CULTURAL
October 5, 2019
Phoenix Fest
Phoenix Fest is an annual cultural celebration of the business and cultural legacy of Durham’s Hayti community, one of North Carolina’s oldest African American communities. Starting with a parade that features marching bands, motorcycles and classic cars, the festivities continue with musical talent, vendor displays and lip-smacking food.
900 Block Historic Fayetteville Sreet, Durham
(919) 680-2878
www.phoenixfestdurham.com
September 21, 2019
Durham's Civil Rights History Walking Tour
10am
Free Admission
This exciting tour focuses on many of the sites in downtown Durham that were important during the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 60s. Sites visited include the Durham County Courthouse, the Arts Center (originally Durham High School and later City Hall), and the Kress and Woolworth buildings, sites of sit-in protests. Learn about the contributions of ordinary Durham residents to the struggle for equality as well as local leaders like Floyd McKissick and national figures like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who brought America’s attention to the campaign for civil rights in the Bull City.
The tours is organized by Preservation Durham and take place the 3rd Saturday during April-November. The tour lasts 90 minutes and begins at the Durham Farmers' Market at 10 am.
501 Foster Street, Durham
www.preservationdurham.org
January 13, 2020
Jambalaya Soul Academy Writing & Performance Workshop
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Frea Admission
Facilitated by Dasan Ahanu.The Jambalaya Soul Academy offer tools and strategies for writing and performance. You will gain poetry writing tips and prompts, improve your performance, develop new ideas or complete unfinished poems, and share your work with other poets. Bring your notebook, a pen, and an open mind.
St. Joseph's Historic Foundation/Hayti Heritage Center
804 Old Fayetteville St, Durham
www.hayti.org
October 5, 2019
Phoenix Fest
Phoenix Fest is an annual cultural celebration of the business and cultural legacy of Durham’s Hayti community, one of North Carolina’s oldest African American communities. Starting with a parade that features marching bands, motorcycles and classic cars, the festivities continue with musical talent, vendor displays and lip-smacking food.
900 Block Historic Fayetteville Sreet, Durham
(919) 680-2878
www.phoenixfestdurham.com
September 21, 2019
Durham's Civil Rights History Walking Tour
10am
Free Admission
This exciting tour focuses on many of the sites in downtown Durham that were important during the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 60s. Sites visited include the Durham County Courthouse, the Arts Center (originally Durham High School and later City Hall), and the Kress and Woolworth buildings, sites of sit-in protests. Learn about the contributions of ordinary Durham residents to the struggle for equality as well as local leaders like Floyd McKissick and national figures like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who brought America’s attention to the campaign for civil rights in the Bull City.
The tours is organized by Preservation Durham and take place the 3rd Saturday during April-November. The tour lasts 90 minutes and begins at the Durham Farmers' Market at 10 am.
501 Foster Street, Durham
www.preservationdurham.org
January 13, 2020
Jambalaya Soul Academy Writing & Performance Workshop
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Frea Admission
Facilitated by Dasan Ahanu.The Jambalaya Soul Academy offer tools and strategies for writing and performance. You will gain poetry writing tips and prompts, improve your performance, develop new ideas or complete unfinished poems, and share your work with other poets. Bring your notebook, a pen, and an open mind.
St. Joseph's Historic Foundation/Hayti Heritage Center
804 Old Fayetteville St, Durham
www.hayti.org