Company SBB A PRIL 1 5 -1 6 Duke Performances welcomes award-
winning choreographer and director Stefanie Batten Bland and her dance company to Reynolds Industries Theater for the world premiere of “Embarqued: Stories of Soil.” The dance-theater piece utilizes a performative ship mast as its physical and conceptual centerpiece as a way to delve into society’s cultural, political and spiritual relationship with memorials and shares African ancestral stories in order to reveal postcolonial histories and possible futures.
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Durham Bulls Baseball AP R I L 12
Batter up! Our hometown baseball team opens its 2022 season at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park in a match against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, which will be followed by postgame fireworks. The reigning Triple-A National Champions’ season includes 144 games with 72 home dates, 25 fireworks nights, Kids Run the Bases following Sunday home games, Afforda-BULL Eats at every Thursday home game featuring a menu of discounted food and beverage options, and fans can bring their dogs to five Bark in the Park nights.
THIS SEASON’S TOP EVENTS
Walk for the Animals M AY 2 8
Bring your furry friend to Duke University’s East Campus Lawn for a 1.5-mile walk to benefit the Animal Protection Society of Durham, which cares for nearly 4,000 animals annually. Enter your pooch in pet contests; watch agility demonstrations; visit the dozens of vendors, from doggy day cares to vets and other animal-supportive businesses; meet adoptable dogs; and more. 8
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EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE; CHECK WITH ORGANIZERS PRIOR TO ATTENDING Compiled by Megan Tillotson
Piedmont Farm Tour A PRI L 23- 24
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the self-guided tour returns after a twoyear hiatus. As part of the nation’s largest sustainable farm tour, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, in partnership with Weaver Street Market, brings visitors to farms throughout North Carolina’s Piedmont region, including Split Acre Farm, Grass Grazed Farm, Hundred Acre Wood Farm & Sanctuary, Bull City Farm and Catawba Trail Farm.