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and FJ Ventre released their latest album, “Never Found a Way to Tame the Blues,” on July 9. The album, a combination of blues, blues-rock and jazz, features musical appearances by Dave Mattacks, Rissi Palmer, Anne Harris, Bob Beach and Doug Hammer.
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Artist Claire Alexandre opened her joint exhibit, “Of Soil and Sky,” at 21c Museum Hotel Durham and Provident1898 on July 24. The collection of mixed media pieces are inspired by Claire’s experiences “as a diaspora child on unceded indigenous and AfroCarolina land” and highlight “the North Carolina landscape and the cultural history embedded in Durham’s built environment.” 22
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Durham Parks & Recreation is slated to
complete a 14-court pickleball facility at Piney Wood Park in mid-2022. It will allow for tournaments, clinics, lessons, ladder play and open play. Durham
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Three Kings Tattoo opened on July 1 at 339 W. Main St. The chain also operates tattoo
shops in London, Los Angeles and New York. The new location is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Arrichion Hot Yoga
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partnered with DPR and the Durham Parks Foundation to host a “Bull City Open Pickleball Tournament” from July 30 to Aug. 1 to raise money for lighting for the new pickleball courts. To kick off the weekendlong event, USA Pickleball Ambassador Nick Galvez, DPR Recreation Manager Tammy Brown, Tournament Co-Director Toby Berla, and Tournament Director and Durham Ambassador Tracey Taylor (far right) presented a check for $11,111 to DPR Director Wade Walcutt (second from right).
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Durham Parks & Recreation also completed Phase 1 of its Belmont Park Participatory Budget improvements project in July. Updates to the park, located at the corner of Albany and Sovereign streets, include a pump track for new and experienced bikers and additional play space for children. Once completed, the nature-themed park will feature an array of sculptures, plants and activity spaces.
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shopping center to a newly built, larger facility at 1612
Carpenter Fletcher Rd. Local Start Dental, a
nonprofit led by Executive Director KarlaMarie Santiago, pictured below, will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening for its facility at 370 Jackson St. on Sept. 17. The organization’s mission centers on building confidence for UNC dental students and low-income patients, who are oftentimes overlooked for a lack of insurance coverage. The new clinic houses 10 operatories, a classroom space, a dental laboratory and state-of-the-art technology, some of which will be provided by Carbon, a 3D printing company cofounded by former UNC professor Joseph DeSimone.