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Somewhere in Time

121 N Churton St, Hillsborough, NC 27278-2533, United States 121 N Churton St, Hillsborough, NC, United States

Oil abstracts and landscapes by Lolette Guthrie, photography & digital art by Eric Saunders, one-of-a-kind blown glass pieces by Pringle Teetor. In the gallery September 27 through October 23. 121 N. Churton Street, Hillsborough NC. Opening reception during Hillsborough’s Last Friday Art Walk, September 30th, 6-9pm. HGA is owned by 21 local artists featuring painting,... Read More →

Chapel Hill Philharmonia Children’s Concert

Moeser Auditorium 145 East Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

On Sunday, October 23, the Chapel Hill Philharmonia will present its popular annual children’s concert. Guest conductor Evan Feldman will lead the orchestra in a free program titled “Music in Motion”. The exciting program features McTee’s “Fisher’s Hornpipe”, Marquez’s dancing “Conga del Fuego Nuevo”, Weisert’s startling “The Echo King”, and Day’s “Lightspeed”. A Fanny Mendelssohn... Read More →

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Free Creative Respite for Caregivers of Loved Ones with Dementia

Margaret Lane Gallery 121 W. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC, United States

A new art lesson is presented each month in a 2-hour session. The lesson provides a bit of relaxation and the opportunity to have a stress-free creative learning experience. All supplies are provided. These creative respite sessions, specifically intended for caregivers who are caring for a loved one(s) with Dementia, are free of charge but... Read More →

Chapel Hill Carrboro Community Holiday Parade

Join us for a festive and inclusive parade that celebrates the winter holiday season! Watch community groups strut along Franklin Street with giant floats, seasonal displays, performers, and more. This event is created in collaboration with the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership, UNC Arts Everywhere, and UNC & Community.

Chapel Hill Philharmonia Concert: A Mosaic of Music

Moeser Auditorium 145 East Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

On Sunday, December 11, the Chapel Hill Philharmonia will present “A Mosaic of Music”. Guest conductor Vincent Povazsay leads the orchestra in the program of unusual symphonic works. Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel’s “Overture in C” is followed by Marquez’s exciting Latin symphonic dance “Conga del Fuego Nuevo”. Sibelius’s powerful Symphony #1 completes the evening. The free concert... Read More →

Hillsborough’s 2022 Solstice Lantern Walk!

Hillsborough's Farmers Market Pavilion 144 E Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC

Participants are invited to craft a handmade lantern before joining at Hillsborough's Farmers Market Pavilion (144 E Margaret Ln. Hillsborough, NC) at 4:30 PM on Winter Solstice, Wednesday, December 21, 2022. After sundown, we’ll follow a procession along Hillsborough's River Walk, lanterns lighting our collective path into warmer, brighter days ahead. We're thrilled to announce... Read More →

MELTING

Hillsborough Gallery of Arts 121 North Churton Street, Hillsborough, NC, United States

Melting into the New Year The twenty one artists of the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, will begin 2023 with a group show entitled MELTING, a title that suggests many different things to the individual artists. For the gallery’s newest member, Catharine Carter, it evoked images of flooded homes and rising water which are frequently in... Read More →

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Ackland Film Forum: Short Films by Ghost of a Dream

Varsity Theater

Join us for the second screening in the Ackland Film Forum’s Spring 2023 series “Do Something: Responding to Climate Change” presented by UNC Film Studies Program and the Ackland Art Museum. Join the artist collective known as Ghost of a Dream – Lauren Was and Adam Eckstrom – as they present an evening of their... Read More →

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It’s All About the Story, Volume IX: Jaki Shelton Green

121 N Churton St, Hillsborough, NC 27278-2533, United States 121 N Churton St, Hillsborough, NC, United States

In 2013 the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts began an annual show highlighting the work of a local writer by responding visually to his or her work. In the past, this show has been inspired by the work of writers with local ties: Michael Malone, Lee Smith, Allan Gurganus, Jill McCorkle, Nancy Peacock, John Bemis, Elizabeth... Read More →

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Cedar Ridge Senior IB Art Student Show: Collaged Connections and Surrealist Reality with Lee Lyons and Ariel Blanchard

Margaret Lane Gallery 121 W. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC, United States

The first of the Cedar Ridge High School IB Senior Art Student Shows, featuring work by Lee Lyons and Ariel Blanchard. From Lee: Inspired by the viewer-centric philosophy of the Neo-Dadaists, my body of work was created as an opportunity for self-exploration on the part of the viewer. Using papier collé as my medium to... Read More →

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