This Saturday at Flyleaf Books, the 11-year-old will be reading from the book “Plant Pets: 27 Cool Houseplants to Grow and Love,” which she co-wrote and published with her mother, the writer Belle Boggs.
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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Field Guide: A special summer music series, a notable burger, and 37,000 archival films
View This Email In Your Browser Thank you to this week’s sponsor Bliss Boogie: Bliss Boogie is here to change your life during an educational festival of joy that embodies creativity, community, the human interconnected experience, sexuality, and the celebration of living life at the highest vibration. Bliss Boogie warmly welcomes everyone. Our community proudly […]
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INDY Selects: What to Do In the Triangle This Week
An annual Greek Festival, a comic ballet, a Raleigh skateboarding photo exhibit, and more events around the Triangle we recommend this week.
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Annual Duke Arts Summer Concert Series Changes Things Up; Announces Lineup
The free summer series, cheekily titled “Music Near the Gardens” due to its temporary location change to East Campus, has a special partnership with the Pinhook this year.
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Line Dancing, Accordion Fans, and Reunions: A Dispatch from Biscuits & Banjos
A serendipitous, joyful energy coursed through Durham at the inaugural run of the festival, founded by Giddens for the “reclamation of Black music, art, and culture” in her home state.
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Field Guide: Swords, ham radio, and other analog-ish endeavors
View This Email In Your Browser Nominate your favorites! The Durham County Nominations Ballot for “Best of the Triangle 2025” is live! Nominations close on May 7th, so make sure to nominate your local favorites before it’s too late! Hi! Happy weekend. My boyfriend and I just finished watching the new season of Black Mirror. […]
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INDY Selects: What to Do in the Triangle This Week
A live Shakespeare reading, a Project 2025 primer, a legendary ballerina’s last company performance, and more events we recommend making time for this week.
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Pouring One Out for Bowbarr, One-of-a-Kind Carrboro Artist Dive
Owners John Bowman and Amanda Barr say that the bar, a West Rosemary staple since 2010, will close at the end of April.
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Field Guide: Rhiannon Giddens On History, Her Kennedy Center Cancelation and Biscuits & Banjos
View This Email In Your Browser Hi! Happy weekend. I am SO excited about this week’s cover star, Rhiannon Giddens. Her new album is out today, and her new festival, Biscuits & Banjos, takes place in downtown Durham next weekend. Not only does it mark an important milestone with Giddens’ return to Durham (she now […]
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For Rhiannon Giddens, Music Is All About the Throughline
An interview with Grammy Award-winning North Carolina musician Rhiannon Giddens about roots music, her new album, and looking to the past to understand the present.