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Carrboro ArtsCenter names Art Menius as the new executive director

By From staff and wire reports | April 3

Art Menius was named the new executive director for the nonprofit ArtsCenter in Carrboro. A Raleigh native, Menius succeeds Jay Miller, the interim director ...

PlayMakers' 'Noises Off' displays chaos on and off the stage

By Kendra Benner | April 3

Michael Michetti is no stranger to the issues that can develop among actors offstage.

The Varsity and Chelsea theaters keep costs low by showing releases later

By Mary Stevens | April 2

Martha Moore and her 22-year-old daughter Deanna Riggan have been regulars at the Chelsea Theater for years.

CUAB and CAA ask for student input in planning 2012 Homecoming concert

By Katherine Proctor | April 2

Plans for UNC’s 2012 Homecoming concert have already begun. And Tom Low, incoming president of the Carolina Union Activities Board, wants to make them ...

A charming ‘Snow White’

By Katelyn Trela | April 2

For a 200-year-old woman, Snow White is making a grown-up comeback.

'Snow White' ballet to visit UNC's Memorial Hall on U.S. tour

By Katelyn Trela | April 2

A warmly lit green room with walls covered in framed posters of iconic plays, ballets and music performances buzzes with French chatter.

Q&A with documentary filmmaker Barbara Trent

By Sarah Haderbache | April 1

Trent will be on campus today to screen “The Panama Deception,” her Oscar-winning 1992 film that looks at the media’s role in the 1989 U.S. ...

‘Metamorphosis’ symposium intertwines arts and sciences

By Faith McElroy | April 1

On a college campus, the arts and the sciences are often kept separate.

UNC Chinese folk recital a product of collaboration

By Kathryn Muller | April 1

Growing up in China, Ningyan Yi harbored an interest in American folk music. So when she received a fellowship from the China Scholarship Council, she ...

Barbara Gentleson, the digital archivist at the Ackland, observes Thorton Dial's art at the opening reception of "Thoughts on Paper," which includes some of Dial's early drawings from 1990 and 1991. Dial was also present at the open reception.

Mixed-media artist Thornton Dial's drawings on display at Ackland Art Museum

By Caroline Pate | March 29

Dial, previously known for his mixed-media sculptures, produced a collection of drawings between 1990 and 1991. These drawings make up one of the Ackland ...

UNC artist-in-residence directs film, 'About Time', to premiere at the Varsity Theatre

By Mary Stevens | March 29

Joseph Megel is bringing quality filmmaking to Chapel Hill. He and a group of UNC professors, alumni and affiliates have produced a short film that ...

UNC doctoral student curates the work of black and female artists in Ackland’s ‘Piece by Piece’ exhibit

By Janna Jung-Irrgang | March 29

The fruits of Kimberly Kutz’s seven-plus months of labor will open today. “Piece by Piece: Quilts, Collages, and Constructions” — one of the Ackland ...

UNC senior hopes music thesis will leave people ‘Spellbound’

By Britton Alexander | March 29

Audiences who come see “Spellbound!” might be bewitched. The show — the plot of which centers on a witch’s search for the perfect man — was ...

CUAB and WXYC radio work together to bring jazz to campus

By Grace Tatter | March 28

The impetus for the first collaboration between CUAB and WXYC came from a famous jazz musician. While Googling himself, jazz pianist Matthew Shipp discovered ...

Entrepreneurship grant to support local arts community

By Katherine Proctor | March 27

Junior Jeremy Bass wanted to build a community of artists.

Hampton Inn won’t affect ArtsCenter

By Ari Hires | March 27

Carrboro is changing, but the ArtsCenter will stay the same. With the construction of a Hampton Inn underway, the center will remain unaffected save for ...

Q&A with Tunnel of Oppression

By Deborah Strange | March 25

All students should be aware of the different forms of oppression that happen around us and the different levels that they happen at.

Kenneth P. Strong Gallery opens after 6 years of planning

By Ari Hires | March 22

A new gallery in the Center for Dramatic Art was a long time coming. After six years of planning, UNC’s dramatic arts students will celebrate the completion ...

LAB! turns to established playwrights

By Janna Jung-Irrgang | March 22

This is the last in a series of stories this week showcasing the student playwrights featured in LAB! Theatre’s “One Acts in the Park,” which begins ...

Company Carolina deals in business and art

By Grace Tatter | March 22

There isn’t a class about business contracts in the drama department. But Clare Shaffer, a sophomore dramatic arts major, said one might be useful.