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Compiled by Meredith Alling EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE; CHECK WITH ORGANIZERS PRIOR TO ATTENDING
EVENTS NOT TO MISS
Garden Tour hillsboroughgardenclubnc.org The MAY
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Hillsborough Garden Club
hosts a socially distanced, self-guided tour of 12 residential gardens in the Forest Ridge subdivision and historic downtown Hillsborough. All proceeds go to the club.
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10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The dozen gardens on display during the Hillsborough Garden Club’s spring tour feature a range of plants from perennials to mature trees and shrubs.
Dining for Others May 5, 7-8 p.m. mowocnc.org Meals on Wheels Orange County, NC
hosts its annual fundraising dinner virtually. Participants can pick up dinner from Carrboro United and enjoy it at home during the Zoom program. Proceeds from the event fund meals and check-ins for older adults in the community.
Freight Train Blues Concert Series Fridays, May 14–June 11 musicmaker.org The Carrboro Recreation, Parks & Cultural Resources Department and Music Maker Relief Foundation present a virtual Blues
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and Roots concert series every Friday evening featuring performances from Alexa Rose, Amythyst Kiah, Johnny Ray Daniels, The Hamiltones and Harvey Dalton Arnold.
Party on the Porch
Midway: A Virtual Tour of the Black Financial District
to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Attendees receive wine from Chapel Hill Wine Company, cupcakes and a link to the livestream program, which includes a silent auction, live music and stories from CHT homeowners.
May 16, 3-4 p.m. chapelhillhistoricalsociety.org Danita Mason-Hogans, a local historian and project manager for the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, provides a virtual tour of the Black financial district in Chapel Hill. Danita will share stories and history about Midway, the business and social hub for Black families.
May 20, 7 p.m. communityhometrust.org Community Home Trust throws a virtual party
An Evening with Three Dance Trailblazers” May 21 carolinaperformingarts.org Carolina Performing Arts digitally premieres
new dance pieces from artists Bobbi Jene Smith, Hope Boykin and Shamel Pitts, whose new work provokes discussions of vulnerability, race, gender and new parenthood. CHM