DAE Keeps Pressure on County to Raise Durham Public Schools Wages
With county commissioners set to vote on a budget early next month, the Durham Association of Educators is pushing the board to fund a minimum wage increase.
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Duke University Plans a Data Center It Says Will Boost ‘Environmental Responsibility and Sustainability’
The small project is underway at Central Campus, with room for expansion. Its energy usage could complicate the university’s climate goals.
What to See on Triangle Stages This Summer
Camille A. Brown at the American Dance Festival, a final staging of “My Name Is Rachel Corrie,” and other must-see performances around the Triangle this summer.
The Meaning of Mahjong
A century ago, an ‘exotic’ game from China took America by storm. Mahjong’s resurgence is again exposing questions about race and commerce.
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Resistance Was at the Heart of This Year’s QuiltCon
At the recent Raleigh event, quilting’s radical history took center stage, with dozens of works that commented on censorship and corruption and called for change.
How the Eno River Served as a Muse for Artist Silvia Heyden’s Weaving Practice
Small in size but not in scope, the Nasher Museum of Art’s exhibition on Silvia Heyden celebrates the enduring influence that nature and music had on the pioneering Durham artist’s work.
All Critters Great and Small
In December, the prolific Bynum folk artist Clyde Jones passed away. His legacy lives on in lore, friendship, and the playful animal log sculptures he made and gave away freely.
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The Epic Real-Life Friendship Behind an Acclaimed Novel
Lily King’s “Heart the Lover” commemorates three men who bonded as students in Chapel Hill.
A Raleigh Writer’s New Memoir Revisits the Culinary School Trenches
“Salt, Sweat & Steam: The Fiery Education of an Accidental Chef,” Brigid Washington’s account of her time at the Culinary Institute of America and beyond, releases on April 28.
“Power to the People, Y’all” Revisits a Revolutionary Winston-Salem Chapter
Tressie McMillan Cottom’s new documentary short looks back on the first Black Panther Party chapter to be established in the South, and how its legacy lives on today.
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Incoming! Professional Shoplifters, Liminal Spaces, and Avenging Sheep
A rowdy, anti-capitalist crime comedy from Boots Riley, Renate Reinsve in horror flick “Backrooms,” and more films coming to theaters around the Triangle.
The Filmmakers Behind “The Great Experiment” On Resisting Tidy Narratives
Eric Daniel Metzgar and Steve Maing’s new documentary, which screens at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival this week, paints a portrait of the national mood during the first Trump administration.
“A Little Part of Everyone Somewhere in Her Story”: Talking to Filmmaker Alan Berliner About BENITA
The documentary, a posthumous portrait of experimental filmmaker Benita Raphan, explores creativity, loneliness, and mental health. It screens at Durham’s Full Frame Documentary Film Festival this week.
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