{"id":639,"date":"2008-07-31T07:34:38","date_gmt":"2008-07-31T15:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/?p=639"},"modified":"2008-07-31T07:34:38","modified_gmt":"2008-07-31T15:34:38","slug":"august-shows-happenings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/2008\/07\/august-shows-happenings\/","title":{"rendered":"August Shows &#038; Happenings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> 8\/1-9\/28 <\/strong><br \/>\nPaperhand Puppet Intervention<br \/>\nForest Theater<br \/>\n9th Annual summer puppet extravaganza featuring giant eye candy and live music. Every weekend of August and September. Adults $10, kids 12 and under $7, kids 2 and under free.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8\/1 <\/strong><br \/>\nEmbarrassing Fruits<br \/>\nLocal 506<br \/>\nBasement-rock CD release party with Hammer No More The Fingers and Opening Flower Happy Bird, 9:30pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>8\/2 <\/strong><br \/>\nDon Dixon AND<br \/>\nThe Jump Rabbits<br \/>\nCat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Cradle<br \/>\nScene legends play with Jeffrey Dean Foster and The Birds of Prey. 8:30pm, $10-12<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nNeil Hamburger<br \/>\nLocal 506<br \/>\nAmerica\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s $1 funnyman with band Daiquiri and musician Brian Vicini. Treat your funny bone and your music bone. 9:30pm, $8<\/p>\n<p>The Really Really Free Market<br \/>\nCarrboro Town Commons<br \/>\nFree stuff! No, really, this is about finding community solutions to social ills. Also, free stuff! 2:30-5pm<\/p>\n<p>Sunset Hike<br \/>\nOcconeechee Mountain<br \/>\nA short hike ending with sunset at the quarry overlook, now doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t that sound nice? 8 p.m. RSVP 383-1686.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8\/3 <\/strong><br \/>\nWestern Civ<br \/>\nReservoir<br \/>\nWith Combat Zone, Change the Station and The Heron. You know Reservoir shows rock. Hard. 10pm <\/p>\n<p>Ariel Pink\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Haunted Graffitti<br \/>\nNighlight<br \/>\nWith Clang Quartet, Unicornucopia, Ami Dang, Boyzone and Chairlift, 8pm<br \/>\nSouthern Village Green<br \/>\nSusan Reeves Trio: Bluesy and jazzy with a little bit of swingy. 7pm<\/p>\n<p>APS Benefit<br \/>\nBlue Bayou Club<br \/>\nWith performers Blue Diablo, Katharine Whalen, Monika James Band &#038; Lucy Sumner. 4-8 p.m.,  $15<\/p>\n<p><strong> 8\/8 <\/strong><br \/>\n2nd Friday Art walk<br \/>\nAll over town<br \/>\nArt and ambulation, good for the soul. see page four for listings. 6-9pm<\/p>\n<p>Tinsley Ellis<br \/>\nBlue Bayou Club<br \/>\nMemphis blues &#038; guitar. 9:30<br \/>\nSarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion<\/p>\n<p>Cat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Cradle<br \/>\nRoots-rock duo performs with Jeff Crawford. 8:30pm, $10-12<br \/>\nNear Blind James<\/p>\n<p>Bynum General Store<br \/>\nWith Harmonica Bob and Mighty Gospel Inspirations. 7pm<\/p>\n<p><strong> 8\/9 <\/strong><br \/>\nOpen Drawing Session<br \/>\nAckland Art Museum<br \/>\nLearn how to draw like the pros in an inspiring atmosphere. Bring your own materials. Kids  welcome. 10am-noon<\/p>\n<p>Digging History<br \/>\nOrange County Historical Museum<br \/>\nThe archaeological history of Hillsborough. Through August<\/p>\n<p><strong> 8\/10 <\/strong><br \/>\nThe Moaners<br \/>\nThe Cave<br \/>\nPerforming with Sixgun Lullaby. 9pm, $5<\/p>\n<p>Community Hoop Jam<br \/>\nCarrboro Town Commons<br \/>\nEnlightenment through swirling a hoop around your waist. 1-3pm<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n 8\/11 <\/strong><br \/>\nBurrito Bash<br \/>\nThe General Store Cafe<br \/>\nEat and support Chatham Animal Rescue and Education &#038; Chatham County Concerned Bikers Association. 6-9 pm $12<\/p>\n<p><strong>8\/15 <\/strong><br \/>\nExtraTerrestrial Circus Experiment Presents Quantamine<br \/>\nLocal 506<br \/>\nThe name says it all. 9pm, $12.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8\/15 <\/strong><br \/>\nSouthern Mystery Author Discussion<br \/>\nMcIntyre\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Fine Books<br \/>\nMark de Castrique, Mary Anna Evans and Vicki Lane will join reviewer Molly Weston in talking about their recently released mysteries. 2 pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>8\/16 <\/strong><br \/>\nMelvins<br \/>\nCat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Cradle<br \/>\nCult rockers perform with Big Business, Double Negative. 9:30 p.m.  $16-18<\/p>\n<p>Clyde Edgerton<br \/>\nMcIntyre\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Fine Books<br \/>\nReads from and discusses his novel The Bible Salesman. 11 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 8\/21 <\/strong><br \/>\nDiscussion of immigrant rights<br \/>\nChapel Hill Public Library<br \/>\nWith Rebecca Headen, NC ACLU Racial Justice Project Coordinator. 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8\/22 <\/strong><br \/>\nOneida<br \/>\nLocal 506<br \/>\nPlays with Dirty Faces 9 p.m.  $8.<\/p>\n<p>Loop Trail &#038; Sunset Hike<br \/>\nOcconeechee Mountain<br \/>\nTry out the new Occoneechee Loop Trail. 7pm RSVP 383-1686. <\/p>\n<p><strong> 8\/23 <\/strong><br \/>\nArrogance<br \/>\nCat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Cradle<br \/>\nInfluential 1970s Chapel Hill Rockers return to the Cradle for some nostalgia and some serious rock and roll. 9 p.m. $16-18<\/p>\n<p>The Never<br \/>\nPittsboro Carolina Brewery<br \/>\nAwesome indie, go hear them and then get the album. 6-9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8\/28 <\/strong><br \/>\nFall 2008 Community Education Series<br \/>\nExtraordinary Ventures<br \/>\nAdvocacy for people with disabilities in the workplace. RSVP 933-6918<\/p>\n<p><strong>8\/30 <\/strong><br \/>\nRev Billy C Wirtz<br \/>\nBlue Bayou Club<br \/>\nSwingin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 piano jams and a couple of laughs, this guy is spreading the gospel. Or some version of it, anyway. 9:30pm<\/p>\n<p>Geology Hike<br \/>\nOcconeechee Mountain<br \/>\nSee the geological wonders of Occoneechee Mountain, especially the pyrophyllite quarry. 10am. RSVP 383-1686<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>8\/1-9\/28 Paperhand Puppet Intervention Forest Theater 9th Annual summer puppet extravaganza featuring giant eye candy and live music. Every weekend of August and September. 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