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'Next to Normal' is up next for Company Carolina and Pauper Players

By Lauren Lovitt | March 22

On Friday, the UNC Pauper Players and Company Carolina will perform their version of “Next to Normal,” a musical about a mother with bipolar disorder ...

CHCCS teachers and staff highlight creativity in Youth Art Month and beyond

By Irene Denniston | March 21

Though Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is celebrating Youth Arts Month this March, teachers across the district emphasize the importance of arts all ...

Ackland Art Museum launches new website for Peck Collection

By Maeson Wagner | March 8

The Ackland continues to explore opportunities through its Peck Collection website, which hosts a growing body of scholarly work dedicated mostly to 134 ...

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Town takes first steps in care and resurfacing of Hargraves Community Park tennis courts

By Lauren Zola | March 8

Residents say the Hargraves Community Park tennis courts have been neglected in recent years. The Town of Chapel Hill is working to address these concerns ...

Al's Burger Shack moves away from longtime NC beef supplier Mills Family Farms

By Phoebe Martel | March 8

New Al's Burger Shack owners Charlie Farris and Jason Kesler have decided to transition away from using meat from Mooresville-based Mills Family Farms ...

Kidzu Children’s Museum to host 17th birthday party

By Allie Sadoff | March 3

Kidzu Children’s Museum will celebrate its 17th birthday with a party on Sunday, March 5 from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. After several years of not being ...

New ArtsCenter facility to hold soft opening in August after renovations

By Vina Senthil | February 28

After months of deliberation and renovation, a soft opening of the new ArtsCenter facility at 400 Roberson St. in Carrboro is scheduled for August of ...

'Omar': A cultural opera hits the stage this weekend

By Holly Adams | February 24

This weekend at Memorial Hall, the Carolina Performing Arts will be showing "Omar" – an opera following the story and life of Muslim scholar Omar Ibn ...

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'The Bench: a puppet show about everything and nothing' to debut for The Process Series

By Tristan Slates | February 23

A conversation with the former director of Carolina Performing Arts led Joseph Megel to create The Process Series — a feature of new works in the ...

Chapel Hill bus shelter art honors activists and events from the Civil Rights Movement

By Vina Senthil | February 21

The Chapel Hill Public Library recently highlighted three bus shelters in Chapel Hill with art that depicts important moments in the Civil Rights Movement ...

Carrboro Recreation Department hosts Black History Month concert series

By Emma Hall | February 21

Members of the Carrboro community gathered on at the Carrboro Century Center on Sunday, Feb. 19 to listen to Finesse, a rhythm and blues band, perform ...

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Art gallery celebrating Black History Month opens on UNC's campus

By Selena Hernandez | February 14

The grand opening of the Student Life and Leadership’s Black History Month Art Gallery Exhibition was held on Friday in the Carolina Union Art Gallery. The ...

Stone Center releases spring exhibit, focuses on slavery and the past

By Mary Mungai | February 14

The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History has begun its spring exhibit and speaker series for the semester. The collection offers a ...

Editorial: Out with the old and in with the hue

By Editorial Board | February 8

"While we can never fear that color is going to disappear from our world, it does impact several factors in our lives. Color is something we take for ...

Kenan Science Library prepares for new semester of interactive workshops

By Annie Ham | February 6

The Kenan Science Library will begin its "Crafting Tuesdays" workshops this week. The workshops aim to house a creative space for all students within ...

Office DJ: Songs to bring back old memories

By Emma Geis | February 6

"That’s what I love about music. It takes little moments you forget about, and when you revisit the song, a decade or two later, the memories come flooding ...

Cortland Gilliam, Chapel Hill's new poet laureate, hopes to give back and uplift

By Stefan Stalker | February 2

Chapel Hill's new poet laureate Cortland Gilliam recently began in his position, and he hopes to amplify suppressed voices and educate young members of ...

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UNC Pauper Players hit the stage with "Rent" this weekend

By Eileen Foster | January 31

After months of rehearsals, the Pauper Players — a student-led organization at UNC — will premiere their performance of “Rent” this weekend at ...

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Wilson Library features 'Every Book A Mirror' art collection

By Liza Smith | January 26

"Every Book a Mirror: Book Artists Engage with the 21st Century" is a new collection within Wilson Library that opened up earlier this month. The collection ...

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Introducing "Sticky Feet": a UNC student comedic film

By Holly Adams | January 26

UNC student film, "Sticky Feet" is set to premiere on Feb. 24 at the Varsity Theatre in Chapel Hill. The film is directed, produced and cast by University ...