A Night of Russian Chamber Music with the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra
Emily Cramton Staff Writer This past Friday night, members of the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra joined with special guest and pianist Dmitry Masleev for an installment of the GSO’s chamber music series, Sitkovetsky and Friends. Slated on the program were a series of six short piano pieces by Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet in G minor in five movements. Guest artist Dmitry Masleev emerged … Continue reading A Night of Russian Chamber Music with the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra
Big Thief Show Review
Ross Kiefer A&E Editor On tour to support their new album “Masterpiece”, indie folk-rock band Big Thief the small back room of the Cat’s Cradle this past Tuesday. Supported by Sam Evian, I got to crowd in with about 100 other people and see two bands redefine shredding. Opening the show was the Albany based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Sam Evian. Originally hailing from … Continue reading Big Thief Show Review
Bayard Wootten: Light and Air
Annalee Glatus Staff Writer Bayard Wootten has been called North Carolina’s most important photographer of the first half of the twentieth century. Born in New Bern, North Carolina in 1875, Wootten was raised by another important photographer, Rufus Morgan. She began her prolific photography career in 1904, taking pictures of the rural impoverished areas of North Carolina where she grew up. Along with being … Continue reading Bayard Wootten: Light and Air
Starving the Beast: A Must College See Movie
Jessica Clifford Staff Writer Every time just before the new semester begins, students sigh heavily at the daunting list of school expenses. There is tuition, books, school supplies and we cannot forget about the outrageous on-campus living expenses such as dorms and the meal plan. All of this adds up, but we only accept such overcharges because we know we will receive a wonderful … Continue reading Starving the Beast: A Must College See Movie
Legendary Dance Company to Perform at UNCG
Teresa Dale Staff Writer On Friday Feb 3, The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company will be performing at 8 p.m. in the UNCG Aycock Auditorium. The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company has performed worldwide in over 200 cities, in 40 different countries, and on every major continent. They are recognized as one of the most influential and groundbreaking forces in the dance … Continue reading Legendary Dance Company to Perform at UNCG
This Week in Art History
1/25 – 1961 Disney’s “101 Dalmations” released in US 1/26 – 1934 Apollo Theater reopens in Harlem 1/27 – 1984 Michael Jackson burned while filming a commercial for Pepsi 1/28 – 1912 Artist Jackson Pollock is born 1/29 – 1845 First publishing of Edgar Allen Poe’s “Raven” 1/30 – 1873 Jules Verne’s “Around the World in 80 Days” is published 1/31 – 1949 “These Are … Continue reading This Week in Art History
The Beginning of the Tennis Season
Ian Hammock Staff Writer The last week not only marked the beginning of the 2017 spring semester here at UNCG, but also it marked the beginning of the winter/spring tennis season. On the men’s side of the court, the team traveled last Monday to Chapel Hill to take on the Bisons of Bucknell and the No.9 ranked Tar Heels of Chapel Hill. Following … Continue reading The Beginning of the Tennis Season
Favorite Sports Television Program
Sports Staff Daniel: The Top 5 Reasons You Can’t Blame I remember in the early and mid 2000s, summers in my house in Connecticut were spent watching ESPN in the late afternoon, between playing front yard baseball or basketball and waiting for the Yankees or Mets game that night, watching ESPN original programs. No show better than “5 Reasons You Can’t Blame.” I … Continue reading Favorite Sports Television Program
NFL AWARDS 2016-17
Andrew James Staff Writer Another season of America’s most popular sport is coming to its frost-bitten postseason climax. All across the country, people are calling up their friends, heating up their chili pots, and finding new recipes for nacho dip in preparation for the big game. It will be a little bit of a wait before that sacred Sunday night actually comes, but we … Continue reading NFL AWARDS 2016-17
“New Year, New Membership, New Bod-” “Donuts!!”
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor If you’re like me, the Holiday season is both your favorite time of the year and the time that you always leave worse than beginning. And I’m not talking about the amount of money spent on gifts for family, (seeing that any present over fifteen dollars is automatic crossed off the list); but instead the amount of food consumed … Continue reading “New Year, New Membership, New Bod-” “Donuts!!”
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