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May 25 2018

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


#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 Anything Else | Indy Week

YOUR WEEKEND CALENDAR 

ART
  • Combinations: Garry Childs, Pat Merriman, Eric Sauders Opening Reception Today, 6-9pm | Hillsborough Gallery of Arts
  • Revelations Student Film Photography Exhibition Today, 6-9pm | Hillsborough Artists Cooperative & The Skylight Gallery
HISTORY
  • Sunday History Hike: Occaneechi History Sunday, 11am | Hillsborough Visitor’s Center
  • Flyer Tigers Photo Exhibit (Memorial Day Weekend Only) Opening Reception Tomorrow, 10am | Chapel Hill Public Library

DANCE

  • Shobana’s Trance-Dancing Drums Tomorrow, 5:30pm | East Chapel Hill High School

FILM

  • Outdoor Showing of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Tomorrow, 8pm | Southern Village Green

EVENTS

  • Hillsborough ArtWalk Last Fridays Today, 6-9pm | Downtown Hillsborough
  • Flower Moon Celebration Sunday, 10am-8pm | Honeysuckle Tea House
  • Jaws Fest ’18 All weekend | Midway Carrboro

LIVE MUSIC

CHAPEL HILL

  • Honky Tonk with Charles Latham & His Borrowed Band Tomorrow 8pm | The Kraken
  • Indie Rock with Sezessionville Road Sunday, 9:30pm | The Cave
  • Folk with Dana & Sue Robinson Sunday, 6-8pm | Southern Village Green

CARRBORO

  • Freight Train Blues featuring Ernie Vincent & Guitar Lightnin’ Lee Tonight, 6:30pm | Carrboro Town Commons
  • Neville’s Quarter/Eileen Regan & Tim Smith Tomorrow, 8am-12pm | Carrboro Farmers’ Market
  • Harpist Mary Lattimore with Al Riggs Tomorrow, 8pm | The ArtsCenter
  • Singer-songwriter Nathan Vallejo Tomorrow, 7:30-9pm | Oasis at Carr Mill
  • Acoustic with Brown Kid Tomorrow, 8-11pm | Open Eye Cafe
  • Americana with The Shoaldiggers Tomorrow, 9pm | Cat’s Cradle
  • Who I Are Tomorrow, 10pm | 2nd Wind
  • Banjo player Brendan Macie Sunday, 5-7pm | Looking Glass Tasting Room
  • Irish folk with Claudine Langille and the Low Highlanders Sunday, 7pm | Cat’s CradleBack room

HILLSBOROUGH 

  • Swing with Huzzah Tomorrow, 8pm | Mystery Brewing Public House
  • Guitar and vocals with Robichaux & Chatterjee Sunday, 11am-1pm | Weaver St. Market

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