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Arts Event Spotlight

March 4, 2019

Go See This: Whirlikids Book Festival

We’ve had rain and some bone-cold days lately. And it’s been beautiful. As seen through any window, the dreadful days outside could very well be another painting on the wall: a portrait of a cold rainy day in the North Carolina Piedmont. Old farmhouses enveloped in fog; half blurred evergreens standing tall; crows, almost smudges… Read More →

By Luis Melodelgado | Filed Under: Go See This | Tagged With: Author reading, authors, book illustration, books, Chatham County, Children, Creative Culture, Cultural Events, Fearrington Village, Go See This, Literary Arts, McIntyre's Books, Writing

February 1, 2019

Go See This: NCAI Artshop opens with Folk Art Show

It’s the beginning of the new year. Another opportunity to go out and see more beauty. Thankfully, January’s cold in North Carolina isn’t too bad. Right now, for instance, as I work on my notes from my visit with the NC Arts Incubator’s director, April Weaver, the sun’s light lends life to all sorts of… Read More →

By Luis Melodelgado | Filed Under: County Happenings, Events, Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Art Show, Cultural Events, Downtown Revitalization, Folk Art, Go See This, Grassroots Arts Grants, Incubator, live music, nc arts incubator, NCAI, Recipients - Grassroots Arts Grants, Siler City, Visual Arts & Crafts

November 5, 2018

GO SEE THIS: PICKIN’: A MUSIC CELEBRATION on November 11! Featuring The Bluegrass Experience. Sponsored by Opus Financial Advisors.

Pickin 2017

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 second offering in this experiment, by Luis Melodelgado. Catching a moment While driving the back-county roads on route to my appointment with Catherine Hobbs and Robena… Read More →

By Luis Melodelgado | Filed Under: Arts in Education, ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Events, Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: artists-in-schools, Arts Ed, Bluegrass Experience, catherine hobbs, Chatham Central High School, choral music, Chorus, Megan Clark, Music, pickin', robena meek, snuffy smith, tommy edwards

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

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 19, 2018

Go See This: Summer Fest 2018

What does a historic downtown do in the summer to bring neighbors together to celebrate their town? The Pittsboro Business Association hosts Summer Fest! At Summer Fest, Pittsboro’s main north/south artery, Hillsboro Street, is closed to traffic so that this year kids can slip ‘n slide on the giant waterslide and show off their decorative… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: Go See This, Uncategorized | Tagged With: circus arts, Community, crafts, Creative Culture, Go See This, live music, Pittsboro

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

May 14, 2018

Go See This: David Sedaris Reads from “Calypso”

Written by guest blogger, Gilda McDaniel. McIntyre’s Books in Fearrington Village will host world-renowned author and Raleigh native David Sedaris when he makes a rare live appearance at the Fearrington Barn on Friday, June 1. Calypso is Sedaris’s first collection of essays in five years and features deeply personal, yet characteristically humorous, explorations of middle age… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: Go See This, Slideshow Featured, Uncategorized | Tagged With: Author reading, authors, Chatham County, Community, Fearrington Village, non-fiction, Writing

May 10, 2018

Go See This: Pittsboro Youth Theater

Written by guest blogger, Selbe Bartlett. Did you know that Chatham County had a public theater? In downtown Pittsboro, the county’s seat, is a delightful space called the Sweet Bee Theater. The community theater group that calls it home has been performing shows since 2012. Pittsboro Youth Theater is celebrating its sixth anniversary thanks to the dedication,… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: County Happenings, Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Chatham County, Collaboration, Community, Creative Culture, Creative Process, Go See This, performance, Pittsboro, theater

May 9, 2018

Go See This: The “Art of Rural” Reception

On Tuesday, May 29th, the North Carolina Rural Center will host an evening reception in Raleigh focusing on the economic impacts of the arts in rural North Carolina.  The reception is the final event in a full day of education and networking designed to educate people on the pressing issues in rural North Carolina. People… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: Events, Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Community, Creative Culture, Creative Economy, innovation, rural

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Meet This Artist

Meet This Artist: Performing Artist Koialina Gray

The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to Chatham County’s creative community one interview at a time. This Meet This Artist feature is made possible with support from VRC, Ltd. In … Read More →


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