“Opened Eyes in a Dim Light” Matthew Johnson Sports Editor Swayed in bell rings, wondered in an all-consuming fascination, Mine eyes have seen, in this lowly human hollow, A sliver of divine imagination. For this attached memory savors sips of reverence To keep a near empty soul who seeks a liberated penance, Replenishment to last in 24-hour increments. In this world of worried … Continue reading Verses from Matthew’s Red Journal
Thomas Breeden Staff Writer Missouri-born singer-songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff and his band, the Night Sweats, have launched onto the national scene with their eponymous album. Stax Records released the 11-song offering on Aug. 21. The Night Sweats, composed of Rateliff, Joseph Pope III, Patrick Meese, Mark Shusterman, Luke Mossman, Andy Wild and Wesley Watkins, brought their Denver-brewed folk rock flavor to the Tonight Show … Continue reading Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
Vincent Johnson Staff Writer As we grow and move throughout this world, there are times when we forget about the important roles that songs, words and art play in our lives. We get so caught up into the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we fail to appreciate what makes this world beautiful and worth living in. With their recent collaborative effort, “Rock-A-Bye … Continue reading “Rock-A-Bye Baby: A New Lullaby” Book Release
Jackson Cooper Staff Writer What’s the new chic for twentysomethings? Is it still ‘90s grunge? At one time, 1950s teenager was in, minus pantsuits and—you know, the whole conservative abstinence until marriage mindset. Women dominate over men when new trends become ‘chic,’ they lead the pack like a lipstick-hungry group of wolves. How could they not? They have better taste in clothing than … Continue reading DVD Review: “The Last Days of Disco”
Sophia Lucente Staff Writer Anne Rowland Kidd is riding a swelling wave forward in the name of art and industry. A senior, she is majoring in New Media and Design, a division of the art department which, according to its page on UNCG’s website, “balances the progressive building of conceptual and technical skills with creative problem solving and prepares students for advanced courses … Continue reading Artist Weekly: Anne Rowland Kidd
Thomas Breeden Staff Writer In the late 1970s, Sylvia Gray had amassed a huge collection of items in her 606 South Elm Street warehouse in Greensboro. The former Carolina Sales Company building she owned with her late husband Joe became her treasure chest for thrift store finds. Fast forward to 2003, when Elsewhere founders George Sheer (Gray’s grandson), Stephanie Sherman and Josh … Continue reading George Jenne Goes Elsewhere
Mary Windsor Staff Writer Aries March 21 – April 19 You’ve become dependent on things that don’t matter anymore. Arbitrary ideas and trivial events that hold no weight. Let them go. Start anew. Find significance around you. Taurus April 20 – May 20 If you’re feeling pressure to know about a certain subject or activity because of others, don’t freak out. I know it’s hard to … Continue reading Horoscopes
Featured poems from our sports editor Matthew Johnson Sports Editor June, hanging heavy with odors red Dawns on this conscientious life, A far-off player, an unwelcomed silhouette. Those pillars of all those talked about souls Makes me death, awwnd stiffly cold. Take me away from these hard and sanctifying stones And let me sink deep, away from that unmoved nature. You see me haunted … Continue reading Verses from Matthew’s Red Journal
Kashif Stone Freelance Writer Multiple local organizations are partnering up to create a project that will change the way racial tensions are addressed in America. The project, entitled “Art & Dialogue: Addressing Racial Tension in America,” intends to bring the community together through the use of art as a catalyst for dialogue sessions. Greenhill, the Center for Visual Arts, the African American Atelier, Guilford Native … Continue reading Art & Dialogue: Addressing Racial Tension in America
Mary Windsor Staff Writer Students in UNC-Greenboro’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance will perform the colorful hit Broadway show and Tony Award winning musical “Hairspray” during the month of October at the Taylor Theatre. On Oct. 1, the cast and crew will perform a “Pay What You Can Preview” show. “Hairspray” will officially run from Oct. 2 through Oct. 8. For this production, … Continue reading HAIR SPRAY
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