Discovering Durham arts
By Kadin Purath | July 16, 2024Culture Editor Kadin Purath examines the Durham arts scene, highlighting different places students can visit to engage with the local arts community
Culture Editor Kadin Purath examines the Durham arts scene, highlighting different places students can visit to engage with the local arts community
“36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime,” a new documentary recounting the aftermath of the murders of three Muslim Americans in Chapel Hill, detailed the Muslim community's fight for its classification as a hate crime. The screening at Carolina Theater was followed by a panel of legal experts that discussed the shooter’s prosecution.
Ideal’s was founded at the start of 2020 with a simple goal: to deliver high quality Northeastern-style sandwiches to Durham residents.
The Chronicle sat down with Isaac Henrion from Isaac’s Bagels, a bagel shop a five-minute walk from the Duke Arts Annex, to talk about his entrepreneurship journey.
“The Surrealist Impulse” provides a thought-provoking exploration of a major cultural movement by showing its impacts on art throughout the decades.
“Stranger Times” explores the childhood story of the Duffer Brothers (the creators of Netflix’s “Stranger Things”) in Durham, their career and the challenge of education in Durham during the pandemic.
Located in Durham’s City Center District, the newly-opened Ella West Gallery lies inside an old brick warehouse. Within this gallery, the exhibition "Return to Parrish Street: A Dream Realized" exhibition showcases and honors Black artistic expression.
Just in time to celebrate the end of another strenuous week of midterm season, Duke students gathered together at a student-organized rave Oct. 6.
Marking its second year in Durham, Slingshot will include a diverse array of notable and up-and-coming artists that dabble within the bounds of dance, electronic, pop and experimental music.
Both on and off Duke’s campus, there are many ways for students to interact with Latine culture or perhaps celebrate their own ancestry during Hispanic Heritage Month.
A three-day music event held annually in the heart of Raleigh, N.C., Hopscotch Music Festival will bring an eclectic array of performers to the Triangle this week from Sept. 7–9.
After taste-testing five Durham boba shops, here are my rankings of the best boba in Durham.
Snap Pea's locally-sourced pop-up dinners tell stories through flavors, textures and sensations.
Summer is in full swing (at least for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere), meaning that it is the perfect time for all things summer: beach trips, picnics and, above all else, ice cream.
Guided by a steadfast community-focused mission, the Restaurant's New American cuisine blends culinary tradition and innovation.
Brightleaf mainstay Rose’s Noodles, Dumplings & Sweets offers a robust selection of creative East Asian-inspired pastries and dishes and an upbeat yet laid-back atmosphere.
To all the Duke students and local Durhamites staying in the area this summer, you would be remiss to not spend some of your time outdoors enjoying a picnic in the sunny — albeit humid — weather.
Marked by a simple yellow sign with stylized red letters, the outside may not inspire awe, but inside is Queeny’s, one of the best spots in Durham for people looking to have a great meal and an even better time.
CJ Monét is a visual artist, poet and musician working at the Golden Belt Warehouse Studios.
SmART is an initiative of the North Carolina Arts Council that aims to use art in a way that boosts the economy of local communities while preserving and highlighting their individual character.