The Spheres That Play is a musical storytelling of the thematic connections between music and the winter-themed poetry. This event will feature poetry readings and violin performances from Caroline Jesalva and Frances Norton. RSVP below so they know you're coming!
Join us for a fun community Coffee with FRANK meet up! Come in and work on an existing art project or art journal in the creative environment of our gallery. Gather inspiration from our space and from your artist peers . Collage, dry media, and small watercolor sets allowed. FRANK will provide the space, coffee, Read more...
The Spheres That Play is a musical storytelling of the thematic connections between music and the winter-themed poetry. This event will feature poetry readings and violin performances from Caroline Jesalva and Frances Norton. RSVP below so they know you're coming!
New year, new wine tasting! You won’t want to miss this free event hosted by Grant. Saturday's tasting will feature incredible bottles with a price that won’t break the bank. As always, we will have charcuterie from Left Bank Butchery; hope to see you there!
The Longest Night: A Winter’s Tale is a one-of-a-kind fulldome planetarium show that captures its audience with a timeless fable of courage, generosity, and renewal. Its story explores the concept that winter is a time for Earth to rest, waiting for new growth in the spring.
Join us for an exhibit featuring Nerys Levy, and special guests; Gordon Jameson, Eric Serritella and Lila Bacon. Show begins on January 9th, 2024 and runs through February 3rd.
An intimate performance that brings us together in celebration of the little things that make life worthwhile. This immersive experience blends comedy, improv, and audience interaction to tell one individual’s story of growing up in the shadow of their mother’s struggle with suicidal depression while learning to grapple with their own journey and life experiences. Read more...
Join us as we welcome Outwin first-prize-winning artist Alison Elizabeth Taylor to the Ackland for an artist talk about her fascinating body of work, which uses a technique she describes as “marquetry hybrid” and can be seen in her prize-winning portrait titled Anthony Cuts under the Williamsburg Bridge, Morning (seen above right, behind Taylor in her New York studio, Read more...
An intimate performance that brings us together in celebration of the little things that make life worthwhile. This immersive experience blends comedy, improv, and audience interaction to tell one individual’s story of growing up in the shadow of their mother’s struggle with suicidal depression while learning to grapple with their own journey and life experiences. Read more...
Celebrate Second Friday at our gallery during the Opening Reception for our newest exhibition showcasing the remarkable works of Nerys Levy, Gordon Jameson, and special guests, Eric Serritella and Lila Bacon. Immerse yourself in the captivating artistry of these talented artists and be part of an evening filled with creativity and appreciation. Don’t miss this Read more...
Join us for a brand new devised work around the story of Helen of Troy. There has been an explosion of feminist retellings of classic texts in recent years. We’ve gobbled up The Penelopiad, Circe, Song of Achilles, Lore Olympus, Hadestown, and countless more. But even in this reckoning with flawed narrators and male-focused stories, we Read more...
Join Ackland for this month's Studio Saturday! Activities include Drawing in the Galleries, at 10 a.m., in which participants draw from a single object using their own dry media, then discuss what they noticed about the process (all ages, free). Spots are still open for hands-on art-making classes Art Adventures (ages 6-9, $0-5, 10:30 a.m. Read more...
The Longest Night: A Winter’s Tale is a one-of-a-kind fulldome planetarium show that captures its audience with a timeless fable of courage, generosity, and renewal. Its story explores the concept that winter is a time for Earth to rest, waiting for new growth in the spring.
Join us for a brand new devised work around the story of Helen of Troy. There has been an explosion of feminist retellings of classic texts in recent years. We’ve gobbled up The Penelopiad, Circe, Song of Achilles, Lore Olympus, Hadestown, and countless more. But even in this reckoning with flawed narrators and male-focused stories, we Read more...
An intimate performance that brings us together in celebration of the little things that make life worthwhile. This immersive experience blends comedy, improv, and audience interaction to tell one individual’s story of growing up in the shadow of their mother’s struggle with suicidal depression while learning to grapple with their own journey and life experiences. Read more...
The Longest Night: A Winter’s Tale is a one-of-a-kind fulldome planetarium show that captures its audience with a timeless fable of courage, generosity, and renewal. Its story explores the concept that winter is a time for Earth to rest, waiting for new growth in the spring.
Join us for a brand new devised work around the story of Helen of Troy. There has been an explosion of feminist retellings of classic texts in recent years. We’ve gobbled up The Penelopiad, Circe, Song of Achilles, Lore Olympus, Hadestown, and countless more. But even in this reckoning with flawed narrators and male-focused stories, we Read more...
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP invites the community to honor Martin Luther King Day on Monday, January 15, with a march from Peace & Justice Plaza to First Baptist Church. The event will begin with a rally at Peace & Justice Plaza (179 E. Franklin St.) at 10 a.m.; the march will commence at 10:15, followed Read more...
Join Launch Chapel Hill in celebrating a decade of innovation and entrepreneurial spirit! This landmark event is set for January 18 and promises to be an evening filled with inspiration, connection, and celebration. All local entrepreneurs, alumni, investors, partners, and friends of Launch Chapel Hill are welcome. Doors open at 5:00 PM.
Not your ordinary acoustic guitarist. No loops. No electronic trickery. Andrew Kasab is a guitarist, harp guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is known for energetic performances, using traditional and contemporary techniques, arrangements of modern and older works across a wide spectrum of styles for the guitar and harp guitar and has been performing for over 30 Read more...
You are invited to Love Chapel Hill's Free Movie Event featuring "Paw Patrol: Mighty Movie." Come enjoy a FREE movie with popcorn and drinks on us at the Varsity Theatre, located in Downtown Chapel Hill at 123 E. Franklin St. Looking for something to enjoy with the kids or just like enjoying a fun movie Read more...
Designer David Lyles is putting on a fashion show to benefit the Sewing Your Story program. The show will feature designs for spring, summer, and fall, and will be modeled by UNC students taking fashion design classes. All of the garments are designed and donated by David. Bring your donated items to the event We're hoping to raise Read more...
The Longest Night: A Winter’s Tale is a one-of-a-kind fulldome planetarium show that captures its audience with a timeless fable of courage, generosity, and renewal. Its story explores the concept that winter is a time for Earth to rest, waiting for new growth in the spring.
Join Ackland for a special ekphrastic poetry and portraiture discourse event curated by Chapel Hill Poet Laureate Cortland Gilliam and inspired by The Outwin: American Portraiture Today. Hear readings of ekphrastic poems written in response to The Outwin, as well as poems representative of the portraiture, from Gilliam and local poets. This reading will be followed Read more...
The Longest Night: A Winter’s Tale is a one-of-a-kind fulldome planetarium show that captures its audience with a timeless fable of courage, generosity, and renewal. Its story explores the concept that winter is a time for Earth to rest, waiting for new growth in the spring.
Stop by Varsity Theatre on Tuesday, February 6 and hang out with bestselling author and UNC alum, Tracy Deonn and the Epilogue Books team as they celebrate the paperback release Read more...
Reception and gallery talk: January 23, 5-7 pm Artist Statement "Kawii Otinum" translates to "Reclaim" in Michif, the distinctive language of the native Métis in North America. Although only recently officially acknowledged by the Canadian government following years of suppression, the Métis Nation is fervently reclaiming its rich cultural heritage. The recent acknowledgment of my Read more...
This Saturday from 12-3, our wine guy Grant will be pouring some new arrivals to the shop and some of our winter favorites! Stop by to try some new wines for free, we will also have some charcuterie from Left Bank Butchery
The Longest Night: A Winter’s Tale is a one-of-a-kind fulldome planetarium show that captures its audience with a timeless fable of courage, generosity, and renewal. Its story explores the concept that winter is a time for Earth to rest, waiting for new growth in the spring.
Come grab a Bananas Foster repaired by descendants of the dish’s creator!! Buy tickets here, and your name will be put on a list. Show up on Jan 27th between 6-8:30 to redeem your ticket and see your food get lit aflame before your very eyes!
The Longest Night: A Winter’s Tale is a one-of-a-kind fulldome planetarium show that captures its audience with a timeless fable of courage, generosity, and renewal. Its story explores the concept that winter is a time for Earth to rest, waiting for new growth in the spring.
Writer/Producer/Director/Activist Curtis Chin will be at Epilogue Books on January 29 to discuss his new memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. Professor Michelle King will join him Read more...
BY JAMES IJAMES Revenge with hushpuppies on the side Your typical Southern family cookout just got anything but. Juicy gets a visit from his father’s ghost seeking revenge for his death by his brother—now married to his mother! Sound familiar? This Pulitzer Prize-winner is as profound as it is funny. Pass the napkins because things Read more...
"Revenge with hushpuppies on the side" Your typical Southern family cookout just got anything but. Juicy gets a visit from his father’s ghost seeking revenge for his death by his brother—now married to his mother! Sound familiar? This Pulitzer Prize winner is as profound as it is funny. Pass the napkins because things are about Read more...
"Revenge with hushpuppies on the side" Your typical Southern family cookout just got anything but. Juicy gets a visit from his father’s ghost seeking revenge for his death by his brother—now married to his mother! Sound familiar? This Pulitzer Prize winner is as profound as it is funny. Pass the napkins because things are about Read more...
Join us Saturday for a complimentary tasting of wines that are a SLAM DUNK! We will be pouring from 12-3 p.m. and will have charcuterie from Left Bank Butchery
The Longest Night: A Winter’s Tale is a one-of-a-kind fulldome planetarium show that captures its audience with a timeless fable of courage, generosity, and renewal. Its story explores the concept that winter is a time for Earth to rest, waiting for new growth in the spring.
"Revenge with hushpuppies on the side" Your typical Southern family cookout just got anything but. Juicy gets a visit from his father’s ghost seeking revenge for his death by his brother—now married to his mother! Sound familiar? This Pulitzer Prize winner is as profound as it is funny. Pass the napkins because things are about Read more...
"Revenge with hushpuppies on the side" Your typical Southern family cookout just got anything but. Juicy gets a visit from his father’s ghost seeking revenge for his death by his brother—now married to his mother! Sound familiar? This Pulitzer Prize winner is as profound as it is funny. Pass the napkins because things are about Read more...
The Longest Night: A Winter’s Tale is a one-of-a-kind fulldome planetarium show that captures its audience with a timeless fable of courage, generosity, and renewal. Its story explores the concept that winter is a time for Earth to rest, waiting for new growth in the spring.
