Thursday
Ackland Film Forum: “D’Est”
Varsity Theater
7 p.m.
Free with OneCard, $4 for all others
This 1993 documentary shows director Chantal Akerman’s journey through East Germany, Poland and Russia. The film has little dialogue and serves as a portrait of Eastern Europe in the early 1990s. The Ackland is presenting the film as a part of the ongoing Ackland Film Forum. It was programmed by the Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures department.
Friday
Solo Violin Music of Bach, Part I
Historic Playmakers Theater
8 p.m.
$10 for students, $15 for the general public
As a part of the William S. Newman Series, violinist Richard Luby will play the music of Bach.
Saturday
Sacrificial Poets Poetry Slam
Carrboro ArtsCenter
7 p.m.
Tickets are $5
See the Sacrificial Poets perform their powerful words. The group is the first internationally competing youth performance poetry team in the state and was born and bred in Chapel Hill.
Sunday
The Spectacular of Vernacular
Ackland Art Museum
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is free
See the Ackland’s newest exhibition, a road trip of folklore. Read staff writer Mary Stevens’ review of the collection here.
Monday
Carolina Global Photography Exhibition
FedEx Global Education Center
Open during business hours
Free admission
Check out the work of the winners of this year’s Carolina Global Photography Competition.
Wednesday
The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
$5 adults, $4 seniors, free for children
Duke University’s art museum has got some very cool exhibits to kick off the beginning of 2012, so head over to Durham and look at them.
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