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🎉 We would like send a shoutout to our collaborators on the Bicentennial Folklife Festival 50th Anniversary Celebration here in downtown Durham. A special thank you to Red Gate Farm and Bull City Workshop for their demonstrations on spinning and woodworking. Thanks to them, our volunteers, Smoking Aces BBQ, Wilson's Soul Food Kitchen, the creators of the event Bob Chapman and George Holt, and of course the Durham community, the festival was a success over 150 people in attendance. As a community we enjoyed music, fellowship, education, and great food! #durham #nc #durhamnc #durhamcounty #bullcity #northcarolina #durm #durhamhistory #durhamnc #publichistory #volunteer

🚨 It's almost time! 🚨 Tomorrow, Friday July 17, be sure to join us for a pop-up Bicentennial Folklife Festival 50th Anniversary Celebration right here in downtown Durham from 6-8pm! Stop by to enjoy some live music, historic demonstrations, great food trucks, and NC based beverages-- plus admission is FREE 🤯 Hear remarks from the festival's original organizers, and enjoy a miniature version of what eventually became Durham's iconic Eno Fest! 🎶 Performances by: Wayne and Margaret Martin, Sheila Kay Adams, Donna Ray, Norton, and William Ritter (Nest of Singing Birds), Fiddlin’ Al McCanless, Evelyn Shaw, Ceceilia Conway. 🪚 Demonstrations by: Triangle Weavers, and Bull City Wood Shop 🍉 Food Trucks: Smokin' Aces BBQ, and Wilson's Soul Food 📆 Friday, July 17 ⏰ 6:00-8:00pm 📍 500 W. Main Street, Durham NC 🎟️ FREE #events #durhamnc #durm #bullcity #free freeevents livemusic thirdfriday folklife bicentennial 250th festival enofest festivalfortheeno enoriver enoriverstatepark performances music food foodtrucks nc nchistory history fyp local supportlocal nonprofit

🎆 Fifty years ago, during the July Fourth weekend of 1976, Durham joined communities across the nation in celebrating America’s Bicentennial. At West Point on the Eno, residents gathered for a festival showcasing traditional North Carolina arts, music, crafts, and culture. This eventually became what we know and love as the Eno-Fest! 🌳 🎂 To mark the 50th anniversary of this memorable event, the Museum of Durham History has partnered with organizers of the original celebration to share photographs, memories, and music from that special weekend. 📸 📅 Join us for an informal reception during Third Friday, July 17, at 6:00 p.m. at the Museum of Durham History. Enjoy live music, explore historic images from the event, and hear stories from those who were there as we look back on this unique moment in Durham’s history 🎶 🗓️ Friday, July 17, 2026 ⏰ 6:00 p.m. 📍Museum of Durham History (500 W. Main Street) Free and open to the public! 🎟️

Today marks the ANNIVERSARY of a landmark moment in Durham’s history. In June 1986, Mayor Wilbur P. Gulley proclaimed Anti-Discrimination Week, affirming that every person deserves dignity, safety, and freedom from discrimination. The document reflects an early municipal effort in the 1980s to publicly oppose discrimination against LGBTQ+ people, at a time when such protections and public endorsements were not very common in many parts of the United States. Four decades later, that message remains as important as ever. 🏳️‍🌈✨ #DurhamHistory #LGBTQHistory #AntiDiscriminationWeek #Pride #EqualityForAll

In 2012 the NC State Legislature proposed Amendment One. This was a change to the NC Constitution and prohibited the state from recognizing or performing same-sex marriages, civil unions or civil union equivalents by defining male–female marriage as “the only domestic legal union” considered valid or recognized in the state. In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the People’s Alliance, hear a panel of organizers and elected officials tell the history of the local reaction to Amendment One. This Saturday, June 27, 2026 | 3:00pm – 4:30pm | Location: Main Auditorium at Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) Registration is required #lgbtq #history #library #durham #nchistory

👀 Want a sneak peek at our upcoming exhibit "To Love and Live Free: The 1986 Mayoral Recall Fight and the Origins of Durham Pride"? 📽️ This fascinating exhibition will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the “Out Today, Out To Stay” Pride march and the failed attempt to recall Mayor Wib Gulley in 1986 for his support of LGBTQ+ rights. 🏳️‍🌈 It will tell how Durham found itself at a crossroads between tolerance and bigotry, showing how today’s inclusive Durham emerged through organizing, protest, and moral courage from citizens, faith leaders, business owners, and activists who united for equal rights—and won. 🏆🟰 📍 Join us for an exciting opening event, Friday, May 15 at 6pm, here at the Museum of Durham History! Free food, heartfelt speeches, and a special performance by the Common Women's Choir all wrapped into one FREE event 🆓 🗓️ Put us on your calendar now, and keep an eye out for upcoming programming to go along with this powerful exhibit! #durhamnc #durham #durm #bullcity #pride #duke #unc #nccu #exhibit #free #food #lgbtq #museum #history #nchistory #nc #northcarolina #local #localevent #supportlocal #nonprofit #durhamhistory #enoriver #politics #politicalscience #equalrights #equality

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