Triangle-area musicians and bands are invited to submit work for consideration in a streaming platform dedicated to local music. Initiated by Chapel Hill Public Library and Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture, Tracks Music Library is a commercia…
By Karl Galloway Written for Come Hear NC North Carolina Music is American music. Be it blues, jazz, hip hop, folk, bluegrass, or beyond, Carolina will be there. With such a broad influence and history, finding local artists can be daunting. It’s eas…
Even though life as we knew it significantly changed, we have still continued to strive towards our mission of inspiring creativity and celebrating our community. Our aim to spread joy through the arts in Chapel Hill remains alive. Thanks to the arti…
BY WILL ATKINSON WRITTEN FOR INDY WEEK If you spent any time on social media on the first day of December, there’s a good chance you ran into a Spotify Wrapped, or perhaps several dozen. This aggregation of listening habits—tailored to the individual…
Tracks Music Library, a new free music streaming platform launched in collaboration with Chapel Hill Public Library and Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture, announces the release of two exclusive album compilations: Tracks Volume I: We Rise As A…
BY SASCHA MEDINA WRITTEN FOR THE DAILY TAR HEEL Chapel Hill Poet Laureate CJ Suitt released a poem on Oct. 27 reminding the community of what it has to look forward to when the pandemic is over. The poem, titled “In The Aftermath” comes a…
BY ISABELLA BRADDISH WRITTEN FOR THE DAILY TAR HEEL Fans of American blues and folk musician Elizabeth Cotten will be able to see a new mural on the border of Chapel Hill and Carrboro portraying the Chapel Hill native. The mural, meant to bring atte…
A new mural will celebrate legendary blues musician and local hero Elizabeth Cotten. Located on the Carrboro-Chapel Hill line at 111 N. Merritt Mill Road, the mural is part of a statewide project to honor famous North Carolina musicians in their home…
BY TREVOR MOORE A new mural is being painted near the Lower Booker Creek Trail to cover up what was previously a row of bare concrete manhole coverings. The mural will turn the previously cracked, worn-down pipes into a canvas featuring the silhouett…
Visitors to downtown Chapel Hill will now see art in windows as they walk or roll along Franklin Street. To enliven downtown, Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture is installing a series of vinyl art creations in windows. Installation for the firs…
