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Gimme Five! Beloved Binge

If “indie pop half greek harmony” doesn’t mean anything to you, then you’re missing out on the wild sounds of Beloved Binge aka Rob Beloved and Eleni Binge. These two tackle drums and guitar with energetic arrangements and a delightful sense of play. This month, they release Pockets, a brand new record to treat your ears.

So sure, these two have their acts together, but can they handle our five questions? See for yourself after the jump!

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SPOTLIGHT: Radio Golf

Mike Wiley and Warren Keyes in Radio Golf . Photo by Jonathan Young

A politically and culturally charged comedic drama kicks off Deep Dish Theater’s 12th season. Radio Golf tells the story of Harmond Wilks, a smart and successful man who wants to become the first black mayor of Pittsburgh. The tale takes place in 20th-century America, and many of the drama’s moments speak to the society we currently live in.

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SPOTLIGHT: Full Steam Ahead

Mary Johnson Rockers. Photo by DL Anderson

Full Steam Ahead: A Benefit Concert for North Carolina Rail-Trails will be held at The ArtsCenter on Saturday, Sept. 8.

This two-part benefit features singing, dancing and must-see local performances along with a silent auction that will make for quite an entertaining evening.

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ART NOTES: In the Galleries

Distend, by Leigh Suggs, is on display at LIGHT this month.

LIGHT Art+Design will host an opening reception for the work of Leigh Suggs on Sept. 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. Suggs’ art, made with paper, thread, fabric, inks, paints and plaster, stems from her childhood captivation with closing her eyes to see the circles and dots that would undulate and pulse in the darkness. The exhibit runs through Oct. 25.

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Gimme Five! The Flute Flies

“We hate cancer. We love music,” or so goes the bio for The Flute Flies, a super group of local musicians Ivan Howard, Zeno Gill and Reid Johnson. The band formed with the sole purpose of writing and releasing music to raise cancer research funds in memory of their dear friend Cy Rawls, a much missed local music fan who lost a battle with brain cancer. The fight and music live on with the band and at Cytunes.org a place to download songs and learn more about the research the proceeds support.

With a brand new debut full length, Yes Means Maybe, just released, The Flute Flies have already proven themselves exemplary members of the local music community. See how they fare with our five questions after the jump.

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Featured

MOO


CowParade North Carolina’s three-month exhibition kicked off Aug. 18 with a roundup in Durham in which more than 80 life-sized fiberglass cows hand-painted by local artists came together.

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FAUNA: Wile E.


by Mary Parker Sonis
In 2007, a young male coyote named Adrian entered a Quiznos in Chicago’s Loop district and settled down for a rest by the beverage containers.

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CAUGHT ON FILM


Local filmmakers Revisiting Amendment One
by Margot C. Lester
For Moncure-based filmmaker Jordan Mendys, the fight against Amendment One didn’t stop on May 8.

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Talk About Time

by Vicky Dickson

I’ve never liked clothes shopping, mostly because too many of the clothes I pick out don’t look good on me.

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Featured Food

HOP LINE: A Day in the Yadkin Valley


By Jason Cole
Newsflash! North Carolina makes great wine.

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Featured Food The Eater

Adventures in Lunch

by Kirk Ross

There is something special about strolling through campus and along the historic 100-block to some of the traditional Franklin Street lunch spots.