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Farm to Fork Picnic is May 20

by Patty Griffin | May 07 2012

Come join a remarkable group of Piedmont farmers and cooks for an evening of food, live music and fun at the Farm to Fork Picnic 2012 on Sunday, May 20 from 4 – 7 pm. The Farm to Fork picnic is in a field next to the W.C. Breeze Farm Extension & Research Center is at 4909 Walnut Grove Church Road in Hurdle Mills, NC – a few miles north of Hillsborough. This event pairs local farmers with local chefs; the farmers provide the ingredients and the chefs create the dishes. There are wine and local beer. It’s a celebration of the Triangle culinary scene.

Tickets are $100 (drinks included) and children 12 and under are admitted free. Tickets must be purchased in advance. The picnic will take place rain for shine.

Farm to Fork is organized by Orange County, The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) and Slow Food Triangle. Proceeds will benefit farmer training programs at CEFS and Breeze Farm. The event is sponsored by NC Agricultural Foundation, Inc.

Visit Farm to Fork 2012 for details.

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30th Hillsborough Hog Day

by Patty Griffin | May 07 2012

Come to the 30th Annual Hillsborough Hog Day on Friday, May 18 from 6 pm – 9 pm and Saturday, May 19 from 9 am – 6pm at the River Park behind the Courthouse at 140 E. Margaret Lane in Downtown Hillsborough, NC. Admission to Hog Day is FREE.

Hillsborough Hog Day is a fantastic, fun family event featuring 4,000 pounds of fresh-cooked barbecue, live musical entertainment, children’s games, pony rides and inflatables, and a vintage and classic car show from the Triangle Thunder Cruisers. Enjoy crafters, BBQ sandwiches, food and merchandise vendors, Hog Day souvenirs and more. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Contests include barbecue cooking, and kid’s pig calling. There’s a People’s Choice for Favorite BBQ and a Beer Garden by Hillsborough’s Mystery Brewing Company. The Eno River Farmers Market will be on site on Saturday, but not in the Farmers Pavilion. Also market parking will not be available on site.

Enjoy two days of music including country, bluegrass, roots, southern rock, blues, rock & roll and more from the likes of: May 18 – Country Bob and the Ruckus, Greg Hawks Band and May 19 – Currie Clayton Band, Good Rocking Sam, Salt Bodyne, Odds and The Ends, Featuring Greg Germino and Too Much Fun. Visit http://www.hogdays.com for a complete schedule.

Do your part to recycle during the event. Also, per town officials, absolutely no pets.

Take Interstate 85 Exit 164 or Interstate 40 Exit 261. Look for signs. Parking is available in the Eno River Parking Deck for $3. Patrons are requested to bring canned or boxed food items as donations to the Food Pantry for Orange Congregations on Friday night, May 19. BBQ sandwiches will be sold both days.

Hillsborough Hog Day is presented by the Hillsborough/Orange Chamber of Commerce. For more information, call the chamber at (919) 732-8156.

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Welcome ACC Softball Tournament Fans

by Patty Griffin | May 07 2012

The University of North Carolina will be hosting the 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference Softball Championships Thursday – Saturday, May 10-12. The quarterfinals of the tournament will take place Thursday, May 10, beginning at noon. Additional games on May 10 are at 2:30 pm, 5 pm and 7:30 pm. The semifinals will begin Friday, May 11, at 1 pm and the second game is at 3:30 pm. The Championship game will be played Saturday, May 12, at 4 pm. All games will be played at Anderson Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C. The stadium is located on Raleigh Road (Hwy 54) behind the UNC General Administration Building.

Tickets can be ordered online in advance at $5 adult and $3 student/senior. Tickets purchased at the stadium on game day are cash only. Visit Tar Heel Blue and click on the Ticket Center.

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National Tourism & Travel Week is May 5-13, 2012

by Patty Griffin | May 03 2012

The week long celebration is designed to raise awareness about the economic value of travel and to promote the impact travelers have on areas like Orange County, NC.

In Orange County, travel matters and is a significant sector of the economy with domestic visitor spending generating $144 million in 2010. More than 1,600 jobs in Orange County are directly attributable to travel and tourism. Tax revenues from travel to Orange County amounted to a total of $11.37-million ($8.45-million from the state and $2.92-million from the county). This represents an $85 tax saving to each county resident. No property taxes are used to fund the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau, rather funding comes from the hotel occupancy tax paid by visitors.

Drop by the Visitors Center at 501 West Franklin Street in downtown Chapel Hill for a free visitor information including visitor guides and maps. Our hours are 8:30 am – 5 pm. Parking is available behind the Visitors Center off Roberson Street.

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Get Outside and Enjoy Music on the Lawn

by Patty Griffin | April 30 2012

The Carolina Inn is in the 10th season of its popular end-of-the-workweek celebration called “Fridays on the Front Porch” each Friday from 5-8 p.m. The Inn offers live music and a picnic menu ($10 for adults/$5 for children) with beer, wine and drink specials, and plenty of comfortable seating under the shady oaks and magnolias on the Inn’s front lawn. There is no cover charge or reservations for the event. New this year – food and drink tickets are now available online for advance purchase at http://www.carolinainnestore.com, or may be bought the day of the event. The event runs through October 12.

Jazz & More Brunch and After Hours on Carrboro’s Weaver Street Market lawn features great music paired with great food under the oaks. Jazz & More Brunch starts Sunday, May 6 and runs every week from 11 am-1pm through October 14. After Hours runs as two separate music series this season. Early Summer runs May 17 – June 28, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, and Late Summer runs August 16 – September 20 from 6 – 8 pm. Event is free. Visit http://www.weaverstreetmarket.coop.

Southern Village will begin their free Music on the Lawn Series at 6 pm on Sundays is underway with a Grand Finale on October 14. Note the new 6 pm time this year. Also, the N.C. Symphony will be playing on Friday night, June 1st at 7:30 pm. All performances are free unless noted. Visit http://www.southernvillage for a complete schedule.

Hillsborough’s Last Fridays takes place through Sept 29 starting at 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm with a concert on the old courthouse lawn downtown Hillsborough, Artists, food vendors, musicians and craftspeople set up their wares on the sidewalks around the courthouse. Participate in the bake off contest or the Art Walk at galleries hosting opening night receptions. Businesses, galleries, studios, restaurants, museums and historic sites remain open and offer special events. Visit http://www.lastfridays.org.

Finally, Locally Grown on the Wallace Deck in downtown Chapel Hill begins June 28. Enjoy great music, food and movies all summer long on the top of the Wallace Parking Deck in downtown Chapel Hill. Visit http://www.downtownchapelhill.com/locally-grown.

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