Area musicians to perform at Cat's Cradle fundraiser for Woods Charter School
[Mar. 10, 2008] Three groups of popular area musicians will perform in a Cat's Cradle benefit for the Music Department of The Woods Charter School Foundation on Friday, March 14th at 8:00 P.M. Hobex and Great Big Gone will be joined by Lynn Blakey and Ecki Heinz. [In Music]

Transforming our community art auction
[Mar. 4, 2008] Sunday March 9th from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. will be a celebration of the good works of Family Violence and Rape Crisis Services and ChathamArts, with an afternoon of culinary arts, live music, poetry, and an exciting art auction. By Forrest Greenslade [In Art]

The sixth annual Fearrington Folk Art Show
[Feb. 22, 2008] Experience a rare opportunity to meet and purchase art from over 30 of the Southeast's finest folk artists at the Fearrington Folk Art Show. The Sixth Annual Folk Art Show will be held at the Barn at Fearrington on February 23rd and 24th from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. By Sarah Matista [In Art]

It’s a Dog’s Life at Pittsboro’s Carolina Brewery and Grill
[Feb. 10, 2008] Chatham County painter Shannon Spoor Bueker will exhibit a whimsical collection of canine shenanigans in the February/March Chatham Artists Guild show at the Carolina Brewery and Grill on route 15/501 in Chatham County. "Dog Life" contains over a dozen paintings of dogs in the woods, both joyful and trouble-making. By Forrest C. Greenslade [In Art]

Journeyman Brit crafts new career in Chatham’s artist community
[Jan. 25, 2008] When Andrew Dixon was growing up in the 60’s in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, an industrial area of northern England, he couldn’t have imagined a life as an artist in rural North Carolina. A birth defect caused Dixon to spend a great deal of time in hospital, reading and drawing. By Forrest Greenslade [In Art]

Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball to benefit Chatham and New Orleans
[Jan. 15, 2008] Shake off the winter blues and let the good times roll at Pittsboro's First Annual Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball sponsored by ChathamArts and the Abundance Foundation. The Big Easy style fun begins Saturday Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. at historic Chatham Mills (480 Hillsboro Street). By Molly Matlock [In Performing Arts]
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VH1's '100 Greatest Songs of the 90s' five-night countdown
[Dec. 17, 2007] The fans have spoken and VH1 is celebrating the music of the 90s like it never has before. In an online poll, VH1.com users have voted Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" as the greatest song from the 90s. [In Music]

Tyndall awards prominent Chatham artists
[Dec. 5, 2007] Chapel Hill gallery owner Jane Tyndall judged selected works by over 50 Chatham Artists Guild participants at the opening reception for the 15th Annual Chatham Open Studio Tour Friday November 29th at the Central Carolina Community College campus in Pittsboro. By Forrest Greenslade [In Art]

CCCC Chatham Small Business Center receives arts business grant
[Nov. 29, 2007] Central Carolina Community College’s Chatham Small Business Center has been awarded a $6,000 grant to expand and enhance small businesses involved in the arts. The grant, from the North Carolina Community College System’s Small Business Center Network, provides full funding for “Artist Up and Away,” a program to support emerging artists in the Siler City area. By Katherine McDonald [In Art]