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Feb 18 2025

DIRT. Art and Life Beneath our Feet.


in collaboration with The ArtsCenter in Carrboro Join us for an unconventional learning-making-tasting exploration as we dig into dirt to find poetry, history, art, and nourishment.  We’ll consider dirt through… Read More →

Posted by Orange County Arts Commission · Tagged: #carrboro, Carolina Public Humanities, farm, fred joiner, history, poetry, The ArtsCenter

Jan 04 2022

‘Oh, Those Tea Parties!’ with Suzanne Adair


‘Oh, Those Tea Parties’ with Suzanne Adair will be held on Thursday, March 24, at 7pm. During the American Revolution, patriot men wantonly destroyed tea to make a statement to… Read More →

Posted by Chris · Tagged: history

Dec 20 2021

Beyond Slavery’s Shadow: North Carolina’s Free People of Color


Beyond Slavery’s Shadow: North Carolina’s Free People of Color With Warren Milteer Jr. On January 20, 2022, at 7pm, the Orange County Historical Museum, Alliance for Historic Hillsborough, and Burwell… Read More →

Posted by Chris · Tagged: alliance for historic hillsborough, Burwell School Historic Site, hillsborough, history, Orange County Historical Museum

Sep 09 2021

“The Lasting Impacts of Carolina’s First Settlers”


The Orange County Historical Museum and Tom Magnuson present ‘The Networks of Early North Carolina History’ as a four-part series. In this series, Tom Magnuson will share some of his… Read More →

Posted by Chris · Tagged: history, Orange County Historical Museum

Feb 23 2021

The Suffragist Project podcast


The Suffragist Project is a limited audio drama series about the suffrage movement in America. Each episode will cover different time periods and suffrage leaders in the fight to win… Read More →

Posted by Chris · Tagged: 19th amendment, events, history, literary arts, Manbites Dog, non-fiction, performance, playwrights, suffrage, theatre

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