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Chapel Hill publishers put local authors on bookshelves in 2023

By Shreya Senthilkumar | December 5

Several local authors, including writers of fiction, history and poetry, were published by local presses in 2023.

UNC student-run publications see year punctuated by creativity

By Mila Mascenik | December 5

This year, familiar student-run publications like Cellar Door and the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-Chapel Hill gave voice to writers and artists of ...

New restaurants come to Chapel Hill and Carrboro, expand palates

By Grace Gao | December 5

The new restaurants that came to Chapel Hill and Carrboro in 2023 range from national chains to local owners and chefs.

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Q&A: Meet Tar Heel Voices, UNC's oldest co-ed a cappella group

By Charlie Bagwell | December 5

The DTH's Charlie Bagwell sat down with senior Benjamin Oh, president of Tar Heel Voices, to discuss the group's history and plans as part of a series ...

Students pursued sustainable, 'timeless' fashion in 2023

By Sydney Brainard | December 5

Timeless clothing captured some student interest in 2023, from staple pieces to basics that could be swapped out daily. Fashion-focused groups like Expressions, ...

Students unwrap a year of diverse Spotify listening

By Sophia Melin | December 5

Across campus and North Carolina, students' top artists, genres and albums from the year reflected a variety of musical interests.

Visual artists reflect on a year of creativity and community

By Kathryn Bragg | December 4

From private galleries to public arts projects, 2023 has been full of visual arts innovation and highlighting local artists in the Triangle.

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Playing with boundaries: UNC student theater encourages the unconventional

By Delphine Liu | December 3

Company Carolina, LAB! Theatre, Pauper Players and Kenan Theatre Company have put on diverse stories, funky performances and shows that bring more representation ...

UNC professor Tõnu Kalam has served as the music director and conductor of the UNC Symphony Orchestra since 1988.

Photo Courtesy of Tõnu Kalam.

UNC Symphony Orchestra prepares for end-of-semester concert

By Margaret Hungate | December 3

The orchestra will be performing Stephen Anderson's "Concerto for Puerto Rico" and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 at 7:30 on Wednesday ...

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'We like to call it edu-tainment': Jazz duo performs at Flyleaf Books

By Preethika Ratnam | November 30

On Wednesday, jazz musicians and life partners from Durham performed at Flyleaf Books as part of a music series with the Carolina Public Humanities.

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Orange County Public Library displays work by children's book illustrators

By Margaret Hungate | November 29

The Cora Grace Collection at the Orange County Public Library is a collection of artwork by renowned children's book illustrators, curated by father and ...

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North Carolina creators pay homage to Native American heritage through art

By Kaitlyn Church | November 28

Ethan Oxendine, a member of the Lumbee and Tuscarora tribes, plays the courting flute and dances. He is just one of many Native American artists throughout ...

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Q&A: The Achordants bring fun to a cappella performances

By Charlie Bagwell | November 28

Staff writer Charlie Bagwell sat down with senior Henry Farnham, the president of a cappella group the Achordants, as part of a series featuring the a ...

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Much Ado About Everything: PlayMakers brings new spin to classic

By Madison Gagnon | November 26

The PlayMakers Repertory Company's take on "Much Ado About Nothing" is set in 1940s Appalachia and features a cast primarily composed of women, trans ...

Xuewu Zheng's meditative art now on display in Hanes Art Center gallery

By Mila Mascenik | November 23

Zheng, a former UNC visiting printmaking professor, has five installations in the Hanes Art Center from Oct. 24 to Nov. 30. The exhibition, entitled "One ...

Review: "Snow Angel Deluxe" has a song for every emotion

By Marisa Rosa | November 23

"I’m obsessed with Reneé Rapp. Her lyricism is piercing and vulnerable, her melodies original and captivating and, on top of it all, I believe ...

Carrboro Film Fest explores facets of Southern culture

By Kaitlyn Church | November 22

Held last Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the ArtsCenter, the festival presented 53 short films and two feature-length films with differing perspectives ...

Golden Fig celebrates one year of giving books a second life

By Preethika Ratnam | November 20

The Carrboro branch of the Durham-based bookstore celebrated its first birthday on Saturday, welcoming community members to join for a raffle, crossword ...

Word on the street: When is it acceptable to start celebrating Christmas?

By Delphine Liu | November 20

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and, for those who celebrate, the ongoing debate of when to hang the tinsel and deck the halls has begun.

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Gabriel Bump's second novel blooms into 'very human' story

By Margaret Hungate | November 20

Gabriel Bump's new novel, "The New Naturals," follows six characters in western Massachusetts as they navigate grief and tragedy and seek to find happiness. ...