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'Distorted and false version of history': CPA responds to Silent Sam settlement

By Gaby Iori | January 16

On Dec. 20, Carolina Performing Arts released a statement in response to the Sons of Confederate Veterans settlement. Chancellor Emeritus James Moeser ...

Festival celebrating Django Reinhardt and gypsy jazz coming to Cat's Cradle

By Maddie Singleton | January 16

The third annual Django Reinhardt Festival is taking place this weekend from Jan. 17 to 19 at Cat’s Cradle Back Room. The festivities kick off Friday ...

'When is the dream going to be realized?': Unity Center celebrates MLK Jr.'s legacy

By Dominick Ferrara | January 16

A post-service celebration program on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Unity Center of Peace aims to "show more of an awareness of African-Americans and ...

'Invisible(s)' tells the stories of overlooked communities through song

By Emma Craig | January 15

“They’re bringing together two really different ways of understanding the world, and two different perspectives of understanding and questioning the ...

Percussionist Colleen Bernstein is bringing strength and sensitivity to UNC

By Courtney Heaton | January 15

Bernstein will be performing a variety of styles during her recital. A majority of her work for this performance has been commissioned and is a part of ...

'Something that is distinctly me': Meet these creatives who make their own clothing

By Ava Eucker | January 15

Creating clothing and accessories has different meanings for different people. These UNC students and their inspirations to create clothing and accessories ...

“He Was a Poem, He Was a Song” will be held at The Sonja Haynes Stone Center from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The celebration is a free event open to the public.

Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through music, poetry and performance

By Elise Mahon | January 15

The Sonja Haynes Stone Center will be hosting the showcase "He Was a Poem, He Was a Song" on Tuesday, Jan. 21 for their annual Martin Luther King Jr. ...

Three eighth-graders, two teachers, one unique poetry reading

By Liz Johnson | January 15

The Emerging Diverse Voices series, featuring both teachers and middle school students, is funded by the Orange County Arts Commission and spearheaded ...

Column: Going blonde while staying green

By Ava Eucker | January 15

"I wanted to go blonde to feel the constant hug of sunshine around my shoulders and to allow my energy to reverberate in a new form."

Not a muralist: Just Michael Brown

By Jodie Londono | January 14

A house painting job and a hitchhiking trip to Mexico influenced Michael Brown's first works as a muralist. Over the past 31 years, his abstract sea turtles ...

'Vulnerability is power': These UNC students find confidence in the competition

By Patty Weeks | January 14

UNC students discussed finding confidence through beauty pageants and are challenging the preconceived notions.

Meaningful Conversations Chapel Hill looks for the spiritual basis of forgiveness

By Alexandra Smith | January 14

Spiritual truth, the unity of world religions and spiritual values for future societies have been previous conversation topics at Meaningful Conversations ...

'The gold standard for films:' Cinema School is in session with upcoming screening

By Megan Missey | January 13

This series encourages viewers not just to watch movies, but share, discuss and react to some of the greatest cinematic contributions of the modern era. ...

Discover some of the winter and spring programs available at the Ackland

By Elise Mahon | January 12

Many might not know, but the Ackland Art Museum hosts around 200 guided tours and 200 programs to bring access to high quality art to UNC and the surrounding ...

Twenty performers, four stages, one night: Songwriter Bonanza comes to the PIT

By Courtney Heaton | January 10

Neville's Quarter will be hosting the third Songwriter Bonanza with 20 local singer-songwriters at the PIT Chapel Hill on Jan. 12.

Emerging artists wary of industry practice of exposure in exchange for payment

By Maddie Ellis | January 10

Campus artists want fair compensation for their works, not just exposure

Showing of 'Black Orpheus' hopes to spark discussion about the ethics of filmmaking

By Maddie Singleton | January 9

"Black Orpheus" will be shown on Jan. 12 at 3 p.m. at the Orange County Public Library. "It was acclaimed around the world. It was despised in Brazil ...

UNC Glee Club hosts male high schoolers for two-day singing festival

By Mary King | January 9

UNC Glee Club prepares for its annual singing festival centered around male choral sound, which will feature the voices of male high schoolers alongside ...

Discover the exhibit that explores the mental health benefits of art

By Rylee Parsons | January 9

Melissa Miller wants to destigmatize mental health. She's hoping to do so through the Art of Mental Health: Community Art-Making Event at the Rubenstein ...

'From Slavery to Freedom: The Power of Music' explores the emotions of Black history

By Megan Friedman | January 9

Eighth-graders from The Expedition School in Hillsborough are hosting a performance by Mary D. Williams, a gospel singer and scholar of African American ...