SUBMIT AN EVENT

PLEASE NOTE: Venue and Organizer fields are required. Incomplete submissions will be removed.

Poetry in Song: Cantari Spring Concert

Profound poetry set to beautiful choral music, highlights include “Highland Mary” from Four Robert Burns Ballads composed by James Mulholland, “Ronde” from Trois Chanson composed by Maurice Ravel, “Hey, Ho, the Wind and the Rain” from Three Shakespeare Songs by Arthur Frackenpohl.

What Sustains Us: Poets on Nature

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

Pam Baggett, Florence Nash, Garrett Sharpe, and Caren Stuart will read work that focuses on the beauty and interconnectedness of the natural world, the tragedy of climate change, humans as a part of and apart from nature. The event is free and open to the public. This project was supported by the North Carolina Arts... Read More →

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

Jazz at RambleRill Farm Concert Series: La Fiesta Latin Jazz Quintet

RambleRill Farm 913 Arthur Minnis Rd, Hillsborough, NC, United States

Jazz at RambleRill Farm Concert Series: La Fiesta Latin Jazz Quintet Tickets for this fabulous group are available through the RambleRill Farm website link below. If you've not heard them, you need to. If you have, then it's time to hear their latest composition, The Latin Jazz pandemic Suite. https://www.ramblerillfarmstore.com/ramblerill-farm-programs-and-events Concert is this Saturday 12.10.22... Read More →

$20