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A Review on Preston Lane’s “Actions and Objectives”

  Jessica Clifford    Staff Writer The world premiere of Preston Lane’s “Actions and Objectives” took place at the Triad Stage this past weekend. On Friday, April 7, a cast of fifteen local actors and seven creative team staff members came together to help perform an unrestrained political play within a play about the contemporary South. “Actions and Objectives” takes the setting of the fictionalized … Continue reading A Review on Preston Lane’s “Actions and Objectives”

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Fossiling the Tideline / Sewing in the Shadows: Disposable Garments, Disposable People?

Jared Lawrence    Staff Writer Two stirring MFA thesis projects just went up in the Greensboro Project Space on West Lewis Street. The pieces by Caroline Bugby and Joyce Watkins King each focused in their own way on how much material we waste and where that waste goes. The artists’ pieces focused on the waste of industrial material and clothing respectively. The space provided by … Continue reading Fossiling the Tideline / Sewing in the Shadows: Disposable Garments, Disposable People?

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Winston-Salem based comic book store opens second location in Greensboro

Ross Kiefer    A&E Editor April 12 marks the opening of a new comic book store in Greensboro. Ssalefish Comics has been providing Winston Salem’s comic book fans, readers and collectors with outstanding service for sometime now, and have decided to open a branch here in the Gate City. This new store marks a partnership between Ssalefish and Greensboro’s own comic book giant, ACME Comics. … Continue reading Winston-Salem based comic book store opens second location in Greensboro

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Artist Weekly- Charles Williams

Teresa Dale    Staff Writer Using oil on canvas to grapple with difficult subject matter such as traumatic childhood experiences and police brutality, UNCG grad student, Charles Williams, calls painting his ministry. Focusing on social issues from both a historical perspective, and from a personal one, Williams uses his paintings to engage with his audience on an emotional level. While studying here at UNCG, Williams … Continue reading Artist Weekly- Charles Williams

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Embrace The Vinyl Frontier

Sam Haw    Staff Writer   As if 2017 wasn’t strange enough, Financial Times has estimated vinyl to become a billion dollar industry for the first time since the 1980s. The sound storage medium has seen a mass increase in sales in the 2010s, with the aid of Record Store Day, vinyl subscription services like Vinyl Me, Please and that ridiculously overpriced record section at … Continue reading Embrace The Vinyl Frontier

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Benefactors Choice

Matthew Paterson    Staff Writer Imagine being able to release your inner curator and have a say in what pieces of art are included in the Weatherspoon’s distinguished collection. If the sound of that strikes your fancy, you may want to look into taking part in next year’s annual benefactor’s choice. Each year for the past 16 years the Weatherspoon holds an event for the … Continue reading Benefactors Choice

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Collage Chamber Series Presents their Spring Recital

Emily Cramton    Staff Writer The Collage Chamber Series at UNCG presented their fourth and final concert of the year this past Friday. Modeled after the large-scale Collage concert that the School of Music presents every September, these relatively short, light concerts feature members of the music faculty. The atmosphere was more casual than the typical night in the Recital Hall, and the audience was … Continue reading Collage Chamber Series Presents their Spring Recital

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Upcoming Albums for April 2017

  Sam Haw     Staff Writer   Spring is here at last! The semester is wrapping up, the weather is perfect, and bands are all dropping their projects before they begin their grind on the summer festival circuit. There are dozens of records coming out this month alone, but to make things easier, I’ve compiled a list of the most anticipated records coming out … Continue reading Upcoming Albums for April 2017

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Netflix Reviews – Documentaries

Teresa Dale    Staff Writer When I think about documentaries, I often recall that one three-and-a-half-hour long documentary about the history of pizza that I watched in my parent’s bedroom back in 2007. That must have been the first documentary that I watched purely for entertainment purposes. That fond memory of mine was the beginning of my interest in documentaries, a genre of entertainment that … Continue reading Netflix Reviews – Documentaries

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Two Shows to Add to Your 4/20

Jess Clifford    Staff Writer That one day of the year, that is not a holiday, but surely holds ritualistic and sentimental value is approaching us once again, and we all know it as 4/20. Some will most likely have their plans set, but for those of you that do not, there are two shows that will definitely make you excited about this upcoming day. … Continue reading Two Shows to Add to Your 4/20

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