MARCH - NOVEMBER
FREE monthly events celebrating Art, Culture, & Community in Hillsborough, NC!
Click the buttons below to explore each event component, and choose your Last Fridays adventure!
APRIL 26 SPECIAL HAPPENINGS:
EARTH EVENING This month, we celebrate the beauty of our planet with an Earth Month-themed Last Friday & the Art Walk AND Orange County DEAPR's annual Earth Evening!
6-8 PM - Farmers' Market Pavilion (140 East Margaret Ln.) - Find Orange County departments and other community partners presenting family-friendly fun and hands-on activities for the communit.
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EARTH MONTH ART WALK! Click here to explore all the Earth-Month themed happenings at 22+ participating venues on the Art Walk, including live music, artist receptions, demonstrations, wine tastings, and more!
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LIVING ARTS IN RIVER PARK! Find the Living Arts Collective back at River Park with community drumming, dance, interactive activities/crafts, and opportunities to connect with nature, yourself, and one another. Click here to learn more and support the LAC artists!
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AT THE OLD ORANGE COUNTY COURTHOUSE:
5:30-6:30 PM - Monarch Movement Company Dance Performance!
Small Town USA Photography Exhibit - Duke students from the Center for Documentary Studies spent the spring semester documenting the town of Hillsborough!
5:30-7:30 PM - Find the resulting photography lining King Street
7:30-9 PM - Students will present projects with narrated slide shows at the Hillsborough Presbyterian Church (102 W. Tryon St.)
Click here for full program details.
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ROAMING POETS! Catch Jennifer Daniels, host of the 2024 Last Fridays Roaming Poets series, along with April's fabulous featured artists at:
6-6:30 PM - Yonder: Southern Cocktails and Brew
6:35-7:05 PM - Thomas Stevens Gallery
7:15-7:45 PM - The Colonial Inn
8:15-8:45 PM - Margaret Lane Gallery
Click here to learn more about the Roaming Poets!
FIND THE MUSIC:
6-8 PM - Claytones at Snow Approach Foundation
6-8 PM - Zach Gosset and Chris Mills at Margaret Lane Gallery
6-8 PM - Jasme Kelly at The Colonial Inn
7-9 PM - King Street Jazz Quartet at Thomas Stevens Gallery
8-11 PM - Ghost + Bones at Yonder: Southern Cocktails and Brew​​
Click to download an itinerary for this month's event.
HISTORIC HILLSBOROUGH, NC
2024 DATES
MARCH 29
APRIL 26
MAY 31
JUNE 28
JULY 26
AUGUST 30
SEPTEMBER 27
OCTOBER 25
NOVEMBER 29
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RAIN-OR-SHINE!
(barring severe or dangerous conditions)
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PROGRAMMING LEGEND:
THE ART WALK (Ongoing)
6-9 PM
Join participating venues for special openings, exciting exhibitions, live music, and more along the Art Walk!
LIVING ARTS COLLECTIVE (Mar - Oct)
Join the Living Arts Collective for Last Fridays Living Arts drumming; dance; and other interactive, educational activities.
ROAMING POETS (March - Nov)
6-9 PM
A monthly lineup of inspired, local poets & spoken word artists, stopping at multiple Art Walk locations to share words and heart within community.
MAKERS MARKET (May - Oct)
5:30-8:30 PM
Artist vendors, community groups, and live music on the Old Orange County Courthouse lawn!
For more information about Last Fridays & the Art Walk, contact us at programs@hillsboroughartscouncil.org or (919) 643-2500.