Teresa Dale Staff Writer Over the winter break I had the opportunity to fly across the ocean to the land where they call pants “trousers”, underwear “pants” and sweaters “jumpers”. That’s right, I went to England. Though I did the typical touristy type things while I was there, I mostly stayed in the countryside with friends. Sitting in pubs with good company, having long … Continue reading Experiencing Art in England
Jared Lawrence Staff Writer The New York Polyphony acapella group gave a simply dazzling performance Friday night at First Presbyterian Church. To give some backstory, the group made up of countertenor Geoffrey Williams, tenor Steven Caldicott Wilson, baritone Christopher Dylan Herbert and bass Craig Phillips are a male classical vocal quartet based, of course, out of New York City. They usually perform music from … Continue reading A Literal Religious Experience
Greensboro Beard and Mustache Competition The Beards For Balls fundraiser for testicular cancer awareness will be held on November 19t from 3pm until 8pm at Gibbs Hundred Brewing Company. Registration is twenty-five dollars and prizes will be awarded for the best facial hair. Amahl and the Night Visitors The College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Opera Theatre department will present Amahl and the Night Visitors … Continue reading Upcoming in Greensboro
Annalee Glatus Staff Writer Last week The Crown at the Carolina Theatre hosted Texas native Joe Pug. Joe Pug is a singer-songwriter from Austin, Texas with a folk rock sound. The Crown is an intimate space above Carolina Theatre. This show was Pug’s first stop in a short south-eastern tour. Pug started his career by handing out CD’s at his work as a carpenter … Continue reading An Acoustic Evening With Joe Pug
Matthew Paterson Staff Writer One thing amazing things about art is the range of subjects it is able to address. The Greensboro Project Space has recently opened an exhibit exploring the metamorphosis of Asian females from the 50’s till today and mass incarceration throughout the United States. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Greensboro Project Space, acronym: GPS, it’s located on … Continue reading Find Your Way to the GPS
Jessica Clifford Staff Writer Ever wondered what music means to people from a culture other than your own? Well, ethnomusicologists do, and I recently had the great pleasure to sit down with Revell Carr, one of the ethnomusicology professors here at UNCG. Professor Carr unloaded his background, new project ideas and what he loves about music and his field of study. First off, ethnomusicology … Continue reading Artist’s Weekly: Revell Carr
James Ross Kiefer A&E Editor With a touch of intimacy and enough pondering melodies to impress a liberal arts student, Weyes Blood offers one of the most dynamic concert going experiences I’ve been privy to in a while. They recently played Kings in downtown Raleigh, with local indie outfit Truly and it proved to be quite the spectacle. The quartet Truly opened up the … Continue reading Weyes Blood in Concert
Teresa Dale Staff Writer When I hear a song that I like, I usually go and look up the artist. An artist’s music is what pulls people in, but their persona and aesthetic plays a huge role in fully submerging people into their art. There are many bands out there that make their visual aesthetic an integral part of who they are. Arguably a … Continue reading Going From Audio to Visual
Emily Cramton Staff Writer The Gatewood Gallery in the Gatewood studio arts building on campus opened an exhibit of pottery by Egyptian artist Ibrahim Said on November 3. The exhibit features several of his newest pieces, many of which include depiction animals. Similar in style but in different size and shape, these ceramic and stone pieces are extremely detailed but complement one another well, … Continue reading Gatewood Gallery Features Ibrahim Said Collection
11/16 – 1960 Clark Gable dies at age 59 11/17 – 1839 Premiere of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Oberte Conti Di” in Milan 11/18 – 1928 Walt Disney releases “Steamboat Willie”, first appearance of Mickey Mouse 11/19 – 2015 Seventeen masterpieces stolen from Castelvecchio Museum in Italy 11/20 – 1947 NBC’s “Meet the Press” debuts on television 11/21 – 1904 Coleman Hawkins, jazz saxophonist, birthday 11/22 … Continue reading This Week in Art History
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