150+ WAYS TO CELEBRATE DURHAM’S SESQUICENTENNIAL KEEP THE PARTY GOING ALL YEAR LONG WITH THIS LIST OF SUGGESTIONS – IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER – OF CULTURAL EVENTS, MILESTONE ANNIVERSARIES, INTERESTING READS, TOPICAL TRIVIA AND MUCH MORE
your chance to traverse 150 years of durham history is here, one move at a time!
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2. At the start of game, roll a die and move your token according to the number you roll.
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4. The first player to the finish wins! 1. What are the two Native American tribes that lived and farmed here before Europeans arrived?
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5. The name “Bull Durham” is said to have been taken from the bull from which condiment? 6. Which teams played in the South’s first interracial basketball game? 7. Who was the first African American woman to become an Episcopal priest? 8. What are four notable innovations that were developed at Research Triangle Park (RTP)? 5. Colman’s Mustard 6. North Carolina College for Negroes (now NCCU) and Duke University’s medical school 7. Pauli Murray 8. Astroturf, AZT, crtl+alt+del, and the barcode
• Plan to attend at least one or two American Dance Festival shows this summer. Encourage young arts lovers in the community to take advantage of the ADF Go program, which allows audience members ages 18–30 the opportunity to purchase $12 tickets to many 2019 ADF performances. (Tickets may only be purchased with a valid ID at the box office one hour prior to performance.) • Grab some ice cream from The Parlour, sit outside on CCB Plaza and people watch, or go on Third Friday for the chance to be entertained by a busker. • Brush up on your Durham trivia! We’ve got plenty of factoids that will impress your friends on page 49 … |
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2. What are the names of the three state historic sites located in Durham? 3. Which Downtown Durham street is known as Black Wall Street? 4. True or False: American Tobacco Company was once one of the largest corporations
• Join a local running and/or biking club. Bull City Running Company, Fleet Feet and Bike Durham host various weekly rides and runs.
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• Catch a concert of your choice – or a fundraiser, karaoke, comedy show, whatever strikes your fancy – at both The Pinhook and Motorco Music Hall.
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When you arrive at this tile, place your token in the hot air balloon. Roll the die again. If the number is EVEN proceed upwards towards the finish. If the number is ODD you’ll have to take a detour downwards towards the ladder.
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• Head out on a sunset paddle in Falls Lake with the canoeing and kayaking adventure experts Frog Hollow Outdoors. • Spend a spring afternoon picnicking at Sarah P. Duke Gardens. And make sure you come back in the summer for
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• Go roller skating at Wheels Fun Park.
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• Take the day off work, and spend it at your favorite Durham spots.
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•… and then challenge your friends to play “The Road to Durham 150” board game! (Download a full-size version at bit.ly/ roadtodurham150.) • Take a Taste Carolina downtown tasting tour – a great way to hit all the most popular eateries with friends and family, and then compare notes later. Featured restaurants have included Alley Twenty Six, The Blue Note Grill, COPA, NanaSteak, The Parlour, Pizzeria Toro, Viceroy and many others. • Visit the Pixel Wall at Durham Central Park and make your own colorful creation out of the blocks.
• Support independent dance by seeing a show presented by DIDA! Durham Independent Dance Artists works to connect audiences and artists, providing audiences with easy access to exciting local work and providing artists with increased visibility to local audiences. The next show in their 2019 season presents Untitled by noise-dance