Tuesday night, the ArtsCenter in Carrboro plays host to a musical event called “Pop Up Chorus,” inviting one and all to join together in song.

On the first and third Tuesday of every month, singers of all ages and all abilities gather at the ArtsCenter to learn and perform a pair of classic pop songs. (This week, it’s “You Can’t Hurry Love” by the Supremes and “Our Lips Are Sealed” by the Go-Gos.) Everyone’s welcome to join, no experience necessary: Spencer Harrison and Amelia Shull teach the songs and conduct the chorus, and in the end the whole group – usually well over a hundred people – records a pair of music videos.

Check out some of Pop Up Chorus’ past videos.

Pop Up Chorus was the brainchild of Lauren Hodge, a longtime Carrboro resident who launched the project back in 2014. Originally at Motorco in Durham, it recently moved to the ArtsCenter.

Lauren Hodge, Spencer Harrison and Amelia Shull stopped by WCHL, along with Pop Up Chorus regulars Gerald Rubin, Andrea Griffith Cash and Earleen O’Bannon Burch, and performed Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” along with WCHL’s Aaron Keck and Taylor Reneau.

 

The next Pop Up Chorus will take place Tuesday, October 18; doors open at 6 pm and the singing begins at 7. (Admission is $10 per person, $5 for students.) Visit PopUpChorus.com to check out past videos and get information about future dates.

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