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Celebrating Juneteenth 2024

Greensboro residents were out in full swing last weekend as they attended multiple celebrations across the city commemorating Juneteenth. On June 19, 1865, some 2,000 Union troops led by General …

One step forward, two steps back. That’s how it goes: every time you think you’re getting a little ahead, something – or someone – yanks you back. You see a little light …

Hausson Byrd, a Greensboro-based poet who has performed in local, statewide and national venues, invites community members to learn and practice the art of poetry and spoken word during a five-week …

Creative Greensboro presents Meredith Willson’s Tony award-winning musical “The Music Man,” at 7:30 p.m., June 27 through 29, and at 2 p.m., June 30, at the Virginia Somerville …

    The Greensboro History Museum will celebrate Juneteenth and Civic Season beginning with a Green Book Bike Tour at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 22, at the Greensboro History …

Revolution Mill announced the Summer Tide at the Stacks event, scheduled for Thursday, June 20 from 5 p.m.   to 8 p.m. This community celebration promises an evening of live music, local artisan …

    Registration 6:10 p.m. to 6:25 p.m., races start at 6:30 p.m.   on Wednesdays, June 26,   July 10 and July 17.   Only eight-years -old and under to …

Energy at  the Park begins

The Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department’s free summer playground program, ENERGY at the Park, will visit four neighborhoods from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, beginning …

    The High Point Museum celebrates the Juneteenth holiday with a new outdoor exhibition this weekend titled “Juneteenth: Freedom Day.” The exhibition will be in the …

Greensboro History Museum will host UNC professor and Director of the Asian American Center, Dr. Heidi Kim, in an online History Lunch Break at 12 p.m., Friday, June 21. Learn about …

Movie review: The Long Game

Jay Hernandez stars as WWII marine veteran JB Peña in The Long Game. Watching people beg and fight for equal access and dignity is sobering. But that’s what happened in the ‘50s before the anger …

The cast of the North American Tour of Moulin Rouge. Nick Rashad Burroughs is spreading truth, beauty, freedom, and love around the country as Toulouse-Lautrec on the National Tour of Moulin Rouge! …

The Theatre Arts Program at North Carolina A&T State University closes its season with a comedy that was first banned in Paris in 1667 because of its cutting political and religious satire. Often …

GSO music director, Rei Hotoda The Greensboro Symphony Orchestra (GSO) presents the sixth installment of its Season of the Seven Masterworks Concert Series on April 6 at 8 p.m. Hosted at the Steven …

Movie review: Shirley

Regina King stars as Shirley Chisholm. She was a pioneer. A political warrior. A woman who’s earned an esteemed place in herstory. After Frederick Douglass (1848), Edwin Taylor (1904) and Channing …

The power of the spoken word

Clement, known for his innovative literacy project Kids Poetry Basketball, recited lines from Langston Hughes’ poem, “Let America Be America Again.” Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina …

Movie Review: I.S.S.

Ariana DeBose stars as astronaut Dr. Kira Foster in the sci-fi thriller “Blast off!”. Photo courtesy of Netflix.[/caption] Blast off! This gripping sci-fi/dra/thr holds attention from the moment …

Killer Mike, Beat Rap Album winner This year’s Grammy Awards included powerful performances from the likes of Stevie Wonder, Fantasia, Joni Mitchell and more, and Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter was …

10 Best Films of 2023

As 2023 ends, this year’s best films are vying for awards that will crescendo with the Oscar race. Film fans don’t have to watch from the sidelines. They can join the fun and view them all in …

Remembering the Icons We Lost in 2023

In a year of achievements and setbacks, 2023 said goodbye to several significant personalities who left a lasting impression on the entertainment, sports, civil rights and art industries. Their …

Accolades to co-directors Jesse Short Bull and Laura Tomaselli for sending a clear message that America’s first inhabitants deserve respect and their territories too. [/caption] “Land back!” …

Image provided by the University of North Carolina School of the Arts Nutcracker performances are Thursday-Friday, Dec. 7-8, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 9, at noon and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. …

Greensboro Holiday Parade 2023

The festive Holiday Season began in Greensboro with a colorful parade of dancers, prancers, and a gaggle of entertaining enhancers of all kinds. The drizzle failed to put a damper on the day’s best …

Movie review: Rustin

The cast of Rustin recreating the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. He was one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s chief lieutenants. Why is he only getting attention now? Bayard Rustin …

9th Annual Veterans Parade

The 9th Annual Greensboro Veterans Day Parade was held on Saturday, November 14. It began at noon at the corner Lindsay Street and Elm Street. The line- up included veterans, color guards, marching …

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