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Events
02 / 12
Start: 7:00 pm
*with Ellen Ciompi at the microphone and Glenn Mehrbach at the piano “If music be the food of love, play on,” said Shakespeare in Twelfth Night. We’re complying with a special program of songs about the many aspects of love, as expressed by the composers and lyricists of the Great American Songbook. Bring your spouse, date, best friend, lover, significant other, main squeeze, life partner, POSSLQ, or soul mate, and see if we can figure out “What Is This Thing Called Love?” Enjoy a post-concert reception with wines provided by Durham’s nationally-recognized connoisseur and journalist, Arturo Ciompi. Admission free; $10 donation suggested. | ||
02 / 13
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02 / 14
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02 / 15
Start: 7:00 pm
This discussion series on the third Monday of each month focuses on literary fiction, current and classic. The selection for February is Willa Cather’s classic, My Antonia. Published in 1918, this final book in Cather’s prairie trilogy is considered her finest accomplishment. The series is facilitated by Durham native Katherine Johnson, who has an undergraduate degree in European Literatures and many years of reading and working with books. Her day job is with NoveList, where she develops articles, discussion guides, and other materials about books for an online library service that supports readers’ advisory. | ||
02 / 16
Start: 7:00 pm
Duke’s R. Larry Todd will discuss and sign copies of his new book about Felix Mendelssohn’s sister, Fanny Hensel: The Other Mendelssohn. In this narrative of her life and music, Todd details Hensel’s continuing struggle for public recognition. Cited by the NYT as “the dean of Mendelssohn scholars in the United States,” Todd is Arts and Sciences Professor of Music at Duke. | ||
02 / 17
Start: 7:00 pm
Local reporter and historian Jim Wise will launch his new book, Murder in the Courthouse: Reconstruction and Redemption in the North Carolina Piedmont, with a reading and book signing. When four Ku Klux Klansmen murdered John W. “Chicken” Stephens—a Republican politician and Freedman’s Bureau agent—in the Caswell County courthouse in May 1870, the much-despised NC governor William Holden imposed martial law, suspended habeas corpus, and assigned an infamous Union officer, George W. Kirk, to root out the increasingly violent Klan. The action led to Holden’s impeachment, and a conservative hegemony in the state that would last (with one brief interruption in the 1890s) for more than 100 years. | ||
02 / 18
Start: 7:00 pm
Educator Linda Nathan will discuss and sign copies of her new book, The Hardest Questions Aren’t on the Test: Lessons from an Innovative Urban School. Nathan is the founding headmaster of the Boston Arts Academy, the city’s first and only public high school for the visual and performing arts. Under her leadership, the school has won state, national, and international recognition, for BAA sends well over 90 percent of its graduates to college. Nathan will share her vision of what is possible to do in urban public schools. | ||
02 / 19
Start: 7:00 pm
This continuing series features fabulous musician and songwriter Peter Holsapple, who will share books, stories and songs “for children of all ages.” If you need a “young at heart” booster shot, Peter’s Pajama Party will fix you right up. Holsapple, the father of two young children, is best known for his work with the dB’s, the Continental Drifters, R.E.M, and Hootie and the Blowfish. Wear your pajamas (or not) and enjoy the fun! | ||
02 / 20
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02 / 21
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02 / 22
Start: 7:00 pm
The selection this month for our mystery series is Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey. Called “one of the permanent classics in the detective field,” this novel concerns King Richard III of England and was written in 1951 shortly before Tey’s death. The series is facilitated by Judy Dearlove, who has called Durham home for over three decades. A passionate reader, she has also taught literature at several local colleges, including Duke, Meredith, and Elon. Currently, she is engaged in the mysterious process of writing a novel. | ||
02 / 23
Start: 7:00 pm
Brian Nelson will discuss and sign copies of his new book, The Silence and the Scorpion: The Coup Against Chavez and the Making of Modern Venezuela. This mesmerizing minute-by-minute account details 72 hours of chaos starting on April 11, 2002, when Chavez was temporarily ousted as President in response to his mishandling of the country’s oil industry. Nelson teaches at the Center for American and World Cultures at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. | ||
02 / 24
Start: 7:00 pm
Mbaye Lo will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Understanding Muslim Discourse: Language, Tradition, and the Message of Bin Laden. This book explores the ways in which Bin Laden’s popularity and legitimacy are rooted in his eloquence and ability to manipulate poetic and religious traditions, as well as the collective memories of Islam. Lo is an assistant professor in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke. | ||
02 / 25
Start: 7:00 pm
Eileen Flanagan will discuss and sign copies of her new book, The Wisdom to Know the Difference: When to Make a Change—and When to Let Go. Through interviews with varied people, this book explores how to apply the message of the Serenity Prayer, accepting the things we cannot change and changing those we can. Normal MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ | ||
02 / 26
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02 / 27
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02 / 28
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03 / 1
Start: 7:00 pm
Malcolm Jones will read from and sign copies of his new book, Little Boy Blues. “Jones’s warmly elegant memoir recalls his childhood in an impoverished, fractured North Carolina household of the 1950s and 60s. Smitten as a young boy with movies and magic tricks...Jones retrieves elusive memories—of his emotionally stranded mother; his alcoholic, mostly absent father; his devout, ‘casually racist’ aunt and uncle—and creates a rich tapestry of Southern life,” writes O: The Oprah Magazine. Jones is a longtime writer for Newsweek. | ||
03 / 2
Start: 7:00 pm
Author of Castaway Kid, Rob Mitchell will talk, answer questions, and sign copies of his book. Mitchell’s personal story—of recovery from a childhood dominated by abandonment, anger, and hopelessness—is inspiring and uplifting. This event is sponsored by Friends of the Durham Guardian ad Litem Program. Start: 7:00 pm
Local author Melissa Rooney will read from and present a program for children based on her new book, Eddie the Electron. The program will involve electronic snap circuits with which kids can help Rooney direct battery produced electrons to turn on a fan and a light. Rooney has offered this fun workshop through CAPS (Culture and Arts in the Public Schools) to wide acclaim. | ||
03 / 3
Start: 12:00 pm
This panel discussion—The Civil Rights Roots of Healthcare Activism—features noted scholar John Dittmer, author of The Good Doctors: The Medical Committee for Civil Rights and the Struggle for Social Justice in Health Care, with Sharon Elliott-Bynum, Co-Founder and Clinical Director of CAARE, Inc. The event is open to the public and lunch will be served. | ||
03 / 4
Start: 5:30 pm
This panel discussion—Justice in Healthcare, Today and in the Past—features John Dittmer, author of The Good Doctors, along with William Chafe, PhD (History), Dennis Clements, MD (Infectious Disease, Pediatrics, Global Health Institute), Evelyn Schmidt, MD (Director, Lincoln Community Health Center), and Sherman James, PhD (Public Policy). The event is open to the public and will be followed by a wine and cheese reception. Start: 7:00 pm
George Bishop will read from and sign copies of his debut novel, Letter to My Daughter. | ||
03 / 5
Start: 7:00 pm
Bestselling author Chris Bohjalian will read from and sign copies of his new novel, Secrets of Eden. Set in contemporary New England and written in page-turning, elegant prose, this story shines light on the issue of domestic violence. Bohjalian has garnered widespread critical acclaim for his realistic and provocative writing, including Midwives, The Double Bind, and Skeletons at the Feast. This event is co-sponsored by the Durham Crisis Response Center. | ||
03 / 6
Start: 3:00 pm
Anne Kornblut will discuss and sign copies of her new book, Notes from the Cracked Ceiling: Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, and What It Will Take for a Woman to Win. This book explores the historic role women played in the 2008 campaign—and the reason the two female candidates lost. It also looks at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Homeland Security Director Janet Napolitano and former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. Kornblut is the White House correspondent for the Washington Post. | ||
03 / 7
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03 / 8
Start: 7:00 pm
Join us for this new storytelling series for adults on the second Monday of each month. Why come? Because storytelling reminds you of those delightful times when you were told stories as a kid. Because tall tales or fairy tales excite your heart and imagination. Because you recognize the power of words to arouse, motivate, and change. Because you want to find great stories to tell to others. Come to tell or to listen; come to enjoy the feelings of community that an evening of this age-old art inspires. These evenings will be hosted by John Benedetto, a talented and experienced storyteller, mime, and workshop leader. | ||
03 / 9
Start: 7:00 pm
Normal MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ Bestselling Hillsborough author Frances Mayes will read from and sign copies of her new book, Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life. In this sequel to Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany, Mayes passionately shares her daily experiences, drinking in equal measure from the local wine, art, folklore, and landscape. Food is the pivot around which her days evolve, and recipes are included. Complementary refreshments will be served! | ||
03 / 10
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03 / 11
Start: 7:00 pm
Andrew Park will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Between a Church and a Hard Place: One Faith-Free Father’s Struggle to Understand What It Means to Be Religious (or Not). When Park’s young children started asking him questions about religion, he knew it was time to find some answers. In this colorful and thought-provoking book, Parks takes readers along on his tour through religion in America and his quest to find a comfortable middle ground for himself and his family. | ||
03 / 12
Start: 7:00 pm
This continuing series features fabulous musician and songwriter Peter Holsapple, who will share books, stories and songs “for children of all ages.” If you need a “young at heart” booster shot, Peter’s Pajama Party will fix you right up. Holsapple, the father of two young children, is best known for his work with the dB’s, the Continental Drifters, R.E.M, and Hootie and the Blowfish. Wear your pajamas (or not) and enjoy the fun! | ||
03 / 13
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03 / 14
Start: 2:00 pm
Magic Tree House authors Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce will talk briefly and then sign copies of their latest books. Set in Ireland in the early 1900s, the novel Leprechaun in Late Winter (Magic Tree House #43) celebrates Ireland’s rich storytelling legacy in an inspiring and magical way; the nonfiction companion, Leprechauns and Irish Folklore (Magic Tree House Research Guide #21), brims with fun facts, illustrations, and photos. You’ll need to have a ticket to attend this event, and tickets are free with the purchase of either of their new Magic Tree House books at The Regulator. Tickets will be numbered to help facilitate the book signing. Tickets (and books) may be purchased before the event or at the event. You can also call the store (286-2700) to pre-purchase books and tickets. | ||
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UPCOMING EVENTS
HAL HERZOG Thursday, September 9, 7:00 p.m. (Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat)
PETER'S PAJAMA PARTY Friday, September 10, 7:00 p.m.
REGULATOR STORYTELLERS Monday, September 13, 7:00 p.m.
For more on all our events, see the Events Calendar below.