Arts, Music & Culture

'All the Beauty in the World': Patrick Bringley reflects on a decade of observations as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

This Saturday, the WFDD Book Club will discuss All the Beauty in the World. Meetings are at Scuppernong Books and Book Ferret at 11:00 a.m. WFDD Editorial Director Bethany Chafin recently spoke with author Patrick Bringley about his memoir that documents 10 years as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. 

Echoes of the Pandemic: Haw River Ballroom's Heather LaGarde reflects on COVID's impact on live music

For over a decade, Heather LaGarde has been the driving force behind the Haw River Ballroom in Saxapahaw —a small, beloved music venue that has hosted big names like St. Vincent and Jason Isbell. In the final installment of Echoes of the Pandemic, she reflects on ways the virus reshaped the music industry and how, for the first time in years, live shows finally feel normal again.