INC NEWS - Amtrak day trips; Events: concerts, July 4 - 6 Eno Festival, doc movie, photo & more

[Laura Drey]

Amtrak Day Trips

There are a number of reasons to ride Amtrak. I feel better about using mass
transit and the cost comparison is not bad given the price of gas. There is
not the stress of driving and I can watch scenes I would not have if I had
been driving --- towns, industry and farms. I enjoy traveling on the train
because I find it relaxing. The seats have plenty of leg room. There is a
dining car with tables where can you can eat food you bring with you. (One
train has snack food and drinks but the other one does not offer anything.)
 
Day trips are possible on Amtrak.  To the south one may visit High Point,
Salisbury, Charlotte and other cities. The train leaves Durham around 7:30
a.m. and returns to Durham about 8:30 p.m. The trip to Charlotte takes about
2 and a half hours. Other possibilities are to go and return to Raleigh,
Wilson and Rocky Mount on the same day.

There is second Amtrak train that serves North Carolina and continues on to
New York City. From NYC you may transfer to a train that runs onto Boston. A
third train runs between Raleigh and Florida. A fourth route is from
Greensboro to Atlanta. (To go from the Triangle to Atlanta there is a long
layover in Greensboro.)

For Amtrak¹s schedules and fares call 1-800-USA-RAIL.  There are Amtrak
stations in Durham, Raleigh and Cary.  The Durham station is at 400 W.
Chapel Hill St., (near the corner of Gregson & Chapel Hill Streets.)

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Summertime Events

June 26  4 ­ 7 PM

Open House for Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ): new human
rights nonprofit  
Information: 606-8473,  www.southerncoalition.org
<http://www.southerncoalition.org/> .

115 Market Street, Suite 470, (Bull City Business Center), Durham.

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Sunday, June 29   3:00 pm.

Discussion of the dances of Paul Taylor

Ruth Andrien, American Dance Festival faculty member, will discuss the
dances of Paul Taylor, who has been hailed as the world's greatest living
choreographer. Ms. Andrien, an acclaimed former Paul Taylor dancer, will be
accompanied by student dancers from ADF, who will be demonstrating
Taylor-inspired dance movements.

Free and open to the public. Registration requested. Please visit
www.durhamcountylibrary.org to register or call 560-0268 for more
information.

Durham County Main library auditorium
Roxboro Rd., Durham

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Tuesday, July 1  7 p.m.

SNEAK PREVIEW SCREENING
Koppel on Discovery: The People¹s Republic of Capitalism

Q&A with Producer James Blue, Moderated by Ralph Litzinger

In the wake of the catastrophic earthquake in China¹s Sichuan province and
on the eve of the Olympics this August in Beijing, Discovery Channel
Managing Editor Ted Koppel presents Koppel on Discovery: The People¹s
Republic of Capitalism, a sweeping four-part series that examines modern
China.  

Free and open to the public. The advance screening, running about 45
minutes, includes excerpts from the four-part series. A reception will
follow the screening and Q&A. http://cds.aas.duke.edu

In each of the hour-long programs, Koppel and his team of producers explore
America¹s economic relationship with China as well as capitalism¹s effect on
the Chinese people. The documentary traces the interconnected web of
U.S./China trade, from Mexican migrant workers in North Carolina to a
Chongqing teenager working on a boom-box assembly line; quality control
inspectors at Ethan Allen to a Chinese homemaker shopping at Wal-Mart in
Chongqing; and laid-off workers from Briggs & Stratton¹s Rolla, Missouri,
plant to the American who runs the Briggs & Stratton plant in Chongqing.
 
The individual programs focus on China¹s changing values as a result of
urbanization, the role of the automobile in making the Chinese more mobile
while saving some U.S. automakers from financial ruin, and the impact of
corruption on China¹s economy and government efforts to reduce it.

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

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(italics  = new in 2008) July 4, 5 & 6

Festival for the Eno   477-4549  10 am- 6 pm each day  Parking at Durham
County Stadium (off Duke St & Roxboro Roads) only.  Ride shuttle bus to the
park.

Over 100 performers on 5 stages, over 85 of the region's finest craft
artists, kids activities, sustainable home and garden expo, solar-powered
demos, biodiesel workshops, non-profit displays, canoe & raft demos and
rentals, hands-on-clay, dance workshops, instrument museum, reptiles &
amphibians, historical tours, storytellers, games, puppets and working grist
mill.
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. 
www.enoriver.org/festival <http://www.enoriver.org/festival>

West Point on the Eno City Park
Roxboro Rd. (across from Riverview Shopping Center) Durham

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Summer Concerts

June 27: Craicdown (Accoustic)

Brightleaf Square Courtyard Music Series

Brightleaf Square
Main and Gregson Streets (Durham)
Free
www.historicbrightleaf.com/news/index.html
<http://www.historicbrightleaf.com/news/index.html>

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CCB Plaza Concerts sponsored by Durham Parks and Recreation

June 26: Dom Casual and Shipwrecker
June 28 - Stanley Baird (jazz)

5:30 ­ 7:30

DPR offers an evening program of arts and music on the CCB Plaza through
November. 
Free
www.durhamnc.gov/departments/parks/ccb_plaza_music.cfm
<http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/parks/ccb_plaza_music.cfm>

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June 29 Bowerbirds (Forest Folk)

"Music in the Gardens" 684-4444
Sundays through August 3   7 pm unless other time listed
www.dukeperformances.org <http://www.dukeperformances.org>

Duke Gardens Outdoors
$10 general admission, $5 Duke employees, Duke students and children under
12 are free.

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June 27 Yo Mama¹s Big Fat Booty Band

Music On The Lawn   433-1570
Mainly second and fourth Fridays through October
6 ­ 8 pm. Unless another time listed

The series features a mix of acoustic, jazz, blues, bluegrass, Motown and
salsa, combined with WUNC¹s ³Back Porch Music.
Free and open to the public. No picnics.  No coolers.

American Tobacco Amphitheatre
324 Blackwell St. (across from Baseball Athletic Park) (Durham)
www.americantobaccohistoricdistrict.com/
<http://www.americantobaccohistoricdistrict.com/> (see events and exhibits)
 
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June 28 Veeda (R&B) Twin Lakes Park 400 Chandler Rd
 
Summer Concert Series  sponsored by Durham Parks and Recreation 560-4355
Saturdays location varies with every performance 6 ­ 8:30 p.m.

Free. Lawn chairs and blankets welcome. Coolers allowed. No alcohol. Dogs on
leashes. 
www.durhamnc.gov/departments/parks/summer_music_festival.cfm
<http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/parks/summer_music_festival.cfm>

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June 27: Benton Flippen and The Cadillac Stepbacks

Warehouse Blues Series  sponsored by Durham Parks and Recreation 560-4355
and Music Maker 

Fridays 6 ­ 8 pm 

West Village Courtyard
604 W Morgan St. (near Tosca's restaurant in downtown) (Durham)
Free.  Rain or Shine
www.durhamnc.gov/departments/parks/warehouse_blues.cfm
<http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/parks/warehouse_blues.cfm>
www.durhamnc.gov/departments/parks
<http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/parks> (see calendar of events)
 

Laura



















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