Carolina Performing Arts Unveils Multi-Day Performance Festival for ‘Campus and Downtown’ Posted by Brighton McConnell | May 20, 2026 | Arts, Entertainment, UNC The Carolina Performing Arts festival, called “All. Together. Now.”, is set to debut Feb. 18-21, 2027 and take place every year. Read More
Elizabeth Cotten’s Family Gifts Legendary Musicians’ Guitar to Carrboro, Opens Annual Blues Festival Posted by Brighton McConnell | May 17, 2026 | Arts, Local Government A guitar of blues musician Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten – who grew up in Carrboro – was donated to the local government by her family on Friday. Read More
‘Worried For Our Future’: Authors React to Removal Attempt of LGBTQ+ Books from CHCCS Elementary Libraries Posted by Brighton McConnell | Apr 28, 2026 | Arts, Pre-K - 12 Education, State Government North Carolina legislators are pushing to remove 63 LGBTQ-themed books from CHCCS elementary schools, saying they violate state law for being available in libraries. Read More
When UNC Didn’t Offer a Class About the Art Market, a Student Created It Herself Posted by Emma Cooke | Apr 14, 2026 | Arts, Business, UNC There is always an interesting class to take at UNC-Chapel Hill, but not one exclusively focused on the business side of the art world. Read More
‘There Is So Much More To Life’: Snarky Faith’s Stuart Delony Takes On The Rapture Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 8, 2026 | Arts, Arts & Entertainment Aaron Keck chats with Stuart Delony, a former pastor turned local podcaster whose new (satirical) book is “The Tribulation Survival Guide.” Read More
‘An Empty Fullness’: UNC’s Adam Versényi on Losing His Mother, and Reliving it on Stage Posted by Aaron Keck | Feb 28, 2026 | Arts, UNC UNC’s Adam Versényi joins Aaron to discuss his one-man show “An Empty Fullness,” about the experience of helping his mother die. Read More
In Milestone Year, Carrboro Film Fest Moves to Drakeford Complex and Prepares for Stand-By Lines Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jan 14, 2026 | Arts, Entertainment, Local Government Carrboro Film Fest is marking a major milestone this winter, as the locally organized and town-sponsored film festival enters its 20th year. Read More
Local Scholar Amanda Bennett Named Town of Carrboro’s 9th Poet Laureate Posted by Michael Koh | Dec 23, 2025 | Arts, Local Government The Town of Carrboro has selected Amanda Bennett to be its ninth poet laureate. Described as... Read More
Participant Applications Open for 2025 Chapel Hill-Carrboro Holiday Parade Posted by Emma Cooke | Oct 19, 2025 | Arts Applications to participate in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Holiday Parade are open, calling for local organizations with diverse traditions. Read More
Local Pop Duo Sylvan Esso Removes Music From Spotify, Releases New Single Posted by Henry Taylor | Sep 30, 2025 | Arts, Entertainment Durham-based electropop duo Sylvan Esso both released their latest single in three years and removed their discography from Spotify. Read More