The Duke Coffeehouse returns to regular business hours tomorrow at 6 p.m. Some early dates are up on its Web site which you can check out below.
Jan. 21 – Muslim Student Association Spoken Word Event, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Free
Jan. 23 – Benefit for Girls Rock NC with Scientific Superstar, Princess and the Criminals and Heart of Glass, 8 p.m., $5 suggested donation
Jan. 28 – Andrea Gibson (spoken word artist), price TBA
Jan. 29 – Max Indian, Ryan Gustafson, Light Pines, $5
Feb. 10 – Marco Benevento Trio, Nathan Moore, $10
Feb. 20 – Screaming Females, Jeff the Brotherhood, $5
Feb. 25 – Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited (Presented by Duke Performances)
UPDATE: Vivian Girls will play at the Coffeehouse March 26 with Wet Dog and Happy Birthday.
Check out the Fall Arts Preview, on stands today. In regard to the Duke Performances story, Director Aaron Greenwald mentioned a two-part video that he said, in many ways, was a source of inspiration for the 2009-10 programming. You can check out the videos on Duke Performances’ Web site here or below. Lambchop and Alejandro Escovedo will play at Reynolds Industrial Theater Nov. 13. You can buy tickets to this, and all other Duke Performances shows, here.
Duke Performances has just released its schedule for the 2009-2010 academic calendar. The season incorporates 10 thematic series (By the River, This House on Fire, With These Hands, Voices Lifted, At the Crossroads, Moved, Piano Recital Series, Duke Artists Series, Ciompi Quartet and Chamber Arts Society) from around the world and commences Sunday, August 30 at 4 p.m. in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, commemorating their 75th year. Tickets go on sale for all events July 21. For the full listings, check out the dP Web site here. Or, you can check out the version I’ve copy-pasted from the press release after the jump. (more…)
After a successful run last year, Duke Performances is bringing back its summer Music in the Gardens series. Called “Music in the Gardens: Listening Locally,” the series puts the spotlight on “the best forward-thinking art from the state.” This years schedule looks great.
May 20 – Ciompi Quartet with Sandra Cotton, soprano – Kirby Horton Hall, Duke Gardens
May 27 – Ciompi Quartet with Vega String Quartet and Joe Robinson, oboe – Nelson Music Room, East Building, East Campus
June 3 – Thad Cockrell
June 10 – The Rosebuds
June 17 – Megafaun
June 24 – Alina Simone
July 1 – Dex Romweber Duo
July 8 – Mallarme Chamber Players with Brussels Chamber Orchestra – Kirby Horton Hall, Duke Gardens
July 15 – The Love Language
July 22 – Eric Bachmann
July 29 – Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey
All shows are outside in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens on the lawn behind the Doris Duke Visitor Center (the building by the parking )unless otherwise noted. Food and drink are permitted, and concerts go rain or shine (anyone who was at Portastatic last year should know this). General admission is $10, Duke employees are $5, students and children under 12 are free.
