If your paint’s peeling, furniture’s sagging, and your wallpaper makes your 3-year-old’s fingerpainting look like a VanGogh, Artistic Lifestyling may be the ticket to easing your home woes. Raleigh’s Southern Ideal Home Show is considered the “one-stop shop” for interior decorating. Featuring the creators of Artistic Lifestyling, who will host a designer’s workshop, the show […]
Danielle Purifoy
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The arts
Shakespeare. Pre-Colombian art. Tap dancing. Booty-Shaking. Welcome to the Triangle. Whether your interest in the arts takes the form of dance, drama, visual art or all of the above, here you will find a feast for your fancy with a whole lot of bang for your buck. The Triangle boasts more than 50 theater companies, […]
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In galleries
Milwaukee artist Jeremy Wolf takes personification to another level with this newest exhibition of wood, paper, and ceramic animal sculptures at Artspace (pictured). Wolf’s fascination with man’s connection with animals and nature is reflected in this art, as his sculptures often possess human characteristics. Show up for the exhibition reception on Friday, Aug. 1, from […]
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In sound
Woofers. Tracks. Tweaters. While it may sound like the scene of your last bash, the sound systems you will hear are for display only. NYC’s Barnstormers present Hive Mind Sound System (pictured), on exhibition from Aug. 1-31 at LUMP Gallery/Projects in downtown Raleigh. The gallery will be packed with customized sound systems made with paint, […]
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In warm, artistic fuzzies
Art. Animals. Prizes. While it may sound akin to the fair or Barnum and Bailey, this show will help rescue many of our furry friends from unseemly abuse and abandonment. Chapel Hill’s Turning Point Gallery hosts an art show featuring the works of animal lover and artist Charles George July 25 from 6-9 p.m., with […]
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In Japanese folk
Blending Eastern and Western music is no longer a rarity. As hip-hop artists are finding Hindi rhythms as hot as their own remixes, and Asian musicians, like Lisa Furukawa Ray, are incorporating homeland music traditions with their modern work, American radio waves are experiencing culture fusion like never before. Ray brings East and West together […]
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In the galleries
If the woes of the world are leaving you weary, take a deeper look into human spirit at Quintessence, the summer exhibition of the Grace Li Wang Art Gallery. Featuring the works of Wang, Wayne Epperly, and John Faulkner, the exhibition is a journey through the human spirit. The gallery has something for everyone: Celebrate […]
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Express yourself on Durham’s arts future
With Durham experiencing an explosion of music, visual arts and theater activity, planning the future of its cultural programs and resources will be no easy task. It will require numerous debates, tedious meetings and a web of cultural providers, all working together to capture the full force of the community’s artistic potential. But the people […]
