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Jim Watson’s Christmas Special

by Patty Griffin | December 19 2011

Come celebrate the holidays as Jim Watson returns to Hillsborough for his yearly Christmas Special. This year the music is on Friday, December 23 at The Depot at Hillsborough Station at 246 S. Nash Street at 8 pm. There is plenty of parking across the street.

Jim is one of the founding members of the Red Clay Ramblers and for the past 23 years he has been bassist and vocalist with Robin & Linda Williams and Their Fine Group. The show starts with Jim soloing on a number of classic folk, pop and sacred Christmas songs. After a brief intermission, lyric sheets will be passed out for all to join Jim in the singing of carols. No cover, but the hat will be passed.

Don’t miss this yearly Hillsborough Tradition!

Photo credit 2011 LDBrownArts.

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Tell Us Why Orange County is A Great Place to Live!

by Patty Griffin | December 12 2011

Reasons to Live in Orange County

You may have seen the ads every Sunday in the Chapel Hill Herald. Reasons to live in Orange County. From the wealth of cultural events, live music and kid-friendly activities to history to a county committed to making its residents a top priority, Orange County is a great place to live!

Here are a sampling of the ads to refresh your memory.

Love Orange County Ads.

You’ll notice we haven’t posted the #1 reason to live in Orange County yet. That’s coming on December 25th, our last ad of the series. But we’ll share the number one reason with you now: Our Residents!

That’s right, YOU make Orange County a great place to live and we’re turning the floor over to you to tell us why. Post why you love living in Orange County on our Facebook page at Visit Chapel Hill or on twitter orangecountync and we’ll post as many as we can in the full page ad in the Chapel Hill Herald on Sunday, December 25th! You can event send us an email to Visit Chapel Hill. Please post by Noon, Tuesday, December 20.

Is it the schools, the community, the music scene, the restaurants, the history? Let us know in 140 words or less and you may be the star of the last Reasons to Live Orange County ad series!

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Congratulations to UNC Men’s Soccer Team

by Patty Griffin | December 12 2011

From TarHeelBlue.com

Junior Ben Speas turned in the goal of the tournament Sunday, December 11 to provide Carolina with a 1-0 edge in the 65th minute and the Tar Heel defense stepped up in the final minutes to give UNC its second national title in school history with a 1-0 win over Charlotte at Regions Parks in Hoover, Ala. The title comes 10 years after UNC won the championship in 2001.

The team finished the year 21-2-3, winning the ACC Regular Season, Tournament and National Championships.

Photo on Homepage by Jeffrey Camarati, UNC Atheltic Communications

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Chapel Hill Holiday Home Tour Dec 10-11

by Patty Griffin | December 05 2011

Chapel Hill, NC welcomes visitors to the community that embodies the vision of one of North Carolina’s most celebrated literary figures, Paul Green. Greenwood, named for Paul Green, is one of Chapel Hill’s most beautiful and historic neighborhoods. Tour eight majestic homes open to public on the 2011 Chapel Hill Holiday House Tour in this wonderful community off of Raleigh Road (Hwy 54) near the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus. A ninth stop will feature the 19th century African-American cemetery Paul Green donated to the Town of Chapel Hill in 1979. This year’s tour will be held on December 10 & 11, 2011 from 1 – 5 pm both days. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 the weekend of the event. For tour information, please call the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill at (919) 942-7818 or visit http://www.chapelhillpreservation.com.

Paul Green, purchased over 200 acres of wooded land near Chapel Hill starting in 1933. By this time he was becoming a successful Hollywood screenwriter and Pulitzer Prize winning author. Green wrote North Carolina’s beloved outdoor drama, The Lost Colony. Green had hoped to build a dream home on the land with his wife, Elizabeth, and found a community where artists and academics could live in close contact with nature.

Start your day off in downtown Chapel Hill for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Holiday Parade, Saturday, December 10 at 10 am. The route begins at the Morehead Planetarium and meanders down Franklin Street through Carrboro on Main Street, ending at Carrboro Town Hall. Visit the http://www.chapelhilljaycees.org for information.

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Classic “A Christmas Carol” Returns to Hillsborough

by Patty Griffin | December 04 2011

Join the Burwell School Historic Site and St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church for the 10th year of Allan Gurganus’ and Michael Malone’s performance of Charles Dickens’ timeless Victorian tale, “A Christmas Carol!” Two performances of this exciting Hillsborough holiday tradition will be held on Thursday, December 8 and Friday, December 9, at 7:30pm. Both performances will be at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 210 St. Mary’s Rd., Hillsborough.

Tickets are $15 each and can be purchased at the Burwell School Historic Site, the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough, the Hillsborough Wine Company, the Purple Crow Bookstore, and St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. Tickets are non-refundable. In order to reserve tickets, payment in full must be received. “Holds” will not be accepted. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Burwell School Historic Site, the future Orange County Cultural Center, and St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. For more information, please call the Burwell School Historic Site at (919) 732-7451 or visit http://www.burwellschool.org.

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