Flamenco, comedy from Craig Robinson (aka Darryl from ‘The Office’), Major the Bull’s birthday, and more events from 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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Durham’s Pauli Murray Center Told Its Federal Grant “No Longer Serves the Interest of the United States”
Late last week, the government terminated a $330,800 multi-year grant awarded to the Pauli Murray Center in 2024. It funded community programming and a staff position, among other things.
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Field Guide: North Carolina’s Biggest Festival Dreams On
View This Email In Your Browser Hi! Happy weekend. You may remember writer Ryan Cocca, who runs North Carolina hip-hop platform Super Empty, from his highly entertaining, John Jeremiah Sullivan-esque dispatch from last year’s Dreamville, Bury Me at Casa Bacardí. This year’s Dreamville recap was pitched as a swan song for the festival—which J. Cole […]
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INDY Selects: What to Do in the Triangle This Week
Crate-digging in Carrboro, the 25th annual Lebanese Festival, an album pre-release party (with a magic show!), and more events the INDY recommends this week.
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A Different Kind of Marriage Plot: Talking with the “Helen and the Bear” Filmmakers
An interview with documentary director Alix Blair and producer Rebekah Fergusson about creating a collaborative team, non-linear depictions of time, and marriage stories.
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Field Guide: Dreamville events, the Big Spoon Roasters’ lawsuit, and more.
View This Email In Your Browser Hi! Happy weekend. There is a LOT happening (in the world, certainly, and also around town), so please read on below for events, news, and Dreamville dispatches. First, though, I’d love to highlight a phenomenal new story that former INDY staff writer Jasmine Gallup has been reporting for months […]
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INDY Selects: What to Do in the Triangle This Week
Homesteading influencers offer a gardening 101, a basketball book talk, a free alternative to Full Frame, and more events around the Triangle the INDY recommends this week.
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Field Guide: What Do Federal Cuts Mean for Local Libraries?
View This Email In Your Browser Hi! Happy weekend. It’s lovely outside; I’m enjoying it despite the pear-colored film covering my car. (From the archives: A guide to pollen season). Hope you are too! Full Frame Documentary Film Festival takes place in downtown Durham next weekend. Here’s why I’m excited—I probably don’t need to remind […]
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What Dramatic Federal Cuts May Mean for North Carolina Libraries
The latest independent federal agency on the Trump administration’s chopping block has channeled over $30 million to North Carolina libraries since 2020. Grants have gone to projects like bookmobiles, archival digitization, and digital hotspots.
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“The Stiff Earth Bending a Little”: Lauren Christensen on Grief and Memoir
In 2023, at 22 weeks, Lauren Christensen and Gabriel Bump discovered that their unborn daughter was dying in the womb. “Firstborn,” Christensen’s wrenching new memoir, looks back at the experience.