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Check out Duke Arts for Duke Arts Presents full 2023-24 season announcement! ✨

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Duke Performances is now Duke Arts Presents! Follow us at Duke Arts to explore our 2023-24 Opening Week events and free concerts at American To***co Campus.

Duke Performances is now Duke Arts Presents!

"Duke Arts Presents is the next chapter for professional presenting at Duke. We will continue Duke Performances’ long tradition of presenting world-class professional dance, music and theater, while adding the best of visual and literary arts."
- John V. Brown, Vice Provost for the Arts

Here are a few things to know:

1. We are kicking off our new season with an opening week celebration featuring large-scale puppetry, jazz legends, a film screening, a beyond-the-cosmos virtual reality experience and more!
2. Stay tuned on August 15 for our full 2023-24 season announcement.
3. All Duke Arts Presents events, announcements and updates will be posted at Duke Arts. Like our page to stay in the loop!

We can't wait for you all to join us on this new chapter. Learn more about our new season at dukearts.org

Photo of Terence Blanchard by Cedric Angeles.

Thanks to Christian Lopez for an incredible closing event! 🌿🎵

Vocalist and guitarist Christian Lopez had the crowd swaying and moving until the end of the evening on Wednesday with his mix of folk, americana, and rock. 🔥🎸

That's a wrap for Music in the Gardens this summer. Thank you to all who joined us at Duke Gardens and at Motorco this year! 🎶

📸 1: Robert Zimmerman
📸 2&3: Rob Underhill

Music in the Gardens wrap-up! 🌸🎶

Last Wednesday, we had our fourth concert with the wistful-voiced Melissa Carper in Sarah P. Duke Gardens.

Roots-rock phenom Christian Lopez closes out our series with our fifth and final concert tonight, July 5 at 7 p.m. 🌾🎸

Advance tickets are sold out, but we will accept walk-ups at the door ten minutes before the start of the performance until the event reaches capacity. We hope to see you there!

📸 1–3: Robert Zimmerman
📸 4&5: Rob Underhill

Reservations for the final Music in the Gardens concert Wednesday, July 5 featuring Christian Lopez are now closed online.

In case you missed the reservation window, don’t worry – we will accept walk-ups at the door beginning ten minutes before the performance until the event has reached capacity. 🚶 🌺

Join us for the closing of the 2023 series with a genre-blending performance of Americana and roots rock by the prolific artist Christian Lopez. Wine, beer, and a special menu will be available for purchase from The Palace International. Ice cream will also be available for purchase from Scoop Local. 🍦

Learn more at: https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/events/music-in-the-gardens-christian-lopez/