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UNC grad behind the Raleigh Hopscotch festival

By Ryan Schocket | September 8

Hopscotch Music Festival attracts 20,000 people nationwide to Raleigh, features more than 140 bands and is essentially run by two-and-a-half people. ...

Swipe right: UNC men 10th hottest in the country on Tinder

By Christine Bang | September 1

According to Tinder, Americans are DTF with UNC guys.

Robert Roskind, owner of Oasis at Carr Mill, performs his one-man play which focused on his years in the hippie counterculture.

Oasis owner performs about his life as a hippie

By Sarah Vassello | August 30

The dimly-lit, around-100-square feet space was filled to capacity, containing around 20 people sitting on oversized couches, chairs and intimate tables. ...

Phil Jameson, a professor at Warren Wilson College, performs in front of an audience in Wilson Library. He recently published the book "Hoedowns, Reels, and Frolics: Roots and Branches of Southern Appalachian Dance."

Author, folk dancer shares the steps of Appalachia

By Trevor Lenzmeier | August 26

Phil Jamison was playing banjo at a community dance four decades ago when he volunteered to fill in for an absent dance caller. That spontaneous decision ...

UNC summer reading book spurs conversation

By Trevor Lenzmeier | August 18

Incoming freshmen ushered in the new school year yesterday afternoon as they met with fellow students, faculty and staff to discuss this year’s summer ...

“Ferguson: A Report from Occupied Territory,” co-produced by Katina Parker, investigates race issues.Photo courtesy of Orlando de Guzman.

Ferguson documentary to air at Stone Center

By Christine Bang | April 19

In an attempt to spark conversation about race relations in America, University groups will show a documentary today that features some of the people ...

Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald performs a ahow of broadway standards in Memorial Hall Friday night.

Carolina Performing Arts brings diverse artists to students

By Zhai Yun Tan | March 2

Senegalese musician Youssou N’Dour’s performance at Memorial Hall in September wasn’t just greeted with applause — the Senegalese community rallied ...

Alvin Ailey returns for eighth Carolina Performing Arts performance

By Gwendolyn Smith | February 24

For dancer Hope Boykin, performing at Memorial Hall today with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will bring her passion full circle.

Alex Ruba holds up two different versions of a short sword, a type of weaponry used in game play. The top one is in the process of being made and shows the inner parts of the sword including the golf shaft center, the foam body, and the cut pool noodle at the top. The bottom sword is completed with a fabric covering.

Live action role players bring costumes and characters to Chapel Hill

By Rachel Herzog | February 19

On a sloped stretch of grass between the pavilion and a patch of bare trees, a blonde woman in a bright green dress and a fox headpiece brandishes a PVC ...

Two UNC professors to battle at DSI Comedy's "Oh the Humanities"

By Ryan Schocket | February 18

When UNC Shakespearean English professor Mary Floyd-Wilson was asked if she had a message for medieval historian and professor Brett Whalen, her only ...

Andrew Aghapour, a Ph.D. student and stand-up writing workshop teacher, performs at N.C. Comedy Arts Festival on Feb. 5. Courtesy of Ryan Kelly Coil.

Residents treasure local improv comedy classes at DSI Comedy Theater

By Madison Flager | February 17

DSI Comedy Theater regularly hosts comedy shows featuring improvisation, stand-up and scenes based on the lives of well-known local figures like Gary ...

Durham Mardi Gras starts fundraising for February event

By Elizabeth Baker | January 12

Durham residents and other locals are able to enjoy a Mardi Gras celebration without traveling to New Orleans, all completely free of charge. But keeping ...

Paul Shareshian, owner of the Varsity Theatre, is hoping to raise $50,000 by Feb. 15 with a Kickstarter fundraiser to upgrade its film projection system.

Varsity Theatre campaigns to stay open through digital changeover

By Parth Shah | January 8

Bobby Funk’s memories from the Varsity Theatre include much more than the iconic movie scenes that have flickered across the screen at the Chapel Hill ...

Beatmaking Academy hosts hip-hop events to educate, entertain

By Jamie Stuart | December 3

Hip-hop heads across campus will be excited to hear about two events hosted by Carolina Beatmaking Academy this Thursday.

Q&A with PlayMakers’ director Joseph Haj

By Elizabeth Baker | December 1

PlayMakers Repertory Company’s productions of “Into the Woods” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” have been in rotating repertory since Nov. ...

UNC Swing Dance Club attracts up to 70 students every week

By Sarah McQuillan | November 21

Each week, a nostalgic air of the early twentieth century fills Phillips Hall 385 as the UNC Swing Dance Club enjoys jazz music, lindy hopping and a whole ...

False Profits' last show of the semester was held Saturday

By Margaret Gilmore | November 18

From smashing pies into each other’s faces to spraying silly string at one another, False Profits gave its audience plenty to laugh about during its ...

Review: ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ a spectacle

By Robert McNeely | November 17

A sense of mystery, mirth and magic consumed Paul Green Theatre Thursday night as PlayMakers Repertory Company’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” took ...

Junior Resita Cox, president and member of EROT, rehearses on Wednesday afternoon for her upcoming performance.

Students who practice spoken-word poetry reveal their processes

By Jamie Stuart | November 13

Those who perform spoken word poetry say they often draw their inspiration from what they know and what they’ve personally experienced.

Michael Thornburg is a senior majoring in political science. He started rapping after graduating high school; he often finds motivation in emotional struggle.

Student Michael Thornburg uses hip-hop to tell his story

By Margaret Gilmore | November 11

While a majority of students have been hitting the books in anticipation of finals, senior political science major Michael Thornburg has been hitting ...