Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and talk-show staple Jay Leno. Martha Graham’s iconic dance company and Bang on a Can’s Pulitzer-winning composer, David Lang. Essential visual artist Frida Kahlo and hilarious memoirist David Sedaris. Seminal postmodern choreographer Lucinda Childs and sitcom star Damon Wayans Jr. Music and civil-rights legend Mavis Staples and pop sensation Ariana Grande. Ivory-twinkler Harry Connick Jr. and fiery spitter Meek Mill. Jazz visionary Ambrose Akinmusire and pop visionary Bon Iver.
We could go on and on, and in the pages that follow, we will.
But first, we should address the obvious question: What do all of these diverse titans and upstarts in their fields have in common?
The answer: They or their art appear in the Triangle this autumn.
In this year’s Fall Arts Preview, we offer our top picks from the worlds of visual art, dance, theater, comedy, readings, and music. We also submit our wish list for fall films we want to see on the big screen, from the sure shots we’ll definitely get (hi, Star Wars) to the smaller films we dearly hope we get (hi, Waves). And we run down ten places to eat or drink that either recently opened or will any day now (right, Poole’side?).
The INDY is big on preventative care. Consider this your FOMO inoculation.
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