The Kari Sickenberger Band to Take ATC Stage in 2nd Music on the Lawn Concert

The Kari Sickenberger Band to Take ATC Stage in 2nd Music on the Lawn Concert The second installment of American Tobacco’s Music on the Lawn series takes place tomorrow night, Friday, May 29, 2009.  The Kari Sickenberger Band with Natalya Weinstein & John Millerwill take the stage from 6-8pm as the first of the North […]

Ducks Take Over American Tobacco River to Help the Hungry

Ducks Take Over American Tobacco River to Help the Hungry The ducks hit the Bull River, ready to race. View the Slideshow Moving the Great American Tobacco Duck Race from fall to spring turned out to be a good move for the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle.   The 2009 event raised approximately $30,000, and brought a […]

Burts Bees Moves Headquarters to American Tobacco

Burts Bees Moves Headquarters to American Tobacco American Tobacco is now home to the corporate headquarters for earth-friendly natural personal care products company Burt’s Bees.   The city of Durham approved an incentives package in April, to draw Burt’s Bees to downtown; then Burt’s Bees entered into a sub-lease agreement with Motricity.  Motricity, which was […]

Get Quackin’

Have you got your duck yet?   Many birds are on their way back for the summer, and American Tobacco is getting ready for an invasion of the duckiest kind.  The Great American Tobacco Duck Race will take place on Saturday, May 16th.  Get your duck today! Prizes will be awarded for the 1st three […]

American Tobacco’s Music on the Lawn Series Starts This Thursday

American Tobacco’s Music on the Lawn Series Starts This Thursday Mel Melton & the Wicked Mojo Opens 2009 Concert Slate Mel Melton, the Zydeco Chef, and his Wicked Mojo band will open American Tobacco’s Music on the Lawn Series for 2009 tonight, Thursday, May 7th at 6pm. Join us on the lawn for some great […]

American Tobacco To Kick Off Music on the Lawn FREE Concert Series on May 7th

American Tobacco To Kick Off Music on the Lawn FREE Concert Series on May 7th Top-notch local and regional talent populate the 2009 Music On The Lawn schedule, giving other free concert venues a run for their money. The annual series from American Tobacco and North Carolina Public Radio WUNC opens on Thursday, May 7th […]

Ducks About to Descend on American Tobacco

The Great American Tobacco Duck Race is scheduled for Saturday, May 16th, 2009 on the banks of the Old Bull River at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham. This very important fundraising event benefiting the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle will attract the financial support of thousands of individuals and hundreds of area companies. The annual event […]

American Tobacco Unveils Diverse Art Exhibit

FOX 50’s Evelyn Booker (right) visits with artist Aaron Michael Moore III, the author of ATC’s latest exhibit. American Tobacco recently unveiled a new art exhibit in the gallery of the Strickland Building lobby.   “Durham:  A Tapestry of Diversity” opened with a VIP reception in Bay 7 on Friday, February 20, 2009.  The exhibit […]

Cuban Revolution Rumbles into American Tobacco

As if a performing arts center and an internationally renowned light sculpture were not enough, here comes another new addition which should make the growing number of theater-goers and American Tobacco Historic District patrons just a little happier. American Tobacco management announced recently that they are in the final stages of negotiations with Rhode Island-based […]