By Kyle Marie McMahon | For many families, Thanksgiving through New Year’s is a nutritional minefield, often feeling like a battle between joyful celebration and sensible eating.
By Kyle Marie McMahon | The South Indian Fine Arts Academy is named a recipient of the South Arts Cultural Sustainability program, a grant initiative that awarded more…
| By Katie Eaker | Photos courtesy of the Cary Players | In the evenings of late August, a creative buzz can be felt radiating from the Cary Arts Center.…
Carolina Ballet and the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts are teaming up to offer five FREE “Ballet 4 All” classes for kids ages 6–18. These one-hour classes…
By Dathan Kazsuk | | Durham might not have the Alps, but this October the hills—well, stages—will definitely be alive with music. From October 7–12, The Sound of Music…
By KYLE MARIE McMAHON
Every summer, the Fine Arts League of Cary's Annual Juried Exhibition offers a glimpse into the vibrant creative energy flowing through the Triangle’s studios, living rooms, and…
Artist at Work
BY DOLLY R. SICKLES | PHOTOS BY JESSICA BRATTON
A registered nurse by training, Shalimar Waffa was on track to become a nurse anesthetist when she became pregnant with…
By Judith Cookis Rubens Mills Park Middle School vocalist Krishika Tirupathi will take the stage at New York City’s famed Carnegie Hall June 27, 2025, joining some of the world’s…
Burning Coal Theatre's KidsWrite program brings young people's work to the stage
By Elizabeth Brignac
Playwrights may persevere for years before they have the chance to see a theater company perform their…
All photos courtesy of Hum Sub. Hum Sub opened a series of quarter-century celebrations with a rich Kathak dance performance. By Elizabeth Brignac Hum Sub, a Triangle organization dedicated to…
PAINTING THE TOWN: APEX
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY DOLLY R. SICKLES
For the last 10 years, the Town of Apex has focused on developing its Public Art Master Plan. The Apex Public…
Creativity in Community
BY KYLE MARIE McMAHON
Before the old Cary High School building was renovated to become the Cary Arts Center in 2011—before most of the public art…
BY KYLE MARIE McMAHON
The pandemic brought about a resurgence of the traditional hobbies of crochet and knitting. Once considered old-fashioned, the repetitive nature of these crafts provided calm and…
Above photo features the Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival crowd through Debi Dwyer Designs stained glass. All photos courtesy of Elizabeth Brignac. Meet the Seven Artists Who Won Jerry…
BY ELIZABETH BRIGNAC Each month we put out a listing of onstage opportunities and theater-related events for the upcoming month. Here are some onstage offerings in Raleigh, Wake Forest and…
BY KYLE MARIE McMAHON | PHOTOS COURTESY OF KYLE MARIE McMAHON
No matter where their art journey takes them, young artists deserve to be uplifted and supported. And The Fine…
BY ELIZABETH BRIGNAC
I interviewed Matara Hitchcock, Justice Theater Project’s executive producer, about their current production, Blank, on Monday, May 13. The show had been described as “a script riddled with blanks…
Artistic Technique in “Sails”
BY CHARLOTTE RUSSELL
For Chapel Hill–based painter Paul Hrusovsky, each new work poses a fresh challenge. Laying out the composition in his mind, he intuitively applies…
North Carolina plays a leading role in film and television content production. BY MARIO BOUCHER North Carolina may not be Hollywood East, but film and television production here contributes significantly…
Triangle Family's
Student Art Showcase
A picture is worth a thousand words, especially when it’s created by a young person. Art plays an important role in a child’s education by nurturing…