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…
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…