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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 …

Homecoming: It’s all about Aggie Pride

On a chilly morning, bands, dancers, and alumni of North Carolina A&T State University bundled up to participate in the annual Greatest Homecoming on Earth (GHOE) Homecoming Parade which traversed …

The university colors, blue and gold, are always in fashion on Homecoming weekend A&T’s homecoming is a beloved tradition and for many students and alumni choosing the right outfit is a crucial …

Movie Review: Killers of the Flower Moon

Robert DeNiro and Leonardo Dicaprio star in Killers of the Flower Moon. A movie about members of the Osage tribe being murdered in mysterious and sometimes brutal ways. Why in the 21st century is …

At the Movies: Sing Sing

Colman Domingo stars as “Divine G” Whitfield, a prisoner who makes theater a vehicle for survival and redemption.[/caption]It’s refreshing when a film poses answers to the most confounding …

2023 North Carolina Folk Festival

Greensboro’s international celebration — North Carolina Folk Festival — dominated three days downtown with scores of music, dance, song, food trucks galore, diverse artisans, all embracing a …

North Carolina Folk Festival

Phil Wiggins and Hubby Jenkins The North Carolina Folk Festival announced the performers who will appear on its stages in downtown Greensboro this weekend, September 8, 9, and 10. A large-scale, …

Last year’s grant winner Caitlyn Schrader.[/caption]Arts Council of Greater Greensboro Artist Support Grant applications opened August 21. Artist Support Grants intend to support a broad range of …

Movie Review: Talk to Me

Sophie Wilde stars as Mia in this horror film where the biggest star might be a dead hand. Photo Courtesy Causeway Films. Every time they hold the hand and say: “Talk to Me,” something wicked …

Lois Mailou Jones, 2017. Acrylic on canvas board, 12 x 9 in. Courtesy of the artist N. Frank Woods Jr. Throughout his distinguished career at UNCG, Dr. Frank Woods Jr. worked tirelessly to redeem the …

Movie Review: Oppenheimer

Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer. Photo Courtesy Universal Pictures “I feel like I have blood on my hands.” That admission is uttered by J. Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist who was the …

At The Weatherspoon: Making More Room!

One piece of art on display in the Making Room: Familiar Art, New Stories exhibit is by María Berrío, Aminata Linnaea, 2013. Mixed media on canvas, 80 x 96 in. Weatherspoon Art Museum. Purchased …

Logie Meachum Creative Greensboro will host “SOULiloquies: Stories of Underground Legends,” curated by local artist Terence Walker, as part of its Residency at the Hyers program. There will be …

Under the direction of Maestro Kiyoshi Carter, the Greensboro Concert Band delighted hundreds of music lovers at Music for a Sunday Evening in the Park (MUSEP) at LeBauer Park on June 25. The band …

Juneteenth 2023

Juneteenth celebrations of freedom blossomed throughout the Greater Greensboro area over a colorful three-day, high-energy weekend of prayers, music, food and fun. Three of the many citywide …

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