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Want to learn more about the judicial races and the constitutional amendment proposals on your November ballot? Wednesday, September 12, head to the Whitted Building in Hillsborough at 6:30 pm for a free public forum hosted by Progressive Democrats of Orange County.
Meet some of your judicial candidates and hear about the amendments from a panel including State Reps. Graig Meyer and Verla Insko of Orange County.
The Friends of the Chatham Community Library are holding their Fall Book Sale Thursday-Saturday, September 27-29 at the Central Carolina Community College library in Pittsboro. 9-7 Thursday and Friday, and 9-2 on Saturday.
Chatham County residents! Wednesday, October 10, the League of Women Voters is holding a candidate forum from 6:00-8:30 at the Chatham County Agricultural & Conference Center on Route 64 in Pittsboro. Come hear from your candidates for State House, State Senate, and County Commissioner!
Get ready for the annual Pepper Fest, Sunday, September 23, from 3-6 pm in Briar Chapel’s Great Meadow Park! Enjoy live music plus great pepper-themed food and drinks made by the area’s finest chefs, brewers and distillers. Proceeds benefit the Abundance Foundation.
Get tickets and more info online at PepperFestNC.org!
Thursday, September 20, the Carrboro Farmers Market is holding its annual Harvest Dinner, featuring great food from more than a dozen fantastic local chefs, with proceeds to benefit the market all year long. 6-9 pm at the market.
Get more info and tickets online at CarrboroFarmersMarket.com.
Friday, September 28, the Charlotte Hornets will be in Chapel Hill, taking on the Boston Celtics in a preseason exhibition at the Smith Center at 7:30. Get tickets online at GoHeels.com.
It’s Festifall time again in downtown Chapel Hill! Head to West Franklin Street Sunday, October 7, from noon to 6 pm and enjoy arts and crafts, kids games, great food trucks, and live performances on three stages! ChapelHillFestifall.com for more info.
Friday, October 12, is University Day on campus, marking the anniversary of the founding of UNC. The University Day celebration will take place at Memorial Hall beginning at 10 am.
Get ready for the Hillsborough Handmade Parade! Sunday, October 14, beginning at 2:30 at Town Hall and heading downtown to River Park, with great music plus costumes and puppets created by local residents like YOU! Get more info online at HillsboroughArtsCouncil.org.
Carrboro’s West End Poetry Festival begins Wednesday, October 17 and runs through Saturday, October 20, with events, workshops and poetry readings Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings and all day Saturday. Events all over Carrboro, culminating with Saturday’s all-day event at the Century Center. Get more info and a full schedule online at WestEndPoetryFestival.org.
Head to PlayMakers Repertory Company for their first mainstage show of the season – “Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood”! Written by Ken Ludwig with music by Jack Herrick of the Red Clay Ramblers. On stage Wednesday, September 12 through Sunday, September 30. Get tickets and showtimes online at PlayMakersRep.org.
Head to the ArtsCenter on the following dates for another round of Pop Up Broadway! Beginning at 7 pm, you’ll learn some of your favorite Broadway songs, and then sing them together with the whole group! No experience or talent required. This time, it’s a trio of songs from Les Mis. ArtsCenterLive.org for tickets and more info.
- Thursday, September 27
- Thursday, October 18
- Thursday, November 15
- Thursday, December 13
Head to the Chapel Hill Public Library Friday through Sunday, September 7-9, for the Friends of the Library’s Fall Big Book Sale! 3:00-7:30 on Friday for members only, but you can join at the door – then 10-4 on Saturday and 11-3 on Sunday, with more than 20,000 books available!
Head to the Chapel Hill Public Library on Wednesday, September 5, at 11:30 for another round of the monthly book club “Books Sandwiched In.” This month, in honor of Banned Books Week, they’ll be discussing Mark Haddon’s novel “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime.” Bring a lunch and join in!
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