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Keep It A Bean: One Year at The Durham
Keep It A Bean has spent the past year building its café culture, curated playlists, and Friday-night crowd right here in Durham. This is the one-year mark.…
Hush Hush: Improv Comedy Based on Your Secrets
Join Hush Hush for a special comedy show full of deep laughs and true revelations. Each show, audience members add their anonymous confessions into our bucket…
Bachata Fixation with DJ Numinus
Join us every Third Friday for sexy bachata beats, epic dance moves, and refreshing spirits served by the best bartenders in town! $10 admission – free lesson…
Run For Refugees
Lace up your running shoes and join World Relief Durham for the 3rd annual Run for Refugees 5K on Saturday, August 22! Runners, walkers, families and community…
The Courageous Action: Do It Scared Conference
Courageous Action: The Do It Scared Conference is a one-day experience designed to inspire courage, personal growth, and mental wellness through powerful…
Encaustic Painting
Come join us for this hand-on beginner level encaustic painting workshop. All materials are provided.
Downtown Durham Historian-Guided Tour
Experience the history of downtown Durham, strolling between the city’s historic sites. Learn of Durham’s pivotal role in the industrialization of the American…
Paint Pouring
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Intermediate Stained Glass: Experience Required, Fall Themes
This is a three-hour class in which students will build on the basics of the copper foil or “Tiffany” method of creating stained glass. This process includes…
Doggie Pool Pawty
We will have doggie pools setup, a bubble machine, doggie broth cubes for cooling down, pup cups available. Sip a human beverage while your furry pal has the…
Downtown Durham African American Historian-Guided Tour
Durham: the mecca of black capitalism and the center of North Carolina’s African American business community. Join a local historian on this guided walking…
Summer Concerts in the Park at Forest Park
Join Durham Parks and Recreation for Summer Concerts in the Park, a FREE, family-friendly summer concert series that brings the Bull City’s parks to life with…
Downtown Durham True Crime Walking Tour
From mayoral candidates turned murder suspects, to terrifying cult leaders, to dramatic gangster dramas. Join us on the guided Durham True Crime Tour, hosted…
Nitro Circus 2.0
Nitro Circus Live is BACK — bigger, wilder, and more extreme than ever! Experience the world’s best FMX, BMX, scooter, and stunt athletes throwing down…
The Mountain Goats
Hi it’s John Darnielle and this is the new Mountain Goats bio. Every time you make a record you have to have a new bio and it’s a whole thing. Sometimes you…
Durham Ghost Walk
Explore the spooky side of Durham’s history on this tour of the city’s most haunted locations. From the disgraced sons of tobacco giants who continue to roam…
Fourth Sunday Social Rides
Pull up and ride with us! Black Spoke Society’s Fourth Sunday rides are no-drop, social-paced group rides built for connection, joy, and getting outside…
Strength Training Class
Celebrate the summer season with a fun and challenging Strength workout class with Beltane Strength & Fitness. Highlight your strength, empowerment, and fun…
Phone Free Fun
Want to escape the screens? Need desperately to put your phone down but find it too challenging? Take this opportunity to bond with your friends while everyone…
Printmaking workshop
Enjoy a two-hour workshop on the basics of printmaking using a gelli plate. You will leave with many prints to share, frame, or use in your current art…
Durham Geek and Grub Market (Wizard Edition)
Come out and join us for the WIZARD Edition of the Geek and Grub Market at the Durham Armory! This fun and FREE event features 40+ geektastic vendors, food…
Beginner Fused and Stained Glass Votives
Learn the basics of Fused and Stained glass in this combination class series. In day one, students will create 4 small 2X4 inch fused glass panels. In day two,…
Sunday DRIFT Rooftop DJ Sets at The Velvet Hippo!
Every Sunday from 4-7pm, you’ll hear music drifting from the rooftop on Orange Street! Our Sunday afternoon DJ sets are a great way to end your weekend on a…
Anime Night
Come join other anime enthusiasts to discuss your favorite animes, exchange mangas, and watch some fresh shows together! Whether you’re a longtime fan or just…