Promoting and strengthening the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
Deadline alert! The Bakwin Award, for a book-length prose manuscript by a woman writer, closes 6/15. One winner, chosen by our incredible judge Carmen Maria Machado, will receive $1000 and publication by Blair. https://carolinawrenpress.submittable.com/submit #readwomen #womenwriters
Curator Dorothy Moss interviews 2016 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition winner and former First Lady Michelle Obama's portraitist, artist Amy Sherald. Free and open to the public, but RSVP required.
Featured readers at the monthly Second Thursday Poetry Reading will be Pam Baggett and NC Poet Laureate Shelby Stephenson. A reception to celebrate Pam's book launch and Shelby's 80th birthday will begin at 6 pm. Pam is the author of Wild Horses, chosen as a runner-up for the 2017 Cathy Smith Bowers Chapbook Contest by... Read More →
The Ackland welcomes Flash Chorus to Music in the Galleries for a community singing event! All are invited, regardless of singing ability/experience.
Develop comedic skills and discover why humor is such an essential ingredient in theatre and in life. Focus will be on monologues, scenes, physical comedy and improvisation. Instructor: David McClutchey $325 REGISTRATION FORM https://playmakersrep.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Theatre-Quest-Registration-Form-2018-v4.pdf MORE INFO: https://playmakersrep.org/syc THEATRE QUEST is an exciting program for rising 6th-9th graders that offers week-long camps for aspiring actors to... Read More →
Come to the Ackland Art Museum to celebrate portraiture in connection with "The Outwin: American Portraiture Today." Explore the exhibition with a themed scavenger hunt, create portraits of loved ones in a variety of media, and play art games with family and friends.
Jillian Goldberg shares images of ancient architectural forms of domes and archways found in Middle Eastern architecture. Rich surface textures and saturated colors create strong, vibrant work. She is joined by other local artists, including Sharon Barnes, Kevin Flynn Bell, Debi Drew, David Knox, Ray LaMantia, Nancy Ellen Walker, and Barbara Younger, contributing work related... Read More →
Join us at the Historic Orange County Courthouse lawn with Johnny White and the Elite Band! Johnny White, four soulful female backup singers and the band make up one of the top show bands in the southeast combining t he smoothness of Luther Vandross with the soulfulness of Aretha Franklin. Wear your dancing shoes as... Read More →
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