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Students, Town Council want downtown window art

By Beth Mechum | February 13

Walking down Franklin Street and taking in the sites on a sunny afternoon is an activity enjoyed by many. And student government and Chapel Hill Town ...

Lab! paints dreamy reality

By Will Halicks | February 10

Chapel Hill will become a playground for demons and angry gods today. Lab! Theater will premiere Peter Shaffer's Tony Award-winning play "Equus," an ...

DeLuca Hypnotizes memorial Hall

By Sean Vonlembke | February 10

As his show was starting Thursday, students were still spilling into Memorial Hall to see Tom DeLuca. DeLuca is not rock star, a comedian or even a ...

A little for every chap in gay 'boy feature

By JOHN COGGIN | January 31

Beware: The gay cowboys are coming. Right now, somewhere in Los Angeles, director Ang Lee is busy counting the accolades he's collected for his film ...

Award-winning poet pushes the envelope

By Bryan Reed | January 31

Sex, drugs, drinking and iambic pentameter promise to make an appearance today in the Union Auditorium. Provocative poet Kim Addonizio will be on hand ...

Rux falls flat

January 30

PERFORMANCE REVIEW Mycenaean 2 Stars When a Renaissance man resembles an emperor with no clothes, his audience is liable to feel embarrassed. A ...

Wilco will come to UNC

By JIM WALSH | January 30

The Carolina Union Activities Board announced Friday that rock band Wilco will headline two shows at Memorial Hall this March, marking the second time ...

Production is a diamond in the rough

January 30

THEATERREVIEW Diamond Studs: The Life of Jesse James Mojo Productions January 27, 2006 4 Stars The rustic elegance of the Barn at Fearrington Village ...

Artist brings talents

By JIM WALSH | January 27

Carl Hancock Rux, a multi-disciplinary artist being featured tonight at Memorial Hall as part of the Carolina Performing Arts Series, is many things. Concise, ...

Residents to rally vs. Bush

By Karin Dryhurst | January 27

Keeping with the theme "Think Globally, Act Locally," community members will be encouraged at a forum tonight to lobby for the impeachment of the president. At ...

Company Carolina play seeks to back that act up

By RACHEL RICHEY | January 27

Company Carolina's production of Stephen Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along," a musical comedy in reverse, is coming to the ArtsCenter in Carrboro Friday. The ...

Happy Birthday, mozart!

By MARGARET HAIR | January 27

Across the musical map, performers, conductors and the classical composition-loving public will celebrate Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 250th birthday today. Organizations ...

Students to swing for charity

By MORGAN ELLIS | January 27

With the flood of fundraising happening on the University's campus, one student group has found a unique way of attracting donations - swing music. The ...

'Prep' author visits UNC

By STANTON KIDD | January 26

Best-selling author Curtis Sittenfeld came to the University Wednesday as part of a nationwide book tour promoting her latest work. Sittenfeld, whose ...

Sexy, Freaky, Electraic

By Beth Mechum | January 26

Tony Hussle's sinful and soulful words are like a blast from the past. In his debut EP, Sexy, Freaky, Electraic, he manages to captivate as well as ...

Return performance shows "Diamond" is forever

January 26

For those hungering for some authentic Southern-style theatrical flavor, your order is up. "Diamond Studs: The Life of Jesse James" opens tonight at the ...

MUSICREVIEW Yonder Mountain String Band

By MORGAN ELLIS | January 26

MUSICREVIEW Yonder Mountain String Band Mountain Tracks: Vol. 4 2 & 1/2 Stars A jam band live album. Isn't that what bootlegs and tape trading ...

Producer explains 'pop' culture

By JACKIE RANDELL | January 25

The co-creator of VH1's highly rated TV show "Pop-Up Video" spoke at the Student Union auditorium on Tuesday about "demystifying the rock star mythology." ...

Family showcases artwork

By Adam Wright | January 24

The Ackland Art Museum offered a free public lecture Monday night from one very artistic family. Though not quite the Jacksons, Betye Saar and two ...

Famed Jewish writer to give speech today

By Beth Dozier | January 24

For those who eat sushi on the Sabbath and enjoy both dreadlocks and dreidels - or for 20-somethings in need of inspiration - Jennifer Bleyer has a message. The ...