Chatham Chatlist Highlights

Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:03:01 -0500
From: Ellen Bland
Subject: Upcoming community theatre show

Announcing this spring’s show by Central Carolina Community College theatre students and community actors, artists, and musicians:

“Working, a Musical”
Wed & Thurs April 14 & 15 at 7 pm
Fri & Sat April 16 & 17 at 8 pm
Sun April 18 at 3 pm & 7 pm

Chatham Mills , 480 Hillsborough St., Pittsboro

This show is based on the oral history “Working”  by Studs Terkel, and our production features a diverse group of over 30 talented folks! We hope  you’ll find, as we have, that this show is relevant, given the current economy and our rapidly changing workplaces/perceptions of work.

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Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:30:09 -0500
From: Linda Tompkins
Subject: Featured Photographer

Chatham Camera Club’s Featured Photographer for February is Wilton Brown.  The Opening for his exhibit is Friday night!

WHEN:  Third Friday Art Walk in Siler City:  February 19, 2010 from 6:00 – 9:00pm

WHERE:  229 North Chatham Avenue, Siler City, NC  Come visit us!

Our featured photographer is Wilton Brown.  He began taking photos while stationed in Iraq 5 years ago.

Now he is in the process of turning his hobby into a business!

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Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:52:57 -0500 (EST)
From: Sue Szary
Subject: an extraordinary exhibition

The NC Arts Incubator’s PAF Gallery in Siler City is excited to offer an extraordinary new exhibition.

Eleven African American Narrative Quilts

Quilts by Heather A. Williams have been exhibited in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. In North Carolina she has had exhibitions at the Robert and Sallie Brown Gallery at UNC Chapel Hill, and the National Humanities Center. Her commissioned quilts are exhibited in the American Studies Department (and on their website) at Yale University; the Kahn Institute at Smith College; the School of Social Work at Smith College; and the Stone Center at UNC Chapel Hill.

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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 11:46:13 -0500 (EST)
From: Linda Booker
Subject: ChathamArts Sustainable Cinema Series

A big thanks to everyone who came out to the Fearrington Barn last friday night for the screening of LOOKING FOR MS. LOCKLEAR.  Despite a cold, snowy night, a terrific crowd enjoyed a wonderful documentary and the humor and songs of Rhett and Link.  Much gratitude to all our ChathamArts volunteers, Fitch Creations and our attendees and supporters who made the evening a memorable event and raised funds for ChathamArts and its arts in education programs.

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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:49:58 -0500
From: Mariah Wheeler
Subject: Thank You Pittsboro!

Dear Art Lovers from Pittsboro and Environs,

Just wanted to say a big “Thank YOU! to those of you who visited my Studio #46 and/or the Joyful Jewel during the Chatham County Studio Tour. It was so much fun talking with you about my jewelry, the processes I use to make the pieces, and the love I endeavor to share through them.  I appreciated the questions and the care with which you chose pieces to take home or to give as gifts. You came out despite the cold and rain. I was fortunate to meet you – smiling folks who appreciate things made with care and attention to the creative muse, and who are supporting the arts locally.  Pittsboro rocks!

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Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:22:30 -0800 (PST)
From: chana meeks
Subject: Check this out!

This is awesome…local artist, Tim Tron has had two of his prints selected by Sony Studios to be in the movie “Did You Hear About the Morgans”.  The release date is Dec. 18th.  See if you can find his paintings when you watch the movie.  To see them, go to www.raleighstreetgallery.com and click on Tim Tron.  You can check out the trailer for this movie at:  http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810079689/info.  The originals can be seen at Raleigh Street Gallery in Siler City.

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Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:24:35 -0500
From: Forrest Greenslade
Subject: Call for artists

The Chatham Artists Guild is seeking artists to apply for the 18th Chatham Studio Tour to be held the first two weekends in December 2010. If you live or have your studio in Chatham County, you are eligible to offer your work to our jury. For more information, and a submission form, go to:
http://www.chathamstudiotour.com/artists/application-files/New-Artist-Appl-2010.pdf.

You may also discuss the Tour with our Executive Director, Maggie Zwilling. Call Maggie at 1.336.581.3700 or email her at: artstour@blast.com.

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Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:37:11 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim and Bev Wiggins
Subject: Chatham People– exhibit in Chatham Historical Museum

A new exhibit at the Chatham Historical Museum highlights the faces and stories of a handful of Chatham residents, some famous, some not. All are interesting.  “The stories of the people whose pictures we have displayed are Chatham’s story,” said Jane Pyle, curator of the Chatham Historical Museum and creator of the current exhibit. “These are the kinds of stories that must be preserved if future generations are to look back and appreciate the county’s past.  This exhibit highlights just a few of the many interesting Chatham people whose photographs, and sometimes stories, are part of the Chatham Historical Museum’s collection.”

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Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:17:27 -0800 (PST)
From: Lynn Hayes
Subject: Piano tuner

Hi Frances,

The best piano tuner I have found is David Mainesmith.  He spent hours restoring and tuning my 100+ year old piano and he’s extremely reasonable.  http://artisticpianotuning.com/ or

David  Mainesmith
919 455-8443   cell
919-833-4312 home
David@ArtisticPianoTuning.com

best wishes,
Lynn Hayes

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:36:12 -0500
From: Molly Matlock
Subject: Announcing New One-Day/Evening Sampler Classes from ChathamArts

*Announcing ChathamArts New Sampler-Size Classes! *

If you’re not ready to commit to a class per week for six weeks, try one week instead.

First up: Transactor Improv pro, Anoushka Brod invites you to sample her first improv acting class for beginners, next Tuesday, January 29th from 7 -9 pm at Briar Chapel’s Community House.

Come dip your toes in and see if you’d like to take three classes. If you like the three classes, take three more, and so on.

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