Those of you who fell in love with hill-country heroine Ivy Rowe long ago when she first appeared in Lee Smith’s novel Fair and Tender Ladies are in for a brief but special treat. On Oct. 18 and 19, the Alabama Shakespeare Festival brings its folk-musical version of Smith’s story to N.C. State’s Stewart Theatre. […]
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In transgressive behaviors
“Any time we do a show, it’s like our last,” says Craig Hilton, one of the organizers of the infamous Centre for Transgressive Behaviors, a performance-art experience that has overtaken a number of local venues in the past couple years. But Hilton claims that the Centre’s Oct. 21 performance at King’s is really their final […]
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In solar
Triangle homeowners interested in saving some money on their winter utility bills, and in supporting more sustainable forms of energy, can check out the Triangle Tour of Solar Homes this weekend in southern Orange and northern Chatham counties. The nine houses on the tour feature a variety of innovative techniques for getting the most from […]
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In prehistory
Somewhere between the big bang and the day the first ape stood upright and began to walk on two legs, huge hungry creatures roamed the Earth, eating and fighting each other and creating jungly mayhem. These monsters of the distant, nonhuman past have both an air of paradise and danger that has inspired writers, artists […]
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THX 1138
Hard to believe, but the Star Wars epic is neither George Lucas’ first nor his only credit. His first feature, THX 1138, is based on his own award-winning student film and proves a very interesting primer to all things Lucas. In a cold, futuristic 1984-ish world, THX 1138 is a man (played by Robert Duvall) […]
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Goldfinger
Nothing grabs our attention more than tales of international intelligence–the danger, the bad guys, the wacky gadgets. We have Ian Fleming’s James Bond to thank for making espionage sexy and no one was better at turning our heads than the first and arguably the best Agent 007, Sean Connery. The N.C. Museum of History is […]
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Feeble imitators
Pardon me for taking exception to some comments in Angie Carlson’s profile of local pop darlings, the Mayflies USA. For starters, claiming that the band is “the area’s first rock pop band in a generation of alternative bands”–hello? Ever hear of Ben Folds Five? Or what about Gladhands, an indie band of outsiders who didn’t […]
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In memoir
It’s rare in the Triangle to catch an author at his first public reading of a book, especially an author like Nasdijj, born half-Navaho to a family of migrant workers, a reporter for small-town papers whose dedication to keep writing led to occasional homelessness, and who made his first national break in June 1999’s Esquire. […]
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Labor Pains
When it comes to supporting and helping workers, North Carolina and its industries get a passing grade–but just barely. On Labor Day, The Common Sense Foundation, the Raleigh-based think tank, released “The State of the Worker in North Carolina 2000,” a report that compiles labor statistics and compares North Carolina to the other 49 states. […]
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In indie rock
With their ’97 Doghouse records debut, Four Minute Mile, Kansas City’s The Get Up Kids‘ punk/pop–chock full of hooks and memorable bits–got the attention of indie rock/emo fans. Despite sniffs from the majors, the band has emerged as a shining example that the DIY ethic still pays off. Starting with basement tours and graduating to […]
