And Baby Makes Tree

In Little Otik, an infertile couple carves a child out of a tree stump in a surrealistic take on a Czech folk tale.

• by James Morrison

Family talk

A group of local activists let us in on the internal debate about the future of black leadership in the Triangle. A roundtable led by the Rev. Carl Kenney.

Lookin' Out

Some thoughts for new, black visionaries--a group that’s been conspicuously absent from our collective imaginings about the future.

• by Derek Jennings

Through the perilous night

• by June Spence

A vanishing breed

• by Bob Geary

Body beautiful

• by Jennifer Strom

Back Talk

Letters to the Editor

Urban Music Raises Up

The first annual local urban music showcase features live music and marketing strategies geared towards the growing hip-hop scene.

• by Zach Hanner

Alive and Lickin'

West Coast string band legend Dan Hicks resurrects the Hot Licks for a series of sizzling live gigs, including a rare Triangle show.

• by David Potorti

Bearing Witness

The director of the Sonja Haynes Stone Black Cultural Center at UNC-Chapel Hill discusses his role in a controversial exhibit of lynching photography.

• by olufunke moses

Emergency Call

At ADF, Doug Varone’s Ballet Mécanique combined a strange greeting with a signal of distress.

• by Byron Woods

In drag

Trotline

Exploris still under fire, enviro-friendly buses debut in Durham and the latest on a state lottery.

Movie Spotlight

Pretty Woman

In dance

A&E Spotlight

Bangin'

Music Spotlight

Mokira with Telia, Matthew Jackson and Moonstealingproject at Local 506, Monday, July 15

In Latin music

Homebrew

• by Martin Hall

In the clubs

Homebrew

• by Rick Cornell

In installations

Homebrew

• by Angie Carlson

Homebrew

• by Art Menius