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Phoenix, Oregon — Indie Film at the Chelsea Theater

Chelsea Theater 1129 Weaver Dairy Road (Timberlyne Shopping Center), Chapel Hill

In this fantastic new film, Phoenix, Oregon, the lead characters, Bobby (LeGros) and Carlos (Borrego), must defy midlife haze and seize an unlikely opportunity to reinvent their lives, quitting their jobs to restore an old bowling alley and serve the “world’s greatest pizza.” Despite controlling bosses, dead-end jobs, and broken relationships, the two leads must... Read More →

Coffee and Donuts

Please join us on Saturday, August 3rd from 10-11am for our monthly series, "Coffee and Donuts," a discussion led by FRANK artists. This Saturday, writer, photographer, and all-around fascinating artist, John Rosenthal will be discussing his work. It is sure to be an informative and entertaining session! As always coffee, donuts, and event is free.

Free

Ephemeral Stream Walk and Cyanotype Workshop

Studio 109 109 E Franklin St, Chpel Hill

Join artist-in-residence Ayla Gizlice on a nature walk to observe nearby ephemeral streams, some of the smallest capillaries of our water system. A workshop in creating cyanotype prints using gathered materials will be held following the walk.  Preregistration required

Recurring

Greg Rapp’s PHO-Tography Exhibit

Pho Happiness 508A W Franklin St, Chapel Hill

Greg Rapp’s first ever solo photography exhibit features a series of black and white photos from a trip to Vietnam a few years ago. The framed black and white photos are for sale with all profits going to the Inter-Faith Council which does work alleviating food insecurity in the community and more.

Opening Reception

The months of August and September will be a celebration of a diverse and extremely talented group of females artists entitled 6@FRANK. This exciting exhibit will showcase paintings by member artists and ceramicists Natalie Boorman and Linda Prager, guest ceramic artist Nikki Blair, mixed media work by member Carol Retsch-Bogart, paintings by Katherine Armacost and... Read More →

Free

Studio 109 Grand Finale Celebration

Studio 109 109 E Franklin St, Chpel Hill

Join our summer artists in residence as we celebrate the grand finale celebration. Visit Studio 109 for an evening of art, entertainment, and fun. All are welcome and encouraged to come! Light refreshments will be provided.

Inocente: Free Screening, Discussion and Q&A

Earl & Rhoda Wynn Theater NC

Join us for a free screening of the Academy Award-winning film “Inocente” followed by a discussion and Q&A. Presented in partnership with Diamante Arts & Cultural Center.

Illiterate Light

Cat’s Cradle Back Room 300 E Main St., Carrboro, NC, United States

Formed in the summer of 2015, Illiterate Light transcend expectations of typical rock music through their limitations as a duo. Jeff Gorman elevates his gritty guitar melodies and honest lyricism by stomping out thunderous synth bass with his feet as Jake Cochran layers lush vocal harmony and explodes with body convulsing energy around his minimalist standing drum kit. Gorman and Cochran’s incessant writing, commanding live performance, and constant touring promise a bright future as they finish their debut album with Vance Powell (Jack White, Kings of Leon, Chris Stapleton) and Adrian Olsen (Foxygen, Natalie Prass). “Better Than I Used To” is the first taste of what’s to come from Illiterate Light. Spanning the better part of a decade, the creative evolution between Gorman and Cochran is far from ordinary. The duo has run an organic farm in the Shenandoah Valley, toured the mid-Atlantic in bands by bicycle, and lived in small communities while pursuing modes of alternative education. Their eclectic background is mirrored in their sound and lyricism, floating between postmodern confusion and vibrant optimism. Though shaped by the DIY music scene of their hometown Harrisonburg VA, the duo has grown immensely through immersion in the thriving communities of both Richmond, VA and Nashville, TN. Links: Website | Facebook | Instagram | SoundCloud | Spotify | YouTube

Tyler Cassidy

Local 506 506 W. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, United States

“LIMITED VIP/MEET AND GREET TICKETS AVAILABLE! Meet and Greet ticket includes admission and gets you in the show an hour before general doors for photos and autographs with Tyler! …Also comes with a sticker, poster, gloss photo, and other tour exclusives.” For the longest time, Tyler Cassidy, formerly known as Froggy Fresh, formerly known as Krispy Kreme, formerly known as Tyler Cassidy, was an enigma – having blurred the lines between who he is and his elaborately written character. The franchise was one of textbook Youtube legacy, a self-produced project that earned hundreds of millions of views, John Cena endorsement, Tosh.0 appearance, and survival of a rebrand and a follow-up album that charted 3rd on the Billboard Comedy chart. However, everything you thought you knew about Froggy Fresh was wrong. In a later self-retrospective, it was revealed that the project was birthed in Tyler’s feeling lack of attention to the preceding original music he had made. In 2017 – almost five years to the date of the first YouTube upload – Froggy Fresh surprised fans with a live tour, playing to packed venues across every crevice of the continental US. The tour was a swan song of the Froggy Fresh project as Tyler had grown out of it (and feared being stuck throughout his career as what he described as a Pee-Wee Herman type character). The formative life-experience of extensive travel through touring and connecting with fans, re-ignited Tyler’s creative flame as he taught himself to compose and perform on the piano. The initial offerings were solemn tunes of love, loss and redemption – written for a concept album. Now the listener, who had extended a Kleenex for Froggy’s nose in the Baddest, would use it for their own eyes. While these songs would earn Tyler critical acclaim and more millions of likes and views, his biggest hit would stray from the more serious, heart-wrenching material and land a spot on the cover of Reddit. Garnering the attention of major players in the music industry, Boyfriend rivaled the virility of any video from the Froggy Fresh project with one major difference – the video was a simple iPhone shot of him performing the song on his grandma’s piano, and finally his songwriting was recognized on its own. Additional material followed which features sultry tales, irreverent streams of consciousness, and a healthy dose of millennial “fuckitol” in response to this age of doom and confusion. Froggy Fresh was Tyler’s Trojan horse and he’s emerged with multiple albums of material plus a high-energy backing band…. and this born entertainer is just getting started.

$15