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February 2, 2019
Annual NC MLK/Black History Month Parade
12pm - 2pm
Featuring marching bands, step teams, dance groups, school and church groups, cars, trucks, businesses, civic organization and more. Durham School Board Member Minnie Forte-Brown, President of North Carolina School Board Association and Durham County Commissioner Brenda Howerton, Immediate Past President - North Carolina Association of County Commissioners will serve as Grand Marshals.
WG Pearson Magnet Elementary School
3501 Fayetteville Street, Durham
February 10, 2019
Storyteller Donna Washington
3pm
Free Admission
Donna Washington has been making her living telling stories for 30 years, and she is also an award winning author and recording artist. Based in Durham, she has traveled all over America and internationally sharing stories with audiences of all ages. She also teaches workshops, residencies, and master classes for storytellers of all ages. She has performed at thousands of schools & libraries and numerous storytelling festivals throughout the country. She has also been featured at numerous storytelling festivals including the 2004 National Storytelling Festival, The Illinois Storytelling Festival, The Three Rivers Festival, The St. Louis Storytelling Festival, The NC StoryFest, The Corn Island and Cave Run Festivals in Kentucky, and the Broward County Children's & Ocala Storytelling Festivals in Florida - just to name a few. Even though this event is free to attend, tickets are required, as seating is limited. Please reserve your free ticket in advance. There will be a very limited number of tickets will also be available at the Museum the day of the event. Please visit the information table outside Daniels Auditorium beginning at 2 p.m. on the show date. This concert is supported in part by the North Carolina Museum of History Associates and North State Bank.
North Carolina Museum of History
5 East Edenton Street
(919) 664-8333
www.pinecone.org
On view until March 31, 2019
Museum of Durham History Exhibit: Louis Austin and the Carolina Times
Louis Austin and the Carolina Times, which uses the life of Louis Austin as a lens through which to view the African American struggle for equality in Durham, reveals the important role played by the press. While this exhibit is centered on the life of Louis Austin, it also narrates the story of other movement activists in Durham, including attorney Conrad Pearson, who fought for over three decades to integrate higher education and public schools in North Carolina. It also tells the story of Private Booker T. Spicely, who was shot and killed by a white bus driver for transgressing the color line on a Durham bus in 1944. The exhibit shines a light on the sit-in for desegregation at an ice cream parlor, and the integration of Durham High School.
Museum of Durham History
500 West Main Street, Durham
(919) 246-9993
museumofdurhamhistory.org
April 10, 2019
Carrie Mae Weems: Past Tense
7:30 pm
Admission: $27+
Through spoken word combined with still and moving imagery, iconic American photographer Carrie Mae Weems examines the right to justice and peace through the lens of the classic play Antigone.
Memorial Hall
114 E. Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill
(919) 843-3333
www.carolinaperformingarts.org
February 2, 2019
Annual NC MLK/Black History Month Parade
12pm - 2pm
Featuring marching bands, step teams, dance groups, school and church groups, cars, trucks, businesses, civic organization and more. Durham School Board Member Minnie Forte-Brown, President of North Carolina School Board Association and Durham County Commissioner Brenda Howerton, Immediate Past President - North Carolina Association of County Commissioners will serve as Grand Marshals.
WG Pearson Magnet Elementary School
3501 Fayetteville Street, Durham
February 10, 2019
Storyteller Donna Washington
3pm
Free Admission
Donna Washington has been making her living telling stories for 30 years, and she is also an award winning author and recording artist. Based in Durham, she has traveled all over America and internationally sharing stories with audiences of all ages. She also teaches workshops, residencies, and master classes for storytellers of all ages. She has performed at thousands of schools & libraries and numerous storytelling festivals throughout the country. She has also been featured at numerous storytelling festivals including the 2004 National Storytelling Festival, The Illinois Storytelling Festival, The Three Rivers Festival, The St. Louis Storytelling Festival, The NC StoryFest, The Corn Island and Cave Run Festivals in Kentucky, and the Broward County Children's & Ocala Storytelling Festivals in Florida - just to name a few. Even though this event is free to attend, tickets are required, as seating is limited. Please reserve your free ticket in advance. There will be a very limited number of tickets will also be available at the Museum the day of the event. Please visit the information table outside Daniels Auditorium beginning at 2 p.m. on the show date. This concert is supported in part by the North Carolina Museum of History Associates and North State Bank.
North Carolina Museum of History
5 East Edenton Street
(919) 664-8333
www.pinecone.org
On view until March 31, 2019
Museum of Durham History Exhibit: Louis Austin and the Carolina Times
Louis Austin and the Carolina Times, which uses the life of Louis Austin as a lens through which to view the African American struggle for equality in Durham, reveals the important role played by the press. While this exhibit is centered on the life of Louis Austin, it also narrates the story of other movement activists in Durham, including attorney Conrad Pearson, who fought for over three decades to integrate higher education and public schools in North Carolina. It also tells the story of Private Booker T. Spicely, who was shot and killed by a white bus driver for transgressing the color line on a Durham bus in 1944. The exhibit shines a light on the sit-in for desegregation at an ice cream parlor, and the integration of Durham High School.
Museum of Durham History
500 West Main Street, Durham
(919) 246-9993
museumofdurhamhistory.org
April 10, 2019
Carrie Mae Weems: Past Tense
7:30 pm
Admission: $27+
Through spoken word combined with still and moving imagery, iconic American photographer Carrie Mae Weems examines the right to justice and peace through the lens of the classic play Antigone.
Memorial Hall
114 E. Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill
(919) 843-3333
www.carolinaperformingarts.org