Depictions of the season in all its glory, forbodings and wistfulness-es by local artists: Ashley Armstrong, Sean Bailey, Arthur Haskell, Becky Johnson, David Knox, Catherine Kramer, Ray LaMantia, Jacqueline Rimmler, Sam Williams. September 22 to October 24 -- Open Wed through Sun, see margaretlanegallery.com for current hours. Opening Reception Friday September 24, 6-9 pm Margaret... Read More →
Colors in motion, Arthur Haskell’s dyed textile art is his own unique expression, reflecting a wide range of influences and decades of refinement. Exhibit open September 23 through October 17. See margaretlanegallery.com for current hours. Opening reception Friday, September 24 from 6 to 9 pm. 121 W. Margaret Lane in downtown Hillsborough NC -- 1/2... Read More →
Registration required. Register by September 23, 2021 on our website. Available on-demand for all ticketholders for 72 hours, beginning on September 23, 2021 at 7:30 PM EDT.Suggested ticket donation (per household) is $15. Tickets available starting at $0. Join us for The Spark with Tift Merritt, featuring award-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens, who begins her three-year artist residency with Carolina Performing... Read More →
Vibrant landscape paintings by Marcy Lansman, abstracted landscape paintings by Ellie Reinhold and figurative wool sculpture by Lynn Wartski. In the gallery and online September 24th through October 24th. 121 N. Churton Street Hillsborough NC. HGA is owned by 21 local artists featuring painting, sculpture, photography, glass, jewelry, wood, pottery, and textiles. Hours: Tuesday -... Read More →
Kick off the autumn season at the Ackland! Explore the art of lettering throughout history, complete an A-to-Z scavenger hunt, and design your very own picture book while looking at art. Self-guided activities will be on hand at the museum and online components will be added to ackland.org for virtual visitors.
FEATURING: Donald L. Oehler, clarinet Nicholas DiEugenio, Leah Peroutka, violins Sam Gold, viola Brent Wissick, cello $15 general admission, $10 students and UNC faculty/staff. This performance is part of the William S. Newman Artists series. Tickets are available for purchase at the door or online (order form coming soon).
The Ackland Film Forum and the Department of English and Comparative Literature will host two virtual screenings (Tuesdays, September 21 and September 28, 8 p.m.) and a virtual roundtable discussion (Tuesday, October 5, 7 p.m.) in celebration of the department’s 225th anniversary. See below for full details. Second Virtual Screening Tuesday, September 28, 8-10 p.m.... Read More →
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Deadby Olga Tokarczuk featuring Eliza Rose, Assistant Professor of Central European Studies Join UNC faculty leaders for a robust discussion of classic texts, ancient to modern. This reading group will meet virtually over Zoom from 10 am to 12 pm. Registration required. Meeting Date: Wednesday, September 29 Cost:... Read More →
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 →
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 →
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 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 →
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 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
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
Join the Ackland as we explore Diwali, known as the Festival of Lights, in connection with our current special exhibition Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society. Diwali is a five-day holiday that began in India and is celebrated by over one... Read More →
GRIT: True Stories that Matter uses the personal narrative story as a bridge to have conversations that too often get cut short (or never happen) in an ongoing effort to create authentic connection and community. Our second Main Stage event will feature five storytellers from around the country. - Shweta Bhatt (UNTOLD) - Andrew Shelffo... Read More →
Forgiveness and acts of kindness are displayed in a variety of ways and levels in this group show by members of D’ArtShop, a local art group. The purpose of the art overall is to remind us to treat others as we want to be treated. Participating D'ArtShop members are Linda Chalmers, Beverly Currence, Debi L.... Read More →
Join us on Zoom for guided learning activities for infants, toddlers, and caregivers! 8-week sessions integrating early literacy and STEM activities into daily routines, making connections with other caregivers, and focusing on caregiver and child health and wellness. Children ages 0-3 and their caregivers who are residents of Orange County only. Registration is REQUIRED and... Read More →
Join us at Kidzu Children's Museum for Sensory-Friendly Nights! We're thrilled to bring back this FREE monthly program specifically for children with different needs, due to a diagnosis of autism spectrum, sensory processing differences, Down Syndrome and other developmental disabilities. Siblings and other family members are encouraged to attend. Sensory-Friendly Nights offer the chance to... Read More →
Sheer Mag’s dizzying rise initiated in 2014, when the Philadelphia band self-released the first of three 7-inches and started playing the Northeastern DIY circuit. Ironically, the music stood apart because it sounded so familiar. Indebted to ‘70s arena rock, power-pop, and proto-metal, Sheer Mag’s songs reminded a lot of us of the music we grew up with, but maybe couldn’t relate to because it was big, brash, and unapologetically macho. Sheer Mag reclaimed some of that energy without perpetuating the toxicity. On their debut album, Need to Feel Your Love (2017), the band surveyed their contemporary political landscape through the lens of history. Singer Tina Halladay transported herself back to the 1969 Stonewall Riots, denounced redlining practices that undermine the popular vote, and paid homage to White Rose activist Sophie Scholl. On paper, it’s a mouthful, but accompanied by guitarist/lyricist Matt Palmer, guitarist Kyle Seely, and bassist/producer Hart Seely, those songs became hook-laden rallying cries.Two years later, Sheer Mag have returned with their sophomore album A Distant Call. They’re still writing about surviving our current hellscape, but this time around, the politics get extra-personal. The album verges on being a concept piece, and the protagonist resembles Halladay herself. The songs document a particularly alienating time in her life when she was laid off from a job. Broke and newly single, her father (with whom she had a fraught relationship) passed away, leaving her with more wounds than felt possible to heal.“We’ve been waiting to write these songs since we started the band and we were able to take these experiences and build a story out of them,” Halladay says. Palmer adds: “We don’t want people to be bogged down by pretension or theory. You don’t need to have read Das Kapital to know that capitalism is terrible. A Distant Call makes an argument for socialism on an anecdotal level. We’re talking about how late capitalism alienates and commodifies whatever is in its path without using the term ‘late capitalism.’” Palmer and Halladay’s new approach to lyricism extended to the recording process, too. Once the Seely brothers had laid down the tracks, Halladay recorded vocals with producer Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Code Orange) as opposed to on an 8-track, which was the band’s preferred method on previous releases.A Distant Call opens with Halladay’s measured scream before “Steel Sharpens Steel” kicks in. It’s a prologue that foreshadows our protagonist’s journey from feeling down-and-out and destitute to self-actualization. “It’s a chain reaction/ When you turn the other cheek/ Remember if you’re looking for action/ And you’re feeling dull and weak,” Halladay snarls on the chorus, channeling Judas Priest over the boot-stomping rhythm section. The story really gets started on “Blood from a Stone,” when we learn that our protagonist’s SNAP application was declined, and she’s “living check-to-check.” It’s heavy power-pop so sleek it gleams. “We had some more soul and dance songs on the last record and we’ll probably return to that at some point,” Palmer says. “But on this record we wanted to focus on making straight-up rock music.”That isn’t to say that A Distant Call doesn’t draw from a wide-range of influences within rock. The twinkling lap steel guitar on “Silver Line” sounds-off to Fleetwood Mac, showcasing a softer side to Sheer Mag. The lyrics find our protagonist in a desperate state, self-medicating with alcohol.Links: Website | Bandcamp
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 →
Art about food -- growing food, making food, eating food, food itself -- by local artists including Sharon Barnes, Kevin Bell, Carson Burke, Courtney Clements, Beverly Currence, Lillian "honeybadger," Katherine Jennings, Jeanette Johnson, David Knox, Ray LaMantia, Allan Leon, Carol McCanna, Sudie Rakusin and Jacqueline Rimmler. October 27 through November 21. Opening reception Friday, October... Read More →
Join us for a virtual conversation between artist Zig Jackson and the Ackland’s Lauren Turner, assistant curator for the collection. Jackson’s photograph Entering Zig’s Indian Reservation, China Basin, San Francisco, CA is featured in the Ackland’s 2021-2022 Close Looks series. In this free virtual conversation, we’ll hear from Jackson about this 1997 work, others in... Read More →
COVID-19 Event Guidelines:• All attendees must provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination or negative PCR test 72 hours preceding the event. • All attendees must wear face masks when moving around the venue, except for when consuming beverages. • No refunds will be given.
The Orange County Artists Guild Open Studio Tour returns for the 27th year. With work by more than 100 artists in 82 studios located all over Orange County come see the preview show at the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts before deciding which studios to visit first. The preview show runs from Oct. 29th - Nov.... Read More →
Virtual Opening/Gallery Talk: November 9, 6-7 pm Registration at our website (available until the start of the event): https://go.unc.edu/greymatter Gallery Hours: Per our semester Covid policies, the exhibition can be viewed through the gallery’s glass front wall, 9-5 M-F Author Maxwell Neely-Cohen on Betsy Kenyon: "The hardest thing one can do on a flat surface... Read More →
Parents, you deserve a night out! Leave the childcare to us! Kids will enjoy a fun–filled night, including exhibit play & exploration, a staff led activity, and dinner from Alfredo’s Pizza Villa. This drop-off event is currently for children ages 3 – 9 (must be potty independent) from 6:00 – 9:00pm on select Fridays and... Read More →
This performance is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Heather Tatreau’s Voices: A Walking Tour is a site-specific performance that takes the shape of a contemplative walking tour of campus after dark to discover the hidden voices in our landscape. The tour guide will... Read More →
Onward, Chef Domínguez!, Directed by Miasol Yara, is a new musical written by current-UNC student Gian Gibboney that tells a story of life, love, and baking. Come follow Sofia Domínguez as she works towards her dream of becoming a pastry chef, connects to her roots, and develops her relationship with her girlfriend Riley all while battling with OCD.