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October 9, 2018

Tickets Now Available for Pickin’: A Music Celebration

HOT OFF THE PRESSES! Tickets are now available for that awesome event you don’t want to miss: Pickin’: A Music Celebration, Chatham Arts Council’s Annual Benefit for Artists-in-Schools, featuring The Bluegrass Experience on their 47th anniversary. This shindig, sponsored by Opus Financial Advisors, will take place on Sunday, November 11, where you’ll be treated to… Read More →

By April Starling | Filed Under: Arts in Education, County Happenings, Events, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Artists in school, Bluegrass, Events, Music

September 27, 2018

Go See This: Fiesta! This Weekend in Siler City

We’re trying something new with our Go See This series—a more intimate look at the behind-the-scenes of creating arts events in Chatham County. We hope you enjoy this, the first offering in this experiment by Luis Melodelgado. Desplázate hacia abajo para leer en español. It’s almost 6:30 p.m., and I am about to act on… Read More →

By Luis Melodelgado | Filed Under: Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: El Vinculo Hispano, Fiesta, Grassroots Arts Grants, Hispanic Liaison, Recipients - Grassroots Arts Grants, Siler City

August 22, 2018

Save the Date! Pickin’: A Music Celebration, November 11, 2018!

Get your pencils, pens, or smart phones out. That’s right – we have important news. SAVE THE DATE for Pickin’: A Music Celebration, Chatham Arts Council’s Annual Benefit for Artists-in-Schools, featuring The Bluegrass Experience on their 47th anniversary. This shindig, sponsored by Opus Financial Advisors, will take place on Sunday, November 11, where you’ll be… Read More →

By April Starling | Filed Under: Arts in Education, County Happenings, Events | Tagged With: Artists in school, Bluegrass, Events, Music

August 13, 2018

Artists-in-Schools: Hobey Ford Taps Puppetry and Digital Animation to Engage Students in Science Curriculum

Children at an Artists-in-Schools performance in Chatham County.

Hobey Ford is a puppeteer known for excellence in puppetry performance and craft. But what made his June visit to Siler City Elementary even more notable was the way he incorporated puppets and digital animation to teach literacy and science concepts, resulting in a compelling story of animal migration. The students watched with amazement as… Read More →

By April Starling | Filed Under: Artists-in-Schools, Arts in Education, ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Arts education, Arts in Education, Chatham County, Collaboration, Creative Process

August 8, 2018

Artists-in-Schools: Diali Cissokho Brings West African Music to Chatham County Schools

The beat of an African drum is not something that every child is familiar with.  But for West African musician Diali Cissokho (pronounced “Jelly”), the beat was an integral part of everyday life.  “Before we had a phone, radio, or a TV in our village, we used the beat of the drum to let people… Read More →

By April Starling | Filed Under: Artists-in-Schools, Arts in Education, ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Arts education, Arts in Education, Chatham County, Collaboration, Creative Process

August 6, 2018

Allison Gaither

By Allison Gaither | |

July 17, 2018

Chatham Rabbits

By Sarah McCombie | |

July 17, 2018

Roadhouse Storytellers®

By Sam Pearsall | |

June 26, 2018

Go See This: Hot & Blue Folk and Roots Revue

The 2nd Annual Hot & Blue Folk and Roots Revue and Spicy Wing Cook-off at the City Tap in Pittsboro on Sunday, July 15 promises to be much more than a mouthful! Starting with a Spicy Wing Cook-off at 1 p.m., the afternoon rolls right into a summer shindig of 5 fabulous musical performances sure… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: benefit, blues, Community, competition, culinary, Music, performance

June 11, 2018

Go See This: Music by Shiloh Hill

Shiloh Hill is a band that not only understands their roots but also understands how to create music that’s continuously evolving and fully unique. This is a project that focuses on a joint contribution of artists showcasing excellent songwriting and lyrics, yet is also a simple and beautiful ensemble of harmonizing vocals, guitars, mandolin, banjo… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: Go See This | Tagged With: banjo, Bynum, Bynum Front Porch, Community, folk music, mandolin

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