Things will be stirring in the local art world this spring. As the North Carolina Museum of Art embarks on a major renovation, a mom-and-pop business in Pittsboro hopes to break ground on a new folk and outsider art museum. It’s an exciting prospect for an area whose rich artisanal tradition predates its fine-arts pedigree. […]
Brian Howe
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North Carolina Museum of Art reveals plans for major renovations
In a press release yesterday, the North Carolina Museum of Art announced plans for a long-term, multi-phase renovation of its 164-acre campus, Museum Park. The plan includes a new campus entrance and street front, woodland and meadow restoration, new bike and pedestrian trails, additional parking spots, a new building and new outdoor artworks. “The goal […]
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Duke’s Paul Henne gives philosophy to the masses in bite-sized animated videos
The young philosopher’s hair is sticking up in the back. His desk is laden with a laptop, a high-quality microphone, three empty beer bottles and at least five coffee mugs, all presided over by a lamp with a crash cymbal for a shade. As he drops a photo into a program called VideoScribe and clicks […]
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A century of North Carolina film history in a large new NC Museum of History exhibit
STARRING NORTH CAROLINA! Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014– Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, Free–$10 North Carolina Museum of History 5 E. Edenton St., Raleigh, 919-807-7850www.ncmuseumofhistory.org At first glance, it’s like you’ve stepped into a super-villain’s trophy room. One vitrine houses Iron Man’s shattered helmet, glove and chest-plate. Another displays the severed head of a Teenage Mutant Ninja […]
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Dance review: Did the first show from Durham Independent Dance Artists fulfill its promise?
real.live.people.durham it’s not me it’s you Motorco Music Hall, Nov. 8–9Durham Independent Dance Artists is a new organization designed to consolidate the energies and the audiences of local indie dancemakers, who have been an increasingly strong presence in Triangle nightclubs as of late. Its first season, comprising nine performances, kicked off the weekend before last […]
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Indies Arts Awards: Laura Ritchie lets artists do it their way—and keep all their money—at The Carrack Modern Art
Open the door by the window that says “Loaf” on West Parrish Street in Durham and enter the foyer. Past the ground-level bakery, a steep, narrow wooden staircase climbs between close ranks of flyers and seems to terminate in a wall. But there’s a secret. Ascend, and you’ll find yourself on a riser where the […]
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At NC Comicon, rising star Afua Richardson represents the changing face of comics
NC COMICON Sat., Nov. 15–Sun., Nov. 16 $25–$40 (kids $2–$3, V.I.P. $200) Durham Convention Center 301 W. Morgan St., Durham 919-956-9404 www.nccomicon.com Afua Richardson has not one but two secret identities, Docta Foo and Lakota Sioux. This is apt, as she’s one of the comic book creators who will set up tables at the Durham […]
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Live: Sylvan Esso ups the ante
Sylvan Esso Haw River Ballroom Friday, Oct. 31, 2014 I walked into the Haw River Ballroom on Halloween night to find a guy in a bunny suit rapping while a Kid Rock lookalike stood with his arms folded at the back of the stage. This, to put it mildly, was unexpected. I was there to […]
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Interview: Back to the future with science-fiction legend William Gibson
Regulator Presents: William Gibson Motorco Music Hall Friday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. $30 (admits two people and includes copy of book) William Gibson’s name will forever be linked to cyberpunk, the branch of science-fiction of which he was one of the prime architects. In his seminal 1984 novel Neuromancer, Gibson foresaw life in cyberspace with […]
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Interview: Jad Abumrad reveals the inner workings of Radiolab—and his own creative dark side
JAD ABUMRAD Sunday, Nov. 2, 8 p.m. $27–$57 Carolina Theatre 309 W. Morgan St., Durham 919-560-3030 www.carolinatheatre.org Talking to Jad Abumrad on the phone is like listening to him on the radio, but with more cursingespecially if your officemates are crinkling bags and sharpening pencils in the background, creating weird ambient music around his voice. […]
