Chatham Journal: Arts & Entertainment

Mediterranean fare and hot auction items heat up Chatham Together fundraiser

Tue, 18 Jan 2010 16:15:00 GMT

Shake off the winter doldrums and head for the Mediterranean at Chatham County Together's winter celebration, which this year has something for everyone. Set for Jan. 24 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Briar Chapel Club House off U.S. 15-501 in north Chatham, "Tapas of the Mediterranean" offers an evening of small plates prepared with fresh, locally produced food donated by volunteers and local eateries including Angelina's Kitchen in Pittsboro, and Crook's Corner, Mediterranean Deli and Mariakakis Fine Food and Wines in Chapel Hill.

ChathamArts’ Sustainable Cinema Series features comic sensations Rhett & Link's documentary

Sat, 15 Jan 2010 04:18:00 GMT

ChathamArts’ Sustainable Cinema Series gets the new year off with humor and heart via a special Jan. 29 screening of the documentary ‘Looking for Ms. Locklear.’ Whacky Lillington, N.C. based filmmakers Rhett McLaughlin & Link Neal have won wide acclaim and massive audiences for their web videos, music and comedy. They will be on hand for a lively post-film discussion.

Chatham Artists Guild receives support for Seventeenth Annual Chatham Studio Tour

Wed, 12 Jan 2010 02:55:00 GMT

At the Opening Reception of the 2009 Chatham Studio Tour, Outgoing President Forrest Greenslade expressed appreciation to the Chatham Economic Development Corporation and the Carolina Meadows' Community Grants Program for supporting this year's event.

Chatham Studio Tour is a holiday tradition

Tue, 23 Nov 2009 05:33:00 GMT

Art-lovers are feeling a great void these days. Our North Carolina Museum of Art is closed while the world class collection is moved to the new 127,000-square-foot state of art facility. Dan Gottlieb, the museum's Director of Planning and Design, is one of the people shepherding this delicate operation.

Take a walk on the far side at the Carolina Brewery

Tue, 12 Oct 2009 22:40:00 GMT

What happens when you mix the minds of Andy Warhol and Gary Larson? You get something like the art of Chatham’s own Roger Person. You can walk through that special place that is Person’s brain at the October/November exhibit at the Pittsboro Carolina Brewery. Meet Roger Person at an artist reception from 4 to 6 pm on Sunday, November 1 at the Brewery.

Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival to unveil new dance tent

Fri, 08 Oct 2009 13:32:00 GMT

Drive out into the country, past Pittsboro on Henderson Tanyard Road, as you pass a nice horse pasture and just before you start seeing signs that say "festival" with arrows pointing down the drive, something else stands out just beyond those trees. Through the branches of the trees that line the back of the pasture, a large white and yellow thing emerges.

A Walk in the Country art exhibit

Tue, 07 Sep 2009 00:43:00 GMT

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.

Chapel Hill Public Library celebrates 50 years

Fri, 03 Sep 2009 04:04:00 GMT

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.

Reno Sharpe Store Music Fundraiser takes place on Saturday

Sun, 15 Aug 2009 13:26:00 GMT

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.

This week at McIntyre's Fine Books

Fri, 06 Aug 2009 05:05:00 GMT

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.

Cat's Cradle benefit concert to help Goathouse Refuge care for cats

Fri, 23 Jul 2009 06:59:00 GMT

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.

Bynum Front Porch to present its first art scholarship

Thu, 27 May 2009 15:35:00 GMT

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.

Fearrington presents Mike Wiley's performance of Blood Done Sign My Name

Wed, 26 May 2009 08:46:00 GMT

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.

Chatham Conservation Partnership sponsors amateur nature photography contest and photo class

Sat, 22 May 2009 08:04:00 GMT

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.

Mountain Aid concert to educate about mountain top removal

Fri, 14 May 2009 06:53:00 GMT

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.