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Summer Fun On, Around Campus

Low and no-cost performances, exhibitions abound at Duke during summer

Got a bit of free time this summer? Get a bit of culture. Enjoy low to no-cost performances and exhibitions in Duke's libraries, gardens, classrooms and museums. Here's a sampler of what's happening in June and July on and around campus.

 

Enjoy special programs during the Nasher Museum of Art's "Summer Days, Nasher Nights." Photo by Dr. J Caldwell.

Enjoy special programs during the Nasher Museum of Art's "Summer Days, Nasher Nights." Photo by Dr. J Caldwell.

More Than an Art Museum

Over the summer, the Nasher Muesum of Art offers "Summer Days, Nasher Nights." Enjoy free admission every Thursday evening from 5 to 9 p.m. - and that's not all. Weekly events and special programs include music, art scrabble and guest talks. Starting June 16, make your own art to take home. For more information and a schedule of events, visit the Nasher's website.

 

Movies on The Lawn

Full Frame movie on the lawn photo

Join friends and colleagues for Movies on the Lawn at the American Tobacco Campus

Mix movies and music this summer with Full Frame's "Movies on the Lawn" at the American Tobacco Campus. The series begins June 24 with "Troubadours," a film about Carole King, James Taylor and the singer/songwriter scene during the late 1960s and early 1970s. In July, see "Soul Power," a documentary about the three-night long concert held in Kinshasa, Zaire, in 1974. Screenings, which are free and open to the public, begin at dusk (9 p.m.) on the main lawn at the American Tobacco Campus. Full Frame is part of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University.

T.C.s Back, from Jonathan Hyman Photography Collection

"T.C.'s Back," a photograph taken in Manhattan in 2003 by Jonathan Hyman.

 

Commemorate 9/11

Whether tattooed on the back of a person or painted on a wall, the memorials of 9/11 captured in photographs by Jonathan Hyman are a powerful evocation of an event that took place nearly 10 years ago. In the exhibition "Flesh & Metal, Bodies & Buildings," the Twin Towers appear in murals, tattoos, and art created from scraps. The work is on exhibit in Duke's Perkins Library Special Collections Gallery until Oct. 16. Visit the library's website for hours.

 

 

Music in the Gardens

Hammer No More the Fingers Music Group

Hammer No More the Fingers perform on June 22 in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Photo courtesy of Duke Performances.

Kick back and relax to music in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens on Wednesday evenings through July. The Music in the Garden
series from Duke Performances includes six outdoor rock and folk
concerts in June and July, and two indoor chamber music programs in late
July. Duke faculty and staff can purchase discount tickets for $5, half
of the normal price. Concerts begin at Duke 7 p.m.  Purchase tickets online or call (919) 684-4444.

 

American Dance Festival at the Ark

American Dance Festival rehearsal at the Ark. Photo by Sara Davis.

Backstage at the American Dance Festival

Ever wondered how modern dance is created? Learn how during American Dance Festival tours June 20-July 15.  The two-hour tour includes a video documentary about the history of the festival, followed by a tour of various dance studio locations on Duke's campus. Tours are offered at no charge Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 10:30 a.m. and 1:45 p.m., June 20 to July 15. Make a reservation by calling (919) 684-6402.