Chatham Arts Council

Call for Art
2025-02-09 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-02-08 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-02-07 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | The Plant, 220 Lorax Lane, Pittsboro, NC, 27312, United States
The Pittsboro Public Art Committee invites artists to submit public-ready sculptures for our inaugural Sculpture Celebration @ The Plant in Pittsboro. We are seeking up to 25 small, medium and large-scale, outdoor-appropriate sculptures for potential purchase and installation throughout our charming town in North Carolina. Submissions can be made here: https://www.theplantnc.com/call-for-art

Mill Town Yarns
2025-02-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Bynum Front Porch, United States
The 5th show in this very popular series will feature storytellers/folklorists Dan Sellers (Carolina Haints Podcast) and Liz Pardue (Sisterhood of Spirits ghost productions) with balladeer jack-of-all-trades Renaissance man Al McCanless of New Deal String Band/Red Clay Ramblers/Bluegrass Experience fame.
A great intimate evening guaranteed to entertain everyone, inside the cozy & iconic Bynum General Store. Ghost stories, legendary mysteries, murder ballads, and more!
Free. Hat passed for donations.

Lovecrafters
2025-02-08 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-02-01 17:00 - 19:00 | Davenport’s Cafe Diem, 439 Hillsboro Street, Pittsboro, 27312, United States
Do you knit, quilt, crochet, felt or craft tasteful objects from the minds of those you devour? Does crafting drive you to madness? If it’s portable, why not join us for our weekly craft meetup… If you dare?!

Beginner Quilting Class
2025-02-08 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-01 13:00 - 16:00 | Quilted Needle Fabrics, 350 East Street, Pittsboro, NC, 27312
In this 6 week class you will learn how color choices change the design and focus of the block. These fundamentals will open you up to the wonderful world of quilting.
In the class, you will receive the fabric requirements and supply list. You will then learn about fabric color and value before selecting your own fabrics for your quilt top.
Skill Level: Confident beginner
Visit HERE for a full list of required supplies and more details.

Get Down @ The Plant
2025-02-08 12:00 - 21:00 | The Plant, 220 Lorax Lane, Pittsboro, NC, 27312, United States
The Plant in Pittsboro, NC is hosting a day long live music event called The Get Down. This event features local musicians and bands who want to share their talents with a live audience. Grab a drink or a bite to eat and enjoy the sweet sounds of local artists sharing their crafts. From indie folk to classic covers, guests are bound to hear something they love! Come out and discover your new favorite local musician!

African American Musicians of North Carolina
2025-02-08 09:00 - 18:00, 2025-02-07 09:00 - 18:00, 2025-02-06 09:00 - 18:00, 2025-02-05 09:00 - 18:00, 2025-02-04 09:00 - 18:00, 2025-02-03 09:00 - 18:00, 2025-02-01 09:00 - 18:00, 2025-01-31 09:00 - 18:00 | Chatham Community Library, 197 Hwy 87N, Pittsboro, NC, 27312, United States
View this traveling exhibit honoring the African American musicians from North Carolina who “helped define American music for the entire world.”
This exhibit is on loan until February 15.
Where: Chatham Community Library, Pittsboro, NC

Queer As F*ck Karaoke
2025-02-07 19:00 - 23:00 | Davenport’s Cafe Diem, 439 Hillsboro Street, Pittsboro, 27312, United States
Join us on 1st Fridays as we break into song for Queer As F*ck Karaoke. We welcome all who enjoy a friendly, fabulous, laidback queer café and all its folks!

Black Box Dance Theatre at Chatham Middle School
2025-02-07 08:00 - 12:00, 2025-02-06 08:00 - 12:00, 2025-02-05 08:00 - 12:00, 2025-02-04 08:00 - 12:00, 2025-02-03 08:00 - 12:00 | Chatham Middle School
Black Box Dance Theatre will work with seventh graders at Chatham Middle School to create choreography inspired by core curricula such as history, science, and math. Past BBDT residencies have included lessons on the American Revolution and Newton’s Laws of Motion.
Read about last season’s residency at J.S. Waters HERE.

WTF?! Game Night
2025-02-06 18:00 - 23:00 | Davenport’s Cafe Diem, 439 Hillsboro Street, Pittsboro, 27312, United States
Bring one of your own games or consoles or use one of ours. We’ve got tabletop games galore! We’ve got a Playstation 2 and a retro arcade simulator! Everything from Monopoly to Magic: the Gathering is encouraged… but seriously, don’t bring Monopoly.
1st and 3rd Thursdays: Tabletop Games
2nd and 4th Thursdays: Video Games
Brought to you by the good folks at B.A.M.F. Gaming

Beginner Lap Quilt Class
2025-02-06 11:00 - 14:00 | Quilted Needle Fabrics, 350 East Street, Pittsboro, NC, 27312
This beginner’s class is perfect for new sewers to make a beautiful quilt while learning the basic techniques for making a completed quilt. Marnet will guide you through this 5-week class so you can quickly build up your skill set; yet it’s flexible enough to allow plenty of creative freedom. The overall quilt design includes a series of techniques to create your quilt blocks and is perfect if you are a first-time quilter or an experienced beginner. At the end of your five classes, you will have a beautiful quilt! The final class will be held March 13.
Skill Level: Confident beginner
Visit HERE for a full list of required supplies and more details.

All-Together! Friends Group for Adults with 'dis'Abilities - Dance, Games, Art, More
2025-02-06 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-01-30 11:00 - 13:00 | The Studio at Chatham Mills, Hillsboro Street, Pittsboro, NC, 27312, United States
Adults and Teens of all abilities and disabilities gather every (most) Thursdays for dance, art, games, and more. We are an inclusive community of friends who enjoy a diversity of art forms, activities, and fun socializing together.
DANCE: and move your body’s way that is natural for you with both form and freedom. We explore a variety of guided dance form and choreography as well as freedance co-created by participants. Dance styles vary from pop, hip hop, jazz, lyrical, modern to whatever style inspires the group. Express yourself through dance and music!
ART: We do ‘easy’ basic art right now, with plans to create more robust art as we gather art supplies and find a volunteer art leader.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: We enjoy board games, horticulture/gardening, music, bowling, field trips, theatre arts, and Special Olympics spring games.
CAREGIVERS are asked to stay. This co-op group is a community collective of friends with volunteer dance and art leaders.
PLACE:
“The Studio” at Chatham Mills
480 Hillsboro St, Pittsboro
Suite 410
(former Joy of Movement Studio)
Wheelchair accessible
www.ForestHallAtChathamMills.com/Studios
More Info: Contact Maria Troiani-Howard at howardranch@aol.com

Paint Social
2025-02-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Finders & Seekers Emporium, 23 Rectory St, Pittsboro, NC, 27312, United States
Join us in our classroom every other Wednesday evening for a laid back guided painting session with complimentary wine and beer! This community centric event is the perfect laid back atmosphere to get creative with other members of our wonderful community!
All materials and instruction will be provided. Our intimate classroom can only seat up to 8, allowing our instructors more individual assistance! Sign up fast before all the seats are taken.
This event is every other Wed 6-8pm and costs $50. This is a 21+ event. Tickets can be purchased at findersandseekers.com
We can’t wait to get creative with you!

Queerdo/Weirdo DJ Night
2025-01-31 19:00 - 23:00 | Davenport’s Cafe Diem, 439 Hillsboro Street, Pittsboro, 27312, United States
Come get weird with your favorite local queerdo, Mouse the DJ and other folks. As always, we’ll be at the cafe/dry bar every fifth Friday of the month, welcoming you with open arms, weird beats, cool drinks and good times.
All Ages / FREE

EbzB Productions at Pittsboro Elementary
2025-01-31 08:00 - 12:00 | Pittsboro Elementary
This week, EbzB Productions is bringing the fun of theatre to Pittsboro Elementary! Fourth-graders will draw on the creativity and innovation of the dramatic arts to develop their own choose-your-adventure play, integrating concepts from their current science and language arts units on animal defense mechanisms.
