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Jan 02 2018

Vitamin O: Poet Jaki Shelton Green


By Alicia Stemper/Vitamin O for the Orange County Arts Commission Jaki Shelton Green, named the inaugural Piedmont Laureate in 2009 and inducted into the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Featured Blogs, Monthly Features, Vitamin O · Tagged: jaki shelton green, literary arts, poet, vitamin o

Nov 30 2017

Vitamin O: Builder and Woodworker David Hinkle


By Alicia Stemper/Vitamin O for the Orange County Arts Commission David Hinkle designed and built the new bee hotel, a habitat for solitary bees, in Gold Park on Hillsborough’s Riverwalk…. Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Featured Blogs, Monthly Features, Vitamin O · Tagged: bee hotel, David Hinkle, hillsborough, vitamin o, wood worker

Nov 30 2017

2017 Holiday Gift Guide


Everyone wants to give thoughtful, unique gifts for the holidays, but who has the time to do the searching and running? The OCAC is making it easy for you this year. Whether… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Blog Posts · Tagged: carrboro, chapel hill, hillsborough, Holidays, shopping

Nov 30 2017

Vitamin O: Sand Sculptor Damian Hoffman


By Alicia Stemper/Vitamin O for the Orange County Arts Commission For Damian Hoffman, it all started with being “bored out of my mind.” He was sitting on Sunset Beach, waiting… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Featured Blogs, Monthly Features, Vitamin O · Tagged: carrboro, Damian Hoffman, sand sculptor, Sandy Feat, vitamin o

Nov 02 2017

Vitamin O: Kit FitzSimons


By Alicia Stemper/Vitamin O for the Orange County Arts Commission Kit is the ninth generation of men named Christopher (no middle name) FitzSimons although “I don’t have a number. My… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Featured Blogs, Monthly Features, Vitamin O · Tagged: comedy, Improv, Kit FitzSimons, The Varsity, vitamin o

Nov 02 2017

Vitamin O: Artist Renzo Ortega


By Alicia Stemper/Vitamin O for the Orange County Arts Commission Artist Renzo Ortega, a Peruvian immigrant, moved to Carrboro last year after 17 years in New York City. “Art changes… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Featured Blogs, Monthly Features, Vitamin O · Tagged: carrboro, misweband, Renzo Ortega, The ArtsCenter

Oct 31 2017

WINNERS OF PAINT IT ORANGE PLEIN AIR PAINT-OUT ANNOUNCED


The Orange County Arts Commission and the Hillsborough Arts Council are pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural Paint it Orange Plein Air Paint-out, which took place October 25-27,… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Press Release · Tagged: Benjamin Hamburger, Chad Smith, Esten Walker, J. J. Jiang, James Keul, Jeremy Sams, Jo Anne McDonough, Katharine March, paint it orange, plein air, plein air paint out, Scott Myers, Tesh Parekh

Oct 31 2017

Don’t Miss Bee Activities in Gold Park on Saturday


Fun activities for all ages will be offered Saturday in Gold Park to raise awareness about Hillsborough’s native bees. The event starts at 10 a.m. with the unveiling of Wood… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Events · Tagged: bee hotel, David Hinkle, hillsborough arts council, Hillsborough Tourism Development Authority, Town of Hillsborough

Oct 24 2017

Paint it Orange Wet Paint Sale This Friday


Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Uncategorized

Oct 15 2017

Gold Park Bee Hotel to be unveiled Nov. 4 with workshop


The Gold Park pollinator garden will be abuzz the morning of Saturday, Nov. 4, with the unveiling of a large bee hotel, a workshop to help people make their own… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Events · Tagged: bee hotel, David Hinkle, hillsborough, public art

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