Great smooth entrance and exit for a soccer match Love the…read morepregame experience Finding our seats was a breeze and workers were helpful at all times with guests

Love this venue! We often attend Courage and NCFC soccer games which are always a fun experience!…read more Parking is usually very easy. If it's a really busy game, they sometimes have you park in the far lot - but it's still not a bad walk! All the lower level seats are great. Upper isn't too bad either!

Its small, the seats are tight, the crowds seem to fill up in the halls due to the smallness but…read moreholy Crap the Tar Heel History that has passed on that court and through it's doors is mind boggling. We enjoyed our game here even though we lost to "WOFFORD"? Tough year to be a Tar Heel but to watch the guys play here was just an amazing experience. I Dug it!

It's hard to walk into UNC's Carmichael Arena and not appreciate the sheer magnitude of basketball…read moretalent that competed under its roof. Coach Dean Smith led the 1981 Tar Heel team to a national championship here, with the help of a few guys named Jordan, Worthy and Perkins. Before the team relocated to the Dean Dome in 1986, the venue was considered one of the loudest (and some say, hottest) in college basketball, and Coach Smith's legacy still looms large in the building today. Yes, the seats can be tight and uncomfortable, the concourses cramped and the concession stands undersized, but Carmichael remains a North Carolina treasure, as well a great place to enjoy a women's basketball game, a volleyball match or a gymnastics meet.

I recently saw Theatre Raleigh's production of Bull Durham at the Reynolds Industries Theater. It…read moreis located on the top level of the Bryan Center at Duke University. The theater seats around 600 people. Accessible seating is located at the top of the venue. There are stairs to get down to the other rows. They are on the steep side and the heights of the steps are uneven but there are handrails on the two sides. I sat in the front row so I'd assume the slope makes all the rows have a good view as you shouldn't be looking at heads. I'd recommend checking the sports schedules before buying a ticket with the box office as if there is an event you cannot park in the nearby garage but need to park in a lot further away which makes finding the venue harder if you are not familiar with Duke's West Campus.

Old theater on Duke's campus on the top level of the Bryan Center. We attended Theatre Raleigh's…read morerecent world premiere of Bull Durham (which was fantastic). Parking is at a nearby garage. Allow plenty of time for parking, especially if other things are happening on campus. Seating in the theater is quite steep. There's a wide aisle that goes down the middle with no handrails, then more narrow aisles on each side that have handrails. Steps are uneven and you do have to be careful. Be careful where your seats are if you have special needs. We had front row seats, so exiting for the restroom meant climbing back up those stairs.

Disfarmer Photographs from the Studio of Mike Disfarmer,…read moreHeber Springs, Arkansas 1939-1946 January 17-April 6, 2008 Lyndhurst Gallery Public Reception and Talk: Thursday, February 28, 7 p.m. Scholar/Collector Julia Scully There is much that we don't know about Mike Disfarmer, but what we do know makes for a great story. He was born Mike Meyer in Indiana in 1884. When he was eight, his family moved to Arkansas---though later in life he claimed to have been blown there by a tornado and dropped in the Meyers' yard. At the age of fifty, not long after his mother's death, he made the local paper when he legally changed his last name from Meyer to Disfarmer. The reporter explained the change this way: "Since 'meyer' means 'farmer' in German, and since the petitioner was not a farmer, he chanced upon the name 'Disfarmer.' 'Dis' is said to mean 'not' in German."). In adopting this new identity, Disfarmer distanced himself from his family and seemed to imply his superiority to other locals. A confirmed bachelor who made a point of telling people that he didn't believe in the Bible, he succeeded in creating a persona that was both insider and outsider in the small mountain town of Heber Springs, Arkansas, where he'd lived since 1914. This eccentric, reportedly friendless man chose to operate a portrait studio for forty years. He documented significant and random moments in the lives of rural Arkansas families through the end of the Depression and World War II. No warm conversation, no props, no frills; an irregular tack for the traditionally gregarious profession of portrait photographer. His neighbors, all white, predominantly working class, came as they were, and as they wanted to be remembered: in work clothes, in uniform, in their Sunday best. They are hearty individuals living through challenging times, sliced from a virtually homogenous life. The frank, arresting portraits Disfarmer made stand as a compelling record of the home front. The community he held at a distance; his camera, he caressed. This exhibition presents classic Disfarmer images--posthumous prints from glass-plate negatives made between 1939 and 1946--that were discovered two years after the photographer's death by former Heber Springs mayor Joe Albright when he purchased the contents of the studio for five dollars. A selection of these images was first published in the Arkansas Sun (Peter Miller, editor) and Modern Photography (Julia Scully, editor) in 1975. The Disfarmer Project, a reclamation effort launched in 2004 by Michael Mattis, has brought vintage prints spanning Disfarmer's full forty-year career in Heber Springs to the public's attention. A special thanks to the Howard Greenberg Gallery in New York City for the loan of these prints. This exhibition is presented in conversation with the Bill Frisell Trio's The Disfarmer Project: Musical Portraits from Heber Springs, March 1, 8 p.m., Reynolds Industries Theater, West Campus, Duke University--part of Statements of Fact: Documentary in Performance, a series offered by Duke Performances.

This is another college spot that's worth keeping a fairly consistent eye on. The Center for…read moreDocumentary Studies houses special screenings and exhibitions of some thought-provoking documentary gold. Their screening rooms are not ideal, but in this case what's on the screen is normally worth it. They run workshops and continuing education courses for those who are interested in things further than just watching a doc as well.

I stumbled upon this gem of a history lesson by accident while walking to downtown from our Airbnb…read more Catherine gave my son and I a great tour and history of Raleigh. I'm a history buff and she was able to keep me interested in an area of the country I know little of. Always fun to learn local history. It's free and enjoyable.

I had never been to the Joel Lane House Museum so the Fourth of July Celebration was the perfect…read moretime. The museum offers free parking on St. Mary's Street and more parking in front of the house on West Hargett. Admission is usually charged but was free for this event as we were not given the official tour but received $4 off coupons to return for a tour. They provided Howling Cow ice cream and free lemonade too. So who was Joel Lane? Joel Lane is considering a Founding Father of North Carolina and Raleigh. He sold 1,000 acres of land to make Raleigh the State Capital. The Joel Lane Museum House is the oldest house in Raleigh and is older than Wake County. The decision to move North Carolina's Capital to Raleigh happened in the Joel Lane House. As they say "it was the room that it happened". Joel Lane was a slave holder of 43 adults and children. They are the ones who built the house and maintained the plantation, raising the livestock, cooking and caring for the Lane family. The museum provides a way for us to see how life would have been back then from the candles to the necessary to the toys they had to how they made yarn for clothing. The herb garden provided a method for medicine. The holiday event provided an overview but I am planning to return for a tour to learn more of the history and see all of the property.

This is a smaller stadium then Danville to see an Appy League game. Any seat is close to the game…read more Very old stadium.

I recently had the opportunity to see Titanic, The Musical with Poiema Arts. They have shows at the…read moreStars Auditorium at Imaginix in Raleigh, NC. I arrived a little early to find a huge parking lot. Although it is kind of hidden off Falls of Neuse Rd, the building's unique domes made it easy to find. I had just heard of this group in the past week, so I missed that it was faith-based. The spiritual focus was much stronger than I anticipated. When I arrived, I was checked in and told what side to enter when the doors opened. They open 45 minutes before show time. There are 4 rows at the front, followed by a walkway before the stadium, with stadium-style seating in the upper rows. I was in row B for the performance, and it was really close to the stage, so you felt part of it. The auditorium seats 200 patrons, which is a good size and still small enough. I don't think there is a bad seat in the auditorium; it just depends on how close you like to be to the stage. The production was high-quality and energetic, featuring a talented cast. A highlight was that we were all provided a Boarding Pass and on the other side was the ticket #, the passenger's name, cabin type, age and gender. I received a ticket for Martin Markoff, aged 35. Then, at the end of the show, in the lobby, we could go to the class our passenger had attended and learn whether they were among those who survived or perished. I've since researched that he was a potter from Bulgaria, and his body was never recovered. It was a very moving, personal touch. What truly stood out was the staff. After learning it was my first time there, they went out of their way to make a connection. Someone checked in on me at intermission to see how I was enjoying the show, and even the producer found me at the end to ask my thoughts. After a recent bad experience elsewhere, being treated with this much care and professional respect as a solo patron was exactly what I needed. I'm glad I discovered this group and would definitely recommend checking out their future productions!

To anyone looking to see Poiema's upcoming show, West Side Story, or any show moving forward for…read morethat matter: I believe you should be aware of Michael Green, both the director and founder of Poeima Arts, and his practices. I am writing this review as not just a concerned bystander, but as a former student of his, so that everyone buying tickets and supporting this theatre, know exactly where their support is going. I am also writing for the parents looking to put their children into one of his programs. You should be aware of how he may cast your child. I would like to point out the inappropriate casting of this show which lead me to writing this review. The boy in this production who is playing Tony, the leading man, is 15 years old. This, in and of itself, is not a problem. In fact, I am happy to see theatrical opportunities for young men in the Triangle. The problem becomes evident when you realize that the woman who plays Maria, the leading lady of this show and romantic interest of Tony, is 25 years old. An adult and a minor with ten years between them playing a romantic couple. How is this acceptable to Michael Green, someone who claims to be a professional in the field? What does not help the case is that the woman playing Maria is Green's own daughter-in-law. This practice of casting minors alongside adults in intimate roles is highly inappropriate and disgusting to begin with, but this is where I'll add some of my own experience with Michael Green. As a former student of his who has seen and been in his previous shows, this casting decision is not an isolated event. Michael Green has cast adults alongside children with no protections put in place before, and in fact, normalized this with both students and parents who didn't know anything of theatre etiquette outside of him. As a student I witnessed the allowance and encouragement of improvised touch over rehearsed touches and the normalization of not asking for consent. This opened the door to inappropriate behavior both inside and outside of the classroom as well. A theatre teacher should teach their students that they should only be touched when they've given clear consent. This is how a theatre teacher keeps their students safe. Not teaching them these safety practices becomes an even bigger issue and even more dangerous when these students are minors faced with being touched by adults. I am writing this review out of concern that the behaviors and practices I saw as a student are continuing with this current production. I had hoped Michael Green had grown, but that does not seem to be the case.

Koskinen Stadium is located on the Duke University campus, right near the Cameron Indoor basketball…read morestadium. This is the home field for Duke soccer and lacrosse teams. With three entrance allowing easy access to each part of the field and the many seating options. The seats are all raised metal benches (bring a seat cushion) however most of the benches do have metal backings that make it more comfortable during games. The bathrooms here have been recently upgraded to be large, heated and always seem so clean. I've never had to wait since there are so many stalls. The stadium also has a concession stand that offers a few snacks and drinks to purchase. Hot chocolate and coffee are always popular during the cooler weather. Iv'e had a slice of pizza here( just ok, but fills you up) Lot's of candy and chips for a quick boost. I really like this stadium, very convenient location and lots of parking to allow easy access.