For Triangle residents who didn’t make it to Denver, but want to watch Barack Obama’s acceptance speech with a group, check out one of several watch parties in our area tonight:

Area
Dozens of area watch parties are listed at an Obama campaign sponsored site. The list includes parties in most Triangle towns. You can find one near you here.

Cary
Galaxy Cinema, an independent arthouse theater, will present a Mile High Watch Party from 7 to 11 p.m.  Tickets for the event are free, but seating is limited and advance registrations are suggested. The theater is located at 770 Cary Towne Blvd., near Cary Towne Center, just off I-40 Exit 291. 

The theater can seat as many as 250 in its screening room. The theater also offers WiFi and voter registration. In addition, a local women’s a capella group, Fleur de Lisa,  will be leading 200 people in a sing-a-long  of an original song they wrote for Obama.  Listen to the song.

To learn more, contact Kim Yaman at Galaxy Cinema at 919-463-9959 or mygalaxycinema@gmail.com. 

Raleigh
Raleigh’s Acceptance Speech Watch Party – 9 p.m.
Raleigh Field Office, 130 E. Morgan Street

Durham
Duke University’s Democrats and College Republicans will be holding viewing parties on campus to watch their respective national conventions.

The Duke Democrats will convene in the Richard White Lecture Hall on East Campus from 7 to 11:30 tonight.

The Republican viewing party will take place Thursday.

For more information about the Democratic watch party, contact Benjamin Bergmann, president of the Duke Democrats, at ben.bergmann@duke.eduor (352) 562-5957. For details on the Republican event, contact Vikram Srinivasan, chairman of the College Republicans, at vikram.srinivasan@duke.edu or (408) 410-1521.

Fayetteville
State Rep. Rick Glazier will speak at the watch party at Dock’s at the Capitol, 126 Hay Street. The free event begins at 9 p.m.