Thanks to our sponsor: The Nasher Museum is proud to present MarĂa Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold, MarĂa Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold. The exhibition spans nearly four decades of the artist’s work in photography, installation, video, painting and performance. Her practice embraces the eye of the artist as a tool for witnessing the world with beauty, care and empathy. Admission is free! Hi! Happy weekend. If you feel an electrical frequency in the air, this weekend, it might have something to […]
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.
Redstart Foods Will Open a Dining and Retail Space in North Durham
Matt Northup and his wife and business partner, the artist Jordan Grace Owens, are expanding their business with Redstart Takeaway, a dining and retail space in North Durham.
This Summer, Music in the Gardens Reads From the Country Soul SongbookÂ
The popular Sarah P. Duke Gardens concert series is back May 29-June 26 with a trailblazing local partner.Â
Full Frame Festival Announces 2024 Programming
On Thursday, the downtown Durham festival released its full slate of programming for the sprawling April 4-7 event. It includes 50 titles, 35 features, and 15 short films from 22 countries.
Bull City Summit’s DiscontentsÂ
New festival Bull City Summit seemed like it might draw big crowds to downtown Durham. But some small business partners say the founder’s promises didn’t add up. Now he’s facing charges of fraud.
A New Documentary Tells the Story of a Chapel Hill Hate Crime
“36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime” shines light on the 2015 murder of three Muslim American students—and the effort to designate that massacre as a hate crime.
After a Controversy-Filled Two Years in an Iconic Geer Street Space, Pioneers Durham Will Close Its Doors
A downtown Durham saga drew to a close on Tuesday when Pioneers Durham announced that it is shuttering.Â
Sam’s Bottle Shop to Shutter In February
Owner John Boy Jr. says that he’s ready to retire. Customers, meanwhile, have until February 11 to buy a craft beer—and then pour one out—for the family-owned specialty shop.
David Menconi on Rounder Records and the State of American Roots Music
Menconi’s new book on the history of the storied music label, is both an intimate look at founders Ken Irwin, Marian Leighton Levy, and Bill Nowlin and an expansive look at American roots music, such as we’ve come to know it
Reasons to Love the Triangle
Looking back on 2023 and another year of culture coverage in the Triangle.

