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Humanities Programs
Join us for these cultural and historical programs. All Humanities Programming is presented by Durham Library Foundation.
May | June
June
A Celebration of Spirituals
Wednesday, June 5, 7 p.m.
Hayti Heritage Center, 804 Old Fayetteville St.
Join noted author and illustrator Ashley Bryan, the 100 Men in Black Chorus and Rev. Dr. Luke Powery for a joyous evening celebrating spirituals in lecture, pictures and song.
Bryan, 89, is the illustrator and author of many award winning children’s books including two illustrated books of spirituals. The Men in Black Chorus will sing spirituals, and Powery, Dean of the Duke Chapel, will give historical context. This program is sponsored by Durham Library Foundation, the St. Joseph Historic Foundation: Hayti Heritage Center and Alazar Press .This program is Free and open to the public.
Bullish on Durham: Spotlight on Durham Central Park
Saturday, June 8, 3 p.m.
Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro St.
Learn the history of Durham Central Park and how a barren downtown lot became the heart of the city, home of the Durham Farmers’ Market and a beloved green space for community events.
Landscape architect, Dan Jewell, will moderate a panel which includes Allen Wilcox and Curtis Eshelman, co-founders of DCP, and Lee Ann Tilley, DCP board member and coordinator of Meals for the Market. Refreshments will be served at this program.
Meet the Author: Georgann Eubanks
Thursday, June 13, 7 p.m.
Southwest Regional Library, 3605 Shannon Rd.
Georgann Eubanks will read from Literary Trails of Eastern North Carolina: A Guide Book.
Featured authors include A. R. Ammons, Gerald Barrax, Charles Chesnutt, Clyde Edgerton, Philip Gerard, Kaye Gibbons, Harriet Jacobs, Jill McCorkle, Michael Parker and Bland Simpson. A book signing will follow the reading.
Jews and Durham in Transition & Jewish Life "Pop-Up Musuem"
Sunday, June 16, 3 p.m.
Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro St.
Join us for a panel discussion on the history of Jews in Durham with historians Leonard Rogoff, Karin Shapiro, Lynne Grossman and Robert Rosenstein.
Shapiro’s exhibit, Beth El Synagogue – The First 125 Years will be on display at the library from Jun. 14 to Jul. 15. Bring an old photo or family treasure for the Jewish Life “Pop-Up Museum” happening alongside the program. Co-sponsored by the Museum of Durham History.
Meet the Author: Dr. Larry Burk
Tuesday, June 18, 7 p.m.
Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro St.
Join Dr. Larry Burk, co-founder of the Duke Center for Integrative Medicine, for a reading from Let Magic Happen: Adventures in Healing with a Holistic Radiologist.
The book chronicles his journey from conventional radiology to the world of holistic and alternative medicine, including explorations of hypnotherapy, dream work, acupuncture, shamanic journeying and power animals. A book signing will follow the reading.
Civil Rights Stories, 1963 & Durham Civil Rights "Pop-Up" Museum
Sunday, June 23, 3 p.m.
Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro St.
1963 was a pivotal civil rights year. As we look back in Durham’s history during 1963, many critically important events changed the local civil rights landscape a half century ago.
Retired teacher Eddie Davis will moderate a multi-racial panel of citizens who played vital roles in the quest for the integration of some of Durham’s most cherished educational institutions, restaurants and theaters. Join the conversation by bringing an old photo or family treasure for the Durham Civil Rights “Pop-Up Museum” happening alongside the program. Co-sponsored by the Museum of Durham History. Photograph by Harold Moore, courtesy of the Herald-Sun
Meet the Author: Latoya Hankins
Monday, June 24, 7 p.m.
Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro St.
In celebration of LGBT Pride Month, LaToya Hankins will read from her book SBF Seeking, a story of a woman who decides to place a personal ad four months before her wedding.
Her small town life in eastern North Carolina never prepared her for the personal journey she undertakes as she struggles to find her heart’s path. A book signing will follow the reading.
A History of Prohibition Cocktails
Thursday, June 27, 7 p.m.
Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro St.
Join Scott Richie, co-founder of Whiskey and three-time winner of the Indy’s Best Bartender award, for a program on the cocktails of prohibition and their descendants.
Learn about a time in history when bartenders had to get creative due to limited quantity and quality.
