—article by Brian Howe North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green has been the state’s leading international champion of literature’s ground-level power for decades. Her vital voice, last heard in all… Read More →
Monthly Features
Down on Copperline: Be Good to Yourself Album Crowdfunds for Musician Mental Health
—Article by David Menconi About two years ago, Ed Bumgardner found himself once again doing something he really hates: Attending a funeral for yet another musician friend of his who had… Read More →
More arts space coming soon to Eno Mill
On Tuesday, May 4, the Orange County Board of Commissioners approved the move of the arts commission office into a larger, front-facing, space at the Eno Mill in Hillsborough. Suite… Read More →
Down On Copperline: The Freight Train’s Pulling into Town Once More
—Article by David Menconi The Town of Carrboro’s annual Freight Train Blues Music Series honors the music, memory and legacy of legendary native daughter Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten, born there 128 years… Read More →
This Human Way: The Poetic Curator, Fred Joiner
—Article by Emilie Menzel Many of you are perhaps already familiar with Fred Joiner’s written forms of poetry. Since 2019, he’s served as Carrboro’s poet laureate, bringing poetry into the… Read More →
