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 […]
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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 […]
3rd Annual Blackberry Festival * June 15th
3rdAnnual Blackberry Festival * June 15th From the Well Fed Community Garden and Irregardless Café 1321 Athens Dr., Raleigh NC 27606 Saturday June 15thfrom 4 PM to 8 PM Tickets by Eventbrite Missed out on strawberry season, well here comes blueberries and brambles- full of delicious juice and ready for the picking. Come celebrate summer at […]
Strawberry Season!
Spring is moving us right along towards summer with warm temperatures, bugs and now at last- fresh produce. The best part of spring in the Triangle/Piedmont is strawberry season. Strawberries kick off the season of delicious berries and can be enjoyed either pre-picked or in the field as a family adventure in U-Pick. Depending on […]
Taste of 2019 * June 26-30
A Celebration of Food & Drink with 5 Culinary Events to Commemorate Durham’s 150 Year Anniversary June 26-30, 2019Durham, NC You have the chance to dine with over 30 Great Local Restaurants in One Evening over the course of 5 days. The best and tastiest creators the Triangle has to offer are gathered for this expansive […]
Mark Hewitt’s 100th Firing Spring Kiln Opening
The past two weekends have been rough. It looks, sounds and even smells like spring but the weather….yeah it is pretty spring like too, actually. So let’s look forward to upcoming events that are NOT, I repeat, NOT rained out! A big Chatham County celebration is upon us with the 100thFiring Party at renowned potter, […]
17th Annual ClydeFEST: Carnival of Folk Art Fun, April 6th 2019
17th Annual ClydeFEST: Carnival of Folk Art Fun ClydeFest is an annual event in the bygone town of Bynum, NC. Bynum is a Chatham County treasure, representing the mill town era. One of Bynum’s most renowned citizens is Clyde Jones, the folk artist known locally as the “critter artist”. ClydeFest is described as an old […]
Express Yourself! Weekend Workshops on Redefining your Home
Whether you are preparing a home to sell or looking for new ways to spruce up your existing home for your enjoyment, here are two events this weekend that are an ode to spring and the transformations therein. Head to Raleigh and you can take in TWO events centered on home improvement in the basic […]
Chatham County Spring Ag Fest
Chatham County invites residents to join us for their 2nd annual Spring Ag Fest at the Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center (CCACC) on Saturday, March 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Indoor and outdoor exhibitors and vendors will highlight local farms, farmers’ markets, sustainable agriculture, agricultural support and advocacy, agribusiness, beekeeping, livestock, forestry, green industry, wildlife, conservation, and much […]