Durham Performing Arts Center
The Durham Performing Arts Center opened November 30, 2008 as the largest performing arts center in the Carolinas at a cost of $48 million. The DPAC hosts over 200 performances a year including touring Broadway productions, high-profile concert and comedy events, family shows and the American Dance Festival.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Theater building
- Description: theater in North Carolina
- Address: 123 Vivian Street, Durham, NC 27701
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Durham Bulls Athletic Park and Carolina Theatre.
Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Stadium
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Durham Bulls Athletic Park is a 10,000-seat ballpark in Durham, North Carolina, that is home to the Durham Bulls, the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball. Durham Bulls Athletic Park is situated 790 feet southwest of Durham Performing Arts Center.
Carolina Theatre
Theater building
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The Carolina Theatre is a performing arts and cinema complex in downtown Durham, North Carolina. The facility is operated by a nonprofit organization named The Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. under a management agreement with the City of Durham, which owns the complex. Carolina Theatre is situated 1,600 feet north of Durham Performing Arts Center.
Norfolk Southern–Gregson Street Overpass
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The Norfolk Southern–Gregson Street Overpass is a railroad bridge in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Built in 1940, the bridge carries passenger and freight trains over South Gregson Street in downtown Durham and functions as the northbound access to the nearby Durham Amtrak station. Norfolk Southern–Gregson Street Overpass is situated 3,100 feet northwest of Durham Performing Arts Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include American Tobacco Historic District and Durham.
American Tobacco Historic District
Neighborhood
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The American Tobacco Historic District is a historic tobacco factory complex and national historic district located in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina.
Durham
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Of the three cities that make up North Carolina's Research Triangle, Durham has traditionally been the grittier, more working-class one. A city of about 283,500 residents in 2020, Durham's early wealth was built on tobacco and textiles, with a vibrant African-American community that once made the city a center for Black culture.
Joyland
Neighborhood
Joyland is an unincorporated community in Durham County, North Carolina, United States, on North Carolina Highway 98, east of its junction with U.S. Route 70. Most of Joyland was annexed by the city of Durham in 1966. Joyland is situated 2½ miles east of Durham Performing Arts Center.
Durham Performing Arts Center
- Categories: performing arts center, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Durham Township, Durham, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.9933° or 35° 59′ 36″ northLongitude
-78.9023° or 78° 54′ 8″ westLevels
4Open location code
8773X3VX+83OpenStreetMap ID
way 99027985OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q5316543
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In Other Languages
“Durham Performing Arts Center” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Centro de Artes Escenicas de Durham”
- Spanish: “Centro de Artes Escénicas de Durham”
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Highlights include Diamond View Park and Durham Central Jail.
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