A monthly arts, music and literature publication MILLof the carrboro citizen vol. 1 + no. 7 + APRIL 2008

Citizenthe carrboro 2 carrborocitizen.com/mill + APRIL 2008 MILL W O RK S S Escaping the HighDef Glow MILL N a t h ali e W o r t h in g t o n t some point, the frenzy and 20 and is a celebration of Earth This painting is entitled “Cow Now.” It’s by Na- of basketball that engulfs Day, pack that vehicle full. thalie Worthington, whose studio is located in the Lost Corner the end of March and early Around the same weekend, region of Chatham County. Worthington is one of several artists April fades and thousands in Silk Hope, not far from many featured as part of the Local Farms/Local Art exhibit at Panzanella of residents will venture of those farms, is another annual in celebration of the Piedmont Farm Tour. The juried show Aaway from the HighDef glow long outdoor adventure: the Shakori Hills opened on April 1 and runs through the months of April and enough to find that they are sur- Grassroots Festival, where, in addi- May, with a public reception set for April 28 from 5:30 to 7:30 rounded by the riot of color that is tion to a lot of community and green p.m. Between now and April 27, Panzanella guests are invited this town in spring. events and displays, there’s a few to vote for their favorite works from the show. Here in the Piedmont, April is far dozen musical acts over four days. from cruel. Rather, it is downright Note: This may be your only chance inviting — the month when, if one to see Arrested Development (the is so inclined, outdoor opportu- band, not the TV show) perform in nities really open up. In town, a pasture in Chatham County. Thursdays on the lawn at Weaver In addition to keeping track of Street will return May 22. In the this month’s entertainment oppor- on the cover meantime, patio dining and porch tunities, this month’s issue of MILL “Ned” conversation prevail. And there’ll be offers a look back through words and by Nathalie Worthington more people artwalking, whether in illustrations at the railroad that runs the Carrboro-Chapel Hill Metro- through town. The J Line — as it is plex on the second Friday or down- know to the Norfolk-Southern folks town Pittsboro on the first Sunday. — is a little spur off the Durham-to- Marilyn Fontenont, advertising Farther down the April calendar Greensboro K Line, built originally [email protected] comes the Spring Garden Tour and to take advantage of iron prices. It’s MILL contr ibutors T aylor Sisk, then the 13th Annual Piedmont been a part of the lore of Carrboro Farm Tour, a perfect way to learn and surrounding environs for more Robert Dickson, iPubl sher Jack Carley, Phil Blank, Lucy Butcher, Emily Burns and Rich Fowler. a bit about the people who grow than 100 years, and writers Leslie [email protected] your food and the places they call Smith and Ethan Clauset and il- Kirk Ross, ei d tor CONTACT US home. The farm tour is one of those lustrator Phil Blank strive to capture [email protected] The Carrboro Citzen events where you pay by the carload a bit of that for you. Liz Holm, iart d rector Box 248 Carrboro, NC 27510 (buttons are $25 in advance), and [email protected] Telephone: 919-942-2100 seeing as how it takes place April 19 —rkKi Ross GRAND OPENING

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ART N OT e s S Art out and about Pittsboro’s First Sunday celebration is April 6 from 12 to 4 p.m. on Hillsboro Street. This month’s music will be provided by The Haw River String Band on the circle from 1 to 3 p.m. Arts and craft vendors will line the streets selling their work and local galleries and shops are open. Food will be available; also, a wine tasting by Benjamin Winery, local plants and produce. Call 919-260- 9725 or go to pittsboroshops.com. This month’s 2nd Friday Artwalk in Carrboro and Chapel Hill is April 11 from 6 to 9 p.m. Open galleries, entertainment and (sometimes) food. Admission is free. For maps and listings, visit 2ndfridayartwalk.com. Playmakers announces season PlayMakers Repertory will put on nine plays embodying everything from Shakespearean adven- ture to coping with HIV/AIDS in its 2008-2009 season. It starts with Shakespeare’s Pericles, from September 24 until October 12. Tanya Barfield then explores African-American identity inBlue Door from October 22 until November 9. Rick Cummins and John Scoullar’s adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic The Little Richard Wright and Paul Green in 1941 at work on the adaptation of Native Son at Green’s Prince returns for the holidays from November 26 until December 14. office in . Tennessee Williams’ classic The Glass Menagerie will be performed from January 25 until February PHOTO courtesy of the collection 28. It will run in rotation with Lisa Kron’s Tony-nominated comedy Well, exploring mother-daughter relationships from January 24 until March 1. c al e n d ar S PlayMakers will also perform three plays on its second stage. Danai Gurira and Nikkole Salter’s THEATER & COMEDY play In the Continuum puts a human face on the HIV/AIDS epidemic from September 10 to 14. Ac- The ArtsCenter DSI Plymaa kers tor/Playwright Taylor Mac brings his New York production of The Young Ladies Of … to the second Black Poetry: Performance S tandup Comedy, Cagematch, Amadeus, April 2-20, stage from January 7 to 11. Heather Raffo’s9 Parts of Desire presents portraits of nine unique Iraqi Poetry Meets Theater Harold night Tuesday-Saturday at 8pm, women, based on a decade of interviews with Raffo, from April 22 to 26. April 4-6, 8pm, 3pm Sunday. Thursdays, 8pm 410 Saturday & Sunday at 2pm For tickets or information, 962-PLAY (7529) or visit playmakersrep.org. $10, $8 Friends, $7 students Mister Diplomat Special Events Ah, Oui April in Paris (of the Piedmont) Fridays 9:30pm $12 Richard Wright Centennial with Transactors Improve Co. ComedySportz4Kidz, Com- Wright’s life and work will Transactors Improv will celebrate “April in Paris (of the Piedmont)” at The ArtsCenter on Friday, April 11, 8pm. $14, $12 edySportz, Best Show Ever be celebrated in a series of April 11 at 8 p.m. The improvised show’s themes are life in Carrboro and spring. The performers Friends, $8 students Saturdays at 5, 7:30, events on the weekend of April 11-13. All events are will ask the audience to suggest parts of the unscripted performance. Special musical guest guitarist DeeD p ish Theater 9:30pm $10-12 free. They include a staged Bryon Settle will also perform with the group. The Clean House by Sarah Chp a el Hill reading of the Paul Green Tickets are $14, $12 for ArtsCenter Friends and $8 for students. For tickets and information, Ruhl, directed by Tony Lea Community Church adaptation of Native Son at 929-2787 or artscenterlive.org. A lovely and often riotous Blood Done Sign My Name Gerrard Hall, April 12, 7:30pm; comedy about a young Brazil- Staged reading of play- a Colloquium, April 13, 1pm Carolina Performing Arts announces season ian woman and the people wright/actor Mike Wiley’s at Hyde Hall; and a Centen- whose house she tends. “Bolshoi” is Russian for “grand,” and it’s the perfect word to describe the upcoming 2008-2009 new play, April 4, 7:30pm nial Commemorative, April 13, May 1-24 Carolina Performing Arts Series. The series will present 31 programs in 42 performances in its big- 7:30pm at Memorial Hall. gest season yet, including the regional debut of “Swan Lake” by Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet, performanc- es by the Kirov Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic and the 50th anniversary celebration of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. S Dance and theater performances by the Inbal Pinto Dance Company, Pilobolus, Compagnie venues Marie Chouinard , Compagnie Heddy Maalem, the Druid Theatre Company and Teatro De Ciertos Habitantes highlight UNC’s emphasis on globalization. Nations represented in the works, Carrboro DSI COMEDY THEATER oMem rial Hall 200 N. Greensboro Cameron Ave. 843-3333 companies and artists in the upcoming series include Benin, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Mali, The ArtsCenter St. 338-8150 Mexico, Nigeria, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Spain and the United Kingdom. 300-G E. Main St. 929-2787 www.carolinaper- Other performers include The Branford Marsalis Quartet, at Lincoln Center with Wynton artscenterlive.org www.dsicomedytheater.com formingarts.org Marsalis, Ornette Coleman, András Schiff, Aaron Neville, Hilary Hahn, Béla Fleck, Anne-Sophie DE E P DISH THEATER Cmmuo nity Church ymaPla kers Mutter, Mariza and the Vijay Iyer Trio. University Mall 106 Purefoy Road 942-2050 Country Club Rd. Subscriptions to the series will be available May 18 and tickets to individual performances will 201 S. Estes 968-1515 www.mindspring.com/~c3h/ UNC Campus 962-7529 be available July 1. Both can be purchased by phone at 843-3333, online at carolinaperformingarts. www.deepdishtheater.org www.playmakersrep.org org, or by mailing the Memorial Hall Box Office, UNC-Chapel Hill, Campus Box 3276, Chapel Hill, N.C., 27599-3276.

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Carrboro The ArtsCenter Center Gallery: ArtsCenter Student Show April 3-29, reception 6-9 p.m. East End Gallery: Elements, the fifth an- nual Community Art Project. The Beehive Matt Vooris- Dinosaurs, Drums, and You! Live story- telling and performance of Drumheller Dinosaur Dance, with dancing and percussion. Performances at 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30, Friday April 11. rCentu y Center E lements, the fifth annual Community Art Project. Crar boro Town Hall Elements, the fifth annual Community Art Project. Det Wit Law, PLLC A Peg Rees basket from “Undulation” at the NC Crafts Gallery. New work by Lisa N. Jones eFle t Feet Gallery Daniel Patrick Vaughan S - “Landscapes From The Trail” venues N C Crafts Gallery Carrboro Chapel Hill “Undulation” - A col- laborative show by Linda The Pursuit of Learning at the The ArtsCenter Ackland Art Museum Carmel and Peg Rees 300-G E. Main St. 929-2787 S. Columbia St. 966-5736 artscenterlive.org ackland.org sNe ted Animation and Fine Art Hillsborough West Coast Abstract Ex- atAnim ion and Fine Art Heidi Iverson—soft sculptures Hillsborough The Beehive pressionism—works by Sam U niversity Mall 968-8008 and paintings by the San Fran- Gallery of Arts The Beehive Salon Francis. April 11-May 8. animationandfineart.com cisco Bay artist. Through April. Call for details. 102 E. Weaver Street 932-4483 thebeehive-salon.com Open Eye Café Cffa é Driade Cffa é Driade tPit sboro NELEME TS—Chapel Hill Public Paintings by Karen Baumeis- Cenr tu y Center 1215-A E. Franklin St. 942-2333 Arts Commission’s 2008 Com- ter Reim. Through April. Chatham County 100 N. Greensboro St. 918-7385 caffedriade.com munity Art Project. Opening EFed x Global Arts Council townofcarrboro.com/rp/cc.htm FeE d x Global Education Center reception Thursday, April Education Center O il & Water—works by the Crar boro Town Hall 301 Pittsboro St. 962-2435 17, 6-8pm. Through May. Expressions of life, love Council’s member artists. 301 W. Main St. 942-8541 Reception Sunday, April 6, Turnin g Point Gallery zPan anella and faith through paint- townofcarrboro.com U niversity Mall 967-0402 ings and pottery — works noon-4:30pm. Through April. Local Farms/Local Art—an Det Wit Law, PLLC art exhibit celebrating the by Judith Ernst. Show- Fusions Art and Fine Southern Village ing through May 30. 118 E. Main St. Suite A 338-8200 13th Annual Piedmont Farm Craft Gallery dewitt-law.com Bagwell, Holt, Smith, Tillman & Jones, PA Tour. Through June 1. Turnin g Point Gallery Photography by lo- 400 Market St., Suite 103 932-2225 cal photographer Craig Fele t Feet Gallery W eaver Street Realty “Upwardly Mobile”—metal bhspa.com sculptures by Ruffin Greiner. Through April 30. 406 E. Main St. 942-3102 Textiles, prints and mixed Bolo m Hobbs. Through April. fleetfeetcarrboro.com media by Gretchen Morrissey fThe Joy ul Jewel 708 Market St. 942-9880 The Art & Story of Chas- NC Crafts Gallery oWo tini Southern Village bloomnc.com ing—sterling, copper and brass 212 W. Main St. 942-4048 Pick Your Friends—contem- Bloom jewelry by Darcy Szeremi. nccraftsgallery.com ills H borough porary art by Casey Rob- Flowers and abstracts by Mar- Reception Sunday, April 6, ertson. Through May 6. Ns e ted Hillsborough Gallery of Arts cia DiMartino. Through April. noon-5pm. Through April. 118-B E. Main St. 338-8023 121 N. Churton St., Suite 1-D 732-5001 Chapel Hill Bga well, Holt, Smith, nestedhome.com hillsboroughgallery.com Tillman & Jones, PA Ackland Art Museum Op en Eye Café i P ttsboro “The Pursuit of Learning—Im- Paintings by Cat Moleski 101 S. Greensboro St. 968-9410 ages of Study, Scholarship, and – bright, insightful and openeyecafe.com Chatham County Arts Council Education.” Through May 18. contemplative oil paintings. 115 Hillsboro St. 542-0394 Showing through April. Pzan anella chathamarts.org Perspectives on Public Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St. Justice. Through May 4. 929-6626 Fusions Art and Fine Craft Gallery panzanella.com 53 Hillsboro St. 260-9725 W eaver Street Realty Thef Joy ul Jewel 116 E. Main St. 929-5658 45 West St. 545-6863 weaverstreetrealty.com oWo tini Carr Mill Mall 933-6061 wootini.com cutline

MILL APRIL 2008 + carrborocitizen.com/mill 5 LITERARY c al e n d ar S novel love McIntyre’s Fine Books Fearrington Village Center, Pittsboro by erica eisdorfer 542-3030 fearrington.com/village/mcintyres.asp ecently, I made the mistake of giving my 11-year-old daughter a copy of April 10, 3-5pm—Lynne Rossetto Kasper The Children’s Miscellany by Mat- discusses her cookbook The Splen- thew Morgan. Mistake? I jest. It did Table’s How To Eat Supper. wasn’t really a mistake: It’s just that Rnow she’s delighted to deliver such tidbits April 12, 11am—Virginia Ironside reads from her book No! I Don’t Want to Join a Book Club. as, “Mom, a billion seconds ago you were a child.” This, as I’m grappling with whether April 16, 2pm—Sarah Hall reads from her I can push my reading glasses for one more new novel Daughters of the North. month before I take the bifocal plunge. A billion seconds? Tick-tock. April 18, 2pm—Prioleau Alexander reads from But you don’t need a miscellany to You Want Fries With That? A White-Collar Burnout Experiences Life at Minimum Wage. provide you with a fact; not at all. Recently, this same daughter asked me what exactly lox April 19, 11am—Rob Christensen discusses is anyhow (an excellent question). “Smoked his book The Paradox of Politics: salmon,” I told her, which made her nod. She The Personalities, Elections and Events that then expounded on her knowledge of how Shaped Modern North Carolina. to smoke meat – the hollow tree, the proper April 23, 7pm—Elizabeth Strout reads weather – all gleaned from her reading of cSpe ial Events Little House on the Prairie, a novel. from her book Olive Kitteridge. Robert Ivker—reads from One Town’s Terror: Every once in a while it occurs to me that 9/11, Iraq and Burlington, . Thurs- April 24, 7pm—Katie Crouch reads from day, April 3, 3:30 p.m. Bull’s Head Book- almost everything of consequence her debut novel . Girls in Trucks shop, UNC Student Stores, 962-5060 I know, I know from novels. The Hindu- Muslim strife under Indira Ghandi? A Fine April 26, 11am—Nancy Peacock reads from Poetry On Your Plate—bring lunch and enjoy her book Balance by Rohinton Mistry. The birth of Erica Eisdorfer A Broom of One’s Own: Words free coffee from Open Eye Café. Thursdays, on Writing, Housecleaning and Life. our country? The Sot Weed Factor by John April 3-17, noon-1pm. Century Center, 100 Barth. Iceland in the twentieth century? by the brilliant Haruki Murakami bolstered April 29, 2pm—Katherine Hall Page reads N. Greensboro St., Carrboro, 918-7387 Independent People by Halldor Laxness. one of my most cherished convictions: that from her book The Body in the Ivy. Poverty in Martinique? Texaco by Patrick increasingly often, excess really hits the spot. Movie/Book Club—discussion of Nim’s Island. Given a choice, I’ll always read a novel. Thursday, April 17, 7pm, Carrboro Cybrary, Chamoiseau. Market Street Books I admire the nonfiction readers of the world 100 N. Greensboro St., Carrboro, 918-7387 But what I know from novels isn’t limited 610 Market Street in Southern Village to facts (like the billion seconds) nor to his- and have certainly benefited from what I’ve 933-5111 marketstreetbooks.com torical/cultural incidents. What novels have read of it. (Mountains Beyond Mountains! My Own Country!) But I have found, in my April 3, 7pm—Poetry Open Mic llCa for Submissions taught me ranges the gamut from personal belief to moral behavior. For example, after reading life, that what happened in someone’s The Carrboro Citizen is seeking fiction and April 8, 7pm—Harvard Divinity School’s years of bewilderment about my personal imagination is sometimes precisely what I Peter Gomes discusses and signs The creative nonfiction works for a new series in have needed to help me figure out what’s , our monthly arts, music and literature religious beliefs, I read Kaaterskill Falls by Al- Scandalous Gospel of Jesus: What’s MILL magazine. legra Goodman, about a community of Jews important or beautiful or terrible about these So Good About the Good News? Submissions should be sent in digital format of varying devoutness, and felt better. Ray- few billion seconds I can call my own. April 12, 3pm—Rebecca Lennox discusses and be roughly 500 words in length. Please mond Carver’s story “A Small Good Thing” and signs . include a short biographical note and, if pos- reminded me of what it looks like when good Erica Eisdorfer is a writer and manager of Knitting Beyond the Basics sible, a photo of yourself. Though there is no people face their mistakes. The great Doris Bulls Head Bookshop who lives in Carrboro. April 15, 7pm—Poetry Open Mic. monetary compensation, a handsome basket of gift certificates and candy will be presented to Lessing’s The Golden Notebook cemented my Her novel The Wet Nurse’s Tale was recently April 17, 7pm—Quinn Dalton and writers chosen for the series. feminist convictions. Alias Grace by Margaret named as one of Amazon’s top ten Break- Susan Woodring read and dis- Send all works to [email protected] Atwood reminded me of what a liar looks through Novels. cuss Building Blocks of Fiction. like. And even The Wind Up Bird Chronicle

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MILL APRIL 2008 + carrborocitizen.com/mill 7 APRIL shows & h app e n i n g s S 4/2-20 MILLAmadeus 30 PlayMakers Repertory The award-winning tale of Mozart and the court com- poser Salieri is a sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, brilliant examination of a man at war with his god.

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spring garden tour 4/12-13 (corrigan monkeys pictured)

4/11 guitarist Lee Ranaldo in a Wright Centennial Commemo- Local Cartoonists performance that pushes the rative performance April 13 boundaries of rock and cham- at 7:30pm at Memorial Hall. Chapel Hill Comics ber music into the avant garde. Kevin Dixon, Stephanie Freese, 4/16 Paul Friedrich, Eric Knisley 4/12-13 Susan Tedeschi Howlin Rain and Brian Walsby will be on hand for a book signing and Chapel Hill Spring Cats Cradle Local 506 Garden Tour art opening from 6-9pm. The singer-songstress per- Mellow rockers perform From the historic DuBose House forms. 8:30pm, $20-22 with Nightstick and Stra- 4/10-14 grounds to a garden devoted to tocrusier. 9pm, $10 rescued native plants, the an- 4/17-20 Signal Fest nual tour and benefit features Spring Festival 4/5 Cat’s Cradle, Local 506, a stunning springtime array. Nightlight and elsewhere. Shakori Hills Goodbye, nick lowe 4/23 the artscenter chapelhillgardentour.net Schoolkids Records The annual Southeast Four glorious days of food, nature, music and fun. Tons of Cat’s Cradle 4/9 4/10 Electronic Music Festival 4/12-13 performers, tons of stuff to do The Heist And The Accom- returns. signalfest.com Richard Wright From Tobacco Farm Shelby Lynne and a biodiesel bus will bring plice, Hammer No More The to Botany Laboratory Centennial ArtsCenter 4/12 you there. shakorihills.org Fingers, Ben Davis & The North Carolina Shelby Lynne’s latest album is Memorial Hall & Elsewhere Jets, Schooner, Michael Rank, Bang on a Can The campus focuses on Wright Botanical Garden a collection of songs from the All-Stars 4/18 Mark E. Smith, Sames, North Bill Burk, biology librarian at and his impact. Events include late great Dusty Springfield. Memorial Hall The New Town Drunks Elementary and Wil Donegan UNC, will share the story of a staged reading of the Paul Part of The center’s American This powerhouse ensemble & The Apologies say farewell Alma Holland Beers, Carolina’s Green Adaptation of Native The Cave Roots Series. 8:30pm, $27 will feature Wilco drummer in grand fashion. Free. first female botanist. Free. Son at on April 12 and a free The return of The New Town Glenn Kotche and Sonic Youth Drunks. Pinche Gringo opens.

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April 23-27 4/23 Witness to an Execution Spirit of Uganda PlayMakers Memorial Hall Spirit of Uganda presents Part of a university-wide look 4/23 the Fingers, Future Kings of at capital punishment. Witness riveting programs of mu- Nowhere and DJ Dan Bryk. bland simpson 4/20 to an Execution is inspired by sic and dance for audi- Nick Lowe with Ron Sexsmith a series of surprisingly candid ences of all ages. 7:30pm 4/27 4/18-19 4/19 and chilling interviews that tell ArtsCenter Concert for The Strugglers, WCOM Benefit the story of death row in the Lowe, known for such songs as “Cruel To Be Kind,” has a Maxine Swalin Bellafea release Cats Cradle infamous Texas prison system. parties new album coming out this Memorial Hall Sweater Weather and the summer. Toronto native Ron In honor of her 105th birthday, Local 506 Prayers and Tears of Ar- Sexsmith opens. 8pm, $25 UNC hosts a benefit concert On Friday, join The Strug- thur Digby Sellers headline glers and friends The Never honoring the woman, who the community radio sta- 4/25-27 with her conductor husband and Max Indian for their tion benefit. 8pm, $8-10 CD release party. Return Assininenation: Three Benjamin resurrected the N.C. on Saturday for Bellafea’s Short Comedies About Symphony and led it from 4/20 Presidential Tragedy party with Robo Sapien and The 1939-1972. Nancy Green and Bland Simpson Curtains of Night. Both free. ArtsCenter Frederick Moyer, grandchildren Carolina Inn The Dorosindicate presents The of Paul Green, will perform so- 4/18-20 The annual fundraiser for the Unfortunate Casting of Our natas for cello and piano. Free. Chapel Hill Historical Soci- Piedmont Farm Tour American Cousin, Knoll & John ety features Bland Simpson, 4/30 The 13th annual farm tour Hinckley in Group Therapy. creative writing professor and features 35 farms, including Chris Barron collaborator on such musicals 4/26 & The Time Bandits, Maple Spring Gardens, Infinity as Diamond Studs, King Mack- Jason Adamo Biodynamic Farm, Hogan’s DTH Diversions erel, Kudzu, and Fool Moon. Presents Local 506 Magnolia View Farm and more. Featuring Chris Barron, formerly Tickets are $30, available online Local 506 of the . 9pm, $8 at carolinafarmstewards.org Our wonderful friends at the piedmont farm tour 4/18-4/20 DTH present Hammer No More

MILL APRIL 2008 + carrborocitizen.com/mill 9 The Secret Museum #2 The Iron Mountain Railroad by Leslie Smith and Ethan Clauset

or travelers and farmers headed to The Whopper, circa 1900. market in southern Orange County PHOTO courtesy of the North Carolina Collection for most of the nineteenth century, the only way to get there was to travel the old dirt roads from Pittsboro and FDurham and the wagon road from Hillsbor- ough. Robert F. Hoke, a former Confeder- ate general, saw the opportunity to put in a railroad that ran from a junction later called University Station to Carrboro to link his mine to the Carolina Railroad in Greensboro. In November of 1880, Hoke was a principal shareholder and chairman of the board when the Iron Mountain Company started to mine iron ore at a site one mile north of UNC campus, near what is now the intersection of Estes and Seawell School roads. The price of iron was high, so it was profitable to mine the ore and then ship it north through Greensboro to Pennsylvania for smelting into high-quality Bessemer Steel. Kemp P. Battle, president of UNC, saw an opportunity to join forces with Hoke and bring the railroad to Chapel Hill. He and Hoke obtained a charter from the General Assembly and raised funds for the project. The town of Chapel Hill contributed $4,300, Iron Mountain Company $6,000, the North Carolina Railroad $5,000, with the remainder Some names with honor given. from the Richmond and Danville Railroad Thank Battle, Jarvis, Andrews, Hoke, Company. Gov. Thomas J. Jarvis offered Caldwell and Coley strong; convicts from the state penitentiary to do the Holt, Raiford, Cooley, Witherspoon — 4days labor. This allowed the 10-mile track to be We’ll bless them all in song. built for the relatively low sum of $1,100 per Hurrah for the builders, mile, but not without incident. A prisoner The brave hearted builders, 4stages characterized by Battle as a “bad white man” The hard working builders, Arrested Development planned with two black prisoners to escape And the crew that run the train. Richie Havens from the work camp. When the time came, Donna The Buffalo only the first prisoner made a run for it. He Not long after the railroad was completed, Chatham County Line Sim Redmond Band was shot and killed by a guard, who was the price of iron fell, and the mine soon closed. Hackensaw Boys charged with murder but acquitted “for The astute reader may note some correlation Chris Barron doing his duty.” A second incident involved there – one factor in the falling price of iron was Rey Norteño a black prisoner, only referred to as Fries in reduced demand from the railroad construction Justin Townes Earle Battle’s account, being whipped to death industry. dubconscious by railroad authorities. Charles H. Motz The small two-car passenger train that made The Allen Boys and John A. Holt were taken to court to be two round-trips daily from Chapel Hill to Uni- Keith Frank & The Soileau Zydeco Band charged with manslaughter. A coroner’s jury versity Station was nicknamed “the Whooper.” Tres Chicas reviewed the evidence and found that the The trip took an hour and 10 minutes to Chapel Scythian man had indeed died from the whipping, Hill, but only an hour on the return trip to The Red Hots Orquesta GarDel but only because he suffered from gangrene. Carrboro. According to longtime captain Fred Keith Secola & The Wild Band of Indians The two men claimed that they had not been Smith, the train had to refuel on one leg of the John Specker aware of his diseased condition at the time, trip, which accounted for the 10-minute differ- Ray Abshire and therefore could not be held responsible ence. Every month, the train carried 1,000 to Bombadil for his death. Solicitor of the Circuit Hon. 1,200 passengers, mainly students. Passenger and many more! Fred N. Strudwick agreed, and declined to service was discontinued in 1936, as car owner- send the charges to a grand jury. ship became more widespread and roads were The railroad was completed in 1882 and improved. Three times a week, though, a train April 17-20 a huge celebration was planned by Cornelia still carries coal to the University Cogeneration Phillips Spencer, who is perhaps best known Facility at the corner of Merritt Mill Road and as “the woman who rang the bell” marking Cameron Avenue. the reopening of UNC in 1875. For the occa- sion, she wrote a song: Leslie Smith is a library science student who 2-814 Now that the ending rail is laid, 9-54 2 lives in Chapel Hill. Ethan Clauset lives in Car- 91 The last hard spike is driven, Designed by Alamance Community College Graphic Design Students Graphic College Alamance Community Designed by rboro and rides a ‘73 Raleigh Super Course. Some special tribute is paid,

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MILL APRIL 2008 + carrborocitizen.com/mill 11 MUSIC SP o t LIG h t S Shakori HILLS The Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance rolls around again, this time with the Spring festival. From Thursday, April 17 to Sunday, April 20, dozens of bands perform danceable roots music at the Shakori Hills farmstead in Chatham County, about 20 miles from Chapel Hill. Performers include local, regional and international acts. Also at the festival are foods and crafts from local vendors, a sustainability education fair with presentations and exhibits from local businesses and organizations. Kids can learn and play, with special events and demon- strations. There will be poetry and music contests, a chance to tour Chatham farms and, of course, the music. Attendees can take a biodiesel bus from Durham, Chapel Hill or Carrboro to the festival and back or stay and camp onsite. Performers include Arrested Development, Donna the Buffalo, Big Fat Gap, Bombadil, BUS., Chris Barron & The Time Bandits, the Elikem African Dance Company, Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band, Michael Holland, Michael Hurley, One Leg Up, The Never, The Redhots, Rey Norteno, Richie Havens, Sweet By & By and more. The Shakori Hills festivals raise money for the nonprofit Shakori Hills Inc., which seeks to use the farm- stead to promote commu- nity-building, sustainable and artistic activities. Single-day and weekend tickets are on sale online or at Townsend, Bertram & Company for advance prices before April 14. Kids twelve and under get in free. Tickets, more information, directions and a full schedule at www.shakorihills.org photo courtesy of daniellareneestudio.com arrested development DJ RHETTMATIC

MUSIC SP o t LIG h t S SIGNALFEST Signal Fest returns. The Southeast Electronic Music Festival will be held from Thursday, April 10 to Sunday, April 13 in Carrboro and Chapel Hill. In its third year, local and international perform- ers meet to spin, mix and sample. Signalfest is growing and offering a diverse lineup of electronic artists. This year’s perfomers include Jinx, DJ Babu, DJ Rhettmatic, DJ Garth, Stasis, Phon, Electric Bird Noise, Pressler, Le Castle Vania, Kev Brown, Subscape Annex, D-Nox and many more. A full schedule, tickets and more information can be found at www.signalfest.com. The Pressure Boys

Visit Ludland TwenTy year reunion show for the latest BenefiTing The CysTiC fiBrosis foundaTion wiTh sPeCial guesTs sneakers from Lud feaTuring , will rigBy & and aBsoluTely the MayBes (ChuCk garrison, , MaTT McMiChaels & Chris sTaMey) ludland.com CaT’s Cradle friday May 2, 8PM $16 advanCe / $20 day of show

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The ArtsCenter Romans (4/4) The Stereofidel- 80’s Dance w/ Glass Witch, pril showers of performance art On Saturday, April 19, Sweater Weather John McCutcheon (4/6) Shelby ics, Buddhacat, Tim Stam- Trouble vs. Glue, John Page bring May flowers of expanded headlines a benefit at Cat’s Cradle for Lynne (4/10) Jason Collett baugh & Crew, Half Baked (4/18) Emerald City, Satter- universal consciousness and love. Carrboro’s own community radio station, w/ Paddy Casey (4/15) Billy Beans (4/5) A.A (4/6) Skinny white, The Moonatiks (4/19) Far out, man. WCOM. Jim & The Number 9 Blacktops Hem of His Garment, Pacific AWith that said ... music this month! Check On Wednesday, April 23, Nick Lowe plays Joe Shaver w/ Larry Mangum (4/18) Shawn Mullins (4/20) (4/8) Common World Collective Before Tiger, Ouraboros, Twin out Howlin’ Rain headlining the 506 on the a show to celebrate his new album, with Nick Lowe w/ Ron Sexsmith (4/9) John Amos, Spider Bags, Tigers (4/26) International fourth (that’s a Friday), backed up by Night- opener Ron Sexsmith. (4/23) Ruthie Foster (4/24) Turpentine Brothers, Limes Noise Conference (4/29) stick and Stratocruiser. On Saturday, April 26, DTH Diversions (4/10) New River Rock Skippers Saturday night, Cat’s Cradle throws a free presents Hammer No More the Fingers and al Loc 506 t Ca ’s Cradle (4/11) Lindy Dobbins & The show to say goodbye to Schoolkids Records the Future Kings of Nowhere with DJ Dan “Goodbye Schoolkids Records” Red Velvet Express, Gambling The Hanks, White Heat, featuring tons of local bands. Bryk at the 506. (4/5) Kaustic, Strange Faces, the Muse, Caleb Caudle & The Something Borrowed (4/1) On Thursday the 10th, see Shelby Lynne On Sunday, April 27, UNC will host a Direkt Frequency, Blue Diablo, Bayonets(4/12) Jason Eady, Handsome Furs, Violens (4/2) cover Dusty Springfield at The ArtsCenter. benefit concert featuring cello and piano Lookout Mtn, Jokes And Jokes Adam Carroll, Owen Temple The Dirtbombs, Kelley Stoltz, And from Thursday to Sunday, the first sonatas. Free, in Memorial Hall. And Jokes (4/6) Bassnectar, El- (4/13) Paul Sigismondi (4/16) Dirty Little Heaters (4/3) of the big area music festivals this month And rounding out the month on Wednes- Zach & Craig, Josh Thompson, iot Lipp (4/8) Weakerthans, AA Howlin Rain, Nightstick, Strato- is Signalfest, featuring the finest in elec- day, April 30 is Chris Barron (formerly of the Bill West (4/17) Mark Cool & Bondy, Christine Fellows (4/9) cruiser (4/4) Pico Vs Island tronic music. So grab your glowsticks and Spin Doctors) & The Time Bandits with Jason The Folk Stars, Pinche Gringo, Between The Buried and Me, Trees, Modern Skirts, Honored get out there! Adamo playing at the Local 506. New Town Drunks (4/18) Grim- Lye By Mistake, Giant, Knives Guests (4/5) David Dondero, On Saturday, April 12, The Bang on a Can Get out there and have a great April! ball & Long, Soft Company, Dawn Chorus, Wood Ear (4/6) Exchanging Hands (4/10) DJ Allstars play Memorial Hall. The group Americans in France, Seth Scream Club, Anaturale, Athens Babu, D-Styles, DJ Rhettmatic, features the drummer from Wilco and Kauffman (4/19) Robert Griffin Boy Choir (4/8) The Frequency Supastition, Brother Reade, guitarist from Sonic Youth. & Stu Cole (4/21) Old Stone (4/9) Murder By Death, Inflowential, DJ SK (4/11) On Wednesday, April 16, gifted Le Castle Vania, Villians, DJ Revue (4/23) Jake Winstrom, O’Death, Thunderlip, Kiss Kiss Sweet-Tooth Simpleton (4/24) (4/11) Dirty5Thirty, Stella By singer- Susan Tedeschi Simon Booth (4/12) Big Skinny, performs at Cat’s Cradle at 8:30. Emerald City, The Moonatiks, Brandan Rice (4/25) Brett Starlight, Motel, Ruby Slippers, Harris w/ We Know Plato, Rat The Receptors (4/11) Freaky The Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival Catch Ben Jamsterdam (4/13) Reckless of Music and Dance returns with the Kelly, Mickey And The Motor- Jackson, The Dry Heathens, Flow, Panic, Instigate (4/12) Davis And Blackhook (4/26) Sound of Western Civ (4/14) American Spring Festival. From April 17-20, music The Jetts at cars (4/14) Daves Barnes, Andy and food are at the Shakori Hills farm- Davis (4/15) Susan Tedeschi, Singles, Rob Christensen Princes, American Aquarium, the Goodbye (4/27) Rosewood Thieves, SNMNMNM (4/15) Endliss Mic, stead for four days of fun. Party! Schoolkids Lee Boys (4/16) Will Hoge, On Friday, April 18, The New Leslie (4/17) Sweater Weather, The International Grapevine Edward Teach (4/16) Hundred show at Cat’s Town Drunks play ‘music for drinkers Prayers And Tears of Arthur (4/29) Instant Jones (4/30) Air, Shakermaker, Wembley Cradle. (4/17) The Strugglers, The Nev- at The Cave. Digby Sellers, Stranger Spirits, i N ghtlight The Water Callers, Harmue, er, Max Indian (4/18) Bellafea, Crash and DJ Trizzak (4/19) Chow Nasty, Aunt Dracula, Robo sapien, The Curtains of Eisley, The Myriad, Vedera, The Lonnie Walker (4/1) Finn Rig- Night (4/19) The Little Ones, Envy Corps (4/20) Anti-Flag, gins, I Was Totally Destroying Ra Ra Riot (4/20) Cloud Cult, Street Dogs, The Briggs, Fake It, The Pneurotics (4/2) Anton The Forms, Sweater Weather Problems (4/23) Bombadil, Sword, Burned Out Stars (4/21) Mowgli, Nine PM Traffic Nathan Oliver, The Love (4/3) Polynya, Airspace, Isreal (4/22) Megafaun, Mystery 4/3 THU THE DIRTBOMBS / KELLEY STOLTZ / DIRTY LITTLE Language (4/25) Who’s Bad? Darling (4/4) Bass Invadurrz, Palace, Bells (4/23) Tapes’n HEATERS (4/26) Destroyer, Andre Ethier, DJ Ron Morelli, Stinkworxx, DJ Tapes, White Denim, DJ Robin 4/4 FRI HOWLIN RAIN / NIGHTSTICK / STRATOCRUISER Work Clothes (4/27) Josh Rit- Family Vacation (4/5) Auxiliary Chen (4/24) French Kicks, 4/5 SAT PICOVS. ISLANDTREES / MODERN SKIRTS House, Nothing Noise, Chut- The Nein, Via Audio (4/25) HONORED GUESTS ter, Ingrid Michaelson (4/30) 4/6 SUN DAVID DONDERO &THE ENTIRE STATE OF FLORIDA tesville Speaks (4/8) Sweet Hammer No More The Fingers, DAWN CHORUS /WOOD EAR The Cave By And By, Michael Holland, Future Kings of Nowhere, DJ 4/8 TUE Pinkie Swear Presents SCREAM CLUB / ANATURALE Tony Lucca, Erik Smallwood Pomegranates (4/9) Dark Dan Bryk (4/26) Velella Velella ATHENS BOY CHOIR Inside The Sun, Projexorcism, (4/27) Mount Weather (4/28) 4/9 WED THE FREQUENCY (4/1) Ben Marty, Hey Euphony 4/10 THU MURDER BY DEATH / O’DEATH /THUNDERLIP (4/2) Brandon Herndon, John Cab Caligari (4/10) Signal Fest! Amy Cook, Anne McCue (4/29) (4/11 and 12) Tiger Saw, Bibis Chris Barron & The Time KISS KISS Pardue (4/3) Chuck Champion 8VggWdgdÉh 4/11 FRI Signalfest with DIRTY5THIRTY / STELLA BY & The Big Tippers, The New Ellison, Cathy Catholic (4/15) Bandits, Jason Adamo (4/30) STARLIGHTS / MOTEL / RUBY SLIPPERS THE RECEPTORS 4/12 SAT Signalfest with FREAKY FLOW / PANIC / INSTIGATE 7Zhi 4/13 SUN 506 MusicTrivia Night: Indie RockTrivia S 4/14 MON 506 Free For All!WESTERN CIV venues 4/15 TUE AMERICAN PRINCES / AMERICAN AQUARIUM SNMNMNM carrboro chapel hill Nightlight 8]VeZa 4/16 WED ENDLESS MIC / EDWARDTEACH 4051/2 W. Rosemary St. 4/17 THU HUNDRED AIR / SHAKERMAKER /WEMBLEY The ArtsCenter Blue Horn Lounge 933-5550 4/18 FRI THE STRUGGLERS CD Release Party with 300-G E. Main St. 125 E. 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Coming Soon! 4ӅͥNȪS$ǑͥҀ Gallery 3FH̨ҭSǑҿJΝ͸$Νͩҿ̢ͩVɚ Community Photography Contest $Ǒ͝͡ ˊ Accepting entries until April 25

ArtsCenter Student Show 3FH̨ҭȪS˪ΝSU̙Ⱥ'Ǒ͝͡ April 3 - April 29 4ȪNɚUȪSέU̙Ⱥ:ΝӅƯ East End Gallery 1ȪSGΝS̢ͥOH"SUT Community Art Project $ΝͩҕȪ҅өǑUΝSZ Black Poetry April 4 - 6

John McCutcheon April 6, 7 p.m., $17.50, $15.50 Members

Shelby Lynne April 10, 8:30 p.m., $27, $25 Members

Transactors Improv 4̙Ȣ͝CZ-Zͩ͸ #̢͝MZ+ΕȺ4IǑWȪS April 11, 8 p.m., $14, $12, $7 Students +Ӆґҿ̢͸3ͽȑȪSUT5̨DLʚT Jason Collett April 12, 8:30 p.m., $12 Advance, $15 Ν͸4ǑMȺ/ΝӮ$Ǒ͝͡ Day of Show  ˊ Billy Joe Shaver 4ӅȐ̢ͥӂӵΝӅS1IеΥ˪ΝS April 18, 8:30 p.m., $22, $20 Members U̙Ⱥ$΍ͥͥӅ̢ͩUZ1IеΥ Shawn Mullins $ΝͩUɚӂ"DDȪQҿ̢OH April 20, 8 p.m., All tickets $20 &ͩҿ҅JɚӅͩҿ̢͡"ѹ̢҅͡ Nick Lowe w/ Ron Sexsmith April 23, 8 p.m., All tickets $25 3FH̨ҭȪS˪ΝS""* Ruthie Foster ȑFH̢̢ͩͩOH"ѹ̢҅͡ April 24, 8:30 p.m., $25, $23 Members

Assininenation April 25 - 27

American Music Club 919.929.2787. 300G East Main St. Carrboro April 30, 8:15 p.m., $12, $14 www.artscenterlive.org

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here can you ride Children are encouraged to come, the Eggmobile or but not pets. Bring a cooler — eggs, the Mulchmobile; cheese, meat and other farm products buy fresh produce, will be on sale. Visitors are reminded meat and cheese; not to enter private homes or visit learnW about sustainable farming; farms after 6 p.m. or see cows, fainting goats, ducks, There will be a kick-off event on llamas, donkeys, sheep and even the lawn at Weaver Street Market on UNC mascot ? The an- Thursday, April 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. swer, of course, is the 13th annual Listen to live music, talk to people Piedmont Farm Tour, sponsored from the CFSA and the Sustainable by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Farming Program and taste wines Association, on Saturday, April 19, from vineyards on the tour. and Sunday, April 20. In addition, running through Thirty-five local farms will April and May is a juried art show open their doors to the public called Local Farms/Local Art with from 1 until 6 p.m. on both farming-inspired painting, draw- days, giving visitors a chance to ing and photography by 26 North see working organic farms that Carolina artists. produce fruits, vegetables, flowers, Buttons for admission to the wine, fabrics, meat, eggs, milk farms on the tour are $25 if you and other dairy products. donate in advance, $30 once the The tour is broken down event starts or $10 per farm without into three regions to help people a button. Bicyclists are encouraged to visit as many farms as possible. come; two bicyclists can tour on one Maps and buttons are available button. All donations are tax-deduct- at Weaver Street Market, Fifth ible and benefit the CFSA. Volun- Season Gardening Co., Maple teers can tour the farms for free. View Ice Cream Store and Niche Contact volunteer@carolinafarm- Gardens. Maps point out kid- stewards.org for more information on friendly stops, lunch or snack volunteering or call the CFSA main stops and restrooms. Stanley Hughes of Pine Knot Farm. number at 542-2402.

“Parrish Field” by Carroll Lassiter, from the Local Farms Local Art Show

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th 4/24 fr 5/16 abbey road live! les dudek**($15) we 4/2**($16/$18) fr 4/11 signal fest: fr 4/25 cd release party tu 5/20 the say anything dj babu, bombadil W/nathan oliver, presidents of W/manchester orchestra, j-rocc & dj love language the biffy clyro, weatherbox rhettmatic sa 4/26who’s bad?! of america**($17/$20) th 4/3 l in japanese W/supastition, brother reade, (michael jackson tribute) mo 5/26 clinic**($13/$15) dance party**($15) inflowential** Tu 5/27**($2/$23) su 4/27 destroyer sa 4/12 **($15) signal fest: W/detroit cobras fr 4/4 gary louris W/andre ethier, work x (from the jayhawks) le castle vania, clothes**($12) we 5/28 W/vetiver**($16/$18) villans W/dj simon booth north mississippi mo 4/28 meat beat sa 4/5 su 4/13 tile aid: big skinny, all-stars**($16/$18) so long emerald city + more manifesto**($15/$18) th 6/5 adrian schoolkids [afternoon show] we 4/30 josh ritter belew**($18/$20) show: mo 4/14**($15) W/ingrid michaelson**($15/$17) Tu 6/10 mudhoney the heist and the accomplice, reckless kelly fr 5/2 pressure W/BIRDS OF AVALON**($15) shawn we 6/25 demon hammer no more the fingers, W/mickey and the motorcars boys reunion show!!** mullins ben davis & the jetts, schooner, tu 4/15**($14) dave su 5/4 man man hunter W/living sacrifice + more**($15/$17) michael rank and marc e. smith, barnes W/andy davis w/yeasayer** the sames, north elementary, SA 6/28**($28/$30) we 4/16 tu 5/6 british wil donegan & the apologies, IRIS DEMENT billy warden susan tedeschi sea power/ rosebuds** su 4/6 new sunday showcase: W/lee boys**($20/$22) kaustic, strange faces, direkt th 4/17 will hoge W/leslie** we 5/7 easy STAR frequency, blue diablo, lookout fr 4/18 spring reggae fest: all-stars**($14/$16) mtn, jokes and jokes and jokes dub addis + more . . . . th 5/8 bull city booking presents: tu 4/8**($10/$12) sa 4/19 wcom benefit the casualties, krum Bassnectar stranger spirits, burns, antagonizers, no water callers, harmute, prayers revolution**($12/$15) W/dj eliot lipp and tears of arthur digby X we 4/9**($13/$15) sellers, sweater weather + more fr 5/9 the old presidents ceremony**($10) weakerthans su 4/20 eisley of the W/aa bondy W/the myriad, vedera, SA 5/10 sold out united th 4/10** and the envy corps**($12/$14) TU 5/13 AND WE 5/14 between the DRIVE BY states of ALSO PRESENTING we 4/23 anti-flag** america buried and me W/street dogs, briggs + more TRUCKERS carolina THEATRe (DUR): W/dexateens**($20/$22) W/lye by mistake + more SU 4/13-($21/$24)** spoon w/walkmen THE ARTSCENTER (CARRBORO): SA 4/12 - ($12/$15) JASON COLLETT w/paddy casey Su 4/20 - ($20) shawn mullins we 4/23 - ($25) american NICK LOWE w/RON SEXSMITH music club WE 4/30 - ($12/$14) AMERICAN MUSIC eisley CLUB w/lost in the trees memorial hall (UNC-CH): tu 4/15 sold out josh ritter iron and wine meat beat LINCOLN THEATER (RALEIGH): manifesto TH 4/24-($18/$20)** man man son volt w/BOBBY BARE JR meymandi (Raleigh): th 5/15 sold out the swell season

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