Three pristine acres right outside Pittsboro, with hands-on local builder to design your own modern farmhouse. Current design for 3200 square foot, 4 bedrooms with 3.5 bath also includes: wide plank hardwoods, accent metal roof, oversized front porch, ship lap, wood shelving. Open floor plan combined with screened porch and deck looking out to nature […]
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44th Annual Old Fashioned Farmers Day * August 31-Sept 1
It’s that time again ya’ll! Old Fashioned Farmers Day at the Silk Hope Ruritan. The 44th Annual event showcases the evolution of agriculture throughout the years with a display of tractors, animals, dancing, craft demonstrations, food and more! This is no ordinary machinery show. You can see a cotton gin, a working sawmill, steam engines – even […]
This Weekend Check Out Hewitt Pottery Open Kiln and Cary’s Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts Festival
Mark Hewitt Summer Kiln Opening It’s that time again. Mark and his apprentices, Stillman Browning-Howe and Will Baskin are busy making pots for the summer firing. This will be Firing 101 of the impressive wood fired salt kiln. The kiln openings are essentially a sale mixed with a party. There are light refreshments, lively conversation between locals […]
New Construction with Your Personal Taste!
Here is your chance for a gorgeous home with all the bells and whistles on a stunning lot at Chapel Ridge Community! The builder is a Gold Medal Parade winner and is willing to customize this home to your personal taste! PICTURES ARE OF SIMILAR HOME-GARAGE WILL BE SIDE LOADING. Stunning golf view on cul-de-sac […]
The ODDCO Live Music Series August 17th
What the heck is the ODDCO?! The ODDCO or The Odd Company is the newest store/art gallery/ bar/ live music venue in Pittsboro. It’s the only one too! The owners are bonafide “fringe artists” working in art, music, design, branding and media. They started the ODDCO is a unique and lovingly created storefront that specializes […]
Fearrington Cooking School with Sheri Castle
Fearrington Cooking School: Sunday Dinner from the Garden August 11 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm AND Easy and Elegant Make-Ahead Chilled Menu for Hot Days August 25 @ 3:00 PM – 6:00PM Join cookbook author, recipe developer, and cooking teacher Sheri Castle, author of Instantly Southern, for a cooking demonstration taking inspiration from the beautiful Fearrington gardens and local farmer’s markets. […]
Starrlight Mead’s Mead Day *August 3
August 3 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm @ Starrlight Mead Free Event Do you like mead, otherwise known as honey wine? If so, you are in luck as Pittsboro is home to its very own meadery, Starrlight Mead. This award winning meadery produces a delicious product similar to white wine as well as fruit infused blends. […]
Chatham Mills Farmer’s Market Harvest Abundance Dinner * July 28th
Harvest Abundance Dinner tickets are on sale now! The Chatham Mills Farmers Market (CMFM) needs your help. It’s time to celebrate the bounty of the market with a phenomenal hand-crafted meal with food actually from the market. This annual farm-to-table dinner is also a fundraiser with a silent auction and raffle. Proceeds go to support […]
Fun this Saturday July 20th at the House of Hops in Pittsboro
Pittsboro is home to such a wide array of summertime activities. There is literally something for everyone to enjoy from local food, to cultural events, art, etc. and with the expansion of the county’s footprint, there are more opportunities to enjoy. This weekend one of the newer Pittsboro businesses in the Penguin Place complex, welcomes […]
“The Miss Firecracker Contest” at the Sweet Bee Theater * July 14th
If you haven’t heard of the Sweet Bee Theater in Pittsboro, you are officially missing out. Sweet Bee is Pittsboro’s only community theater and is home to the Pittsboro Youth Theater (PYT). Tammy Matthews and Craig Witter founded the theater in 2012 to fill the void in live performance in Chatham County. More than 2,000 people […]