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EVENTS NOT TO MISS
Pride Promenade
PHOTO BY FLY SQUIRREL FILMS
chapelhillarts.org Don your most colorful outfit and gather at Peace and Justice Plaza for a march through town to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, culminating with music and festivities at 140 West Franklin Street Plaza. The event is part of JUNE June’s monthlong 3 Small Town Pride 2-4 P.M. celebration in Chapel Hill and Carrboro.
The Pride Promenade in 2022 ended at 140 West Franklin Street Plaza where community members gathered for music and celebration.
‘Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South’ Through July 2 ackland.org Life, spirit and matter are explored through 28 Southern artists’ work at the Ackland Art Museum exhibit comprising 44 pieces. The themes are illustrated through shared materials, experiences and ideas of the once-overlooked artists including Thornton Dial, Lonnie Holley, Nellie Mae Rowe and Mose Tolliver.
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Freight Train Blues May 5, 12, 19, 26 and June 2, 9, 16, 23 musicmaker.org Join the Music Maker Foundation at Carrboro Town Commons for its ninth annual celebration of Carrboro blues legend Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten. The series honors her contributions to the American roots genre by highlighting the cultural significance of the Carolina Piedmont style and its connections to current artists like Gail Ceasar, Lil’ Jimmy Reed, David Childers, Thomas Rhyant, The Music Maker Blues Revue, Aretta Woodruff and Charles Burroughs.
Carolina Moonlight Garden Party May 20, 6-9 p.m. ncbg.unc.edu Visit the North Carolina Botanical Garden for a soiree to support its “Fund the Need” program for conservation and preservation efforts. Meet in the courtyard garden dressed in your best floral attire, dance to live music by UNC student musicians and enjoy drinks from Mother Earth Brewing alongside dinner.