Thirty-one years ago, my grandfather and I watched MTV together when the station launched a channel dedicated to music videos. I loved seeing my rock heroes visually express the soundtrack to my adolescence. My grandad, originally from a hardscrabble life in the Appalachian mountains where they lived “off the grid” not because they were cool… Read More →
To Visit Chatham is to Love Chatham
Thanks to fans of Chatham County, and officially Neha Shah at the Pittsboro-Siler City Convention & Visitors Bureau, tourists are discovering what residents and businesses here have known for a while: Chatham is an interesting, beautiful and special place to discover. Last week’s report announcing that Chatham County tied with Davidson County for the highest… Read More →
An Immersion at the Arts Integration Institute
So I have to admit I was a little hesitant about going to this year’s workshop at The United Arts Council Arts Integration Institute, provided by the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County (supported in part by the N.C. Arts Council) and located at the Cary Arts Center. But why? After all it… Read More →
Waiting for ClydeFEST is like Waiting for Santa Claus!
CLYDEFEST ALL DAY KIDS’ FOLK ART FESTIVAL, CELEBRATING LEGENDARY FOLK ARTIST, CLYDE JONES Where: The Bynum Ballpark (aka Earl Thompson Recreation Park, 173 Bynum Hill Road, Pittsboro, NC 27312) When: Saturday, April 14, 11 am – 4 pm. (Rain Date: Sunday, April 15) by ChathamArts Intern, Lisa Li. Lisa is a freshman business and marketing… Read More →
ChathamArts Celebrates 30 Years!
July first marks the beginning of our new fiscal year and the 30th anniversary of ChathamArts, the county’s arts council. As we consider the past year, we want to share the ways our organization has nurtured in Chatham County what physician, author, inventor, and consultant Edward de Bono calls “the greatest human resource of all:… Read More →
Where Farms and Ferrets and Art Meet
Blog Contribution by Writer & Fiber Artist, Lyn Sims Three rivers converge at the farm where watercolor and acrylic artist Beth Bale finds her inspiration. She shares her space with horses, guineas, chickens and pet ferrets. And snakes. Lots of snakes. She’s currently relocating her snake population away from the chicken coops and the farm…. Read More →
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