SEPT. 19, 3 - 6 p.m. Taste pepper-centric dishes at the 14th annual celebration of sustainable agriculture and Carolinagrown peppers, which returns to The Plant on Lorax Lane in Pittsboro. Enjoy live music from Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba
and Colin Cutler, Imagine Circus performers, a 21 and older lounge and a kids’ zone. More than 20 vendors and farmers will be on-site with pepper-themed items alongside The Plant’s small businesses.
PHOTO BY MADELYN BLAIR MATTHEWS
PepperFest
The long-awaited return of Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance comes in October.
Arts in the Park
SEPT. 23, 6 - 8 p.m. Main Street Pittsboro’s second outdoor concert will feature the Dave Smith Trio at Page Vernon Park in downtown Pittsboro. Dance to swing jazz, bop, blues and funk on piano, sax and bass. Bring a chair or blanket, and enjoy food and non-alcoholic drinks from local restaurants. Admission is free and open to the public, but please leave pets at home.
SIX EVENTS
YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS Compiled by Kelli Rainer
Goldston Old Fashion Day OCT. 9, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Celebrate the town of Goldston during its 34th annual festival by heading to Main Street and Bellevue Avenue to sample street food, shop for arts and crafts and listen to music from groups like The Dowdy Boys, The Plank Road Band and Crabtree Bluegrass Band. The event also includes a kids’ section with a rock wall, inflatables, hula hoops, face painting and pony rides.
Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance OCT. 7-10 The 17th annual fall event returns with four full days of music, dancing and camping on the 72-acre farm, plus yoga, sound-healing classes and programs for kids and teens. Proceeds benefit the Shakori Hills Community Arts Center, which provides free or
low-cost community programs in music, art and sustainability.
Chatham 250 Parade/Caravana OCT. 23, 2 - 5 p.m. Siler City hosts a parade that welcomes all community members, businesses and organizations to participate in the culminating event for Chatham County’s 250th anniversary celebration. Judges will award prizes to the best floats or cars along the parade path.
JumpstART Mini-Festival
NOV. 7
Chatham Art Council hosts the 15 recipients of its JumpstART grant – which helps local artists and arts workers by paying them to create art in public spaces – at its office on West Street as well as other downtown Pittsboro locations. Peruse sculptures by JR Butler, textiles by Tanja Cole and paintings by Julia Kennedy, among others, as well as new music from Will Ridenour, Stephan Meyers and Sarah McCombie of the Chatham Rabbits. CM
EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE; CHECK WITH ORGANIZERS PRIOR TO ATTENDING 8
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