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A Light on the Hill in September
by Missy Julian-Fox | September 01 2010
Memorial Hall evokes wonderful memories for me. Filing into the building with my fourth- grade classmates, dressed in our Sunday best on a Tuesday, nervously clasping our tonettes to perform with Conductor Benjamin Swalin and the North Carolina Symphony. To read more of Missy Julian-Fox’s September 2010 “A Light on the Hill” column, please click here.
Missy is Director of the UNC Visitors’ Center located in the Morehead Planetarium Building. Her column appears each month in Southern Neighbor. The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau would like to thank Southern Neighbor for allowing us to share this column with you. Southern Neighbor is a free monthly newspaper, published in Chapel Hill, and provides news on Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, Pittsboro, Durham, SW Cary and other portions of North Carolina. To read the entire issue or for more information about Southern Neighbor, please click Southern Neighbor.
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In the News
by Patty Griffin | August 28 2010
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Sculpture in the Garden Begins 22nd Year
by Patty Griffin | August 28 2010
From NC Botanical Garden
Every fall, for more than twenty years, the display gardens at the North Carolina Botanical Garden have sprouted a crop of unique art creations. Nearly 50 one-of-a kind sculptures placed amid the native wildflowers and shrubs delight garden visitors for two months. The 22nd Annual “Sculpture in the Garden” exhibition opens with a special reception on Friday, September 10, from 5 to 8 pm. The public is invited to preview the art, meet the artists, and share in the excitement as awards for Best in Show, First Place, and merit and theme awards are announced.
The invitational show runs through Saturday November 13 and will feature work by 29 North Carolina artists interpreting the theme “Celebrating Life Forces.” Sculptures come in a variety of media – from stone to stainless steel, concrete to clay, wood to recycled aluminum. Be sure to visit more than once during the two-month exhibition: the pieces seem to look different as fall colors come on and seeds ripen.
The N.C. Botanical Garden, part of UNC, is located off the US 15-501 Bypass at Old Mason Farm Road. Admission to the Botanical Garden, as well as to the sculpture exhibition, is free.
For more information, call 919-962-0522 or visit http://www.ncbg.unc.edu
Photo of “Balance” by Tinka Jordy, was the Best in Show in the 2009 Sculpture in the GardenGarden
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Get Ready for the Carrboro Music Festival
by Patty Griffin | August 25 2010
Make plans to attend the day long, free festival featuring music at various indoor and outdoor venues all throughout town. The outdoor sites present music until dark, while some of the indoor venues go well into the evening.
Listen to a myriad of musical styles at more than 20 locations with 170 different musical aggregations ranging in size from solo artists to multiple-piece bands. Beginning at 1 p.m., enjoy blues, rock, soul, Americana, folk, pop, jazz, bluegrass, country, swing, gospel and more. For details visit Carrboro Music Festival.
Carrboro Music Festival.
Photo of Stormfront by Jackie Helvey.
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Hillsborough Jazz Festival Celebrates Billy Strayhorn
by Patty Griffin | August 25 2010
The First Annual Hillsborough Jazz Festival is September 25 from Noon – 6 pm at the Historic Moorefields Estate, 2201 Moorefields Road, just a few miles from downtown Hillsborough.
William Thomas “Billy” Strayhorn, Duke Ellington’s longtime collaborator, was among the most influential figures in American jazz. A versatile composer, arranger, and pianist, Strayhorn joined Ellington’s orchestra at age 22 in 1939 and worked with the bandleader the rest of his life. Ellington publicly acknowledged the central role Strayhorn played in his success, writing the band’s theme “Take the A Train”. Although Strayhorn was born in Dayton, Ohio, his roots ran deep in Orange County and, importantly, his frequent stays in Hillsborough as a boy were essential to his musical development. An historical marker on Churton Street in downtown, acknowledges his time in Hillsborough.
The Jazz Festival is sponsored by the Hillsborough Arts Council.
Schedule
12:00-12:30 Ed Moon Trio
12:35-1:00 Sawyer-Goldberg Jazz
1:10- 1:45 Laura Ridgeway
2:00-2:45 Magic of African Rhythms
3:00-3:45 Equinox
4:00-5:00 Lois Deloatch
5:00-6:00 John Brown Quintet
General admission is $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Parking is free. Bring chairs, cushions or blankets for seating on the lawn. Grilled foods, soft drinks, beer and wine will be available for sale, and water will be free of charge. For directions, ticket information and more, visit Hillsborough Arts Council.
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