Durham Magazine Oct/Nov 2016

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Nonprofit Notables

The Edison Johnson Aquatic Center

Mark Your Calendar

will close on or before Nov. 7 to replace the dehumidification unit and undergo routine maintenance, including new lights and fresh paint. The center is expected to remain

PHOTO BY DVOC PHOTOGRAPHY

Taking a Stand In response to the ACC’s decision to move the 2017 baseball championship from the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Shelly Green – president of Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau – issued a statement on behalf of the organization Visions of Bull City Art Show, hosted by The Choice Performance Center, raised $7,500 for the Melvin Brent Adcock Memorial Scholarship Fund supporting Girls on the Run of the Triangle. The center and the Adcock family (pictured above) established the memorial scholarship fund in August after Brent Adcock was shot and killed in July. ReCity, a nonprofit serving disconnected youth and their families in the Triangle, officially launched its downtown Durham

saying she was disappointed, but understood the ACC’s decision. “I can only hope that these decisions made by the ACC and NCAA, as well as countless other businesses resolution of this issue either legislatively or through the judiciary,” she said in a statement. DCVB remains opposed to House Bill 2.

And the Award Goes to …

Advance copies of the new LP will be available at the show. Alongside Chapel Hill Wine Company, The Cookery hosts the 10th annual Corks for Kids event to support UNC Children’s

woman this July.

program, and construction is expected to begin spring 2017.

calling 919-401-7252.

John Howie, Jr. and the Rosewood Bluff.

and development tools, served its 10,000th

courtesy of PetSafe’s Bark for Your Park

work, and you can make a reservation by

Nov. 3 at The Pinhook with support from

network of support, professional attire

made possible thanks to a $25,000 grant

for the lemurs and supports conservation

2017. A pre-release show will take place

economic independence by providing a

small- and large-dog sections. The park is

and family-friendly activities. The cost is

recorded at Caveman Studios, in January

that empowers women to achieve

playground equipment for the pups and

program and enjoy a picnic, food trucks

new album “Little Me Time,” which was

of the international nonprofit organization

complete with low stone walls, reclaimed

to meet lemurs in the Adopt-A-Lemur

Charles Latham is poised to release his

Dress for Success Triangle, our local chapter

Duke Park will soon feature a new dog park,

Duke Lemur Center presents Lemurpalooza Oct. 14 from 5-8 p.m. Families are invited

$50 per family, which helps the center care

and organizations, will motivate a speedy

collaborative co-working space in September.

New Developments

PHOTO BY BRIANA BROUGH

closed until mid-February.

Hospital on Nov. 12. On Election Day, Nov. 8, Durham County residents will have the chance to vote on

Durham Academy teacher Kari Newman

education bonds supporting programs

received the Presidential Award for

such as the Main Library renovation,

Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and was recognized in Washington, D.C., in September. She is one of 105 teachers of students in grades 7-12 nationwide to receive the award, and one of only two in North Carolina.

Durham Technical Community College improvements and program expansion, upgrading facilities throughout Durham Public Schools and upgrades and maintenance to the Museum of Life and Science.

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