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 Spring Duke Arts Presents “Music NEAR the Gardens, The Pinhook Edition,” a special edition of Duke’s long running summer concert series, Music in the Gardens. This five concert series celebrating The Pinhook’s legacy in the local music scene, runs every Wednesday at 7:00 PM from May 28th to June 25th at Duke’s East Campus. Full schedule at DukeArts.org.

This week, Aaron chats with local author Georgann Eubanks, whose new book is “The Fabulous Ordinary: Discovering the Natural Wonders of the Wild South.” Eubanks teamed up with photographer Donna Campbell for a journey across the American South, documenting some of the region’s most spectacular and breathtaking natural scenes. (If you like Rachel Carson, you’ll love this.)

Eubanks will be giving a book talk at the NC Botanical Garden this Thursday, April 24, from noon to 1 p.m. Click here for more information.

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