If you’re one of the fortunate few who attended Dog Sees God, the latest practically sold-out-every-night production from the Raleigh Ensemble Players (it has a second run Aug. 19–27), you may have sat around some teary-eyed women before the night was done. Initially, you wouldn’t expect a satirical play that takes the beloved characters from […]
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Raleigh arts organizations dodge another bullet as city council scrapes for money
City of Raleigh Arts Commission 2011-2012 Grant Awards Well, that was a close call. Last Tuesday, the Raleigh City Council ruled not to cut arts funding in the city’s proposed 2011–12 budget. In said budget, funding for the City of Raleigh Arts Commission (CORAC), which represents 35 arts groups and programs, was planning to go […]
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Raleigh arts organization make their case as city council ponders cuts
File photo by Jeremy M. LangeMembers of Burning Coal Theatre Company were out in force Tuesday night. In this photo from 2008, members of the company pose in their new Murphey School space. Last night’s Raleigh City Council meeting was packed with people, two-thirds of which were members of the city’s local arts community. (Members […]
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Why you may get less than you bargained for with the new IMAX screens
Last Thursday afternoon, all was quiet in the Southpoint Cinemas’ newest addition. There wasn’t a soul in the 358-seat auditorium as the credits for Fast Five played on the screen. Not one faux-leather seat was occupied. It even had that new theater smell. You could say this was the calm before the stormthe following day, […]
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Between Superman and Super Fly: Looking for black superheroes in Durham
Jade City Chronicles –Vol. 1 Little Green Pig Theatrical Concern At Manbites Dog Theater May 12–28 On an episode of animated show The Boondocks, someone asks lead character Huey Freeman for an appropriate name for a superhero inspired by him. The black-and-proud Freeman doesn’t think that could ever happen. “Besides, all the black superheroes are […]
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Steve-O works on his second act while keeping the old hits coming
Almost a decade ago, Steve-O, the multi-tattooed, sadomasochistic court jester from MTV’s transgressive stunt show/ movie franchise Jackass, went on tour to entertain audiences all over the world. People flocked from miles around to see the man do such feats as setting himself (or someone they knew) on fire, getting kicked in the nether regions […]
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Now clean and sober, Steve-O doesn’t “have to hurt himself anymore”
steveo.com There are many dumb things Steve-O regrets. Taking a leap from a plane without a parachute into an ocean is one of them. There was also that time he got an unemployed registered nurse to intravenously fill him with five ounces of vodka. And, of course, there was that rap album. But now that […]