Promoting and strengthening the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
Everyone has a story to tell. In this workshop, we’ll identify transformative moments in our lives and learn the techniques needed to turn our lived experiences into engaging stories full of emotion and drama. This class is appropriate for all levels and all participants will come away feeling invigorated and excited about writing. No writing experience is required.
Join us for a free, in-person, creative poetry workshop with the talented Chapel Hill Poet Laureate, Cortland Gilliam. Across the globe, Black, Indigenous, and other minoritized communities of color are among the most vulnerable to the adverse consequences of environmental crises and the solutions proposed to remedy them. Nevertheless, popular media often separates environmental concerns... Read More →
Narratives of climate change often place the issue as an apocalyptic threat to life on Earth, but the tragedy of the climate crisis is also an opportunity to practice anew radically different ways of living – in better relation with the environment and one another – in the here and now. Vanishing/Visible is a visual... Read More →
Join us for a free, in-person creative poetry workshop with the talented Carrboro Poet Laureate, Liza Francis-Wolff. Reading and writing poetry about the climate crisis can help aid us in addressing our grief and anxiety, help us understand what’s happening and what can be done, and motivate us for action. During this workshop, Liza will... Read More →
Poet, songwriter and singer, Clark Watson (Holtzman), performs Ponder the Muse, an evening of original and classic poetry set to music. In addition, copies of his acclaimed book, The Shepherd's Calendar will be available for purchase. The Toves are bassist Rick Eckberg and poet/singer/songwriter Clark Watson. We skinny down jazz standards, jazz & pop covers,... Read More →
No screens or sound effects. Just real humans telling true stories. That’s Story Connection. The mission of Story Connection is to help people find their unique voice and create community through live storytelling performances and classes. This performance showcases the funny, sad, and very human stories students have developed during this fall’s Live Storytelling class.
Art Exhibit at Main Library: Animal Paintings & Collages by Jackie Rimmler On display at the Main Library in Hillsborough through the end of January are pieces from Jackie Rimmler's series of animal paintings and mixed media collages. These pieces are displayed throughout the library and are appropriate for all audiences. Orange County Public Library's... Read More →
Two events in one. Come first to discuss and explore the topic of the changing climate and hope, then write poetry about it. We will read our poems aloud and practice using a microphone. Poets will then take their poems home, work on them, and send them back to the instructor (Liza Wolff-Francis, Carrboro Poet... Read More →
Teens- This is a 2 part series! Writing and show! Part 1- Saturday 1:00-4:00 January 11, 2025 Carrboro Civic Club- Behind Town Hall , 108 Bim St in Carrboro Come explore the topic of climate change, your feelings about it, action, and hope! Write poems with these themes. Practice speaking them into a microphone. Go... Read More →
The Hillsborough Arts Council is excited to announce the relaunch of the Hillsborough Poet Laureate Program! We welcome all citizen-poets from Orange County with a passion for public service to apply. HAC hopes to attract a diverse applicant pool in background, perspective, and poetic craft. We encourage applicants to have fun with their application and... Read More →
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