Miracles in Motion- Inclusive Dance for Tweens & Teens (Middle & High School Aged Dancers)
2024-11-16 14:00 - 14:45 (America/New_York) | Monarch Movement Company, 360 Executive Ct. #105, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Inclusive Dance for Tweens & Teens *Middle & High School Students (11-18 years old)*
This workshop is designed for tween and teen dancers of all levels of ability, and will consist of a warm up, stretching, ballet technique, jazz technique, choreography, improvisation, and dance games. Accommodations and modifications will be made as needed to ensure each dancer feels comfortable and has the support they need to thrive and have FUN!
Family and caregivers are more than welcome to participate!
Miracles in Motion is a registered 501c3.
Learn more or donate here: https://miraclesinmotiondance.org/

Winter Wonderland with Goats
2024-11-17 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-11-20 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-11-24 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-11-27 10:00 - 17:00 | Spring Haven Farm, 5306 Homer Ruffin Road, Chapel HIll, NC, 27516, United States
​Welcome to the Winter Wonderland Farm Experience!
November 13th – December 31st, Wednesday – Sunday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day
​This holiday season, step into a magical world where our farm meets festive fun! Our Winter Wonderland Farm is the perfect holiday destination for the entire family, offering a blend of nature, adventure, and seasonal cheer that will leave you feeling merry and bright.
​Feed the Friendly Goats: Our adorable goats are ready to steal your heart! Experience the joy of hand-feeding these curious, gentle creatures, as well as the rest of our animal family. We have both grain and carrots available, both $1/bag, and we ask that you do not bring any outside food to feed the animals (but you are more than welcome to bring outside food for yourselves!). It’s a delightful experience for kids and adults alike, guaranteed to bring out smiles and giggles!
​All Aboard the Tractor Train: Take a ride on our festive tractor train! Decked out in holiday lights and decorations, this is the perfect way to soak in the farm beauty and enjoy the crisp winter air! ​
The Craft Barn: Unleash your holiday spirit with our hands-on seasonal crafts, including ornaments! Our craft barn is a great way to bring home a handmade piece of the farm’s magic.
​Capture the Memories: Snap pictures with our festive photo ops! You’ll leave with keepsakes and memories that will last long after the season ends.
Holiday Treats & Warm Drinks: After all the farm fun, cozy up with a cup of hot cocoa, warm apple cider, or indulge in some s’mores by the fire pit.​
$14.95 per person

Indigenous Beading Class with Beverly Scarlett
2024-11-17 14:00 - 17:00 | NC
Learn the history of local Siouan-speaking nations and the culture of Indigenous beading. Participants will receive instruction from Beverly Scarlett on simple beading techniques as they create unique beaded jewelry. Registration fees cover supplies including gemstones, tools, and other materials. Participants will leave with their creations and an understanding of the importance of beading in Indigenous culture.
Address location is 817 Lipscomb Grove Church Road, drive to the end of the road for parking and class location. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the class and purchasing supplies beforehand, all tickets are non-refundable.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/indigenous-beading-workshop-tickets-1074691343739

Reckoning with the Truth
2024-11-17 14:00 - 18:00 | Hillsborough Main Library, 137 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, 27278, United States
Join us as we explore Orange County’s past traumas and their impacts on the present through collective reflection and open dialogue and work toward community healing and a more just and informed future.
This program, along with the soil collection project and the installation of a marker honoring the Morrows, aims to correct a narrative of racial violence in our community, acknowledge both past and present pain, and honor the lives lost. For more information and to register, visit orangecountync.gov/libraryevents

Drop-in Life Studio
2024-11-19 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

Songwriters in The Round
2024-11-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Yonder: Southern Cocktails & Brew, 114 W King St, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Kirk Ridge hosts a monthly Songwriters in The Round at Yonder. Each month three singer/songwriters share their stories and songs on Yonder stage.

Ayr Mount Tours
2024-11-21 13:00 - 14:30, 2024-11-22 14:30 - 16:00, 2024-11-23 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-11-28 13:00 - 14:30, 2024-11-29 14:30 - 16:00, 2024-11-30 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.

Drink ’n’ Draw at Eno River Brewing
2024-11-21 18:00 - 20:00 | eno river brewing, 329 Eno Mountain Rd, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Part networking, part artist hangout, part skills share, part drinks. Join us for all of these parts and more as you sit with other artists for a 2-hour ticketed event, hosted by A&A owner Erin Campbell at Eno River Brewing in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
For $25 you get: A seat at the communal tables inside ERB to sketch and find inspiration with other artists, as well as a drink ticket for one beverage (NA included). The first portion of the event will be semi-structured and the remaining free form.
Need Supplies? Purchase at our store or email us for a drawing kit to be purchased during the event!
Seating is Limited and tickets are required to participate
**This event is for ages 21+ only
Website: https://www.anneandarthur.com/drink-n-draw/drink-n-draw-at-eno-river-brewing-october-m5j9y

Thursday Jazz at Yonder
2024-11-21 20:00 - 22:00, 2024-11-28 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

2024 Homes for the Holidays Hillsborough Gingerbread Competition Registration Open
2024-11-22 - 2024-11-23, 2024-11-27 | NC
The annual walking tour of unconventional gingerbread exhibits returns to Hillsborough’s downtown shop windows this holiday season from December 7 to January 5. The event celebrates artistic sculpture: creations can be made of any material as long as the visible elements are edible. The public is invited to submit creative interpretations of this year’s theme, “Winter Wonderland” within the Adult or Youth & Family categories; registration is open Nov. 1-27. Voting for People’s Choice Awards will take place through Dec 20 and winners will be announced at the town’s Solstice Lantern Walk on Dec 21.

Bad Art Club
2024-11-23 08:00 - 17:00 | Eno Arts Mill, 437 Dimmocks Mill Road, Suite 17, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
$40
Drop-ins welcome if space allows
All Ages
Are you intimidated by art? Don’t consider yourself an artist? Never taken an art class? This is the class for you. We are not making good art, we are making BAD art. Art that is not about how it looks in the end, but rather about exploring the process of making art itself.
The goal is to make something and explore the process of making art, even if your only skill is a willingness to try. To register, click this link: https://events.humanitix.com/bad-art-club

Eno River Farmers Market
2024-11-23 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-11-30 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

Indigenous Beading Class with Beverly Scarlett
2024-11-24 14:00 - 17:00 | Down Yonder Farm, 811 Lipscomb Grove Road, Hillsborough, NC, United States
Learn the history of local Siouan-speaking nations and the culture of Indigenous beading. Participants will receive instruction from Beverly Scarlett on simple beading techniques as they create unique beaded jewelry. Registration fees cover supplies including gemstones, tools, and other materials. Participants will leave with their creations and an understanding of the importance of beading in Indigenous culture.
Address location is 817 Lipscomb Grove Church Road, drive to the end of the road for parking and class location. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the class and purchasing supplies beforehand, all tickets are non-refundable.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/indigenous-beading-workshop-tickets-1074961080529

"Anything Goes" Art Meet-Up
2024-11-25 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 and paint markers, 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. Younger school age children with supervising adult welcome.
PS There are also refreshments — a variety of teas, hot chocolate and hot cider packs, hot and cold water — and, of course, chocolate

All I Really Want ... Wishes for the Holiday Season
2024-11-27 - 2024-11-28, 2024-11-29 | Margaret Lane Gallery, 121 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
A group show in which 13 local artists share their wishes for this holiday season … from snow and prosperity, to world peace and the knowledge there is always light to be found, even in the darkest of times. Participating artists include Mikaela Burton, Adam Cooley, Anne C. Gardner, Carol Geisler, Deborah Hoch, Alanna Hoffman, Marsha Hoffman, Qianon Jin, Jeannette Johnson, David Knox, Ray LaMantia, Jacqueline Rimmler, and Bill Schaefer.
Opening reception during the Last Friday Art Walk, Friday, November 29, 6-9p.
Margaret Lane Gallery, 121 W. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC. 919-296-8938 www.margaretlanegallery.com

2024 Last Fridays & the Art Walk!
2024-11-29 17:30 - 21:00 | Downtown Historic Hillsborough, 101 S Churton Street, Hillsborough, NC, 27278
March – November, Last Fridays & the Art Walk are FREE monthly events celebrating art, culture, & community in Hillsborough, NC, featuring:

The Art Walk (Year-round) – 20+ venues offering exciting exhibitions, live music, family-friendly activities, and more.
Roaming Poets (March-November) – A lineup of local poets, storytellers, and spoken word artists stopping at multiple Art Walk venues throughout the evening.
Living Arts (March-November) – Drumming, dance, and other interactive opportunities to connect with nature and community with the Living Arts Collective in River Park.
Makers Markets (May-October) – Local artists, community groups, live music, special programming, family activities, and crafts on the Old Courthouse Lawn.

Learn more about each monthly event lineup at www.lastfridays.org! *Details on this page are generally finalized the week before each Last Friday event.

Last Friday Art Walk Events at Margaret Lane Gallery
2024-11-29 18:00 - 21:00 | Margaret Lane Gallery, 121 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States
Festivities all through Hillsborough’s downtown for the November Last Friday Art Walk!
At Margaret Lane Gallery, we will have

Opening reception for All I Really Want … a group show in which 13 local artists share their wishes for this holiday season … from snow and prosperity, to world peace and the knowledge there is always light to be found, even in the darkest of times. Come see the work, meet the artists, and share your own wishes for yourself and the world.
Work from more than 35 local artists – including a wide selection of giftable art.
Live music … Tax Free String Band … in the front yard from 6 to 8 pm. Toe-tapping old time string band music. Lively traditional dance tunes and songs from Appalachia and the Piedmont.
The Roaming Poets with Jen Jus’ Write, courtesy of the Hillsborough Arts Council, 8:15-8:45 pm.
Free creation station, including holiday-themed supplies.
Light refreshments, good conversation, inspiration, and fun!

The Art of Giving - Opening Reception
2024-11-29 18:00 - 21:00 | Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, 121 N. Churton St., Hillsborough, 27278
THE ART OF GIVING showcases giftable art for the holiday season by HGA’s 21 owner-artists. Nov 14 – Dec 31. Holiday Reception Friday, Nov. 24, 6-9pm. 121 N. Churton St. Hillsborough NC. Featuring unique hand-made ornaments, paintings, sculpture, photography, glass art, jewelry, hand-made furniture, pottery, & mixed media. Hours: 10-6 Mon–Sat, 12-4 Sun.
