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McIntyre’s Fine Books
2000 Fearrington Village Center
Pittsboro
542-3030
fearrington.com/village/mcintyres.asp
Monday–Saturday 10am–6pm, Thursday 10am–8pm, Sunday 10am– 5pm
Located in the Fearrington Village, McIntyre’s is a pleasant place to visit and has a packed schedule of readings and events.
PTA Thrift Store
103 Jones Ferry Rd.
Carrboro
967-1272
Monday–Saturday 8:30am–6pm
For the cheapest books in town, visit the basement of the Carrboro PTA. If you don’t find what you’re looking for, go back in a few days and you may find an entirely different selection.
The Skylight Exchange
405 ½ W Rosemary St.
Chapel Hill
933-5550
7 days a week 11am until ….
The Skylight Exchange provides the perfect combination of used books and cheap, delicious sandwiches. Around 9pm, the Skylight morphs into the Nightlight, a live-music venue. Sandwiches and books are available until 10 or 11pm.
Nice Price Books
100 Boyd St.
929-6222
Monday – Saturday 10am–9pm, Sunday 12pm–6pm
A large selection of good-condition used books. Everything’s in order on the shelves, and most of it’s half off the cover price.
The Book Shop Inc.
400 W Franklin St.
942 5178
bookshopinc.com
Monday–Friday 11am–9pm, Saturday 11am–6pm, Sunday 1pm–5pm
With over 100,000 books, the Book Shop on Franklin Street is a great place to get lost on a hot summer afternoon.
And don’t forget…
2nd ed. Book Sellers
RDU International Airport
Terminal A Concourse at Gate 15
Look for a kiosk in the new terminal, opening in October.
840 0402
Sunday–Friday, 5am–7:30pm, Saturday 5am–6pm, Open 365 days a year
Looking for something positive about air travel? Fly out of Terminal A and you’ll get the chance to visit 2nd ed. Book Sellers in the RDU airport. Owned by Chapel Hill residents Walter and Karen High, the little store began as a spin-off of the used bookstore (now closed) in Carr Mill Mall. It’s well organized, well stocked and only accessible if you have a ticket to get through airport security. You can always find something good to read while you travel.
Readings, etc.
Cybrary
The Contemporary Fiction Book Club will discuss The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Tuesday July 29 at 7pm.
The Movie/Book Club will discuss Journey to the Center of the Earth and the novel by Jules Verne it was based on Thursday July 31 at 7pm.
Market street Books
Bastille Day Celebration
July 13, 3pm featuring Irma Tejada and Chris Kanoy, author and illustrator of “A Weekend in the Paris of the Piedmont.â€
McIntyre’s
Readings at in July include Susan Richards, Ben Jones, Donna Andrews, Mark Cryan, John Santa and Amanda Lamb.
Orange County Historical Museum
Colonial Kids Writing Contest—for students in grades 1-8 to write creative essays about children living in Hillsborough during the 1770s. Entry forms will be available at the Orange County Historical Museum & online. Through July 15. 732-2201, orangechistory.org/event.
Theater/Cinema
Playmakers – Music Man
10 by 10 in the Triangle—an international festival of 10-minute plays July 10-20, Thursdays through Saturdays 8pm,Sundays 3pm at the ArtsCenter. $10 919-929-2787 artscenterlive.org.
The General Store Café
“100-Mile Film Series: Sustainable Cinema’â€â€”ChathamArts twice monthly chance to support local films and filmmakers beginning July 8.
The Tuesday evening series—opening with “Pittsboro Anytown,†a collection of eight shorts highlighting Chatham people and places. July 8 at 7:30pm. Suggested Donation $5.
“Monster Roadâ€â€”feature-length documentary by award-winning Greensboro filmmaker Brett Ingram about clay animator Bruce Bickford. July 22 7:30pm
Upcoming
The Really Terrible Orchestra of the Triangle—auditions Sunday Aug. 24 1-4pm at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill. rtoot.org.
“Show us your shorts†—seeking short film entries as part of the Sustainable Cinema series. For a general audience and up to 15 minutes in length. Submissions due Aug. 15 for Sept. 23 show and Oct. 15 for Nov. 25 show on DVD-NTSC-RO labeled with contact information and running time, with a non-refundable $10 entry fee to: ChathamArts, PO Box 418, Pittsboro NC 27312.