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Now Serving
Plus: Franklin County Farm Tour; "paddle dinner" at Benjamin Vineyards and Winery; West End Wine Bar open in Durham; Jujube's "Fancy Chablis and Things That Go With Them"
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Locavore Cooking
Fresh Strawberry Sorbet recipe, plus list of pick-your-own strawberry farms
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Reading
Were you to read only the first and last 20 pages, you'd guess that Ardent Spirits was the story of Price's sexual coming-of-age.
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Visual Art
Visitors walking into The Bain Project are greeted by a volunteer in a lab coat, who instructs them to proceed to the next room to fill out permits.
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Theater
There are some spectacular dance pieces, and the movement throughout is freighted with emotional information and takes this show beyond the standard for musicals.
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Arts Feature
David, Ira and Evan pass Rasool Jahan warming up her voice outside. She bellows low, long tones that ascend slowly. One at a time, the Woods mimic Jahan, each offering a unique version of the familiar roar. They smile, laugh and keep walking.
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Theater
Whether you're a hardcore Sondheim buff or a neophyte, the performance this weekend is well worth attending.
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Theater
The show-stopper comes when Wood's Juliet croons a rendition of the 1930's standard "My Funny Valentine," which held an enchanted audience on the edge of its collective seat.
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Visual Art
The notion that opposites attract came to mind while considering a compelling pair of exhibitions on view in Raleigh galleries this month.
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Music Feature
Ukuleles for Peace employs the ukulele's sense of wonder and simple nature to unite Jewish and Arab children in strife-ridden Israel.
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Song of the Week
"When I Died," the first cut from the new record, sets the stage for the band's rebirth, even as its speaker sleeps with the fishes.
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Our guide to this week's shows
Double Negative, Sorry About Dresden, Dirty Little Heaters, Le Weekend, Horse Feathers, Todd Snider and Elizabeth Cook, Kreator, Exodus, Akil, Max Indian, Mandolin Orange, more
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Music Feature
In just two years, the label has released eight records, gathering a wide range of Triangle sounds, from The Curtains of Night's heavy metal to Violet Vector & the Lovely Lovelies' day-glo pop.
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calendar
Film times are good from Thursday, May 14, through Friday, May 22
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Film Review
There's little difference between this and the claptrap of National Treasure.
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Video
"Well, I didn't feel that important, no one had time for me. I went outside and it was like Nature had time, it was just there. Anytime I wanted to go, there it was. Isn't that cool?"
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Wake County
A House member for all but four years since 1981, Rep. Dan Blue was an easy victor, winning on the first ballot with 52 of the 84 votes cast.
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North Carolina
Using blogs, Twitter and other social media tools, a network of interested geeks beat back the anti-muni broadband bill into study committees in both the state House and Senate this week.
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North Carolina
The landmark bill would prevent the execution of defendants who can prove race was was an underlying factor in the decision to seek, or impose, the death penalty at the time of their trial. The bill now moves to the House, which is considering a similar version today.
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North Carolina
But before the state can execute its 163 inmates on death row, it must first confront several legal and legislative challenges to the practice.
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North Carolina
The Senate last week passed the School Violence Prevention Act, an anti-bullying measure that would direct local school systems to guard against harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Peripheral Visions
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Gallery
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Letters to the Editor
"In our age of grandiose entitlement, greed, toxic consumerism and never-enoughness, your words came over me like a wave of sanity."
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Front Porch
You could probably just toss a few German Johnsons out the kitchen window and come back in 72 days to a thriving green and red mountain of homegrown tomatoes.
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Living Green
The air conditioner turns a sweltering 107 this year and what better way to celebrate its birthday than to turn it off?
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Sudoku Solution
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Giveaways
We are giving away 5 pairs of tickets to the Carolina Ballet's Beauty and the Beast!
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Kroger Promotion: Recipe Ads
Blueberry season makes for yummy
Blueberry Scones!
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8 Days a Week
Halloween, Alaska
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8 Days a Week
Raleigh Fashion Week
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8 Days a Week
Andy Dick; more
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8 Days a Week
Artsplosure - Aerial Angels; more
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8 Days a Week
The Jade Hairpin; more
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8 Days a Week
Her Space Holiday
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8 Days a Week
Ben Sollee
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8 Days a Week
Total Recall; more
