The Chatham County Historical Association and Wren Memorial Library have partnered to sponsor monthly get-togethers to discuss and record Siler City history. We'll be there to listen and learn from you Siler City folks, as well as sharing what we know. The topic in January will be businesses on Chatham Street and Birch Street, but discussion of other topics is welcome! Let us know what you'd like to talk about in the months to come. Meetings will be on the first Friday of each month, from 10:30 to 11:30am at Wren Memorial Library. Light refreshments will be served. Join us on Friday, January 5 for our first meeting. The meetings are free and everyone is welcome.

Chatham Park is kicking off the new year with our January Open House this Saturday and Sunday (1/6-7)! From 1-5pm, explore innovative home designs and discover all that the Chatham Park lifestyle has to offer. 📍: Stop by the Information Center at 500 Vine Parkway to pick up a map!

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Jazz nights are continuing on Wednesdays so don't miss out on the chance to hear some great holiday jazz this month, sprinkled in alongside your classic favorites. Here are our upcoming performers 1/10 – Tony Galiani Jazz Quartet 1/17 – Lauren Meehan 1/24 – Combo Platter 1/31 – Dave Quick Jazz 2/7 – Lauren Meehan 2/14 – Piano Only – NO JAZZ 2/21 – Steve Hobbs Trio 2/28 – Dave Quick Jazz 3/6 – Lauren Meehan 3/13 – Tony Galiani Jazz Quartet 3/20 – Combo Platter 3/27 – Dave Quick Jazz

An illuminating and thought-provoking examination of the uniquely American institution of marriage, from the Colonial era through the #MeToo age Americans hold marriage in such high esteem that we push people toward it, reward them for taking part in it, and fetishize its benefits to the point that we routinely ignore or excuse bad behavior and societal ills in the name of protecting and promoting it. Laws have been designed to encourage people to marry so that certain societal benefits could be achieved: the population would increase, women would have financial security, children would be cared for, and immigrants would have familial connections. The widely overlooked problem with this tradition is that individuals and society have relied on marriage to address or dismiss a range of injustices and inequities, from gender- and race-based discrimination, sexual violence, and predation to unequal financial treatment. Through revealing storytelling, Zug builds a compelling case that when marriage is touted as “the solution” to such problems, it absolves the government, and society, of the responsibility for directly addressing them. Marcia Zug is a family law professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law. She is a graduate of Dartmouth College and The Yale Law School. Her previous book, Buying A Bride, explored the history of mail order marriage in the United States. She lives in Columbia, SC with her husband and two daughters. Osamudia James joined the UNC School of Law faculty in 2021. Her writing and teaching interests include education law, race and the law, administrative law, and torts. James is the author of numerous articles, book chapters, and popular press commentary exploring the interaction of law and identity in the context of public education. Her work has appeared in the NYU Law Review, the Michigan Law Review, and the Minnesota Law […]

Have you made your appointment yet? Just for January, Restorative IV Therapies is offering 2 Saturdays for you to come get a much-needed-IV infusion after the busy holidays!

Beloved author Jill McCorkle delivers a collection of masterful stories that are as complex as novels—deeply perceptive, funny, and tragic in equal measure—about crimes large and small. Jill McCorkle, author of the New York Times bestselling Life After Life and the widely acclaimed Hieroglyphics (“One of our wryest, warmest, wisest storytellers” —Rebecca Makkai), brings us a breathtaking collection of stories that offers an intimate look at the moments when a person’s life changes forever. Old Crimes delves into the lives of characters who hold their secrets and misdeeds close, even as the past continues to reverberate over time and across generations. And despite the characters’ yearnings for connection, they can’t seem to tell the whole truth. In “Low Tones,” a woman uses her hearing impairment as a way to guard herself from her husband’s commentary. In “Lineman,” a telephone lineman strains to connect to his family even as he feels pushed aside in a digital world. In “Confessional,” a young couple buys a confessional booth for fun, only to discover the cost of honesty. Profoundly moving and unforgettable, for fans of Alice Munro, Elizabeth Strout, and Lily King, the stories in Old Crimes reveal why McCorkle has long been considered a master of the form, probing lives full of great intensity, longing and affection, and deep regret. Jill McCorkle has the distinction of having published her first two novels on the same day in 1984. Of these novels, the New York Times Book Review said: "one suspects the author of The Cheer Leader is a born novelist. With July 7th, she is also a full grown one." Since then she has published five other novels—most recently, Hieroglyphics—and four collections of short stories. Five of her books have been named New York Times notable books and four of her stories have […]

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“One day I’ll work for myself.” Perhaps you’ve heard some version of that phrase from friends, colleagues, family members—perhaps you’ve said it yourself. If so, you’re not alone. The spirit of entrepreneurship runs deep in American culture and history, in the films we watch and the books we read, in our political rhetoric, and in the music piping through our speakers. What makes the dream of self-employment so alluring, so pervasive in today’s world? Benjamin C. Waterhouse offers a provocative argument: the modern cult of the hustle is a direct consequence of economic failures—bad jobs, stagnant wages, and inequality—since the 1970s. With original research, Waterhouse traces a new narrative history of business in America, populated with vivid characters—from the activists, academics, and work-from-home gurus who hailed business ownership as our economic salvation to the upstarts who took the plunge. We meet, among others, a consultant who quits his job and launches a wildly popular beer company, a department store saleswoman who founds a plus-size bra business on the Internet, and an Indian immigrant in Texas who flees the corporate world to open a motel. Some flourish; some squeak by. Some fail. As Waterhouse shows, the go-it-alone movement that began in the 1970s laid the political and cultural groundwork for today’s gig economy and its ethos: everyone should be their own boss. While some people find success in that world, countless others are left bouncing from gig to gig—exploited, underpaid, or conned by get-rich-quick scams. And our politics doesn’t know how to respond. Accessible, fast-paced, and eye-opening, One Day I’ll Work for Myself offers a fresh, insightful cultural history of the U.S. economy from the perspective of the people within it, asking urgent questions about why we’re clinging to old strategies for progress—and at what cost. Benjamin C. Waterhouse is the […]

Join us for our first ever Winemakers Dinner at The Sycamore on January 16th, featuring the renowned Margerum Wine Company. Enjoy a carefully curated four-course meal complete with pairings from the winery's top red and white selections. Winemaker Doug Margerum will be in attendance and is working with Chef Ingram to create a perfectly paired menu. Tickets are $125 per person. (tax and tip not included). You will also be able to purchase bottles of wine to take home at our wholesale cost. Doors open at 5:30pm with optional cocktail hour. First course will be served at 6:30pm. Make your reservation now using this link-https://order.toasttab.com/online/thesycamoreatchathammills A $50 deposit is required. Still looking for the perfect gift? We have also included the option to purchase 2 spots in full as well, on the link above. We will provide you with a printable certificate to use as your gift. This will be a very intimate event of around 25 people, so be sure to make your reservation right away if you want to join us for this memorable evening. Please note: no refunds will be offered, but deposit and/or pre-purchased spots will become a credit valid at The Sycamore for 12 months, if reservation is cancelled by 1/8/24.

Jazz nights are continuing on Wednesdays so don't miss out on the chance to hear some great holiday jazz this month, sprinkled in alongside your classic favorites. Here are our upcoming performers 1/17 – Lauren Meehan 1/24 – Combo Platter 1/31 – Dave Quick Jazz 2/7 – Lauren Meehan 2/14 – Piano Only – NO JAZZ 2/21 – Steve Hobbs Trio 2/28 – Dave Quick Jazz 3/6 – Lauren Meehan 3/13 – Tony Galiani Jazz Quartet 3/20 – Combo Platter 3/27 – Dave Quick Jazz

We're excited to annouce this fun activity coming up in January! 🧑‍🎨🍺🎨 Be sure to register as space it limited:

Get your tools ready for action! ✂️ They’re coming back after such great turnout in December. Tired of battling dull blades and ineffective tools? We're bringing Keen Edge Mobile Sharpening to Pittsboro Feed on Thursday, January 18th, 2024, from 2pm to 6pm! ⏰ Bring your old knives, scissors, gardening tools, and anything else needing a fresh edge. Keen Edge will sharpen them on-site while you shop! ️ Don't miss this chance to revive your tools and tackle any project with ease. See you there!

If you love bourbon or want to learn a bit more about it, bmc brewing has an evening for you! Advanced purchase of tickets suggested.

Come out and decorate a cookie using one of our rescue tigers as inspiration!! Tickets are still available for this event on January 4, but ticket sales end on January 13.

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