Promoting and strengthening the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
Explore a hands-on, 8-week long series all about renewable energy! Students will learn... - what renewable energy is - the technology behind it - how renewable energy can impact our society and environment - future educational and career paths This workshop is for middle school (6th-8th grade) girls and will take place at Kidzu Children's... Read More →
Ant & Grasshopper Puppeet Show by Puppet Show Inc. and hosted by the Orange County Public Library. Monday, Oct 4th from 10:00-11:00 am at the Farmer's Market, 140 E. Margaret Lane Hillsborough, NC. Recommended ages 3-9 years. Registration required to maintain social distancing online: http://applibrary.orangecountync.gov/record=g1000453&searchscope=10&SORT2=R or call 919-245-2532. Puppetry program funded through a Wegmans Community... Read More →
Event address: 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Click here to register For their Community Read on Friday, November 5, the Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition (OCCRC) along with the Northern Orange NAACP will be reading Devil in the Groove by Dr. Gilbert King. Support your local independent bookstore by purchasing your copy of Devil in the Groove from... Read More →
West End Poetry Festival: October 15 & 16, 2021 Friday, 10/15 7 pm - 8:30 pm Zoom Poetry Writing Workshop with Crystal Simone Smith. In this interactive workshop, take your poetry to the next level with Crystal Simone Smith. Saturday, 10/16 3 pm - 4:45 pm Poetry in the Round. Gather at the Carrboro Town... Read More →
The Orange County Historical Museum and Tom Magnuson present ‘The Networks of Early North Carolina History’ as a four-part series. In this series, Tom Magnuson will share some of his findings from his thirty years of studying the earliest commercial transportation networks in the Southeast of North America. Part 4 takes place on Thursday, October... Read More →
This fall, our Yoga in the Galleries practice will be inspired by art from the Ackland’s current exhibition Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society (on view October 8, 2021-January 9, 2022). The hour-long session is taught by registered yoga teacher Joanne... Read More →
Featuring Laurie Langbauer (UNC Department of English and Comparative Literature) and Elizabeth Manekin (Ackland Head of University Programs and Academic Projects) Join us for a virtual version of Art for Lunch, our interview-style talk with the Ackland’s Elizabeth Manekin, to discuss how Dr. Laurie Langbauer’s class “Picture Books” utilizes selections from the Ackland’s collection on... Read More →
Featuring Laurie Langbauer (UNC Department of English and Comparative Literature) and Elizabeth Manekin (Ackland Head of University Programs and Academic Projects) Join us for a virtual version of Art for Lunch, our interview-style talk with the Ackland’s Elizabeth Manekin, to discuss how Dr. Laurie Langbauer’s class “Picture Books” utilizes selections from the Ackland’s collection on... Read More →
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