Local and visiting artists share musical images, using various mediums to create a visual concert. Featured artists include Kevin Flynn Bell, Richard Blackmon, Debi L. Drew, Ray LaMantia, Allan Leon, Armen Knox, D. Xavier Knox, Joseph Mareka, Margaret Oatney and Sam Williams. Also available will be paintings and drawings, mixed media, photography, sculpture, jewelry, reprints,… Read More →
Last Fridays Concert with North Tower Band
Join us at the Historic Orange County Courthouse lawn with North Tower Band! North Tower has been one of the south’s great party bands for over 35 years, providing the best in Top 40, beach, funk and oldies. Sizzling brass, super vocals, and a wide-ranging repertoire all contribute to making a night to remember! The… Read More →
Last Fridays Concert with Second Set
Join us at the Historic Orange County Courthouse lawn with Second Set! From Burlington, NC Second Set will play Soul, Beach, Motown, Top Forty and Dance music 6:30 – 9:30 pm. Please be sure to visit downtown and West End retail shops and restaurants and check out the exhibits on the Hillsborough Art Walk Last… Read More →
Last Fridays Concert with .U.B.U. The Band
Join us at the Historic Orange County Courthouse lawn with .U.B.U. The Band! The band proudly boast five very talented vocalists and incorporates top of the line choreography into its shows. The concert is 6:30 – 9:30 pm. Please be sure to visit downtown and West End retail shops and restaurants and check out the… Read More →
Last Fridays Concert with Johnny White and the Elite Band
Join us at the Historic Orange County Courthouse lawn with Johnny White and the Elite Band! Johnny White, four soulful female backup singers and the band make up one of the top show bands in the southeast combining t he smoothness of Luther Vandross with the soulfulness of Aretha Franklin. Wear your dancing shoes as… Read More →
Ancient Walls Opening Reception
Jillian Goldberg shares images of ancient architectural forms of domes and archways found in Middle Eastern architecture. Rich surface textures and saturated colors create strong, vibrant work. She is joined by other local artists, including Sharon Barnes, Kevin Flynn Bell, Debi Drew, David Knox, Ray LaMantia, Nancy Ellen Walker, and Barbara Younger, contributing work related… Read More →
This Week in the Arts: February 2-8, 2018
#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS February 2-8, 2018 Peter Marin brings abstract style to Horace Williams House | The Daily Tar Heel Chapel Hill’s Frank Gallery moves on after ‘a great run’ on Franklin Street | The News and Observer Women’s issues are age-old. Exhibit examines those struggles in Age of Enlightenment | The News and Observer The Race… Read More →
This Week in the Arts: Jan. 19-25
#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS January 19-25, 2018 Chapel Hill, NC: A Top Destination in the 2018 Travel to College Towns Trend (Business Insider) Sick of Facebook Invites? UNC-Chapel Hill Just Launched an App for Tracking Events on Campus (Indy Week) Day trips in the Triangle: Chapel Hill (ABC 11) Arts Everywhere, Indi Cowie and Dorrance Dance team up… Read More →
Vitamin O: Francesca Talenti
By Alicia Stemper / Vitamin O “I follow my visions more than I ever have before,” reports artist and recently retired UNC professor Francesca Talenti. Wants Upon a Time is proof. When asked about her favorite character in Orange County, Talenti did not hesitate. “The ogre in the play.” Patrick Dougherty’s stick sculpture on Hillsborough’s… Read More →
Weekend Culture Fix for February 24-26
Here’s your #weekendculturefix from OCAC! VISUAL ART Hillsborough • It’s Last Friday ArtWalk tonight in Hillsborough! 6-9pm in Downtown Hillsborough. • Opening reception for “It’s all about the story” at Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, tonight from 6-9pm • K’s Closet – Hillsborough is hosting a local maker pop-up market today from 4-8pm Chapel Hill/Carrboro •… Read More →