Marry Durham Proposal

I’d like to tell you about very special wedding. You may be wondering what Marry Durham is all about. Well, it all came to be when some adoring Durham citizens were eating Only Burgers at one of Durham’s amazing food truck rallies last spring. One of them said, “You know, sometimes I love Durham so much, I wish I could marry it!”.
Well, they loved this idea, and they knew others would too, so they decided to make an event out of it so that everyone who loved Durham as much as they did could actually get married to the city on Saturday, March 19. All are invited! The ceremony starts at 4 PM, and the location is Rigsbee St. from Corporation to Geer.
The wedding vows – which include commitments to protecting natural resources, supporting the arts, shopping locally, cherishing diversity and electing responsible leaders– will help get Durham citizens even more engaged in the Bull City community.
We hope each of you will go to MarryDurham.com to sign up to marry the city or come as a guest. You will find a wedding package for everyone - from a shotgun wedding to Beyonce’s put-a-ring-on-it wedding! Signing up will help Marry Durham meet our $12,000 fundraising goal. All proceeds from the event make up the “wedding dowry”, which will be given to five wonderful Durham non-profit organizations!
After the wedding, join us in a parade and reception block party. The performance lineup includes Grammy-award winning Justin Robinson with the Mary Annettes, and many other amazing local artists. The website again is marrydurham.com.
As presented by Crystal Dreisbach

Love Poem and Proposal to the People of Durham

Shall I compare thee to one of my summer’s days?
Thou art hotter but less humid:
Rough winds do come with hurricane season.
And my winters bring many school closings:
Sometime too high the balls of the Bulls fly,
And often are the green trees giving shade,
And every farmer comes to the market.
In Spring, you stroll my historic district:
But my Bimbe and ArtWalk shall not fade,
Nor my parks and gardens that you so love.
Nor shall film and music festivals pass,
When in eternal lines you seem to wait.
So long as my Durhamites can see my beauty
So long lives this, our love for each other.

Let us be wed and be as one March 19.
Durham

Ref: Independent Weekly 2.9.11 p26

Governor Bev Perdue Sends Her Regrets

The Govenor wants Durham to have a good time without her.

Ms. O’Brien,

Thank you for inviting Governor Perdue to the Marry Durham event on March 19, 2011. Unfortunately, Governor Perdue will be unable to attend and asked that I send her regrets.

Thank you for extending the opportunity to Governor Perdue and best wishes for a successful event.

Lisa Nelms
Assistant Scheduler for Governor Bev Perdue
State Capitol
1 East Edenton Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
919-715-2306

Mailing Address:
20301 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-0301