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Darius Rucker’s reinvention as a country artist is complete, with headlining tours and hits presented by

that failed to register on Billboard’s Top 40 album releases, with 2003’s self-titled “Hootie & the Blowfish” and 2005’s “Looking for Lucky,” Rucker knew it was time for a change.

Isaac Weeks for Triangle Today

This month marks the 10th anniversary of the reinvention of Darius Rucker.

On Sept. 16, 2008, it had been exactly a decade since the rock band he fronted, ‘90s superstars Hootie & the Blowfish, had released the platinum album, “Musical Chairs.” That album — released on Sept. 15, 1998 — featured a lead single in “I Will Wait” that failed to crack the top 25 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary singles chart. That was as good a sign as any that the group’s hey day of “Cracked Rear View” — the 1994 debut album that went 21 times platinum on the strength of hits like “Only Wanna Be With You” — was behind them.

After releasing two more albums

The South Carolina native looked westward for inspiration, moving to Nashville to reinvigorate himself musically. It was risky on a number of levels. He would be the first black artist of note to make a crossover run at country music stardom since Aaron Neville’s cover of the old George Jones weeper “The Grand Tour” was a mainstream country hit in 1993.

To say the move worked would be a bit of an understatement. In the 10 years since packing up for Music City, Rucker has celebrated four chart-topping albums, as well as earned a whole new legion of fans. In

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Darius Rucker will perform at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek Oct. 4 with Lady Antebellum and Russell Dickerson.Al Wagner, Invision/AP

terms of sheer numbers, the singer’s current summer tour may be the most popular on the road today, as he co-headlines the Summer Plays On Tour with Lady Antebellum.

The tour comes to Raleigh’s Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek Thursday, Oct. 4 and Charlotte’s PNC Music Pavilion Oct. 5

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GET OUT THERE AND ENJOY YOUR SUNDAY! SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF NC EQUESTRIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Sunday, September 30, 9am - 5 pm . |Hunt Horse Complex NC State Fairgrounds 1025 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh

Over 125 athletes from 20 local programs (counties) across NC will compete for equestrian championship in dressage, showmanship and English and Western trails and equitation. Free spectator admission

2018 FALL PUMPKIN FESTIVAL Sunday, September 30, 9am Hill Ridge Farms 703 Tarboro Rd. Youngsville

Great food, fun, and memories to be had at Hill Ridge Farms.

FAMILY TOURS AT THE NC MUSEUM OF ART

Sunday, September 30 North Carolina Museum of Art 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh NC 50 minute tours at 12:30 and 2:30. With a 164-acre campus, two buildings, an amphitheater, a park, and several gardens, the NCMA offers much to see and do. This free guided tour introduces visitors to the Museum buildings, central Plaza, and related works of art. No reservations are necessary. Meet at the West Building Information Desk five minutes before the start time.

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JEWISH CULTURAL FESTIVAL Sunday, September 30, 1pm Cary Senior Center

Celebrate Judaism’s harvest holiday, Sukkot. Enjoy Jewish foods, Jewish/Israeli dancing, a tour of the community garden and more.

DUKE VOLLEYBALL VS. SYRACUSE Sunday, September 30, 1pm Duke University - Cameron Indoor Stadium Science Dr. Durham, NC 27701

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Steven Curtis Chapman talks faith, tragedy, touring solo Ed Condran for Triangle Today Sometimes when one looks back to the past, it changes the course of the future. That’s what happened when Steven Curtis Chapman started writing his 2016 memoir “Between Heaven & The Real World.”

While working on the project, Chapman, 55, decided to try touring as a solo artist.

“I had done solo dates here and there but I never embarked on a solo tour,” Chapman says while calling from his Franklin, Tenn., home. “The thought of me and my guitar going from city to city really excited me.

So far, so good.”

Chapman, who will perform solo Oct. 4 at the Carolina Theatre in Durham, talks about why he takes requests and what can go wrong when you try to play a song that’s not been played in years. The contemporary Christian recording artist explains how he became closer to God after the accidental death of his daughter and whether this is his final tour.

Q: What’s most satisfying about going on a solo tour?

A: That I can do whatever in the moment. It’s just me and my guitar. At the end of the set, I’ll call out for requests.

Q: Has anyone called out a song that you couldn’t play since your canon is so deep?

A: Yes. That’s how things might not go as you would expect but that can be a good thing. It’s a little dangerous to toss something out like that to the audience.

Someone the other night screamed out for “Hearts Cry,” and I made it through half of the song.

Q: What song did you completely blank on?

A: “I Am Found in You,” which was from a greatest hits album. It was an extra song on the album. I spent a few seconds trying to get started but it became painfully obvious that I don’t know it anymore. I told the fan that I was giving her a rain check. But I’ve recorded about 250 songs. It’s hard to remember them all.

Steven Curtis Chapman will bring his solo tour Oct. 4 at the Carolina Theatre in Durham. Connor Dwyer Q: How do you explain how you’ve had so much success but some of your peers, who are just as devout Christians, haven’t been as fortunate in terms of sales and acclaim?

A: When you talk about that I feel like I’m on some shaky ground. We’re in pretty deep water. It’s hard to say why certain people might not have gotten the blessing from God that others receive. But life isn’t easy even for devout Christians. No matter who you are, you’re going to face some difficult situations in life.

Q: Nothing was more difficult for you than the accidental death of your daughter. You detail that experience in your book. Some people after experiencing something so tragic, move away from God. Did you ever feel like doing that?

A: The tragedy was devastating but I didn’t lose faith.

I’m closer to God than ever. That tragedy made me think about everything and it made me closer to God. I had to deal with the unfixable. Sometimes in life you have to deal with something you can’t fix. I try to fix whatever is broken. Sometimes we have to look through a dark glass.

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Q: How cathartic was it to write the book?

WHEN: Oct. 4, 7 p.m.

A: Very much so. I aired everything out. It was amazing but it was also a hard and wonderful process. I had an opportunity to retrace my steps. It was my journey going back.

WHERE: Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St., Durham

Q: You’ve always said that God has a plan for you, correct?

A: Absolutely. God has a plan for everyone.

TICKETS: $34.75 to $69.75 INFO: 919-560-3030 or carolinatheater.org

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Museum turns 60 with new exhibit Bridgette A. Lacy for Triangle Today

Etel Adnan, Untitled 2017; oil on canvas: Ackland Art Museum, Promised Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Leroy Townsend III in honor of the Museum’s 60th Anniversary. Courtesy of Galerie Lelong &Co. Imagine celebrating your birthday by asking your friends to give you some of the most exquisite gifts you could imagine.

For the Ackland Art Museum’s 60th anniversary this year, that’s what museum officials did.

“One of the outstanding characteristics of the Ackland is its permanent collection,” said Peter Nisbet, deputy director for curatorial affairs of UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus museum.

“We have one of the most diverse, rich, geographically broad permanent collections in the state,” he said. “So we came up with the idea, after speaking to generous friends, donors and collectors who love the Ackland, to gather birthday presents in honor of our 60th anniversary.”

Those friends didn’t disappoint, and now

the public can see some of the surprises.

Here’s a glimpse of what’s been unwrapped for “Birthday Presents,” which runs through Jan. 6: • Three etchings by the Dutch artist Rembrandt, including “The Small Lion Hunt,” and “Christ and the Woman of Samaria.”

• “Foolish Questions,” an early 20th century pen-and-ink comic drawing by American cartoonist Rube Goldberg.

• A colorful early 20th century collar made out of glass beads, fiber, leather and mother-of-pearl buttons from an unidentified artist from South Africa’s Mfengu peoples.

• And an 11th century Cambodian sandstone torso by an unidentified artist.

“It’s a kaleidoscope of world creativity,” he said. “It’s a nice mixture: 60 works of art, 30 donors and 13 are UNC alums.”

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