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NC Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green and Artist Judith Ernst Installation

FedEx Global Education Center 301 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

A new art piece is on display in the FedEx Global Education Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill until December 20, 2019. North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green and renowned artist Judith Ernst will discuss their collaborative public art project and honor the 100th anniversary of W.B Yeats’s seminal poem,... Read More →

Free
Recurring

Rosas danst Rosas by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Rosas

Memorial Hall 114 E. Cameron Avenue, Chapel Hill

In this riveting performance by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, repetition plays the lead role. A seminal postmodern work, Rosas danst Rosas is unequivocally feminine—four women dancers engage in a dialogue of fierce movements that are countered by small everyday gestures. The exhaustion and perseverance that come with it create an emotional tension that contrasts sharply... Read More →

$27

Stolen Jars

Local 506 506 W. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, United States
$8

Difficult Discourse

Institute for the Arts and Humanities Hyde Hall, University Room, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

After the toppling of the Confederate monument known as Silent Sam on the UNC campus in August 2018 there was considerable discourse on campus about the history of the statue, and the social and political implications of its presence, its removal, and its possible restoration. These were (and are) needed conversations. But missing from the... Read More →

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Colonial Luminaries Walking Tour

Old Town Cemetery N Churton and W Tryon St, Hillsborough, NC, United States

Colonial Luminaries of Olde Hillsborough - Walking Tour Tour begins at Olde Town Cemetery entrance alongside the Hillsborough Presbyterian Church 102 West Tryon Street. William Hooper, James Hogg, and the infamous Edmund Fanning. These men, along with many others and their families, faced an uncertain future in tumultuous times. They all helped to shape our... Read More →

New Exhibit Opening Reception at FRANK

FRANK 201 South Estes Dr, Suite B-6, Chapel Hill

Featuring Peter Filene and Bill McAllister Show will run from October 8th-November 10th The October and November exhibit at FRANK will be showcasing the work of members and photographers Peter Filene and Bill McAllister. Please join us to celebrate their extraordinary and creative work, the opening reception will take place on Friday, October 11th, from... Read More →

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Screening and Discussion of Braveheart

Orange County Public Library (Main Library) 137 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC, United States

Join us for a special, after hours screening of the film, Braveheart (1995, Rated R) accompanied by a discussion of the factors that led to multiple uprisings of Scots in their homeland throughout history and their subsequent settlement in North Carolina. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.... Read More →

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Into the Wild 2019

The Forest Theater at UNC 123 South Boundary Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Monti and Townsend Bertram & Company presents Into the Wild, a special event that celebrates the outdoors by telling personal stories about our experiences braving the elements. And we cannot imagine a better place to hold this event than in the famed Forest Theatre. **Please Note: This is an adult-themed program and may not be... Read More →

Wilder & Wilder

Orange County Recreational Center 302 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough

A Medley of Thornton Wilder Short Plays

Free

TsuShiMaMire

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

TsuShiMaMiRe is Japanese Girls Art Punk Rock Trio since 1999. Their style is electric, punk rock, free jazz, ska, surf and funk, mixing noisy and pop instrumental sounds with idiosyncratic, quirky, often funny or disturbing lyrics. They are one of the many bands to have become famous in the United States through the Austin, Texas South by Southwest music festival, and also through their performances at anime conventions, with the Suicide Girls, and at Benten Label’s “Japan Girls Nite” U.S. tours. In 2007 they were voted “Best All-Girl Group” by Shojo Beat magazine USA. In Japan they made a major debut in 2009 from Victor Entertainment. And then they have started their own label, Mojor Records in 2010. Their live performance is absolutely great. They are definitely one of the best live bands and also the most powerful all girl bands in Japan. They performed a lot of big rock festivals in Japan. (Rock in Japan Festival, ARABAKI Rock Festival, SUMMER SONIC , and more!) They collaborated many Japanese famous musicians. (Shigeru Izumiya , ROLLY , ULFUL Keiske from ULFULS , Yohito Teraoka,Sachiko Kobayashi and more!) And Wim Wenders recorded their show in Tokyo. Also They made a theme song of “POWERPUFF GIRLS” (cartoon network) for Japan. Their 11th Album was released in Oct 2015. They had tours in U.S in March to April and October 2016. (23 shows & 18 shows) They had a tour in South Korea in June 2016. (4 shows) And They had a first tour in Europe in December 2016. (16 shows) It included two big festivals in France. It was great. And Their next Europe tour will be on May to June. In 2017, Drums Mizue leave the band on February 10. Mari & Yayoi started new “TsuShiMaMiRe” with a new drummer Maiko! They never stop! Official Web : https://tsushimamire.com Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/tsushimamire/ Bandcamp : https://tsushimamire1.bandcamp.com/releases Mari on Twitter:https://twitter.com/marimamire TsuShiMaMiRe Instagram : tsmmr_jp youtube channel :https://www.youtube.com/user/marimamire/

$10