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Queen of Soul also leaves a powerful civil rights legacy

August 17, 2018

Aretha Franklin, who was born and rose to fame during the segregation era and went on to sing at the inauguration of the first black president, often used her talent, fortune and platform to inspire millions of black Americans and support the fight for racial equality.

“She not only provided…

Every­one gets to see ‘Smart Funny and Black’ Seales

August 10, 2018

WASHINGTON — What happens to a moment deferred?

Does it slip through the cracks of YouTube, never to be replayed? Retire to the island of old tweets to shrivel in the sun? 

Or does it quietly gather a viral army of followers too big to ignore?

The secret may lie with Amanda Seales, a…

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Greenville to host second annual Comic Con weekend

July 30, 2018

Get ready to release your inner nerd.

Comic and pop-culture lovers are expected to dress up and come out for the second annual Greenville North Carolina Comic Con on Aug. 4.

The event will run from from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.at the Greenville Convention Center, and will feature comics, artists, cosplay,…

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Haitian choir to perform at local church

July 27, 2018

The Hope Haitian Choir will return next week to Rocky Mount for a performance at Arlington Baptist Church.

“Amazing,” “so inspiring” and “what beautiful voices” are some of the comments heard after most concerts by the Hope Haitian Choir. This non-traditional…

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August 17, 2018

Cultural, artistic and entertainment events in the Twin Counties

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'Skyscraper' a burning high-rise, but no surprise

July 13, 2018

There are few surprises delivered in "Skyscraper," an entertaining if middlebrow thriller whose very name — blandly descriptive, generic — seems to advertise its fungibility.

Take two cups of "The Towering Inferno," half a pound of "Die Hard" (not necessarily a bad thing, mind you) and…

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Musical to be staged at Imperial Centre

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July 20, 2018

Get ready for a bright, uplifting play with the city's Summer Youth Production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.”

The popular musical, featuring more than 40 local youth ranging in age from 9 to 18, takes place Friday through Sunday at the Theatre in the Imperial Centre…


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Annual contest draws entries from 100 aspiring playwrights

July 13, 2018

GREENVILLE — Ten actors, 6 plays, 10 minutes each.

That’s what you’ll expect if you head over to Magnolia Arts Center tonight for the 13th annual production of the 10-Minute Play Festival, a reader’s theater style competition that features six selected submissions from…

Long­time Elvis Pres­ley drum­mer D.J. Fontana dies at 87

June 15, 2018

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — D.J. Fontana, a rock ‘n’ roll pioneer who rose from strip joints in his native Shreveport, La. to the heights of musical history as Elvis Presley’s first and longtime drummer, has died at 87, his wife said on Thursday.

Karen Fontana said her husband died in…

Arts Center set to open ‘sweet’ new summer exhibits

June 08, 2018

The Maria V. Howard Arts Center has a sweet summer planned with ice cream sundaes, cupcakes and more.

A sweet treat theme will include photo-realism paintings of desserts of all kinds and delicious looking metal sculptures of cupcakes and ice cream cones. The exhibits, both opening today are…

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