APRIL 9, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For the second year, Main Street Pittsboro will hide six embellished rabbit statues outside along and near Hillsboro Street. The first 25 visitors to the Welcome Center who show a photo of themselves with at least four of the six statues will receive a $10 voucher redeemable at one of the participating downtown businesses. All participants will be entered into a drawing to win one of the rabbit statues during a raffle at 4 p.m. on April 16. mainstreetpittsboro.org/events
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CHATHAM ARTS COUNCIL
Found It! Chatham Rabbit Hunt
Bynum-based folk artist Clyde Jones uses his chainsaw to carve a wooden critter.
Downtown Siler City Music Series
STARTING APRIL 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m. This year’s outdoor music series will be held in the courtyard adjacent to the North Carolina Arts Incubator and The Chatham Rabbit at 223 N. Chatham Avenue in Siler City every third Saturday through October. The first concert brings the punk, country, bluegrass and Celtic music of Trash van Fever. There will also be kids’ activities hosted by local nonprofits, rotating food vendors and downtown stores that stay open late. fb.me/e/22CwzJtpY
SIX EVENTS YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS
Piedmont Farm Tour
APRIL 23-24, 2-6 p.m. Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
partners with Weaver Street Market to host self-guided tours of more than 30 farms in the Piedmont region, including Copeland Springs Farm & Kitchen, Black Tulip Farms, Granite Springs Farm and In Good Heart Farm in Chatham County. Bring a cooler to take home farm-fresh products. carolinafarmstewards.org/ farms-on-the-2022-piedmont-farm-tour
ClydeFEST
APRIL 30, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free festival celebrates local “critter artist” Clyde Jones and his creative, colorful wooden creatures during its 20th year at the Earl Thompson Park in Bynum. The Chatham Arts Council puts on the family-friendly carnival with art, games, music, food and critters. chathamartscouncil.org/clydefest
Local on Main: Pittsboro’s Farm & Art Dinner
MAY 1, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Main Street Pittsboro hosts a unique communitywide multicourse dinner event for the second time, showcasing local produce in the middle of the street. Proceeds go toward the organization’s efforts to support local businesses. mainstreetpittsboro.org/pittsboro_ events/pittsboro-farm-and-art-dinner
Spring Chicken Festival
MAY 7, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The free outdoor festival in downtown Siler City along East Second Street will feature live musical performances including The Embers featuring Craig Woolard. The event will also include vendors with handmade goods, information booths, and no-cost attractions such as a Ferris wheel, 28-foot rock climbing wall, interactive pirate ship, bungee trampoline, swing ride and more. bit.ly/2022SCF CM
Compiled by CC Kallam
EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE; CHECK WITH ORGANIZERS PRIOR TO ATTENDING. 8
CHATHAM MAGAZINE
APRIL / MAY 2022