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Local playwright Monica Byrne lands major book deal with first novel

Byron Woods — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:10:00 -0400

Crown Publishing Group, a division of publishing giant Random House, has signed a major book deal with Durham playwright Monica Byrne for the rights to publish her first novel, The Girl in the Road, in 2014. Details of the arrangement were released over the weekend on the website for Publishers Marketplace, an industry publication.…

CAM Raleigh changes leadership on eve of second anniversary

Chris Vitiello — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:28:00 -0500

RALEIGH—As CAM Raleigh approaches the two-year mark, the museum is making changes. It’s also taking the opportunity, in advance of the noise of birthday celebrations next month, to revisit its aspirations.…

Nerds, a new musical about Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, premieres in Raleigh

Tom Elrod — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:48:00 -0500

Half a dozen nerds cross the stage at the A.J. Fletcher Theater holding their homemade computers, hoping to launch their careers and, more importantly, make friends. Behind them, a computer motherboard acts as a backdrop, with dozens of LED screens providing commentary.…

Progressive talk radio gets FM boost starting Tuesday

Danny Hooley — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:25:27 -0400

It used to be that fans of station WCHL 1360’s progressive talk lineup were resigned to turning off their favorite station with a sigh at nighttime—particularly if they lived outside of the station’s main broadcast area.

And Raleigh?…

Raleigh Ensemble Players files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection

David Fellerath — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:12:00 -0400

Raleigh Ensemble Players (REP), the 30-year old theater company in downtown Raleigh, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection.

This afternoon, the company sent an email to members of the area theater community confirming that the company had ceased operations, effective immediately: "Following the unanimous adoption of a resolution by REP's Board of Directors, the company has filed for bankruptcy."…

Raleigh arts organization make their case as city council ponders cuts

Craig D. Lindsey — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:09:00 -0400

Last night’s Raleigh City Council meeting was packed with people, two-thirds of which were members of the city’s local arts community. (Members of the Burning Coal Theatre Company filled up two rows of seats.)…

Carolina Wren Press author Jeanne Leiby dies

Adam Sobsey — Tue, 17 May 2011 11:00:34 -0400

Some slightly belated and very sad news coming across the desk here: Jeanne M. Leiby, who was the Editor of the Southern Review (out of Louisiana State University) and whose debut collection of short stories, Downriver, was published by Carolina Wren Press in 2007, died last month in a single-car accident on Interstate 10 near Baton Rouge. Driving a convertible with the top down, and apparently not wearing a seat belt, she lost control of the car and hit a guardrail, throwing her from the car.…

Want to see National Theatre's FRANKENSTEIN Thursday? Fly to London. Or drive to Southern Pines.

Byron Woods — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:24:30 -0400

FRANKENSTEIN
National Theatre Live
Sunrise Theater
Southern Pines
March 17, 3 p.m.
Reservations: 910 692 8501

We've got another one of those insanely
great—and totally last minute—performance
opportunities for you.

If you'd like to see a live performance of Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle's controversial production of FRANKENSTEIN, at London's National Theatre on Thursday, March 17, you have two options.…

(More) cute "a-gnome-ymous" art in D-town

Samiha Khanna — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:34:05 -0400

Spring is in the air. Heaps of little creatures are prepping for debut, from bitty bunnies to budding bulbs and... lucky little cork gnomes, as the Indy staff has learned.…

In this political climate, Arts Advocates are needed. Here's how you become one...

Byron Woods — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 20:41:12 -0500

Arts Advocacy Workshops
Arts North Carolina

Raleigh
United Arts of Raleigh/Wake County
110 South Blount Street
Tuesday, March 8, 12 noon

Durham
Durham Arts Council
120 Morris Street
Monday, March 14, 11:30 a.m.

Chapel Hill
Playmakers Repertory Company
Paul Green Theater, UNC-Chapel Hill
Monday, March 28, 2 p.m.

The moment has occurred repeatedly since the early part of the 2000s, when Arts N.C. executive director Karen Wells and her colleagues began conducting what she calls “Advocacy 101”—hour-long workshops that teach total novices how to coordinate and raise their voices with their elected representatives as citizens who support the arts.

At some point it starts to dawn on her students: It isn’t difficult.…

Bye-bye Borders: Superstore files Chapter 11, Triangle stores to close in next several weeks

David Fellerath — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:14:31 -0500

Today , the troubled books retail giant Borders filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The long-expected move means 200 stores will close, including four stores in the Triangle.…

Reynolds Price, Duke teacher and author, dies at 77

David Fellerath — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:05:00 -0500

Reynolds Price, the prolific author and longtime professor at Duke University, died this afternoon after suffering a heart attack on Sunday. He was 77.…

Eggers sunnyside up at Duke

Adam Sobsey — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:50:00 -0500

The theme of writer-humanitarian Dave Eggers's talk to a large audience at Page Auditorium last night was simple and almost shockingly optimistic: "We are a nation that instinctively wants to help people," he said early on. "This is still, and I think always will be, the most welcoming country in the world."

Anecdote after anecdote exampled Eggers' stance, from changing someone's flat tire to tutoring kids (which is what his San Francisco literacy project, 826 Valencia, has been doing since 2002) to saving lives after Hurricane Katrina.…

Main Street, the movie, surfaces in Cannes

David Fellerath — Sat, 22 May 2010 19:30:23 -0400

A little more than a year ago, there was a motion picture production in downtown Durham. Called Main Street, the film starred Colin Firth, Patricia Clarkson, Ellen Burstyn, Orlando Bloom and Amber Tamblyn.…

Notes from IgniteRaleigh: To be a spark, and not to be rickrolled

Karlie Justus — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:34:40 -0500

Important takeaways from last night's IgniteRaleigh 2, held Wednesday night in Lincoln Theatre: Raleigh boasts the third-highest concentration of modernist homes behind Los Angeles and Chicago, there is only one female boxer action figure and sexting is beneficial for relationships.

The unique event—and those very random facts—was part of Global Ignite Week, a social media meme turned PowerPoint phenomenon that spans 60 cities on six continents.…

New Varsity Theater to open with courage, heart and hopefully brains

Joe Schwartz — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:06:18 -0500

Chapel Hill moviegoers can click their heels together Thanksgiving weekend. After all, there's no place like the Varsity Theater.…

Tireless advocate of the arts to accept North Carolina Humanities Council’s highest honor

David Fellerath — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:39:44 -0400

From frequent Indy contributor Rebekah L. Cowell:

At the age of 39, Marsha White Warren lost her mother, a loss she calls "devastating."

"I needed something to go too for solace and expression," said Warren. A dedicated reader, she began to write.…

In the name of Ariel Dorfman: Bono name-drops Chilean expat writer during Raleigh U2 show

Grayson Currin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:29:37 -0400

CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM/ RALEIGH—As U2 ended its 18-song set Saturday night at Raleigh's Carter-Finley Stadium, Bono, the band's frontman, dedicated the night's singing to Ariel Dorfman, the Chilean-American novelist and poet who's taught at Duke University for more than two decades. In 1998, Bono, along with playwright Harold Pinter, contributed his voice to Deadline, a fictional film set to two of Dorfman's poems.…

Raleigh dancer Lea Ved's next step: Juilliard

Byron Woods — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:12:43 -0400

Each year, thousands of young ballerinas dream of entering The Juilliard School, the pre-eminent conservatory in the United States for professional training in the performing arts. Of those, only hundreds actually work up the resume—and the nerve—to show up for one of nine regional auditions held annually across the country.…

Kathy Griffin show at DPAC postponed

David Fellerath — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:47:14 -0400

The acid-tongued comedian has strep throat, according to her Web site, forcing the cancellation of three shows this week, including her gig Thursday, April 23, at Durham Performing Arts Center.

No confirmation yet from officials at DPAC.

UPDATE 3:59 p.m.: DPAC confirms the cancellation and says the show will be rescheduled.

UPDATE Thursday, April 23: Word comes from DPAC that Griffin's performance has been rescheduled for Friday, October 16, at 8 p.m.

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