INC NEWS - Events: Bimb é activities, swimming indoors, Taste of Durham Festival, photos & more

Thu May 15 15:48:49 EDT 2008

Events

Hi,

Please spread the word!

People can help safely and effectively decrease the number of mosquitoes by
limiting their breeding sites --- removing sources of standing water. Spring
is the time to begin taking action. A bottle cap can hold enough water for
mosquitoes to breed. Clogged roof gutters are a key source for mosquitoes.
(If gutters are not hung at a proper downward slope water will accumulate.)
Check carefully for standing water in your yard than drain or fill areas
where stagnate water has been located. If you have any culverts or ditches
try to clean them so that water moves freely. Empty, remove, cover or turn
upside-down any container that will hold water.

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Ivy, especially English ivy, can be harmful.  Try to keep ivy off of homes
and away from plants.  Ivy damages paint, bricks and mortar.  Ivy can choke
trees and bushes.  English ivy is a good place for mosquitoes to reproduce.
Ivy can also become home to lots of weeds & unwanted volunteers.  Ivy is
easier to remove after rain.

Events

The 39th Annual Bimbé Festival features activities all week long!

THURSDAY MAY 15  6:00 p.m.  8:00 p.m.

Tobacco Road Series Premiere Series Concert

CCB Plaza (201 Corcoran St.)
The first in a series of Thursday evening Blues and Jazz programming.

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THURSDAY MAY 15   6:00 p.m.  8:00 p.m.

Bimbé Open Mic

MarVell Center (119 W. Main St.)
Featuring Dasan Ahanu and Monica Daye
Tobacco Road Series Premiere Series Concert

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FRIDAY MAY 16  6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Third Friday on CCB Plaza presents BimbéYouth Dance (201 Corcoran St.)

Local youth dance companies such as Eclipse Productions, Collage Dance
Company and the Southern High School Dance Program will showcase different
dance styles and teach participants some of the latest new dance moves. DJ
Yammy will spin some fresh and old school dance beats to get everyone
involved.

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FRIDAY MAY 16  6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

"Jazzy Friday" 

Hayti Heritage Center
804 Old Fayetteville St. at the Lyda Moore Merrick Gallery
Gallery Opening for James Ransome exhibition Down Home featuring the Baron
Tymas Trio and light refreshments. Gallery talk by James Ransome, prints and
art for sale. 
www.hayti.org.

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SATURDAY MORNING MAY 17 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Heritage Arts For Youth Program
"Visual Storyteller Workshop and Readings"
Featuring artist James Ransome

Hayti Heritage Center
804 Old Fayetteville St.

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Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18

Bimbe Cultural Arts Festival 560-4355   Saturday 1 p.m. -10:00 p.m   Sunday
from 1:00 p.m.  6:00 p.m.
Historic Durham Bulls Athletic Park
The Festival will take place on Saturday features an eclectic mix of music
and dance celebrating African American traditions.  On Sunday there is a
host of jazz and gospel performances. There will also be a Market place for
visual artist exhibits and many other vendors. The theme of this year's
celebration is "It's a Family Reunion."
www.durhamnc.gov/departments/parks
<http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/parks> (see 38th Annual Bimbe festival)

For more information about the artists and the weekend performance schedule
visit the web at http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/parks/bimbe_Index.cfm
or call (919) 560-4355.

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Friday, May 16, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Opening Reception with Ramona Bultman-Lewis

On display May 16 - June 17
Thick as Thieves: Images from the Bultman Family 1930  1942 and selections
from The Elmina Series <http://www.throughthislens.com/>
by Ramona Bultman-Lewis

Thick as Thieves: Images from the Bultman Family 1930-1942, offers a glimpse
into the lives of a successful mixed race family living in Sumter, South
Carolina during the years of the Great Depression and up to U.S. involvement
in World War II. These are photographs Bultman-Lewis made at Elmina Castle
in Ghana, West Africa which she has digitally enhanced with Ghanaian
proverbs and Adinkra symbols.

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

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Sunday, May 18  2:00 p.m.

The Socialist, the Architect and the Twisted Tower Documentary Film
Screening

When Johnny Örbäck saw the marble Twisted Torso sculpture in 1999, he knew
exactly what he had to have. As CEO of the Swedish co-operative housing
association HSB, he was determined for world-renowned architect Santiago
Calatrava to design a residential building based on the same visionary
concept. 

The film traces the behind-the-scenes construction of the Turning Torso, a
54-story public housing structure that now stands in Malmö, Sweden.
Schedules, budgets, investors and dreams collide in this narrative of epic
proportions.

Nasher Museum Auditorium
Durham

Tickets - FREE to Full Frame & Nasher Museum Members.
General public $6 cash.
Tickets available day of event.

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Saturday, May 24

Taste of Durham Festival 2008 Serving all of Durham and beyond!

Live Performances All Day Long!  Wine & Beer Tasting! The Dancing!   Family
Fun! With an International twist!
Festivals within a Festival: Restaurant Food Sampling, Eclectic music lineup
features known and emerging artists: highlights of main stage entertainment
for 2008 include Latin beats by Jose Conde y Ola Fresca, taste of the Blues
by Seth Walker. Afro beats with The Afromotive , funk and soul by The Boogie
Hustlers, and a taste of jazz with John Brown Jazz Orchestra. Mark Gauthier,
comedian/actor is the host/master of ceremonies. Performance Showcase,
International Dance Demonstrations, International Wine Tasting Pavilion,
International Beer Tasting Garden, Chef Demonstrations, Taste of New
Orleans Mardi Gras, Art is Alive: Interactive Showcase of Art and Cultural
Exploration.  www.tasteofdurham.org

Outdoors at Imperial Center Surrounding Winchester Place
4309 Emperor Blvd., Durham  (Page Rd Exit 282 off Interstate 40)

General Admission: $4 advance & $6 at festival.  Free admission for children
under 12 Time: 11am to 7pm
Coins for food and beverages sold separately.

Produced by The Community Chest, Inc. (TCC) (501-c-3) a nonprofit  572-6551
Proof is in our pudding! We support community in so many ways.
    We try to support economic development with our systems and offer
visibility opportunities for restaurants, independent business owners and
corporate participants. Our platform is designed to help business promote,
build brand, support business development, and provide a marketing platform
to "thrive" in a competitive environment.
   TCC welcomes anyone seeking a quality place that transports you to a good
place, great food, live music, and a slice of the good life with an
international twist at the Taste of Durham on May 24th 2008.Our welcome mat
is substantial. 

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through May 28

Literacy Through Photography: An Exhibit of Pictures and Writing

The Literacy Through Photography (LTP) program challenges children to
explore their world as they photograph scenes from their lives and use their
images as catalysts for verbal and written expression. The scenes are framed
around four thematic explorationsself-portrait, community, family, and
dreams. LTP promotes an expansive use of photography across different
curricula and disciplines, building on the information that children
naturally possess and connecting them with broader perspectives and ways of
communicating. Students furthermore gain new ways of viewing themselves and
their communities.

More than 140 third- through fifth-graders participated. On display in this
exhibition are their self-portraits, their community photographs, and their
writings. 

MORE ABOUT LTP: http://cds.aas.duke.edu/ltp/
MORE ABOUT EMILY K CENTER: http://www.emilyk.org/

Emily Krzyzewski Center
904 W. Chapel Hill Street, Durham

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Through May 30

Children and the Experience of Illness: 2008 Class Projects

Duke University Hospital North, First Floor Exhibit Hall

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May/June Show

By and By: A Journal Exhibition
Mark Cunningham and Mary Yordy are curating a show of Artist Journals.

The Scrap Exchange 688-6960
548 Foster Street, Durham
<http://www.scrapexchange.org>

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Brightleaf Square Concert Series www.historicbrightleaf.com/news/index.html

May 16  7 - 9 PM  
Edsel 500 ( Blues/Swing/Rockabilly)
The great thing about this music is that it seems to transcend age and
musical taste.  Many young people enjoy the shows just as much as the folks
who were there to actually witness the birth of Rock & Roll.²

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Thursday, May 22 7 - 9 PM
The Flabbergasters (Variety/Cover/Dance)
GUARANTEED to rock the house!!! More than just a band, The Flabbergasters
unique blend of Pop, Disco, Beach Music, Rock, Funk, Hip Hop, R&B, Soul,
Jazz, Motown, and Top 40's (70's, 80's, to present.

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To be added to galleries and the CDS list serve contact:

"St. Joseph's Historic Foundation" <hayti at hayti.pmailus.com>

Through This Lens photo gallery, framing and gifts
<through.this.lens at mindspring.com> has a list serve with notices of
receptions 687-0250

The Scrap Exchange <news at scrapexchange.org> 688-6960 In the Neighborhood is
a list of events throughout the Triangle

Do you know about list serves to join and web pages to go to so that people
can find out about events on their own?

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN DOWNTOWN DURHAM,
INCLUDING EVENTS, you may subscribe to:

Arts & Business Coalition of Downtown (ABCD)
http://ABCDdurham.com or contact at ABCDdurham.com

(ABCD's Mission: To promote the creation of an economically diverse and
culturally vibrant community in Downtown Durham in which to work and live.
ABCD list serve has the option of getting the emails as they are initiated
or in a compiled format.)

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[The visitors and Convention Bureaus are]  required by law to do inventories
and make them available as are the visitor bureaus in most communities.

It is about 3,100 events in a given yearŠOver 8,000 events are searchable at
www.durhameventcalendar.com <http://www.durhameventcalendar.com/>   or
www.durhamartscalendar.com <http://www.durhamartscalendar.com/>   There is
also a weekly eCalendar.  If people fear they¹ve been overlooked there are
instructions on these sites for submitting events. [People are encouraged]
to submit events if we missed them.  Many CVB¹s deal with only certain types
of events but in Durham, officials asked DCVB to maintain the calendar as
broad and deep as possible as a service to the community, not just visitors
or certain groups.

Things to see and do are posted at www.durham-nc.com
<http://www.durham-nc.com/>  .

If you¹re looking for a portal to other communities, its at www.visit.nc.org
<http://www.visit.nc.org/>  and www.visitnc.com <http://www.visitnc.com/>

DCVB also uses the inventory to populate calendars around the country.

Reyn Bowman 
Updated May 1, 2008

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Exercising in Durham¹s Public Recreation Facilities (Summer hours are
reduced for lap and recreational swimming due to classes and life guard
instruction.)

Edison Johnson at Rock Quarry  560-4265
600 W. Murray (next door to the Museum of Life and Science between Duke St.
and Roxboro Rd) (D)
Has lap swimming, water aerobics classes and water recreation year round.
Swim lessons.  Edison Johnson has also has racquetball and basketball courts
as well as a senior land aerobics class.

Campus Hills at I.R. Holms Recreation Center 560-4444
2000 S. Alston Ave  Campus Hills (close to North Carolina Central¹s Law
School) (D)  
Has racket and basketball courts and a weight room. Has lap swimming, water
aerobics classes and water recreation year round.

For more information on all Parks and Recreation programs go to:
http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/parks/ if you click on the PlayMore
brochure for a PDF file that has information on all classes and programs
until May. It also includes information about summer swim class
registration.  

Laura

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