PHOTO BY CC KALLAM
Calvin Weber, 7, and Astrid Weber, 6, at last year’s Summer Fest in downtown Pittsboro.
Bynum Friday Night Music Series
FRIDAYS STARTING MAY 6, 7-9 p.m. Bynum Front Porch hosts musical talents every week at the Bynum General Store. Americana band Hooverville is the first out of 18 different performers, including Morgan Creek, The Holland Brothers, Katharine Whalen’s Jazz Squad and The Bluegrass Experience. bynumfrontporch.org
FIVE EVENTS YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS Compiled by Caitlyn Yaede
Music in the Meadow
JUNE 11, JULY 17 AND AUG. 20, 6 p.m. The annual series at Briar Chapel kicks off at Great Meadow Park with a performance from the South Side Saints. The series continues this summer with The Tonez performing on July 17 and Ryan Perry on Aug. 20. Food vendors will be on-site throughout the performances. briarchapelnc.com
Juneteenth
JUNE 28, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Chatham Organizing for Racial Equity
is hosting its fifth annual celebration at the Chatham County Fairgrounds in Pittsboro, in line with its mission to educate the community on issues of racial injustice and bring people together through events and workshops. This event will feature live performances, kids activities, a Black Business Expo, tables for community organizations, food trucks and a historical exhibit. corenc.org
Summer Fest
JULY 3, 5-9 p.m. Celebrate Independence Day in downtown Pittsboro with music, games, food trucks and more at the sixth annual Summer Fest. Hosted by the Pittsboro Business Association, last year’s activities included the beard and mustache contest, cornhole and a dunking booth. mainstreetpittsboro.org
Old Fashioned Farmers Day SEPT. 3-4 Experience agricultural life at the turn of the 20th century in Silk Hope during Labor Day weekend. The Silk Hope Ruritan Club presents exhibits, food trucks, vendors, local music groups, demonstrations, an on-site working steam engine, an antique barn and a Civil War-era homestead. silkhopenc. org/old-fashion-farmers-day CM
EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE; CHECK WITH ORGANIZERS PRIOR TO ATTENDING. 8
CHATHAM MAGAZINE
SUMMER 2022