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Professor's book tells of growing up on Tobacco Road

By Rachel Brody | March 30

Die-hard Carolina fans - who paint their entire body a bright shade of blue and scream until their throats are raw - rarely stop and ask, "Why?"But English ...

STV season premiere channels 'Office' satire

By Orr Shtuhl | March 29

"A lot of jokes just fall flat," says freshman business major Preston Neill, sitting by the Old Well and discussing the challenges of writing comedy. ...

UNC, HBO fail to cut deal

By JIM WALSH | March 28

Following what organizers have described as a successful Carolina Comedy Festival, questions about missed opportunity have come to light. Officials confirmed ...

Hornby fans learn about an author

By Will Halicks | March 27

For British literature fans, fiction met reality Friday when the Carolina Union Activities Board sponsored a question-and-answer session with English ...

Festival likes its comedy Black

By MARGARET HAIR | March 27

In the opening moments of his act Saturday night, greeted by camera flashes and raucous applause, comedian Lewis Black expressed his fondness for Chapel ...

Concert to break down rape issues

March 24

Rape is not a topic that most people feel comfortable discussing openly. To combat this, the Orange County Rape Crisis Center, in cooperation with ...

Debut event to mix media, politics

March 24

Cutting-edge contemporary artists and performers usually aim to debut their work in front of audiences in major cities such as New York City or Los Angeles. But ...

Company Carolina to perform 'Songs'

March 23

All humanity is interconnected in Company Carolina's expansive and ambitious new production, opening today at Playmakers Theatre. "Songs for a New ...

Comedy festival here all weekend

By MARGARET HAIR | March 23

Whatever makes you laugh - a stand-up comic's caustic wit, a novelist's wry humor, an improviser's uncontainable energy - the organizers of the Carolina ...

Student turns table for self

By JACKY BRAMMER | March 22

"All this is so new. It feels like I'm jumping in the deep end, but I'm ready," says Taylor Johnson as he sits in the Student Union, excitedly recounting ...

Chapel Hill acts rock festival

By Orr Shtuhl | March 22

AUSTIN, TEXAS - Five days. Fourteen hundred bands. That was the flood that overtook the Texas capital from March 15 to March 19 at the 20th annual ...

Feel the beat

By Staff Editor | March 22

Charlie Hog performs one of his poems at the kick-off of the on-campus open mic series hosted by the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History ...

On-campus series offers poetic waxing

By HARRY KAPLOWITZ | March 21

Poets, spoken-word artists and writers will have the opportunity to showcase their talent to a wide audience as an on-campus open mic series begins tonight. The ...

Memorial Hall unveils schedule for next season

By JIM WALSH | March 21

The largest performance venue on campus has a new lineup, a new ticketing scheme and a new Web site. The schedule for the 2006-07 Carolina Performing ...

Russian orchestra to bow at hall

By MARGARET HAIR | March 10

In just 15 years, the Russian National Orchestra has garnered international acclaim as one of the world's best classical ensembles. The group won a ...

Grad student returns to form

By JACKIE RANDELL | February 28

Today marks a homecoming of sorts for Tola Oguntoyinbo. A reception at 6 p.m. in the Student Union art gallery will feature the work of the UNC graduate ...

Renowned author takes up residence

February 28

Author Joan Didion arrived on campus Sunday as part of a University lecture series, marking one of her first collegiate appearances since the publication ...

Comedy improvisation festival good, clean fun

By Adam Wright | February 27

From dimples to donkeys, audience members provided dozens of the nation's premiere improvisational groups with countless off-the-wall performance suggestions ...

Troupe teaches before big show

By MORGAN ELLIS | February 24

One of the nation's most accomplished modern-dance groups is doing more than performing at the University this weekend. Members of the Mark Morris ...

Arts briefs

February 24

PlayMakers to hold auditions for 'Cyrano de Bergerac' PlayMakers Repertory Company will hold auditions for male actors, ages 10 to 12, for its production ...