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October 25, 2026
A Live Score for a Silent Horror Film
- 🎬 Andy Stack of Wye Oak and two bandmates play a new live score to the 1926 silent horror film "The Magician" at the Carolina Theatre on Wednesday.
- ⚖️ A Durham jury convicted Miguel Salguero Olivares of murdering UNC student Faith Hedgepeth.
- 🏈 NC State fired football coach Dave Doeren after 14 years.
- October 22, 2026Three Michelin Bibs for the Triangle
- October 19, 2026Riverside High's 14 Lockdowns
- October 16, 2026Durham's Red Wolves Head North
Happening this week
- Tuesday, October 27Beck · Durham
- Tuesday, October 27Christian McBride & Ursa Major · Durham
- Tuesday, October 27Pumpkin Party on the Patio · Durham
- Tuesday, October 27Price Cone Liptzin Lecture: cinematographer Guy Mossman · Chapel Hill
- Tuesday, October 27Hurricanes vs. Boston Bruins · Raleigh
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