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Play comes to life in Long Story Shorts

By Katelyn Trela | November 14

The first play I ever wrote was based on a Taking Back Sunday song. No, wait! Don’t put the paper down, I promise my tale gets better.

La Casa de Bernada Alba is LAB! Theater's newest production. The play has scenes in both English and Spanish.
BERNARDA: Duri Long
PONCIA: Carol Ardiles?

PONCIA: Carol Ardiles
ANGUSTIAS: Meredith Kimple
AMELIA: Laura John
ADELA: Cristina Berriz
MARTIRIO: Elizabeth Soffer
MAGDALENA: Alexandra Ruba
PRUDENCIA: Karina Hernandez

LAB! puts on its first bilingual production

By Breanna Kerr | November 14

LAB! Theatre is pushing boundaries with its newest production. But the characters in the show are trapped.

Triangle Jazz Orchestra rehearses at Carrboro ArtsCenter

By Elizabeth Baker | November 13

Triangle Jazz Orchestra bassist Bob Brower describes big band like a freight train — it has a power and a life of its own.

Brazilian rock star Gilberto Gil performs Monday night in Memorial Hall.

Gilberto Gil discusses the role of song in his life

By James Smith | November 12

Gilberto Gil, a Brazilian guitarist and pop musician, performed at Memorial Hall Monday night. Gil’s music is noted for its African roots and eclectic ...

Rocky, played by Max Bitar, and Janet, played by Amberly Nardo, pose for "The Rocky Horror Show" presented by the UNC Pauper Players at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro. Show begins Friday November 9th at midnight and runs through Monday, November 12.

Pauper Players’ ‘Rocky Horror’ thrills audience

By Carson Blackwelder | November 11

While many have reinvented “The Rocky Horror Show,” Pauper Players provides a fresh interpretation of the musical by director Clare Shaffer.

UNC Opera to perform a compilation of five works

By Caroline Pate | November 8

“Once Upon a Time” is coming to UNC. The UNC Opera will perform its workshop production “Once Upon a Time: Operatic Fairy Tales” on Saturday.

"The Rocky Horror Show" to premiere tonight at midnight at the Carrboro ArtsCenter

By Josephine Yurcaba | November 8

Men in corsets and studded heels, a shimmering gold Speedo and orgies abound in the Pauper Players’ fall show. The scientific and sexual feather boa-fantasy ...

Cameron Ayres (right), playing the character of Lamb, rehearses a scene in which he is approached to receive treatment.

Depression is a central focus in the dark rendition 'Of Lamb'

By David Scarisbrick | November 7

Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was white with mild depression and undiagnosed bipolar disorder.

Common to speak at semester’s end

By Mary Stevens | November 7

This semester’s last day of classes will be anything but common. The day will be punctuated by a visit from Common, a socially conscious hip-hop artist ...

Chang and Eng is the reworks of Phillip Kan Gotanda play. It is an epic and fictional re-imagining of the lives of the original Siamese twins.

Show tells the story of the original Siamese twins

By Elizabeth Tew | November 7

After 25 years, Philip Kan Gotanda’s narrative about Chang and Eng Bunker is ready to be told.

Communications post-grad Julia O'Grady will be doing a talk and signing of her book, Good Busy, at Bulls Head on Thursday.

Q&A with author of productivity book

By Tat'yana Berdan | November 7

Julia Scatliff O’Grady, a postdoctoral candidate in communication studies at UNC, recently published a book called “Good Busy: Productivity, Procrastination, ...

“The Longest Night: A Winter’s Tale,” a short fiction film, will play at the Morehead Planetarium through February 24th.

Morehead Planetarium stars new puppet show 'The Longest Night'

By Sarah Rutherford | November 6

The Morehead Planetarium is known for productions that take viewers to the stars.

Windows around Chapel Hill are featuring three-dimensional installations, including this one at the Franklin Hotel.

Windows on Chapel Hill puts art in downtown businesses

By Claire Smith | November 6

Artists like Sarah Goetz are bringing culture and color to empty store fronts windows in downtown Chapel Hill.

Children create Japanese crafts at the Ackland Art Museum in celebration of Bunka-no-hi (Culture Day) in Japan.

Ackland celebrates Japanese holiday

By Gabriella Cirelli | November 5

Patterned origami cranes covered the tops of white tablecloths at the Ackland Art Museum on Saturday, with many small hands folding more.

Rapper J. Cole performed in Carmichael Arena Sunday night for the Homecoming concert. King Mez, a Raleigh native, and Elle Varner both opened for Cole. Each performed for approximately 30 minutes, while Cole performed for around an hour. Cole wore a Carolina sweatshirt and told the crowd he has always been a Carolina fan.

J. Cole comes home

By Sierra Wingate-Bey | November 5

When the colorful lights started flashing and J. Cole came out in his Carolina hoodie, energy coursed through Carmichael Arena. Cole’s clever and thoughtful ...

Elle Varner was the opening act for J. Cole at the Homecoming Concert.

Q&A with Elle Varner

By Caroline Pate | November 5

Elle Varner, a 23-year-old R&B singer-songwriter from California, opened for J. Cole at the 2012 UNC Homecoming Concert Sunday night. Varner collaborated ...

Q&A with J. Cole

By Sarah Glen | November 5

Fayetteville native J. Cole brought the 8,000-person audience in Carmichael Auditorium to its feet as he headlined UNC’s 2012 homecoming show Sunday ...

Visualizing Human Rights anti-conference fosters 'oneness'

By Samantha Sabin | November 4

The beat dropped and the words “dignity” and “restoration” reverberated throughout the Nelson Mandela Auditorium.

Joshua Bell. violinist, performs at Memorial Hall accompanied by pianist Sam Haywood.

Bell performs Schubert's Rondo for Violin and Piano in B minor, Op. 70

Violinist Joshua Bell performs at Memorial Hall

By Elizabeth Baker | November 4

Some people believe in music the way they believe in fairy tales. And if classical music is the fairy tale, then Joshua Bell must be the prince.

J. Cole contract released in lead-up to concert

By Mary Stevens | November 2

With his Carolina blue kicks, rapper J. Cole will be fresh on the UNC scene Sunday night. But the 2012 Homecoming Concert headliner comes at a steep price ...