Mary Windsor Staff Writer Casa Azul, located in downtown Greensboro, will be holding their fifth annual Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) exhibit and reception on Nov. 1 and 2 at the Greensboro Children’s Museum. Since it was founded in 2011, Casa Azul has been a prominent Hispanic cultural outreach for many artists in Greensboro and surrounding areas. A Latino arts organization, … Continue reading Day of the Dead exhibit
Shannon Neu A&E Editor The popular video blogging performance collective Everything is Terrible! will grace audiences on Nov. 4 at Geeksboro Coffeehouse and Cinema with their distinctive comedy and bizarre videos during their live show, “Everything is Terrible! The Legends.” Since the introduction of the DVD, VHS tapes have been thrown to the side and forgotten about. As they gathered dust in dark corners … Continue reading Everything is Terrible! to Perform at Geeksboro
Thomas Breeden Staff Writer Last Saturday, Oct. 17, the Paul Taylor Dance Company kicked off the UNC-Greensboro School of Music, Theatre and Dance’s University Performing Arts Series (UPAS). Paul Taylor, a notable choreographer of the 20th century, is one of the four performing artists that the SMTD will bring to Greensboro this year. Taylor began his career as a choreographer in 1954 and … Continue reading University Performing Arts Series
Sophia Lucente Staff Writer On Saturday Oct. 24, the pivotal documentary entitled “This is My Home Now” will be presented at the Joseph M. Bryan, Jr. Auditorium on the campus of Guilford College. The film tells the story of one Vietnamese population’s immersion and continuing life within the Greensboro community. Conceived and directed by UNC-Greensboro alumna and former media studies professor Mariah Dunn … Continue reading “This is my home now” preview
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
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
Sophia Lucente Staff Writer This Friday Oct. 2, UNCG’s WUAG 103.1 FM will be joining broadcasting forces across the nation in celebrating the 5th annual College Radio Day. The idea was born out of a desire to commemorate college and high school radio stations’ artistic and civic impacts on their respective campuses, and to provide a sense of comradery between DJ’s. It was … Continue reading Pump up the volume: College Radio Day
Vincent Johnson Staff Writer When artist Scott Fray paints his masterful works of art, he does so on canvases that can breathe, smile and speak. Scott Fray and his wife, Madelyn Greco, make up the professional body painting company, LivingBrush Bodypainting. They are five-time body painting world champions. Fray and Greco are the only professional body painting artists that have won all five … Continue reading When paint comes alive
Kashif Stone Freelance Writer What started as a hobby has become the life work of Laura Poss, a Greensboro native who is excited to announce her admission into the Watercolor Society of North Carolina’s 70th Annual Exhibition. This prestigious event recognizes and awards some of the best watercolorists in the state. Poss enjoys all types of arts and crafts and believes her creativity derives from … Continue reading Greensboro Artist Accepted into Prestigious
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