From the future of arts funding to an adult talent show, restaurant openings to an $8,887 Bloody Mary—here are a few selections from a memorable year of Triangle culture coverage.
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 holiday market, an evening of Christmas covers, and more events across the Triangle we recommend this week.
Field Guide: Talking With John Darnielle About….Everything
The latest arts and culture happenings across the Triangle, in your inbox every Friday. *|DATE: l, M. j, Y|* View This Email In Your Browser *|IF:MEM_STATUS=Active|*INDY Press Club: ACTIVE*|ELSEIF:MEM_STATUS=Lapsed|*INDY Press Club: LAPSED*|ELSE:|*Support INDY Journalism*|END:IF|* Sponsored by Q&As can sometimes feel like a second fiddle to a feature. Done well, though—especially with the right subject pairing—they’re […]
INDY Selects: What to Do in the Triangle this Week
A holiday sketch show, a play about the Red Scare, a dance party goodbye to PS37, and more events we recommend across the Triangle this week.
Field Guide: 100,000 Feet of Wiring, 20,000 Lights, and 14 Acres (at the Chinese Lantern Festival)
The latest arts and culture happenings across the Triangle, in your inbox every Friday. *|DATE: l, M. j, Y|* View This Email In Your Browser *|IF:MEM_STATUS=Active|*INDY Press Club: ACTIVE*|ELSEIF:MEM_STATUS=Lapsed|*INDY Press Club: LAPSED*|ELSE:|*Support INDY Journalism*|END:IF|* Hi, happy weekend. As you may likely be aware, Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) descended on the Triangle this week from […]
INDY Selects: What to Do in the Triangle This Week
Three nights of “Next-Gen Hip Hop,” the 2025 Sundance Indigenous Shorts Tour, and more events around the Triangle we recommend this week.
Field Guide: Where the Wild Things Troll
The latest arts and culture happenings across the Triangle, in your inbox every Friday. *|DATE: l, M. j, Y|* View This Email In Your Browser *|IF:MEM_STATUS=Active|*INDY Press Club: ACTIVE*|ELSEIF:MEM_STATUS=Lapsed|*INDY Press Club: LAPSED*|ELSE:|*Support INDY Journalism*|END:IF|* Maybe you thought you’d read everything there is to read about Thomas Dambo, the famed Danish troll-builder who has chosen North […]
INDY Selects: What to Do in the Triangle This Week
Two nights of Watchhouse, a Townes Van Zandt tribute show, the 9th Annual Liberty Arts Pour, and more events around the Triangle we recommend this week.
Field Guide: Remembering a Trailblazing Durham Artist and Activist
The latest arts and culture happenings across the Triangle, in your inbox every Friday. *|DATE: l, M. j, Y|* View This Email In Your Browser *|IF:MEM_STATUS=Active|*INDY Press Club: ACTIVE*|ELSEIF:MEM_STATUS=Lapsed|*INDY Press Club: LAPSED*|ELSE:|*Support INDY Journalism*|END:IF|* On October 26, North Carolina said goodbye to a Southern hero—Allan Troxler, a Durham artist behind the scenes of the gay […]
The Archive Tells the Story
On October 26, the Durham artist Allan Troxler died at age 78. A trailblazer in the fight for gay rights, the legacy he leaves behind is imaginative and indelible.

