NC Opera General Director Eric Mitchko discusses the art form of opera and gives a preview of the Opera’s January production of LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES. In this fascinating and beautiful opera by Philip Glass\, a brother and sister live in a fantasy world\, a “game” of their own imagining. When friends from the outside world try to enter\, the harmless game turns into a fierce and tragic struggle. Mitchko will discuss opera\, play some music and answer questions.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120526T162630Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120107T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120107T000000Z UID:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/doc-hendley URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/doc-hendley SUMMARY:Doc Hendley DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120526T162630Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120108T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120108T000000Z UID:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/bruce-harvill URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/bruce-harvill SUMMARY:Bruce Harvill DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120526T162630Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120110T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120110T000000Z UID:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/orin-starn URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/orin-starn SUMMARY:Orin Starn DESCRIPTION:Local author Orin Starn will read from and sign copies of his new book\, The Passion of Tiger Woods\: An Anthropologist Reports on Golf\, Race\, and Celebrity Scandal. Through the tale of “Tigergate\,” Starn explores how the culture of golf and celebrity scandal reveal larger issues looming in the American landscape\: issues of race and sex\, scapegoating and betrayal\, and the role of the sports hero. Orin Starn is a Professor and Chair of Cultural Anthropology at Duke University. He is the author of Nightwatch and the award-winning Ishi’s Brain\: In Search of America’s Last “Wild” Indian. He is also an avid golfer with a five handicap.
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Check out this video partly filmed on Durham’s own Hillandale golfcourse\:
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Duke’s Laurent Dubois will read from and sign copies of his latest book Haiti\: The Aftershocks of History. Even before the 2010 earthquake destroyed much of the country\, Haiti was known as a place of poverty and corruption\, rooted in its founding revolution—the only successful slave revolt in the history of the world that generated hostility among the colonial powers that surround the island nation. Madison Smartt Bell writes “Haiti\: The Aftershocks of History is the new standard work in English on the astounding panorama of Haitian history\, from the seismic events of its founding to the earthquake of 2010.” Laurent Dubois is the author of Avengers of the New World\, a Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2004. A professor of history and French at Duke University\, Dubois has written on Haiti for the Los Angeles Times\, The Nation\, and the New Yorker.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120526T162630Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120201T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120201T000000Z UID:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/kathy-hester URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.regulatorbookshop.com/event/kathy-hester SUMMARY:Kathy Hester DESCRIPTION:Join us for a warm wintertime snack with Durham blogger and cookbook author Kathy Hester who will discuss and sign copies of her new book The Vegan Slow Cooker. Hester will provide a demonstration of her delicious slow cooker recipes and samples. For those who want to go vegan or just eat more meatless meals\, Hester provides standard slow-cooker fare such as stews and casseroles\, but also has recipes for bread\, breakfasts and desserts. "\;Kathy’s stellar recipes and straightforward instructions will have you creating hot\, fresh\, gourmet meals in just minutes a day. No more slaving away in the kitchen. With The Vegan Slow Cooker\, you’ll be eating like a queen with just the flip of a switch!"\;—Rory Freedman\, author of the Skinny Bitch.
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