Raleigh’s Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild host it’s 48th annual artisan craft market by Jessie Ammons Theresa Kwong jewelry/courtesy Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild “Fine craftsmen are caretakers of the skills passed on to them. … North Carolina has a rich tradition…
Sense of Place Tactile’s hands-on design approach by Jessie Ammons photographs by Geoff Wood “There’s nothing sitting in here that’s finished,” says Courtney Evans, co-founder and director of design at Tactile Workshop, a design and fabrication shop in Raleigh. That’s…
DRAPED IN COLOR Lisa Hoang and Susan Woodson turn abstract paintings into kimonos by Jessie Ammons photographs by Juli Leonard Dramatic and elegant, Lisa Hoang’s latest kimono collection includes floor-length silks in a cool palette of blue, grey, purple, beige,…
Paths to enlightenment: Local labyrinths show the way by Liza Roberts photographs by Tim Lytvinenko A labyrinth is not a maze. With a single, meandering path to a center destination, a labyrinth guides a walker along a prescribed route; it does not…
How to lead change: Larry’s Rules by Larry Wheeler photograph by Corey Lowenstein/News Observer Raleigh is a big-time city, funky and sophisticated. You can feel the creative energy pushing us forward and inviting more smart, cool people into our midst….
Scenes From a Crime An evening with David Sedaris by Katherine Poole Excerpted from DAVID SEDARIS DIARIES: A Visual Compendium. Copyright © 2017 by Jeffrey Jenkins and David Sedaris. Reprinted with permission of Little, Brown and Company. All rights reserved….
Killer Tacos by Katherine Poole photograph courtesy Xoco Raleigh Do you prefer your carne with a side of carnage? Check out Xoco Raleigh, where every day is Dia de los Muertos. Aztec for “little sister,” Xoco is the kooky kid…
Harmony Downtown The N.C. Symphony gala takes to the street by Liza Roberts painting by Dan Nelson On the first Saturday in October, as many as 300 music lovers will don black tie to dine al fresco under a transparent,…
Aw, Shucks The annual State Capitol oyster roast returns by Jessie Ammons photograph courtesy N.C. State Capitol Foundation You can kick your shoes off at the State Capitol on Oct. 6 when the site’s foundation hosts its annual oyster roast. “You…
Inspiring Beauty Ebony Fashion Fair at NCMA by Liza Roberts photographs courtesy Johnson Publishing Fashion icon, Vogue editor, and Durham native Andre Leon Talley will be in town Oct. 28 – 29 to celebrate the opening of the North Carolina…
Dwane Powell Congenital Cartoonist by Liza Roberts photography by Peter Hoffman In a career spanning more than 40 years, nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist Dwane Powell has published more than 15,000 cartoons, won countless prestigious awards, and had his body of…
On Galettes and Gratitude by Brigid Washington photographs by Madeline Gray Last year, when my husband Joseph and I welcomed our second child, I dreaded going back to the office. “The office” for me was our home kitchen. As the…
Creature Feature Theatre in the Park picks up the story where Mary Shelley leaves off by Katherine Poole “Why did you make me?” This is the question at the reanimated heart of Theatre in the Park’s production Playing with Fire…
“We want to find people that we can pour into here, and to contribute to the art culture as it grows.” -Louis Carr, painter and co-founder, East Oaks Studio by Jessie Ammons photograph by Madeline Gray Contemporary realist painters Louis…