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]

Spring art show to benefit Pittsboro animal refuge
[May 3, 2009] Italian-born North Carolina artist Siglinda Scarpa will host a public Spring Art Show featuring a collection of her most recent pottery and sculptures. This show will take place over the course of two weekends: May 16 - 17, 2009, and May 23 - 24, 2009 in Pittsboro at the Goathouse Refuge Gallery and Gardens. The Spring Art Show will be open from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm each Saturday and Sunday. [In Art]
Also: Goathouse Refuge Gallery and Gardens
Also: Siglinda Scarpa

Storytelling for grownups at the Bynum General Store
[May 2, 2009] Enjoy an evening of storytelling in a charming town and venue. You will have the opportunity to hear a variety of storytelling styles and stories at the Bynum General Store on May 3 from 7 to 9 p.m. Come early for a walk along the Haw River and a stroll about Bynum's mill village.

'Kudzu, A Southern Musical' is coming to Pittsboro
[Apr. 11, 2009] A beloved cartoon character - and all his colorful townsfolk - come to life when “Kudzu, A Southern Musical” opens at Chatham Mills April 24. Central Carolina Community College theater production students and community members fill the stage with the ups-and-downs of small Southern town life in a tuneful, happy show that has delighted audiences worldwide. By Kerstin Lindgren [In Performing Arts]

2009 music season starts at The City Tap
[Apr. 2, 2009] The 2009 music season starts this weekend at The City Tap in Pittsboro. Below is a schedule of music planned for this month. [In Music]
Also: The City Tap

Chatham potter Mark Hewitt featured at Catawba Valley Pottery Festival
[Mar. 17, 2009] Three years ago celebrated Chatham County potter, Mark Hewitt, built a new big kiln to fire alkaline glazes. He already had one kiln the size of a school bus, used for firing salt-glaze, but he likes alkaline-glazed pots so much he felt compelled to build a new kiln. “I guess it was because I love the color green,” says the English-born Hewitt. [In Art]

Central Carolina Community College hosts Heart of Carolina Jazz concert
[Feb. 25, 2009] Jazz takes center stage when the Heart of Carolina Jazz Orchestra and special guest artists perform at the Fearrington Barn, in Fearrington Village. The concert takes place 4 p.m.- 6 p.m. Sunday, March 22. Admission is free. [In Music]

Not your grandmother's nine-patch - It's a stitch!
[Jan. 3, 2009] Meet fabric artists Mary Lucas and Maggie Wilson at a Reception Sunday January 4, 2009, 4 to 6 PM at the Carolina Brewery and Grill in Pittsboro By Forrest C. Greenslade [In Art]