Owner Jess Moffitt says she wants Sol House Wines, which opened in November, to feel like “popping over to a friend’s house who knows a lot about wine.”
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INDY Selects: What to Do in the Triangle this Week
A holiday sketch show, a play about the Red Scare, a dance party goodbye to PS37, and more events we recommend across the Triangle this week.
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Lunch Money: Tuna Salad on a Hoagie at the Blue Ridge Deli & Cafe
A cheerful crowd and a lone paper snowflake at a low-key, longtime Durham deli.
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Incoming! Existential Comedy, Historical Drama, and Hitmen vs. Monsters
Chloé Zhao’s emotionally devastating “Hamnet,” Elizabeth Olsen in the family-friendly “Eternity,” and more movies coming to theaters near you.
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“A Singing Voice that Could Nail You to the Wall”: How Alice Gerrard and Hazel Dickens Became a Legendary Bluegrass Duo
Alice Gerrard and Hazel Dickens first bonded at Baltimore house parties in the early 1960s. The pair would go on to form a bluegrass collaboration that has influenced generations of musicians.
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“You’re the Boss, Applesauce”: Talking to Performance Artist Taylor Mac About Reclaiming the Holiday Season
Taylor Mac’s “Holiday Sauce” show has been an annual tradition since 2017 and will tour to Duke Arts Presents December 4-6.
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Katharine Whalen Flexes Verve and Versatility On Two New Records
Out this fall, a pair of brand-new records from Whalen’s Jazz Squad and Certain Seas showcase the ways that the Efland musician is stretching her stylistic wings.
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The Country Is Facing a Hunger Crisis. In Durham, As Need Grows, So Does Emanuel Food Pantry.
In five years, the initiative has grown from a handful of folks serving a weekly hot meal in the church basement, to this—Durham County’s largest emergency food assistance program, with more than 150 volunteers a week servin 860 families.
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100,000 Feet of Wiring, 20,000 Lights, and 14 Acres: Inside the North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
A decade into a tradition, Koka Booth’s annual Chinese Lantern Festival continues to up the ante and keep visitors in awe.
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INDY Selects: What to Do in the Triangle This Week
Three nights of “Next-Gen Hip Hop,” the 2025 Sundance Indigenous Shorts Tour, and more events around the Triangle we recommend this week.