A Walk in the Country art exhibit
[Sep. 6, 2009] The August/September Art Exhibit at the Carolina Brewery and Grill in Pittsboro is joyous exploration of today’s Chatham County country life. Phyllis Burns, Shannon Bueker and Cherie Westmoreland craft charming animals and pastoral scenes in clay and canvas. Please join the Chatham Artists Guild in a "Meet the Artists Reception" on Sunday, September 6 from 4 to 6 pm. By Forrest Greenslade [In Art]

Chapel Hill Public Library celebrates 50 years
[Sep. 2, 2009] On Sunday, September 13th at 6pm, Fearrington will host in The Barn the celebration of The Chapel Hill Public Library's 50th Anniversary. The event, Long Story Short, is a once-in-a-Carolina-lifetime lineup of Chapel Hill's best writers alongside two show-stopping bands. [In Books]

Reno Sharpe Store Music Fundraiser takes place on Saturday
[Aug. 14, 2009] Sharpe Store Music invites everyone to join us for our 10 Year Anniversary & Memorial Celebration this Saturday, August 15 from 10 a.m - 8 p.m. Bands will be playing all day, parking-lot jammin', crafts, vendors, food, bouncy house and more. By Carol Goodwin [In Music]

This week at McIntyre's Fine Books
[Aug. 5, 2009] McIntyre's has something for everyone this weekend, starting Friday with one of the Raleigh News & Observer's Recommended Summer Reads authors, then two events on Saturday - both are fiction with a mysterious twist - and ending up on Sunday with the ever-clever Debbie Moose talking about her latest cookbook. [In Books]

Cat's Cradle benefit concert to help Goathouse Refuge care for cats
[Jul. 23, 2009] Music fans and animal lovers won’t want to miss a very special concert August 21st at 8:30 pm at the Cat’s Cradle to benefit The Goathouse Refuge, a no-kill cat sanctuary in Pittsboro, North Carolina. Nationally acclaimed trio Tres Chicas will be joined onstage by southern rockers Luego and Gambling the Muse. [In Music]

Bynum Front Porch to present its first art scholarship
[May 27, 2009] Bynum Front Porch, a non-profit community organization, will present its first art scholarship to graduating Chatham County high school senior, Travis Mann, on Friday, May 29 at the Bynum Front Porch Friday Night Music Series concert featuring Chapel Hill’s Hot Rooster. [In Art]

Fearrington presents Mike Wiley's performance of Blood Done Sign My Name
[May 26, 2009] Fearrington is pleased to present Mike Wiley's performance of Blood Done Sign My Name, the acclaimed memoir by Tim Tyson, in The Fearrington Barn on Saturday and Sunday, July 11th and 12th, 2009. A gifted playwright and actor, Wiley expands cultural awareness for audiences of all ages through his dynamic portrayals based on pivotal moments in African-American history. [In Performing Arts]

Chatham Conservation Partnership sponsors amateur nature photography contest and photo class
[May 22, 2009] Grab your cameras and get outside to capture in photographs the natural resources that make Chatham County special. Chatham Conservation Partnership (CCP) is sponsoring an Amateur Nature Photography Contest for adults and youths at least 13 years of age. CCP wants to use the contest as a way to show the diversity and beauty of Chatham's natural resources. By Allison Weakley [In Art]

Mountain Aid concert to educate about mountain top removal
[May 13, 2009] Spending a summer weekend listening to music will help to ensure a safe school for hundreds of children. How? The Mountain Aid concert June 19-20, 2009 at Shakori Hills Farm in Chatham County, NC benefits Pennies of Promise, a grassroots campaign to construct a new building for Marsh Fork Elementary School in West Virginia. [In Music]