Melodic Mosaic UNCG brings its multifaceted orchestral concert to Raleigh by Jessie Ammons photograph courtesy UNCG The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is celebrating its 125th anniversary, and as part of a year-long effort to commemorate the milestone, it’s…
Cover Artist Botanical Illustrator Preston Montague by Liza Roberts photograph by Madeline Gray Botanical illustrator Preston Montague was already considering which native North Carolina plants he might include in his drawing of the letter W for his Codex Carolinum alphabet…
Glorious Gastronomy Margaux’s Restaurant celebrates 25th anniversary by Jessie Ammons photograph courtesy Margaux’s Restaurant “We wanted to do incredible food with incredible service, and we’ve tried to do that during every single shift for 25 years.” As Margaux’s co-owner Steve…
Cold Mountain N.C. Opera brings the acclaimed story to life with music by Jessie Ammons photograph by Ken Howard for Santa Fe Opera Soon after Cold Mountain was published, a real opera fan I know said, ‘There’s something operatic about…
Bikefest Motorcycle fans converge by Katherine Poole photograph courtesy Ray Price Harley Davidson Raleigh is going whole hog for the 13th annual Ray Price Capital City Bikefest. For three days, downtown revs up for the region’s largest motorcycle rally and…
Hop To It Hopscotch Music Festival returns by Jessie Ammons photography by Bryan Regan The chance to hop, skip, or dive into this month’s live music season arrives with Hopscotch Music Festival’s eighth iteration Sept. 7 – 10. The annual…
Making Magic by Jessie Ammons photograph courtesy Lee Capps A stone’s-throw from the Haw River in Saxapahaw sits a cavernous warehouse full of papier-mache masks as large as dining tables, massive fabric-draped figures, and vibrantly painted sewn props. The fantastical…
The Art of the State Leading local artists support pottery auction by Liza Roberts pot by Ben Owen III, photo courtesy Lindsey Lambert Clay is “the most powerful metaphor we have for human life,” says noted botanical artist Ippy Patterson….
TIP ME OVER AND POUR ME OUT The National Teapot Show returns to Creedmoor by Jessie Ammons photograph by Jason Dowdle Teapots have really resonated throughout the artist community,” says Jennifer Dolan, manager of Cedar Creek Gallery in Creedmoor. The…
THROW DOWN Professional ultimate disc teams prepare for playoffs by Jessie Ammons photograph courtesy of Raleigh Flyers Add professional ultimate disc competition to the area’s long list of excellent spectator sports: The Raleigh Flyers are No. 1 in the region…
BREWERY BHAVANA Homegrown abundance by Liza Roberts photographs by Keith Isaacs A first-time visitor to the new Brewery Bhavana on Moore Square might think they’ve entered an unusually atmospheric independent bookstore. Skylit shelves offer titles by local and world-renowned authors…
N.C. STATE OF THE ART Gregg Museum opens August 26 by Liza Roberts photograph courtesy Gregg Museum When Roger Manley cuts the ribbon on the new Gregg Museum of Art and Design at N.C. State Aug. 26, the museum’s director…
IN FULL BLOOM Lakeview Daylily Farm by Jessie Ammons photographs by Geoff Wood Noel Weston knows plants. As the first-ever horticulturalist for the City of Raleigh, he spent three decades managing park blooms, roadside annuals, and the trees and grasses…
I’M SO GLAD YOU’RE HERE Send a Kid to Camp by Hampton Williams Hofer photograph by Missy McLamb Not long ago, Mo Johnson used to drive through the heart of Southeast Raleigh in the summertime and see children outside throwing…