Brightleaf Harvest Day AUG. 1 9 Duke Homestead celebrates the
history and culture of North Carolina agriculture at this special event that highlights one of the most prominent crops in our state over the past century. Come out to watch live demonstrations of tobacco harvesting and tobacco looping.
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Outsouth Queer Film Festival AU G . 10 - 13
The largest LGBTQ+ cultural arts event in the Carolinas returns to the Carolina Theatre. This celebration of queer lives features a diverse selection of shorts, documentaries and feature-length films. The festival has attracted thousands of attendees every year since it began in 1995.
OUR TOP PICKS TO END A SIZZLING SUMMER EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE; CHECK WITH ORGANIZERS PRIOR TO ATTENDING Compiled by A. Oishii Basu
‘Wicked’
‘Our first and last love’
AUG. 2 3 – SEPT. 1 7
Step into the magical world of Oz like you’ve never seen it before as the sensational Tony Awardwinning musical returns to the Durham Performing Arts Center. Set long before Dorothy’s arrival, this enchanting Broadway hit unveils the true, untold story of the witches of Oz, mesmerizing audiences with its wildly inventive narrative to create a truly spellbinding experience. 10
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AU G . 24 – JAN . 7, 2024 Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University showcases
photographer, collage and multimedia artist Lyle Ashton Harris’ work, which uses found and personal objects to facilitate an intimate conversation about othering, Blackness and queerness. This exhibition features “Shadow Works” – photography displayed with shells, pottery fragments and cuttings of the artist’s own hair, Ghanaian textiles and other materials – along with some of his earlier pieces and references to engage with broad social and political dialogues as well as personal struggles and self-illuminations.