$100 you spend at the Regulator Bookshop [and other independent bookstores]
$45 stays local.  For every $100 you send at a chain bookstore $13 stays
local.  For every $100 you spend through a catalogue nothing stays local.²
The study Campbell sited was completed by Civic Economics. Campbell
continued ³while the numbers may be slightly different [in the Triangle] the
patterns remain true for all locally owned businesses.²  My hope is that
more people will shop at independent stores because this will help them
survive difficult times and by doing so may help create new shopping
patterns.  (If you would like my list entitled Stores Unique let me know.
The list includes descriptions of the stores items which came directly from
the businesses staff, appeared in phone books or is my own wording.)

There are a few additional gift giving ideas.   One may pay for people¹s
exercise passes at or a month membership at a club, a ticket for a
performance (for new schedules see below) or pay for someone to take a
class.  Also one may visit what the local area and/or make a short drive has
to offer together.  (For lists of performances, classes and places to visit
see previous emails.)  An alternative to giving gifts is to make a
contribution to a non-profit organization.  (I have put together a list of
mainly local organizations that I, and people I respect, believe in.  If you
would like this list let me know.  This Organizations 2007 list includes
contact information and quotes mission statements of each group.  The list
may also be useful if you, or someone you know, are looking for volunteer
opportunities and to do networking.)

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Events 

Blue = art   Green = music & art   Red = music   Purple = music, art & info
brown = play   Grey = film   Silver = dance
Underlined = outside of the Triangle   * = Favorites


Thursday, September 6 ­ Saturday, September 8, 2007  Rain or shine.  All
tickets non-refundable.
*Bull Durham Blues Festival  683-1709  (ext 22)
Thursday 7 pm in St. Joseph Performance Hall of the Hayti Heritage Center,
804 Old Fayetteville St, Durham.  $30 advance  $35 after 9/5
Friday and Saturday 6 pm ­ midnite at Durham Athletic Park Durham  $35 in
advance  $45 after 9/5
Special 3 day offer 3 tickets for $85 (includes 1 ticket for each nite.)
Limited number available.
2 Tix for $50   Advanced tickets for Friday & Saturday performances only
(6/18 ­ 6/22)   
List of musicians out now.
www.hayti.org/blues/  www.Hayti.org

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Opening Reception Thursday, June 14  5 - 7pm
Through July 29
 
*Durham Art Guild's Annual Members' Show
Works of a wide variety of local artists all displayed in one place.
Durham Arts Council  560-2726
120 Morris St (D)
Gallery Hours: Monday-Saturday 9 ­ 9, Sunday 1 - 6
www.durhamartguild.org/

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Opening Reception: Friday, June 15   6:00 - 9:00 p.m. in conjunction with
Durham's monthly Culture Crawl.
Reception with Stephen Aubuchon Friday, June 15, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Stephen Aubuchon's Improvisations with Immediate Theater Collective ---
interpretive dance photographs.

Stephen Aubuchon is ³the most recognized dance photograph ever.²  Roylee
Duvall, owner of the gallery

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


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June 21 - July 7

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
by Tennessee Williams

The greatest play of the 20th century gets a whole new kink in this
erotically-charged staging. Fading Southern belle Blanche DuBois finds
herself in the hellish funhouse of darkest New Orleans. Will her sister
Stella guide her out of impending madness, or will her brutish
brother-in-law Stanley ultimately drag her down?

Performance times:
Thurs-Sat June 21, 22, 23: 8:00 p.m.;
Wed-Sat June 27, 28, 29, 30: 8:00 p.m.;
Sun July 1: 2:00 p.m. matinee;
Thurs-Sat July 5, 6, 7: 8:00 p.m.
note: There will be no performance on July 4.
Tickets: $12 on Thurs, $15 on Fri/Sat/Sun, and Wed.
June 27th is $5 minimum, Pay-What-You-Will performance
$8 Student Rush tickets an hour before every
Performance.
Reservations: call (888) 239-9253.

Common Ground Theater
4815-B Hillsborough Rd.
http://www.apeandastrount.com/

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Saturday, June 23
 
Durham Rising on!

To celebrate the completion of the streetscape construction project, this
free community event includes live music, street performances, beer tasting,
food vendors and more. The main stage will be just across the street from
Through This Lens. 
vent runs 4:00 - 10:00 p.m. The gallery will be open during Durham Rising -
be sure to pay us a visit.

For more information:
Stephen Aubuchon  http://stephenaubuchon.com <http://stephenaubuchon.com/>
Immediate Theater  http://immediatetheatrecollective.org/
Barbara Morgan  http://www.mocp.org/collections/permanent/morgan_barbara.php
Durham Rising  http://durhamrising.com/events.php

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June 16

The 2007 Family Summer Reading Club, with dozens of programs and incentives
planned around the theme ³Get a Clue @ Your Library,² kicks off June 16.
The Family Reading Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Main
Library, 300 N. Roxboro St.  560-0172

The festival will include a performance by the internationally acclaimed
Bouncing Bulldogs competition jump-rope team, the Scrap Exchange,
storytelling with Ron Jones, international music by Alex Weiss, the cool
jazz sounds of DJ Piddipat, a performance by the Durham County Library Book
Cart Drill Team, games, community agencies, prizes, refreshments and special
appearances by Wool E. Bull, Booker the Library Fox and Professor Tusk.

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between June 18 and 21

Burns & Company Performs at Libraries Throughout Durham County

As part of Durham County Library¹s 2007 Family Summer Reading Club, Burns &
Company will perform ³Leroy Gets a Clue About Reading² at libraries
throughout the community.  Between June 18 and 21, entertainers Don and
Kathy Burns will present a fast-paced, 45-minute program that uses
children¹s books, lively audience participation, ventriloquism,
storytelling, puppets, magic and mime to encourage reading.

The first performance will be at 10 a.m. Monday, June 18, at Parkwood Branch
Library, 5122 Revere Road.
On Tuesday, June 19, Burns & Company will be at Stanford L. Warren Branch
Library, 1201 Fayetteville St., at 10 a.m.
and at McDougald Terrace Community Library, 1101 Lawson St., at 4 p.m.
On Wednesday, June 20, performances are at 10:30 a.m. at East Regional
Library, 211 Lick Creek Lane, and at 2 p.m. at Southwest Branch Library,
3605 Shannon Road. 
The final date is Thursday, June 21, when the show will be at 10:30 a.m. at
Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro St. (pre-registration required, 560-0130), and
at 7 p.m. at North Regional Library, 221 Milton Road.

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June 22 and 23

Friends of the Durham Library Summer Book Sale

Friday, June 22, from 4 to 7 p.m.:  Friends members only; memberships sold
at the door
Saturday, June 23, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.:  everyone welcome
Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro St. in downtown Durham

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Thursdays & Sundays, June 21 ­ July 29

Summer Music in the Gardens
with string band, gospel & chamber music

Duke Gardens  660-3356
For tickets call 684-4444 or go to tickets.duke.edu

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American Dance Festival¹s free public programs
www.americandancefestival.org/performances/enhance.html

June 16 at 8 pm
June 30  at 8 pm
July 14 at 8 pm
Acts to Follow
Baldwin Auditorium,  Duke University's East Campus
Thirty professional North Carolina choreographers and companies present work
to ADF audiences and the community in a series of mixed programs.   After
the performance, take your shoes off and join us on stage for a dance party
as we celebrate five years of discovering dance made locally.

June 18 ­ July 13 
Monday,  Tuesday,  Thursday,  Friday at 10:30 am & 1:45 pm
*ADF Tours
Duke University's East Campus
Festival visitors can go behind the scenes, witnessing modern dance in the
making.   ADF docents lead guided tours of classes beginning with an ADF
video presentation.  Call (919) 684-6402 to schedule a tour.

July 6 at 7 pm,  White Lecture Hall on Duke East Campus
July 7 at 2 pm & 4:30 pm,  White Lecture Hall on Duke East Campus
July 8 at 2 pm,  Nasher Museum
Dancing for the Camera: International Festival of Film and Video Dance
The film festival features both juried and curated works of dance designed
for the camera.  The festival is directed and curated by video dance maker
Douglas Rosenberg.
Times and locations are subject to change.

July 20 at 8 pm  
July 21 at 7:30 pm
HU/ADF M.F.A. Performances
Reynolds Industries Theater
Now in its third year, the Hollins University/American Dance Festival Master
of Fine Arts is a highly selective program that admits students from around
the world.  The two evenings of original works, by many well-known and
distinguished artists, are a culmination of year-long creative thesis
projects by the students from the program. For more information please visit
www.hollinsdance.org.

June 20: Russian Festival performers
June 27: Eiko and Koma with Charian and Peace
July 18: Rodger Belman, Dianne McIntyre, and Rudy Perez
Up Close with the Artists
This seminar series features choreographers and dancers performing as part
of the ADF season.   The artists participate in discussions on the nature of
the creative process, the collaborative experience, and other artistic,
cultural, and historical issues relating to dance.

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Semi-permanent installation

Gathering in the Stories
The exhibit chronicles the lives of members of the Duke University Health
System community who have felt the impact of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the
Civil Rights Movement with photographs by Jim Lee and Leah Sobsey.
Duke South (the clinics building) at the Duke University Medical Center.
www.hand.duhs.duke.edu/gatheringinthestories/ (includgin directions)

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Repeats

June 16

Juneteenth Celebration 680-0465
Hayti Heritage Center
804 Old Fayetteville St Durham
12 - 6
³A fun-filled, educational and uplifting day² that features workshops,
seminars, community booths (on voter registration and other issues,)
entertainment, a health fair and presentations on the origin and
significance of Juneteenth with food and merchandise vendors.  Juneteenth is
the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in
the United States.  Today Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom
and emphasizes education and achievement.
www.durhamjuneteenth.net <http://www.durhamjuneteenth.net>

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July 4
July 7 & 8
  
*Festival for the Eno   477-4549
West Point on the Eno.
Roxboro Rd.  
(across from Riverview Shopping Center) Durham
10 am- 6 pm each day
Parking at Durham County Stadium off Duke St & Roxboro roads.
Over 100 performers on 5 stages, over 85 of the region's finest craft
artists, kids activities (including environmental education,) Sustainable
Home and Garden Expo, canoe and raft rentals, hands-on-clay, animals, craft
demonstrations, river activities and working grist mill. Solar-powered
stages.
Admission. The Festival for the Eno is presented by the Eno  River
Association.  All proceeds go to preserve and protect lands in the Eno River
basin.  If you would like to volunteer contact the festival soon.
www.enoriver.org/festival <http://www.enoriver.org/festival>


Laura Drey

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