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Pauper Players to rock with Elvis

It’s time to slip on that dusty pair of blue suede shoes. Tonight, the music of Elvis Presley is coming to Historic Playmakers Theatre as UNC’s Pauper Players begins its five-day run of the jukebox musical, “All Shook Up.” APR 1

International Theater Festival brings world theater to Memorial Hall

This week, Carolina Performing Arts launched a two-month foray into world theater with a sold-out performance of “Black Watch,” a critically acclaimed production from the National Theatre of Scotland. FEB 14

UNC student group works in local middle school to promote arts, international ties

This semester, UNC freshman Ljiljana Karan is working with eighth graders at A.L. Stanback Middle School through Postcards for Progress, a UNC student group dedicated to encouraging international cultural ties through the arts. JAN 27

ArtsCenter highlighting benefits to UNC students

Class registration may have been a disappointment for students with a casual interest in the arts. With most of UNC’s arts classes closed to non-majors, some find it nearly impossible to pursue a newfound passion for art. But the ArtsCenter of Carrboro is offering another solution. DEC 3

Chapel Hill cafes display a variety of local artists' works

During the month of November, Chapel Hill artist and UNC alum Tola Oguntoyinbo displayed his mixed media and acrylic paintings at Chapel Hill’s Caffé Driade and Cup A Joe, adding color to the spaces and leaving patrons staring at walls for hours. NOV 19

Varsity Theatre to host film series

Though director Roman Polanski remains a somewhat infamous public figure, his provocative films continue to stand as sources of intellectual discussion. It was the promise of such discussion that inspired the department of English and comparative literature to feature the director as the subject of its upcoming UNC UniVarsity Film Series. This semester’s screenings will move off campus for the first time. AUG 23

County gets $7.4 million in arts grants

On a typical weekday at the Carrboro ArtsCenter, several dozen children are busy at work finding ways to improve North Carolina’s economy. AUG 23

Tobacco shops dodge ban

When Hookah Bliss was forced to close in the spring because of the state indoor smoking ban, the community rallied behind the establishment in hopes of keeping it open. But the ban is not keeping new tobacco shops from coming to the area. JUL 21

Concert dazzles Star Wars nerds of all ages

It’s rare to arrive at an event and see both Jedi younglings and couples in formal wear waiting in line to get in, but that’s what is unique about Star Wars — it’s loved by all. The “Star Wars: In Concert” tour, which stopped in Raleigh for two showings Sunday, boasted a professional live symphony orchestra, highlights and sequences from all six movies, narration of the events and a lights show. JUL 19

Miniature creations

Stepping through the door of the Hillsborough Arts Council Gallery, it’s easy to feel like Alice entering Wonderland. But don’t worry — you’re not a giant. The art just shrank. The council’s most recent exhibition of miniature art challenged professional artists from five local counties to create visual art pieces measuring 6 inches or smaller in each dimension. JUL 14

Comical book benefits UNC

Comic books often evoke far-from-realistic images of heroes, supervillains and damsels in 
distress. JUL 7

ArtsCenter plays 10 tonight

Picasso’s paints. Sex in space. The power to heal dying sounds. These are among the subjects of 10 short plays at the ArtsCenter’s ninth annual “10 By 10 in the Triangle” theater festival in Carrboro. JUL 7

Locally Grown promises musical summer nights

Few things evoke a feeling of summer like live music and an evening outdoors. Chapel Hill’s Locally Grown summer series will be an ideal union of both, with a free concert series showcasing local talent and local businesses through several shows and film screenings atop Wallace Plaza on Rosemary Street. In its third official year, the weekly series begins at 7 p.m. JUN 24

Chamber of music

Chamber music might be intended for intimate spaces and small audiences, but it is truly a social art form. While the discipline has been long-stigmatized as suitable only for the wealthy and educated, programs such as the The Mallarmé Youth Chamber Orchestra Summer Workshop at UNC help bring chamber music into the public eye. JUN 17

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Rennovation of Historic Playmakers Theatre nears completion

Construction isn’t quite over, but the time is drawing near for the reopening of the Historic Playmakers Theatre. Canvas has updates on the renovation process.

SEP 30

"Black Watch" brings realities of war to life in an intimate, emotional setting

“Black Watch,” currently presented at Memorial Hall, takes a deeply personal approach to telling the story of an all-too familiar war. Its power lies in its direct, emotional appeal to the audience to emphasize with the soldiers who conduct modern warfare. FEB 11

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