Wilco Coming to DPAC
On March 27,
Wilco
will play at the Durham Performing Arts Center. Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday morning at 10am via Ticketmaster. There is a fan club presale that begins tomorrow (Wed.) morning at 10am via Front Gate Tickets. One interesting feature with the show is the band is taking
requests via its website
. Click on the Durham show, then on the “Requests” box.
Steve Winwood Coming to DPAC
Durham’s Performing Arts Center welcomes one of rock’s biggest figures, Steve Winwood , on February 9. Tickets go on sale thru Ticketmaster outlets at 10am on December 28.
Moody Blues Coming to DPAC
On March 24 the Moody Blues will return to the Triangle. This time they will be at the Durham Performing Arts Center. Tickets went on sale today.
Back From The Dead…It’s The Varsity
The 80-year old Varsity Theatre in Chapel Hill is going to reopen! New ownership recently announced that after a renovation, the theater will open around Thanksgiving, and will feature recently released and classic movies for $3.
The former owner closed the theater in June, citing parking deficiencies in Chapel Hill as the main culprit. The new ticket prices are incredibly low, and we’ll see if the new owner can make it work. The lack of parking is an interesting argument given that Chapel Hill is the most transit-friendly town or city between Atlanta and D.C. In Chapel Hill and Carrboro, all local bus trips are free, yet, according to the former owner, people still preferred the convenience of using their car to get somewhere by a certain time. Even the 8,300 students living on campus weren’t interested in using free transit to go use the theater. Interesting.
Laser Show Returns to Planetarium
The Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill welcomes the return of laser rock shows . Music from classic rock artists like Pink Floyd, U2, Led Zeppelin, and others highlights. This time around the experience is “enhanced by 3-D”, which means that fans can buy filtering glasses in the gift shop for a small fee before the show (please don’t confuse this campy 3-D technology with the active shutter technology Panasonic is almost ready to roll out for home theater installations).
On Halloween the show takes a special family-oriented turn, featuring songs like Ghostbusters and Thriller.
The show runs Friday and Saturday nights thru November 22. Tickets are $9.50 for adults and $7.50 for students and Morehead members. The schedule each night follows:
- Laser Classic Rock, 7 p.m.
- Laser U2, 8 p.m.
- Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, 9 p.m. (adult-oriented)
- Laser Zeppelin, 10 p.m.
- Pink Floyd’s The Wall, 11 p.m.
UNC Unveils Kenan Expansion Plans
The Rams Club has put together
a new site demonstrating plans for expanding
the 60,000 seat Kenan Stadium. The addition will replace the 1927 Spanish styled original field house with a complex housing “premium” seating, a student-athlete center for non-revenue sports, a new academic center for athletes, and new visitor locker rooms. The project will cost about $85 million and is expected to begin within the next two years.
Man V. Food Features Durham Tonight
Tonight’s episode of Man Vs. Food travels to Durham where they find the Backyard BBQ Pit and Wimpy’s Grill . The show’s website also mentions Blu Seafood , Four Square , Nosh , Dain’s Place , and Daisy Cakes . The show airs at 10pm on Travel Channel (rerun at 11pm). Here are some more details:
Durham has been called the "Cradle of Cue", so Adam starts his journey with a search for some good ole Eastern Carolina BBQ. His search lands him at Backyard BBQ Pit , which I’ve personally been to and can say from experience is absolutely to die for! They’re known for their chopped BBQ pork, which btw isn’t really chopped, it’s stirred (that’s how tender it is!). In Adam’s own words, the pork "coats your tongue like velvet".
Next up, Adam heads to Wimpy’s Grill which is known for big breakfasts and big burgers. This place is just down the street from Duke University and is a hot spot for tailgating and eating. Adam tries the Garbage Burger – a double cheeseburger topped with bacon, chili, coleslaw, lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles, and condiments. This burger is so messy Adam says, "I feel I need to eat it in the shower".
What do a gymnast, cheerleader, football player, and foodie from Brooklyn all have in common? They’re running the Doughman Relay together for the main event of the episode! Adam and fellow Travel Channel host Dhani Jones team up with a couple locals to take on this 15 mile race of running, biking, swimming, and eating. I don’t want to give too much away, but there is a fried green tomato sandwich involved and Dhani kicks some serious booty on the bike! Will they place in the top five?
Tune-in Wednesday, September 2nd, at 10 E/P to find out! In the meantime, check out this sneak peek video about Wimpy’s Grill (and feel free to post this on your blog).
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