Elise Mahon

UNC professor reveals shift to nonfiction in upcoming novel

An experienced writer, Daniel Wallace decided to shift his focus after the passing of his sister.

Here's how Mi Pueblo hopes to maintain community through COVID-19

Mi Pueblo hosted a virtual Latin Night to keep members connect despite not being together on campus.

Art to walk, run or roll by: Chapel Hill Art + Transit calls for bus shelter designs

Chapel Hill Art + Transit is bringing back their Artistic Bus Shelter program, an opportunity for local artists to decorate bus shelters in Chapel Hill and Carrboro.

'Short is now': Arts Everywhere writing contest encourages reflection on COVID-19

Arts Everywhere is providing a creative outlet to discuss the impact of the pandemic on people's lives through a writing competition. Poems, fiction, and non-fiction stories ranging in length of 250-500 words, reflecting on writers' emotions during this period of isolation, can be submitted until April 30 at midnight. 

Re/Collecting Chapel Hill podcast connects community members through voicemails

The podcast calls on members of the community to share their stories during this time of uncertainty.

Independent bookstores continue to serve the Chapel Hill community despite COVID-19

Despite being closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chapel Hill bookstores like Flyleaf Books and Epilogue Books Chocolate Brews are attempting to bring comfort to their customers by offering curbside pickup and online ordering. Along with the benefits to customers, the decision offers a financial incentive to these businesses and helps employees maintain their positions during the pandemic.

'An Invitation' to UNC's newest student band

UNC's newest indie-alternative band The Magnolias released their first two singles on Wednesday.

Work art back into your schedule through ArtHeels, Comuniversity and UNC Hospitals

“No matter how small, it definitely makes an impact and we’re able to make the kids’ days a little bit brighter, as cheesy as that sounds.”

Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through music, poetry and performance

The Sonja Haynes Stone Center will be hosting the showcase "He Was a Poem, He Was a Song" on Tuesday, Jan. 21 for their annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.

Discover some of the winter and spring programs available at the Ackland

Many might not know, but the Ackland Art Museum hosts around 200 guided tours and 200 programs to bring access to high quality art to UNC and the surrounding community.

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Sophie Payne, a sophomore English major at UNC, holds a lithofilm negative which she will use to get higher contrast in her final enlargened print in an advanced Darkroom Photography class on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. "I always push my film which means that my film has more contrast. I like blacks and whites, I don't like as many greys. So, a lot of my images are intense," Payne said.

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Photo of Barbara Tyroler's work on display at the FRANK Gallery.