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Chinese underground music comes to surface

By Judith Katz | November 10

Indie rock, though usually thought of as uniquely American, is created around the world.The showcase of Chinese underground music tonight brings three ...

Ackland Art Museum staff extends Thursday hours

By Mark Sabb | November 6

In an effort to accommodate student and faculty schedules and promote downtown Chapel Hill nightlife, the Ackland Art Museum is extending their Thursday ...

Company Carolina to stage outdoor production of “Rent”

By Paula Peroutka | November 6

When actors walk onto the stage at Forest Theatre tonight to perform “Rent,” they won’t have to fake the chilly temperatures of the musical’s ...

Nourish to host comedy bene?t

By Kavya Sekar | November 5

Nourish International will mix laughs with community service tonight with its second Comedy Night on Franklin Street.

Author to share ?ction work

By Eric Pesale | November 4

Andrea Barrett, a 2003 Pulitzer Prize-nominated author famed for her historical fiction, will give the last public reading as part of the Creative Writing ...

Fabolous’ contract reveals details about his demands

By Abe Johns | November 3

Correction (Nov. 5, 2009 12:10 a.m.): Due to a reporting error, an earlier version of this story misstated the time of the Anoop Desai concert. It begins ...

Fedex Global Education Center hosts textile exhibit

By Fabiana Brown | November 3

Many take for granted the intricacy that goes into the creation of a single piece of textile.

Professor captures South in song

By Judith Katz | November 3

Through personal stories about the roots of blues music, William Ferris documented his home state of Mississippi in the 1960s and 1970s.A folklorist and ...

Historic Playmakers Theatre was made a theater in 1923 and was renovated in 2005. DTH/Lauren McCay

Economic downturn delays theater renovations

By Nick Andersen | November 3

Close to the heart of campus, a National Historic Landmark sits shuttered and dark.And the Historic Playmakers Theatre — once home to the University’s ...

Students study Sunday night under the current art exhibit in the Student Union gallery. DTH/Jessey Dearing

Union art gallery suffering from lack of entries

By Kavya Sekar | November 2

Only 10 students decided to submit works in September for an exhibit in the highly trafficked Student Union gallery.Their 12 pieces are not enough to ...

From right, Jessica Cruz, a senior communications studies major, and Alex Daly, a sophomore dramatic arts major. DTH/Sam Ward

Not so 'Wild Party'

By Latisha Catchatoorian | November 2

Alcohol, drugs, romance, sex and parties.The 1920s era-based play “Wild Party” focuses on these elements that still pervade society today in a strong ...

Latin American Film festival kicks off with talk on Cuban art

By Lauren Russell | November 1

After having to repeatedly change his camera lens to be able to see Che Guevara through his viewfinder, Cuban photographer Alberto Korda was so startled ...

Artist brings Cuban ?avor

By Eric Pesale | October 30

Some people cherish their nicknames. Cuban printmaker Eduardo “Choco” Roca Salazar, a current visiting artist at UNC’s art department, didn’t ...

Pauper Players’ ‘The Wild Party’ promises raunchy fun

By Gavin Hackeling | October 29

Orgy scenes are seldom included in musicals, but “The Wild Party” is not the typical musical.The Pauper Players’ fall main-stage production, Andrew ...

Pianists Henri-Paul Sicsic and Thomas Otten participate in teaching exchange

By Paula Peroutka | October 29

Henri-Paul Sicsic, a professor of music at the University of Toronto, and UNC professor Thomas Otten worked as colleagues for many years and are teaming ...

Chips’ first improv comedy show expected to draw big crowd

By Jenn Kim | October 29

While Halloween is usually associated with scariness, the Chapel Hill Improv Players hope to kick the weekend off with laughter.Chips will be performing ...

The closet features much more than just costumes; accessories also litter the space.

Bursting at the seams

By Lindsay Saladino | October 29

Two massive closets. Three levels of clothing. Racks of shoes. Containers stretching from the floor to the third floor ceiling. All contain the many props ...

Desai chosen to play at UNC

By Abe Johns | October 29

Anoop Desai, former “American Idol” contestant and UNC Clef Hanger, will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 8 at Memorial Hall as a second Homecoming act, organizers ...

Courtney Whitaker, a junior art history major, paints in the old Skylight bar on East Rosemary Street. DTH/Colleen Cook

Pumping out the art

By Mark Sabb | October 29

The Artery, a new student-run gallery, hopes to be the lifeblood for student artists in the area.“It’s a student-run gallery started by students for ...

Artists, patients ?nd inspiration in program

By Laney Tipton | October 27

Local artists have found a unique venue and audience at UNC Hospitals through the Door to Door program.The initiative seeks to provide hope and happiness ...