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Black History, Black Futures

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

Celebrate Black History Month with a poetry reading/performance featuring aclaimed poets Dasan Ahanu, Kayla Beckett, and Nina Oteria. Dasan Ahanu is a founding member and former coach of the Bull City Slam Team. He serves as a visiting professor at UNC-Chapel Hill and as a consultant working with organizations on art-based strategies. Kayla Beckett is... Read More →

Free

Ties That Bind: a poetry workshop led by Pam Baggett

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

Featuring work by Jericho Brown, Jaki Shelton Green, Angela Jackson, Patricia Smith, and other African-American poets, we'll explore themes of family, community, connection, and disconnection, then use the techniques on display to begin crafting our own poems. The workshop is free. Writers working at all levels and in other genres are welcome to attend. Please... Read More →

Free

International Women’s Day Poetry Reading

Flyleaf Books 752 MLK Jr. Blvd, Chapel Hill

Celebrate International Women's Day with a reading by poets of diverse age, race, and background, all female or who identify as female. Each poet will read three poems on the themes of who I am; what matters to me; and a woman who has loved, inspired, and/or influenced me. Featured readers: Pam Baggett, L. Teresa... Read More →

Free

Summer Sing-out with Voices

University United Methodist Church 150 East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill

Summer Voices' concert is all about fun! Please join us for a joyful rendition of songs from Broadway shows, movies and other songs that are beautiful on their own. Selections include a medley from the rock opera Hair, a medley of pieces by Andrew Lloyd Webber, “Light” (from Next to Normal), “You’ll be Back” (from... Read More →

$15