Summer's almost
over - enjoy it while you can!
Come join us at this evening's
Last Fridays!
In this
Newsletter:
- Third Annual
Handmade Parade
- Hillsborough
Jazz Festival Announcement
- Hillsborough Arts
Council Gallery Show
- Last Fridays August
Events
- Enter August's Children's
Pie contest!
- Other Art Related
Events
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Third
Annual Handmade Parade
Handmade
Parade Workshop at Last
Fridays
Adults and children of all ages!
6:30 pm at the south lawn of the
courthouse.
Learn how to make zany headdresses
and hats and join the parade!
Debra Wuliger will lead this fun
workshop. Bring a sense of fun!
Handmade
Parade Workshop at the Eno
River Farmer's Market
Saturday Sept 4
8:00 am to noon
Debra Wuliger will lead this
workshop for adults and children
of all ages.
Join the Handmade Parade! We'll be
constructing river creatures!
From
Concept to Creation:
costume and street size
puppet-making workshops
(in addition: stilt-walking
practice for stilt-walkers and
stilt costume brainstorming and
design)
Saturday, September 11
Saturday, September 18
1:30 to 4:30 pm
For all ages - Children under 12
must be accompanied by an adult.
Meet some of your fellow puppet
makers, learn new skills, create
your own design or help others and
collaborate! These are hands on
workshops. Participants should
bring their projects and
materials. This is also an
opportunity for those that haven't
started a project that would like
to join in helping to build and
decorate an ongoing project. Tools
will be available.
For more information, call Mark at
919-602-2550
Where: Hillsborough United Church
of Christ, 220 Davis Rd.
Hillsborough (on the corner of Old
hwy. 86). We want to thank the
HUCC for their generosity in
letting us use this space!
Pre-registration is required! Register
online.
Cost: $5.00 per person
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Hillsborough Jazz
Festival
The First
Annual Hillsborough Jazz
Festival, "Celebrating Billy
Strayhorn"
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Advance tickets are offered at a
$5.00 discount here.
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The Hillsborough
Arts Council Gallery
Office &
Gallery Hours
Tuesday through Friday
1:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Saturday 11:00 am till 5:30 pm
Current
Show
Noah Riedel's "Structures"
August 25 -
September 17
Opening
Reception
August 27th at
6:30pm
Noah
apprenticed
with Mark
Hewitt and has
been garnering
rave reviews
for his
original work.
He recently
received the
second place
award at the
prestigious
17th Annual
Strictly
Functional
Pottery
National. This
juried
national show
is considered
one of the top
ceramic
exhibitions in
the country.
For more
information
about his
work, please
visit
Hillsborough
Art Council's
website.
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Last
Fridays
Events
Last
Friday, August 27th
The
Hillsborough Arts
Council's goal is to
meet the arts and
cultural needs of the
Hillsborough community
through a diversity of
initiatives and
services. The Arts
Council sponsors Last
Friday's events at the
Courthouse Square.
We're a volunteer
non-profit
organization that
seeks to use Last
Fridays to support and
to expand the
opportunities for
diverse artistic
expression and to
bring the community
together in
celebration of our
rich multi-cultural
heritage. We support
Hillsborough
merchants, churches,
restaurants, museums
and galleries and
encourage their
participation in Last
Fridays.
- Free Concert
Series! From April
through September,
starting at 6:30 pm, a
free concert is featured
on the old courthouse lawn
alongside visual arts,
dance, and literature.
- Artists, food
vendors, musicians and
craftspeople set up their
wares on the sidewalks
around the courthouse.
- Arts walk
features local artists'
studios and galleries.
- The
Hillsborough Arts
Council Gallery
hosts an artist reception
for the new August show.
- The sidewalk
cafes of local restaurants
remain open.
- The
Hillsborough Pie Contest
takes place at Cup A
Joe's.
- Businesses,
galleries, studios,
restaurants, churches,
museums and historic sites
remain open and offer
numerous special events.
- Children's
events take place on the
south lawn of the
courthouse.
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Big Fat Gap Band
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Big
Fat Gap
combines hard
driving
Bluegrass
instrumentals
with heartfelt
songs that
will have you
appreciating
why you're
lucky to live
in Carolina!
Blue Water
Muse recording
artists Big
Fat Gap have
been
performing
across the
United States
for over six
years and have
built a solid
reputation for
powerful live
performances.
It's the only
bluegrass band
that comes
with a
guarantee.
"Pretty much
gimmick free,"
says Big Fat
Gap founding
member Chris
Heaney of the
band's music.
With special
guest Greg
Humphreys
joining the
show, this is
sure to be a
memorable
night!
Here's a video of Greg
Humphreys and
the Big Fat
Gap at Rock
Quarry Farm.
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The
Band:
Bobby Britt -
fiddle
Chris Roszell
- banjo
Jamie Griggs -
guitar
John Hill -
mandolin
Miles Andrews
- bass
with special
guest Greg
Humphreys from
Hobex
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The Second
Annual
Hillsborough
Pie Contest
Cup
A Joe
120 West King St
It's August and the kids are
baking! Please help your child
bring his or her pie to Cup A
Joe no later than 5:00pm on
Friday, August 27th.
Judging will
begin at 6:00 pm.
Winners are announced from
the courthouse stage at 7:30
pm.
Applications and information
are available on the
Hillsborough Arts Council's
website.
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Last
Friday Art Walk
The August
27th Last Fridays Art Walk
showcases the talents of local
artists in studios and
galleries in downtown
Hillsborough. Many venues will
have artist and opening
receptions from 6:00 to 9:00
pm. Brochures with a
map of the Last Fridays Art
Walk are available at any of
the participating venues or
online at www.hillsboroughartscouncil.org/Art_Walk.
The Gallery at the Hillsborough Arts
Council
220
South Churton
Street
"Structures",
a show of ceramic work
by Noal Riedel
Opening Reception
from 6:00 to 9:00
pm.
Churton
Street Gallery
100 South Churton
Street
"Country Soul," a
collection of oil
paintings inspired
by historic Pope
Farm by Jennifer
Miller.
The
Hillsborough
Artists
Cooperative
&
The Skylight
Gallery
102 West King
Street
“The Studio of
Collective
Effervescence” by
Jayne Bomberg and
Tom Guthrie plus
the painting
studios of
Jennifer Miller
and Jacquelin
Liggins. The
Co-op's Skylight
Gallery will be
featuring the work
by local artists.
Coldwell
Banker Howard
Perry and
Walston
114 West King
Street
Featuring work by
local artists
Cup A Joe
120 West King
Street
Photography by
Judy Woodall
Renee
Montague Studio
Gallery
132 West King
Street
Featuring work by
Renee Montague
Callaway
Jewelry &
Spiral Studios
115 North Churton
St.
Handmade jewelry
by
metalsmiths/designers
Catharine Callaway
and Jeannine
Rogers.
Sovero Art
Gallery &
Studio
121 North Churton
St.
Jewelry and oil
paintings by David
Sovero.
Hillsborough
Gallery
of Arts
121 North Churton
St.
Featuring work by
20 local artists
including the
“Horizons”
featuring
paintings by
Lolette Guthrie,
encaustics by Peg
Bachenheimer and
fused glass by
Susan Hope.
The Depot at Hillsborough Station
238
South Nash Street
Work by local
artists. It is
recommended that
you drive to
this location. Take
West King St, to
South Nash Street,
left on South Nash
Street and The
Depot will be on
your right.
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Last
Friday Vendors
Are you
Interested in
becoming a Last Friday vendor?
Information and applications
for
vendors
are available on the HAC
website. The deadline for
applications is June 15.
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Last Fridays
Volunteers
If
you've enjoyed Last
Fridays events won't you
consider meeting new
friends and volunteering a
little time? Come join the
fun at Last Fridays and
volunteer to help keep
Hillsborough green! We
seek volunteers to help
out during and after the
event. If you are
interested in volunteering
for this or in another
capacity at Last Fridays,
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Other
Art Related Events
The Wolf
Tree Book Launch
Celebrate with
local author, John Claude Bemis
Saturday, August
28th, 3pm
Public Market House
(farmer's market
pavilion)
144 E. Margaret Lane,
downtown Hillsborough
Music provided by
Red Rover, snake-oil
hawking by Doc Leonard,
Nine Pound Hammer
performance by local
kids, giveaways,
refreshments, plenty of
books for sale and
signing, and all sorts
of medicine show fun.
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FRANK Gallery
109 E.
Franklin St. Chapel
Hill NC
Every Thursday
in August,
enjoy TGI
Thursday Salon
with FRANK
artists at
6pm!
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This
Newsletter is brought to you by
the Hillsborough Arts Council, a volunteer
non-profit organization enriching
the community through the arts!
The
Hillsborough Arts Council is a
non-profit 501(c)(3)
organization.
The
Hillsborough Arts Council
220
South Churton Street
Hillsborough,
NC 27278
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