OUR TOWN This month, embrace North Carolina’s diverse culture with poetry readings, live music, local sports matches, and Earth Day. by ADDIE LADNER and KARA ADAMS
Bob Karp (COLE); courtesy Craven Allen Gallery (ART)
SEASON FIVE
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Now - April 16 | See website A unique blend of photography, paint, and texture, Dan Gottlieb’s Season Five series features vivid “recto-verso” images drawn from his experiences of hiking through western forests devastated by wildfires. Until his retirement, Gottlieb was director of planning for the museum park at the North Carolina Museum of Art, credited with transforming its grounds into a cultural destination unto itself. “As a hearing-impaired kid often cocooned in a private world, I’d squint at light, absorbed in the passing blur of the street,” writes Gottlieb in his artist’s statement. “Still today, I find comfort in that place to make my pictures — impressions of light, place, and nature’s grand experiment.” Free admission; 1106 ½ Broad Street, Durham; cravenallengallery.com
THIRST4ARCHITECTURE
DREAMVILLE MUSIC FESTIVAL April 2 - 3 | 12 p.m. North Carolina native, rap artist, songwriter, and producer J. Cole is bringing his Dreamville Festival back in-person to Dorothea Dix Park this spring for the second time. He’ll headline this two-day music and cultural festival that will feature music-industry veterans like T-Pain, Ashanti, and Ja Rule, along with newer faces like soulful R&B singer Kehlani and energetic rapper Lil Baby. “We set out to curate something special,” says festival president Adam Roy. “Our Dreamville family has been patiently waiting for the fest’s return.” A portion of the proceeds will be donated to regional charities through the Dreamville Foundation, Cole’s nonprofit, and the festival will feature food from local restaurants as well as work by area artists. From $250; 1030 Richardson Drive; dreamvillefest.com
April 2 | 12 p.m. Join NCModernist on the rooftop of The Dillon for a Thirst4Architecture social event for folks interested in modern architecture that will feature a book signing with the founding principles of Duda|Paine Architects, the designers of local landmarks including The Dillon, the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Morganton, and student centers for Duke, North Carolina State, and North Carolina Central Universities. Free but registration required; 223 S. West Street; ncmodernist.org
All information is accurate as of press time, but please check waltermagazine.com and the event websites for the latest updates. The Art & Soul of Raleigh | 25
