In January and February, the magic of movement was in full swing with the fifth graders of Perry Harrison and Virginia Cross elementary schools!
Black Box Dance Theatre and Virtual Academy Zoom!
When Virtual Academy students in grades four through six shared one word to describe the first day of virtual dance workshops with Black Box Dance Theatre this May, their responses… Read More →
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Spices Things Up at Siler City Elementary and Bennett School
Can you hear the click, click, click of the castanets? ¡Ole! In February, dancers with the Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Dance Company, one of America’s premier flamenco companies with home… Read More →
Diali Cissokho Brings Smiles and Beats to Chatham Charter
“One student … told me that he had been sharing what he learned at home with his family and practicing on the dinner table. That brought me a lot of joy,” shared Diali.
The John Brown Quartet Jazzes Things Up at Moncure School
The performance time was up for the John Brown Quartet, but at the end of their original set, a Bennett teacher asked if the band had time to play just… Read More →
Drumming, Dancing, and an Ancient Art Form Flow into Silk Hope
The Magic of African Rhythm (TMOAR) visited Silk Hope for a 3-day Artists-in-Schools residency jam-packed with African dancing, storytelling, drumming, music-making, and the ancient art of Adinkra printing. Members of… Read More →
Mike Wiley Brings the Story of Henry “Box” Brown to Chatham Grove and JS Waters
Mike Wiley is a story teller, and he had a thrilling and important one for the kids at Chatham Grove and JS Waters. It was the story of Henry “Box”… Read More →
Willa Brigham Stitches Together Songs, Poems, and Stories at Woods Charter
November brought cooler temperatures to Chatham County, but in a classroom at Woods Charter, the warmth of two-time Emmy award winner Willa Brigham was a welcome change. Students were… Read More →
Sunday Sun Shines on ClydeFEST 2023
Friday morning. ClydeFEST set-up day. Saturday’s chance of rain: 95%. The entire county had watched the forecast closely all week, but on Friday, CAC made the tough call. For only… Read More →
ClydeFEST 2023 Is Now Sunday!
NEW DATE AND TIME! This SUNDAY, April 23 from 12pm-5pm After watching the weather all week, the forecast just isn’t improving the way we’d like. We’ve made the decision to… Read More →