Renegade Artist Champions Freedom. Justice. Equality. at American Tobacco
Renegade Artist Champions Freedom. Justice. Equality. at American Tobacco Works By ‘Visual Activist’ Franco Opens on Martin Luther King Day, Runs January 16 – February 29 in Strickland Lobby For Durham’s Franco, the line between activism and art is hazy at best and even better when non-existent. The result of his no-boundaries approach are colorful […]
DPAC Ranked Fourth Among Top US Entertainment Venues
The Durham Performing Arts Center is one of the top five theatres in the U.S. More than 414,000 fans attended shows and events at Durham’s performing arts center in 2011, placing it among the top theaters in the United States. The ranking comes from entertainment industry magazine Pollstar, which ranked the Durham Performing Arts Center […]
Young Artists Get to the Heart of Afflictions Facing Peers
Young Artists Get to the Heart of Afflictions Facing Peers Kid’s HeART Exhibit at American Tobacco Raises Awareness of Congenital Heart Defects For 36,000 sets of parents each year, the arrival of a baby is met with both joy and fear after they discover their child has a congenital heart defect. To raise awareness for […]
Cats Are Winners in Tree Challenge
Safe Haven for Cats takes home the top prize in the 2nd Annual Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge at American Tobacco. Safe Haven for Cats was named the winner of the 2nd Annual Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge Thursday, December 22, 2011. The challenge, at Durham’s American Tobacco Campus, asked the public to vote on 59 trees […]
American Tobacco Supports the Carolina Ballet’s Nutcracker
American Tobacco’s Strickland Building lobby has turned into a set worthy of Carolina Ballet’s Nutcracker. WRAL-TV and Capitol Broadcasting Company have been supporting the Carolina Ballet’s annual staging of The Nutcracker this holiday season. American Tobacco has pitched in to show their support through a special display in the Strickland Building lobby. We hear that […]
American Tobacco Lights Lucky Strike Tower for Holidays
American Tobacco Lights Lucky Strike Tower for Holidays Voting Now Open for Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge Acrobats & choirs entertain the crowd at American Tobacco tower lighting. A crowd covered the American Tobacco Campus for the Lucky Strike Tower Lighting and the kick-off of the Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge on Friday evening, December 2, 2011. […]
Voting Now Open for American Tobacco’s 2nd Annual Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge
Voting Now Open for American Tobacco’s 2nd Annual Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge Voting Open Through Sunday, Dec 18th The second annual Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge invites merry makers to jingle all the way to Durham’s American Tobacco to take in a dazzling display of 60+ technicolor tanenbaums decorated by area nonprofits. Vote for your fave, […]
New Twists on a Holiday Tradition + A TREE-mendous Display of Spirit
New Twists on a Holiday Tradition + A TREE-mendous Display of Spirit 2011 American Tobacco Tower Lighting Ring in the season with singing, swinging and blinging. Join hundreds of merry-makers on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, 7:00pm at the American Tobacco Amphitheater for new twists on a Triangle tradition — the annual Tower Lighting, presented by […]
Rockettes and Camels Step Out at DPAC
Rockettes and camels paraded outside the DPAC on Tuesday, November 8th, to promote their upcoming shows. You never know what’s going to happen in Downtown Durham! On Tuesday, November 8, 2011, two Rockettes and a couple camels (Snickers & Boris) went for a walk around the DPAC. The Rockettes and camels are here in preparation […]
FOX 50 Employees Band Together for Ramblin’ Rose Race
FOX 50’s Gayle Hardy (r to l) & FOX 50’s Sylvia Lanier participate in the Ramblin’ Rose on Sunday, Oct 16th. Several CBC’ers participated in the Ramblin’ Rose Women’s Half Marathon Inaugural Run on Sunday, October 16, 2011. The run started bright and early from the Durham Bulls Athletic Park & American Tobacco at 7:30am. […]