Ira David Wood III’s A Christmas Carol DEC. 1 4 -1 7
Don’t be a Scrooge! Get in the holiday spirit with the Ira David Wood III’s comedic twist on the Christmas classic, back again at the Durham Performing Arts Center. See why Durhamites have been returning year after year to experience the performance for the past 43 years!
TROSA Tree Lots T HROUGH DEC. 2 3
Make your Christmas tree, wreath and/or garland purchase count this year! Pick up an N.C. Fraser fir – and maybe an adorable wooden reindeer – from one of TROSA’s six Durham lots and support the treatment, education and training of recovering substance abuse sufferers. TROSA residents will fit your tree to a stand, and also trim, bag, and load your tree on to your car.
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40th Annual Santa Train
D EC. 1 - 3 , 7 - 1 0, 13- 17 AN D 20- 22 Take the family to experience a moonlit ride to the North Pole by way of the Ellerbe Creek Railway! Skate in your socks on a synthetic ice rink, create Christmas crafts, sip on hot chocolate and transform yourself with Paint Savvy face painting at the Museum of Life + Science. Don’t miss out on making your own snow polymer with the “Science of Santa” events! 10
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ON YOUR FEET! JAN . 2- 7
Follow Emilio and Gloria Estefan’s journey from poverty in Cuba to stardom in America – and all the obstacles in between – on stage at the Durham Performing Arts Center.
OUR TOP WINTER EVENTS IMAGO
JAN . 11- 13 AN D 18- 20 Durham Independent Dance Artists (DIDA) co-founder Nicola Bullock presents a performance that explores the intersection of dreams, reality, truth and illusion. She draws on Greek mythology, Impressionist paintings and Golden-Era movies to explore social constructs of femininity, aging and desire. After living in Berlin for a year, Nicola returns to her native Durham to share this piece at the Durham Fruit & Produce Co.