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Southern Fried Queer Pride will hold first-ever Durham festival this week

By Amelia Keesler | October 17

The Southern Fried Queer Pride festival comes to Durham for the first time Thursday, putting on a three-day event filled with art workshops, performances, ...

We the Ladies is creating new spaces for women in comedy

By Rebecca Fiely | October 17

We the Ladies, an emerging all-female comedy group, is hosting a charity show titled “Everything’s Fine: A celebration of total and complete gender ...

5 Halloween movies to watch whether it's Halloween or not

By David Saff | October 17

Whether you're celebrating Halloween or not, skip the hack-and-slash clichés and binge on these classics.

Flyleaf Bookstore located at 752 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514.

Flyleaf Books connects the community

By Olivia Clark | October 17

Whether because of a need to support entrepreneurial endeavors or an obligation to sustain localism, independent bookstores nationally are thriving. Flyleaf ...

UNC Symphony Band and UNC Wind Ensemble host benefit concert

By Amani Reed | October 17

Rock on with the Department of Music for a concert featuring the UNC Wind Ensemble and UNC Symphony Band this Wednesday from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at ...

CUAB hosts livestream of Trevor Noah interview for 'Get With The Times'

By Beni Mathieu | October 16

The New York Times journalist John Eligon interviewed Trevor Noah, comedian, writer and host of “The Daily Show,” on Oct. 15, filmed live at Northwestern ...

Q&A with UNC professor and poet Alan Shapiro

By Zach Goins | October 16

Flyleaf Books will host two university professors Tuesday to discuss their newest poetry books.

Word on the Street: What are the trends for this year’s Halloween costumes?

By Betsy Scarisbrick | October 16

It’s the most frightful time of the year! Post Friday the 13th, students at Chapel Hill are gearing up for our spookiest holiday: Halloween. But with ...

Nonprofit arts industry brings jobs to Orange County

By Claire Willmschen | October 15

The Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) announced last week that the nonprofit arts and culture sector is a $130.3 million industry in Chapel Hill, Carrboro ...

Column: The buzz around student barbers

By Seth Pyle | October 15

The line between a good haircut and a bad one is often as thin as the razor making the cut. So why do students entrust their hair to other students? ...

Word on the Street: What are you most excited about for Late Night with Roy?

By Seth Pyle | October 15

Late Night With Roy was Friday, signaling that basketball season is almost upon us. This LNWR had the added importance of the 2017 championship banner ...

The Ackland Art Museum and the Global Cinema Studies program are co-hosting the "Radiant Cinema: Light, Life and Luminescence" film series this fall at the Varsity Theater.

Varsity film forum shines a light

By Whit Denton | October 13

Art continually illuminates other art, and nowhere is this more present than at the Varsity Theatre on Franklin Street — where the Radiant Cinema: Light, ...

Durham Savoyards come to 'play' in Chapel Hill

By Mary Kate Nolan | October 12

Did you see glamorous pictures of celebrities from the recent premiere of "Thor: Ragnarok" in Los Angeles and wonder when it will be your turn to attend ...

'Bump in the Night' will put the 'ha' in Halloween

By Maeve Sheehey | October 12

Halloween is a time for pumpkin carving, monsters and, for the group Mettlesome, sketch comedy.

Carolina Creates Music and community

By Rachel Jensen | October 12

When then UNC first-years Sam Lowe and Cameron Champion came to campus, they quickly bonded over a shared appreciation for music and a difficulty in connecting ...

Photos taken by Lynsey Addario in Sittwe, Myanmar are on display in the refugee art exhibit at the Friday Center.

The William and Ida Friday Center puts a face on the refugee crisis

By Allie Todd | October 12

In an effort to humanize a very politically divisive issue, The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education is hosting a photography exhibit, ...

Q&A with author Wiley Cash

By Beni Mathieu | October 11

In his new novel “The Last Ballad,” Wiley Cash talks about poverty, misogyny and race through the unsung heroine Ella May Wiggins of the Loray Mill ...

Kenan Theatre Company's 'Antigonick' gives an old story a modern spin

By Ashley Mills | October 11

Kenan Theatre Company takes on a retelling of "Antigone" in the form of Anne Carson’s "Antigonick" this Thursday through Monday.

Ward off Friday the 13th scares with CHiPs "Thursday the 12th" improv show

By Marin Herold | October 11

Chapel Hill’s laugh count is going to increase exponentially tomorrow at 8 p.m. That's when CHiPs (Chapel Hill Players) will be hosting their first ...

Q&A with singer-songwriter Julien Baker

By Emma Strickland | October 11

Julien Baker, a 21-year-old singer-songwriter, made her debut in 2015 with her album "Sprained Ankle," with plans to release her follow-up "Turn Out the ...