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The State of Things
9:35 am
Tue February 5, 2013

Artist Takes Public’s Words To The President

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"I Wish to Say" at the San Diego Museum of Art: Van Tran dictates a postcard.

  • Artist Sheryl Oring talks with Frank Stasio

Sheryl Oring used to be a reporter, and though she still uses one of the instruments of old-school journalism, she considers herself an artist. She takes a manual typewriter, dresses up in 1960s garb and asks people to dictate to her messages for the president.

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The State of Things
9:29 am
Tue February 5, 2013

The Carolina Chocolate Drops

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  • Rhiannon Giddens of the Carolina Chocolate Drops performs live from the Triad Stage in Greensboro, Feb 2013

The Carolina Chocolate Drops have come a long way from their days of busking on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. They’ve already won one Grammy, and now they’re up for another.

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Arts & Culture
4:58 pm
Fri February 1, 2013

Task Force Says Greensboro Needs Downtown Arts Center, Public-Private Partnership Is Necessary

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  • A task force charged with looking at the viability of a downtown performing arts center in Greensboro says the city wants needs, and should help fund such a facility.

The task force charged with studying the feasibility of a performing arts center in Greensboro says the city needs, wants and can support one.

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Arts & Culture
2:33 pm
Fri February 1, 2013

Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation Coming To Raleigh

From May 15 through June 16, the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation will be on display in the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh. The historical seven-page document is on loan from the National Archives in Washington, D.C..

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