Judy Hogan recommends The Jogger by the Sea, by Charles Edward Eaton (Cornwall Books, 91 pp., $19.95) Chapel Hill’s Charles Edward Eaton locks his truths so consummately into metaphors that we must live with them before they release their jewels. The central question of The Jogger by the Sea is: Can the poet keep jogging […]
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In rump shakin’
Yes, rockers can dance too, they just don’t want to go to “dance clubs” to do it. In order to test that theory, Fin Fang Foom’s Mike Triplett, who also works at Go! Room 4 in Carrboro, is scheduling a series of dance nights that’ll pair a live band with a DJ. The first event […]
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In home décor
If you like the word “fabulous,” you’ll love Christopher Lowell (pictured). The Discovery Channel’s doyen of décor will peddle his new book, Christopher Lowell’s Seven Layers of Design, at the Southern Women’s Show at Raleigh’s Convention and Conference Center Saturday, April 27, at 1 p.m. He’ll make things pretty, put faux finishes on stuff, and […]
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In poetry readings
Well, accuse us of shameless self-promotion if you will, but we happen to think the winners of The Independent‘s 2002 Poetry Contest produced some very fine poetry this year. You can hear them read their winning works, and meet contest judge James Applewhite, at the Regulator Bookshop in Durham this Thursday, April 18, at 7 […]
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Political Never-Never Land
“Dole debates opponents; Bowles embraces ex-President Clinton.” –Headline from an April Fools’ Day front page of Roll Call, a Washington, D.C.-based newspaper that covers Congress
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In tap
Cholly Atkins, the man who created all the original Motown “moves,” will emcee Rhythmicity, the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble’s annual show in Durham this year. The 88-year-old Atkins will also be putting on a workshop open to the public. The choreographer has worked with all the greats, from The Temptations and Gladys Knight, to […]
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In teach-ins
The latest in the controversial and nationally covered series of teach-ins on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill is taking place on Friday, April 19 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Hanes Art Center Auditorium. The event, “The New War Economy: Who Will Pay?” will feature a keynote address on “the slow death of politics […]
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Aiming the pitch
Want to know how all that political “soft money” is raised? Here’s an example that came across the e-mail wires recently: Triangle businessman picks up the phone. The call’s from Republican Congressman Tom Davis’ office in Virginia. The pitch is for joining a “small business committee” that will help shape national business policy. The catch […]
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In ethnic music
Growing up as a Jew in Morocco, musician Emil Zrihan studied and became proficient in both the Arab Andalusian vocal traditions and in performing Jewish sacred music. When he’s not touring the world, Zrihan is a lead soloist for the Israeli Ensemble Andaluz of Andoz and is also a cantor at an Israeli synagogue in […]
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New menu
“Thank you for calling Enron. Please listen closely to the following options, as our menu has changed. “If you wish to serve a subpoena on a current or former Enron executive, press 1. “If you are an Enron shareholder and would like to learn how to turn your Enron stock certificates into decorative origami, press […]
