Orange Co. Arts Commission

West End Poetry Festival

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October 17th-20th, 2018 will mark the 13th anniversary of the annual West End Poetry Festival in Carrboro, NC. Four days of poetry featuring more than 50 poets! There will be group discussions, a panel on Intersections, important readings, and amazing local food! All events are free and open to the public. The West End Poetry… Read More →

Lulo Reinhardt and Daniel Stelter

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The great-nephew of legendary jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, Lulo Reinhardt is a spontaneous and spirited player who has taken his family’s gypsy jazz legacy, melded it with flamenco and latin styles, and updated it for the modern era. He joins forces with celebrated German jazz guitarist Daniel Stelter to form a powerhouse duo blending elements… Read More →

This Week in the Arts: June 16-28, 2018

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#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS Popular Music Holds Power Over Popular Literature | The State of Things on WUNC The Cave Is Coming Back to Life. What Do Its New Owners Have Planned for its Next Chapter?| Indy Week Mebane’s Green named N.C. state poet laureate | Burlington Times-News YOUR WEEKEND CALENDAR  ART artistUNITED present The Walls We Build Hillsborough… Read More →

This Week in the Arts: June 15-21, 2018

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#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS NC names its first African-American Poet Laureate to be ambassador for spoken word | News & Observer OdysseyStage Theatre and OdysseyStage Present ‘NC 10 By 10: A Festival Of 10-Minute Plays’ | Broadway World YOUR WEEKEND CALENDAR   ART FRANK presents Brumley Forest Travel Journal Session Tomorrow, 9am | Brumley Forest Trails Untitled, 2018 Tomorrow 8am-5pm | John and June Allcott… Read More →

This Week in the Arts: June 9 – 15, 2018

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#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS University of North Carolina Students Accuse Administration of Artwashing | Hyperallergic Typewriter to Macbook: technology’s influence on the craft of writing | The News of Orange YOUR WEEKEND CALENDAR  ART The Contemporaries 2018 Tonight, 6pm | LIGHT: Art + Design Gayle Stott Lowry Reception Sunday, 12:30pm | Eno Gallery HISTORY Historic Hillsborough Saturday Walking Tours Tomorrow, 11am | Downtown Hillsborough… Read More →

This Week in the Arts: June 1-8, 2018

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#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS ‘I’m the same person I was before.’ Michelle Obama’s portrait artist is a star. | News and Observer Michelle Obama Painter Amy Sherald Visits Chapel Hill for a Portrait Exhibit that Looks Refreshingly Like America Today | The Indy Carrboro Kicking Off Pride Month with ‘Pride Piper Walk’ | WCHL Rainbow flags all around:… Read More →

This Week in the Arts: May 26-31, 2018

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#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS UNC’s Ackland Art Museum Hosting “The Outwin: American Portraiture Today” | Chapelboro.com Tar Heel Tripping | Winston-Salem Journal Your guide to (mostly free) outdoor summer movies | News and Observer YOUR WEEKEND CALENDAR   ART John and June Allcott Gallery: Untitled, 2018 All Weekend | Hanes Art Center A Conversation with Amy Sherald,… Read More →

This Week in the Arts: May 18-25, 2018

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#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS Carrboro High School production opens in shadow of Santa Fe, Texas, school shooting | The Herald-Sun Tragic coincidence: Santa Fe shooting happened on day of Carrboro High play about gun violence | WRAL Has Carrboro felt more peaceful than usual lately? It’s probably thanks to these monks | The Daily Tar Heel Mary Lattimore’s Weightless Waves Are Unlike… Read More →