A fish-themed storytelling event, a queer book fair for adults, a history of the apocalypse (with metal music), and more events around the Triangle we recommend this week.
Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards is culture editor of the INDY, covering cultural institutions and the arts in the Triangle. She joined the staff in 2019 and assumed her current role in 2020.
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Drama. Jazz hands. A Ten-Minute Rendition of Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well.” Who Says Adults Can’t Have Fun?
For performing artists in the Triangle, the annual RECITAL variety show is a chance to take creative risks and fall back in love with the stage.
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Field Guide: A Carrboro Writer Pens a Lyrical Portrait of the Wild South
View This Email In Your Browser Hi! Happy weekend. Last month, I picked up a new UNC Press title, The Fabulous Ordinary, out of the mail pile. Written by Carrboro author Georgann Eubanks, the book introduces readers to phenomena across seven states that “you should see before they’re gone,” as she invites/warns. These include blue […]
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Georgann Eubanks Invites You to Look a Little Closer
In “The Fabulous Ordinary,” the Carrboro writer introduces readers to synchronous fireflies, glowing gnat larvae, and other dazzling phenomena from across the Southeast.
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INDY Selects: What to Do in the Triangle This Week
A poetry reading, a paper-based arts market, the inaugural Carrboro Bluegrass Festival, and more events around the Triangle we recommend this week.
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Field Guide: Local restaurant shakeups
View This Email In Your Browser Hi! Happy weekend. I’ve only had dinner once at Littler, but it was a magical enough experience (the carrot cavatelli, the record player!), and I feel quite sad at the news, this week, that the Durham bistro is closing at the end of June. Read Lena Geller’s rundown of […]
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INDY Selects: What to Do in the Triangle This Week
Artsplosure, AfroFuturism Fest, a Durham showing of documentary “No Other Land,” and more events we recommend around the Triangle this week.
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Field Guide: A Lively Celebration of Son Jarocho Music in Durham
View This Email In Your Browser Hi! Happy weekend. Hope you’re doing well. Below, find links to a few INDY stories and links to a few other local culture happenings that have caught our eye recently. First, though, here’s a story on Fandango de Durham, which takes place tomorrow (May 10) at the Avila Center […]
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Now In Its Third Year, Fandango de Durham Shows That the “South Has Got It Going On”
The vibrant Veracruz cultural tradition has taken root in Durham, drawing Son Jarocho collectives from around the country for the May 10 event.
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INDY Selects: What to Do in the Triangle This Week
Freestyle spoken word poetry, a 2000s dance party, an author talk about how to get swole, and more events around the Triangle we recommend this week.