Queer Book Club aims to appreciate representation in literature
The Queer Book Club is back, and despite midterms season rapidly approaching, the club's founders want to offer a unique way to squeeze in leisure reading.
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Exit grad student stage left, enter PlayMakers costume designer stage right
Balancing the sewing machine with the books: many students, like Sam Reckford, take on a full-time graduate load and still manage to work full-time: after all, somebody has to hand-make the costumes.
"It takes a village to raise a poet:" student poet Mistyre Bonds talks slam poetry and community
DTH spoke with Mistyre Bonds, a UNC senior, currently serves as the Residential Poetry Director for UNC Wordsmiths, a student-run slam poetry organization. Wordsmiths will host its September slam on Sept. 28 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Anne Queen Lounge of Campus Y.
Carrboro and small towns get a vote in international film festival Manhattan Short
The Manhattan Short film festival is expanding to Carrboro, N.C. and other small towns. The festival will feature nine eligible Oscar nominees, and the public has the power to decide which film wins.
North Carolina Symphony renders Beethoven’s 5th in Memorial Hall
The North Carolina Symphony brings Beethoven's beloved No.5 to Chapel Hill's campus and around the state during the month of September. As the symphony begins their season, it aims to get people excited about classical music with one of the most well-known symphonies ever written.
Art and Native American representation thrive in Hanes Art Center lecture series
The Hanes Art Center will focus on an often-forgotten but important section of American art history, and is recruiting notable figures to help.
Mobile Macbeth brings yesterday's themes to the present
Minimalism meets Macbeth: The Shakespeare classic is making its way through the Triangle with a van, three black boxes, and a cast of only five members.
“Oops! (They) Did It Again!” WXYC hosts 2000’s dance
If you have any desire to scream your favorite 2000s bops at the top of your lungs, then you're in luck. UNC students can boogie their booties off this Friday night at Cat's Cradle for the bargain price of $5.
Indigo is back from its 230-year vacation with Honeysuckle Tea House's new festival
“We want to teach people about it, have more people know about it and bring it back," she said. "That’s our goal."
Stone Center film festival celebrates new aspects of the African diaspora
The Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film is coming to Franklin Street to screen films that celebrate diversity. If you're a film buff, or even if you just want to see something off the big motion picture screens, check out the list of movies being shown.
Meet the man behind the RedBall bouncing around Chapel Hill
Perschke brought the RedBall to UNC's campus to celebrate the Ackland Art Museum's 60th birthday. The installation will be in several new locations over the next week.
A year ago Chelsea Theater was on the brink, now it's back
The Chelsea Theater was saved by a devoted community, and has now returned with a new exciting film series — Late Nights At The Chelsea.
Racial discrimination at UNC and beyond discussed with "Portraits of Racism"
Students at the Campus Y's Queen Ann Lounge discussed systemic racial issues, sharing personal stories, triumphs of race inequality and fostering hope for the future.
'Living the dream': Jeffrey Fuchs, marching band director, says it's about more than music
From marching in the 2001 inauguration to spending Thanksgiving with his students, UNC's marching band director, Jeffrey Fuchs, continues to make the band feel like a family.
Chapel Hill Public Library breaks the rules with Banned Books Week
Next week is Banned Books Week at the Chapel Hill Public Library, and the town is celebrating the intellectual freedom that's been hard-fought to keep in our communities. Here's a quick schedule of some of the week's coolest events.
Female music duo Flutronix has a modern take on flute
Flautists Nathalie Joachim and Allison Loggins-Hull, the duo behind Flutronix, will be performing original tracks from their album of electronic flute music on Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. in Moeser auditorium. Staff writer A.J. O'Leary spoke with the duo about their background and musical influences.
Zero-waste event walks the walk at screening of "A Plastic Ocean"
The North Carolina Botanical Garden will host a screening of "A Plastic Ocean," a documentary about the harmful impact of plastics on the Earth, at the Forest Theatre on Thursday.
New Turkish Community Center aims to bring Turkish culture to America
“I wanted to try to use it as a vehicle to bring together Turks and Americans so that they could appreciate more (of) one another’s cultures."
From Celtic to Cumbia, various Triangle acts will take the stage at Carrboro Music Festival
With over 200 bands performing at the festival, there will be a lot to see and even more to hear. Here is a look into some of the unique acts gracing the 29 stages.
The 11th Annual Pepper Festival brings the spice back to Chapel Hill
The 11th annual Pepper Fest this Sunday will feature live music, vitamin C and peppers. A lot of peppers.
