“Lie on beach in Wrightsville Print resumes Make job calls Fudge resume Make job calls again Reconsider position at The Gap Call Sen. Edwards to redirect money from war economy to domestic jobs.” —UNC-Chapel Hill commencement program insert written by Town and Gown for a Peace Economy, a coalition of peace and justice groups. The […]
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Angels for Angel
Angel the firedog is in trouble. Since the 9-year-old member of Durham’s Lebanon Fire Rescue was featured in our Real Best of the Triangle issue (she won “Best On-the-Job Performance,” April 10), her stationmates have discovered that what they thought was arthritis or old age is really a pair of deteriorating hips. “Basically what she’s […]
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In traditional music
PineCone and the N.C. Museum of Art are pairing for a concert by singer-songwriter Iris Dement and N.C. traditional ballad singer Sheila Kay Adams with a showing of the film Songcatcher. Besides being an esteemed recording artist and songwriter in her own right, Dement appears as the character Rose Gentry in the period film, which […]
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In drag bingo
Local drag queen Mary K Mart (pictured), who has hosted the N.C. Gay and Lesbian Film Festival and has even been invited by R.J. Reynolds to perform at some of their events, will be joined by drag performers Tequila Rose, Chocolate Shakes, Minnie Mart and Betty Ford for a Drag Bingo event sponsored by Alliance […]
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In open studios and one-man bands
Basement Studios in Raleigh are working artists’ studios that now and then open their doors to the public, as they plan to do this Sunday. They’ll be selling art, and food and drink will be available, as well as live entertainment. And speaking of which, how often do you get the chance to see and […]
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In poetry
Duke professor James Applewhite (pictured) will be reading from his new poetry collection, Quartet for Three Voices, this Saturday, June 1 at 11 a.m. at Fearrington Village. In his new collection, Applewhite integrates personal experience with his wide historical, literary and scientific knowledge to trace the transformation of the South, from the segregated, small-town world […]
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“Hillbilly hussy”
Pity the poor promotions department at Hudson Belk. Consider all the free newspaper ink that Nordstrom and Saks have been getting lately, thanks to recent “business stories” in the media about Durham’s Southpoint and Raleigh’s Triangle Town Center. Surely, folks at the frumpier end of the region’s retail scale must be scrambling to think of […]
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In Christian comedy
Can I get a witness? Smitty and J.B. down at Bully’s Basement on Broad Street in Durham have put together one of the most unique standup comedy shows in the Triangle, with their Christian Comedy Show! “I work with an older crowd that doesn’t like all the foul language of most comedians, and they asked […]
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In living legends
He’s a cat, a crooner, an avid painter, a living legend: Hyperbole aside, a night with Tony Bennett (pictured above) is a chance to hear a guy who’s ridden out more fads than you can count. Since his ’80s “comeback” (aided by Bennett’s son), the native New Yorker still packs more romance and charisma into […]
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In Artsplosure
A progressive rock drummer with good taste? An oxymoron, right? Not so fast–the percussionist in question is Bill Bruford, the dapper Brit best known for defining the big beat for ageless art-rockers King Crimson. Bruford’s resume includes early Yes (remember the rolling thunder rim shots of “Roundabout”?) as well playing on the latter-day Crimson classic, […]
