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Book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan, Music by Marc Shaiman, Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman. It's 1962 in Baltimore, and Tracy Turnblad, the lovable plus-size teen, has only one desire – to dance on the popular "Corny Collins Show." When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to sudden star. […]
Elliot Engel will speak on THE TORTURED GENIUS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE on Friday, March 2, 2017, at 7 pm at Raleigh Moravian Church, 1816 Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27607. General admission tickets will be $27.00 per person. Advanced purchase is strongly recommended. Dr. Elliot Engel will examine the bizarre and turbulent life of Poe […]
You Are Here features immersive art installations by 14 contemporary artists, including large-scale light works, sound installations, video works, mixed-media room-size environments, and site-specific projects.
The Joel Lane Museum House presents a lecture on “All in the Family: Diomed, Sir Archie, and Henry, from the 1780 Epsom Derby to the Great Match Race of 1823” by Jim Beckwith. In a remarkable forty years, from the close of the American Revolution to an omen of the Civil War, three generations of […]
(1989) Written and directed by Cameron Crowe. John Cusack, Ione Skye & John Mahoney. (100 min.) PG-13. Say Anything follows the relationship between Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack), a mediocre student, and Diane Court (Ione Skye), the valedictorian, during the summer after graduation. John Mahoney co-stars as Diane's overprotective father. Say Anything set the stage for […]
(2017) Directed by Patty Jenkins. Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright. (141 min.) PG-13. Diana, Amazon princess from the Isle of Themyscira, leaves her she-warrior paradise to help a downed WW I pilot fight, fulfilling her mission to quash Ares, the god of war.
Night University Place, 2016 (from the bi series). Image courtesy of the artist. The photographs of Tama Hochbaum will on display at the Contemporary Art Museum from June 29 through August 19, 2018. Ms. Hochbaum lives in Chapel Hill Tama Hochbaum website. Contemporary Art Museum Hours of Operation Thursday – Friday: 12:00 pm – 6:00 […]
The Ernie Barnes exhibit runs from Jun. 29, 201, through Mar. 3, 2019. This exhibition showcases many unpublished Ernie Barnes original paintings, as well as artifacts from his life. Barnes was born and raised in Durham, North Carolina. After five seasons as a professional football player, he retired at age 27 to pursue art. In […]
(2017) Directed by Steven Spielberg. Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson. (116 min.) PG-13. The revelation of a decades-long coverup about U.S. involvement in Vietnam jolts a dedicated editor and a patrician publisher to a rebellious act, publishing the evidence, now called The Pentagon Papers, in the Washington Post.
(2017) Written and directed by Rian Johnson. Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher. (152 min.) PG-13. The Star Wars universe embraces its origins, as Rey is mentored by a reluctant Luke Skywalker. The First Order presses its advantage against the Resistance, the Dark Side threatens Rey via slippery Kylo Ren, and we bid […]
A Thousand Words: Photographs by Vietnam Veterans Exhibits runs from July 27, 201, through Feb. 24, 2019. This collection of images, assembled by photographer Martin Tucker, was taken by North Carolina soldiers in Vietnam. According to Tucker, “The photographs paint as broad a picture as possible . . . of what 18- to 20-year-old young […]
Raleigh Supercon is July 27-29, 2018 at the Raleigh Convention Center Convention Event Hours / Exhibition Room Hours: Friday, 12:00PM – 1:00AM / 12:00PM – 8:00PM Saturday, 10:00AM – 2:00AM / 10:00AM – 8:00PM Sunday, 10:00AM – 8:00PM / 10:00AM – 6:30PM Guests: https://raleighsupercon.com/guests/ See all of the celebrities and creators on stage, watch artists in a sketch duel, […]
(1968) Written and directed by George Romero. Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea, Karl Hardman. (96 min.) NR. George Romero put flesh-eating zombies on the nightmare map with this black and white Pittsburgh-shot cheapie. Deeply unsettling, and pioneering in its monstrous imagery, Night also shattered barriers with its pioneering African American splatter film hero. From mentalfloss.com: 10 […]
(2017) Written and directed by Jordan Peele. Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener. (104 min.) R. Get Out re-imagines Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? as a horror film. Get Out won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor (Kaluuya).
The Scandinavian Christmas Fair in Raleigh, North Carolina is an authentic celebration of the traditions of the Scandinavian countries, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. This old-world celebration is certain to get you in the spirit of the season. This year marks the 21st anniversary of the Julmarknad (Christmas Fair in Swedish) and it attracts […]