Friday, 11/13
NC Latin American Film Festival
Various times | Various locations at Duke University, Durham
For forty years now (!), the NC American Latin Film Festival (NCLAFF) has brought a diverse array of films and filmmakers to the Triangle—more than 850 films, in more than twenty languages, representing Latin America and the Caribbean. This year’s festival, which spans November 11-13, kicks off with a Friday symposium (“Latin American Cinema in the 21st Century”) ahead of Saturday and Sunday’s nine screenings, which touch on dementia in Panama, ballet in Brazil, and weaving in Colombia—among many other stories! The symposium is free to attend; films are ticketed.
Saturday, 11/14
LIGHT OF LIFE as interpreted by Killian Manning
11 a.m. | North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
Killian Manning’s “killianmanning/noforwardingaddress” is a dance interpretation of Yayoi Kusama’s LIGHT OF LIFE. The performance, inspired by the vibrant, colorful style of the Japanese artist, invites audience members, per event notes, to “consider how art continues to move us long after we have experienced it.” LIGHT OF LIFE is the latest piece to be featured in “Still. Moving,” a performance dance series that reimagines works from NCMA’s People’s Collection. The performance will take place in the East Building and is free for the public to enjoy. Also of note this week: An interactive November 12 sculpture meditation with artist Meg Stein.
Saturday, 11/14
The 10th Annual Liberty Arts Iron Pour
4.–9 p.m. | Durham Central Park, Durham
The annual Liberty Arts Iron Pour hardly needs introduction: It’s a gigantic, medieval-feeling, fiery (and free to the public) downtown affair, wherein thousands of pounds of molten iron are poured into molds. This alone should be sufficient enticement—seriously, it’s pretty spellbinding to watch—but should you need more, the event is a fundraiser for the arts nonprofit and features food trucks, craft beer vendors, art, music, and more. And did we mention: Fire?
Sunday, 11/15
Lee Bains / Meltdown Rodeo
7:30 p.m. | The Pinhook, Durham
Maybe you’ve heard: The Southern left is alive and well. Look no further than recent election results; alternately, come to the Pinhook on Sunday night, where Durham’s own Meltdown Rodeo lets it rip, alongside Alabama’s Lee Bains. Meltdown Rodeo, shirlette ammons writes in album copy, is “undoing generational curses by retiring ‘bless your heart’ lip service”; Lee Bains, meanwhile, has lent their fiery gospel punk in support of “striking coal miners, immigrants’ rights groups, abortion funds, and anti-racism organizations.” Tickets start at $15.
Wednesday, 11/18
Reen Edan
7:30 p.m. | Goodnights Comedy Club, Raleigh
Who doesn’t need a little midweek pick-me-up? Take a load off with a night of humour from Reen Edan, a Netflix-featured comedian whose material draws from her own cultural background as an Arab American who grew up in Colorado—material also featured in her recently released Dry Bar Comedy special Ethnic, Ambiguous & Single. Tickets are $13. Also on the Goodnights slate this week: Comedians Emma Willmann, Kyle Kinane, Christian Johnson, and Jonathan Van Halem.
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