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The First Annual Piedmont Laureate
Word Tasting!
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Thursday, October 8, 12:30-1:30 pm
Piedmont, 401 Foster Street, Downtown Durham
Jaki Shelton Green, the 2009 Piedmont Laureate, will read selections of her poetry and visit with restaurant patrons at the first Piedmont Laureate Word Tasting, held in Durham at the Piedmont, 401 Foster Street, in downtown Durham, on October 8.
The Word Tasting is a day-long tour of literature and food. Jaki will start the day at the Peace Street Starbucks in Raleigh for breakfast and end the day at Mama Dip's Kitchen in Chapel Hill for dinner.
There is no charge, beyond what patrons purchase at the restaurant. 10% of all proceeds from this event will be donated by the Piedmont Restaurant to the Durham Arts Council.
The Piedmont Laureate Word Tasting is sponsored by the Durham Arts Council, the Orange County Arts Commission, the City of Raleigh Arts Commission and United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County.
Piedmont Restaurant
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Exhibitions at Durham Arts Council
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Artist Brad Williams
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August 21 - November 1, 2009
New Glimmers of Old Glamour: Painting Durham - Large-scale Paintings of Historic Downtown Durham by Annemarie Gugelmann- Allenton Gallery
Water for Elephants - New Paintings by Brad Williams - Semans Gallery
More Information on Exhibits at DAC
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Manbites Dog Theater
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October 2-3, 2009 8:15pm
Jody McAuliffe presents a staged reading of The Rule of Fate by Marlane Meyer
Director: Jody McAuliffe
"Dante's Inferno inspires an expose of a contemporary fictional Hollywood film family in this gritty, funny, shrewd journey in search of the secrets of the bedroom."
Presented as part of Manbites Dog's Other Voices Series
October 29-November 14, 2009
Caleb Calypso and the Midnight Marauders
by Howard Craft
Directed by Joseph Megel
World Premiere
"To be or not to be...all that you can be. Germany, 1989: As the Cold War sputters to an end, a young American soldier struggles to plan his future in a world that's about to change forever. World premiere of a new play by North Carolina playwright Howard Craft."
SHOWS:
Thur-Sat October 29-31, 2009
Thurs-Sun Nov 5-8, 2009
Wed-Sat Nov 11-14, 2009
Shows at 8:15 p.m. except Sunday November 8 at 3:15 p.m
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For more information: Manbites Dog Theater
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Durham Community Concert Band
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DCCB FREE CONCERT at DPAC
October 10, 1pm-2pm
Sun October 11 (rain date) 12pm
DPAC, 123 Vivian Street Durham, NC 27701
Join the Durham Community Concert Band for a free outdoor concert before the DPAC's performance of Grease!
DCCB + Durham School of the Arts Concert
Thu, October 15, 7pm – 9pm
Weaver Auditorium
Joint concert with Durham School of the Arts Wind Ensemble
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Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
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Wednesday, October 14
ZELIG
Directed By: Woody Allen
Starring: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow;
"Human chameleon" Leonard Zelig soars to celebrity in the 1920s and '30s with his unexplained ability to transform himself into anyone he meets. Allen's mockumentary finds Zelig in the unlikeliest of places -- from the intensity of a New York Yankees dugout to the frenzy of a Nazi rally. But his doctor, brainy psychiatrist Dr. Eudora Fletcher, insists that Zelig's condition can only exist in his mind.
8pm
Bay 7 Cinema at American Tobacco Campus
$5 cash, free to Full Frame members
For more information: Full Frame Documentary Festival
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The Durham Savoyards, Ltd.
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The G&S Singers
Sunday, October 18th, 2009 4:00 pm
Fearrington Village at the the Gathering Place
The G&S Singers bring the marvelous melodies and topsy-turvy world of Gilbert and Sullivan to smaller venues such as schools and retirement centers throughout the Triangle and beyond.
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The Scrap Exchange
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Craftland - Holiday Artists' Marketplace
Scrap Exchange Gallery
October 16, 2009-January 12, 2010
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For more information: The Scrap Exchange, (919) 688-6969.
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Mark your calendars!.......
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Durham Arts Council presents the Durham Art Walk November 21-22. More info at www.durhamartwalk.com
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you can't go wrong
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Durham Mayor to present proclamation October 5th
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At the October 5th City Council Meeting in Durham, Mayor William V. "Bill" Bell will be presenting a proclamation to Durham Arts Council's Board of Trustees President, Eddie Blount of KeySource Bank, and Executive Director Sherry DeVries declaring October as National Arts and Humanities Month in Durham.
Piedmont Laureate Jaki Shelton Green will be a special guest in attendance, and will do a selected poetry reading in honor of the occasion.
Please plan to attend and show your support for the Durham Arts Council!
October 5th, 2009 at 7:00pm
Durham City Hall
101 City Hall Plz
Durham, NC 27701-3328
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Celebrating 25 Years of Dance
October 2-3, 2009
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DR. CHARLES "CHUCK" DAVIS & The African American Dance Ensemble present "Treasured History: Restored Legacy":
"Powerful Long Ladder, A Tribute to Women," A 25th Anniversary Home Season Dance Concert, choreographed by Dr. Davis and featuring jazz vocalist Lois Deloatch.
8:00pm
The Carolina Theatre
309 W. Morgan St.
Durham, NC 27701
Box Office: (919) 560-3030.
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The Durham Art Guild presents...
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Ongoing Exhibit: “Pathways to Unknown Worlds: Sun Ra, El Saturn, and Chicago’s Afro-Futuristic Underground 1954-68”
Pathways to Unknown Worlds will showcase a diverse, brilliant, provocative and by-and-large never seen range of materials related to pianist, bandleader, mystic, philosopher, and Afro-Futurist Sun-Ra.
Open Until October 18 in the CCB Gallery at 120 Morris St, Durham, NC.
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The Durham Symphony Orchestra
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Fall Classical Concert
Sunday, October 25, 2009
3:00pm - All Ages
Carolina Theater
309 West Morgan Street
Durham, NC, USA 27701
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Voices Together
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Durham Symphony Benefit Concert
October 25, 2009
Sunday, October 25 will be the debut concert of new Music Director William Henry Curry, as well as the debut of a new partnership between the Durham Symphony and Voices Together, an organization that uses music to bring communication to children and adults in our community with developmental disabilities. We invite you to join us in this unique partnership, and celebrate all the future has in store for both of our organizations!
Carolina Theatre
309 W. Morgan St.
Durham, NC
For ticket information, call (919) 942-2714
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We look forward to seeing you!
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Click here for the additional events listed on the
DURHAM EVENT CALENDAR.
There's art after October too! Don't forget these other organizations receiving DAC grant support:
Carlota Santana Spanish Dance
Carolina Theatre
Choreo-Collective
Durham Children’s Choir
Durham Chorale
Mallarme Chamber Players
Triangle Gay Men’s Chorus
Walltown Children’s Theatre
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Co-sponsored by DAC This Month
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October 15
A New Kind of Listening by Kenny Dalsheimer
Community Film Screening
A New Kind of Listening takes us inside the creative work of the Community Inclusive Theater Group as cast members, some with disabilities and unable to speak, become writers, actors, and dancers in an original theatrical piece. In the process, Chris Mueller-Medlicott, who has never spoken a word and has been mislabeled profoundly mentally retarded, breaks through into stunning self-expression.
The Carolina Theatre (Fletcher Auditorium)
309 W. Morgan St.
Durham, NC 27701
7:30pm
Free and open to the public
For more information, please visit http://anewkindoflistening.com
October 16
Debut Album Release
The Beast, Silence Fiction
Duke Coffeehouse, 8pm
On October 16th, visionary hip-hop quartet The Beast will release Silence Fiction, their self-produced debut album. To celebrate the release of the album, The Beast is headlining a performance at Duke Coffeehouse in Durham. Durham Arts Council is a co-sponsor of the release party along with Vert & Vogue and Robust Records. A portion of proceeds from the album release event will be donated to support the DAC Emerging Artists Program.
Capturing the group's first two years of risk-taking and progressive songwriting, the album presents a fully-fledged introduction to one of the most innovative bands to emerge from North Carolina. The Beast lead vocalist, Pierce Freelon, along with his mother, Nnenna Freelon, 6-time Grammy nominee and former DAC Emerging Artist, assisted DAC in spring 2009 by performing in a special DAC benefit event. View Here
"DAC is thrilled to see the musical legacy of the Freelons continuing to grow and evolve," said DAC Executive Director, Sherry DeVries.
For more information please contact Pierce Freelon: (919) 697-7728.
info@thebeastmusic.com or www.thebeastmusic.com
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