The Dogwood Alliance has launched a new initiative that springs from the special connection humans have with forests. “Stories Happen in Forests” is a video series that will focus on stories about the magic, mystery, and beauty of Southern forests. The project, which grew out of a conversation between author and Mountain Goats musician John […]
David Klein
Bio: David Klein lives in Chapel Hill with his wife and two sons. His first book, If 6 Was 9 and Other Assorted Number Songs, is available at his website.Link: http://www.if6was9thebook.com/Twitter: http://twitter.com/DKleinandFall
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Saturdays in Saxapahaw Announces New Lineup and Launch Crowdfunding Campaign
The Saturdays in Saxapahaw Music Series, which has been serving up the best of homegrown musical acts for more than a decade, just announced its 2017 lineup. Not surprisingly, it’s a solid slate of some of the finest talent in the area, with a concentration on roots, Americana, and traditional sounds. What’s new is that […]
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Wedding Planner Alex Fisher Says N.C. Couples Are Spending More But Ditching Patriarchal Traditions
For ten years, Alex Fisher has run Lucky Penny Creative, a busy event-planning company based in Asheville that frequently works on Triangle-area nuptials. We spoke about the state of the industry, what’s changed, and what endures. INDY: In the past decade or so, what changes have you observed in the wedding-planning world? Alex Fisher: I’ve […]
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Flock of Dimes, Caleb Caudle, Loamlands, and More Coming to Duke Performances’ Music in the Gardens Series
Gardens are places where roots thrive, and the Duke Performances Music in the Gardens series has in recent years emphasized musical acts with N.C. roots and rootsy influences. The upcoming iteration of the series, which runs Wednesday evenings at seven p.m. from June through July at Sarah P. Duke Gardens, stays true to the roots […]
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The Drain on Main Is Only for the Rain. Durham Hired Artist Candy Carver to Remind Us.
A few weeks ago, along an active stretch of Durham’s West Main Street in front of Viceroy restaurant, Candy Carver set up some orange cones to cordon off her workspace. She readied cans of paint, a box of brushes, rags, a tarp, and a dustpan brush, and then set to her task. These were fairly […]
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Cherry Vanilla’s New Wave Adventures in the Sixties and Seventies Flavor Jaybird O’Berski’s Jacques Brel Revue
CHERRY VANILLA Saturday, April 15, 5 p.m., free Duke’s Sheafer Lab Theater, Durham JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS Through Sunday, April 16, $10–$15 Duke’s Sheafer Lab Theater, Durham www.theaterstudies.duke.edu Party girl? Groupie? Poet? Performer? Cherry Vanilla wore the names proudly as she traversed the sixties and seventies. Her autobiography, Lick […]
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Streaming Didn’t Kill the Music Industry. Major Labels Did.
JOHN DAVIS AND THE CICADAS Sunday, April 16, 7 p.m., $10–$12 The Pinhook, Durham www.thepinhook.com John Davis has an interesting résumé for an elementary school teacher. The New England-born son of two educators who now presides over third graders in Durham has the expected master’s degree and experience in school settings, but Davis spent the […]
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A Chat with Peyton Dilweg, Who’s Competing For Duke on The Price Is Right Tomorrow
March Madness may be but a memory now, but on Friday, Duke will once again face off against UNC in the glare of bright lights. But instead of a sports arena, the battle will take place in the TV studio where The Price Is Right is filmed. Representing Duke in the gameshow’s upcoming “College Rivals” […]
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Meadowmont Music Series Reverses Course on Cancellation After Local Outcry Against Censorship
The Holland Brothers are “a good-time, beer-drinking act,” specializing in a mix of old country and blues styles, says Mark Holland. So the trio, consisting of Mark, his brother Mike, and bassist Billie Feather, were a natural fit for the Meadowmont Music Series, a small Chapel Hill event now in its second year. But after […]
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President Trump Wants to Gut the National Endowment for the Arts. Here’s What That Will Mean for Local Arts Groups.
It’s official: if Donald Trump has his way, the arts will suffer—bigly. The president’s proposed budget, unveiled yesterday, calls for the elimination of federal funding to several arts and humanities organizations including the National Endowment for the Arts. Coupled with the defunding of the NEH, that would shave a mere $148 million off his proposed […]