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November 2024


A Maritime Haunting

A Maritime Haunting

November 7 – December 10

A Maritime Haunting is an immersive sound installation that explores loss from Mediterranean border policies through vocal elements and sea sounds. Performers act as a Greek chorus, creating a collective elegy for lives lost during migration. Free and open to the public; no reservations required.

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

Thursday, November 21 at 1:00pm

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 …

Duke student football players participate in the "Back to Back Drawing" activity

Gallery Guide Tour with a Twist

Thursday, November 21 at 6:00pm

Join our experienced Gallery Guides for a quirky tour of the museum! After learning more about our exhibitions, we will sketch back-to-back, go on a scavenger hunt and more. You …

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Basketry

Basketry

Thursday, November 21 at 6:30pm

Learn to make a twined basket. Using wetted reed, you will learn a simple basket weaving technique that will make a quick and lovely container.

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

Thursday, November 21 at 8:00pm

What would you sacrifice to pursue your dream? This is the question that the women in “By The Way, Meet Vera Stark,” Duke Theater Studies’ Fall 2024 Mainstage production, must …

November dances 2024

November Dances 2024

Friday, November 22 at 7:30pm

The Dance Program’s annual fall concert presents guests with an evening of dance performance from faculty, student and guest choreographers. Faculty choreographers include: Iyun Ashani Harrison and Ava LaVonne Vinesett. …

DNME

Duke New Music Ensemble

Friday, November 22 at 8:00pm

The DNME is back, with the recent, the new and the REALLY new! Featuring music of Boulez, Shulamit Ran, Hannah Kendall, Duke Graduate Composers, and Group Improvisations composed on the …

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

Friday, November 22 at 8:00pm

What would you sacrifice to pursue your dream? This is the question that the women in “By The Way, Meet Vera Stark,” Duke Theater Studies’ Fall 2024 Mainstage production, must …

Chamber Music Performance Part I

Saturday, November 23 at 7:00pm

Chamber Music at Duke performs works from the Baroque to the 20th century written for a broad array of instrumentations including string quartets, piano trios and saxophone quartets. Chamber Music …

November Dances

November Dances 2024

Saturday, November 23 at 7:30pm

The Dance Program’s annual fall concert presents guests with an evening of dance performance from faculty, student and guest choreographers. Faculty choreographers include: Iyun Ashani Harrison and Ava LaVonne Vinesett. …

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

Saturday, November 23 at 8:00pm

What would you sacrifice to pursue your dream? This is the question that the women in “By The Way, Meet Vera Stark,” Duke Theater Studies’ Fall 2024 Mainstage production, must …

Choir members singing in Duke Chapel

Choral Evensong Worship Service

Sunday, November 24 at 4:00pm

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 …

December 2024


Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

Tuesday, December 3 at 1:00pm

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 …

Chamber Music Performance

Tuesday, December 3 at 7:00pm

Chamber Music at Duke performs works from the Baroque to the 20th century written for a broad array of instrumentations including string quartets, piano trios and saxophone quartets. Chamber Music …

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

Wednesday, December 4 at 1:00pm

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 …

Duke Symphony Orchestra

Symphony Orchestra: Music of Reflection

Wednesday, December 4 at 7:30pm

The Duke Symphony Orchestra, directed by Harry Davidson, numbers some 80-100 players and draws its membership almost entirely from the student body. The Duke Symphony Orchestra, open to all members …

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

Thursday, December 5 at 1:00pm

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 …

Ciompi Quartet Portfolio Project

Thursday, December 5 at 5:30pm

Graduate student composers Since its founding in 1965 by the renowned Italian violinist Giorgio Ciompi, the Ciompi Quartet of Duke University has delighted audiences and impressed critics around the world. …

A woman bathed in blue, purple, and pink light dances in a club in a red sequined dress in a still from Sean Baker's Anora.

Screen/Society–“Anora” (Sean Baker, 2024)

Thursday, December 5 at 7:00pm

ANORA (Sean Baker, 2024, 139 min, USA, English, DCP) In a thrilling, star-making performance, Mikey Madison plays Ani, a tough-as-nails exotic dancer from Brighton Beach suddenly thrust into the lap …

Photo of a choir singing. Text: Handel's Messiah

Handel’s Messiah

Friday, December 6 at 7:30pm

Since 1933, Duke University Chapel has welcomed the holiday season with the sublime music of Messiah. From the haunting strains of “The people that walked in darkness” to the exuberant …

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.

Holiday Greenery: Build Your Own Wreath

Saturday, December 7 at 10:00am

Duke Gardens horticulturists Michelle Rawlins and Megan Brown will demonstrate how to construct a holiday wreath for your front door using fresh cut greenery from the Gardens. Each participant will …

Photo of a choir singing. Text: Handel's Messiah

Handel’s Messiah

Saturday, December 7 at 3:00pm

Since 1933, Duke University Chapel has welcomed the holiday season with the sublime music of Messiah. From the haunting strains of “The people that walked in darkness” to the exuberant …

VOCES8

VOCES8

Saturday, December 7 at 7:30pm

2023 Grammy-nominated British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is acclaimed globally for their complex and wide-ranging a cappella concerts. Performing holiday music spanning centuries.

Photo of a choir singing. Text: Handel's Messiah

Handel’s Messiah

Sunday, December 8 at 4:00pm

Since 1933, Duke University Chapel has welcomed the holiday season with the sublime music of Messiah. From the haunting strains of “The people that walked in darkness” to the exuberant …

Duke Holiday Concert

Duke Employee Holiday Concert

Tuesday, December 10 at 11:00am

Staff and faculty throughout the University and Health System as well as members of the Duke University Retiree Association (DURA) will be invited to Duke’s annual Holiday Concert at the …

Organ demonstrations at Duke Chapel

Organ Demonstration

Wednesday, December 11 at 1:00pm

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

Thursday, December 12 at 1:00pm

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 …

Photo of candles. Text: Advent Lessons and Carols

Advent Lessons and Carols

Thursday, December 12 at 7:00pm

Based on the formula made famous by the Christmas Lessons and Carols from King’s College, Cambridge, this service follows a similar pattern of readings, choral anthems, and congregational hymns. It …