“Rock Popera” Musician Mad Gallica Guides Audiences Through the Vortex
Two years after leaving the Swedish heavy metal band Ghost, the Wilmington musician is bringing her fever dream symphonies to the stage. She plays in Raleigh on June 19.
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INDY Selects: What to Do in the Triangle This Week
A fish-themed storytelling event, a queer book fair for adults, a history of the apocalypse (with metal music), and more events around the Triangle we recommend this week.
Drama. Jazz hands. A Ten-Minute Rendition of Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well.” Who Says Adults Can’t Have Fun?
For performing artists in the Triangle, the annual RECITAL variety show is a chance to take creative risks and fall back in love with the stage.
Incoming! Impossible Missions, Mumbai Adventures, and Wes Anderson
Tom Cruise in “Mission: Impossible,” acclaimed British indie “Sister Midnight,” and more films coming to the Triangle.
ART
Now Is the Time for “The Time Is Always Now”
NCMA’s visionary new exhibition explores the Black figure as seen by some of the most important Black artists of our age.
‘Art in the Natural Environment’: This Year’s Art In Bloom Celebrates the NC Museum of Art’s Museum Park
‘Art in the Park’ is the theme of this year’s annual floral festival, and six installations draw inspiration from the park’s large artworks. Take a walking tour of the park before you head into the West Building.
Where to Go See Art in the Triangle This Spring
“Consequential contemporary art” at NCMA, playful exhibits at The Gregg, noteworthy shows a day trip away, and many more must-see exhibitions around the Triangle.
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Georgann Eubanks Invites You to Look a Little Closer
In “The Fabulous Ordinary,” the Carrboro writer introduces readers to synchronous fireflies, glowing gnat larvae, and other dazzling phenomena from across the Southeast.
“Where Do We Draw the Line?”: NC Legislation Targets Public School Libraries
Two proposals making their way through North Carolina’s state legislature include harsh provisions about public school libraries and instructional content.
How Two Wake County Libraries Are Navigating the Homelessness Crisis
As homelessness rates spike, more people are seeking out libraries as safe shelters. At Richard B. Harrison and Oberlin Regional, the two biggest libraries in downtown Raleigh, this sometimes requires librarians to act as an “emergency room nurse.”
SCREEN
“Everything Matters”: Talking With Ken Burns
The documentary filmmaker stops by Raleigh while promoting his new series, “The American Revolution,” and chats PBS, Benedict Arnold, and what he’s learned from his daughters.
In Debut Film “Growing Pains,” a Triangle Writer Transmits a Bittersweet Coming-of-Age Story
Mariana Fabian, a co-writer and associate producer on the full-length, independent feature, drew on her own experience of growing up queer in a North Carolina Hispanic household.
Incoming! Doomed Bromances, French Mystery, and Māori Defiance
Historical drama “We Were Dangerous,” French arthouse import “When Fall Is Coming,” Portuguese concert film “Cornucopia,” and more films coming to Triangle theaters near you.