Chatham Arts Council

All-Together! Friends Group for Adults with 'dis'Abilities - Dance, Games, Art, More
2026-02-19 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-02-12 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-02-05 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-01-29 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-01-22 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-01-15 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-01-08 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | 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
2026-02-18 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-04 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-07 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!

WTF?! Game Night
2026-02-12 18:00 - 23:00, 2026-02-05 18:00 - 23:00, 2026-01-29 18:00 - 23:00, 2026-01-22 18:00 - 23:00, 2026-01-15 18:00 - 23:00, 2026-01-08 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

Open Mic @ Fair Game Beverage Company
2026-02-11 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-01-28 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-01-14 18:00 - 21:00 | Fair Game Beverage, 192 Lorax Lane, Pittsboro, NC, 27312, United States
Join us on the first and third Wednesday of the month for open mic, hosted by Jamie Pigeon. Don’t miss out on hearing the sweet sounds of local musicians sharing their craft!! Bring your instrument and share your talents!

Poetry @ The Plant
2026-02-11 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-01-14 18:00 - 19:00 | The Plant, 220 Lorax Lane, Pittsboro, NC, 27312, United States
Come join us every second Wednesday of the month for Poetry @ The Plant from 6-7pm. An intimate hour of the spoken word from our fellow community members.
This event takes place in Fair Game Beverage’s Wheelhouse, the perfect spot to hang back with friends, a drink and some delicious Jamaican food from Kingston 99, now open on Wednesdays!

Goldston Writers Group
2026-02-11 10:30 - 12:30, 2026-01-14 10:30 - 12:30 | goldston public library, 9325 Pittsboro-Goldston Road, Goldston, NC, 27252, United States
Whether you are an expert writer or just want to start, the Goldston Writers Group is for individuals to come together and pursue the art of writing.

Queer As F*ck Karaoke
2026-02-06 19:00 - 23:00, 2026-01-02 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!

Improv @ The Plant
2026-01-28 18:00 - 19:30 | The Plant, 220 Lorax Lane, Pittsboro, NC, 27312, United States
4th Wednesday’s are for live improv! Featuring a rotation list of regional improv actors (including Chatham’s own Jane Allen Wilson) who will create a show for you in real time based on your suggestions. It’s a hoot!

Open Mic Night
2026-01-23 08:00 - 17:00 | Davenport’s Cafe Diem, 439 Hillsboro Street, Pittsboro, 27312, United States
Join us on the 2nd and 4th Fridays @ 7pm. Folks can sign up to perform comedy, music, or other acts. Sign up starts @ 6pm.

The Pittsboro Gallery of Arts Celebrates the Pastel Works of Jody Nash
2026-01-16 17:00 - 20:00 | Pittsboro Gallery of Arts, 44-A Hillsboro St., Pittsboro, 27514, United States
The Pittsboro Gallery of Arts is pleased to present the pastel paintings of Jody Nash in a Featured Artist Show that will be on display from Tuesday, January 6–Sunday, February 1, 2026. There will be a reception on Friday, January 16, from 5–8pm.
Although Jody Nash has worked in a variety of media over the years, she rediscovered her love of soft pastels in 2020. While her earlier work in oils, printmaking, and photography centered on the human figure, she found herself turning to landscapes for these new pastel paintings. Nash notes that, “Landscapes sit firmly in our personal experience, memories, and dreams. They represent the places we have lived or visited, the places we long for, and where our ancestors once stood. Landscapes, quite literally, are the ground we walk on.”
Nash chooses subjects with rich colors and strong textures; she is drawn to interesting plays of light and imagery, such as reflections on water, light filtering through trees, or the way sunlight shimmers across a pond. She uses archival sanded paper and professional-grade pastels to create these paintings in her studio, referencing her own photographs as well as carefully selected open-source images.
Her most recent work focuses on the landscapes of North Carolina and the American South, and she has begun “incorporating subtle elements of human presence—a house, a boat,” into these pieces. She has further plans to branch out into works depicting urban landscapes as well as interior spaces, a project she is especially excited to begin.
Jody Nash creates landscape paintings that are simultaneously tranquil and passionate—the curl of an outer-banks wave, the fire of a sunset, the undulations in a field of grain—these familiar scenes are masterfully depicted in a way that makes the viewer see through the appreciative eyes of a very talented artist. Please join us at The Pittsboro Gallery of Arts as we celebrate the works of Jody Nash.
The Pittsboro Gallery of Arts is an artist-owned cooperative Fine Art and Craft Gallery located a few steps north of the Chatham County Courthouse circle. Artist works include a variety of media: oil, acrylics, watercolor, high-voltage woodburning, wooden mobiles, pastel, pen and ink, photography, fused glass, ceramics, jewelry, basketry, handcrafted fine furniture, painted gourd vessels, and sculptural works in stone, steel, bronze, clay, and wood.
The Pittsboro Gallery of Arts
44-A Hillsboro Street
Pittsboro, NC 27312
https://www.pittsboroarts.org
Hours: Tuesday–Saturday: 10:30am–5:30pm, Sunday: noon–4pm, Closed Mondays
Third Friday: additional hours of 5pm–8pm
First Sunday: additional hours of 10:30am–5:30pm

Pittsboro Finally Fridays Arts Walk
2026-01-16 17:00 - 20:00 | Downtown Pittsboro, Pittsboro, NC, 27312, United States
Stroll through downtown Pittsboro the third Friday of every month and see artists of all kinds performing or selling their artistic creations. Many downtown stores stay open late for your added convenience.
