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…
Click Bait Click! Photography Festival by Katherine Poole photograph courtesy Click! Photography Festival Gov. Roy Cooper has officially proclaimed October Photography Month in North Carolina, and the Click! Photography Festival is your chance to observe it. Click! will put on…
Listen Up Yep Roc Records 20th anniversary bash by Jessie Ammons photograph by Charles Harris “We always stop and ask ourselves, can we add value to what our artists are creating? Can we amplify what they’re doing?” says Billy Maupin,…
Fore SECCA Slam for Art combines golf and modern art by Jessie Ammons photograph courtesy SEECA Slam for Art “We wanted to totally up the ante” on the fundraising front, says Siobhan Olson, a member of the board of directors…
Cultural Immersion NCMA’s Threads of Africa celebrates new gallery by Jessie Ammons The North Carolina Museum of Art’s substantial and impressive African art collection is getting a fresh spotlight with a center-stage display and new gallery in the musem’s East…
Through the Lens: Wallscapes by Jessie Ammons photographs by Geoff Wood and Gibson Wood “Buildings come in a few colors: brown, blue, and clear. Adding another layer of color is what, I think, art does,” says Jedidiah Gant of the…