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.
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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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.
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Field Guide: Bloomscrolling > Doomscrolling
View This Email In Your Browser Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Discover Durham: Love is an act. Love Durham by supporting the small businesses that are the city’s heartbeat by shopping Love Durham deals and offers and visiting interactive exhibits that inspire you to share that love. Live local. Love local. Love Durham. Hi! Happy weekend. […]
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In a Repressive Political Climate, Championing Documentaries Is More Vital Than Ever
Between April 3-6, thousands of people will flock to downtown Durham for the 27th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. This year, the event—and the eye-opening stories it highlights—feels especially poignant.
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Five Films to Catch at This Year’s Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
The ballad of a Chilean miner, the covert rebellion of a Russian primary school teacher, a look back at an unlikely marriage, and more stories we’d like to catch at Full Frame.
