Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn
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Ayana Ross
Atlanta-based artist Ayana Ross uses her art to tell stories of everyday people doing everyday things, while exploring racial, social and historical issues. A figurative painter, Ross, has won national awards including the Bennett Prize and the Eben Demarest Award. Her exhibition, “When Two or More Are Gathered," can be seen at UNC Charlotte Center City’s Projective Eye Gallery. She tells WFAE’s Gwendolyn Glenn that American painter Norman Rockwell, also known for portrayals of everyday moments in American life — is a major influence on her work.
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InstagramIn a social media post, Lebowski’s Neighborhood Grille said it makes the announcement with "a heavy heart." The restaurant is on East Boulevard, next door to the hot dog joint JJ's Red Hots, which also closed this month. -
Town of Cornelius/FacebookA statue of the fabled egg went missing from Cornelius Elementary School in 2023. Residents raised money for its replacement.
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Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series "Dr. Kildare" who found a second career as an award-winning "king of the miniseries," has died. He was 90. -
The apology appeared after a wave of online protest against the Academy — first for not responding to Ballal's attack, and then for not naming him and his film directly in its initial statement. -
Amber Ruffin had been scheduled to perform at the prestigious gathering of political journalists on April 26 in Washington, D.C. -
FCC chair Brendan Carr said he wants a review all of Disney's DEI practices — both past and present — to determine whether the company has ever violated any FCC regulations. -
The final installment in our month-long series for Women's History Month exploring 100 years of music history. -
In 2010, a wealthy man announced that he'd hidden a box of gold and jewels somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. The Netflix docuseries Gold & Greed chronicles the ill-fated search for Fenn's Treasure. -
The festival has been a Park City, Utah institution for over 40 years. -
A pre-Civil War farmhouse built by a wealthy gold miner in Mecklenburg County is up for sale in west Charlotte. The home has been restored by a local couple that saved it from demolition in 2014. -
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., has dissolved its Social Impact division, which partnered with local organizations to bring in diverse artists and audiences. -
In "The Studio," Seth Rogen plays an insecure studio executive who loves movies — but gets in the way of the people who make them. The new Apple TV+ series is about the systems that become far more destructive than any one well-meaning person can easily fix.
PODCASTS
SouthBound, hosted by journalist Tommy Tomlinson, features conversations with notable Southerners from all walks of life – from artists to athletes to politicians.
Amplifier, a podcast hosted by Joni Deutsch, explores the Charlotte area music scene, including the artists, the venues and all those who work to bring music to the community.
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