5 Free Things to Do at Duke in March 2025
Create and view art, hear acclaimed choral ensembles and attend an author discussion


March 9 鈥 Public Tour of 老牛影视 Chapel
Learn about the history, architecture and life of 老牛影视 Chapel on . The 45-minute tour begins at 12:15 p.m., or immediately following the conclusion of the Sunday morning worship service.
Meet the docent on the front steps of the Chapel. No reservation is required, but the Chapel requests to be notified in advance if attending with a large group.
The tour is offered each Sunday, including March 16, March 23 and March 30 at 12:15 p.m.

March 13 鈥 Gallery Guide Tour: Women鈥檚 History Month
Visit the Nasher Museum of Art at 6 p.m. for a 鈥溾 gallery tour that celebrates Women鈥檚 History Month. The guided tour will explore representations of womanhood in its many facets, from ancient depictions of the female form to modern abstraction.

March 15 鈥 Concert: United States Naval Academy Glee Clubs
Hear the U.S. Naval Academy Glee Club and U.S. Naval Women鈥檚 Glee Club at 7 p.m. The Men鈥檚 Glee Club is one of the world鈥檚 premier men鈥檚 choruses and the Women鈥檚 Glee Club is the only all-female military choral ensemble in the world.
The two groups often perform choral-orchestral literature combining with the nation鈥檚 leading orchestras and have made numerous television appearances while traveling across the country and world.

March 18 鈥 Duke Arts Create: Paper Making
Learn to make paper from recycled materials in this zero-waste at Duke Campus Farm beginning at 5:30 p.m. Attendees will use blended pulp to create sheets of paper using the dip method with a mold and deckle. All levels are welcome, no experience is necessary 鈥 and you鈥檒l leave with your own handmade paper. opens March 7 and is required.

March 20 鈥 鈥楲et Only Red Flowers Bloom鈥: Book Talk with Emily Feng in conversation with Eileen Chow
Journalist Emily Feng joins Eileen Chow, Duke Associate Professor of the Practice of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, in about Feng鈥檚 career and book, 鈥淟et Only Red Flowers Bloom,鈥 in the Rubenstein Arts Center at 5:30 p.m.
Feng鈥檚 book, which will be released March 18, details the stories of nearly two dozen people who are pushing back against the way the Chinese state is trying to control their identity and free expression. Feng reveals stories of resistance and survival in a country that is increasingly closing itself off to the world, and what it鈥檚 like to run against the grain in China.
Feng is an award-winning international correspondent for NPR and an alumna of Duke, where she was a double-major in Asian & Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy.
Audience members are invited to join Feng for a book signing following the talk.
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