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

| November 29

Arts

PlayMakers acts as a supper club for ‘Private Lives’

By Robert McNeely | January 21

The elegance of the 1930s takes the stage in PlayMakers’s production of the comedy classic “Private Lives” tonight.

Re/Iterations of Resistance: Moments, Martyrs, Movements features photographs of people and places in social justice movements and moments in American history. The exhibition revisits, interrogates and reevaluates important social justice moments and struggles. The exhibit is open January 21 through April 25, 2014.

New exhibit honors role of students in social justice activism

By Megan Caron | January 20

The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History is honoring the unrecognized heroes of social justice movements throughout history in its ...

Alphonse Nicholson and Arthur French rehearse their roles as Gabriel and St. Peter in Colman Domingo's "The Mission of a Saint" on Thursday afternoon. "I can understand being young and free, but when someone comes and shows you what you have you can grow and your perspective can change," said Nicholson of his relation to his character.

Actors on a mission

By Jaleesa Jones | January 16

Colman Domingo, a Tony-Award nominated actor, will lead audiences deeper into August Wilson’s “Fences” this weekend as he presents “Mission of ...

Exhibit brings friends ‘Together Again’

By Juanita Chavarro | January 15

The art of two old friends is reunited through an exhibition of tapestry, paintings and collages.

Mark Nielsen will host an official book launch for his first book, Hotlanta!, on Friday at the Fedex Global Education Center.

UNC employee Mark Nielsen launches debut mystery novel

By Paige Hopkins | January 15

Computer programming, theater and novel writing are three seemingly unrelated fields.

Abel Valdivia's "Reflection at the Malecón" won 2nd place in the Carolina Global Photography Exhibition. His photo was taken at Malecón in Havana, Cuba.

Photography exhibition encourages studying abroad

By Karishma Patel | January 15

Offices within UNC Global and Study Abroad are collaborating once again to make sure studying abroad is on every student’s checklist.

Parkinson’s sparks artistic vision

By Elizabeth Baker | January 15

It was the gift of a digital camera from his son that rekindled Roger Kellison’s love for photography — a passion he hadn’t indulged in since the ...

Lens focuses in on giving back

By Sarah Vassello | January 15

UNC-CH Lens is committed to the idea that photographs aren’t taken, they’re borrowed. The student photography and creative writing group tells the ...

Orange County the backdrop for author’s second novel

By Josephine Yurcaba | January 15

Barbara Claypole White is turning dark moments light with her second and newest novel, “The In-Between Hour.”

FRANK Gallery on Franklin Street has a new exhibit called, "A New Season." It features a select group of regional professional artists from different disciplines. It is the first time these locally based artists will have their work shown together in this way.

FRANK Gallery displays diverse local art

By Robert McNeely | January 14

Chapel Hill’s FRANK Gallery is kicking off 2014 with a new exhibit showcasing a diverse selection of locally based visual artists.

Local author honors military families

By Madison Flager | January 14

With patriotism and her family in mind, Durham author Betty Turnbull wrote the now award-winning children’s book, “A Sergeant in the House” last ...

Alumn Sarah Walker stands in front of her exhibition in Hanes Art Center. Walker's works offer themselves as a contemporary version of Chinese scholar's rocks - those objects of meditation that are equally space and solid, form and formlessness, and which function as filters for unconscious creative processes.

Q&A with artist and UNC alumna Sarah Walker

By Paige Hopkins | January 13

Artist and UNC alumna Sarah Walker is known for her unique acrylic paint-layering technique, which lends an element of accumulation to her work. As part ...

Michael Brown, a UNC alum, stands in front of his new mural behind Carrboro's Open Eye Cafe. Known as "one of North Carolina's premier artists," Brown says the mural only took him about one week to complete.

Muralist unveils new piece in Carrboro

January 12

Michael Brown, an established Chapel Hill muralist, brought the coffee-growing fields of Central America, South America and beyond to the town of Carrboro ...

"Story of the Gun" address political, emotional issue of gun control

By Josephine Yurcaba | January 12

Mike Daisey’s “The Story of the Gun” presented a new and interesting way to approach gun control in the U.S.: It doesn’t exist.

"Story Walk" The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Parent University Program has launched a new program called Reading Without Limits with several other partners. Children's books are placed along the scenic pathways of Henry Anderson III Park in Carrboro, RENA, South Estes, and Hargraves Community Center. The "story walks" encourage children to read with their families and to increase their interest in reading. At the end of each walk, school information may be left in exchange for a free copy of the book for the children.

Reading Without Limits combines literacy with activity

January 12

A stroll in the park is now not merely a matter of exercise — it can also be an opportunity to improve literacy.

Dr. Daniel Huff, the head of the UNC Men's Glee Club, explains that the "[club] is excited for the upcoming festival" on Saturday, January 11th.

UNC Men’s Glee Club to host choral festival

By Juanita Chavarro | January 9

UNC students don’t need to turn to “Glee” reruns on Netflix to enjoy talented student voices this weekend.

Daniel Wallace, author of five novels and a professor of creative writing at UNC, is performing in collaboration with Django Haskins at the event Fables in Stories and Song at the Friday Center. Wallace is performing his own stories while Django performs improvised songs.

Wallace and Haskins to take stage at the Friday Center

By Jaleesa Jones | January 9

As part of the facility’s annual “Under the Atrium” event, the Friday Center will host Fables in Story and Song, a blend of music and storytelling. ...

Slam, Inc. performed a show at DSI Comedy Theatre in Carrboro on Thursday night. Craig Carter, on the black team, plays an improv game involving audience-contributed phrases while the red team looks on. (L to R: Meagen Voss, Bryce Bowden, Brad Taylor)

Local comedy thrives through hard times

By Rupali Srivastava | January 9

College students might hardly have money for a nice dinner, let alone fancy entertainment. But recent trends show that in the Triangle they are more willing ...

Paperhand Puppet Intervention will put on “The Big Reveal” at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro this Saturday at 9 p.m.

Paperhand reveals latest puppet show

By Megan Caron | January 8

Shadow puppets might be a favorite childhood game, but Paperhand Puppet Intervention has expanded the art and turned it into a show and business.

tim carter won 2 grant things/honors for his music thing. Here he poses with a piano

Music professor Tim Carter receives accolades

By Karishma Patel | January 8

UNC music professor Tim Carter can now add two major awards from the American Musicological Society to his list of achievements.