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Billy T. Jones, Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill, NC, Jan. 21, 2013.

Mr. Jones

I do know a little something about modern dance. Mostly due to the fact that the American Dance Festival, held annually in Durham, provides ample opportunity to engage with the artform. Of what I know, it’s clear that Mr.  Bill T. Jones has been and continues to be a powerful voice in [...]

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Out With A Splash

Niña, a seriously soaked Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

This July has been one hot and unrelentingly busy month. The assignments have been back to back and the yard has become a jungle, but the beer is also cold and there’s always a swimming hole around the [...]

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Ten Million Years and Eight Minutes

Caltrop: John Crouch, Sam Taylor, Murat Dirlik and Adam Nolton

Incredibly loud and incredibly intense blues-prog are two apt descriptors used  describe the music of Caltrop in this week’s Independent Weekly. It’s true that I pounded on the front door of their practice space for some time before [...]

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Legislative Advocacy for AARP Bulletin

Legislative Advocate Jeanne Van Divender / AARP Bulletin

The North Carolina Legislative Building is an odd duck architecturally. Instead of the traditional gilded dome on top, there are three pyramids with repeating geometric patterns that resemble the scales of a lizard. The floor plan is quite inventive, with four different interior court-yards surrounding [...]

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Tell Em Ziggy

Zbigniew “Ziggy” Gorzkowki knows what you need, a good kielbasa! Pick one up at Halgo European Deli & Groceries, the official encased meat sponsor of this blog. Do yourself a favor and get a few more feet for the whole family.

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Megafaun | Five Years On

Think of all a child learns between birth and the age of 5 — interpreting a new world, becoming aware of its body and its senses, crawling, walking, developing language to relate to others.  Now imagine that same small child with a pair of thick glasses, some wondrous guitar licks, a mammoth beard [...]

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