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Arts abound this holiday season
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CHAPEL HILL -- The holiday season -- the months of November and December -- will be a time for celebrating our local cultural abundance as well. |
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'Broadway' series gets sponsor, name
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DURHAM -- The Durham Performing Arts Center has partnered with SunTrust Banks Inc. as its first major corporate sponsor and its Broadway series will be called the SunTrust Broadway Series. |
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Hi Mom! celebrates the short side of film
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A decade ago, UNC Chapel Hill film students started a film festival with a handful of people. What began as a way to showcase short films by students in the Carolina Production Guild has transformed into a community festival with 51 short films from across the country and overseas. It starts tonight with the "Outdoor Block" showing at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro. (This block was originally scheduled for the Wallace Parking Deck, but was moved because of the threat from Hanna. Tonight's late night block and Saturday's two blocks will all be screened at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro. |
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NCCU museum welcomes Jackson's works
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DURHAM -- Mary Jo and Dick Bell of Atlantic Beach recently donated 14 significant works of art by the late A.B. Jackson to the N.C. Central University Art Museum. The donation is the largest that the museum has ever received. |
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Taylor added to roster for cancer benefit
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Chapel Hill native and songwriter James Taylor has been added to the line-up of names from film, TV, music and sports who will perform or participate in "Stand Up To Cancer" (www.standup2cancer.org), a cancer fundraiser to be simulcast without commercial interruption on ABC, CBS and NBC. |
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ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS
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Recital series at Duke Chapel
Unitarians host evening of jazz
Church presents Baroque concert
Screen/Society announces series
Local band part of Mass. festival |
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'The Island' sends many messages
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DURHAM -- It's been 35 years since South African playwright Athol Fugard's "The Island" was first performed on stage, but the themes are timeless. The title location is Robben Island in South Africa, the notorious prison used during apartheid for political prisoners, including Nelson Mandela. |
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September 3
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Merge Records to mark 20th anniversary with compilation set
DURHAM -- Next year, Durham-based Merge Records will mark 20 years of producing and releasing new recordings by artists and bands like Superchunk, Portastatic, Spoon, Arcade Fire and Conor Oberst.
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Advair can cause bruising, wounds
Q. I was prescribed Advair for asthma. It worked well for my breathing problem, but my skin became thin, and I started bruising badly. Then I experienced horrible damage to my skin, with deep gashes from a slight bump. One day, I leaned on the bathroom counter, and several inches of the skin on my arm peeled off.
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September 2
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Brewer to hold beer tasting
CARRBORO -- Shmaltz Brewing Company, makers of handcrafted beers, will present a tasting of some of its brews Thursday, during "After Hours" at Weaver Street Market, 101 E. Weaver St. This cash-bar event begins at 6 p.m. and continues until 8.
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August 31
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Oldtime leaf farming is focus
Traditional tobacco farming will take center stage Saturday at the Duke Homestead State Historic Site, 2828 Duke Homestead Road.
The free festival will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and feature tobacco priming, looping and curing at the barn, a traditional tobacco auction, a tractor show, tobacco hornworm races and a MoonPie-eating contest.
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