"The beauty of “Mass” lies in its humanity. It explores the deepest evils of humanity and attempts, likely in vain, to make up for them. The pain of the characters on screen becomes your own, and you too begin to search for explanations and answers that they’ll never have."
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The Ackland Art Museum is hosting a global cult cinema-themed Film Forum at the Varsity Theatre this month. Films include “The Man Who Saved the World," “The Big Boss,” “Tears of the Black Tiger” and “Om Shanti Om.”
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The nominations for the 94th Academy Awards were finally revealed, albeit tafter some woefully cringeworthy banter by presenters Leslie Jordan and Tracee Ellis Ross. (We’ll take what we can get, I suppose.)
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This year, nearly $53,200 in grants were awarded to 22 individuals, 14 nonprofit organizations and two schools.
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The next event of the series, “An Evening of New Work,” includes a diverse program from five UNC students with pieces including staged readings, dance and spoken-word narratives.
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“The Town workers photographed in this project are essential,” project creator Michael Schwalbe said. “We couldn't have a place to live like Chapel Hill without these people and the work they do.”
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“The Carolina Theatre is a beacon for the arts in downtown Durham,” Hill said. “We are a home for local artists, a much-loved stop for national acts and a fantastic movie house.”
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In January, the Eno Mill Gallery featured local artist Austin Cathey's work in an exhibition titled "Not all those who wander are lost."
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Courtney Smith, exhibits and programs coordinator for the Orange County Historical Museum, said heritage cooking is a twenty-first-century idea about cooking methods that have been passed on from generation to generation.
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The museum is planning many public events and programs in relation to the exhibit ranging from hands-on art-making events to metalworking demonstrations and scholarly lectures.
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“CJ’s poetry has always been profoundly beautiful, and all I really ever really had to do was hand him a mic and get out of the way,” Suitt's 10th grade English teacher, Michael Irwin, said.
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Nearly all of Chapel Hill storm drains empty into the Jordan Lake Watershed, which provides drinking water for nearly 700,000 people.
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Chapel Hill author Elizabeth Emerson published a book on Helen Keller's friendship with her great-great-grandfather, Joseph Edgar Chamberlin.
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The "I REMEMBER" project involves donated film from local community members that Montana artist Elizabeth Stone and community members sewed together to create a 3D work of art.
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On Jan. 5, Carrboro celebrated Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten's birthday. The celebration honored Cotten's influence on American folk and blues music.
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The UNC branch of Student-Made is comprised of about 20 student artists whose work is available for purchase on the website. Students sell clothing, jewelry, art prints, stationary, stickers and more.
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"Rebranding yourself for the new year is both great for your mental health and to ensure you have an authentic and enjoyable 2022. Visualizing yourself as something that needs to be 'sold' or advertised to a consumer base is both healthy and natural, and definitely benefits our society as a whole."
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"It’s my annual reminder that we have such a fractured image of what self-care and self-improvement are. We are surrounded by the belief that our goals — especially fitness goals — should come at extreme costs to our time, nutrition, well-being and wallets."
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Tracks aims to archive the sounds of the local community and help local artists and bands find new listeners. The open call period for the library started Jan. 1 and will end Feb. 14.
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"After all the craziness of the fall semester, Winter Break gave us time to sit down, relax and watch a movie. Fortunately, the holiday season is always filled to the brim with new releases — and this one was no different."
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