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No. 16 UNC women's basketball dominates NCCU, 119-43, recording most points under Courtney Banghart

| November 29

Arts

Student performers act out a musical scene during a dress rehearsal for Pauper Player's production of Avenue Q. The rehearsal took place at the Arts Center in Carrboro, Wednesday the 2nd of April.

Pauper Players walk the long road to ‘Avenue Q’

By Sarah Vassello and Madison Flager | April 3

Imagine Cookie Monster lyrically professing his love for Internet porn, or Bert and Ernie serenading each other with romantic confessions, alongside other ...

From left, Steffie Park, Connor Sturgis, Rachel Deason, Alex Ferraz, Mollie Paige Wilson, Wesley Darling, and Rachel Anderson act during a dress rehearsal of Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead. The play premieres on Friday evening and will run through Sunday.

Company Carolina to bring fresh perspective to Dog Sees God

By clayton johnson | April 3

A relatively fresh cast will bring a fresh perspective to Company Carolina’s production of “Dog Sees God,” which opens tonight at Historic Playmakers ...

W. Kamau Bell pays a visit to DSI theater

By Sarah Vassello | April 3

When W. Kamau Bell grew up, he wanted to be one of three things — a super hero, Bruce Lee, or a stand up comedian.

Cat's Cradle nurtures Carolina growth

By Margaret Gilmore | April 3

Throughout the past 40 years, Cat’s Cradle has hosted some of the biggest names in music. While the number of national tours that come through the Cradle ...

Dana Coen connects performance with art

By Jessica Zambrano | April 2

When the opportunity to combine his love of visual and performing arts arose, professor Dana Coensearch took the chance to recreate an older concept ...

FRANK exhibit aims to please both sight and smell

By Paige Hopkins | April 2

Visitors will use not only their sense of sight, but also smell today while enjoying the most recent FRANK Gallery exhibition, “Art in Bloom.”

Stephen Akin, PlayMakers Repertory Company Box Office Manager, passed away last Friday. Courtesy of Andrea Akin.

PlayMakers box office manager Stephen Akin remembered

By Samantha Sabin | April 1

A familiar face and trademark laugh will be missing from within the PlayMakers Repertory Company’s box office tonight during the opening night of its ...

Pianist Tian Tian to perform at UNC

By Robert McNeely | April 1

It was in the throes of first grade when a curious teacher asked Tian Tian why it was she never seemed to turn in her homework.

PlayMakers Repertory Company’s production of “Assassins” features presidential assassins and explores their plots and motives.

PlayMakers brings ‘Assassins’ to the stage

By Juanita Chavarro | April 1

Audiences will enter a surreal world in which presidential assassins from America’s history, including John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald, mix ...

Bart Ehrman is a UNC professor and the former chairman of the department of religious studies.

Q&A with UNC professor, author Bart Ehrman

By Chinelo Umerah | March 31

New York Times bestselling author, UNC professor and former department of religious studies chairman Bart Ehrman is the author of more than ...

Edward Slingerland, a professor and author, will give a reading of his book “Trying Not to Try” at Flyleaf Books on Tuesday.

'Trying Not to Try' author Edward Slingerland to visit Flyleaf Books

By Jessica Zambrano | March 31

After studying the Chinese culture for 15 years, Edward Slingerland writes a book encouraging people to turn to the influences of non-action and to integrate ...

Maya Lea Osterman performs one-woman show to increase sex trafficking awareness

By Maddie Flager | March 30

The statistics are staggering — approximately 27 million people in slavery today — yet many people don’t know that sex trafficking exists.

Talking Sidewalks displays art, writing from homeless

By Megan Caron | March 30

UNC students who might pass by the quiet figures on Franklin Street without a second thought now have the opportunity to read writing from these people. ...

Movie Review: Grand Piano

By Schyler Martin | March 29

With a gorgeous musical score, a compelling lead performance from Elijah Wood and a premise that's just strange enough to work, "Grand Piano" is a tense, ...

Movie Review: Noah

By Jeremy Wile | March 29

Taking on only pieces of the original story, “Noah” brings a new spin on the classic Bible tale.

Music Review: Mac DeMarco

By Mac Gushanas | March 29

The presence of Mac DeMarco in the slacker rock scene has been steadily growing since his last release 2, thanks to spirited live performances and a boisterous ...

Music Review: The Koolest

By Cozy Brents | March 29

There’s a glut of hip-hop hopefuls in the Triangle, and though few find a way to break through the local noise, Durham’s The Koolest may be on to ...

Music Review: Clockwork Kids

By Kelly Cook | March 29

The Chapel Hill natives in Clockwork Kids deliver a healthy dose of British-influenced punk rock to the local music scene on the band’s debut album, ...

Todd Barry - 25th Anniversary In Comedy Show - The Bell House, Brooklyn - December 19, 2012

Q&A with comedian Todd Barry

By Drew Goins | March 29

Todd Barry, a comedian based in New York, has under his belt three specials on Comedy Central, various tours and countless television guest spots. ...

Q&A with guitarist Chris Eldridge

By Allison Hussey | March 29

Chris “Critter” Eldridge is a flatpicking guitarist and member of barrier-blurring outfit Punch Brothers. Diversions Editor Allison Hussey talked ...