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Emo Phillips to take the stage at 15th annual comedy festival in Carrboro

By Jun Chou | February 11

With a stage name like “Emo," audiences might not expect Emo Philips to be a particularly playful comedian.

Q&A with late-night talk show host Jay Putnam

By Palak Patel | February 11

UNC senior Jay Putnam recently hosted the premiere of “Good Night with Jay Putnam,” a late-night show for college students. Putnam developed an interest ...

Students view photos and writing about topics including gender, body image and race at the Student Union on Tuesday.

Annual Tunnel of Oppression moves to Union

By Chloe Lackey | February 10

Performing arts meets activism in UNC’s sixth annual Tunnel of Oppression this week, which will include performances about homelessness.

Clef Hangers bring festival vibes to annual Clefchella tonight

By Crystal Yuille | February 6

By Crystal YuilleForget Coachella. UNC’s oldest a cappella group, the Clef Hangers, is hosting its annual winter concert, now called Clefchella, this ...

UNC class of 2013 alum Charlie King releases sophomore album

By Sindhu Chidambaram | February 5

A guitar, a bottle of bourbon and a copy of “The Chronicles of Narnia” were all singer-songwriter and UNC 2013 alumnus Charlie King needed on his ...

Senior Ben French debuts ‘Tiny Frightened Animals’

By Siena Scarbrough | February 4

The first time senior dramatic art major Ben French mentioned his short story to senior Katie Chelena, he told her that if anything ever happened to him, ...

Comedy groups flock to DSI festival

By Paige Connelly | February 3

Comics from across the country are making their way to Chapel Hill this week for Dirty South Improv’s 15th annual North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival. ...

Clubs use underwater photos for public service project

By Sarah Vassello | February 3

It started with a TED Talk.

UNC is home to the state’s only South Asian a cappella group, Samaa

By Christine Bang | February 2

Samaa, North Carolina’s only South Asian fusion a cappella group and a UNC student organization, graced the stage Saturday at N.C. State University ...

Drew Cameron, co-founder of the Combat Paper Project, visited Gerrard Hall this weekend to run a workshop for veterans from the community.

Combat Paper Project turn combat uniform into art

By Madison Flager | February 2

Standing before a picturesque field, with mountains and a setting sun in the background, Tyler Stevenson saw three young Afghan girls playing.

The Monti celebrates best storytellers of 2014 at Hippo Awards

By Crystal Yuille | January 30

From stories about transgender dating to stories about almost missing out on the love of your life, The Monti is celebrating the best storytellers of ...

Reid Scothorm, seated, plays the “Old Man” in Pauper Players’ Broadway Melodies. The show will be running through Feb. 2 at Hanes Art Center.

‘Frozen,’ other favorites appear in ‘Broadway Melodies’

By Erin Wygant | January 29

Disney’s “Frozen” meets fraternities, cartoon characters show their alter egos and a UNC graduate takes on the Big Apple in Pauper Players’ Broadway ...

Actors from the National Theatre of Scotland are returning to Chapel Hill again — this time to perform “Dunsinane” at Memorial Hall today and Friday. Courtesy of Carolina Performing Arts.

From Scotland to Chapel Hill, ‘something wicked this way comes’

By Kristina Kokkonos | January 29

Lovers of Shakespeare have been given a chance to witness a production that picks up where one of the playwright’s most well-known works leaves off. ...

Ritual + Time Travel = Rebirth: Images and Words by Michael Platt and Carol Beane will be shown at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center’s Robert and Sallie Brown Gallery and Museum from January 29 through May 11.

Couple at Sonja Haynes Stone Center uses art, poetry to evoke ritual, rebirth

By Jamie Stuart | January 29

The Sonja Haynes Stone Center has been focusing on a theme of rebirth in its 26th year — and a new art exhibition, opening tonight, continues to play ...

Hillsborough nominated for coolest small town award

By Rupali Srivastava | January 28

North Carolina's Orange County may not have the reputation that California’s boasts, but now, it’s making a name for itself as home to one of the ...

Q&A with PlayMakers Repertory Company's Robert Dagit

By Paige Connelly | January 28

PlayMakers Repertory Company’s latest production, called “Trouble in Mind,” features a complex plot of a play within a play that addresses racism ...

Next Moogfest might call Durham home

By Robert McNeely | January 28

From concerts by electronic musicians to audio engineer instillations, Moogfest has helped create a music scene unlike any other.

Chapel Hill galleries search for funds

By Sindhu Chidambaram | January 27

Art galleries in Chapel Hill have had to get creative to make ends meet.

Students bring arts skills to tour guide position

By Madison Flager | January 27

Each fall, upward of 600 students apply for the prestigious role of admissions ambassador. Roughly 60 are accepted, joining the 180 current ambassadors ...

New Ackland Art Museum encourages student engagement with French art

By Crystal Yuille | January 23

The Ackland Art Museum’s newest exhibition, opening Friday, will allow students to engage with the genius and grace of some of France’s most prolific ...