ATC, The Pinhook to host big bashes tonight; downtown parade this weekend

A few events in downtown are worth a little extra attention and time this evening and weekend.

First up, if you're in the mood for some holiday festivities, the Lucky Strike tower will light up in its holiday colors this evening, beginning at 7pm.

The 134-year-old Lucky Strike Tower will be outlined from head to toe in new holiday lights for the fourth annual tower lighting on the American Tobacco Campus.  Thousands of feet of holiday garland and lights, and hundreds of poinsettias and seasonal planters will blanket the 250,000 square foot campus, just in time for holiday sightseers and ‘light-seekers’.

Shortly thereafter: the Pinhook in downtown Durham has been open for a few weeks now, but is planning its official Grand Opening bash tonight.

The festivities kick off at 9:00 pm with Sweet By and By, a band described as "captivating three-part vocal harmonies and traditional instrumentation into old-time bluegrass standards and contemporary originals." At 10:00 follows Mosadi Music, described by ReverbNation as "sinewy groove music, lyrically savvy and musically astute." DJs Ryah and Soulful Love follow at 11:00 until closing.

And third: don't miss tomorrow's downtown holiday parade:

On Saturday, December 6, 2008, the City of Durham will officially kick-off the holiday season with the Annual Holiday Parade and the Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony. The parade will begin at 4 p.m. at Blackwell and Jackie Robinson Streets (corner of the Durham Bulls Athletic Park and American Tobacco Historic District) and will conclude with a Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at the CCB Plaza at 5:30 p.m.

Before the parade, enjoy holiday music and entertainment from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the CCB Plaza, 201 N. Corcoran Street.

Comments

[GK]

134? The Lucky Strike tower is 'only' 78 years old.

GK

[Andrew Edmonds]

Gary, I'm guessing the author of the press release simply got overly trigger-happy with the age of the Old Bull. 2008 - 134 = 1874.

Maybe that makes the entire campus officially 1874-esque. Wasn't the Bull River first navigated by Occaneechi Indians one their way to the Shakori Hills Pow Wow?

[aburtch]

Went to the Pinhook grand opening last night...the place is awesome! Nice size yet cozy space with good beer on tap and a great atmosphere. Sweet By and By were good and there was an huge crowd on hand. Sadly Mosadi Music canceled at the last minute and the replacement band less than stellar.

But the bar is much needed addition to downtown within walking distance of the ATC and across the street from the new DPAC. They have a back patio which would be killer once open. The owner mentioned he's working to get everything legal so he can include it in the space. Definitely check out the Pinhook.

[KeepDurhamDifferent!]

Dude, where were you? At the Fullsteam event you couldn't swing a dead cat without hitting a blogger. I've got some great photos that I'll post to my site.

[Bull City Rising]

I completely spaced on the Fullsteam event until the day of and had a conflict by then (and owe Sean an apology for it.) Did manage to make it to the Pinhook, which was everything the penultimate commenter said.

[fullsteam]

No apology necessary. Next time!

But *you* are now the penultimate commenter (I am merely the ultimate commenter).