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EVENTS NOT TO MISS
Last Fridays PHOTO BY JOSHUA COLLINS, THE DIGITAL BUTLER
hillsboroughartscouncil.org Get outside and gallery JULY AUG hop during &
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Hillsborough Arts Council’s
monthly series to listen to live music, view performances and explore shopping and dining options.
Durham poet Ayanna Albertson performs at The Colonial Inn during Last Fridays this spring.
Fridays on the Front Porch Fridays through Oct. 1, 5-8 p.m. destinationhotels.com/carolina-inn Kick off your weekend at The Carolina Inn with an evening of drinks, food and live music. Performers such as Lee Gildersleeve & The Bad Dogs and Barefoot Manner Bluegrass as well as food trucks including Jessica’s Food Truck, How ‘Bout Burger and Cilantro will be featured.
Compose Carolina July 9, 16, 23 and 30, noon carolinaperformingarts.org Carolina Performing Arts and the UNC Department of Music present the second
based around the theme “In The Now.” Alumni Trinity Vélez-Justo, Alex Van Gils and Stewart Engart will debut solo compositions while a group of current UNC students in the composition program will reinterpret a Greek tale.
Sundays at Sundown July 11, 18 and 25, 8 p.m. southernvillage.com Southern Village hosts a series of live outdoor
concerts on the Village Green this summer. The Pagan Hellcats will perform on July 11, Idlewild South on July 18 and David Burney and Rebecca Newton on July 25.
annual series which premieres original works
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5K for Unity July 17, 11 a.m. togetherwestandnc.com Vecino Brewing Co. is one of five breweries
hosting this social run/walk in partnership with Together We Stand NC. There are both inperson and virtual options, with a portion of the registration fees benefiting Girls on the Run of the Triangle.
Paperhand Puppet summer show Weekends, Aug. 27-Oct. 3 paperhand.org Paperhand Puppet Intervention presents its 21st annual show titled “Unfolding Seeds – Invocations of Transformation” featuring giant puppets and sharing stories of love for the community at the Forest Theatre. CHM