TASTE 2019
American Dance Festival JUNE 1 3 - JULY 2 0 Enjoy 38 performances by 25 companies and choreographers at five different venues, including Reynolds Industries Theater, von der Heyden Studio Theater at the Rubenstein Arts Center, Page Auditorium and The Carolina Theatre, during the 86th season of this worldrenowned dance festival. The festival includes its annual Fête on June 19 at DPAC, featuring a performance by Mark Morris Dance Group and complimentary food and drinks. This season is dedicated to Paul Taylor, the choreographer and founder of the Paul Taylor Dance Company who died last year. As part of the 2019 performance season, ADF will activate public spaces with commissioned works by award-winning choreographer and North Carolina native Mark Dendy, who will work with 10 ADF scholarship students to create site-adaptable choreography to perform throughout Durham.
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J U N E 26- 30 This celebration of food and drink features several nights of tastings from the best local chefs, artisans and beverage purveyors. The event kicks off with the Grand Taste Experience & Beer Garden on Wednesday (June 26) and a second Grand Taste with a wine garden tent on Thursday (June 27) at the Durham Armory. On Friday (June 28), join a pop-up speakeasy nightclub – a secret location to be announced. An edible exploration of Southern food heritage with a multi-course meal from some of our favorite Southern chefs takes place Saturday (June 29) at the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club, and finally, sleep in for a couple hours before coming to a boozy brunch at Clouds Brewing, featuring sweet and savory food stations by five local chefs and a bloody mary bar on Sunday (June 30).
OUR HOTTEST EVENTS FOR THE SUMMER MRG30 Festival J U LY 24
Festival for the Eno JU LY 4 A N D 6
For 40 years, the Eno River Association has drawn thousands of folks to the shaded banks at West Point on the Eno to sing and dance to music while celebrating this beautiful natural area. This year’s festival features more than 70 bands across five stages with food, drinks and crafts from more than 80 regional artisans, all while learning about natural resource conservation and raising funds for land protection in the Eno River basin.
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Merge Records kicks off the first day of its four-day festival with a special evening at The Carolina Theatre and an opening night party at Motorco Music Hall. Co-presented by Duke Performances, artists include The Mountain Goats, Hiss Golden Messenger and special guest H.C. McEntire.
(clockwise from top left) American Dance Festival photo courtesy of Sara D. Davis; TASTE photo by Briana Brough; MRG30 photo by Elise Tyler; Festival for the Eno photo courtesy of Susan Murray