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 May is National Historic Preservation Month
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Tobacco Planting Day, 9:00am-12:00pm, Duke Homestead, 2828 Duke Homestead Road. Join the staff in transplanting tobacco seedlings and help start the site's yearly tobacco field. Duke Hometead, a National Historic Landmark and State Historic Site, is the farm where Washington Duke began the tobacco business that grew into the American Tobacco Company. FREE. For more information, contact Duke Homestead at (919)-477-5498 or by email. |
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Film Premiere: Upbuilding Whitted, 7:00pm, Center for Documentary Studies, 1317 W. Pettigrew St. The new documentary film Upbuilding Whitted explores the meaning and significance of the long-abandoned Whitted school building, Durham's first African-American high school, through the eyes of former students, teachers and community leaders. FREE. Presented by the NCCU Department of English and Mass Communication. For more information, contact the Center for Documentary Studies at (919)-660-3663 or by email. |
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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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Preservation Durham's Annual Meeting and 2012 Places in Peril Announcement 11:30am, Pop's Restaurant, 605 W. Main Street, West Village. 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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Third Friday, 5:00-9:00pm, Downtown. Tour artists' studios, galleries, and more! Also featuring music at CCB Plaza as part of the Bimbe Cultural Arts Festival. FREE. For more information, call (919)-599-0684. |
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Bimbe Cultural Arts Festival. CCB Plaza, Parrish and Corcoran Streets and Hayti Heritage Center, 800 Fayetteville Street. One of the oldest cultural festivals in the country celebrates its 43rd year in 2012! Bimbe is one of the region's most comprehensive celebrations of music, art, and dance, from African and Caribbean to reggae and rap. FREE. For more information, contact Durham Parks Department at (919)-560-4355.
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Preservation Durham's Civil Rights Legacy Walking Tour. 10:00am, Durham Farmer's Market, Durham Central Park, 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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Preservation Durham's Architecture and Landscape Walking Tour. 10:00am, Durham Farmer's Market, Durham Central Park, 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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| June ~ Summer Fun |
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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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Third Friday, 5:00-9:00pm, Downtown. Tour artists' studios, galleries, and more! FREE. For more information, call (919)-599-0684. |
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Preservation Durham's Civil Rights Legacy Walking Tour. 10:00am, Durham Farmer's Market, Durham Central Park, 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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Preservation Durham's Architecture and Landscape Walking Tour. 10:00am, Durham Farmer's Market, Durham Central Park, 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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