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Heddles Up! Learn to Warp and Weave on a Rigid Heddle Loom With Helen Bower Jones

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

Learn to warp the loom from scratch using a worsted weight yarn, create a variety of patterns in two colors, all on the same striped warp, and work two different finishing techniques, to produce a table mat or runner approximately 12" long (a sample weaving, showing some of the potential patterns, is at the Gallery).... Read More →

$80
Recurring

Carolina Ballet’s The Nutcracker

Memorial Hall 114 E. Cameron Avenue, Chapel Hill

Carolina Ballet’s evergreen family favorite, The Nutcracker, returns to Memorial Hall. A near perfect holiday tradition, filled with beloved characters and illusions. A feast for the eyes and ears; bring the whole family!

Musical Empowerment Fall Recital

University United Methodist Church 150 East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill

In Fall 2018, Musical Empowerment at UNC-CH served 191 children in the Chapel Hill and Carrboro communities with the help or more than 190 UNC college student volunteers. We provide free, one-on-one music lessons, instruments, and mentorship to children in underserved communities, and to nurture meaningful relationships that engender growth and success in both mentor... Read More →

The Barefoot Movement

Heartfelt, energetic and down-home bluegrass group The Barefoot Movement invites you to join them for their holiday celebration performance. Complete with all of your classic seasonal favorites wrapped in a Christmas package, you’ll hear acoustic renditions of everything from Chuck Berry’s “Run Run Rudolph” to Perry Como’s “It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas”... Read More →

$25

Jerry Smith Artist – A Taste of Orange County

Jerry Smith Artist – A Taste of Orange County We welcome back beloved Hillsborough native, Jerry Smith. He is well known for his acrylic works capturing winter scenes throughout Orange County. This exhibit will feature many historic homes and churches, as well as other unique scenes. His works will be on display Dec 3 –... Read More →

FREE

Fall Series of Travel Journal Classes

Description: Travel Journaling is a class where the instructors take you outside and show you how to observe and capture the environment around you, also called painting in “Plein Air”. These drawing classes are taught by FRANK artist Nerys Levy and Carroll Lassiter. You will learn how to draw landscapes, get an understanding of value,... Read More →

$25

Joey Calderazzo Band

Acclaimed jazz pianist Joey Calderazzo makes a rare local appearance at The ArtsCenter this December. Best known for his 20-year tenure as a member of the Branford Marsalis Quartet (including the award winning Four MF’s Playing Tunes and the Grammy-nominated collaboration with Kurt Elling Upward Spiral) his work as a soloist and bandleader continues to... Read More →

$22

Flip the Script: A Play in Progress (presented by Black Poetry Theatre)

“Flip the Script: A Play in Progress” is a works-in-progress series where classic works are reworked/remixed into new pieces, integrating poetry/spoken word and music. Led by Dasan Ahanu, a group of selected community artists will work together to shape each piece of the production. Three readings of these reworked pieces will be presented followed by... Read More →

$15

Creative Collage: Celebrate the Season workshop with Nancy Ellen Walker

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

Winter is a wonderful time to celebrate the season: Snow gently falling on evergreen trees . . . Families ice skating on a frozen pond . . . Children making snowmen on a crisp winter afternoon . . . Steaming mugs of hot chocolate enjoyed by a glowing fire . . . Gaily wrapped presents... Read More →

$49.00

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis: Big Band Holidays

Memorial Hall 114 E. Cameron Avenue, Chapel Hill

The tradition continues. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and an all-star roster of guest vocalists celebrate holiday standards in new and traditional arrangements of Yuletide favorites. The Big Band Holidays concert is perfect for jazz lovers and families alike.