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June is National Pride Month, but the celebrations don’t stop there! As a diverse and inclusive place in the South, the city of Durham embraces and uplifts the LGBTQ+ community year-round, through events and programming for all. The Carolina Theatre and other venues across Durham such as Club Era,  Arcana, The Fruit, and The Pinkhook, offer […]

Dancing With The Carolina Stars: Celebration, the Carolina Theatre’s annual fundraiser, takes place Wednesday, May 20, and this beloved century-old nonprofit is rolling out the red carpet! Get ready for a night of astounding talent and fierce competition as Bull City’s brightest stars from your favorite local businesses and organizations go head-to-head in a show-stopping […]

The Carolina Theatre’s annual Dancing With The Carolina Stars fundraiser takes place on May 21! Audience members will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite local stars and even get to mingle with them after the event. We caught up with Jason Peace from Meals on Wheels Durham about bringing equitable access to the […]

Following the first Center Stage: The Wavemakers Series performance featuring Denitia, we checked back in with Grammy-nominated artist and “Color Me Country” radio show host, Rissi Palmer about what she looks forward to in the next performance featuring Gabe Lee. Center Stage: The Wavemakers Series is a groundbreaking performance series dedicated to celebrating diverse voices […]

The heyday of the gothic horror pictures spanned the 1950s through the 1970s with glorious gothic and giallo takes on classic stories. Senior Director of Film, Jim Carl, highlights the history behind the gothic and giallo genres and the films featured in this year’s RetroGothic Film Series, March 22-28 at the Carolina Theatre.  HOUSE OF […]

The Carolina Theatre’s annual Dancing With The Carolina Stars fundraiser takes place on May 21! Audience members will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite local stars and even get to mingle with them after the event. We sat down with local celebrity, Farad Ali of ALI HEIJMEN to learn more about his motivation for joining […]

We interviewed, Grammy-nominated artist and “Color Me Country” radio show host, Rissi Palmer about why it was important for her to curate the upcoming Center Stage: The Wavemakers Series at the Carolina Theatre. Center Stage: The Wavemakers Series is a groundbreaking performance series dedicated to celebrating diverse voices and uncovering your next favorite artists. Presented […]

Our Senior Director of Film, Jim Carl gives his take on films which have played at previous editions of SplatterFlix or are scheduled to appear at future ones. Read Jim’s take on this year’s SplatterFilx film in Part I, here. DRESSED TO KILL (1980)  This is the one about a sexually repressed housewife who enters […]

Our Senior Director of Film, Jim Carl gives his take on horror films that have been in the SplatterFlix Film series. Make a horror movie too artsy and it sits there on the screen, a boring Halloween decoration. Let it grow too gory and it becomes a study in clinical pathology. SplatterFlix Film Series was […]

The air has chilled, the leaves have begun to fall, and spooky season has begun! The Carolina Theatre of Durham offers film series, screenings, and special events all season long to keep the creepy vibes going! SplatterFlix From October 9-15, Retro Film Series reanimates sixteen of the goriest, scariest horror movies ever made, for screening […]