Sarah Edwards

1 week ago | indyweek.com | Sarah Edwards

Sophia Enriquez vividly remembers the first time she attended a Fandango. It was 2018, and she was in Veracruz, an eastern Mexican state known for its rich cultural traditions, including Son Jarocho, the region’s folk music that goes back centuries, and Fandangos, the community gatherings that revolve around Son Jarocho music.

1 week ago | indyweek.com | Sarah Edwards

My social media feeds are increasingly full of women whittled down to their smallest frames—not people I know, but bodies pushed by the algorithm, influencers, and celebrities selling diets and various other forms of self-denial. Being unhealthily skinny is back with a vengeance. Thankfully, there are counterbalances like Casey Johnson, author of new book A Physical Education: How I Escaped Diet Culture and Gained the Power of Lifting.

1 week ago | indyweek.com | Sarah Edwards

During the pandemic, as people latched onto homebound hobbies, houseplants saw a notable popularity boom, particularly among millennials. Around that time, Beatrice (Bea) Boggs Allen also took an interest in house plants—although as a kindergartner, she represents a bit of a younger demographic. At the time, her mom, the writer Belle Boggs, had brought home a few lackluster office plants that needed reviving. An interest sparked.

2 weeks ago | indyweek.com | Sarah Edwards |Jane Porter

Raleigh skaters may have lost their favorite skate space for now (RIP, Graveside DIY), but, an ever-adaptable bunch, they’ve been making do with streets and sidewalks and makeshift ramps in the City of Oaks for decades. This Friday, dive into the city’s history of skating at the City of Raleigh Museum with The Endless Grind: An Archive Photo Exhibit of Raleigh’s Skate History, a partnership between Skate Raleigh, the State Archives of North Carolina, and The News and Observer.

2 weeks ago | indyweek.com | Sarah Edwards

In 2016, the Pinhook put on a show with secret billing. It wasn’t for a fun reason: The downtown queer dive had found out that, due to an accounting error, it owed $80,000 in back taxes. The North Carolina Department of Revenue wanted it paid within a year. With the scrappy venue’s future on the line, staff threw together a series of fundraising shows.