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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.
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Full Frame Documentary Festival to Return to Downtown Durham
News of the festival’s revival comes just a day after Duke leadership announced that Center for Documentary Studies director Opeyemi Olukemi had resigned.
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Glitter, Glamour, and Stepping Out Onto Raleigh Burlesque’s Pink Carpet As Conservatives Aggressively Roll Back Rights
As burlesque has gained a sturdier foothold in the South, more doors have opened and the community has grown. But anti-drag bills threaten the tight-knit community.
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The Last Days of Village Lanes
Since the early 1960s, the East Durham bowling alley—one of the last in the state to still have wooden lanes—has been a beloved community fixture. This month, it closed for good.
Posted inMusic
Triangle First: On “No Growth,” Long Relief Gets (Almost) No Relief
Premiering today on the INDY website, “No Growth,” the title track on Long Relief’s forthcoming debut EP, tells a story that matches its name. “I don’t want my life / to change,” lead singer Paul Blest intones, as the rest of the lyrics follow declarative suit: “I’m getting older every day / I don’t want […]
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“Biggest Get Ever”: Hopscotch’s Dynamic Festival Lineup This Year Includes Pavement, Margo Price, Denzel Curry, and TiaCorine
“Sorry, I have a lot of tabs open,” Nathan Price apologizes. It’s two days before Hopscotch Music Festival’s 2023 lineup goes live and, over the phone, the festival director is describing the tenor of the event, as he clicks through spreadsheets of the eighty-something bands finalized—some who have signed on just this week. Hopscotch runs […]
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Duke’s Music in the Garden Series Returns With Five Free Concerts
The showcase kicks off on June 7 with a performance by Rebecca Todd and continues through July 5 with weekly Wednesday performances by Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience, XOXOK, Melissa Carper, and Christian Lopez.
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Josh Ritter Talks Creative Compulsions, Dark Matter, and Living Inside Big Questions
“The amount of dark energy and dark matter floating around in the known universe totally dwarfs this tiny little bit of Earth floating around. We don’t know anything.”
Posted inFood & Drink
Press, a Crepe Cafe with Locations in Graham and Durham, to Expand to Raleigh
The coffee, crepes, and cocktails formula has proven adaptable across downtowns.
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Ajja, Cheetie Kumar’s Sequel to Garland, to Open This Spring
“We’re doing a little bit of everything that we did [at Garland] but in this very, very small footprint,” Kumar says. “It’s been really nice to imagine doing more with less.”
