Celebrating 10 Years Of The Pinhook In Durham

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Celebrating 10 Years Of The Pinhook In Durham

By Amanda Magnus,

Frank Stasio

Published November 9, 2018 at 11:47 AM EST

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Owner Kym Register in front of The Pinhook.

Courtesy of Kym Register

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Jesse Boutchyard, right, with other members of Severed Fingers.

Courtesy of Jesse Boutchyard

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Kym Register

Courtesy of Kym Register

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The logo for Severed Fingers.

Courtesy of Jesse Boutchyard

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Kym Register behind the bar at The Pinhook.

Courtesy of Kym Register

in Durham has won local awards for being the best gay bar in the Triangle, but it is not actually a gay bar. The music venue and bar is an inclusive space that prides itself on belonging to the community 鈥� and not just the LGBTQ community.

The Pinhook has been part of the downtown Durham landscape for 10 years, and the venue is celebrating with a week鈥檚 worth of donation-based shows that include free giveaways.

Owner Kym Register and longtime employee Jesse Boutchyard share the history of the Pinhook with host Frank Stasio. They also perform live music in studio. Register is working on a solo album, and Boutchyard is the singer and rhythm guitar player for .

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Amanda Magnus

Amanda Magnus is the executive producer of Embodied, a weekly radio show and podcast about sex, relationships and health. She has also worked on other 瓜神app shows including Tested and CREEP.

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Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's 瓜神app Director.

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