Explore Orange County, NC Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough Weekly Calendar of Events January 28-February 3, 2019 An annotated list of interesting events happening in Orange County over the next week, prepared by Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau. MONDAY Jan 28 SENSE OF PLACE TOURS 2 PM UNC Visitors Center / 250 East Franklin Street Chapel Hill (919) 962-1630 The UNC Visitors Center offers Sense of Place tours at 2pm Monday through Friday, and 11am Tuesday through Thursday. Registration is required prior to tours. Tours are not held during holidays or campus closures. *Guests are advised that tours may be cancelled due to severe weather or high temperatures. Questions? Please call at (919) 962-1630. www.unc.edu/visitors/explore-carolina/ SONGWRITERS' CIRCLE 6:30 PM TO 8 PM ArtsCenter / 300-G East Main St Carrboro (919) 929-2787 Whether an experienced or beginning songwriter, nothing is more valuable than the response of other songwriters. The Songwriters’ Circle at The ArtsCenter provides an evening every other week for composers to share their work with each other and receive both encouragement and honest feedback. The bar will be open. Sessions are coordinated by Brian Moyer. Upright piano on site! artscenterlive.org/ BETWEEN2CLOUDS2YOU #13 7:30 PM TO 10 PM The PIT - Chapel Hill / 462 W. Franklin Street Chapel Hill Admission: $5 at the door; Optional $15 ticket available to support the organizers A Raleigh based stand-up comedy and live music event comes to The PIT for the first time! Comedy Line- up: Jeremy Alder, Tank Smith, Hailey Brown, Nicolette Leibowitz, Sam Mazany, Musical Performance: JULIA. DJ set: Between2Clouds thepit-chapelhill.com/ MUSIC AT LOCAL 506 8 PM Local 506 / 506 West Franklin Street Chapel Hill (919) 942-5506 Admission: $10 in advance, $13 day of show Emo Raleigh Presents: Tides Of Man, Youth League, Juxton Roy, Glow www.local506.com TUESDAY Jan 29 JUMP COMMUNITY NIGHT 7:30 PM PlayMakers Repertory Company / 150 Country Club Rd Chapel Hill (919) 962-7529 Admission: Tickets start @ $15. AN UNEXPECTED BRIDGE BETWEEN SORROW AND HOPE - This funny, heartbreaking, and surprising new play takes us on a theatrical journey to a place where lights flicker, things fall from the sky, and a sister finds solace on a bridge. PlayMakers is proud to present the world premiere of this work by emerging playwright Charly Evon Simpson. www.playmakersrep.org/ THE MAGIC OF MOZART 7:30 PM Hill Hall Auditorium / 145 East Cameron Ave Chapel Hill (919) 962-1039 Admission: $15, $10 Faculty & Staff. The Magic of Mozart - Mozart’s Flute Quartet in D Major, Oboe Quartet in F Major, and Clarinet Quintet in A Major featuring: Laura Stevens, flute, Anna Lampidis, oboe, Don Oehler, clarine, Nicholas DiEugenio and Leah Peroutka, violin, Sam Gold, viola, Brent Wissick, cello. music.unc.edu/ WEDNESDAY Jan 30 LOLLIPOP SERIES 10:30 AM TO 11:30 AM Carrboro Century Center / 100 North Greensboro Street Carrboro (919) 918-7385 Admission: $3. Pamlico Joe and Cleanwater Flow will provide excellent music from the NC coast that highlights our environment, coastal heritage and reading. www.townofcarrboro.org/ YOGA UNDER THE STARS 6 PM TO 7 PM Morehead Planetarium & Science Center / 250 East Franklin St Chapel Hill (919) 962-1236 Start your fall mindfully in Morehead’s GlaxoSmithKline Full Dome Theater, beneath an array of stars. There will be four yoga sessions, each with a different feel to create a unique, immersive environment brought to you in partnership with Carrboro Yoga Company. No experience is necessary. Each session cost $20 per person. Plan to arrive 15 minutes early. We ask that each participant bring their own mat. moreheadplanetarium.org/ PAJAMA STORY TIME 7 PM TO 7:30 PM Chapel Hill Public Library / 100 Library Dr. Chapel Hill (919) 968-2777 Children put on their pajamas, grab a favorite stuffed friend, and come hear stories about going to bed. The last Wednesday of each month from 7-7:30pm in the Program Room. Families with children ages 2 and up are welcome. chapelhillpubliclibrary.org AUTHOR EVENT AT FLYLEAF BOOKS 7 PM Flyleaf Books / 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Chapel Hill (919) 942-7373 Join us at Flyleaf for a celebration of Kristyn Kusek Lewis's latest novel, Half of What You Hear. Kusek will be in conversation with our very own Barbara Claypole White! www.flyleafbooks.com/ JUMP 7:30 PM PlayMakers Repertory Company / 150 Country Club Rd Chapel Hill (919) 962-7529 Admission: Tickets start @ $15. AN UNEXPECTED BRIDGE BETWEEN SORROW AND HOPE - This funny, heartbreaking, and surprising new play takes us on a theatrical journey to a place where lights flicker, things fall from the sky, and a sister finds solace on a bridge. PlayMakers is proud to present the world premiere of this work by emerging playwright Charly Evon Simpson. www.playmakersrep.org/ THURSDAY Jan 31 UNC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 7 PM Carmichael Arena / 301 South Road Chapel Hill (919) 962-2296 Admission: $10. UNC vs. Georgia Tech www.goheels.com/ AUTHOR EVENT AT FLYLEAF BOOKS 7 PM Flyleaf Books / 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Chapel Hill (919) 942-7373 Doug Bock Clark discusses his acclaimed debut The Last Whalers. www.flyleafbooks.com/ MUSIC AT CAT'S CRADLE BACK ROOM 8 PM Cat's Cradle / 300 East Main Street Carrboro (919) 967-9053 Admission: $5. King of the Hill: Hip Hop Showcase catscradle.com/ MUSIC AT CAT'S CRADLE 9 PM Cat's Cradle / 300 East Main Street Carrboro (919) 967-9053 Admission: $15 in advance, $17 day of show. El Ten Eleven, Joan of Arc www.catscradle.com MUSIC AT LOCAL 506 9 PM Local 506 / 506 West Franklin Street Chapel Hill (919) 942-5506 Admission: $5 Tickets at Door. Hosting: A Queer Party at Local 506 www.local506.com FRIDAY Feb 1 COMEDY IN A CAVE COMEDY SHOW 7 PM TO 8:30 PM 452 1/2 W. FRANKLIN ST. Chapel Hill (919) 636-1052 Admission: For Adults suggested donation $5. Come enjoy laughter with this funny and fun comedy show that takes place each month. Hosted by Michelle Maclay. Enjoy 4 very funny local comedians and trivia with prizes. Come enjoy a cool refreshing drink with not so stale hot jokes! caverntavern.com/ HOUSE TEAMS IMPROV 8 PM TO 9 PM The PIT - Chapel Hill / 462 W. Franklin Street Chapel Hill Admission: $10 We’ve curated two house teams with some of the best improvisers in The Triangle! Come see them perform every Friday night at 8pm! thepit-chapelhill.com/ CAROLINA WOMEN’S CHORAL SHOWCASE 8 PM Hill Hall Auditorium / 145 East Cameron Ave Chapel Hill (919) 962-1039 Carolina Women’s Choral Showcase music.unc.edu/ MUSIC AT CAT'S CRADLE 8 PM Cat's Cradle / 300 East Main Street Carrboro (919) 967-9053 Admission: $22 in advance, $25 day of show. Joyce Manor, Jeff Rosenstock, Remember Sports www.catscradle.com AUSTIN PIAZZOLA QUINTET 8 PM TO 9:30 PM ArtsCenter / 300-G East Main St Carrboro (919) 929-2787 Admission: $15 Nuevo Tango comes to The ArtsCenter! Founded by James Anderson (violin), the APQ has been performing and recording since 2009, building a reputation as one of North America’s leading interpreters of the Argentine tango tradition. With Jonathan Geer (piano), Ben Thomas (bandoneon), Tony Rogers (cello), and Phil Spencer (bass), the band continues the tradition of nuevo tango through intense live shows which feature unique arrangements of Astor Piazzolla’s groundbreaking works, breathtaking original compositions, and fiery improvisation. artscenterlive.org/ MUSIC AT LOCAL 506 9 PM Local 506 / 506 West Franklin Street Chapel Hill (919) 942-5506 Admission: $8. Local Flora, Luna www.local506.com/ SATURDAY Feb 2 EAT ICE CREAM FOR BREAKFAST DAY 8 AM TO NOON Maple View Ice Cream Country Store / 6900 Rock Ridge Road Hillsborough (919) 960-5535 Maple View Farm Ice Cream Celebrates National Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day! Enjoy our special menu - Ice Cream with cereal toppings and sweet toppings, Hot Waffle Ice Cream Bowls, freshly made ice cream and pancake sundaes and more! Really! It's ok to wear your pj's! mapleviewfarm.com/ MYSTERY TOKEN HIKE 9:30 AM TO 11:30 AM Townsend Bertram & Company / 200 N. Greensboro Street Suite A-16 Carrboro Starting on the front steps of Townsend Bertram & Company in front of the historic Carr Mill Mall, we'll take a few side streets and a walking path through charming downtown Carrboro, to get on the dirt trails along Bolin Creek. The distance will be 3-5 miles at a moderately fast pace so we can be back in time for an optional outdoor brunch at Weaver Street Market for a show-and-tell. You are invited to bring and talk about something that is associated with travel or outdoor adventure, is special to you, and fits in your pocket. It can be an object, a poem, song, etc. In the spirit of fun and suspense, do not share or reveal before brunch. Sturdy closed-toed shoes are recommended for the hike. Rain, snow, or temps below 32F cancels. tbandc.com/calendar/2019/1/5/first-saturday-mystery-token-hikes FIRST SATURDAY TOUR 10 AM TO 11 AM North Carolina Botanical Garden / 100 Old Mason Farm Road Chapel Hill (919) 962-0522 FREE First Saturday Tour: Nature Awakens - 'In a way, winter is the real spring – the time when the inner things happen, the resurgence of nature.' ~Edna O’Brien. As our days grow longer, new life is stirring in the Garden. Join us for a leisurely walk to see the first signs of the reawakening of many of our plants and animals.