Summertime is just around the corner, which means the American Dance Festival is returning to Durham! The lineup is out now for the 2025 season, running from June 12 to July 26 with 40 performances by 22 dance companies and choreographers from all over the world.

Visit AmericanDanceFestival.org for tickets and more information.

Aaron chats with ADF executive director Jodee Nimerichter.

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In today’s news: the U.S. government restores all UNC student visas, and Chapel Hill signs off on affordable senior housing. Also: the Carolina Blood Drive returns this week to campus; local school boards present their budget requests to Orange County Commissioners; local teachers plan a “walk-in” for public school funding; Chatham County residents have concerns about their future water bills; Carolina baseball moves up in the national rankings; UNC men’s golf comes up just short of an ACC title; Tar Heel women’s tennis gets a 5 seed in the NCAA tourney; football players sign contracts; basketball players earn classroom honors; the Carolina Hurricanes go for a playoff series win; and UNC athletes are honored at the annual RAMMY Awards.

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Trending today: NASA’s efforts to address Spaceflight Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome, the extent to which being in zero gravity for long periods of time can temporarily affect your eyesight. Also, Victor remembers a 90s cartoon, Aaron loves Victor’s pet peeves, and Victor goes on a rant so long it drives Aaron out of the room.

Want to know what folks are talking about on social media? Every weekday on 97.9 The Hill’s “This Morning with Aaron Keck,” Victor Lewis scours the Internet for the day’s top trending stories, from weird news to wacky crimes to odd business ventures and everything in between. Click here to listen back to all our past What’s Trending segments – and tune in to “This Morning” on 97.9 The Hill every weekday at 7:45 to hear What’s Trending live on the air.

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The 37th annual Carolina Blood Drive is Wednesday, April 30, all day at the Smith Center on the UNC campus. It’s one of the largest annual blood drives of the year across the entire American southeast: over the years the blood drive has been responsible for saving over 100,000 lives with critical donations. Aaron welcomes Laura Pratt and Leslie Councilor to discuss the blood drive, the need for donations, and what you can expect when you stop by to donate. (It runs all day, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and walk-ins are welcome.)

Visit CarolinaBloodDrive.UNC.edu for more information.

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In today’s news: five UNC international students (out of six) have their visas restored, and UNC hosts a Climate Change Symposium. Also: UNC names the next dean of the School of Education; Gov. Josh Stein announces federal hurricane relief funds, but presses for more; local school districts look ahead to difficult budget talks; Pittsboro works to improve a downtown park; a Pittsboro business deals with a break-in; Tar Heel women’s lacrosse wins the ACC title; UNC men’s lacrosse, baseball, softball, men’s golf and track all get weekend wins; numerous Tar Heel football stars sign pro contracts; and the revolving door of the transfer portal continues to spin in football and basketball.

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Brad and Aaron just spent a couple days in Montreal – so what’s a French Canadian-themed date night idea for folks in the Triangle? Brad recommends a fancy restaurant and speakeasy-style bar in Raleigh, while Aaron stays closer to home for French food and a hockey-focused bar with a French name.

Are you looking for romantic date-night ideas in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and the greater Triangle community? Memorable restaurants, cultural experiences, special events, great places to get outdoors? Every Friday morning at 8:30, Aaron Keck and his husband Brad Bednar go on 97.9 The Hill and offer their recommendations during “Date Night” on This Morning with Aaron Keck. Click here to listen back to all their past segments – and tune in to This Morning every Friday at 8:30 to hear “Date Night” live on the air.

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Trending today: a new national survey shows sustained support for LGBTQ rights in America, despite political attacks from the right. 67 percent of Americans are in favor of legalized same-sex marriage (including a majority in all 50 states), and 75 percent support laws protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination. (And yes, that includes transgender folks too.) Also, Victor urges everyone (yes, everyone) to run for office this year, and Aaron remembers the smartest thing he’s ever heard a politician say.

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Delores Bailey of EmPOWERment Inc. joins Aaron to discuss the new PEACH apartment complex, a major affordable housing development in the Pine Knolls neighborhood. EmPOWERment is opening the building with a ribbon cutting Friday, April 25, at 11:00 a.m. at 107 Johnson Street, with tours to follow.

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In today’s news: the CHCCS school board searches for a new superintendent, and Omarion Hampton is drafted by the LA Chargers. Also: federal funding is restored for a UNC-based weather center, after media coverage sparks an outcry; Carrboro looks ahead to several big events in the coming days; numerous local residents get big honors; UNC women’s lacrosse gears up for the ACC semifinal; UNC baseball gears up for a weekend series at Pitt; a Tar Heel track star has a big day in Philly; the transfer portal door continues revolving for Carolina football; and a UNC tennis star wins ACC Player of the Year.

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97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every Thursday morning, local historian Scott Washington joins 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck for “History Matters,” a look back at notable events and significant figures from this week in history, ranging from pioneers to writers to inventors to civil rights champions and more, locally, nationally, and beyond.

Click here to listen back to the full History Matters archive – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” Thursday mornings at 8:30 on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.

This week, Scott and Aaron discuss historical leaders who were willing to go back to the drawing board and correct mistakes – like the developers of the Hubble telescope (which was blurry at first, thanks to a metric-conversion error) and the signers of a Confederate surrender at Durham’s Bennett Place in 1865. Also: John Wilkes Booth is captured and killed; South Africa holds an historic national election; Coretta Scott King is born in Alabama; and Edward R. Murrow is born in North Carolina.

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