The Conjure

And to add to our announcements today… we’re excited to share that HOUSE OF BLK is returning Saturday 6/6 at PINHOOK 🖤✨ Featuring Conjure favorites @femithefemme + @gemynii alongside special guest DJ @djcerajane coming all the way from Atlanta to spin in Durham for the very first time. We’re also opening up a guest DJ slot for the night! If you’re a Black or POC queer DJ and want a chance to play HOUSE OF BLK, send us a video clip or digital mix to our DMs. Submissions will be accepted through 5/20. Over the past few years, HOUSE OF BLK has become a space to celebrate the deep Black and queer roots of House music — from the classics to the future sounds, across the African diaspora. Expect soulful, high spirited energy all night long with sounds spanning classic House, Afro House, Ballroom, Deep House, Soulful House, and more. SAT 6/6 🪩 10:30PM–2AM PINHOOK — Durham, NC $10 entry $7 if you wear all black 🖤

On Friday 5/29 we are returning the Black Auntie Jams with our party BODY ROLL! This time we have @femithefemme , @gemynii , and @breyonnabeats of @thenoiredivinity ! We are brining back our favorite jams from the 70s and 80s which is the music we grew up listening to with our mamas, aunties, and grannies! You can join us at @eveofdurham to move, groove, and BODY ROLL starting at 10pm! Sliding scale at the door! Suggested start is $5 to help support our event! Please enjoy the amazing drink menu and beautiful outdoor patio! 🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩🪩

As we prepare to celebrate 9 years of The Conjure we want to take the time reintroduce ourselves to our beloved community! Where were you 9 years ago? You mightve missed us but thats okay you're here now! 🥰 Since 2017, this is how we get down, how we conjure our dance floors and what we expect from those trying to create magic with us. 🔮 See you soon. ❤️

🌶️ SPICE - the dance party FULL of FLAVOR is returning to @rubiesonfivepoints and I have one of Charlotte’s favorite DJs: @blackasthecosmos joining me for a spicy night of multi-genre bops all night! It’s getting hot and we are keeping the dance floor even hotter! 🌶️

How yall spending your Sat? I hope it is celebrating the work of @comfreyfilms as we three divas and two queens (@gemynii @femithefemme ) as the @_theconjure_ carries us through so we can play out the #BlackTransShortFilmFest the best way we now how! It is about to be a cinematic melanated live performance musical experience!

This Saturday we have 3 live performances for THE OFFICIAL AFTER PARTY featuring sounds from Durham’s very own: @sunnydasoldier Learn more about SUNNY: Sunny da Soldier is a self-produced pop artist, performer, and multidisciplinary creative based in North Carolina, with a focus on musical arts and amplifying the experiences of Black femmes. With 7 original albums and EPs to their name — all self-written and produced — Sunny brings an authentic, high-energy presence to every performance. Sunny has performed across the East Coast, from Philadelphia’s Underground Arts to Durham’s Motorco Music Hall, and most recently headlined Raleigh Pride 2025. Their work extends beyond music into visual art, photography, graphic design, and installation — including a commissioned interactive bike installation with Duke Arts (2024). Sunny has been featured in CNN, People, and the New York Post, and appeared in Donald Glover’s Amazon series SWARM (2023). A two-time Keynote Speaker for the Transgender Day of Remembrance at Durham’s LGBTQ+ Center (2023, 2024), Sunny is not just a performer — they are a community voice and cultural force. Their upcoming performance at Duke University’s Fuqua Pride event continues a long record of bringing powerful, intentional artistry to institutional and community stages alike. See Sunny this Saturday alongside @cruelworldofkhx05 & @stormiedaie at @the_pinhook ! Party starts at 10:30! And follow @comfreyfilms for more info on the festival!

The Conjure is proud to announce partnership with this years Black Trans Short Film Festival with @comfreyfilms . It is a pleasure to support this years festival in more ways than one including encouraging you to get in a last minute registration!! You dont want to miss it. Black Trans Short Film Festival uplifts bold, culture-shifting films by Black trans, gender non-conforming, and intersex filmmakers.  Register for free to join us at the Black Trans Short Film Festival in Durham, NC April 30-May 2nd. Can’t make it to Durham this month? Get your ticket to BTSFF virtual! This year’s theme: “We are free now.” is inspired by the righteous legacy of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy. The Conjure will also host the official afterparty for this years festival Saturday night at @the_pinhook downtown Durham. The links for registration can be found in our bio! Hope to see you there! 🔮📸🎞

The Flower Full Moon is here 🌸✨ — a time of blooming, abundance, and stepping fully into your power. Traditionally named for the wildflowers that begin to burst open this time of year, this moon carries energy for growth, connection, and celebration in full color. This Friday, we gather under that glow. Pull up to @clubera_bullcity — a queer-owned sanctuary for movement, expression, and community — and let’s dance it all the way through. Soundtrack for the night: 💿 @sexondeckss DECKS | 11PM–12:30AM 💿 @gemynii | 12:30–2AM Expect genre-bending, body-moving, soul-lifting sounds all night long. Sliding scale at the door starting at $5. Non-POCs are encouraged to pay more — redistribute, support, and invest in the space that holds you. Come as you are. Come ready to bloom. 🌕🌺

Meet one of your performers for this Black Trans Short Film Festival official after party this Saturday!: @cruelworldofkhx05 KHX05 (pronounced chaos), is a Gullah/Geechee multidisciplinary alt/alt-punk artist based in Durham, NC. Emerging from professional dance and Durham’s queer and art scene, KHX05 found their voice through movement, music, radical expression and revolution. Signed to Never Normal Records in 2020, they’ve since released two EPs, their debut album Menace to Society (2024), which displayed their musical versatility and toured internationally championing Black trans resistance, liberation and the fall of imperial empires. See them live this Saturday at @the_pinhook alongside performances from @stormiedaie & @sunnydasoldier and music selections from @femithefemme & @gemynii !

A few sweet moments from BODY ROLL. For us this 70s/80s dance party felt like an ode to the Black Femmes that raised us…..ours mamas, our aunties, our grandmas, our cousins….and to ourselves as the next generations of aunties. We were so happy to share this type of space, time, and energy with everyone that came out to @eveofdurham ! Thank you for rollin’ them bodies, for singing along, and for sharing a good vibe with us. We love you and look forward to the next one! 🪩✨🪩✨🪩✨🪩✨

CALL FOR ARTISTS! WE SET OUR TERMS is now open for submissions. All are welcome to submit, however this exhibition centers Black artists and engages Kink and BDSM through a Black lens—focusing on consent, power, and the right to define our own relationships to our bodies and each other. We’re looking for work that engages: control, release, intimacy, boundaries, negotiation, aftercare This exhibition is presented by Be Connected Durham & Beyond in partnership with Zeitgeist Gallery & Bar, with artistic lead, Gemynii of The Conjure (@_theconjure ). Deadline: May 1, 2026 Durham, NC Check the link in bio for full details + submission guidelines.

We have conjured up the OFFICIAL AFTER PARTY for the BLACK TRANS SHORT FILM FESTIVAL with @comfreyfilms ✨ Pull up and close the night out with us. Live performances by Sunny, KHX05, and Stormie Daie (real bad ones only), plus Conjure hotties Femi the Femme and Gemynii on the decks all night. Doors at 10:30. Festival wristband = free No wristband = $5 Drinks at the bar, patio in the back if you need some air after cutting up. All are welcome—just know this is a Black and Queer-centered space. Come correct 💋