NOTED. ARTS & CULTURE On Nov. 25, Frances Gaillard,
15, (left) and Meredith “Mere” Gaillard, 14,
jumped rope in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. PHOTO COURTESY JANE GAILLARD The sophomore and freshman at Northwood High School are members of YMCA Super Skippers and Team USA. The sisters were selected by Jumpers United for Macy’s Parade to perform along the 2.8-mile course with more than 100 other jumpers nationwide. The Chatham Arts Council, in partnership with the NC Arts Council, announced its 2021 Grassroots Arts Grants recipients in November. The seven organizations that will share the $11,000 include the Chatham Artists Guild, Chatham County
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North Carolina-based honky-tonk-infused rock band Sarah Shook & the Disarmers released their latest album “Nightroamer” on Feb. 18. With her vocals and rhythm guitar, singer-songwriter Sarah Shook leads the quartet of Eric Peterson (lead guitar), Aaron Oliva (bass), Jack Foster (drums) and Adam Kurtz (pedal steel). The new record, produced by three-time Grammy nominee Pete Anderson, features 10 PHOTO COURTESY SARAH SHOOK & THE DISARMERS new songs.
Bold Construction partnered with the Clean Jordan Lake project to clean part of Jordan Lake’s shoreline on Nov. 19. In under two
PHOTO COURTESY KARA LUSK DUDLEY. LARRY ROSS (ABOVE LEFT) AND MARY REAVES.
hours, the group collected more than 15 bags of trash.
On Dec. 9, the Home Builders Association of
Remembrance Coalition-Chatham, Jordan-
Durham, Orange
Matthews Arts Foundation, Pittsboro
and Chatham
Elementary School with NC Arts in Action,
Counties raised
Shakori Hills Community Arts Center
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seven Chatham County seniors through the Council’s Meals on Wheels program. More than 100 volunteers work together to serve approximately 80 seniors, five days a week, through Meals on Wheels.
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Partnership for Children, Community
and StreetSigns Center for Literature and Performance. Funds are typically used for program or operating expenses to help organizations fulfill their missions.
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PHOTO COURTESY BOLD CONSTRUCTION
On Dec. 6, Chatham County public information officer Kara Lusk Dudley teamed up with Alan Russo of the Chatham County Council on Aging to deliver meals to
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$17,695 during its annual Casino PHOTO COURTESY OF HBA DOC Night and Auction event. All funds will go toward the HBA DOC Scholarship Program to help high school graduates in Durham, Orange and Chatham counties pursue higher education in the construction industry.