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'Letters from Red Farm': Elizabeth Emerson sheds light on Helen Keller's life

By Sarah Choi | January 26

Chapel Hill author Elizabeth Emerson published a book on Helen Keller's friendship with her great-great-grandfather, Joseph Edgar Chamberlin.

Artist uses community-donated film to create 3D project that emphasizes togetherness

By Adaliene Andsager | January 20

The "I REMEMBER" project involves donated film from local community members that Montana artist Elizabeth Stone and community members sewed together to ...

'A hometown hero': Carrboro celebrates folk musician on Libba Cotten Day

By Harrison Gummel | January 18

On Jan. 5, Carrboro celebrated Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten's birthday. The celebration honored Cotten's influence on American folk and blues music. ...

Student-Made UNC connects artists' work with the campus community

By Lauren Cook | January 17

The UNC branch of Student-Made is comprised of about 20 student artists whose work is available for purchase on the website. Students sell clothing, jewelry, ...

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Tracks Music Library holding open calls for local musicians

By Meagan Bergstrom | January 12

Tracks aims to archive the sounds of the local community and help local artists and bands find new listeners. The open call period for the library started ...

Cary hosts sixth annual North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

By Sarah Choi | January 10

A large, red-lighted archway welcomed visitors this weekend at the front of Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, leading to a lantern-filled pathway. The ...

Office DJ: Getting aux on the London Eye

By Madison Ward | January 9

"The combination of listening to music I deeply enjoy and acknowledging that embracing change will make me a stronger person is sure to make my "cuppa ...

UNC performance groups navigate a return to the stage

By Valeria Cloës | December 1

UNC's Ebony Readers/Onyx Theatre, Company Carolina and Kenan Theatre Company all found ways to perform amid COVID-19 restrictions, and their programming ...

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Column: Harry Styles’ beauty brand reveals some unpleasant truths

By Layla Peykamian | November 21

The success of Harry Styles' beauty line, Pleasing, highlights a problematic tendency within the beauty industry and other female-dominated fields. ...

Column: “The French Dispatch” is Wes Anderson’s ode to filmmaking, and to himself

By Guillermo Molero | November 8

"I love this movie because it not only perfectly encapsulates why Wes Anderson loves movies, but it highlights all of the reasons why I fell in love with ...

Paint It Orange event features paintings of Orange County landscapes

By Ian Walniuk | November 8

Artists from as far as Connecticut traveled to Hillsborough to display artwork depicting landscapes and landmarks in Orange County for the fifth annual ...

'Colorful, bright and deserving of space': UNC student starts crochet business

By Jade Neptune | November 7

Tiffany Melenzio has been knitting and sewing since they were a kid. But it wasn’t until quarantine that the UNC junior turned their hobby into local, ...

Office DJ: Beats and brass — all you need is beats and brass.

By Guillermo Molero | November 4

I can’t think of anything else I’d rather have when listening to a song. Nothing else can pick me up and get me moving so quickly. Nothing else could ...

'Watching their work come to life': Long Story Shorts Festival takes the stage

By Hadley Chapman | October 31

The 11th annual Long Story Shorts Festival features performances of plays written by UNC students minoring in Writing for the Screen and Stage. It will ...

Film Festival brings critically acclaimed films to the silver screen in Chapel Hill

By Grant Alexander | October 24

Film Fest 919, a film festival focused on exposing the Chapel Hill community to critically acclaimed cinema, was held from Oct. 18-24.

'Dune' stars reflect on film process at Warner Bros. college journalist roundtable

By Ellis Riggsbee | October 19

Set to release in the United States this Friday, Warner Bros.’ “Dune” has sparked conversation throughout campus and the entertainment industry. ...

Asian art exhibit 'The Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon' arrives at the Ackland

By Jade Neptune | October 19

On Oct. 8, the traveling "Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon" art exhibit made its way to UNC's Ackland Art Museum. The exhibit, which will travel ...

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'Part of what's here': Being and Belonging exhibit hosts Latinx artists across N.C.

By Valeria Cloës | October 17

The exhibition will be on display until Dec. 12 and aims to introduce a greater audience at UNC to a Latin American aesthetic sensibility. ...

A guide to festivities in Chapel Hill and Durham this fall

By Hannah Kaufman | October 11

There are plenty of festive events that Chapel Hill and Durham have to offer. Turn over a new leaf with this guide to all of the best pumpkin patches, ...

Viral "Mario Kart Man" travels through Chapel Hill, UNC's campus

By Samuel Long | October 7

Joshua Schaffer was wandering the streets of Chapel Hill and UNC's campus driving a go-kart dressed as Nintendo's Mario. Students accordingly dubbed ...