Gifts from Duke

Duke Integrative Medicine 3475 Erwin Road Help someone de-stress with a gift certificate for daily yoga classes ($8), an hour of experiencing mindfulness ($10) or a 25-minute therapeutic massage ($50). Twice a month, an executive chef runs a 90-minute cooking class on preparing tasty, healthy meals ($25). Duke employees receive a 20 percent discount on every class and service. Those with Duke Basic or Duke Select insurance receive a $25 gift card to Wal-Mart, two acupuncture sessions and six nutrition consultations by filling out an online health risk assessment. Information: 660-6826 or dukeintegrativemedicine.org.

The Gothic Bookshop Bryan Center, West Campus A wall calendar featuring vintage Duke football photos doubles as an art gallery. "Vintage Duke Football Gameday Program Art, 1900s to 1970s" ($18.95) reproduces photos from Duke football programs in the team's early years. Each print in the 11x14-inch calendar is suitable for framing. Information: 684-3986 or gothicbookshop.duke.edu.

The Nasher Museum of Art Bookstore 2001 Campus Drive Monsters battle it out to collect the most "gross" stuff in Ick: The Game ($15.95). Even ordinary items can have an artistic flair, such as the Andy Warhol Marilyn Keep-It-Box ($14) a stack of notepaper in decorative toile ($9) or the child-safe, environmentally friendly Ecowooden Giraffe Domino Set ($24.95). Information: 684-5017 or shopnasher.dukestores.duke.edu.

Duke University Press Here are two titles that may light up the eyes of readers on your list. Surviving Against the Odds: Village Industry in Indonesia, by S. Ann Dunham, President Barack Obama's mother, is a book based on her doctoral dissertation ($27.95). The Search for the Codex Cardona by Arnold J. Bauer chronicles the author's search for a 400-year-old Mexican painted book, leading readers inside the rare book and manuscript trade ($74.95 cloth, $21.95 paperback). Information: 687-3600 or dukeupress.edu.

Touchable Art Gallery at the Duke Eye Center Duke Eye Center, Erwin Road How about an authentic-looking beaded lizard ($38) or a beaded cuff bracelet ($12) made in Guatemala? Or a flowered wallet of recycled ikat-style weaving ($14)? For something to hang on the tree, the shop has a painted wooden owl from Peru ($6), a paper ornament of a five-point star inside a six-point star ($4), a playable thumb piano ($6) or a silk paper garland of doves flecked with gold from Bangladesh ($10). Add a holiday touch to your lapel with a bread dough pin of a wreath, an angel or a stocking ($1.75). Newly arrived quilts by Lauren Kingsland ($350) are unique enough to splurge on. Information: 684-0401 or dukeeye.org/about/touchable_art.html.

The Terrace Shop Doris Duke Center, Sarah P. Duke Gardens You don't have to be a gardener to appreciate the selection of unique ceramic pots a foot or two tall ($20-$95) in blues, greens and black that will stand up to any kind of weather. The shop sells plants propagated from the garden, such as a Henry Lauder walking stick tree ($40), sweet olive trees in bloom ($20) and miniature junipers small enough to perch on the corner of a desk ($10). Information: 684-3698 or dukestores.duke.edu/retail/terraceshop.

Washington Duke Inn 3001 Cameron Blvd. The inn has a gift shop and a golf shop, and gift cards can be used for anything at the hotel, restaurant and shops. The Bull Durham T-shirts ($14.95) come in three new colors this year: maroon, kelly green and heather gray. The unprecedented rejuvenation of Downtown Durham has been captured in the historic Durham calendar ($9), with street scenes photographed before and after renovation. The golf shop sells fleece blankets with the Duke Golf Club crest ($20) that work just as well for football games. And don't pass up the golf towels ($19.95), which have been redesigned. Information: 490-0999 or washingtondukeinn.com.

Duke University Box Office Bryan Center, West Campus Snuggle up to a special someone at one of Duke's many performing arts events. Student tickets for Duke Performances events are always $5. Duke employees receive a 15 percent discount off the adult price for any Duke Performances show. Student and employee discounts are available for many other events as well. Order tickets at the box office or online for "Picasso and the Allure of Language" (through Jan. 3 at Duke's Nasher Museum of Art), adults $10; Dean & Britta performing "13 Most Beautiful Songs" for Andy Warhol's "Screen Tests" (Feb. 18), $22-$28; or the Punch Brothers with mandolin genius Chris Thile (Feb. 19), $24-$32. Information: 684-4444 or tickets.duke.edu.

Duke University Store Bryan Center For the serious Blue Devil fan this is your one-stop shop for all things Duke: Blue Devils fan pull ($8.95), scoreboard alarm clock ($49.95), silver magnetic heavy-duty chip clip ($5.95), logo crew socks ($7.95 a pair), spatula and bottle-opener combo ($21.95), ceramic veggie tray ($39.95) and a basketball mat ($24.95). Information: 684-2344 or dukestores.duke.edu.