The first of the Giant Puppets and stilt walkers will debut this Friday, kicking off the start of registration for the Handmade Parade workshops.. Stop by the HAC booth for more info!August 29, 2008
Welcome to the 10th season
of Last Fridays! At every outdoor Last Fridays, the Hillsborough Arts Council sponsors the center-stage musical act and artist
demonstrators at the courthouse square, and a film series at the
Masonic Lodge. The Council also sponsors the Last Fridays Art Walk
and manages the vendor booths.
LIVE MUSIC!
The August center-stage act will be The Magnolia Klezmer Band,
who plays an anti-depressive mix of Eastern European Jewish dance music
and Yiddish theater tunes blended with American traditional jazz and
swing.
ARTIST DEMONSTRATORS!
The artist demonstrator will be Jeghetto the Puppetmaker.
Jeghetto is puppet-maker who wears many hats--he's also a
wire-sculptor, hip-hop artist, and woodworker. Check out his inspiring
live puppet show.
FILM!
The Filmmaker's Film Series presentsCHUCKLEFEST at
the Masonic Lodge at 142 West King St. Chucklefest returns this month
with an all-cartoon program to be screened outdoors at the Masonic
Lodge at 8:30 pm with hits from the golden era of movies. So bring your
blankets or lawn chairs and be prepared to laugh!
This
screening is part of Hillsborough Arts Council's Last Fridays. The show
is appropriate for all ages and is free and open to the public. For
more information about the film series, contact Program Director Andrea DeGette or 919-644-8265.
ART WALK AND OPENINGS!
August's Art Walk,
in its third year as a Last Fridays activity, will once again showcase
the talents of local artists in studios and galleries in downtown
Hillsborough. This year's Art Walk includes Melissa Designer Jewelry,
Local Artists' Art and Craft Sale at the Old Courthouse, Hillsborough
Artists Cooperative and The Skylight Gallery, Coldwell Banker Howard
Perry and Walston, Cup A Joe, Callaway Jewelry & Spiral Studios,
Sovero Art Gallery & Studio, Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, and the Churton Street Realty Art Gallery.
Melissa Designer Jewelry is featuring paintings in oil, acrylic and pastel by Paul Nikitchenko at 112 S. Churton St. The Skylight Gallery is featuring new landscape paintings of local scenes by Michael Brown at 102 W. King St. Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston is featuring paintings and ceramic sculpture by Sue and Susan Waters at 114 W. King St. Cup A Joe is featuring Assemblages made from Recycled Materials by Charron Andrews at 120 W. King St. The Hillsborough Gallery of Arts is featuring "Harvest" art glass by Susan Hope and paintings by Linda Carmel at 121D N. Churton St., Suite 1-D. The Churton Street Realty Art Gallery is featuring works by the Artists of Art & Soul Gallery at 121 N. Churton St., Suite 1-C.
A map and brochure of the Art Walk sites will be available at any of the participating art locations.
MORE LIVE MUSIC, ICE CREAM AND MORE!
Historic sites will provide special programming for young and old alike.
The Orange County Historic Museum at 201 N. Churton St. hosts "Ears to You!" Volunteers will be roasting and selling roasted ears of corn as a fundraiser. The music is by Carolina Harmony Chorus, barbershop quartet group. It will be the last weekend of the Orange County archaeology exhibit, "Digging History."
The Filmmaker's Film Series presentsCHUCKLEFEST at the Masonic Lodge at 142 West King St. Chucklefest returns this month with an all-cartoon program to be screened outdoors at the Masonic Lodge at 8:30 pm with hits from the golden era of movies. So bring your blankets or lawn chairs and be prepared to laugh!
This screening is part of Hillsborough Arts Council's Last Fridays. The show is appropriate for all ages and is free and open to the public. For more information about the film series, contact Program Director Andrea DeGette or 919-644-8265.
A map and brochure of the Art Walk sites will be available at any of the participating art locations.
The Orange County Historic Museum at 201 N. Churton St. hosts "Ears to You!" Volunteers will be roasting and selling roasted ears of corn as a fundraiser. The music is by Carolina Harmony Chorus, barbershop quartet group. It will be the last weekend of the Orange County archaeology exhibit, "Digging History."
The Burwell School Historic Site at 319 N. Churton St. has cancelled their scheduled concert and will be closed during Last Fridays.
Lift your attitude and move your feet with Mebanesville’s music Americana at the Hillsborough Presbyterian Church at
102 W. Tryon St. This popular Last Fridays group includes musicians
from many areas of the U.S who bring a wide variety of talent and
genres that inspire the spirit to move. Enjoy while getting the usual
scoop of free ice cream.
Weaver Street Market at the Gateway Center, Nash & Kollack St. will be hosting live music presented by The Lids.
Other businesses, located on both sides of Churton and King Streets will hold extended hours and special offerings during the Last Fridays event.
July 25, 2008
LIVE MUSIC!
The Boys From Carolina Bluegrass Band will
be the center-stage act. The band plays traditional to contemporary
bluegrass music, and it prides itself in style and presentation. Every
band member sings which leads to unique harmonies not heard in other
bands.
ARTIST DEMONSTRATORS!
The artist demonstrators will be accordionists Bob Loomis and Joanne Held.
The two live in Chapel Hill and have played together and with the
Porta-Bellows Accordion Band in local street fairs, block parties,
retirement centers, house parties, and private clubs throughout the
Triangle area. Their repertoire includes old favorites, folk, blues,
boogie, Cajun, and other thoroughly entertaining music.
FILM!
The Filmmaker's Film Series presents CHUCKLEFEST at
the Masonic Lodge at 142 West King St. Chucklefest reaches deep into
the vaults from the Golden Age of Comedy and beyond to present a
FEATURE FILM beloved by all who remember drive-ins and the good old
days...
This program will be screened indoors and outdoors
respectively at 7:30 pm and 9 pm. This screening is part of
Hillsborough Arts Council's Last Fridays. This program is free and is
appropriate for all ages. For more information about the film series,
contact Program Director Andrea DeGette or 919-644-8265.
ART WALK AND OPENINGS!
July's Art Walk,
in its third year as a Last Fridays activity, will once again showcase
the talents of local artists in studios and galleries in downtown
Hillsborough. This year's Art Walk includes Melissa Designer Jewelry,
Local Artists' Art and Craft Sale at the Old Courthouse, Hillsborough
Artists Cooperative and The Skylight Gallery, Coldwell Banker Howard
Perry and Walston, Cup A Joe, Callaway Jewelry & Spiral Studios,
Sovero Art Gallery & Studio, Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, and the Churton Street Realty Art Gallery.
Melissa Designer Jewelry is featuring paintings in oil, acrylic and pastel by Paul Nikitchenko at 112 S. Churton St. The Skylight Gallery is featuring "Animal Farm: Recent Silkscreens" by Nathaniel Hester at 102 W. King St. Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston is featuring artwork in mixed media by Orange High School Students at 114 W. King St. Cup A Joe is featuring "Color In The Lines" photography by Sam Saywer at 120 W. King St. The Hillsborough Gallery of Arts is featuring "Three New Member Artists" paintings by Peg Bachenheimer, Lolette Gutherie and Richard Knox at
121D N. Churton St., Suite 1-D. The Churton Street Realty Art Gallery
is featuring "Captured Elements – Captured Visions" a special
collection of collage, wood sculpture and custom furniture by Larry Favorite, India Cain, and Keith Allen at 121 N. Churton St., Suite 1-C.
A map and brochure of the Art Walk sites will be available at any of the participating art locations.
MORE LIVE MUSIC, ICE CREAM AND MORE!
Historic sites will provide special programming for young and old alike. The Orange County Historic Museum at
201 N. Churton St. hosts This Week in History. What happened this week
in the past? Find out from the historic figures themselves! Members
of the Orange Community Players will act out events from Julys past.
Pianist Paul Brown will provide the evening’s music. Free.
Gravity Coast and Sustainable Energy Fair at the Burwell School Historic Site
at 319 N. Churton St. Come meet local businesses and organizations
that can help us to become energy independent through the use of
sustainable energy sources. Learn about solar power systems, such as
photovoltaics and water heating systems that home owners can leverage
to lower their carbon emissions. Learn about green building options
for your home. Learn about hybrid and electric cars that will help our
country to end its reliance on oil. Information booths from local
organizations will be open all evening to answer questions and provide
informational materials to the public. The main event will be a
showcase of old fashion zero emissions vehicles in a home-made vehicle
coasting derby and bicycle coast, called the Gravity Coast
competition. Festivities begin at the Burwell School Historic Site
with registration, prizes, and refreshments at five-thirty Friday, July
25. At 6:00, participants will walk and roll down West Union Street to
Wake Street. Wake Street will be closed to traffic the two blocks
between Union and Tryon for an hour and a half, 5:45 - 7:30, for the
coasting course. The first coast begins at 6:00 with homemade soapbox
cars, one at the time down the middle of the street. After all of the
soapboxes make their run, the second event, approximately 7:00, will be
a bicycle coast, in which people of all ages can coast their bicycles
two blocks down the middle of Wake Street…no push, no pedal.
Participants in the second event should also register at the Burwell
School Historic Site for prizes, including best decorated bikes.
Bicycle riders and soapbox drivers should wear helmets and observe the
rules of the road.
After Thoughts,
acoustic trio focusing on beautifully woven three part harmonies
supported by guitar and mandolin, will perform an eclectic mix of folk,
traditional, & original music at the Hillsborough Presbyterian Church at
102 W. Tryon St. from 6:30-8:30 pm. They entertain with fresh, melodic
interpretations of traditional and original tunes heavily influenced by
icons of their youth – Peter Paul and Mary, Emmy Lou Harris, the
Beatles, David Wilcox and others. Get the Scoop of free ice cream is
back this month.
The Filmmaker's Film Series presents CHUCKLEFEST at the Masonic Lodge at 142 West King St. Chucklefest reaches deep into the vaults from the Golden Age of Comedy and beyond to present a FEATURE FILM beloved by all who remember drive-ins and the good old days...
This program will be screened indoors and outdoors respectively at 7:30 pm and 9 pm. This screening is part of Hillsborough Arts Council's Last Fridays. This program is free and is appropriate for all ages. For more information about the film series, contact Program Director Andrea DeGette or 919-644-8265.
A map and brochure of the Art Walk sites will be available at any of the participating art locations.
Gravity Coast and Sustainable Energy Fair at the Burwell School Historic Site at 319 N. Churton St. Come meet local businesses and organizations that can help us to become energy independent through the use of sustainable energy sources. Learn about solar power systems, such as photovoltaics and water heating systems that home owners can leverage to lower their carbon emissions. Learn about green building options for your home. Learn about hybrid and electric cars that will help our country to end its reliance on oil. Information booths from local organizations will be open all evening to answer questions and provide informational materials to the public. The main event will be a showcase of old fashion zero emissions vehicles in a home-made vehicle coasting derby and bicycle coast, called the Gravity Coast competition. Festivities begin at the Burwell School Historic Site with registration, prizes, and refreshments at five-thirty Friday, July 25. At 6:00, participants will walk and roll down West Union Street to Wake Street. Wake Street will be closed to traffic the two blocks between Union and Tryon for an hour and a half, 5:45 - 7:30, for the coasting course. The first coast begins at 6:00 with homemade soapbox cars, one at the time down the middle of the street. After all of the soapboxes make their run, the second event, approximately 7:00, will be a bicycle coast, in which people of all ages can coast their bicycles two blocks down the middle of Wake Street…no push, no pedal. Participants in the second event should also register at the Burwell School Historic Site for prizes, including best decorated bikes. Bicycle riders and soapbox drivers should wear helmets and observe the rules of the road.
After Thoughts, acoustic trio focusing on beautifully woven three part harmonies supported by guitar and mandolin, will perform an eclectic mix of folk, traditional, & original music at the Hillsborough Presbyterian Church at 102 W. Tryon St. from 6:30-8:30 pm. They entertain with fresh, melodic interpretations of traditional and original tunes heavily influenced by icons of their youth – Peter Paul and Mary, Emmy Lou Harris, the Beatles, David Wilcox and others. Get the Scoop of free ice cream is back this month.
June 25, 2008
LIVE MUSIC!
June 25, 2008
Hoodoo are
the center-stage act at the Old Orange County Courthouse. Hoodoo is a
five-piece R&B/funk/rock ensemble out of North Carolina's Triangle
area. The five have played with one another in various configurations
and under various names for over twenty years, but have only recently
banded together as Hoodoo.
The band is fronted by Annie Woods,
who was won numerous prestigious awards and sold hundreds of thousands
of LPs and CDs with the band Toronto. Her most recent CD--a solo effort
entitled "Live It Up" and released under her stage name Holly
Woods--was released late last year.
The band also features Mark
Davison on drums, Rob Rabb on harp, Jeff Saginaw on guitar, and David
Bradford on bass. The four have played together as "Suspicious White
Males" and "Better Days," among other prominent triangle bands.
ARTIST DEMONSTROT!
Sheila Kerrigan - - the Mime Who Talks! The Juggler Who Drops! is the artist demonstrator.
FILM!
The Filmmaker's Film Series presents CHUCKLEFEST at
the Masonic Lodge at 142 West King St. This month's theme will be "The
Piano in Movies." Opening the show will be a performance by Alex
Villeda, a student from Yanceyville. Alex will perform Chopin's Ballade
in G minor, which was used in the movie "The Pianist." Afterwards we
will present another installment of "Chucklefest" which reaches deep
into the vaults to present short films from the Golden Age of Comedy -
that's before most of you were born! This program features a silent
film with live piano accompaniment by HAC's own Peter Estep. The
accompaniment will be an assortment of Ragtime, Classical, &
Novelty pieces assembled into a musical narrative for the plot of the
movie.
Half-hour screenings will be held at 7, 8, and 9 pm. The
show is appropriate for all ages. The event is free and open to the
public. For more information about the film series, contact Program
Director Andrea DeGette or 919-644-8265.
ART WALK AND OPENINGS!
June's Art Walk,
in its third year as a Last Fridays activity, will once again showcase
the talents of local artists in studios and galleries in downtown
Hillsborough. This year's Art Walk includes Melissa Designer Jewelry,
Local Artists' Art and Craft Sale at the Old Courthouse, Hillsborough
Artists Cooperative and The Skylight Gallery, Coldwell Banker Howard
Perry and Walston, Cup A Joe, Callaway Jewelry & Spiral Studios,
Sovero Art Gallery & Studio, Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, and the Churton Street Realty Art Gallery.
Melissa Designer Jewelry is featuring pastel landscapes by Cheryl Sweeney at 112 S. Churton St. The Skylight Gallery is featuring mixed media acrylic paintings "Avantgarde" by Sharon Barksdale-Worth and "Mass Appeal" by Artie Barksdale at 102 W. King St. Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston is featuring paintings by Victoria Riddell at 114 W. King St. Cup A Joe is featuring paintings by Chance Murray at 120 W. King St. The Hillsborough Gallery of Arts is featuring "Entrances and Exits" paintings by Kim Wheaton and Patricia Merriman at 121D N. Churton St., Suite 1-D. The Churton Street Realty Art Gallery is featuring works by David Sovero at 121 N. Churton St., Suite 1-C.
A map and brochure of the Art Walk sites will be available at any of the participating art locations or here.
MORE LIVE MUSIC, ICE CREAM AND MORE!
Historic sites will provide special programming for young and old alike. The Orange County Historic Museum at 201 N. Churton St. will hosts "Night for the Red, White, and Blue" with a cake walk set to patriotic music inside the museum and a pinwheel activity. Music for the evening is provided by The Marla Vickers Band.
At the Burwell School Historic Site at 319 N. Churton St. enjoy free Maple View Farm Ice Cream scooped by local celebrities and lawn games for children.
The Hillsborough Presbyterian Church at 102 W. Tryon St. hosts the crowd pleasing act of Chicks’n Ribs.
“Get the Scoop” of a sweet surprise this month while you rock and roll.
Ice cream is available at Burwell School’s Ice Cream Social in June.
Free ice cream will resume in July at Hillsborough Presbyterian.
Weaver Street Market
at 228 S. Churton St. will celebrate opening and Weaver Street Market’s
20th Anniversary from 6-8 pm with marimba music, face painting,
Balloonman Bob, and Henna tattoos. Sign the giant Birthday Card, free
birthday cake served with Maple View Ice Cream while it lasts, purchase
a 20th Anniversary souvenir t-shirt and enter a raffle for great prizes!
The Filmmaker's Film Series presents CHUCKLEFEST at the Masonic Lodge at 142 West King St. This month's theme will be "The Piano in Movies." Opening the show will be a performance by Alex Villeda, a student from Yanceyville. Alex will perform Chopin's Ballade in G minor, which was used in the movie "The Pianist." Afterwards we will present another installment of "Chucklefest" which reaches deep into the vaults to present short films from the Golden Age of Comedy - that's before most of you were born! This program features a silent film with live piano accompaniment by HAC's own Peter Estep. The accompaniment will be an assortment of Ragtime, Classical, & Novelty pieces assembled into a musical narrative for the plot of the movie.
Half-hour screenings will be held at 7, 8, and 9 pm. The show is appropriate for all ages. The event is free and open to the public. For more information about the film series, contact Program Director Andrea DeGette or 919-644-8265.
At the Burwell School Historic Site at 319 N. Churton St. enjoy free Maple View Farm Ice Cream scooped by local celebrities and lawn games for children.
The Hillsborough Presbyterian Church at 102 W. Tryon St. hosts the crowd pleasing act of Chicks’n Ribs. “Get the Scoop” of a sweet surprise this month while you rock and roll. Ice cream is available at Burwell School’s Ice Cream Social in June. Free ice cream will resume in July at Hillsborough Presbyterian.
Weaver Street Market at 228 S. Churton St. will celebrate opening and Weaver Street Market’s 20th Anniversary from 6-8 pm with marimba music, face painting, Balloonman Bob, and Henna tattoos. Sign the giant Birthday Card, free birthday cake served with Maple View Ice Cream while it lasts, purchase a 20th Anniversary souvenir t-shirt and enter a raffle for great prizes!
May 30, 2008
LIVE MUSIC! May
is National Preservation Month and the Hillsborough Historic District
Commission will present the 2008 Preservation Awards at 6:00 at the Old Orange County Courthouse. The
Carolina Heartland Cloggers are the
artist demonstrators. They are an adult traditional clogging team that
exhibits a variety of styles which exemplify the rich heritage and art of
Southern Appalachian clogging in North Carolina.
Their versatility of dance routines include freestyles, precision, smooth,
hoedown, show and line. FILM! The Filmmaker's Film Series
presents the 4th Annual Memorial Day screening at 8pm at the Masonic
Lodge at 142 West King St. This show includes award-winning short
films by Andrea DeGette, Elizabeth Bouiss and Lisa Rinzler. There will
be a reception and selections from DRY MOON--the locally produced
independent feature brought to you by DeGette and her Filmmakers
Cooperative. HANDMADE PARADE! Come and sign up for puppet making, drumming and
stilt walking workshops at the Hillsborough Arts Council Booth. All are
welcome... This is going to be big time fun and a chance to explore
your creative side... why be a spectator when you can be a part of it!
The Handmade Parade Theme will be "The Waters of the Eno and her
Creatures" Stop by the booth and check it out! ART WALK AND OPENINGS! May's Art Walk, in its
third year as a Last Fridays activity, will once again showcase the talents of
local artists in studios and galleries in downtown Hillsborough. This year's
Art Walk includes Melissa Designer Jewelry, Local Artists' Art and Craft Sale
at the Old Courthouse, Hillsborough Artists Cooperative and The Skylight
Gallery, Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston, Cup A Joe, Callaway Jewelry
& Spiral Studios, Sovero Art Gallery
& Studio, Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, and the Churton
Street Realty Art Gallery. Melissa Designer Jewelry is featuring pastel landscapes by Cheryl Sweeney at 112 S. Churton St. The
Skylight Gallery is featuring "Hand-made: Mixed Media
Installations" by Anna and Roberta
Wallace" at
102 W. King St.
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston is featuring
paintings by Cindy Austin
at 114 W. King St.
Cup A Joe is featuring photography by Laura Wessell
at 120 W. King St.
The Hillsborough Gallery of Arts is featuring "Birds & Blooms" art quilts by Katherine Nelson and wood sculpture by Howard Schroeder
at 121D N. Churton St., Suite 1-D. The Churton Street
Realty Art Gallery
is featuring paintings by Chrystal Hardtat and live music by the Marla Vickers Band at the Waterfall Stage at 121 N.
Churton St., Suite 1-C. A map and brochure
of the Art Walk sites will be available at any of the participating art locations
or here. MORE LIVE MUSIC, ICE CREAM AND MORE! Historic sites will provide special
programming for young and old alike. The Orange County Historic Museum at 201
N. Churton St. will celebrate "Red Cross Service
to the Military" night. There will be a display of Red Cross
information, artifacts and memorabilia, put on by the Orange County Chapter of
the American Red Cross. From 6-8 pm,
Georgia Kyser will be signing copies of a Red Cross poster from WWII that
features her picture. Proceeds from the sale of the poster go to the Red
Cross. Cake will be served accompanied by music by Billy Sugarfix.
This will be fun, family music that everyone
can enjoy. It shouldn't really matter who you are or where you're from,
but as long as you can tap your foot or sing the parts you know, then you're
doing okay. FILM! The Filmmaker's Film Series
- CHUCKLEFEST returns at 8:00 pm
at the Masonic Lodge (142 West King Street,
Hillsborough, NC).
"Chucklefest reaches deep into the vaults to present an all new program of
short films from the Golden Age of Comedy - that's before most of you were
born! Come enjoy appearances from these comedies, plus lots of cartoons - this
promises to be another crowd favorite of rib ticklers. Also, this program
unveils something new--Funky Newsreels--special compilations of the wild, the
wonderful and the wacky, by Durham
filmmaker Tom Whiteside." This screening is part of Hillsborough Arts Council's
Last Fridays. This program is $5.00 suggested donation. The show is
appropriate for all ages. For more information about the film series,
contact Program Director Andrea DeGetteor 919-644-8265. GIANT DRAGONFLY PUPPET & STILT WALKERS DEBUT! To kick off registration for a series of workshops leading up to theHillsborough Handmade Parade to be held in October. Artists Jennifer Miller, Tinka Jordy, Mark Donley and Michael Brown debut their first ' Creature of the Eno ' : A Dragonfly that will rise sixteen feet in the air and have a eighteen foot wingspan! ART WALK AND OPENINGS! April's Art Walk, in its
third year as a Last Fridays activity, will once again showcase the talents of
local artists in studios and galleries in downtown Hillsborough. This year's
Art Walk includes Melissa Designer Jewelry, Local Artists' Art and Craft Sale
at the Old Courthouse, Hillsborough Artists Cooperative and The Skylight
Gallery, Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston, Cup A Joe, Callaway Jewelry
& Spiral Studios, Sovero Art Gallery & Studio, Hillsborough Gallery of
Arts, and the Churton Street
Realty Art Gallery.
Melissa Designer Jewelry will not be open for this month's Art Walk. The
Skylight Gallery is featuring "Images and Sounds From the Nun Series"
photographs and silkscreens informed by photographs of Louanne Watley at
102 W. King St.
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston is featuring artwork in various media
by Cedar Ridge Art Students at 114 W. King St.
Cup A Joe is featuring "Butterfly Paint" by Mariah McCall
at 120 W. King St.
The Hillsborough Gallery of Arts is featuring "A Walk in the Woods"
new works by wood-turner, Pat Lloyd and visual artist, Jude Lobe
at 121D N. Churton St., Suite 1-D.
The Churton Street
Realty Art Gallery
is featuring works by Windy Lampson at 121 N.
Churton St., Suite 1-C. A map and brochure
of the Art Walk sites will be available at any of the participating art locations
or here. MORE LIVE MUSIC, ICE CREAM AND MORE! Historic sites will provide special
programming for young and old alike. The Orange County Historic Museum (201
N. Churton St.) hosts "And the Winners
Are..." Displayed will be the entries in the Heritage Corridors
Photography Competition, and the winners will be announced at the
courthouse around 6:15. Live
music by Corey Simms. The museum will be open 6-9. "Get the scoop" as the Triangle Tuba Quartet
will wake the Last Fridays season with the rich sounds of their broad
repertoire at Hillsborough Presbyterian Church, where you can get a free
scoop of ice cream while you listen. 102 West Tryon Street, 6:30-8:30 pm. An excellent mix of downtown Hillsborough
businesses will be alive with activity. Fetch Vintage is
having a special "All France night," featuring French linens, French style, and
French fun. Get a sneak peak at the new Weaver Street Market located
at the Gateway Center!
Tours will be offered starting at 5:00 pm.
Chuck and the Waggin'Ears
are the center-stage act at the Old Orange County Courthouse. For
close to 20 years, they have delighted audiences at clubs, festivals,
and special events with their blend of traditional bluegrass and
original compositions. In addition to Charles Pettee on mandolin,
guitar and voice, the group features the talents of the legendary
Fiddlin' Al McCanless (current fiddle player for the group CelticJam,
and formerly with the Red Clay Ramblers), and the outstanding John
Boulding (currently banjo and dobro player with The Shady Grove Band).
Chuck and the Waggin'Ears have
the spontaneity and joy of good friends making the music they love,
combined with the stage presence and audience appeal of the seasoned
professionals that they are.
ARTIST DEMONSTRATOR!
This program is free to members of the Hillsborough
Arts Council. Sign up for membership at the door. The show includes
some mature content that might not be suitable for young children. For
more information about the film series,
contact Program Director Andrea DeGette or 919-644-8265.
At the Burwell School Historic Site at 319
N. Churton St. learn about 19th century arts and
crafts such as 1860 Period Cosmetics, Mid 19th Century Quilt Patterns,
Knitting, Whitework Embroidery, Parlor Games, and Writing. This is a great
event for kids, with many opportunities to make crafts in a traditional way.
“Get the scoop” at Hillsborough
Presbyterian Church at 102 W. Tryon St. as Jazz Bands I, II, and III from A. L. Stanback Middle School will play from 6-8:30 pm while church members serve up ice cream.April 25, 2008
The center-stage act for April will be Jimmy Magoo and the Good Life.
The band presents songs from the heart for the kid in everyone. Another
way to describe their music is "kids music for grownups." One of
Jimmy's "big concepts" is audience participation. He likes
people to talk to one another and sing and dance and generally make strides
toward having a good time.
Come and sign up for puppet making, drumming and
stilt walking workshops at the Hillsborough Arts Council Booth. All are
welcome... This is going to be big time fun and a chance to explore
your creative side... why be a spectator when you can be a part of it!
The Handmade Parade Theme will be "The Waters of the Eno and her
Creatures" Stop by the booth and check it out! 
In addition, Stilt walkers from Paperhand Puppet Intervention will
join the festivities!
January 25, 2008
Ain't We Got Fun
The Council will present Ain’t We Got Fun: A Musicale, featuring WP Haines and Co.
The 8 pm show at the Masonic Lodge will present a musical review of the
late 1800s and early 1900s. This pre-vaudeville era, sometimes known
as the “Opulent Period”, was a time of high-stepping cakewalks,
Ragtime, and impressionism. The upright piano was being mass-produced,
and sheet music was readily available. The popular music of the day
could now be played in everyone’s parlor, and the piano was the
portable music player for the urban sound. In Chicago, St. Louis, and
New Orleans, if you went to a party, this is what you would hear. And,
if you went to a club, you might have heard a pop singer of the day,
such as Bert Williams, singing these songs. Last year’s show was
sold-out, so get tickets early. Tickets: Advance: $8 adult, $4
student (12 and under); Day of: $10 adult, $5 student (12 and under).
December 21, 2007
Christmas Concert!
Jim Watson will perform his annual Christmas Concert on December 21
at 7 pm at Leland Little’s Auction House (246 S. Nash St.). For the third straight year,
Watson is playing, in addition to his traditional Christmas show at the
Cave, a second show in Hillsborough. At each show, Watson will do one
sing-along set, as he has right from the very first Cave show in 1986.
He'll pass out lyric sheets to help people with those tricky second and
third verses.
Tickets: Advance: $8 adult, $4 student (12 and under); Day of: $10 adult, $5 student (12 and under). Tickets are also available at Visitor's Center (150 E. King Street, Hillsborough, NC ).
November 30, 2007
On the Last Friday in November (November 30)
the Council presented a classic film. Members of the Council were
eligible to attend. Call us for more information (919-643-2500). FREE TO MEMBERS (donations accepted).
October 26, 2007
Filmmakers Film Series
Friday, October 26th at 8:00 pm at the Hillsborough Masonic Lodge ,142 West King Street in downtown Hillsborough.
This
screening is the first in a series of Hillsborough Arts Council's
"Winter Fridays" and is co-sponsored by the Hillsborough Arts Council,
Weaver Street Market, and Sports Endeavors. This program is
$5.00/adults children 12 and under are free. The show is appropriate
for all ages and will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker.
NEW MAPS OF THE NEW WORLD:
EXPERIMENTAL SHORTS BY ROGER BEEBE
As part of his 55-day East Coast tour, filmmaker/programmer/professor Roger Beebe will be
presenting a program of his short films and videos in Hillsborough as part of the Filmmakers’
Film Series. His films and videos attempt to marry experimental forms with a documentary
interest in cinema as a means of engaging with pressing issues in our everyday lives. If the
works are diverse in subject matter—covering such disparate topics as women in the air force in
World War II, the origin of Shaquille O’Neal’s last name, and the horrors (and beauties) of
suburban sprawl—and are equally diverse in format—with work in both film (16mm, super 8mm,
regular 8mm) and video—they are united by their use of an ironizing poetics to cast a sidelong
glance on some often overlooked realities of 20th and 21st Century Americana.
"[Beebe’s films] implicitly and explicitly evoke the work of Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand and
Lee Friedlander, all photographers of the atomic age whose Western photographs captured the
banalities, cruelties and beauties of imperial America." --David Fellerath, The Independent Weekly.
"Beebe's work is goofy, startling, and important." --Daniel Kraus, Wilmington Encore
September 28, 2007
MUSIC!
Bo Lozoff & Friends featured performer.
The award-winning singer/songwriter has been intermittently writing and performing his songs for almost forty years. Three of the songs from his CD "Whatever It Takes" won awards in Billboard Magazine's World Song Contest. His newest release, November 2006, called "Eyes So Soft," has also won awards and garnered superlative reviews.
Click here to listen to some of Bo's music.
ARTIST DEMONSTRATOR!
Joshua Lozoff,
who is regarded by many as the top close-up magician in the Triangle
area and elsewhere. Private party hosts and professional event planners
consistently count on Joshua for unique, powerful and memorable magic
at their events.
Joshua's hour-long show will start at 5:30.
FILM!
COMEDIES AND CRAZY CLIPS: SILENT AND NOT
From
the archives of Durham Cinematheque comes this unique screening of
short films, clips, excerpts, and buzz cuts from the Art Form of the
20th Century. Includes the absurd WC Fields comedy THE FATAL GLASS OF
BEER, plenty of vintage television commercials, a few wacky musical
numbers, more than one appearance by Charlie Chaplin, and some puzzling
bits found on the cutting room floor. Tom Whiteside's short film DING
DING DING will be included on this program. This program is appropriate
for all ages, although some of it is pretty nutty!
Tom
Whiteside has been making and collecting films for about 30 years. His
work has been exhibited at the North Carolina Museum of Art, the Nasher
Museum of Art at Duke University, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival,
and other museums and galleries throughout the southeast, in London,
and in Tokyo. His interests include experimental film, early film, and
regional film history.
ART WALK AND OPENINGS!
September’s Last Fridays’ Art Walk will showcase the talents of local artists in studios and galleries in downtown Hillsborough. The Art Walk includes the local Artists Sidewalk Sale, Hillsborough Artist Cooperative, Cup A Joe, Callaway Jewelry & Spiral Studios, Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, Sovero Art Gallery & Studio, Churton Street Realty Art Gallery, and the Orange County Historical Museum Art Gallery. The Hillsborough Artists Cooperative Gallery is featuring a various works by Eric Nabatoff, at 102 W. King St. Cup A Joe is featuring artwork in various media by local artists, at 120 West King Street. The Hillsborough Gallery of Arts is featuring decorative ceramic sculpture by Heather Delisle and hand blown and fused glass by Pringle Teetor, at 121D N. Churton St., Suite 1-D. The Churton Street Realty Art Gallery is featuring oil paintings and pencil drawings by Robin Cole, at 121 N. Churton St., Suite 1-C. The Orange County Historical Museum Art Gallery is featuring paintings of "The Art Ladies," a.k.a. Ginger Gunnells, Anne Henkels, Margaret Jones, and Liz Lutz, at 201 N. Churton St.
NOW SHOWING: AT THE MOVIES IN HILLSBOROUGH!
Historic sites will provide special programming for young and old alike. The Orange County Historical Museum will be opening its newest mini-exhibit, Now Showing: At the Movies in Hillsborough. The exhibit combines a modern audio-visual area with the history of Hillsborough's two movies theaters. Didn't know Hillsborough had 2 theaters? Then come down to learn all about the Hollywood and the Osbunn. Movie treats will be served...and not at $5 for popcorn, either! The museum will be open 6-9pm.
ICE CREAM and MORE MUSIC!
The Hillsborough Presbyterian Church
excitedly welcomes the East Carolina Catbirds as they pick and play
their down-home Bluegrass music! Free ice cream cones will be served
while you enjoy the music.
August 31, 2007
MUSIC!
Chris Robinson has been performing for over
20 years, and is one of the area's premier musicians. His unique style
of music provides an instrumental, inspirational journey with an
infusion of jazz, Latin, urban and gospel sounds.
Chris
Robinson has truly combined his deep love for jazz, his love of gospel,
Latin and contemporary urban sounds to create a work that will surely
make the new artist a force to be reckoned with. On this release, he
brings together some strong new material in addition to some familiar
favorites and added a strong contemporary twist - one of the most
important ingredients in an artist's success.
ARTIST DEMONSTRATORS!
Footnotes Tap Ensemble is a non-profit professional tap company that was founded in July 2002. The Ensemble’s mission is to promote, educate, and perform this truly unique American dance art through annual ensemble concerts, community concerts for the underserved, and dance workshops
Highlights from last season include a performance with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones at the Carolina Theater in Durham and Bantapaba, a concert produced by Footnotes with guest artists the African American Dance Ensemble and glorydive. In August 2006, Footnotes performed in Chicago for the Chicago Human Rhythm Project. Most recently, Footnotes performed with the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble in a collaborative historic concert, Rhythm in Time, which premiered at the Carrboro ArtsCenter on December 10, 2006, and was performed as part of the first annual Roxboro Jazz Festival in April 2007.
FILM!
ART WALK AND OPENINGS!
The Last Fridays' Art Walk will showcase the talents of local artists in studios and galleries in downtown Hillsborough. August's
Last Fridays' Art Walk The Art Walk includes the local Artists Sidewalk
Sale, Hillsborough Artist Cooperative, Cup A Joe, Callaway Jewelry
& Spiral Studios, Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, Sovero Art Gallery
& Studio, Churton Street Realty Art Gallery, and the Orange County
Historical Museum Art Gallery. The Hillsborough Artists Cooperative
Gallery is featuring a retrospective of drawings by Michael Brown, at
102 W. King St. Cup A Joe is featuring paintings by Chance Murray, at
120 West King Street. The Hillsborough Gallery of Arts is featuring
paintings by Ellie Reinhold and ceramic sculpture by Melissa York, at
121D N. Churton St., Suite 1-D. The Churton Street Realty Art Gallery
is featuring various works by Jessi Galloway, at 121 N. Churton St.,
Suite 1-C. The Orange County Historical Museum Art Gallery is
featuring watercolors, acrylics and mixed media paintings by Barbara
Ziff, at 201 N. Churton St.
BACK TO SCHOOL...WAY BACK!
Historic sites will provide special programming for young and old alike. The Orange County Historical Museum will host "Back to School...Way Back" as the theme. In the basement Schoolmaster Brown will be teaching the three Rs, in costume, using some of our 19th century textbooks and the desk from the Nash-Kollock school. On the main level, there may be music by Suzanne Mays playing lyre and in the gallery Barbara Ziff will be having a closing reception for her show "Seeing Red."
ICE CREAM and MORE MUSIC!
The Hillsborough Presbyterian Church excitedly welcomes Mebanesville,
initially a musical group of longtime friends and neighbors from Mebane
who, like the Triangle, has grown to include musicians from many areas
of the U.S., several of whom now live in Hillsborough. Members of the
group bring a wide variety of talent and genres to make this an
outstanding outdoor concert. "performing the best in acoustic roots
music from yesteryear and tomorrow." Kindermusik with Virginia Drill
will be offered for children and their parents in Strudwick Hall also.
Free ice cream cones will be served while you enjoy the music.
MORE MUSIC!
Come out to the lawn of the Burwell School Historic Site to
relax and enjoy an evening of jazz! The Jazztones will be performing at
the Burwell School on Friday, August 31 from 6:00-8:30 PM as part of
the Hillsborough Last Friday series. Guests are encouraged to bring
lawn chairs and blankets. The Burwell School Historic Site is located
at 319 North Churton Street in Hillsborough, NC.
July 27, 2007
MUSIC!
The Cagle Family Band
will be performing as the featured band on July 27. This family group
has been playing bluegrass and gospel music for 7 years and are booked
solidly at Bluegrass festivals, concert series and other entertainment
venues. The Cagle Family's instrumental of Train 45 was used in the
roots of Bluegrass section now being sold on the DVD Jimmy Martin King
of Bluegrass. They have several recordings to their credit including
original songs written by Cagle family members Erica, Brooke, and Andy.
ARTIST DEMONSTRATOR!
Also
on the schedule for July 27th is the featured artist Bryan Carey who
has been described as "the leading practitioner and teacher of the
finger-painting techniques pioneered by Ruth Faison Shaw." He believes
that "artistic self-expression is our birthright, not exclusive to a
narrow segment of society." Through painting and teaching, Carey
continues to practice the rich techniques established by Miss Shaw
while realizing her dream of keeping the door of imagination open
throughout one's lifetime.
FILM!
This
month’s Filmmakers Film Series, Friday, July 27th at 8:00 pm at the
Hillsborough Masonic Lodge at 142 West King Street in downtown
Hillsborough screens Lilyan Sievernich's documentary, JOHN HUSTON AND
THE DUBLINERS. At the age of eighty, John Huston completed work on a
movie based on James Joyce's classic novella, THE DEAD. It was destined
to be his last work and the crowning achievement of Huston's remarkable
five-decade career winning the Best Film Award from the National
Society of Film Critics. This moving documentary gives an inside
account of the production capturing the spirit and brilliance of a
Hollywood giant. Additionally, it provides keen insight and
understanding into the work of Joyce. THE DEAD marked the first and
only time Huston collaborated with both his son (screenwriter Tony
Huston) and daughter (acclaimed actress Anjelica Huston) in a feature
film. This unique family interplay as well as the grand filmmaker
practicing his art, are finely detailed in JOHN HUSTON AND THE
DUBLINERS. This screening is co-sponsored by the Hillsborough Arts
Council, Weaver Street Market, and Sports Endeavors. Tickets are $5.00
at the door, children under 12 are free.
ART WALK AND OPENINGS!
July's Last Fridays' Art Walk will showcase the talents of local artists in studios and galleries in downtown Hillsborough. The Art Walk includes the local Artists Sidewalk Sale, Hillsborough Artist Cooperative, Cup A Joe, Callaway Jewelry & Spiral Studios, Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, Sovero Art Gallery & Studio, Churton Street Realty Art Gallery, and the Orange County Historical Museum Art Gallery. The Hillsborough Artists Cooperative Gallery is featuring mixed media sculpture by Tom Guthrie, at 102 W. King St. Cup A Joe is featuring mixed media by Laura Farrow, at 120 West King Street. The Hillsborough Gallery of Arts is featuring paintings by Pat Merrimon and Jude Lobe, at 121D N. Churton St., Suite 1-D. The Churton Street Realty Art Gallery is featuring paintings by Tommy Brickhouse, at 121 N. Churton St., Suite 1-C. The Orange County Historical Museum Art Gallery is featuring watercolors by Brydie Palmore, at 201 N. Churton St.
Melissa Designer Jewelry is showcasing paintings from Gordon Jameson at 112 S. Churton Street.
WATERMELONS!
Historic
sites will provide special programming for young and old alike. The
Orange County Historical Museum will host “Watermelon Night." They will
have slices to eat and a seed-spitting contest. Music will be provided
by "Lucy Sumner and the 2nd Third."
ICE CREAM and MORE MUSIC!
The
Hillsborough Presbyterian Church Attendees at July Last Fridays are in
for another cultural treat as the outdoor music and free scoops of ice
cream program at Hillsborough Presbyterian Church welcomes the Magnolia
Klezmer Band, a Triangle area group of 12-15 musicians. Music for
joyful celebrations, particularly Jewish weddings, has been performed
by “klezmorim” since the early middle ages. The great clarinetist Giora
Feidman described the instruments as being the loudspeakers of the
‘inner voice’ singing in everyone’s soul.Local group Magnolia's unique
sound comes from the mingling of musicians with roots in a panorama of
musical traditions: Klezmer, Balkan, Jazz, brass band, polka and
classical. The band continues to expand its repertoire: most recently
with additions from Vaudeville and from the world of Russian cabaret
music. So bring your happy feet to 102 West Tryon Street for an evening
of music and free ice cream.
DOGS "PUTTING ON THE DOG"!
SUPPORT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT SUPPORT THE ARTS!
An excellent mix of downtown Hillsborough businesses will be alive with activity. Several businesses, located on both sides of Churton and King Streets will hold extended hours and special offerings during the Last Fridays event.