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Vitamin O Artist of the Month: Norman Douglas

January 30, 2019 by Molly Weybright


By Alicia Stemper Fittingly, Norman Douglas arrived in Carrboro the day before its West End Poetry Festival. He offers poetry on a pay-what-you-will basis, often setting up outside the Farmers Market. He composes on a manual Smith-Corona typewriter while music streams from his laptop via a Bluetooth speaker. Douglas eschews the term “Pop-Up” Poetry. “That’s… Read More →

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As Our State’s New Poet Laureate, Jaki Shelton Green Amplifies Her Life’s Work of Literary Empowerment

December 13, 2018 by Molly Weybright


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Vitamin O Artist of the Month: Emilio Taiveaho

November 30, 2018 by Molly Weybright


By Alicia Stemper Poet Emilio Taiveaho is a first generation immigrant. Born in Quito to a Finnish father and an Ecuadorian mother, he also has three younger sisters living in Finland. They cannot speak to each other in words; body language is the only language they have in common. “My life is an interesting story… Read More →

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Vitamin O Artist of the Month: Leigh Stringfellow

October 31, 2018 by Molly Weybright


By Alicia Stemper/Vitamin O Although it is easy to immediately make beautiful music on the harp, mastering the instrument is difficult. Musician Leigh Stringfellow has loved the harp since she saw one at age four; she started playing at nine. The strings are the same as the white keys on a piano. Therefore, in addition… Read More →

Filed Under: Artist Profiles, News, Vitamin O Tagged With: carrboro, harp, leigh, leigh stringfellow, music, stringfellow, vitamin o

A look at Eris Swanstrom, a Raleigh-based artist at Festifall this year

October 8, 2018 by Molly Weybright


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Vitamin O Artists of the Month: North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble

October 3, 2018 by Molly Weybright


By Alicia Stemper Founded in 1982, North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble (NCYTE) is a repertoire company with roughly 40 dancers, all age 18 or younger. Surprisingly, founder and artistic director Gene Medler did not start dancing until age 28. He quipped, “I didn’t want to blossom too young.” Likewise, regarding NCYTE’s nationwide and international reputation,… Read More →

Filed Under: Artist Profiles, News, Vitamin O Tagged With: dance, ncyte, north carolina youth tap ensemble, tap, vitamin o

Meet the man behind the RedBall bouncing around Chapel Hill

September 23, 2018 by Molly Weybright


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Vitamin O Artist of the Month: Sol Ramirez & 123 Puppetry

August 30, 2018 by Molly Weybright


By Alicia Stemper/Vitamin O After becoming interested in puppetry at age three, Sol Ramirez founded 123 Puppetry while still in elementary school. Puppetry includes a much greater variety of form than the classic sock puppet. Explains Sol, “Anything with movement can be considered a puppet.” Sol has also been a “full-on member” of the well-known… Read More →

Filed Under: Artist Profiles, Grants, News, Vitamin O Tagged With: 123 puppetry, artist grants, puppet, Sol Ramirez, vitamin o

Vitamin O ArtSpace of the Month: Will Ford’s CLOUDSPILL

August 1, 2018 by Molly Weybright


By Alicia Stemper/Vitamin O “This is just a structure to house art. It also just so happens to be an artistic structure.” Will Ford spent nine months designing a barn that will function as “one giant creative space.” He named it CLOUDSPILL; the barn sits in a natural bowl “where the clouds spill into the… Read More →

Filed Under: Artist Profiles, Vitamin O Tagged With: CLOUDSPILL, Will Ford

It’s “The Ruling Grade,” Charlie Brown

August 1, 2018 by Katie Murray


By Molly Weybright When Charlie Brown set out to record an album in his senior year at UNC, he was doing it to fulfill a dream, and hopefully have some fun along the way. “It was really special to finish the project and to feel like it was authentic and it was true to how… Read More →

Filed Under: Artist Profiles Tagged With: Cat's Cradle, chapel hill, Charlie Brown, Musician, Rubber Room, UNC

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