An open circle of NC emcees, DJs, and producers trading beats and verses in real time.

Triangle dancers, student crews, and festivalgoers trade styles, improvise, and move together.

Members of The Crossing and local choirs share songs across vocal traditions, together.

A close-up, kid-friendly introduction to the string quartet and its instruments.

Musicians and festivalgoers build Terry Riley’s landmark open-score piece together, in the moment.

Four poets laureate from across the Triangle come together to curate and guide an intimate poetry circle.

A jam led by saxophonist and educator Dexter Moses that celebrates North Carolina native John Coltrane.

Through Workroom FashionMash at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, students turn fashion concepts into real installations, garments, and prototypes.

Artists, scholars, and community leaders talk across disciplines about what love and hope ask of us.

Lightning-round introductions to expert thinkers, with room for your own questions.

A multi-media experience created live by Triangle trio Delver, using synthesizers, drum machines, seashells, broken violins, and beaver logs.

First readings of new short plays by NC writers, from PlayMakers’ 50th-anniversary community project.

Break into small groups to engage with works at the Ackland Art Museum and reflect on ideas of love and hope.

A showcase at the Varsity Theatre centered on love and hope, curated by the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Research in Black Culture and History.

Mural-making and interactive sculpture led by artists affiliated with the Carrboro-based The ArtsCenter.