Promoting and strengthening the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
Week of Events
Life of Galileo
Galileo Galilei: father, hero, heretic. When a chance discovery leads to evidence of a seismic shift in scientific thinking, Galileo sparks a dangerous dispute with authority. To challenge the idea that the earth is the centre of the universe is to challenge the all-powerful Roman Catholic Church. Brecht’s dramatisation of the battle between belief and... Read More →
Women Speak
This art gallery event is a collaboration between visual artist, Nancy L. Smith and selected women writers. Inspired by Nancy's water media and collage paintings, women writers give voice to unspoken messages of the heart. Their topics cover a wide range including inspirational muses, relationships with themselves and others, migraines and mastectomies, lost loves and... Read More →
International Women’s Day Poetry Reading
International Women’s Day Poetry Reading
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, Joan Barasovska,... Read More →
Spectral Pegasus / Dark Movements
Spectral Pegasus / Dark Movements
A reading of Jeffery Beam's new book and the accompanying audio CD, Spectral Pegasus / Dark Movements, a collaboration with Welsh painter Clive Hicks-Jenkins. Folksinger Mary Rocap will perform one song, an “antique ballad”.
Pop Up Quilt Show and Sale
Pop Up Quilt Show and Sale
In March, the Durham Orange Quilters Guild celebrates their 40th anniversary with an Art Walk in Downtown Chapel Hill on March 8 and 9, followed by a Quilt Exhibit at Chapel Hill Public Library on March 16 and 17. During the 2nd Friday ArtWalk, DOQ will display and sell many handmade quilts and fabric art... Read More →
