piedmont laureate
The Triangle Bake-Off Begins!
Press Release from Tamara Kissane: In collaboration with Tamara Kissane, the 2020 Piedmont Laureate, and local theatre artist Hayden Tyler Moses, Women’s Theatre Festival (WTF) proudly announces the Triangle Bake-Off Competition. This spirited playwrighting competition is open to North Carolina residents of all ages and experience levels. The Bake-Off will begin at 7:00 am on Friday, April 3 when… Read More →
Tamara Kissane Is Your New Piedmont Laureate
TAMARA KISSANE SELECTED AS 2020 PIEDMONT LAUREATE
Tamara Kissane, a Durham-based dramatist and audio fiction writer, has been selected as the region’s 2020 Piedmont Laureate. During 2020, Kissane will appear at workshops, reading programs and speaking engagements throughout Wake, Durham and Orange counties. The Piedmont Laureate program is dedicated to building a literary bridge for residents to come together and celebrate the… Read More →
Down on Copperline: Libba Cotten/Cat’s Cradle
Featured photo by Daniel Coston By David Menconi It’s been well over a century since the late great Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten was born in what is now Carrboro, but you can still find traces of the Piedmont blues legend’s wonder years in her old hometown. A bike trail bears her name, and there’s a historical… Read More →