Since 2008, The Pinhook on Durham's Main Street has been a magnet for "non-normative" musical performance and gathering....

Since 2008, The Pinhook on Durham's Main Street has been a magnet for "non-normative" musical performance and gathering. It has made a welcome space for everyone, queer or not, and in doing so it has been an essential hub for North Carolinian nightlife. Any Triangle music fan can rattle off their favorite shows at The Pinhook, as it books both big national acts and is a supportive host for myriad local groups. The Pinhook's grown into an NC institution via inclusion of all as a model for what public space in our state can be.