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Cecy’s Art Hall seeks to establish permanent place for art in Durham’s Central Park

By Joel Kohen | February 20, 2019

With almost 10 percent of its undergraduate population hailing from New York, Duke’s student body may have a different idea of what constitutes “Central Park” than local Durhamites. Located just off Main Street and next to the YMCA, Durham Central Park features a playground and hosts the renowned farmers' and art market that also bring food trucks, music and crafts to town. 

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How to celebrate Valentine's Day on and off campus

By Kerry Rork | February 14, 2019

Finding what to do on Valentine’s Day to get in the spirit, with or without a significant other, can be difficult. Some want to focus on the romance, while others to keep their minds away from love altogether. 

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Blackspace and FTMF Talent celebrate Durham's black history in MLK Day show

By Will Atkinson | January 16, 2019

On Feb. 16, 1960, Martin Luther King, Jr., visited Durham’s White Rock Baptist Church — one of five trips he would ultimately make to the city. The speech, delivered to a standing-room-only crowd of an estimated 1,200 people, came just days after four students had initiated a sit-in at Greensboro, N.C.’s Woolworth department store, in what would become one of the most influential protests of the civil rights movement.

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‘The Talk’ brings the discussion surrounding police brutality to the stage

By Nina Wilder | January 9, 2019

In the spring of 2015, Sonny Kelly — an actor, performer, Ph.D. student at UNC-Chapel Hill, and, perhaps most importantly, a black man — was driving his seven-year-old son Sterling to school. He tuned the radio to NPR, as he did most mornings, a routine that allowed him to open up a dialogue with his son about the world’s current events and happenings. 

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A Recess guide to local holiday celebrations

By Jessica Williams | December 5, 2018

As the campus trees change color, a chill fills the air and the sense of dread surrounding finals sets in, Duke is settling into winter. Although it may be difficult to feel festive between exams and essays, the holiday season is a great excuse to take a study break. Here are some upcoming wintry events around Duke and the Triangle to explore this month.

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Shop Independent Durham Week encourages local holiday shopping

By Jessica Williams | November 28, 2018

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are not the only times to find great deals on holiday gifts this year. Shop Independent Durham Week, an annual event held by Durham's nonprofit independent business alliance Sustain-a-Bull, kicked off last Saturday and will run through Sunday.

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Durham Art Guild Art-A-Thon event draws diversity of artists

By Ashley Kwon | November 28, 2018

The weekend before Thanksgiving, the first floor gallery of the Durham Art Council’s building was filled with people gathered to see artists in their temporary studios and purchase their works. All of the artists who participated in the Art-A-Thon event Nov. 17 and 18 were members of the Durham Art Guild, an organization founded in 1948 by a group of artists.

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Costumes at the Carolina: Scenes from NC Comicon 2018

By Christine Wei | November 19, 2018

Outside of Halloween, people do not often dress up in elaborate costumes in otherwise ordinary public spaces. Comicon, however, presents ample opportunity to see some of the most popular comic and television characters come to life. Attendees of all ages cosplay for the event, dressing up as their favorite characters and often adding their own personal twist to their costumes. 

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Ahead of Hollywood remake, Carolina Theatre screens Dario Argento’s 'Suspiria'

By Joel Kohen | October 31, 2018

Given the towering dominance of Hollywood in the modern age of film-making, it seems quite improbable that a production from a smaller European genre cinema could have an everlasting impact on America’s cultural memory. 

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'Rocky Horror' comes to the Carolina Theatre at last

By Jessica Williams | October 31, 2018

After requests for over a decade, one of the most popular Halloween cult classics of all time is coming to the Carolina Theatre this Halloween.

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The Fruit creates a space for performing and visual arts in Durham

By Selena Qian | October 24, 2018

It’s a nondescript pale yellow warehouse building on Dillard St., about a 15 minute walk off East Campus. There’s a couple cars parked outside, some stuffed animals stuck to an area of the wall, and a ramp leading up to the door. By the stuffed animals, there’s a small sign that says, “The Fruit.”

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How to celebrate Halloween in the Triangle

By Jack Rubenstein | October 24, 2018

Spooky season is in full swing here at Duke as students have begun planning their costumes and making plans for Halloween night. While many students head to Chapel Hill for Homegrown Halloween, a Franklin Street celebration that welcomes thousands of attendees, there are plenty of other options in the triangle for a fun night.  

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Durham civil rights tour is a walk through history

By Miranda Gershoni | October 24, 2018

Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Brown v. Board of Education, Montgomery bus boycotts, sit-ins. We’ve grown up learning about segregation; we’ve grown accustomed to the same black and white photos of labeled water fountains, the same sparkling four words that have come to represent an entire movement: “I have a dream.” 

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What to eat at the N.C. State Fair

By Christy Kuesel and Jessica Williams | October 17, 2018

The N.C. State Fair comes to town just once a year, drawing in over 1 million visitors from across the state.

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Ninth Street hosts biannual Sidewalk Sale

By Lena Yannella | October 17, 2018

Despite the first hints of autumn chill, the sun shone bright in Durham on Saturday, creating ideal weather for Ninth Street’s biannual Sidewalk Sale. 

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'Holy Moly!': Duke grads found cannoli food truck

By Jessica Williams | September 19, 2018

One of the newest trucks to hit Durham's food truck scene, Holy Moly Cannoli is a labor of love started by two Duke grads.

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Local food trucks compete for top nacho prize

By Alyssa Wilson | September 19, 2018

This upcoming weekend, Durham Central Park will be home to yet another food-centric event: a Nacho Festival hosted by Qspresso Food Truck.

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Food truck rodeo brings familiar tastes to year-round tradition

By Jessica Williams | September 5, 2018

Home to Durham’s Farmers’ Market every Saturday, Durham Central Park also hosted another exciting culinary event this Labor Day weekend: the Durham Central Park Food Truck Rodeo. 

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Fesenjoon, arepas and pizelles: A look at Chapel Hill's new food hall

By Christy Kuesel and Jessica Williams | August 29, 2018

Food halls have finally come to the Triangle, but when Kelly Taylor first dreamed up Blue Dogwood Public Market three years ago, no one else was thinking about this new national food craze.

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10 Durham hidden arts gems to see this summer

By Jessica Williams | June 8, 2018

2018 has been a significant year for culture at Duke. The opening of the Rubenstein Arts Center on Campus Drive served as a testament to the university's commitment to the arts and the building remains an unmistakable daily reminder of Duke's artistic resources on the bus ride between East and West Campus.