Weekend at a Glance
With Easter just around the corner, we’ve got 20+ events to ring in the spring season!
By Adam Phan
THURSDAY:
Join UNC’s Center for the Study of the American South for Music on the Porch as singer-songwriters from the Triangle and Triad battle it out at Love House & Hutchins Forum. Bring a picnic blanket, sit back and relax, while listening to music from Jon Shain, FJ Ventre and Rissi Palmer.
FRIDAY:
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first humans to walk on the moon and explore all things lunar at the annual Star Party at Chapel Hill Public Library. Watch archival footage of the first moon landing, speak to a NASA ambassador, peer into a telescope and more.
SATURDAY:
Try a variety of delicious food and drinks while jamming out to live music at Funk Down on the Farm at Cedar Grove Blueberry Farm. The inaugural festival features over 30 craft beverage producers and food vendors, as well as a fermented tasting bar. The event is age 21 and up.
SUNDAY:
Hunt for hand-painted wooden eggs and trade them in for sweet treats at Chapel Hill’s inaugural Plastic-Free Eggstravaganza at 140 West Plaza. The environmentally friendly festival includes a transformed spring garden and a variety of egg-themed activities, such as games and arts and crafts.
Other Picks:
Kork-Ease & Söfft Trunk Show, Thursday, Sofia’s Boutique
Maness Lecture featuring Tift Merritt, Thursday, Sonja Haynes Stone Center
STEAM’D Up: Science of Sound, Thursday-Friday, Kidzu Children’s Museum
‘How I Learned to Drive,’ Thursday-Sunday, PlayMakers Theater
Arts Everywhere, Friday, UNC Campus and 2nd Friday ArtWalk locations around Chapel Hill and Carrboro
Eggs with Elected Officials, Friday, K&W Cafeteria
King of the Hill Lacrosse Fundraiser, Friday, Chapel Hill High School Stadium
Jeghetto’s Pop Up Gallery & Puppet Shows, Friday-Sunday, 109 E. Franklin St.
Tar Heel 10 Miler, Saturday, UNC Bell Tower
2019 Wildflower Hike with Mylo Pyne, Saturday, Moorefields
Making Art from Recycled Materials, Saturday, Margaret Lane Gallery
Easter Bunny Breakfast and Brunch, Saturday, The Carolina Inn
UNC Spring Football Game, Saturday, Kenan Stadium
The World at the Nano-scale, Saturday, Chapel Hill Public Library
UNC Jubilee 2019 featuring 6lack, Saturday, Carmichael Arena
Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely, Saturday, Memorial Hall
Caroline Taylor, Death in Delmarva, Sunday, McIntyre’s Books
The Alchemy of Change: A Parable Becoming, Sunday, CURRENT ArtSpace + Studio
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