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Ant & Grasshopper Puppet Show

Orange County Public Library 137 W Margaret Ln, Hillsborough, NC, United States

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 →

Community Read on Friday: Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition & Northern Orange NAACP

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 →

The West End Poetry Festival

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 Lasting Impacts of Carolina’s First Settlers”

Online The Internet

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 →

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Yoga in the Galleries

Ackland Art Museum 101 South Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

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 →

$5.00

Virtual Art for Lunch with Laurie Langbauer

Zoom , United States

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 →

Art for Lunch with Dr. Laurie Langbauer

Zoom , United States

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 →

Guided Tour: Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon

Ackland Art Museum 101 South Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibition Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society. Advance registration required; space is limited. Image Credit: Made in India, Tamil Nadu Shiva as Lord of the Dance... Read More →

MANIFEST V – Music Festival: FRIDAY

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

MANIFEST V – Music Festival   featuring: Augurs, Bangzz, Fruit Snack, Gilt, Gown, Henbrain, Just Jess, Letters To A Young Ghost, Loamlands, Mama, Mean Habit, Nightlife, North Elementary, Permanent, Raviine, Sand Pact, Sister Brother, Spookstina, Stay Here, This Is Your God, Tizzi, Trey Brown, Wrigleyville   Weekend pass: $30 One Day Pass: $15 250 total allocation (we can sell 250 tickets for each day)   Additional ticket language: This is a 3 venue festival. All ticket holders will check in at Local 506 on the night of the event and receive a wristband, valid for Local 506, The Cave & Night Light. For more information visit www.manifestmusicfestival.com    Doors 7pm Show 8pm

$15