MARC MOSKOVITZ and R. LARRY TODD
Sunday, December 3, 3:00 p.m. -- 5:00 p.m.
Bone Hall, Duke Music Building, 9 Brodie Gym Drive
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In conjunction with North Carolina Cello Society, co-authors Larry Todd and Marc Moskovitz will discuss their just released study of Beethoven's cello music, published by Boydell & Brewer Press in the UK. Beethoven's Cello: Five Revolutionary Sonatas and Their World offers the first comprehensive investigation of this repertoire in English. Staff of the Regulator Bookshop will be on hand to sell copies of the book, which the authors will be happy to sign. The event will include performances of examples from the sonatas and music by Beethoven's contemporaries. Free and open to the public. Marc D. Moskovitz is principal cellist of the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra. He has recorded the music of virtuoso cellists David Popper and Alfredo Piatti for the VAI label, and his American premiere of Zemlinsky's Cello Sonata was heralded by the Washington Post as 'an impassioned performance'. Moskovitz has contributed to the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians; and his biography, Alexander Zemlinsky: A Lyric Symphony, was published by Boydell & Brewer in 2010.
R. Larry Todd is Arts and Sciences Professor at Duke University. Recognized as 'Mendelssohn's most authoritative biographer' (The New Yorker), Todd is the author of Mendelssohn: A Life in Music, named Best Biography in 2003 by the Association of American Publishers, and Fanny Hensel: The Other Mendelssohn, awarded the ASCAP Nicholas Slonimsky Award for outstanding biography in music. As a pianist, he has recorded with Nancy Green the complete cello works of Mendelssohn and Fanny Hensel for JRI Recordings.
PRESCHOOL STORY TIME
Wednesday, December 6, 10:15AM
Join us for Preschool Storytime at The Regulator with Amy Godfrey. Free!
Amy Godfrey loves telling stories. With 10 years of experience as a Children's Librarian, Amy Godfrey is known for her energetic musical story times and is bringing that fun to The Regulator every Wednesday!
NIGHT MARKET at THE DURHAM
Wednesday, December 6, 6:00PM -- 9:00PM
The Durham Hotel, 315 E. Chapel Hill St., Durham
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Join The Regulator at The Durham hotel for the first annual Night Market, where friends and neighbors will gather to celebrate the season with festive drinks and last-minute gift shopping. Finish your to-do list with thoughtful gifts from some of our favorite local makers, music from Merge Records, and champagne and eggnog from the bar. Co-produced by Vert & Vogue
Contact: Kristin Bedinger, kristin@thedurham.com
APS Cat Adoption Event
Sunday, December 10, 2:00PM
Durham Animal Protection Society will hold a monthly cat adoption event at the Regulator. Come visit our furry friends from 2:00 - 3:30. Note the time and date.
NASTY WOMEN POETS
Monday, December 11, 7:00PM
Robin Kirk, Andrea Selch, and Jennie Malboeuf join us for a reading and signing from Nasty Women Poets: An Unapologetic Anthology of Subversive Verse. This timely collection of poems speaks not just to the current political climate and the man who is responsible for its title, but to the stereotypes and expectations women have faced dating back to Eve, and to the long history of women resisting those limitations. The nasty women poets included here sing, swear, swagger, and celebrate, and stake claim to life and art on their own terms. Robin Kirk is the author of several books, including Peculiar Motion, a poetry chapbook (Finishing Line Press). She teaches human rights at Duke University and never grades on a curve.
Jennie Malboeuf is a Kentucky native and a good witch. She has published her poetry widely, including in Best New Poets 2016 (Meridian and Samovar Press). She teaches writing at Guilford College.
Andrea Selch is the author of the safer-sex poetry series "Twentieth-Century Valentines" (Oyster Boy Review) along with two other full-length poetry books. She has published her poetry widely. She lives in Hillsborough with her wife and two children.
PRESCHOOL STORY TIME
Wednesday, December 13, 10:15AM
Join us for Preschool Storytime at The Regulator with Amy Godfrey. Free!
ALLAN GURGANUS performs "A FOOL FOR CHRISTMAS"
Thursday, December 14, 7:00 p.m.
"A Fool for Christmas" is Allan's marvelous story, told in the first person, of a socially awkward loner named Verne who manages a pet shop in a mall off an interstate, somewhere in North Carolina. A pregnant runaway teenage girl takes to hanging out at the mall, and out of sympathy for a fellow outcast, Verne befriends her.
Allan has performed his heartwarming Christmas tale at the bookshop five or six times over the last dozen or so years. Every time he changes the story a bit, and every time folks end up reaching for something to dab their eyes. Allan will reprise "A Fool for Christmas" at The Regulator on Thursday evening December 14th at 7:00. Simply put, Brothers and Sisters, Allan Gurganus can flat out tell a story. And he knocks this one out of the park. Refreshments and merriment will be served.
PRESCHOOL STORY TIME
Wednesday, December 20, 10:15AM
Join us for Preschool Storytime at The Regulator with Amy Godfrey. Free!
Amy Godfrey loves telling stories.With 10 years of experience as a Children's Librarian, Amy Godfrey is known for her energetic musical story times and is bringing that fun to The Regulator every Wednesday!
Contact: Amy Godfrey, AmyGodfrey@gmail.com
DAN ARIELY
Wednesday, December 20, 7:00PM
Join us for a special evening with Dan Ariely, author of Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter, for a reading and book signing. Blending humor and behavioral economics, the New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational delves into the truly illogical world of personal finance to help people better understand why they make bad financial decisions, and gives them the knowledge they need to make better ones. Exploring a wide range of everyday topics-from credit card debt and household budgeting to holiday sales-Ariely and Kreisler demonstrate how our ideas about dollars and cents are often wrong and cost us more than we know; they gleefully cut through the unconscious fears and desires driving our worst financial instincts and teach us how to improve our money habits. Dollars and Sense is a sound investment, providing us with the practical tools we need to understand and improve our financial choices, save and spend smarter, and ultimately live better.
Dan Ariely is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University. Ariely publishes widely in the leading scholarly journals in economics, psychology, and business. His work has been featured in a variety of media including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Business 2.0, Scientific American, Science and CNN. He splits his time between Durham and the rest of the world.
CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS and the day after
Monday, December 25
The Regulator will be closed on Dec. 25 and 26 and reopen during regular business hours on Wednesday, Dec. 27.
NO PRESCHOOL STORY TIME THIS WEEK
Wednesday, December 27, 10:15AM
CLOSED FOR NEW YEAR'S DAY
Monday, January 1, 2018