Interview with Guitar Legend Al Di Meola

James Ross Kiefer   A&E Editor The electric guitar has been a source of musical ingenuity and wonder since its creation. Players like Eric Clapton, Tosin Abasi and Carlos Santana have become synonymous with the instrument, known for their impressive skills. When Al Di Meola picks up the guitar, with his brilliant musical insight and virtuosic prowess, he transforms what we think the instrument is … Continue reading Interview with Guitar Legend Al Di Meola

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

Viewing dance as instinct with Professor Janet Lilly

Ross Keifer   A&E Editor Movement has always been one of the core aspects of human functionality. We have been able to erect monuments, write documents outlining human rights and create culture. Within the arts specifically we see movement as a refined process. A cellist’s placement of a bow to articulate sound, or how lightly an artist’s adds shading to create depth on a portrait. … Continue reading Viewing dance as instinct with Professor Janet Lilly

“Sailing a Sinking Sea” illuminates Moken culture

Teresa Dale   Staff Writer As summer comes to an end and people are returning to their busy schedules, there are a lot of daydreamers fantasizing about forgetting their daily routines. They’re dreaming of the beach and possibly jumping on a boat to live off the sea for the rest of their lives. Just off the coast of Thailand and Burma there is an interesting … Continue reading “Sailing a Sinking Sea” illuminates Moken culture

Giving women more animated roles in the comic industry

Jessica Clifford   Staff Writer Women; we are a lot of things from a lot of different perspectives. We are mothers, daughters, and nieces. We are the worker, the housewife, and the nanny. We are the nurses, the lovers, and the wives. We fit into various boxes. However, from outsiders looking in, primarily men, do not see the difference between an experience that includes or … Continue reading Giving women more animated roles in the comic industry