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Halloween Shorts returning to Carrboro ArtsCenter

By Megan Caron | October 3

The spook-tacular third annual Halloween Shorts is returning to The Carrboro ArtsCenter Saturday. The Halloween Shorts event is a series of plays, ...

Griffin Bernhard, Katja Hill, and RoboThespian act in the play "The Uncanny Valley"

Robot stars in Swain Hall Black Box Theater play

By Kristin Tajlili | October 3

Play-goers might be surprised when they sit down to watch “The Uncanny Valley,” and see a life-sized robot on stage speaking with a human voice.

An outdoor exhibition by the North Carolina Botanical Garden displays the sculptures of North Carolina artists. Visitors can take a walking tour of the sculptures in the scenic gardens throug

Sculptures displayed in botanical garden

By Sarah Vassello | October 2

Between the trees and ferns of the North Carolina Botanical Garden, visitors throughout the next two months will be able to discover nearly 50 sculptures ...

Celisa Steele has recently been chosen as the new poet laureate by the Carrboro Arts Committee

Carrboro Arts Committee names new poet laureate

By Jaleesa Jones | October 2

The Carrboro Arts Committee has named award-winning poet, author and Carrboro Poets Council member Celisa Steele as its new poet laureate.

Q&A with Cat Warren on the science of working dogs

By Josephine Yurcaba | October 2

Cat Warren, an English professor at N.C. State University, will be reading from her book, “What the Dog Knows: The Science and Wonder of Working Dogs,” ...

'Crimes of the Heart' touches on human complexity

By Karishma Patel | October 2

LAB! Theatre’s latest production, “Crimes of the Heart,” a mix of comedy and tragedy, reminds people that everyone has their own stories that shape ...

Wynton Marsalis jazz show celebrates Harlem church

By Elizabeth Baker | October 2

He may be a world-renowned musician, but Wynton Marsalis still likes to jazz things up.

Sarah Dessen, author, poses in McCorkle Place. Dessen graduated as an English Major. UNC still feels like home to Dessen, despite graduating many years ago. "I feel like I only just left."

Sarah Dessen reflects on being an author and Tar Heel

By Breanna Kerr | October 2

Chapel Hill author Sarah Dessen was just like any other UNC student when she was here: she biked across campus, had a part-time job and, of course, was ...

Lecture discusses value of theater in Indian activism

By Emily Hackeling | October 2

“Is it art?” A brief moment of silence followed UNC lecturer John Caldwell’s question at the Ackland Art Museum’s Art For Lunch program Wednesday ...

Ron Rash is an author and poet who is the recipient of the 2013 Thomas Wolfe Prize for literature.

Q&A with Thomas Wolfe Prize winner Ron Rash

By Melissa Bendixen | October 1

Author Ron Rash will be speaking today as the 2013 Thomas Wolfe Lecturer and Prize Winner.

Katherine Proctor, Reilly Finnegan, Peter Schultz, and Alex Karsten (left to right) are part of the online literary magazine Should Does. Proctor is the nonfiction editor, Finnegan the art director, Schultz the managing editor and Karsten is the editor in chief.

'Creating' a literary magazine at UNC

By Katie Hjerpe | October 1

With Carolina Creates’ resources and support, Should Does, an online literary arts magazine, has had the opportunity to develop.

Paintings from Pepper's Pizza hanging in Hill Hall recently purchased by Chairman of the Music Department Mark Katz.

Second act for Pepper's art

By Ally Levine | October 1

When Pepper’s Pizza moved to the former Miami Subs Grill space on Franklin Street, owner David “Pepper” Harvey told Scott Nurkin he could paint ...

Award winner Jim Mills discusses his career playing banjo and his event in the Southern Journey Series.

Q&A with Grammy-winning musician Jim Mills

By Katie Hjerpe | September 30

Jim Mills, a six Grammy-winning banjo player, will be talking about the history of the banjo today as a part of the Southern Journey series, hosted by ...

Jesse Kalisher, a New York based photographer, hospitality artist, and healing artist, works in his Carrboro studio.

Photographer tells stories from world in Carrboro

By Megan Caron | September 30

There are four black and white pictures hanging in the corner of Jesse Kalisher’s office at his photography gallery in downtown Carrboro.

Musicians come together for OneBeat

By Gabriella Cirelli | September 29

Musicians from 16 different countries shared powerful melodies and messages this past weekend in Chapel Hill and Durham.

'The Mountaintop' leaves audience in awe

By Samantha Sabin | September 29

The voices of the two-person cast of Triad Stage and Playmaker Repertory Company’s “The Mountaintop” masterfully conveyed Rev. Martin Luther King, ...

Pierce Freelon and James Livingston, who goes by Median, are behind the new Emcee Lab, a class offered in the music department that will teach students how to be emcees.

Beat Making Lab opens on Franklin

By Paige Hopkins | September 29

UNC lecturers and local community members showcased their talents of singing, rapping, dancing and drum playing at the grand opening of Chapel Hill’s ...

Jeanne Fischer, UNC voice teacher, sings during Sunday's Mayn Goldener Brunem: An Afternoon of Yiddish Art Song in Hill Hall. Deborah Hollis accompanies her on the piano, and Brent Wissick plays the cello in a few of the entrancing pieces during the performance.

Professor performs Yiddish art songs

By Juanita Chavarro | September 29

Jeanne Fischer, a UNC voice professor, said she wanted to exhibit Yiddish music at the faculty recital, “Mayn Goldener Brunem: An Afternoon of Yiddish ...

Rev. Yolanda putting on gender-bending performance

By Jaleesa Jones | September 26

Award-winning singer, performance artist and interfaith minister Rev. Roger Anthony Yolanda Mapes, who prefers to be called “Rev. Yolanda” will grace ...

K. Sridhar plays in his home at Chapel Hill.
26 September 2013

Indian musician blends improvisation, tradition

September 26

Indian classical musician K. Sridhar said he doesn’t want anyone to come in with set expectations for his concert in Chapel Hill’s The Barn at Valhalla ...