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

June 22, 2018 by Katie Murray


#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 →

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Vitamin O: Poet Jaki Shelton Green

January 2, 2018 by Katie Murray


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 in 2014, is obviously a poet. But she is also a story teller, writer, teacher, creativity coach, and change agent in the lives of others…. Read More →

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Fall 2016 Arts Grants Awarded

December 29, 2016 by Katie Murray


The Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) is pleased to announce recipients of the 2016 Fall Arts Grants. The OCAC awarded twenty-three arts grants, totaling $25,440 to the following projects taking place from January 1 – December 31, 2017: Carrboro Elementary School: North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble and Mike Wiley in-school performances Cedar Grove Neighborhood Association:… Read More →

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