Preservation Durham's Lunch and Learn Returns in October |
| September ~ Fall Festivals
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 Labor Day
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Bull Durham Blues Festival, 7:30pm Friday, 1:00pm-12:00am Saturday, Durham Performing Arts Center and St. Joseph’s Performance Hall at Hayti Heritage Center. The 23rd annual festival features musicians from all over the country as well as local talent. $35 in advance. For more information call (919)-683-1709.
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Preservation Durham's Tobacco Heritage Walking Tour, 10:00am, Durham Farmer's Market, Durham Central Park, Foster Street. Tour the tobacco warehouses and factories downtown as docents tell stories about the history of the tobacco industry from the point of view of people who lived and worked in Durham when the Golden Leaf was king. FREE. For more information, contact Preservation Durham at (919)-682-3036 or by email. |
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Tobacco Harvest and Hornworm Festival. 10:00am-4:00pm, Duke Homestead State Historic Site and Tobacco Museum, 2828 Duke Homestead Rd. Browse local artists' wares all day. Costumed interpreters demonstrate tobacco harvesting, stringing, and curing. Hear the sounds of the only tobacco auction left in Durham. Enjoy the hornworm race, MoonPie eating contest, musical entertainment, refreshments, and much more! Duke Homestead, a National Historic Landmark, was the early home of Washington Duke, who with his sons later founded the American Tobacco Company in Durham. FREE. For more information, call at (919)-477-5498. |
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Piper-Cox Open House. 2:00pm-4:00pm, Few's Ford Access, Eno River State Park, 6101 Cole Mill Road. Tour this restored historic home and hear about its inhabitants and pioneer life during the early 1800s. FREE. For more information, call (919)-383-1686. |
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 Preservation Durham's Historic Happy Hour 5:30-7:00pm, location to be announced. This new program aims to provide a networking forum for folks interested in learning about preservation related issues in Durham. For more information or to join Preservation Durham, call the Preservation Durham office at (919)-682-3036 or email.
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Third Friday 6:00-11:00 pm, Downtown Historic District. Events at the Scrap Exchange, CCB Plaza, and more. Gallery crawl with live music and other performances. Maps available at each participating location. FREE. For general information about Third Friday Durham, please email. |
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Preservation Durham's Civil Rights Legacy Walking Tour. 10:00am, Durham Farmer's Market, Foster Street. Visit places where civil rights were won in Durham as docents tell stories about Dr. Martin Luther King's visit, lunch counter sit ins, school desegregation, and the struggle that took place in the Bull City. FREE. For more information, contact Preservation Durham at (919)-682-3036 or by email.
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Centerfest Arts Festival. 10:00am-6:pm Saturday, 12:00pm-6:00pm Sunday, Foster Street, Durham Central Park District. See crafters demonstrate and sell their wares, musicians entertain, vendors sell delicious food during the 36th annual Centerfest. A Durham institution! FREE ($3.00 donation suggested.) For more information, call (919)-560-2722.
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Preservation Durham's 35th Anniversary Party. 5:00-7:30pm, Hill House, 900 South Duke Street. Celebrate the close of our 35th anniversary year! The celebration also welcomes members of Preservation North Carolina who are holding their annual meeting in Durham. Tickets are $35. For more information, contact Preservation Durham at (919)-682-3036 or by email.
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Preservation Durham's Architecture and Landscape Walking Tour. 10:00am, Durham Farmer's Market, Foster Street. Learn about the growth of the Downtown Historic District as docents tell stories about the changes that have taken place as Durham changed from a center of industry to the City of Medicine. FREE. For more information, contact Preservation Durham at (919)-682-3036 or by email.
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Road To Secession.. 10:00am-3:00pm. Bennett Place, 4409 Bennett Memorial Rd. Experience what life was like for the people of Piedmont North Carolina during the opening months of the Civil War. In 1861, civilians rushed to the Southern Cause by enlisting in to military service. Visit an enlistment camp at the beginning of the American Civil War. Recruits will receive their enlistment papers, hardtack and coffee rations, and begin life of a soldier in the Confederate Army. The visitor center will be open with a museum gallery interpreting the life of the Bennett family and the events of the surrender in 1865. Bennett Place was the site of the largest troop surrender at the end of the Civil War when Confederate General Joseph Johnston surrendered his army of 89,000 soldiers to Union General William T. Sherman on April 26, 1865. FREE. For more information call (919) 383-4345. |
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COMING NOVEMBER 12: PRESERVATION DURHAM 8TH ANNUAL PRESERVATION PARTY
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| October ~ Fall Fun
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Durham County Library Book Sale, Friday 4-7pm, Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 2-5pm, Main Library, corner of Roxboro and Holloway Streets. Friends of the Library members only sale on Friday, memberships available at the door. Bag sale Sunday. For more information, contact the Durham County Library at (919)-560-0150.
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 6th Annual North Carolina Archives Week
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Preservation Durham's Tobacco Heritage Walking Tour, 10:00am, Durham Farmer's Market, Foster Street. Tour the tobacco warehouses and factories downtown as docents tell stories about the history of the tobacco industry from the point of view of people who lived and worked in Durham when the Golden Leaf was king. FREE. For more information, contact Preservation Durham at (919)-682-3036 or email Preservation Durham.
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Third Friday Durham 6:00-10:00pm, Downtown. A Downtown Durham monthly art, theatrical, and social event - promoted and organized by volunteers. Artists of various types of mediums will showcase their works at downtown galleries, theatrical spaces, restaurants and nightclubs. All events are open to the public. FREE. For more information, email Third Friday Durham.
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Preservation Durham's Civil Rights Legacy Walking Tour. 10:00am, Durham Farmer's Market, Foster Street. Visit places where civil rights were won in Durham as docents tell stories about Dr. Martin Luther King's visit, lunch counter sit ins, school desegregation, and the struggle that took place in the Bull City. FREE. For more information, contact Preservation Durham at (919)-682-3036 or email Preservation Durham.
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Twilight Tour at Historic Stagville 6:30pm to 10:30pm Historic Stagville, 5828 Old Oxford Highway. Stagville, a State Historic Site, was once one of the largest plantations in the South, and remaining buildings include the Bennehan-Cameron House, slave houses at Horton Grove, and the Great Barn. FREE admission, but donations accepted. For more information call Historic Stagville at (919) 620-0120. |
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Preservation Durham's Lunch and Learn: The Trinity College Historical Society. 11:30am, Pop's Restaurant, 605 W. Main Street, West Village. Tim Pyatt, Duke University Archivist, will provide an overview of the history and collection of the Trinity College Historical Society. After lunch, as a special "dessert" we will be able to visit the Biddle Rare Book Room in Perkins Library to see some actual artifacts from the collection! Season tickets available to Preservation Durham members for $70. Individual event tickets are $20 for Preservation Durham members; $18 for our senior members; and $25 for others. Paid reservations are required by the Monday before the event. For more information, to order tickets, or to join Preservation Durham, call the Preservation Durham office at (919)-682-3036 or email Preservation Durham.
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Preservation Durham's Architecture and Landscape Walking Tour. 10:00am, Durham Farmer's Market, Foster Street. Learn about the growth of the Downtown Historic District as docents tell stories about the changes that have taken place as Durham changed from a center of industry to the City of Medicine. FREE. For more information, contact Preservation Durham at (919)-682-3036 or email Preservation Durham.
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Preservation Durham's 3rd Annual Ghost {Building} Walking Tour. 1:00pm-4:00pm. See before your very eyes lost streetscapes in Downtown Durham! FREE ( $5 suggested donation). Rain date Sunday, October 31. For more information, contact Andy Edmonds at (919)-608-0158 or email.
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