This weekend, say goodbye to May and prepare for the balmy days of June in Durham. This week’s offerings are more activity-oriented. You can try your hand at salsa dancing, explore some small-town festivities and learn how to grow your own culinary herbs. If you’re looking for something to pass the time this weekend, The Chronicle’s Julian Spector has just the seasoning you need.
Thursday:
Salsa Dancing, at Cuban Revolution, 9 p.m. If you’re looking to spice up the night with some hot and heavy dance moves, stop on by the Cuban restaurant, located in Durham’s American Tobacco Campus. A $5 cover charge gets you access to a half-hour salsa lesson at 9 and then hours of dancing into the wee hours of the night. If you get hungry or thirsty in the process, check out the restaurant’s Cuban food and tropical milkshakes, like guava or espresso.
Friday:
Last Fridays in Hillsborough, 6:30-9:30 p.m. The historic town of Hillsborough is just a 20-minute drive from Duke and has plenty to offer, from chocolate shops to dog-friendly music bars. For the last Friday of the month, they put on a festival of arts, food and music on the lawn of their old courthouse. This week includes a performance by the Galactic Cowboy Orchestra, which blends bluegrass, rock, world music and a few other genres too.
Now You See Me, at local movie theaters. Tricks and cash fly hard and fast in this new thriller, which looks like it will be The Prestige meets Ocean’s Eleven. A team of illusionists is robbing banks around the world and redistributing the cash to their audiences as the necessary Hollywood FBI team races to keep up. An intriguing premise, and likable actors like Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson, should make it fun to watch.
Saturday:
Culinary Herbs Workshop, 10 a.m.-noon at West Aspect at the Eno Town Park. If you’re into cooking and want to learn how to grow your own parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, head over to the scenic Eno Park (5101 North Roxboro Road) for a tutorial with a master gardener. Stick around afterward for a hike along the forested shores of the Eno River, a nearby escape into nature.
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