Come by tonight to the Century Center during the 2nd Friday Artwalk

Come by the Century Center in Carrboro during the 2nd Friday Artwalk where we'll be showing pieces from Carrboro Community Art Project. The theme is music to go along with the upcoming Carrboro Music Festival. Not everything is music related but....

 ....a real treat will be a series of photos from Jackie Helvey of photos from past music festivals and other events. Below a painting done by Karen Stone while listening to Layla.

Layla - Clapton and Gordon, 2006

Cat's Cradle in the Commons sponsored by Cat's Cradle and the Town of Carrboro

Cat's Cradle & the Town of Carrboro are presenting a free concert at Town Commons featuring Tift Merritt, Megafaun & Mandolin Orange on Friday September 21st from 5:30-9:00

The concert is part of Carrboro's effort to promote the vibrant arts community within our fair town.

While the concert is free to the general public, vouchers guaranteeing entry are available at www.catscradle.com and at local businesses including Tyler’s Taproom. There is a limit of two vouchers per person and the voucher guarantees entry to its holder before 6pm. A little birdie whispered in my ear today that 4,000 of the 6,000 vouchers are already spoken for.

Gates Open at 5 PM/ Music Starts at 5:30

• No coolers/ No backpacks/No lawn chairs, please
• All attendees (adults and children) require vouchers
• Limit two vouchers per person, please. 
• Parking is very limited/ please walk, bike or ride the bus!
• More details on parking and shuttles forthcoming

Carrboro Town Commons is where we hold the Farmer's Market, next to Carrboro Town Hall at 301 West Main St.

Concert vouchers are available through:
- CD Alley
- Schoolkids
- Jessee’s Coffee House
- The Cat’s Cradle
- Online though eTix/Cat’s Cradle Site

Reminder: we're still accepting submissions for the 7th Annual Carrboro Film Fest

Filmmakers, young and old, experienced and rookies, we are accepting entries to the November 18th, 2012 7th Annual Carrboro Film Festival. From the website:

7th Annual Carrboro Film Festival
Date: Sunday, November 18, 2012, 1 – 7 pm.
Location: Century Hall in the Carrboro Century Center, 100 North Greensboro St., Carrboro, NC
We welcome all films and videos less than 20 minutes total running time (including titles and end credits). All filmmakers who have breathed in the good air of North Carolina sometime in their life are eligible to submit.

Entry fee per film is still $10 till August 20th and then $15 till closing date of September 30th. The online submission and payment system is simple and, if your film is online, there is nothing more to do. Entering 1 or 10 films couldn't be easier.

The url to enter is http://tinyurl.com/cff7-entry.

Doc Watson video

Photo by Appalachian Encounters on Flickr

This is the Carrboro Art Scene blog. Doc ain't from Carrboro (though he'd a fit in) but he is from North Carolina. And frankly Doc is a part of all of NC in the same way that Mt. Airy's Andy Griffith and Chapel Hill's James Taylor are.

All of that to let you know that there is a marvelous old BBC video available from the No Depression site on Doc from 1976 which means before Merl died - and Merl's in it some. The early parts are pretty hokey in a John Cleese Monty Python sort of way (and putting Doc in with generic country music is an insult) but after that it is interesting and shows off the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Filmmakers: Entry window open for 7th Carrboro Film Festival

Filmmakers, young and old, experienced and rookies, we are now accepting entries to the November 18th, 2012 7th Annual Carrboro Film Festival. From the website:

7th Annual Carrboro Film Festival – Submission GuidelinesDate: Sunday, November 18, 2012, 1 – 7 pmLocation: Century Hall in the Carrboro Century Center, 100 North Greensboro St., Carrboro, NC 27510
Mission: To support & promote film & video artists

We welcome all films and videos less than 20 minutes total running time (including titles and end credits). All filmmakers who have breathed in the good air of North Carolina sometime in their life are eligible to submit. 

Entry fee per film is still $10 till August 20th and then $15 till closing date of September 30th. The online submission and payment system is simple and, if your film is online, there is nothing more to do. Entering 1 or 10 films couldn't be easier.

The url to enter is http://tinyurl.com/cff7-entry.