Tag: emma gretter
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Twyla Tharp Teaches Salem How to Dance
The renowned dancer, choreographer, writer and director Twyla Tharp, honored Salem College with her presence this October. Tharp and accompanying dancers produced a multifaceted program in Salem College’s Hanes Auditorium. The performance included excerpts from two of Tharp’s original pieces as well as a Q and A with the artist, reception and book signing. June…
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Krankie’s, The Downtown Hotspot
Krankies Coffee is the ultimate neighborhood hangout. Stop in to fuel up on caffeine, grab a quick pastry, catch a show, or showcase your own talents at an open mic night. Outside on the porch or indoors on one of the comfy couches; there’s plenty of space for a relaxed lunch. Then come back after…
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Dia de Muertos in Winston-Salem
Candy, costumes, and scaring each other into cardiac arrest make October great, but there is also rich history to observe this month. A great place to get a taste of this history is the Wake Forest Museum of Anthropology. This month the featured exhibit is Life after Death: The Day of the Dead in Mexico.…
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Haunted Happenings
Of the many haunted attractions this Halloween, Woods of Terror and Hacker House are the best. At Woods of Terror, on Church Street in Greensboro, guests walk through an old junk yard that is home to restless and enraged spirits left behind after the great depression. “Always make sure you’re in the middle of your…
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Winston’s Best Unkempt Secret
From the outside, the Garage is rather forgettable looking. A block east of Trade Street, a squat gray building separates itself from the other bars in town. The only way in or out is through a single, small door that leads down a long hall. Then it suddenly opens up into a generous, deep rectangular…
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The Most Interesting Boring Story Ever Told
★★★★½ Boyhood is the unique and spellbinding telling of what is an altogether average story. In today’s cookie cutter Hollywood, Boyhood is the only movie that can boast true uniqueness. The movie written and directed by Richard Linklater, follows a middle class Texan family for over a decade. Linklater took twelve years to shoot the…
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Gallery Hop was Hopping This Month!
The first Friday of every month the downtown arts district hosts the First Friday Gallery Hop; where a variety of shops, galleries, studios, and restaurants extend their hours and open their doors to take part in a lively celebration of the arts. Each stop on the Hop boasts its own unique craft, ranging from photography,…
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