KWANZAAFEST: Durham Armory. 120 Morris St. Jan. 1, 2-6 p.m. Celebrating the heritage and unity of the Durham community through song and dance. Free; donations accepted. african americandanceensemble.org .

Theater/Dance

CAROLINA THEATRE: 309 W. Morgan St. Jan. 19: Adam Corolla. Jan. 20: Paula Poundstone. Feb. 3: Mike Birbiglia. Feb. 11: The Second City. 560-3030, carolinatheatre.org.

COMMON GROUND THEATRE: 4815-B Hillsborough Road. Jan. 13: "The Professors!," Transactors Improv. Jan. 14: Fatmouth Iprov. Jan. 20-22: "The Taming of the Shrew," Popover Productions. April 20-21, 26-28: "A Taste of Honey," Ghost & Spice Productions. 698-3870, cgtheatre. com.

DUKE UNIVERSITY: All shows in Reynolds Industries Theater unless otherwise noted. Feb. 2-4: "Cymbeline," Fiasco Theater. Feb. 11: Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana. Feb. 17-18: "Measure for Measure," Workshop Reading by Fiasco Theater. Feb. 24-25: Wayne McGregor, Random Dance. dukeperformances.edu.

DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 123 Vivian St. Jan. 6: "Ridin Wit' Joe Crack." Jan. 17-18: "Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles." Jan. 21: Bill Cosby. Jan. 27: Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack Show. Jan. 24-29: "Memphis." Feb. 3: Bill O'Reilly. Feb. 11: Steve Harvey. Feb. 25-26: Tyler Perry's "The Haves and the Have Nots." Feb. 28-March 4: "The Addams Family." March 20-21: "Chicago." dpacnc.org.

MANBITES DOG: 703 Foster St. Jan. 26-Feb. 11: "Donald," Little Green Pig Theatrical Concern. Feb. 16-18: Strange Beauty Film Festival. March 8-17: "I Love My Hair When It's Good & Then Again When It Looks Defiant and Impressive," Forty A/M. March 29-April 14: "Cape Disappointment." June 20-24: "1*9*5*6 Degrees of Separation," Killian Manning. 682-3343, man bitesdogtheater.org .

Music

THE BROAD STREET CAFE: 1116 Broad St. Dec. 28: Open Mic. Dec. 29: Be The Moon, Humble Tripe. Dec. 30: Glenn Eric Meganck, George Tisdale. Dec. 31: New Year's Eve Party with Negative I, RetroBuzzKill. Jan. 4: Good Rocking Sam. Jan. 5: Thelonious, Michael Daughtry Band. Jan. 6: Ocie Davis Trio. Jan. 7: "Youth United's Got Talen Showcase," featuring Rachel Angeline Fuqua, Adam Norwood Clark, Vybhav Jagannath, Nicole Thompson; Stratocruiser. Jan. 8: Sawyer-Goldberg Jazz band. Jan. 11: Open Mic. Jan. 12: Alex Miller, Junko & Fujiyama. Jan. 13: Laura Thurston, Leaving Venus. Jan. 14: Stick Mob, Left & Right. Jan. 15: Adventures in Jazz with Gregg Gelb. Jan. 18: Mona Lisa's Highway Blues. Jan. 19: The Element of Peas, Morgan's End. Jan. 20: Straight Up Jazz Band, The Broadcast. Jan. 22: Capital Transit. Jan. 25: Open Mic, Bob Charlton. Jan. 27: String Peddlers, Something for Now. Jan. 28: MacLachian Bower Overkill, Mirror 7. Jan. 29: Angela Bingham Quartet. 919-416-9707, thebroad streetcafe.com.

CAROLINA THEATRE: 309 W. Morgan St. Jan. 14: Kickin Grass Band. Jan. 15: Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle. Jan. 21: Travis Tritt. Jan. 31: Aaron Lewis. Feb. 9: Eric Benet. Feb. 24: Puppini Sisters. 560-3030, carolina theatre.org .

CASBAH: 1007 W. Main St. Dec. 31: New Year's Eve Show with Peter Lamb & The Wolves, Countdown Quartet. Jan. 7: Boom or Bust Burlesque, Motorbilly. Jan. 12: Hadwynn CD Release Show, The Ethnographers, The Future Is Me, The Lion In Winter. Jan. 13: Toon and the Real Laww, J. Bully, The Bums, Mr. J. Jan. 14: Jessy Carolina & The Hot Mess. Jan. 18: Orgavin, Hendecatope, Surrealia. Jan. 20: J Kutchma & The Fifths, Wesley Wolfe, Josh Moore. Jan. 21: Jonathan Byrd & Sally Spring. Jan. 23: Dare Duke + The Blackstock Collection, Anna Rose Beck. Jan. 25: Johnny Staxx & The Dirty Boys, The Fooligans, BAMFs, the B-Side Project. Jan. 26: Big Daddy Love. Feb. 4: Bull City Metal Fest. Feb. 9: Archbishops of Blount Street, The Tim Smith Band. Feb. 11: The Explorers Club, Schooner, North Elementary. Feb. 23: Dexter Romweber & The New Romans, John Howie Jr. & The Rosewood Bluff, The Third Expression. 919-687-6969, casbah durham.com.

DUKE UNIVERSITY: Jan. 13-14: Branford Marsalis Quartet. Jan. 20: Simone Dinnerstein. Jan. 23: Christian Tetzlaff, Jan. 27-28: Trio Jean Paul. Feb. 7: Thurston Moore & The Demolished Thoughts Ensemble. Feb. 14: Ciompi Quartet Lunchtime Classic. Feb. 18: Ciompi Quartet. 919-684-4444, tickets. duke.edu.

DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 123 Vivian St. Jan. 8: Loretta Lynn. Jan. 15: The O'Jays. Jan. 31: Kelly Clarkson. Feb. 9: Aretha Franklin. March 6: Big Time Rush. March 22: Diana Krall. dpacnc.org.

MOTORCO MUSIC HALL: 723 Rigsbee Ave. Dec. 29: Saints Apollo. Dec. 30: Young Fortune. Dec. 31: The Final Countdown New Year's Eve, Chocolate Thunder, Chris Corsello, Pancakes. 901-0875, motorcomusic.com.

PAPA MOJO'S ROADHOUSE: 5410-Y N.C. 55. All weekend shows at 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays: Party Gras Jazz Nights with Brevan Hampden, Al Strong and Mark Wells. Wednesdays: Open Mic with Brett Chambers & the Usual Suspects. Dec. 30: Terry Wiley Band. Dec. 31: Mel Melton & the Wicked Mojos. 361-2222, papamojosroad house.com

THE PINHOOK: 117 W. Main St. Dec. 31: New Year's Eve Celebration. Jan. 5: Uncle Mountain, Eno Mountain Boys, Kodiak Farm Boys. Jan. 6: Breakin' Up Xmas Rowky Square Dance. Jan. 7: Shipwrecker, Erie Choir, The Wigg Report. Jan. 9: Allison Wiesse, Mitten, The Record. Jan. 12: Kalispell. 667-1100, www.thepinhook.com.

ST. STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH: 82 Kimberly Dr. Sept. 18: Fire Pink Trio. 4 p.m. 493-5451, www.ssec durham.org .

Art

THE BROAD STREET CAFE: 1116 Broad St. Through Dec.: "Backgrounds," Reese McHenry. Through January: Michael Casey.

BULL CITY ARTS COLLABORATIVE: 401-B Foster St. Through Jan. 28: "Burlap: Agrarian Portraiture of Piedmont Farmers," photography by Raymond Goodman. 949-4847, bullcityarts.org.

CLAYMAKERS GALLERY: 705 Foster St. Through Jan. 14: "Season of Lights Holiday Show," group show. 530-8355, www.claymakers.com.

CRAVEN ALLEN GALLERY : 1106 1/2 Broad St. Ongoing: "Light Cache," photographs by MJ Sharp. 286-4837, cravenallengallery. com .

DURHAM ART GUILD: 120 Morris St. Through Jan. 8: "57th Annual Juried Art Show." www.durham artguild.org.

DURHAM ARTS COUNCIL: 120 Morris St. Through Jan. 12: "Hear & Now," paintings by Heather Gordon. Through March 15: "Beyond the Bull City," paintings by Gerry O'Neill. 919-560-2787, www.durham arts.org.

GOLDEN BELT: 807 E. Main St. Through Jan. 15: "Man vs Nature/Man vs. Man," Jean Cheely. 919-627-1076, www.goldenbeltarts.com.

HAYTI HERITAGE CENTER: 804 Old Fayetteville St. Through Dec. 30: "Beauty of Nature," Derrick B. Bryant. 919-683-1709, hayti.org.

LATINO CREDIT UNION: 100 W. Morgan St. Through Dec. 31: "Raices/Roots: Where Does Your Art Come From?" works by Latino artists from North Carolina. artiststudioproject.com.

NASHER MUSEUM OF ART: 2001 Campus Dr., Duke University. Through Dec. 31: "The Deconstructive Impulse: Women Artists Reconfigure the Signs of Power, 1973-1991." Through Jan. 8: "Becoming: Photographs from the Wedge Collection." Through Jan. 29: "Land, Sea and Sky in the Nineteenth Century." Through July 8: "Angels, Devils and the Electric Slide: Outside Art From the Permanent Collection." 684-5135. nasher.duke/edu.

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL ART MUSEUM: 1801 Fayetteville St. Through Jan. 15: "Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits." 530-6211.

THROUGH THIS LENS: 303 E. Chapel Hill St. Through Jan. 7: "Memoria" and "Selections from the Dutch Cabinet," photos and multimedia by Kevin Logghe. 919-687-0250, www.throughthislens. com .

VEGA METALS: 214 Hunt St. Saturdays: Art Market. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 688-8267, artmarketatvegametals. com .