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Dubbed the Jon Stewart of the Arab world, cardiothoracic surgeon Bassem Youssef created the first political satire show in the Middle East, earning millions of viewers every week. Now residing in California, he shares his wry observations on his own story, the current state of American politics, and how propaganda lays the foundation for dictatorial... Read More →
Please join us on November 9th from 6-8pm for an artist talk presented by Nerys Levy and Michele Maynard the featured artists of the October and November exhibit at FRANK. Light appetizers and drinks will be provided.
North Carolina’s own Steep Canyon Rangers return with their straight-ahead bluegrass, which devotes its virtuosity to original songs and adds original twists to traditional music with unforgettable country-pop and singer-songwriter sensibilities.
Drummer and bandleader Ralph Peterson has been a force on the jazz scene since the 1980’s, when his work with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and the Blue Note Records Out Of The Blue project helped define the Young Lions sound of the era. His new jazz super group “Aggregate Prime” features an all-star lineup of... Read More →
Since the Civil Rights era, Peter Yarrow has committed his time and talent—both with renowned trio Peter, Paul & Mary and as a solo performer—to social justice causes that have utilized his skills as both a performer and an organizer. His gift for songwriting has produced some of the most moving songs Peter, Paul &... Read More →
Emma WIllmann is a nationally touring comedian who has twice appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. She can most recently be seen on the Netflix series "The Comedy Lineup" which features the best up-and-coming comedians in the country. Emma will be joined by local comedy favorite, Lauren Faber. Two Showtimes: Nov 11, 8:00... Read More →
Chapel Hill native and MacArthur “Genius Grant” fellow Michelle Dorrance is back. Her adventurous tap company bends all the rules and nearly warps time in this new work whose name is the very definition of speeding up impulses.
Free concert kicks off the Alternative Gift Market at United Church of Chapel Hill. Amici Brass Quintet, UCCH Youth and Chancel Choirs, Organist Bob Brewer and members of the UCCH Brass Ensemble combine to provide benefit concert for the Chapel-Hill Carrboro Peacemaking Scholarship.
Free concert kicks off the Alternative Gift Market at United Church of Chapel Hill. Amici Brass Quintet, UCCH Youth and Chancel Choirs, Organist Bob Brewer and members of the UCCH Brass Ensemble combine to provide benefit concert for the Chapel-Hill Carrboro Peacemaking Scholarship.
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and theater critic for The New Yorker Hilton Als comes to Carolina Performing Arts to stage the work-in-progress of his debut play, Lives of the Performers —a provocative work that explores race, the self (and those forces that threaten to destroy it), and sisterhood. Directed by Peter Born and starring Helga Davis... Read More →
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