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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Pittsboro Summer Fest 2019* July 7 * 4 – 9 PM Hillsboro Street, Pittsboro NC 27312 Pittsboro’s fourth annual festival with artisan fair and market including: local live music, craft and food vendors, face painting, craft tables, beer garden, dunk booth, eating contests and family fun center with waterslides, kid activities and bike/wagon parade. This year’s Summer […]
Town of Cary July 4th Celebration * July 4th* 3 – 10 PM Koka Booth Amphitheatre 8003 Regency Parkway, Cary, NC 27518 This Independence Day Celebration features free patriotic performances by the Cary Town Band and the North Carolina Symphony along with family-based activities including fair rides, games, eating contents, vendors and an evening fireworks […]
Carrboro Town Hall, 301 W Main St, Carrboro, NC 27510 July 4th* 9 – 12 PM Enjoy a small-town tradition with big time fun! The event kicks off at Weaver Street Market Lawn at 9:30 with a parade to Town Hall beginning at 10:50am. Food, activities, games, live music and a Kids Fun Zone and […]
40th Annual Festival for the Eno * July 4 & 6, 2019 * 10 AM – 6 PM West Point on the Eno – Durham City Park – 5101 N Roxboro Rd., Durham NC 27704 If fireworks aren’t exactly your thing or if a local beer and some tunes are more your style than BBQ […]
Hot weather is here. Markets, gardens, watering holes, etc. are all in full swing. Summer is official and we are heading towards the festivities of the Fourth of July! I will be posting on five of the closest and best events that our local area has to offer in a countdown to the day! Surprisingly […]
