97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck chats with government officials, UNC scholars, business and nonprofit leaders, area musicians, and others in our community as they share their thoughts, their experience, and their expertise on the central issues of today. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s conversations – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” at 7:30 a.m. on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.

Welcome to Talking Culture! In this weekly interview series from 97.9 The Hill WCHL, you’ll hear from writers, performers, musicians and individuals involved in advancing and promoting cultural arts in our community.

Talking Culture is proudly sponsored by Duke Arts. The 2024-25 Duke Arts Presents season features more than 40 programs from artists around the globe. Learn more at DukeArts.org.

This week, Aaron welcomes Grammy-nominated storyteller Milbre Burch, who’s performing her one-woman show “Myth America” throughout our community in November, supported by the Orange County Arts Commission. “Myth America” is an hour-long show for mature audiences, blending Burch’s own personal history with compelling character monologues – a child, an immigrant, and a person experiencing homelessness, all individuals whose voices rarely get the spotlight. (The piece also includes a recitation of Emma Lazarus’ famed sonnet “The New Colossus,” which graces the Statue of Liberty.)

Visit KindCrone.com for more on Milbre Burch.

The show is an exploration of America’s basic values, from democracy to inclusion – so fittingly, she’ll be performing the show both before and after the election. Her next performance will be Friday, November 1, at 7:00 p.m. at the Hargraves Community Center; then she’ll be at the Carrboro Century Center at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 10, and again at the main library in Hillsborough at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 10.

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