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Arts & Life
4:28 pm
Mon April 29, 2013

When A Poet Throws Rhymes, And A Right Hook

Boxing requires physical strength to be sure, but a boxer’s words can also pack a punch.Perhaps the best known wordsmith is Muhammad Ali, who is known for his clever rhymes, like in 1974 when he said “I have wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale, I done handcuffed lighting, thrown thunder in jail,". One local boxer also embraces poetry,  Spidey “The Boxing Poet” Williams. 


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Arts & Life
11:47 am
Fri April 19, 2013

Breaking Into The Fashion Industry From The Kitchen Table

Passport for Fashion is Charlotte’s largest spring fashion show and is estimated to attract around 3,000 people to the NC Music Factory. Around 200 models will wear designs from fashion industry professionals, as well as work from local aspiring designers. WFAE's Briana Duggan spoke with one of them.


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CAJA
12:39 pm
Thu April 18, 2013

By The Light Of Paris, A New Ballet For Charlotte

Credit Otto Bubenicek
Czech dancer and choreographer Jiri Bubenicek in rehearsal with NC Dance Theatre.

 

Leave it to the French to have a name for that specific moment in the atmosphere of Paris when night is nearly finished but day hasn’t quite arrived – not dawn or twilight (they have other words for those), but l’heure bleue, the blue hour.

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Arts & Life
9:26 am
Tue April 9, 2013

Folk Society Blends Bluegrass With Some Latin Romance

Credit Briana Duggan
Fiddler Glen Alexander, and bolero musicians, Jesus and Alberto Morales will perform at Bluegrass Meets Bolero, the latest monthly concert put on by the Charlotte Folk Society.

For over 30 years, the Charlotte Folk Society has given free monthly concerts to share the region’s traditional music. At this Friday's concert, North Carolina’s bluegrass meets a Latin import, bolero. And this music – was made for romance.


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CAJA
9:39 am
Fri April 5, 2013

A Blumey-ing Theater Program in Belmont

Just about every high school has its cliques, groups like the jocks, and the theater crowd. South Point High School in Belmont is no different. 

The school gets a lot of recognition for its football team, which has won a long list of conference and state titles over the last forty three years. But last year, the drama crowd gained some ground with its own title.


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