Events
February 2019
A Celebration of Billy Strayhorn: Exploring a jazz legacy in Hillsborough
NC State LIVE and the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough present a day of celebration of one of Hillsborough's most notable residents. Billy Strayhorn, the iconic jazz composer, spent much of his childhood in Hillsborough before going on to his influential career. NC State Live has commissioned Halfway to Dawn David Roussève's dance performance that weaves dance and video with Strayhorn's music. That performance takes place on March 2nd. But, before it goes on, Hillsborough will host A Celebration of Billy Strayhorn: Exploring a…
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A Day of Remembrance: Margaret Lane Cemetery
Join The Alliance for Historic Hillsborough, The Northern Orange NAACP, and Music Maker Relief Foundation for A Day of Remembrance. The program will feature a talk by historian Peter Woods and performances by local gospel artists The Kings of Harmony and The Branchettes. The event will culminate with a community procession through the Riverwalk to Margaret Lane Cemetery where handmade flowers will be “planted” n honor of the enslaved men and women buried there. Free flower making supplies and lessons…
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