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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:… 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

October 4, 2018

Literary Luncheon with Jodi Picoult

McIntyre’s Books welcomes Jodi Picoult to The Fearrington Barn for lunch and a reading from her latest release, A Spark of Light. This $75 Literary Luncheon includes tax, gratuity, a… Read More →

By Aimee Henderson | | Tagged With: Author reading, Literary Arts

August 12, 2018

Middle Grade Bookclub: Wish

Join McIntyre’s children’s bookseller Anna Shartzer as she leads a summer books club for kids ages 8–12. This club guarantees fun, friends, crafts, snacks and great book talk. Receive 20%… Read More →

By Aimee Henderson | | Tagged With: Children, Literary Arts, McIntyre's Books

March 17, 2018

Meet This Artist: Writer Michele Tracy Berger Celebrates Community in Speculative Fiction

This month’s “Meet This Artist” is written by guest blogger Elisabeth Lewis Corley.  Michele Tracy Berger describes herself as a writer, professor, and pug-lover. Reenu-You, Michele’s sci-fi novella, was published… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: Artist Close-Up, Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: authors, books, Chatham County, Community, feminism, gender studies, Literary Arts, Meet This Artist, non-fiction, Pittsboro, Poetry, speculative fiction, Writing

August 23, 2017

Go See This: Sunday Afternoon Poetry at the Joyful Jewel

This month’s “Go See This” is written by guest blogger Selbe Bartlett. Sunday, September 17th will mark the first in a regular monthly series of Sunday afternoon poetry readings at Pittsboro’s Joyful… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Chatham County, Community, Creative Culture, Go See This, Literary Arts, Pittsboro, Poetry

May 13, 2017

Lee Smith – Dimestore, A Writer’s Life

For the inimitable Lee Smith, place is paramount. For forty-five years, her fiction has lived and breathed with the rhythms and people of the Appalachian South. But never before has… Read More →

By Aimee Henderson | | Tagged With: Author reading, Fearrington Village, Literary Arts, NC literature

April 12, 2017

Go See This: Day of the Books / El Día de los Libros

“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”― Albert Einstein The annual Day… Read More →

By Danielle DuClos | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, Events, Go See This, Grassroots Grants, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: #ArtsEd, Advocacy, Arts education, Arts in Education, Chatham County, Chatham County Partnership for Children, Collaboration, Community, Creative Culture, Creative Process, Cultural Events, dance, Day of the Books, el Dia de los Libros, Go See This, Literary Arts, live music, Music, painting, performance, Recipients - Grassroots Arts Grants, Siler City, Visual Arts & Crafts

January 21, 2017

Fiction Writing Workshop with Steve Peha & Margot Lester

This event is free and open to the public – we kindly request that you RSVP via email here. We look forward to seeing you at this event! Everyone loves a… Read More →

By Aimee Henderson | | Tagged With: fiction, Literary Arts, Writing

August 24, 2016

Resources for Poetry in North Carolina

When I first moved to North Carolina in 2007 I was preoccupied with a new job, closing on my first house, and learning where all the good restaurants were. Writing… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: Events, Resources for Artists, Uncategorized | Tagged With: Bynum, Collaboration, Creative Culture, Creative Process, Literary Arts, Pittsboro, Poetry, Readings, writers, Writing

May 17, 2016

Natural Chatham Releases Inner Artist

The Carolina blue sky was dotted with white as the clouds swirled and shifted, shaped and morphed. It was a perfect day to take in the natural beauty of Chatham County…. Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: County Happenings | Tagged With: Advocacy, Arts education, Bynum, Community, Creative Culture, Creative Process, dance, Literary Arts, Music, Photography, Visual Arts & Crafts

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Meet This Artist: Musician Alice Zincone

The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist … Read More →

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