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Karolina Mikołajczyk and Iwo Jedynecki have developed a unique approach to classical music. Their duo pairs two instruments not often found sharing the stage: the violin and the classical accordion. On Friday, March 27 Beckwith Recital Hall hosted the musical duo for a night of lively and creative instrumentation. Their performance wove between well-known classical masterpieces and recently rediscovered works.

The banjo and the traditional Chinese yangqin sound like they were made to be played together. The banjo colors each song with a bit of Appalachian flair, as the yangqin dances between notes, adding an ethereal element to each lively tune. From China to Appalachia originated this unique blend of instruments, creating a one-of-a-kind cultural collaboration. The band consists of Grammy award-winning artists Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, joined by classically trained Chinese virtuoso Chao Tian.

This year, four local coffee shops had quarterly tenure at Randall Library’s new Central Perch. Next year, only one of these shops will be featured on UNCW’s campus year long. Through student input and performance metrics, a coffee shop will be selected for the 2026-27 school year. The shops that occupied Central Perch this year are Social Coffee, SUNdays Surf Cafe, Hidden Grounds Coffee and Café Mata. All of these shops are alumni owned, except for Café Mata, and all are based in Wilmington.

This spring, a group of students got together and fulfilled a need that was missing for Arab students at UNCW. The new Arab Student Organization (ASO) seeks to spread Arab community, culture and conversation across campus through gatherings and education. President Abdulla Gasmi and Secretary Jad Barahmeh worked through the process of starting the club and are working on outreach and event planning. Jad Barahmeh at the ASO’s first potluck with homemade shawarma (Courtesy of Jad Barahmeh).

Cedar on the Green, a down-to-earth shopping center and community staple in Pender County for decades, has ceased operations and will be cleared to make room for a new 7-Eleven gas station. The shopping center off of US-17 is known for its charm and historic roots in Hampstead and consists of a group of colorful mini cottages. With one month’s notice from their landlord to leave the plot, the owners of these businesses were left scrambling to pack up or sell everything in their stores.

The UNCW Men’s Soccer Team announced that Harry’s Game is returning on March 22, 2026, at the UNCW soccer stadium. Harry’s Game is a charity soccer match led by Coach Aidan Heaney that raises awareness for special needs and intellectually disabled people, specifically children. Heaney’s son, Harry, was born with Down syndrome, sparking Heaney’s idea to host the game. Starting in 2013, Harry’s Game has been an annual recurrence, garnering more attention every year.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review. Thank you also to the publicity, editorial, art and production staff of Grove Atlantic. Overall Rating*: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “John of John” by Douglas Stuart is a gripping, queer tale of secrecy and defining the terms of manhood. The novel will be released May 5 of this year and will be the novel that keeps you up at night.

Discourse around the removal and history of the Confederate flag has been in public discussion for decades post-Civil War. The Upperman Center hosted guest speaker Brittany Newsome Bass in Lumina Theater, where she shared her story about removing the Confederate flag from the South Carolina State House and her civil rights activism. “WE ARE LIVING HISTORY” was displayed on the screen with a collage of Black individuals.

Categories: March 15, 2026 What’s your story? If you had the chance to share it, would you? In an effort to support Women’s History Month, I created a forum for women on campus to express how it truly is to be a woman in today’s society. After reading through the responses, I realized the answer. To be a woman today is to be resilient, intuitive, and most of all striving to be heard. Women try every day to not be forgotten or compared to standards that almost feel impossible to reach.

Thank you to Penguin Random House and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC for an honest review. Looking for a novel that kills in the name of feminism? “Honey” is Imani Thompson’s debut adult novel that is set to be released on May 5. “Honey” is witty, full of death and will have readers rushing to answer the question: can the main character justify her actions? Overall Rating*: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Summary Yrsa is a Ph.D. who is bored with her students, her work and men.