Orange County Musicians Billy Strayhorn, Arrogance To Be Inducted Into NC Music Hall of Fame Posted by Aaron Keck | Jun 23, 2026 | Arts, Entertainment, State The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame’s 2026 class includes Hillsborough jazz legend Billy Strayhorn and Chapel Hill rock pioneers Arrogance. Read More
Refuel Prepares to Open Renovated Chapel Hill Location; Will Feature New Local Mural Posted by Michael Koh | Jun 18, 2026 | Arts, Business Refuel will celebrate the reopening of a newly renovated gas station, featuring a new mural, in Chapel Hill on Saturday, June 27 at 11 a.m. Read More
Clyde Jones Mural Restoration in Pittsboro Completed with Medallion Ceremony Posted by Emma Cooke | Jun 8, 2026 | Arts, Local Government The Town of Pittsboro will celebrate the life of a beloved local folk artist with a restored mural and informational medallion on Sunday. Read More
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