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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 ...

'Tarred Healing' debuts at National Civil Rights Museum nearly a year after UNC pulled the display

By Lauren Rhodes | January 24

Almost a year "Tarred Healing" was pulled from display at the University, Cornell Watson's photo project debuted at National Civil Rights Museum. ...

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Carolina Global Photography Exhibition showcases students' international art

By Lauren Lovitt | January 23

The Carolina Global Photography Exhibition opened at the FedEx Global Education Center earlier this month for the first time since the start of the pandemic. The ...

Saxsquatch: Local saxophone-playing Bigfoot gains national fame on The Tonight Show, Fortnite

By Phoebe Martel | January 22

Saxsquatch, a saxophone-wielding, Bigfoot-costume-wearing performer, has amassed a significant social media following and has even appeared on the Tonight ...

Column: "Name three hip-hop songs"

By Kailee Sullivan | January 17

"Through my years of being a woman who appreciates this kind of music, I have noticed men consistently have not taken me as seriously as other male fans. ...

Earthtones club celebrates student artists of color at UNC

By Keerthana Gotur | January 9

Earthtones, a club comprised of students of color at UNC, aims to foster a space for community building and self-expression through art. The ...

Local artists reflect on a year of transit art through Chapel Hill Arts & Culture

By Laney Crawley | November 30

Chapel Hill Arts & Culture commissioned 20 projects that were installed in 2022. Specifically, the Art + Transit program had 9 projects go up this ...

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Over 1,200 vinyl records of one the first Black students at UNC to be donated to NCCU

By Sierra President | November 27

The music collection of LeRoy Frasier, one the first Black students at UNC, will be donated to N.C. Central University.

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Kidzu Museum to celebrate GivingTuesday, seeks for kids to play creatively

By Henry Thomas | November 17

Kidzu Children's Museum in Chapel Hill will commemorate this year’s GivingTuesday with a fundraising campaign titled "Play Anyway." On Nov. 29, ...

Local therapists use music to help improve patients' mental health

By Maddie Policastro | November 16

Music is a part of many people's daily routines — but while some see music as a form of entertainment, some psychologists use music as a form of therapy ...

Chapel Hill Arts & Culture to host Thanks + Giving Food Truck Rodeo and service drive

By Laney Crawley | November 3

On Nov. 13, Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture will host the event, complete with food drives, toiletry drives, local nonprofits and local food ...

A peek at the faces behind iconic murals across Chapel Hill-Carrboro

By Annie Gibson | October 30

Across Chapel Hill and Carrboro, dozens of murals bring beauty to buildings' walls and attention to movements and influential figures. Michael Brown, ...

Sistine Chapel or Chapel Hill? Art + Transit program searches for bus ceiling artists

By Jenna Rupp | October 27

A new Arts + Transit program is looking for two artists to design art for the ceilings of Chapel Hill buses. The application is open to artists living ...

The city of Carrboro announces a new poet laureate who will focu

'Everybody has the potential to be a poet': Carrboro names next poet laureate

By Hannah Ma | October 23

Liza Wolff-Francis has been selected as Carrboro’s next poet laureate and will begin her term in January, taking over for current Poet Laureate Fred ...

Film Fest 919 to show a variety of movies for its fifth installment

By Henry Thomas | October 17

Popcorn machines are popping and movie projectors are raring for battle – Film Fest 919 will welcome people back to the Silverspot and Lumina theaters ...

Carrboro to hold Annual West End Poetry Festival, unifies community through art

By Vina Senthil | October 16

The 17th Annual West End Poetry Festival will take place in person at the Carrboro Town Hall and the Century Center on Oct. 14 and 15. The festival was ...

Seymour Senior Center displays “Art is History” caricatures collection by local artist

By Sam Kornylak | October 12

The Orange County Department on Aging is currently hosting an art exhibition at the Robert and Pearl Seymour Senior Center to feature works by Gary Owens. ...

The NC State Fair is in Raleigh from October 13-23.

The North Carolina State Fair to come to Raleigh with new food, attractions

By Simon Tan | October 9

The fair, located at 4285 Trinity Rd., will kick off at noon on Oct. 13. It will be open from 9 a.m. into the late evening after opening day.

Festifall to bring multi-weekend art market to Chapel Hill residents and students

By Phoebe Martel | October 7

The market and showcase of local and regional artists, artisans and performers, will return to Chapel Hill for three successive Saturdays, beginning on ...

Artists from four states coming to Orange County for plein air paint-out and sale

By Vina Senthil | October 4

More than 50 artists from four states are participating in the event. Each artist will produce at least one painting outdoors within Orange County, ...