—Article by Emilie Menzel Soteria Shepperson and Emily Baxter understand the transformative power of putting language and visibility into action. They’ve both spent their lives helping others speak up and be seen, showing up in particular for justice-impacted communities. Emily is a criminal defense lawyer turned public policy advocate turned activist photographer. She’s also the founder… Read More →
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August Featured Artist: Collage and Community Art with Meredith Haggerty
—Emilie Menzel When I call Chapel Hill artist Meredith Haggerty on the phone for her interview, she greets me like an old friend, her warmth and energy abundantly clear from the moment she answers the phone. It’s an interview to highlight her work and her accomplishments, but throughout she continually expresses curiosity and excitement about… Read More →
Down on Copperline: H.C. McEntire
—David Menconi Place has always loomed large in Americana singer/songwriter H.C. McEntire’s music, but never more so than on her second solo album Eno Axis (coming out this month on Merge Records). There’s that title, of course, establishing the name of the river alongside which McEntire lives in Orange County as the album’s through line…. Read More →
July Featured Artists: Arshia Simkin and Emily Cataneo’s Redbud Writing Project
By Emilie Menzel July. July! Surely it is still late March and spring only blooming. Surely it is already late next year. I am thinking this morning about the importance of feeling control over our narratives and our experiences of time, of how life during a pandemic and quarantine can feel bereft of both of… Read More →
Down on Copperline: Chapel Hill Library’s “Tracks”
By David Menconi Had everything gone according to plan, Chapel Hill Library’s new Tracks archive would have a slate of live events coming up – concerts and showcases displaying many of the area acts whose music has been curated onto the site. But this being 2020, the year of best-laid plans going awry, the COVID-19 shutdown… Read More →