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George Jenne and Paul Hrusovsky have spent the last year and a half creating artwork for “That Was Then: Paul Hrusovsky and George Jenne,” an exhibit that opens Saturday, May 19, at the Craven Allen Gallery, 1106 1/2 Broad St. in Durham.

Recent news that a map in the British Museum offers a tantalizing clue to the location of “The Lost Colony” was a boon for historians, but it may be less welcome for producers of the drama about the 1587 English settlement on Roanoke Island.

The three-day convention of anime and manga aims to open a door to understanding Japanese life. This year, Animazement staff expect a turnout of around 8,000 at the Raleigh Convention Center over the Memorial Day weekend. Last year’s ball-park tally hovered at 7,000.

Tuesday's Drake concert in Raleigh has been postponed due to personal issues. The rapper/actor was to perform at Raleigh's Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek, topping a bill also featuring Fayetteville native J. Cole. But the show has been postponed until June 19.

As live music thumped in the background and a breeze blew through Moore Square, Tonya Gillham stood under an oak tree with a look of accomplishment on her face.

Raleigh Ensemble Players files for bankruptcy, closes its doors.

After 33 years, Artsplosure could get ho-hum, but it’s program director Terri Dollar’s job to make sure that it’s not. And so this year, along with the visual artists, more than a dozen musical artists and the returning interactive pleasures of the giant chess set, there’s something extra special: The Impressionist Garden.

Carolina Ballet artistic director Robert Weiss thinks big, especially with music not originally written for ballet. His latest work, set to Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, is a worthy addition to Weiss’ similarly inspired creations.

TheaterPicks:  Ntozake Shange’s ‘For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf’ gets a local run.

There's a moment toward the middle of "Wicked," the popular musical playing at DPAC tonight through May 27, when it all comes together.

The music of renowned Tar Heel musician Doc Watson will be celebrated at a concert and symposium June 30 at the N.C. Museum of Art in Raleigh.

Theater Picks:  Durham’s Manbites Dog Theater presents an intriguing play-within-a play.

Early estimates give downtown arts festival Artsplosure a record-setting turnout this year, with about 90,000 people crowding Moore Square and City Plaza Friday through Sunday to check out the music, art, shopping and sunny weather.

"American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken is a runner-up once again. The Raleigh native lost top honors on "The Celebrity Apprentice" to former talk show host Arsenio Hall, in a live show broadcast Sunday night on NBC.

Guggenheim fellowship winners Profiles X, XD:  A mysterious email message hit the inboxes of five people in the Triangle in late February. They were among nearly 3,000 who had applied for Guggenheim Fellowships, and the message said their names had been forwarded to the foundation’s board of trustees.

Eric Okamoto will soon add a movie soundtrack to his already jammed resume. The Cary drumming teacher holds two world records in speed drumming and is working with independent film producer Doc Carmichael on a musical, “Too Far From the Tree.”

TheaterPicks:  Transactors Improv continues its serial set at a fictional North Carolina campus.

William and Ida Friday will be center stage Saturday at a celebration of their decades-long service to Paul Green’s Symphonic Outdoor Drama.

Family Picks:  The North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theater is presenting “The Wind In the Willows” for two weekends.