The ArtsCenter
SWEENEY TODD: DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
January 25 — February 3
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8pm.
January 26 and February 3 at 3pm.
Dining: January 2008
CarrboroÂ
Acme Food & Beverage Co.
110 E. Main St., 929-2268
www.acmecarrboro.com
Akai Hana
206 W Main St., 942-6848
www.akaihana.com
Literary Calendar: January 2008
FINE BOOKS
Fearrington Village Center, Pittsboro
542-3030
fearrington.com/village/mcintyres
Jan 4, 2pm
Bill and Susan Seaforth Hayes
Daytime soap operas’ first golden couple Bill and Susan Seaforth Hayes will be starring in Sanford’s Temple Theatre’s production of Love Letters. The pair will take a break to discuss, Like Sands Through The Hourglass, which chronicles their love story on and off the screen and their rise to stardom as Doug and Julie on Days of Our Lives.
Art Calendar: January 2008
CarrboroÂ
The ArtsCenter
300-G East Main Street
929-2787
artscenterlive.org
Call for details.
Archer Graphics
206 E. Main St.
929-7522
archergraphics.net
Call for details.
The Beehive Salon
102 E. Weaver Street
932-4483
thebeehive-salon.com
Paintings by Lynne Clarke, featuring portraits and still lifes. Reception from 6-9 p.m. 2nd Friday, exhibit through Jan 31.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Events
Carrboro/Chapel Hill
The annual community celebration of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. will be held Jan. 21 begining with a rally with speeches and song at 9:30 a.m. at the Peace & Justice Plaza at the Franklin Street Post Office. At 10:30 a.m. particpants will march west on Franklin Street to First Baptist at 106 N. Roberson Street for the annual service commenrating King’s life. The Rev. Curtis Gatewood, former president of the Durham Chapter of the NAACP, is the featured speaker at the 11 a.m. service.
Chatham County
The annual Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast will be held Saturday, Jan. 19 at 8am at the Holy Trinity Church in Siler City. Donation is is $8 For more information, contact Alma Taylor at 774-8492.
Jewish music, Zionist ideology and Jewish merchants in the post-Civil War South are among topics to be explored in a spring lecture series at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
UNC’s Carolina Center for Jewish Studies will present the free public lectures, all at 7:30 p.m. in the theater of the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History at 150 South Road. Dates, titles and speakers for the four lectures will be:
Jan. 14: “Israel and the Diaspora: Convergence or Rupture?†Derek Penslar, Samuel J. Zacks Professor of Jewish History at the University of Toronto. In his talk, UNC’s Morris, Ida and Alan Heilig Lecture in Jewish Studies, Penslar will examine how Zionist ideology and the Israeli state are not as far removed from Diaspora Jewish norms as is commonly thought.
A free workshop on textile art will be part of an exhibit of textiles curated by local artists Anita Wolfenden, Linda Carmel and Nerys Levy at the Carrboro Branch Library.
The exhibition, which features 21 local textile artists, is designed to present an overview of the range and possibilities within the discipline of fiber art — from wool and felt to silk, paper to soft sculptures.
At the January 20 reception, there will be demonstrations of some of the processes involved in the production of textile art. Also during the life of the exhibition, the library will hold a free art workshop led by one of the show’s participating artists. The exhibit is made possible by the Friends of the Carrboro Branch Library and the Fowler Foundation. For more information, call 969-3006.
The ArtsCenter will host an interactive open house for the African-American community on Sunday, Jan. 13 from 2:00 to 5 p.m. The open house will feature a community-led roundtable, refreshments, local entertainment and tours of the facility.
Organizers say the event is part of the center’s ongoing effort to make sure programming better reflects the community.
The event will begin at 2 p.m. with entertainment by Turbo in the Earl and Rhoda Wynn Theater, Teli and Mabiniti on Kora and Balla in the gallery, and T.J. demonstrating Capoeira in the dance studio. Whole Foods will be providing refreshments, and tours of The ArtsCenter will also be offered. ArtSchool teachers will be on-hand to provide mini classes and demonstrations and staff members will be available to answer questions and hear feedback. At 4 p.m., participants will gather in the West End Theater to provide feedback and suggestions in a community-led roundtable. The event is free and open to all.
Works: January 2008
In their days on the road, the Pressure Boys went through three vans — Death Pete, Crüel Eugene and Almighty God. They were the home away from home for a crew of eight. They all bore the scars of the road. By the time Death Pete was retired it was probably more object d’art than transportation.
Fans and other bands slapped stickers on it or spray painted slogans in layer after layer. Pictured above is Pete parked at a club in Austin, Texas in 1984.
Through MILL, we’ve tried to use our cover to provide a focus on some of the best works by local artists. Our first cover featured sculpture; our second, printmaking; and last month, a winter-themed work from one of the area’s best photographers.
This month we answer the question, “When are you going to do something about music?â€
Midweek weather
Rain likely. Via NWS:
Today: A chance of showers, mainly between 10am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind between 3 and 5 mph.
Thursday: Rain likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 54. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind 5 to 14 mph becoming south. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
UNC v. Clemson
FYI on Sunday’s game via THB:
Roy Williams expects Quentin Thomas to play Sunday at Clemson, but doubts that Alex Stepheson will return in time for the game, the coach told media members at a press conference on Friday. Thomas turned an ankle last week in practice, and Stepheson returned home to California because of a family illness. “If [Thomas] makes it through practice all right, I would expect him to play,” Williams said.
Tip off is 7:30 p.m.