In “The Funk & Wag from A to Z” \, originally curated by Ann Harithas for the Nave Museum in Victoria\, TX \, artist Mel Chin extracted images from all 25 volumes of the 1953 Funk & Wagnall’s Encyclopedia and re-edited them a collages\, unleashing the p otentiality of images trapped by historical context.  Chin� �s inspiring piece is showcased alongside new configurations of more recen t works by the artist in this exhibition.

Homecoming Friday on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University is known nationwide. After the stepshow\, its the Afterpary.  Nxlevel Lifestyle & Entertainment Group\, year-after-year\, hosts the larg est\, most sophisticated\, Stepshow Afterparty Event for its Collegiate Cl ientele. This year’s event will be held at the Dynacon Event Center just off Wendover Avenue (East).

This event is for all guests 18 an d Older. Early arrival is strongly encouraged.

There are ADVANC E ONLINE TICKETS on sale now for this event. Tickets are available here on the website. Physical tickets will also be sold by Nxlevel Members at NCA T\, WSSU\, and UNCG.

Guests are asked to wear neat\, upscale\, premium attire. Dynacon Management and Staff along with Nxlevel Lifestyle & Entertainment staff reserve the right to deny access in reference to con duct or attire.

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David Sedaris\, author of the previous bestsellers Naked\, M e Talk Pretty One Day\, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim\, and regu lar National Public Radio contributor will be appearing for one night only at the Durham Performing Arts Center on Friday\, October 26 at 8:00pm.

Celebrating the release of his new title\, Squirrel Seeks Chipmun k: A Modest Bestiary\, a book of acerbic\, outrageously funny fables\, fea turing animals with unmistakably human failings\, which hit bookstores Sep tember 2010\, author David Sedaris will visit Durham for an evening of eng aging recollections and featuring all-new readings.

Tweaking th e familiar until it warps\; David Sedaris mines poignant comedy from his p eculiar childhood in North Carolina\, his bizarre career path\, and his mo ve with his lover to France. Including his last release\, the New York Tim es #1 Bestselling book\, When You Are Engulfed in Flames\, David Sedaris� � wickedly witty observations of the ordinary-bizarre is always sure to de liver insights and laughs. One of six children in a second-generation Gree k family\, he grew up in Raleigh\, North Carolina. In 1977\, he dropped ou t of Kent State University to hitchhike around the country. Aside from wor king as an elf\, Sedaris has worked a number of charmingly quirky jobs suc h as a house painter\, an apple picker\, an aide in a mental hospital\, a creative writing teacher at the Art Institute of Chicago\, and an apartmen t cleaner.

Sedaris made his comic debut recounting his strange- but-true experiences of being a Macy’s elf\, reading his “Santaland Di aries” on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition in 1992. His sardoni c humor and incisive social critique have made him one of NPR’s most pop ular and humorous commentators. In 2001\, he was named Humorist of the Yea r by Time magazine and received the Thurber Prize for American Humor.

Tickets go on sale to the public beginning Friday\, June 15 at 10am . Ticket prices range from $40-$55 and are available in person at DPAC Tic ket Center and all Ticketmaster Outlets\, by phone at 919-680-2787 and 800 -745-3000\, or online at DPACnc.com or Ticketmaster.com.