Beneath the Surface: Artist Michele Yellin
The painter follows her intuition by creating multilayered works that turn into bright, abstracted images of homes, landscapes and figures
Category: Arts & Culture
Taking a Breath: Artist Daniel Johnston
A celebrated Seagrove artist, Johnson makes clay vessels and pillars — but since his marriage and the bird of his child, he’s been thinking differently
Fa So La: Raleigh’s Shape Note Community
A growing community of people of all backgrounds come together to sing Christian hymns together — at the top of their lungs
WALTER’s Guide to Fall 2025 Concerts in the Triangle
From big names swinging through the Lenovo Center to local bands headlining indie festivals, here’s who we’re checking out this season.
Rays of Light: Artist Anna Payne Previtte
This painter and muralist combines prismatic colors, bold lines and techniques like collage and cyanotype printing into her work
Cosmic Americana: Meet Blue Cactus
Steph Stewart and Mario Arnez, who are scheduled to play at Hopscotch 2025 , have evolved their take on country music
Warp & Weft: Artist Barbara Campbell Thomas
Using fabric and paint, the artist creates mesmerizing, color-jangled pieces that blur the line between painting and quilting.
Hard Stop: Musician Tre. Charles
The Durham R&B and alternative rock artist creates ethereal. layered soundscapes on his current most recent album, Here We Are
The Liberty Man: A Revolutionary War Reenactor with an Interesting Backstory
In James Dodson’s newest book, The Road that Made America, he shares an encounter with historian Rev. Larry Wilson Johnson
Through Canvas & Camera: Stuart and Robert Dance
A North Carolina painter and his photographer son share a love and talent for creating art that draws on an appreciation for light and detail
July Poem: I Do
A writer shares a tribute to his partner through a litany of some of the happiest memories they’ve shared together
Guardian of Stories: History Museum Executive Director C.J. Roberts
The new head of the NC Division of State History Museums will spearhead a renovation of the flagship repository for our state’s artifacts
Chill Factor: A North Carolina Summer Playlist
A mostly upbeat but sometimes mellow mix of tunes featuring Southern musicians, from Doc & Merle Watson to Wes Collins.
5 Questions With… James Dodson
The New York Times bestselling author of golf autobiographies tells us about his latest book, The Road That Made America.