With Ambitious Youth-led Music Festival, Local History Repeats Itself In the Best Way
The volunteer-run Big Pop Show, which sprawls throughout the Triangle March 20-23, is grounded in timeless music festival principles: DIY, RIYL, and IRL.
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City of Durham Begins Tough Budget Season
Expiring federal funds and rising personnel costs are putting a squeeze on the upcoming fiscal year budget.
UNC-Chapel Hill Concludes Civics School Investigation, Won’t Release Findings
The university says it is confident in the school’s future under the leadership of Jed Atkins.
Backtalk: “It reminds me of the Cold War.”
And other things our readers told us.
ART
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.
With QuiltCon and Beyond, Fiber Arts Are in the Local Spotlight
QuiltCon takes place at the Raleigh Convention Center from February 19-22. Related events extend into March.
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Welcome to Alamance County, North Carolina
An excerpt from “The Legend of Wyatt Outlaw: From Reconstruction through Black Lives Matter,” a new book by Sylvester Allen Jr. and Belle Boggs out from UNC Press.
‘There Is No Singular Savior’: An Interview with North Carolina Poet Diamond Forde
Poet and NC State assistant professor Diamond Forde released her second collection, “The Book of Alice,” on January 20. It’s a brilliant and unflinching look at faith, family, and the stories we inherit.
Local Author Adam Morgan On How a 1921 Obscenity Trial Over “Ulysses” Speaks to Censorship Issues Today
“A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls,” Morgan’s new biography about famed editor Margaret C. Anderson, was released earlier this month.
SCREEN
Undead Outlaws, Southern Black Farmers, and Defiant Gestures
Jessie Buckley in The Bride!, an award-winning documentary about generational Black farmers in the South, and more films playing in the Triangle this month.
“Arts and Culture Are Our Bridge”: Talking With Hayti Heritage Film Festival Curator Monèt Marshall
This year’s festival runs March 4-7 and features a lively blend of classics, short films, documentaries, and more.
Incoming! Dreamscapes, Catharsis, and the Time-Space Continuum
Five nested stories in “Resurrection,” Rachel McAdams gets revenge in “Send Help,” and more films coming to theaters around the Triangle.
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