Durham
MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD
DUKE CAMPUSFor those who want to relive the last three decades in cartoon form, you’re in for a treat. Duke University will showcase nearly 100 works of renowned editorial cartoonist Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher in a special exhibition at Rubenstein Hall in the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, and will run through next spring. KAL will be on hand at 5 p.m. for this free event. For more info, contact Karen Kemp at 613-7394 or kkemp@duke.edu. Zack Smith

Raleigh
ANGELA DAVIS-GARDNER
QUAIL RIDGE BOOKS & MUSICIn a joint celebration of her newest novel Plum Wine and the re-release of her first two novels, 1982’s Felice and 1991’s Forms of Shelter, North Carolina native Angela Davis-Gardner will discuss her work and sign books. Using the skills she has honed through teaching, her novels often take shape in foreign countries: Felice is set in Nova Scotia, Plum Wine in Japan. Wherever her stories take her, she credits her Southern experiences for getting her there. For more info, visit quailridgebooks.booksense.com or call 828-1588. Megan Stein