This monthâs “Go See This” is written by guest blogger Selbe Bartlett. Itâs that time of year again. Spring abounds as trees sprout leaves, flowers bud, and cool rain showers cleanse. Not surprisingly,… Read More →
Go See This: Day of the Books / El DĂa de los Libros
âI am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.ââ Albert Einstein The annual Day… Read More →
Go See This: Once Upon A Mattress
When Pittsboro’s Northwood High School Arts students take the stage at the end of March to present the annual spring musical, they are not only continuing a long NHS tradition,… Read More →
Go See This: Celebrate the Bluegrass Experience
With 45 years of shows, recordings, beloved fans, and international accolades, where does one start with The Bluegrass Experience? Just as he does on stage with the Bluegrass Experience, the band’s lead guitarist Tommy Edwards serves as… Read More →
Meet This Artist: Leandra Strope is empowering girls to find their voices
While other toddlers were smearing yogurt in their hair and coloring on the walls with crayons, Leandra Strope at age two was learning to play the violin. “My mother was… Read More →
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 →
Go See This: Shakori Hills Stimulates the Senses
For four days in the fall and spring, the bucolic Chatham County community of Silk Hope is enhanced with an event that awakens all the senses. Celebrating its fourteenth year, the Shakori Festival of… Read More →
Go See This: New Era Gospel in Historic Haywood
As he extends a hand of welcome, a church member offers, âWeâre a noisy church.â The drum kit and electric and bass guitars on the altar at Rosehill American Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church in the… Read More →
Arts Education Spotlight: March is Students’ Month to Shine
Itâs March! âThat special month in the school year when we celebrate all things Arts. Youth Art Month (YAM), Theatre in Our Schools Month(TIOS), Music in Our Schools Month (MIOSM), and… Read More →
Arts Education Spotlight: Sharon AllenâBit by Bit, Putting It Together
Chatham County Schoolsâ (CCS) Arts Education faculty is a group of 42 educatorsâteaching visual arts, instrumental music, choral music, theatre arts, photography and danceâin 17 schools, in diverse communities, with… Read More →