Weekend at a Glance
Some of the season’s most artistic events are in full swing this weekend!
By Hannah Lee
THURSDAY:
PlayMakers Repertory Company kicks off September with a Nambi E. Kelley’s theatrical adaptation of “Native Son,” based on Richard Wright’s 1940 novel about a black youth living in Chicago’s South Side. The show runs all weekend long.
FRIDAY:
Experience a culmination of cutting-edge rap, hip-hop and pop from Philadelphia-born, Grammy-nominated Tierra Whack at Memorial Hall, with Raleigh-based rapper ZENSOFLY opening the show.
SATURDAY:
The Independent Animal Rescue (IAR), a nonprofit animal rescue based in Durham, will host its 17th annual Painted Chair & More Auction from 6:30-9pm at Saint Thomas More Catholic Church in the Friends and Family Hall. Join fellow animal and art lovers to bid on silent and live auction items including: hand-crafted painted furniture, artwork, jewelry, as well as performances, services, dining and travel experiences. There will also be live music by The Dogwood Blossom Band, refreshments and a cash wine/beer bar.
SUNDAY:
Dance your heart out to bands all day long on the Southern Village Green for Village Rocks for Education. Bands include Liquid Pleasure, School of Rock‘s House Band, Rock 101ers, Lucky 13 (Chapel Hill High School’s all-female a cappella group) and Ravary. The event will benefit the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public Schools Foundation, and all Southern Village restaurants will be serving take-out specials.
Other Picks:
UNC Women’s Soccer vs. Wake Forest, Thursday, UNC Lacrosse & Soccer Stadium
‘We Are Here’ 20th annual Puppet Pageant, Friday-Sunday, Forest Theatre
Fridays on the Front Porch, Friday, The Carolina Inn
2nd Friday ArtWalk at The Visitors Center, Friday, Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Center
Opening Reception for A Matter of Form by Allison Tierney, Friday, The ArtsCenter
Jazz Night in September, Friday, La Vita Dolce
Art Adventures at the Ackland, Saturday, Ackland Art Museum
5th annual Critter Carnival, Saturday, Southern Community Park
Sculpture in the Garden Preview Party, Saturday, North Carolina Botanical Garden
Aid for the Bahamas w/ Dissimilar South, Gone Ghosts + more!, Saturday, Cat’s Cradle
Meadowmont Music Series: The Charlie Band, Saturday, Meadowmont Gazebo (301 Old Barn Ln.)
The Lumina Theatre Outdoor Movie with ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home,’ Saturday, Southern Village Green
Sundays in Hillsborough with live music from She Bop, Sunday, corner of North Churton and King Streets
Penny & Sparrow, Sunday, Cat’s Cradle
Awesome Beans featuring The Ghost + Bones, Sunday, Nash Street Tavern
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