Color and Form - opening reception
2024-06-28 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, 121 N. Churton St., Hillsborough, 27278
Mixed metal jewelry by Nell Chandler, abstracted landscape paintings by Ellie Reinhold, hand-made functional pottery by Evelyn Ward. In the gallery June 25th through July 21st. Opening reception during Hillsborough’s Last Friday Art Walk, June 28th, 6-9pm. The Hillsborough Gallery of Arts is owned by 21 local artists featuring painting, sculpture, photography, digital art, photomontage, glass arts, jewelry, handcrafted furniture, pottery, and mixed media. 121 N. Churton Street, Hillsborough NC. Hours: Monday through Saturday 10-6, Sunday 12 – 4. For more information about the show visit www.HillsboroughGallery.com

Last Friday Art Walk Events at Margaret Lane Gallery
2024-06-28 18:00 - 21:00 | Margaret Lane Gallery, 121 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
The Last Friday Art Walk brings festivities and creative inspiration to all of downtown Hillsborough.
Here at the Gallery we will have:
– The opening reception for Magical Garden Stroll with art work from 20 local artists
– A reception for The Unadvertised Show, Part 2 featuring the art work of David Knox
– The Zachary Gosset Duo, keyboard and standup bass, will be performing acoustic selections from the jazz standard repertoire from 6 to 8 pm
– Roaming poets will be sharing poetry and spoken word from 8:15 to 8:45, courtesy of the Hillsborough Arts Council
– Free Creation Station, with lots of art supplies for you to make your own art
– Light refreshments
Plus lots of good conversation, fun, and inspiration!

Plant Walk
2024-06-29 09:00 - 11:00 | Weaver Street Market, 228 South Churton Street, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Get set for an exhilarating botanical journey led by the renowned herbalist Melanie Yukov!
Venture along the picturesque river walk where Melanie will unveil:

The secrets of plant identification
Medicinal properties of wild plants
Safe foraging practices so you can survive the next apocalypse

Decompress with a delicious herbal tea or beverage.
Plus, you’ll walk away with detailed notes for continued exploration.
Don’t miss this thrilling 2-hour adventure into nature’s bounty!
We will walk at a slow pace since there is a lot to discuss. Suitable for most people.
Ages 12 and up welcome with exceptions made. (Email Us)
Dates and Times:
Last Saturday of every month (skipping August 31st)
June 29th, July 27th, September 28th, October 26th
9 AM to 11 AM
website: https://root2risewellness.org
email: info@root2risewellness.org
phone: 9199693321
event link: https://root2risewellness.org/plant-walk
cost: $25 to $30

Eno River Farmers Market
2024-06-29 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-06 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Eno River Farmers Market Pavillion, 144 E. Margaret Ln, Hillsborough, NC, United States
Eno River Farmers Market in downtown Hillsborough offers farm fresh vegetables and fruit, cheese, pasture raised meat and eggs, wood fire baked goods, prepared foods and crafts from local growers and producers. Our vendors are selected with great care based on the quality and diversity of their offerings; vendors must be local (within 60 miles of Hillsborough for traditional foods; within NC for specialty items such as peaches and apples) and the original producers of their products. We have live music, master gardeners, arts and crafts activities, chef demonstrations, and more!
The market is open on Saturdays year round! April-November: 8am-12pm, December-March: 10am-12pm
For More information visit our website: https://www.enoriverfarmersmarket.com/?fbclid=IwAR3Mfp4vM2d3wnvffaELfzGfLbEtFPLwJBEmDU5BDVmsUa-71Opb2qvpITw#home

Revolutionary Era Walking Tour
2024-06-29 10:30 - 12:30, 2024-07-04 10:30 - 12:30 | Hillsborough Visitors Center, 150 E King Street, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Join us for a Revolutionary Era guided walking tour of Hillsborough’s historic district!
Take a deeper look at some key sites from our main historical walking tour to learn about the important role that Hillsborough and Orange County played in the founding period of our country. Attendees will learn more about topics touched on in our regular tours including the Regulator rebellion, the integral decisions made at the Orange Courthouse, and Cornwallis’ occupation of the town. Established in 1754 as the seat of government for Orange County, Hillsborough’s colonial legacy and signs of its importance in North Carolina and American history can be seen everywhere.
This is an in-person walking tour that sometimes crosses uneven terrain. Please plan to be walking or standing for the duration of the event, wear comfortable walking shoes, and bring a water bottle (plus your curiosity)!
Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/revolutionary-era-walking-tour-tickets-558213019167?aff=oddtdtcreator

Ayr Mount Tours
2024-06-29 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-07-04 13:00 - 14:30, 2024-07-05 14:30 - 16:00, 2024-07-06 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-07-11 13:00 - 14:30, 2024-07-12 14:30 - 16:00, 2024-07-13 11:00 - 12:30 | Ayr Mount Historic Site, 376 St. Mary's Rd, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Located in Hillsborough, North Carolina, Ayr Mount strikes a startling figure in the historical town. The 1815 federal, masonry edifice was the first of its kind in this once bustling trade town, and thanks to the preservation efforts of our founder Richard Jenrette, remains well preserved with several original family objects on display.
CAHPT invites you to explore the site to learn about the design, construction, and maintenance of the estate as well as the lives of those, enslaved and free, who crafted and occupied the extravagant home and landscape from 1820 to 2018.
Visitors are welcome to explore the site select Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays April through November. Guided tours will be offered Thursday & Friday at 1:00pm and 2:30pm. Tour times for Saturday take place at 11:00am, 1:00pm, and 2:30pm. All guests must purchase tickets in advance.
Tickets can be purchased here: https://secure.classicalamericanhomes.org/nx/portal/neonevents/events#/events/
This is a potentially strenuous tour which includes climbing stairs, traversing uneven terrain, and enduring uncomfortable weather conditions and the presence of bugs or other wildlife. We regret that we cannot be responsible for those needing assistance and encourage all guests to dress accordingly. No food or beverages are allowed in the houses with the exception of a closed bottle of water.

25th Anniversary with The Old Ceremony at RambleRill Farm
2024-06-29 15:00 - 20:30 | Ramble Rill Farm, 913 Arthur Minnis Road, Hillsborough, NC, 27516, United States
On our 25th Anniversary, Forty Acres is very happy to announce the return of The Old Ceremony to RambleRill Farm on Saturday, June 29!

The Old Ceremony plays lush, literate rock. With fourteen years of touring the US, Canada and Europe and six albums under their belt, the band occupies its own darkly lit corner of the musical world. It is a corner filled with ominous rumblings and world-weary but hopeful characters.

TOC’s multitalented artists are valuable additions to the vibrant Durham/Chapel Hill music scene, whether playing individually, in different combinations or teaming with other national and international artists. Together, their shows are exhilarating and transcendent.
They’ve just finished their first full length album in nine years, to be released in October 2024.

RambleRill Farm, a Certified Organic farm, is located at 913 Arthur Minnis Road, Hillsborough, NC lies on 28 acres of fields and forest. They grow organic fruits, vegetables, herbs and mushrooms and raise laying hens and goats.

Farm gates open at 3 pm for exploring the beautiful organic farm, forest bathing, and picnicking in the shade. The music starts at 6 pm in the big red barn at the farm. Tickets are $25 and $30 at the door, if available.

In the summer of 1999, Forty Acres began providing intimate listening venues for excellent artists before dedicated fans. Please come help us celebrate Forty Acres’ 25th anniversary- we hope to see y’all there.

Gates open at 3:00Music starts at 6:00
Tickets: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/FortyAcresChapelHill?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US%20

Movies With Goats
2024-06-29 20:00 - 23:00 | Spring Haven Farm, 5306 Homer Ruffin Road, Chapel HIll, NC, 27516, United States
Goat Snuggles + Outdoor Movies Under the Stars = The Perfect Summer Night. Plenty of memories to be made with goats adding to the fun and antics – roaming around looking for goodies, snuggles, and head scratches throughout the entire movie. Details: Please note that in order to comply with licensing requirements, we are unable to announce what movie will be playing., BYOC – We suggest you bring folding chairs over blankets to sit on. This is a goat pasture, goats poop: enough said. We ask that you not bring outside food for the animals; however, for humans it is just fine. We have treats for the animals available at the concession stand.

Last Sundays Open House
2024-06-30 08:00 - 17:00 | Moorefields Historic Site, 2201 Moorefields Rd., Hillsborough, NC, United States
You’re invited to Moorefields on the Last Sunday of each month beginning May 26 through August 28 from 1:00 to 4:00 to stroll the grounds and gardens and take a free tour of the historic house. Visit the Moore family cemetery, as well as the graves of the cats of former owner Edward Draper-Savage, and if you are so inclined, take a walk through the adjoining Seven Mile Creek Nature Preserve.
Friends of Moorefields Board Members will be on hand to talk about the history of Moorefields and update you on special projects.
This event is free, but donations are encouraged. Click here to make a donation. Thank you!

Independence Day Goatstravaganza!
2024-06-30 10:00 - 18:00, 2024-07-03 10:00 - 18:00, 2024-07-07 10:00 - 18:00 | Spring Haven Farm, 5306 Homer Ruffin Road, Chapel HIll, NC, 27516, United States
Join us as we celebrate the season of Independence Day on the farm!

We’ve got adorable goats dressed in patriotic outfits, local beer from Durty Bull Brewing Company, a tractor train ride that fills you with the spirit of freedom, games for the whole family, ice cream and other delights in the General Store, special Independence Day crafts in the Craft Barn, and so much more fun in store!

Enjoy 10% off on all games in the Farmory, including axe-throwing and archery!

You have the choice to schedule your arrival time between 10:00AM and 5:00PM. Once on the farm, you may remain for as long as you like (until the farm closes at 6:00PM).

Each ticket comes with a free rocket ice pop!

Collage In!/Mixed Media Meet Up
2024-07-01 10:00 - 13:00 | Margaret Lane Gallery Annex/ F-Stop 2, 302 W Corbin, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Please join us for this relaxed drop in session — no instruction, but lots and lots of supplies for you to use as you choose. We have everything from a range of substrates and papers (including specialty and handmade papers) and adhesives, to paints (acrylic, watercolor, and tempera) and paint markers, chalk markers, oil and chalk pastels, watercolor crayons and pencils, washi tapes, rubber stamps and inks, a die cutter with dies and embossing folders, and different ephemera. You can also bring and use supplies of your own.
You can come for some or all of the time. It is “pay as you please” with $15 as a middling guideline suggestion — we recognize everyone’s usage is different.
No registration required at this time. All mediums welcome. Suitable for adults and mature teens. School age children are also welcome to attend with a participating adult.
PS There are also refreshments — a variety of teas, hot chocolate and hot cider packs, hot and cold water, usually fresh fruit — and, of course, chocolate!

Drop-in Life Studio
2024-07-02 18:30 - 20:00 | Eno Arts Mill, 437 Dimmocks Mill Road, Suite 17, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Join us for Life Drawing sessions facilitated by Tom Stevens. Each session offers multiple rounds of gesture and pose drawings with a live nude model. Artists provide their own materials. We must have 5 pre-registrations to run the studio, so please pre-register if possible. Absolutely no photography or video allowed in the sessions. Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/drop-in-life-drawing-with-tom-stevens

Thursday Jazz at Yonder
2024-07-04 20:00 - 22:00, 2024-07-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Yonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew, 114 W King St, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Each Thursday from 8-10 Yonder presents live jazz with some amazing local, and traveling jazz musicians.
Les Trois Chats
Katharine Whalen’s JazzSquad
Crystal Bright and Griffanzo
Taz Halloween with Griffanzo
New Morning Jazz

KÜF KNOTZ & CHRISTINE ELISE

First Fridays at the Mill: July 2024
2024-07-05 18:00 - 21:00 | Eno Arts Mill, 437 Dimmocks Mill Road, Suite 17, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
BASEMENT

OPENING FRIDAY, JULY 5
FIRST FRIDAYS AT THE MILL | 6-9PM
Open artist studios with the Eno Arts Mill Studio Artists
Live Music: Skylar Gudasz
Local food truck: Cilantro
Beer from Red Oak, Ponysaurus Brewing, wine, and NA beer selections
Art Activity: Free African Paper Dolls with Eno Mill Studio Artists Tiffney Marley and Audrey Pinto
Free Kids’ Activities
ABOUT THE SHOW
Western philosophy defines the body politic as a collective entity imagined as a metaphorical physical body-an embodied system, ideology, or practice. In celebration of the 5th anniversary since the formation of BASEMENT Art Space, an alternative, experimental, and socially-oriented artist collective, Body Politic exhibits the work of the art space’s current members. Collectively, the work of these artists has been the catalyst and genesis of change, growth, and the evolution of BASEMENT.
This installation contemplates bodies as evidence of politics, colonialism, philosophy, and absurdity. Chieko Murasugi reimagines the traditional Japanese kimono, crafting it with cheesecloth which once wrapped napalm dropped by the United States on Japan during World War II. Chloé Rager collects remnants and evidence of the body’s presence, filling pothole cavities, gathering queered fragments, and archiving signs of our existence. Laura Little examines the body from a medicinal perspective, mining medical archives to create dystopian and liminal perspectives on the US medical system. Her collages and altered readymades envision alternative paths for healing the body.
Jonh Blanco, an undisciplined artist, employs the body to render useful things useless. Clumping, leaning onto, attaching, and stacking objects, they narrate
explore the lived experiences of the refugee and immigrant narrative. Collectively, these artists materialize the discomfort from our bodies as products or manifestations of US colonialism and failed systems.
This exhibition is curated by Julianne Miao in collaboration with Jonh Blanco, Laura Little, Chieko Murasugi, Chloé Rager, and Hồng-An Trương.
ABOUT BASEMENT
Founded in 2019, BASEMENT is a provisional artist-run project space located in Chapel Hill, NC that supports experimental and critical art practices. We choose to strengthen and build connections between artists and communities specifically in the regional southeast.
To us, working with artists is not only a singular event but is intended to be a long-term commitment to using our platform to uplift each other. We view our support as an important ongoing investment in building relationships with critical art practitioners from and for our local and regional Southern community.
>>> Learn more about BASEMENT

About Skylar Gudasz
With her luminous voice and captivating songcraft, Skylar Gudasz has won the admiration of some of the most distinguished artists in music. In the past few years alone, the Durham, North Carolina-based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist has shared stages with the likes of Ray Davies, Cat Power and Sharon Van Etten as part of the Big Star’s Third tribute concerts, opened for Television and toured from the US with Teenage Fanclub to Europe with the Mountain Goats, and appeared as a background vocalist on albums by Superchunk and Hiss Golden Messenger, making her TV debut with the latter on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
Gudasz is set to release her third full length record in summer 2024. Her previous album, Cinema, in April 2020, was recorded between the famed April Base in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and in secret studios across the lush forests of the rich NC music scene. This sophomore album was the follow-up to her much praised full-length debut Oleander (a 2016 release, produced by Chris Stamey, that prompted The Bitter Southerner to praise her as “the Joni Mitchell the South never had”).
Growing up with a musical family in rural Ashland, Virginia, Gudasz first found her affinity for music by learning to play flute at age five, and soon started writing songs of her own. She later taught herself to play piano and guitar, drawing inspiration from use of alternate tunings in developing her own distinct style. Although she spent time in folk and rock bands after heading to North Carolina for college (where she studied Acting and Creative Writing), Gudasz has continued to strike off on her own with her lushly textured, sculpted singular sound.
>>> Learn more about Skylar

Saturday Slowdown at RambleRill Farm: July 4 Holiday Weekend
2024-07-06 10:00 - 14:00 | Ramble Rill Farm, 913 Arthur Minnis Road, Hillsborough, NC, 27516, United States
Saturday Slowdown is this Holiday weekend! Shop local makers and growers, walk the woods and gardens, enjoy a picnic lunch, have a chair massage, make your own bouquet, create art and crafts, and hangout with the goats. 7.6.24, Arthur Minnis Road, Hillsborough, NC. 10AM-2PM.

Madison Ave Caterers will offer picnic lunches to enjoy at the farm, and Wolfe Cravings will have their gluten-free ice cream sandwiches and tiramisu. Chapel Hill Creamery will join us as a new vendor with their delectable farmhouse cheeses. Mud and Blues Pottery returns with their beautiful and functional earthenware. Visit these vendors and others as you Slow Down with us this weekend.

Outlandish Tour and a Wee Swallie at Yonder
2024-07-06 15:00 - 18:00 | Hillsborough Visitors Center, 150 E King Street, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
3pm-5pm: Outlandish Hillsborough Walking Tour: Explore Hillsborough on an afternoon walking tour and learn how Claire and Jamie saw the town. In the fourth and fifth books of the Outlander Series, Drums of Autumn and The Fiery Cross, as well as in the fifth season of the hit tv series based on the books, the main characters settle in a fictional Scottish community in North Carolina. The story intertwines with that of the Regulator Uprising in and around Hillsborough in the 1770s, making Hillsborough a natural location for this event.
The tour will begin at the Hillsborough Visitors Center and will take you to see many of the sites featured within the Outlander series relating to Hillsborough and the Regulator uprising prior to the Revolutionary War.
5pm – 6pm: A Wee Swallie at Yonder Southern Cocktails & Brew: Make your way down to the local brewhouse for a wee dram. Taste the flavors of Scotland through a traditional Scottish cocktail and a taster of Scottish Ale while enjoying the charismatic mixology demonstration from Yonder’s own Eryk Pruitt. Slàinte mhath!
This is an in-person walking tour. The tour will be 2-hours long and could have some uneven terrain. Please wear comfortable walking shoes and bring a water bottle. Period-themed costumes are welcomed and encouraged.
Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/925364087897/?aff=oddtdtcreator
Refunds available up until 5 days prior to event. Ticket transfer options available. Taxes and fees cannot be refunded due to Eventbrite’s policies.

Historic Hillsborough Guided Walking Tours 2024
2024-07-13 10:30 - 12:30 | Hillsborough Visitors Center, 150 E King Street, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Experience American history through the unique perspective of one of North Carolina’s oldest and most historically significant towns, with a guided walking tour of downtown Hillsborough. Established in 1754 as the seat of government for Orange County, Hillsborough’s colonial legacy and signs of its importance in North Carolina and American history can be seen everywhere.
The tour begins at the Hillsborough Visitors Center, located in the eighteenth century Alexander Dickson Farm House, and guides visitors to a variety of historic places from the site of a 1790s African American-owned distillery to the 1840s Orange County Courthouse and the grave of one of North Carolina’s signers of the Declaration of Independence.
This is an in-person walking tour that sometimes crosses uneven terrain. Please plan to be walking or standing for the duration of the event, wear comfortable walking shoes, and bring a water bottle (plus your curiosity)!
For groups that are concerned about the length, duration, or terrain of the tour. Please, contact The Alliance for Historic Hillsborough for other options, including bus tours.

Tickets are $10. Kids age 10 and under are free. Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/historic-hillsborough-guided-walking-tour-tickets-314636485197

Bastille Day Celebration with Sara Zaleta @ Yonder
2024-07-13 20:00 - 23:00 | Yonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew, 114 W King St, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Join us for a Bastille Day Celebration with an evening of French music by the enchanting Sara Zaleta. “Je lève mon verre à la liberté!”
