Promoting and strengthening the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
Exhibition of vibrant palette knife paintings by Karin Neuvirth in the Nicholson Gallery at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro. Karin Neuvirth is a North Carolina visual artist best known for her textural acrylic landscape paintings.
At the start of the Great Recession, one of the last auto stamping plants in Detroit is on shaky ground. The long hours and demanding shifts have turned the line workers into a family, but the stress and strain of an uncertain future threatens to do more than just gum up the works. In the... Read More →
Local photographer Lis Tyroler will be conducting a hands-on demonstration of the process she uses to apply Gold Leaf to prints on Vellum. Lis uses this technique as an opportunity for tactile, creativity-inspiring play in a digital world. Unpredictable and finicky, different applications of the adhesive and leaf will yield wildly different results! Lis will... Read More →
Featured readers at the monthly Second Thursday Poetry Reading will be the winners of the annual Flyleaf Books Poetry Contest. An open mic follows, at which poets may read one poem no more than a page long. An informal get-together at The Root Cellar next door begins at 6 p.m. 919-942-7373. www.flyleafbooks.com
"The Talk" is a powerful one-man theatrical performance born of a painful conversation Sonny had to have with his son to prepare him to face a world that often condones and enacts violence against bodies like his. Sonny draws on the voices of ancestors, elders, youth and intellectuals to engage in the difficult conversations that... Read More →
The great-nephew of legendary jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, Lulo Reinhardt is a spontaneous and spirited player who has taken his family’s gypsy jazz legacy, melded it with flamenco and latin styles, and updated it for the modern era. He joins forces with celebrated German jazz guitarist Daniel Stelter to form a powerhouse duo blending elements... Read More →
It’s been more than three decades since Greg Hawks picked up his first instrument, kicking off a career that has found the critically-acclaimed songwriter, front man, and multi-instrumentalist leaving his mark on everything from alt-country to bluegrass music. On his new album, the Chris Stamey-mixed I Think It’s Time, Hawks draws inspiration from classic country,... Read More →
Public Reception for the 'Feel the Color' Exhibit at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro. Oct. 12th 6-8pm. 300-G East Main St. Carrboro NC
Oct. 12th from 6:30-7:30 FRANK is partnering up with Kidzu for “Parents Night Out," (where childcare is available as part of signing up on their website). After drop off walk on down to the community gallery for a special tour of the FRANK in Focus photography exhibit, hosted by Kidzu Creative Director Melanie Hatz-Levinson and... Read More →
It’s been more than three decades since Greg Hawks picked up his first instrument, kicking off a career that has found the critically-acclaimed songwriter, front man, and multi-instrumentalist leaving his mark on everything from alt-country to bluegrass music. On his new album, the Chris Stamey-mixed I Think It’s Time, Hawks draws inspiration from classic country,... Read More →
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