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Feb 16 2018

This Week in the Arts: February 9-15, 2018


#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS

February 9-15, 2018

  • Curious about those new Obama portraits? You can see the artists’ works at Triangle museums | News and Observer
  • New Performing Arts Space Opens in Carolina Square | Chapelboro
  • PlayMakers brings Shakespeare and enchanted forests to go | Daily Tar Heel
  • He was shot and paralyzed. Inspired by black athletes, his art honors their struggle | The Herald Sun

YOUR WEEKEND CALENDAR

ART
  • RISING Opening Reception Tonight 5:30pm | Center for the Study of the American South
THEATRE
  • Mobile Shakespeare presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream Tonight, 6:30 | Kenan Music Building, UNC
  • Playmakers Repertory Company presents Molière’s Tartuffe Tonight, 7:30pm and Tomorrow, 2pm | Paul Green Theatre, Chapel Hill
  • Playmakers Repertory Company presents The Christians- Previews Tomorrow, 7:30pm and Sunday, 2:00pm | Paul Green Theatre, Chapel Hill
  • One Song Productions presents Feb 48 XIV Sunday 7:30pm | The ArtsCenter, Carrboro

COMEDY

  •  Trifecta Improv Tonight, 7pm | The PIT Chapel Hill
  • Saturday Night Laughs and The PIT Presents Tomorrow 7pm | The PIT Chapel Hill
  • The Sunday Show – Featuring Kevin Kinner Sunday at 7:30pm | Mystery Brewing Company, Hillsborough
  • Gold Medal Comedy Sunday, 7:00pm | 462 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill

DANCE

  • Chapel Hill Dance Theater presents Peter Pan Tomorrow and Sunday | Chapel Hill High School

LITERARY ARTS & STORYTELLING

  • March Madness Book Drive ongoing at Ben &  Jerry’s, Chapel Hill

HISTORY

  • Revolutionary War Living History Day Tomorrow 10am-4pm | Hillsborough Visitors Center, Burwell School, Orange County Historical Museum
  • Chapel Hill Historical Society presents B-1: How NC A&T and UNC Integrated the Modern US Navy Sunday 3pm | Chapel Hill Public Library

FILM

  • Film Screening: Black Beach / White Beach & Wilmington on Fire Sunday, 5pm | Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro

KIDS & FAMILIES

  • Sister’s Voices Glee Weekend All weekend | Binkley Baptist Church
  • Carrboro Branch Library and Puppet Show, Inc. present Puppet Show: Interrupting Chicken Tomorrow at 10:30am | Carrboro Branch Library, Carrboro

SPECIAL EVENTS

  • Lightup Festival 2018 Sunday 11am-6pm | Friday Center

LIVE MUSIC

CHAPEL HILL

  • The Orange County All-Stars and The Nashvilifiers Tonight 8pm | The Kraken
  • Soul with Liquid Pleasure Tonight 10pm | Pantana Bob’s
  • Reggae Rock Down by Five, Six Shots Later and Inner Prolific  Tonight 9pm | The Cave
  • Indie Rock with Reese McHenry & The Fox, Erie Choir, and Woodvamp Tonight 9pm | The Local 506
  • Hip-hop with Milo Tomorrow 9pm | The Local 506
  • Garage Rock with Shining Mirrors, MammaBear + Jupiter & The Medicean Stars Tomorrow 9pm | The Cave
  • String Band The Onyx Club Boys with Ragweed String Band Tomorrow 8pm | The Kraken
  • Carolina Performing Arts presents Chicago Symphony Orchestra Tomorrow 8pm | Memorial Hall, UNC
  • Carolina Performing Arts presents Katinka Kleijn on the cello Sunday 7:30 | Memorial Hall, UNC
  • Alternative Rock with Car Crash Star, Castle Black, River Otters Sunday 9pm | The Cave
  • Hip-hop with MH The Verb + ArtHouse95 // Defacto Thezpian Sunday 8pm | The Local 506

CARRBORO

  • Hip-hop with Uno The Activist & Thouxanbanfauni with Warhol.SS Tonight 8:30pm | Cat’s Cradle
  • Electric with Case Sensitive with Cosmic Punk & Honey Duchess Tonight 9pm | The Station
  • Rock with JujuGuru Tonight 10pm | 2nd Wind
  • Bluegrass with Hank, Pattie & the Current with The Carolina Bluegrass Band Tomorrow 8pm | Cat’s Cradle
  • Americana with The Black Lillies with Sam Quinn Tomorrow 8:30pm | Cat’s Cradle Backroom
  • Kirtan with Samadhi Tomorrow 7:30pm | Oasis in Carr Mill
  • Funk with The Upward Dogs Tomorrow 10:30pm | 2nd Wind
  • Hip-hop with Tre’ Mars & The Kids Downtown w/ (J) Rowdy + Brassious Monk Tomorrow 9pm | The Station
  • Guitar music with Andrew Kasab Tomorrow 6 pm | Steel String

HILLSBOROUGH 

  • Texas Swing with Hill Country Cosmopolitans Tonight 6pm | Hot Tin Roof
  • Bluegrass with Brew Davis Tonight 8:45pm | Mystery Brewing
  • Alternative Bluegrass with Gipsy Danger Tonight 8pm | Nash Street Tavern
  • Surf/Roots Rock with The Lucky 13s Tomorrow 9:30pm | Nash St. Tavern
  • Bluegrass with Coleslaw Tomorrow 9pm | Hot Tin Roof

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