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7 dancers laying in soil.

Black Label Movement

October 11, 2024

Join ADF for a site-specific professional dance performance! Battleground is choreographer Carl Flink’s newest work, influenced by the physicality of Bodystorming, a technique he developed with biomedical engineer David Odde, ...

Center for Documentary Studies, Lyndhurst House

Critical Generative AI with a Photographic Lens

October 10, 2024

This talk will demonstrate a practical approach to exploring generative visual artificial intelligence. Methods of shaping the visual outcomes will be discussed and demonstrated. Criticality, caution, and curiosity will be ...

still from The Settlers film; 3 men on horseback in a mountainous terrain

NCLAFF: Los Colonos (The Settlers)

October 10, 2024

Introduced by Hank Okazaki, Screen/Society Free and open to the public. Dir. by Felipe Gálvez. Chile. 2023. 90 min. Spanish, English with English subtitles. At the turn of the 20th ...

Cover image of Crip Spacetime book by Margaret Price

Book Talk: Crip Spacetime by Margaret Price

October 10, 2024

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Margaret Price, Associate Professor and Director of the Disability Studies Program at Ohio State University and author of “Crip Spacetime: Access, Failure, and ...

Human eye and honeybee

Film Screaming: Candyman

October 9, 2024

“I am the writing on the wall, the whisper in the classroom…come with me” – Candyman “Horror films may be good to think with, but they point beyond thinking” – ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

October 10, 2024

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

Graduate Student Composers' Concert

Duke Composers Showcase

October 9, 2024

The Duke Music Composition Ph.D. program presents an evening of graduate student composers’ music at the Ark (next to Duke Coffeehouse). Performances will include live electronics, dance, video projection, voice, ...

poster for Cassandro; Gael Garcia Bernal sits next to a wrestling ring in costume

NCLAFF: Cassandro

October 9, 2024

Free and open to the public. Dir. by Roger Ross Williams. Mexico-USA. 2024. 107 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles. Pragda series. Based on the true story of Saúl Armendáriz, a ...

poster from the film "Bad Faith," with a red cross superimposed over a sillhouette of the U.S. Capitol building

“Bad Faith” Film Screening

October 9, 2024

Join the Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute for the second film in our 2024-2025 Rights! Camera! Action! Film Series. “Bad Faith” is a feature-length documentary that ...

Zine Making

October 9, 2024

Learn a few different simple bookbinding techniques as you create your own Zine, a personal publication that can be about anything you choose. We will collage, draw, and fold our ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

October 9, 2024

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

October 8, 2024

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

Papermaking

October 8, 2024

Learn to make paper from recycled materials like junk mail! In this zero-waste workshop, we’ll use a blended pulp to create sheets of paper using the dip method with a ...

Sculpey

October 7, 2024

Welcome to the colorful world of oven-bake clay! If you are new to polymer clay then you came to the right place. Whether it’s mixed media, beadwork, sculpting, or home ...

Photo of organ pipes. Text: Organ Recital Series

Organ Recital Series: Alcee Chriss III

October 6, 2024

Alcee Chris III open this season’s organ recital series on the Aeolian organ with music by J. S. Bach, Elgar, Litaize, and Rachmaninoff. Dr. Chriss is currently Assistant Organist at ...

Wheel Throwing

October 4, 2024

“Learn how to throw pottery on the wheel! In this introductory class, you will learn the basics of centering and throwing cylinders. This class is focused gaining an introduction into ...

MFA students dancing in the Ark on East campus

Duke Dance MFA Open Office Hour

October 4, 2024

Duke Dance MFA is now accepting applications for Fall 2025! Please join Director of Graduate Studies Sarah Wilbur for this open office hour to talk about our two-year, full-time degree ...

Duke Wind Symphony

Heart on Fire: Duke Wind Symphony

October 3, 2024

The Wind Symphony returns and starts the semester euphorically with works by Reed, Strauss, Grainger, Jolly, Bruckner, Cuong, and Maslanka The Duke University Wind Symphony, directed by Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant, is ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

October 3, 2024

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

graphic for The Saint John's Bible events on Oct 3, 2024

The Saint John’s Bible Interactive Lecture

October 3, 2024

Join Duke University for an interactive lecture on The Saint John’s Bible-the first handwritten, illuminated Bible commissioned by monks in over 500 years. Tim Ternes, director of The Saint John’s ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

October 2, 2024

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

October 1, 2024

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

Bookbinding

October 1, 2024

A handmade journal is a special place to house your reflections, ideas, and visual or internal observations. In this 2 hour workshop you will learn the basics of bookbinding to ...

Playhouse Shorts

September 29, 2024

Join Duke Players for an evening of student-written, -directed, and -acted chaos in Brody Theater (Branson Hall 100, East Campus). The students will present five short scenes. Free admission, no ...

Calichi Trio

September 28, 2024

Violinist Hsiao-mei Ku, the longest-serving Duke Music faculty member in Calichi Trio, is a member of the Ciompi Quartet and Professor of the Practice of Music. Her fellow Ciompi Quartet ...

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Contra Dance

September 28, 2024

Join us for our biannual Contra Dance! This community event is open to all community members, students, staff, faculty, friends, fellow farmers, travelers passing through…. Guided by Eileen Thorsos, a ...

Special Exhibition Tour: Second Nature

Special Exhibition Tour: Second Nature

September 27, 2024

Join this tour led by a gallery guide of the new exhibition Second Nature: Photography in the Age of the Anthropocene. Learn more about this traveling exhibition organized by Chief ...

Exhibit gallery with cases and graphics on wall; front case shows Duke blue devil

Duke Libraries On Display

September 27, 2024

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to view library exhibits alongside the experts. During this open house, curators will be on hand to answer questions and guide attendees through exhibit spaces ...

Flyer for Joanna Biggs Reading and Q&A

Reading and Q&A

September 26, 2024

Duke English invites you to “Reading and Q&A” that we are hosting Joanna Biggs is a writer of creative nonfiction and literary essays, and a senior editor at Harper’s. Her ...

Drawing 101

September 26, 2024

In this beginner friendly workshop, Hyewon Grigoni will take you through some basic drawing exercises and give away all her drawing secrets. Participants will learn the art of looking as ...

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Creating a Cohesive Classroom Community

September 26, 2024

This interactive workshop introduces brief activities that establish a safe and welcoming space, help students find commonalities, and encourage equitable opportunities for expression. Adapting theater games, creative writing, and simple ...

Grubb Poster

“GLORY BE THE QUEERS”

September 26, 2024

Following an autobiographical trajectory, the talk examines a cumulative body of work which challenges the bounds of a medium deeply rooted in tradition through the visual study and application of ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

September 26, 2024

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

War Game

War Game Film Screening and Panel

September 25, 2024

The Duke Program in American Grand Strategy invites you to a screening of and panel for the film: War Game on Wednesday, September 25th from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM ...

Mindful Mending

September 25, 2024

Upcycle and repair your textile goods. Visible mending is an ornamental approach to repairing an item. Rather than trying to mask the area where the item was damaged, the goal ...

Games at Duke Tabling Event

September 25, 2024

Are you a fan of games? Join us to discover all the exciting game-related activities at Duke! We’re hosting a tabling event featuring several organizations that highlight Duke’s vibrant gaming ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

September 25, 2024

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

Zine Making

Zine Making

October 9, 2024

Learn a few different simple bookbinding techniques as you create your own Zine, a personal publication that can be about anything you choose.

Papermaking

October 8, 2024

Learn to make paper from recycled materials like junk mail! In this zero-waste workshop, we'll use a blended pulp to create sheets of paper using the dip method with a mold and deckle.

Sculpey

Sculpey

October 7, 2024

If you are new to polymer clay, you came to the right place! Clay allows us to express our imaginations through our hands — and the medium that allows the most possibilities is polymer-baked clay.

Wheel Throwing

Wheel Throwing

October 4, 2024

Learn how to throw pottery on the wheel! In this introductory class, you will learn the basics of centering and throwing cylinders.

Flash Fiction

Flash Fiction

October 2, 2024

We're focusing on micro and flash fiction (stories from 50-1000 words), which offer a great set of boundaries for new writers and constraints for experienced writers. This workshop is appropriate for any level of writer!

Acrylic Painting

September 24, 2024

Dive into the dynamic and versatile medium of acrylic painting! This workshop is designed to inspire and empower you to experiment with color, form, and technique. Whether you’re new to ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

September 24, 2024

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

Choir members singing in Duke Chapel

Choral Evensong Worship Service

September 22, 2024

For centuries, the church has marked the transition from daytime to evening with psalms, prayer, and song. Duke Chapel’s Choral Evensong follows this historic pattern, using the liturgy of the ...

Yoga For Everybody

September 22, 2024

Yoga belongs to everyone. No matter what you look like or what you believe you’re capable of, the practice of yoga is for you. To connect with the depths of ...

50 years of biddle

50 Years of Biddle Gala Concert

September 21, 2024

Join the Duke Music Department for a grand celebration of our iconic Biddle Music Building with a gala concert on September 21, 2024, at 7:00 PM, Free Admission. This special ...

Laurel Canyon: The Musical

September 20, 2024

The Department of Theater Studies New Works Lab series hosts guest artists in residence Ken Cerniglia, Kristin Hanggi, and Michael Walker as they prepare the script of a new work, ...

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Read & Greet

September 20, 2024

Duke English invites you to our Fall ’24 “Read & Greet” featuring Distinguished Blackburn Artist-in-Residence Frances Leviston. Professor Leviston is a British poet, critic, short story writer, photographer, and Senior ...

pictures of ALINE PIBOULE, PASCAL QUIGNARD on flyer announcing their musical event

THE LAST LOVE OF FAURÉ

September 19, 2024

FAURÉ’S LOVE AFFAIR WITH MARGUERITE HASSELMANS, WITNESS TO THE LAST TWENTY-FOUR YEARS OF THE COMPOSER’S LIFE, INSPIRES PIANIST ALINE PIBOULE AND WRITER PASCAL QUIGNARD TO ENGAGE IN AN INTIMATE CONVERSATION ...

Once in a Lullaby (Joshua Minor, 2008, 5 minutes, color, sound)

Lodestar: Phil Solomon, In Memorium

September 19, 2024

Lodestar: Phil Solomon, in Memoriam Programmed and presented by Melinda Barlow, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Cinema Studies and Moving Image Arts, University of Colorado An elegy and celebration of the ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

September 19, 2024

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

Field Notes

September 19, 2024

In this workshop, participants will explore the beauty of the plants, bugs, and surroundings of the Duke Campus Farm, and learn to document their observations in words and sketches. Whether ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

September 18, 2024

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

September 17, 2024

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

Screen Printing

September 17, 2024

This two-hour workshop will cover the basics of putting images on screens (making a stencil), ink mixing, and how to effectively use a squeegee to get ink through the screen ...

Open Studio with Ayodele Casel and the Company of Rooted

Open Studio with Ayodele Casel and the Company of Rooted

September 24, 2024

Calling all dancers of all forms, musicians, spoken word poets, vocalists to bring a short piece of original composition to share with artist Ayodele Casel as she builds Duke-specific elements of her piece Rooted to be performed in the von der heyden theater at the Rubenstein Arts Center, September 27 and 28.

Photo of a conductor and musicians. Text: Bach Cantata Series, Philip Cave, Director

In Bach’s Footsteps: Arnstadt & Mühlhausen

September 15, 2024

Johann Sebastian Bach’s church cantatas are often considered the pinnacle of German sacred music, works whose theological depth and emotional resonance touch deep places in the human soul. This year, ...

Duke Chorale and SONAM Kick-off Concert

September 14, 2024

Duke Chorale and SONAM (Singers of New and Ancient Music), both directed by Allan Friedman, kick off their year with music about freedom from Estonia, India, South Africa, America, and ...

A group of Uyghur people hold images of family members

Film Screening: “All Static and Noise”

September 14, 2024

The event begins at 7PM (EDT) with opening remarks by Professor Ralph Litzinger (Cultural Anthropology). Following the documentary screening, stay for a conversation with producers Jewher Ilham and Janice Englehart, ...

Wheel Throwing: Beginning

September 13, 2024

Learn how to throw pottery on the wheel! In this introductory class, you will learn the basics of centering and throwing cylinders. This class is focused gaining an introduction into ...

Chris Yon & Taryn Griggs. Photo by Zoe Litaker

Chris Yon & Taryn Griggs

September 12, 2024

“Dance, for our family, is a parenthesis for life experience. Periods of our lives that we spent working on choreography coincide with periods of major things happening in our lives ...

Embroidery on Photographs

September 12, 2024

In this workshop, we’ll practice using embroidery on paper to highlight the natural beauty of vintage photographs and create a new piece of art. You’ll learn the basics of embroidery ...

A black and white photo of 2 dancers with their silhouettes behind them.

Chris Yon & Taryn Griggs

September 12, 2024

Join ADF for an immersive professional dance performance! YOGGS FAMILY NEWSLETTER, 2014-present, is an immersive experience where the audience is led through the lobby of the Nasher Museum of Art ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

September 12, 2024

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

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Artist’s Talk with Kris Graves

September 12, 2024

Join Kris Graves for a discussion on his project “American Monuments” on view in the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Refreshments and exhibit viewing will begin at ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

September 11, 2024

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

Mindful Watercolor

September 11, 2024

Relax and engage in the magic of mindful watercolor painting! Participants will learn a variety of different experimental and texture building techniques, then play with the materials and create paintings ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

September 10, 2024

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

Lino Cut Printing

September 10, 2024

Come make your very own beautiful art print to hang in your dorm room or apartment! In this workshop students will learn the basics of linocut printmaking. Students will be ...

Bookbinding

Bookbinding

October 1, 2024

In this 2 hour workshop you will learn the basics of bookbinding to create your own journal to take home.

The artist Odili Donald Odita looks at this mural in the museum's Great Hall, "Shadow and Light (for Julian Francis Abele)."

Family Day: Odita: A Wonderous Mural

September 8, 2024

Collaborate with the community and create a floor mural inspired by Odili Donald Odita’s “Shadow and Light (for Julian Francis Abele)” prominently displayed in our Great Hall. Have fun with ...

Choir members singing in Duke Chapel

Choral Evensong Worship Service

September 8, 2024

For centuries, the church has marked the transition from daytime to evening with psalms, prayer, and song. Duke Chapel’s Choral Evensong follows this historic pattern, using the liturgy of the ...

A sea of white tulips in a garden in the foreground and a wooden pergola in the background, with a blue Duke Gardens logo at top.

Observing the Garden Through Haiku

September 7, 2024

Led by award-winning haiku poet, Crystal Simone Smith The practice of haiku encourages us to bask in seasonal change, observing and recording our sensory experiences with words. Haiku, closely tied ...

Brody Bash

September 6, 2024

Are you interested in getting involved with student-led theater at Duke? Do you like pizza and snacks? Do you enjoy fun and games? Do you want to learn more about ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

September 5, 2024

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

Hip Hop

September 5, 2024

Hip-Hop Workshop is an open-level, choreography-based dance class. Please wear sneakers!

Duke Cinematic Arts Information Table

September 5, 2024

Duke Cinematic Arts will be hosting an informal session for those interested in Cinematic Arts. Feel free to drop by to learn about our major and minor, our twice-a-week screening ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

September 4, 2024

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

September 3, 2024

This organ demonstration is an opportunity to stop in to hear a Duke Chapel organ or Bösendorfer grand piano played in the informal atmosphere of an open rehearsal. These demonstrations ...