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Durham Performing Arts Center

DPAC Returns – After a year with the lights off, the sounds of Broadway shows and other performances will ring out again at the Durham Performing Arts Center when the complex re-opens in August 2021. DPAC promises a spectacular show or performance for every cultural palate from comedians, musicals and in-between.To find events go to https://www.dpacnc.com/. DPAC Venue Photos: HuthPhoto

2021-06-14T14:51:08-04:00June 14th, 2021|Arts & Culture|

North Carolina Symphony

The NC Symphony (NCS) has a longstanding tradition of bringing its community together through music year-round, and at the holidays with Pops and Special Event Concerts. In the summer, thousands of North Carolinians gather for music under the stars at Summer Fest concerts at the Symphony’s summer home, Koka Booth Amphitheatre. The 2020-21 lineup promises something for everyone. To find [...]

2021-06-14T14:26:09-04:00June 14th, 2021|Arts & Culture|

Play Ball!

After a long drought without baseball in 2020, fans are eager to get back in the stands to watch the all-American sport while eating a hotdog washed down with a cold beer. It’s easy to find a game since North Carolina has minor league baseball teams located throughout the Triad and Triangle [...]

2021-05-12T14:15:28-04:00May 12th, 2021|Recreation & Leisure|

7 Great Trips (Even During Covid)

National Parks are open for business and offer an out-of-doors, socially distanced, alternative that is really fun. You’ll get some exercise and it’s a destination you can enjoy with relative safety. There are a number of National Parks along the eastern seaboard that can be accessed within a days-plus drive. [...]

2021-01-22T19:57:34-05:00January 22nd, 2021|Travel|

Pickleball is Hot!

Pickleball, in fact, is not “new” at all. It was invented in 1965 by three dads summering with their families on Bainbridge Island. The sport has seen amazing growth in popularity in recent years particularly with older adults. In Florida, at The Villages, one of the South’s largest retirement communities, over 200 pickleball courts [...]

2020-11-10T16:41:50-05:00November 10th, 2020|Recreation & Leisure|

Candles for a Cure – WFU Student Honors Her Mother’s Memory

Few of our memories from 1st grade stick with us but one 1st grade memory for Taylor Graustein remains vivid. The morning her mom dropped her off at school complaining of a splitting headache. It’s the day her mom learned she had a tumor of the brain. What followed over the next 8 years doctors described as a miracle for someone with Carmela Graustein’s cancer. [...]

2020-04-07T19:22:57-04:00April 7th, 2020|Arts & Culture|
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