OCT. 25 Hold on to your seats as Harlem’s Amateur Night at the Apollo makes its way to UNC-Chapel Hill’s Carmichael Auditorium. Complete with 13 amateur acts, a five-piece band, audience participation and the “Executioner”–who will kindly (or not so kindly) escort you off stage should you suck–the winner of amateur night will enjoy $1,000 […]
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In Beatles cabaret
Turn back the Chapel Hill musical calendar to 1979–and what do you see? The exuberantly original pop of Arrogance, certainly. And perhaps America’s fave whatzit band, the Red Clay Ramblers and their happily schizo hybrid of backwoods banjo and big-city smarts. Then there was Chez Condoret, the high-energy cabaret troupe that lit up West Franklin […]
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Coming Attractions
OCT. 19 The Historic Preservation Society of Durham sponsors the Renovators Network series, monthly meetings for individuals interested in learning about researching, buying, renovating and maintaining older homes. The October workshop topic will be New Kitchens/Old Houses, with architect Nathan Isley. Participants will visit two locations to discuss “before” issues presented by an early 1900s […]
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Brunswick Stews & Barbecues
Oct. 5 Pleasant Green United Methodist Church Pork Barbecue lunch 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Brunswick Stew & Pork Barbecue Dinner and Auction 5:30–7:30 p.m. 3005 Pleasant Green Road, Durham $7, $3 for children 383-5764 Oct. 12 Parkwood Volunteer Fire Department Brunswick Stew & Pork Barbecue Noon to 7 p.m. 1409 Seaton Road, Durham $5 in advance, […]
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Chicken Liver Crostini (Crostini di Fegatini)
8-10 servings 7 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 small white onion, finely chopped 4 anchovy fillets 1 garlic clove, minced 12 ounces chicken livers, (preferably from locally raised free range chickens) 1/3 cup dry white wine 1 cup chicken broth 2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage Heat four tablespoons of the oil in a heavy […]
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Fast Food, Slow Food
News flash: Fast food is bad for you. And no, you shouldn’t go suing the huge, monolithic corporations that run the fast food chains, no matter how complicit they may be in our country’s obesity. If you’re still dubious about the causal relationship, read Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation. No, we aren’t getting kickbacks from […]
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In swing
Never heard of Asleep at the Wheel? They’ve only been one of the most respected big band Western swing bands for the last 31 years. These guys aim to make you dance, country style. They’ve just put out their 13th album, The Very Best of Asleep at the Wheel. Catch ’em Sunday, Oct. 6, at […]
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Coming Attractions
OCT. 27 The Chapel Hill Institute for Cultural and Language Education (CHICLE) will screen Zoot Suit, a musical drama set in 1942 Los Angeles, at the height of racial tension and rioting during World War II. Adapted from an original stage production created by chicano playwright Luis Valdez, the film–also directed by Valdez–begins with the […]
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If You Go
If You Go Jews for a Just Peace-North Carolina is sponsoring three public appearances by Itai Swirski. He will speak Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 7:30 p.m. at N.C. Hillel in Chapel Hill; Thursday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m. at the Duke University Freeman Center for Jewish Life; and on Saturday, Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m. at […]
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An appetite for autumn
In autumn, I am distracted by the color of sky–it has deepened from summer’s haze into a brilliant blue. The angle of the sun has changed, as well as the daytime and evening temperatures, the moisture in the air, and the hours of daylight. Every one of my senses is stimulated and ready to receive […]
