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New leaders emerge at DSI comedy theater

By Tariq Luthun | June 21

Leaders of DSI Comedy Theater believe laughter is laughter, no matter who’s responsible.

Jazz musicians put on weeklong workshop at UNC

By Tariq Luthun | June 21

Forty students and eight instructors have gathered to take part in more than 50 hours worth of jazz — all in the span of one week.

Former professor's art on display in Greenbridge

By Tariq Luthun | June 18

On Friday, the works of former UNC associate professor Kimowan Metchewais were put on display in the Greenbridge Developments building.

Ackland curators to examine locally-owned art

By Tyler Confoy | June 15

The Ackland Art Museum opens its doors today to local art lovers yet again.

Music faculty prepare for summer jazz workshop

By Tariq Luthun | June 15

UNC is no stranger to jazz, but the two haven’t come together in the summer until now.

Art walk highlighted by Scrapel Hill awards

By Britton Alexander | June 12

Usually, 2ndFriday Artwalks serve as a night for local galleries to put new works on display. But this Friday featured something more unusual: the wrapping-up ...

Lee Smith writes about life and the South

By Tariq Luthun | June 8

Lee Smith has always been a Southern girl. The author of 12 novels, Smith grew up in Virginia and has lived in the Chapel Hill area for more than 30 ...

Varsity Theatre to screen new Hurricane Katrina film

By Tyler Confoy | June 8

As tornadoes and floods dominate the summer headlines, one filmmaker is claiming that one of the worst natural disasters in American history was anything ...

PlayMakers uses grants to help nurture independent theatre companies

By Tariq Luthun | June 1

The process of creating a play from scratch takes the combined efforts of actors, writers and directors — and sometimes even that’s not enough.

Tibetan monks spread culture, message through Sacred Arts Tour

By Britton Alexander | May 31

The Sacred Arts Tour 2011 will begin wrapping up tonight with an Evening of Tibetan Culture and Performance at the Ackland Art Museum.

Two UNC poets will travel to Middle East to ‘witness history’

By Carson Blackwelder | May 30

Will McInerney, a senior peace, war and defense major, and UNC alumnus Kane Smego, will travel abroad to Egypt and Tunisia in about two weeks to chronicle ...

DSI Comedy leader going to Boston

By Tariq Luthun | May 24

The man who has become the face of comedy in Chapel Hill and Carrboro is moving up in more ways than one.

DSI Comedy Theater names 'Carolina's Funniest'

By Katherine Proctor | May 22

A flashing television screen commanded its viewers to “BUY BEER.” But the audience for the final round of the Carolina’s Funniest Comic competition ...

Survivors use cameras to capture battles, tame cancer

By Tariq Luthun | May 19

A picture might be worth a thousand words, but a gallery full of photos can tell countless stories — and the exhibit at the University Mall does just ...

Piedmont Laureate’s words to grace Triangle-area buses

By Britton Alexander | May 16

Bus passengers might soon find themselves asking questions they wouldn’t normally ask. Today, Capital Area Transit is debuting a series of placards ...

Student Artery loses space, searches for new location

By Tyler Confoy | May 16

Some art enthusiasts strolling down Franklin Street last Friday for the 2ndFriday Artwalk might have noticed the absence of the University’s only off-campus, ...

Ackland art store opens its doors

By Britton Alexander | May 10

After four months of construction, the Ackland Museum Store finally opened its doors May 5 on the corner of Franklin and Columbia streets. The property, ...

LDOC event features actor

By Katelyn Trela | April 26

The actor — who starred in 2009’s “500 Days of Summer” and in last summer’s blockbuster “Inception” — was asked by three separate committees ...

‘Magical Thinking’ to end PRC2 season

By Katherine Proctor | April 26

In the last PRC2 performance of its season, PlayMakers Repertory Company is producing essayist Joan Didion’s one-woman play, “The Year of Magical ...

Abbey Court Community Project connects with Carrboro residents

By Laney Tipton | April 25

Armed with a $10,000 grant from the town of Chapel Hill, three local artists are hoping to use art to give a marginalized sector of the Triangle a voice. ...