With all the rich visual art that’s available in the Chapel Hill and Carrboro area, one doesn’t immediately think of concert posters as an art form. Yet, they are widely recognized as art because of the unique craftsmanship involved in the practice.
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Despite the briskness in the air, Cat’s Cradle felt warm with hometown enthusiasm last Saturday night as fans packed in for a holiday show.
Last Thursday’s Cold Moon—the final supermoon of the year, long associated with the onset of deep winter—delivered on its promise on Saturday with a gray sky and frigid temperatures, as art lovers visited artist studios during Chatham County’s annual tour.
Cheryl Wilder’s new poetry collection, Singing Riptide, opens with a poem that equates learning to forgive with the process of forging steel. She knows both are exacting.
ORANGE COUNTY — Last Saturday was the kind of fall day that seemed made for wandering. Clear light and crisp temperatures transitioned into a warmer afternoon, accompanied by the vivid yellows, oranges, and reds of turning leaves.
The sun didn’t peek out once last Saturday during Hook & Line—The Thompson Music & Arts Heritage Festival in Mebane — but the sky held back the rain, and warmth and joy radiated from the Fiddler Stage and the crowds who came to listen.
Tropical systems and heavy rain forecasts notwithstanding, the 28th Carrboro Music Festival went off without a hitch last Sunday.
CHAPEL HILL — When you go to the annual Sculpture in the Garden at the North Carolina Botanical Gardens in September, many yellow flowers are blooming, much like on roadsides around town.
CHAPEL HILL — The UNC Process Series is a dynamic performance series dedicated to the development of new works in progress.
ORANGE COUNTY — Over the course of three weeks in August, dozens of striking outdoor artworks transformed the downtowns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough.
Welcome to Crossroads Correctional Facility, “where time goes to die.” Bullock, the curmudgeonly security guard for the waiting area with a not-so-enlightened worldview, is at the end of his patience after a 20-hour shift.
As summer winds down, The Local Reporter has been providing season previews for the variety of arts coming to our area in the Fall and into next year.
If you’re in town this August, there’s an explosion of visual art happening in The Local Reporter’s coverage area.
Today, The Local Reporter previews two UNC-Chapel Hill providers of theater and performing arts.
Last week, Gov Stein announced a State of Emergency for 13 counties, including Orange, and visited affected locations around Chapel Hill.
ORANGE COUNTY — The main gallery at Eno Arts Mill housed an exhibition only four days ago. “Focal Point Orange” opened last Friday as part of the monthly First Fridays at the Mill.
With the Fourth of July weekend approaching, we’re well into summer. The summer solstice was in June, and last week our area saw 100-degree days.
The Ackland Art Museum is hosting “Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan,” organized by the Art Institute of Chicago.
The rains cleared just enough last Saturday for June in Bloom at the Carrboro Farmers’ Market (CFM).
Private Cathedral’s self-titled debut album was released on May 5 by Barchan Dune Recordings.
Jazz is the black sheep of the musical family.
Can a musical instrument become a character? Can a banjo?
It’s been 30 years since PlayMakers Repertory Company (PRC) last produced Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman.”
From the Greek, “hymnos” — song of praise — a hymn is a song of joy and praise, often written for ritualistic purposes.
Some art shows are around for several weeks. Some only one day.
The ArtsCenter has offered art, creativity, enrichment, and experiential classes downtown for 50 years. One surprising category is Artful Wellness.
The second iteration of a new poetry series occurred last Sunday, at Bowbarr in downtown Carrboro.
Jess Klein has been writing songs, making music, and singing for over two decades.
On a cozily warm fall day on Thanksgiving week, The Local Reporter spoke with writer Julia F. Green at Lanza’s Cafe.
After a much-needed cooling rain last Saturday, a new art exhibition titled “La Eterna Injusticia,” had its opening reception at BASEMENT.
Chapel Hill author Anise Vance’s debut novel, “Hush Harbor,” is longlisted for the distinguished Center of Fiction’s 2023 First Novel Prize.
Blue Box is a new theater company in the Triangle that likes to do things differently.