Check out this weekend's best bets. Enjoy your Labor Day weekend.
1. Nordstrom Rack — Be sure today to stop by the grand opening of the first Nordstrom Rack in North Carolina, located at the Renaissance Center near Southpoint. The store, located in the former home of Linens N' Things, sells merchandise 50-60 off the original Nordstrom price. For more information call 695-1000 or click here. 6807 Fayetteville Rd.
2. Sal (campo, punte, nube) Art Exhibit — Opening Friday and running through Oct. 10, this solo exhibit at the Durham Arts Council features three sculptural works by Nestor Armando Gil. Gil used salt, spent spark plugs, wood, metal and automotive paint to create an interesting installation that functions as a landscape. The DAC building is open Monday-Saturday from 9am-9pm
Hungry? If you're not, you will be by the time you finish reading our August edition. It's wall-to-wall coverage of everything this food-obsessed town has to offer.
• Our staff highlights dozens of great dishes made by the most talented local chefs.
• Community & Events Editor Dana Lange zeroes in on one of the hottest trends in the Durham social circuit: extravagant supper clubs.
• Contributor Emily Matchar profiles six popular restaurant staff members - waiters, bartenders and one delightful hostess – who make you feel right at home when eating out.
• And Editor Matt Dees went behind the scenes of the city's most influential food blog, Carpe Durham.
All that, plus two perfect Durham weddings (complete with what the reception banquet tables had to offer!), a look at N.C. Central's Centennial Celebration and much more.
Read on for how you can get your copy! 
South Regional Library Grand Opening
Durhamites came out in droves today to celebrate the opening of the South Regional Library at 4505 S. Alston Ave. Hundreds of people visited the 27,300 square foot library to hear live music, see dance performances, enjoy story telling and other activities for kids and, of course, to borrow from the more than 100,000 book collection.
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Check out some web extras from our June/July issue, including where to swim in Durham and four fantastic recipes that will have your mouth watering for some seriously delicious Summer chow.
If words don't persuade you, maybe the picture at right of some freshly-grilled Brinkley Farms sausage sliders paired with Triangle Brewing Company's Belgian Ale will.