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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.
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.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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.
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.
Bea Boggs Allen Wants to Help More Kids Care About Houseplants
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.
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 […]
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.

