Annalee Glatus Staff Writer Summer is almost over, which means that artists are releasing new music left and right before it starts becoming cold once again. It can be hard to keep up with all the artists you like, and there is only so much Spotify and Apple can tell us. So, here are a few artists that are releasing some new end of summer … Continue reading Upcoming Music Coming At’Cha
Chelsea Korynta Staff Writer Mark Foster was a kid from Ohio who moved to Los Angeles in pursuit of a career in the music industry. Success was not immediate. Foster worked odd jobs by day and frequented the party scenes of Hollywood by night. After a few years of failing to make any connections in the city and dealing with a nasty drug habit, Foster … Continue reading Foster the People’s Third Album Fails to Impress
Jessica Clifford Arts & Entertainment Editor The latest sci-fi/adventure to hit theaters, “Valerian and the City of Thousand Planets,” is not just another action and suspense film to hit the big screen. Though the story of Valerian might seem new for American viewers, it has been a European hit since the conception of its graphic novel 50 years ago. Hitting theatres last Friday, the new … Continue reading “Valerian”: An Adaptation of Cinematic Delight
Sam Haw Staff Writer On July 8, Phil Cook and his backing band, the Guitarheels, made it out to Barber Park to play an excellent, yet truncated concert as part of the Levitt AMP Greensboro music series. The show was organized by ArtsGreensboro as one of ten free summer concerts, and the chief sponsor was WUAG, UNCG’s student radio station. Unfortunately, the show was interrupted … Continue reading Despite the Rain, Phil Cook Delivers Great Set at Barber Park
Matthew Paterson Staff Writer The Eastern Music Festival is a traditional gathering of the finest classical performers in the world. This 56 year old music festival never fails to bring the best solo, chamber and orchestral music to the triad area. EMF is a five week festival that showcases 60 plus performances, allowing over 200 young musicians to take the stage alongside some of the … Continue reading Midori and Bockes Performance at EMF
Annalee Glatus Staff Writer On June 17, the Weatherspoon Museum added more pieces to their “Red Hot and Newly Acquired” collection. This collection seeks to provide new and contemporary forms of art that a young college audience might able to relate to easily. These new additions range from sculptures to drawings to multi-media displays. Most of the pieces in this new collection have an afro-feminist … Continue reading What is Hot and New at the Weatherspoon
Jessica Clifford Arts & Entertainment Editor The GreenHill Center has recently opened the new exhibit, “The Edge of Perception,” featuring artwork by North Carolina-based artist, Richard Fennell. With a productive and successful artistic career spanning four decades, the exhibit takes you through a tour of Fennell’s evolution as an artist. Fennell, a multi-medium artist, earned his BFA and MFA from the University of North Carolina … Continue reading An Exhibit Review: “The Edge of Perception”
Jessica Clifford Arts & Entertainment Editor This past Friday, Triad Stage held one of their four-day performances of “Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” This in concert performance was organized by UNCG’s North Carolina Summer Rep – a newly established non-curricular program for current students, alumni and community members, allowing actors and singers to professionally network their talents and succeed further into their … Continue reading “Sweeney Todd” in Concert: A Thrilling Delight
Annalee Glatus Staff Writer On Friday, June 30, The North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh will be expanding its current African Art Gallery. This updated exhibit features galleries that will give it twice as many art pieces, including completely new works and some pieces that have not been on a wall in decades. The museum will also open an interactive learning section of the … Continue reading African Art Gallery to Expand at NCMA
Chelsea Korynta Staff Writer I remember “Thirteen Reasons Why” from middle school. My school library had two copies of the young-adult fiction novel, and for a few months, both seemed to always be checked out. Friends of mine hyped it up – they said it was a page turner and a tear jerker. I waited my turn to read the book myself. Although years have … Continue reading “Thirteen Reasons Why” — Under Fire
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