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The Carolina Theatre isn’t allowed to re-open yet, but you can enjoy virtual cinema at home and support the nonprofit that manages downtown Durham’s historic showplace. Starting Friday, July 24 fans can view a variety of first-run films at home through the venue’s website and help raise funds for the Carolina Theatre. Three films will […]

DURHAM, NC (JULY 23, 2020) — A Carolina Theatre work crew refurbished the infrastructure inside the venue’s historic Fletcher Hall this month and saved the City of Durham more than $100,000 in the process. Members of the theatre’s operations staff have repaired and repainted the ornate crown molding at the top of the elegant 1,000-seat […]

We’ve been here for you since 1926, and that means your safety is our priority. The Carolina Theatre of Durham is participating in Count On Me NC, a public health initiative providing COVID-19 training to North Carolina businesses. The theater’s operations team leaders have completed the General Best Practices for COVID-19 Management training, and the […]

You already have Retro on the brain, so why not drop the pretense and make it official (and literal)? Buy a Retro Film Series denim hat — with an embroidered, multi-color popcorn logo — and support the Carolina Theatre of Durham. A hat costs $25 (plus shipping, if you choose mail delivery). Want a reminder […]

DURHAM, NC (July 7, 2020) — The Carolina Theatre has installed a little free library in front of the venue’s historic facade at 309 West Morgan St in downtown Durham. Constructed from a vintage movie poster frame, the library will be open to the public during Takeout Concessions Fridays (4-8 p.m.). Each Friday, locals and […]

The Carolina Theatre of Durham sadly announces the passing of Pepper Fluke, 87, an extraordinary woman whose tireless work and steadfast support helped both save and sustain our historic building for more than 40 years. Without Pepper’s direction, energy and generosity, the Carolina Theatre would simply not exist as it does today. In the mid-1970s, […]

Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc’s Board of Trustees named Chapel Hill businesswoman and artist Rebecca Newton its president and CEO at its bi-monthly board meeting on Tuesday, September 26. A longtime advocate of the nonprofit that operates the city-owned historic arts venue, Newton is expected to replace interim CEO Dan Berman in mid-October. She will […]

Carolina Theatre Stages Comeback Durham Nonprofit Has Fully Emerged from Accumulated Net Deficit of $1.7 Million Eighteen months after a financial crisis threatened to force closure of the Carolina Theatre, the nonprofit that operates the venue has entirely erased an estimated $1.7 million net deficit. Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. reported an accumulated net surplus […]

One of the nation’s most respected festivals for LGBTQ cinema for more than two decades, the North Carolina Gay + Lesbian Film Festival (NCGLFF) returns to the Carolina Theatre of Durham this Thursday through Sunday (August 10-13) with 148 films from 24 countries, including 126 shorts and 22 features. Ten-Passes, which enable guests to choose […]

The Carolina Theatre of Durham welcomed 16,099 students, including 9,842 from Durham Public Schools (DPS), to 20 entertaining and enriching Arts Discovery Educational Series (ADES) shows during the 2016-17 school year. The attendance was a 79 percent increase from the 2015-16 school year. Attendance among DPS students increased fivefold in 2016-17. The theatre partnered with the school […]