Help French Connections celebrate 24 years in business! Now through October 19.

Celebrate new and forthcoming hot titles with our friends at Macmillan & Tor Books! Your $10 ticket includes admission to the talk, drinks, snacks, AND the chance to win raffle prizes. Don't miss out! Enjoy spooky season with a lively talk given by our friends from Macmillan and Tor Books! Carin & Jordan will present the very latest books from Tor in the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Be in-the-know as these soon-to-be bestsellers hit the shelves, and enjoy the camaraderie of your fellow book lovers in this exclusive event. Join us for the fun! Tickets are nonrefundable.

Grab your popcorn and get ready for Friday Movie Night at MOSAIC at Chatham Park! 🎥🍿 Parking Lot opens at 6pm (Directions with map provided below) Movie starts at 7pm No outside alcohol is allowed to be brought inside the venue. Food + beverage by: Mr. Dowdy’s Popcorn, Jessica’s Food Truck, Hops & Berry, HAVOC Brewery

Basic home mead making class. Learn about how to make a small batch of mead, the equipment needed, and the techniques for ensuring success. Each participant will take home a one-gallon batch of mead to finish at home. Attendees will learn the basics of mead making. You will be taken step by step through the process of making a “cyser” (honey and apple). You will learn how to properly sanitize and what equipment is needed to make a great homemade mead! You will take home your own gallon of mead, made during the class, with instructions on what to do with it when you get home. No mead making experience necessary.

Please confirm event times before leaving home. PUMC's Church at the Lake event will be held on Saturday, October 12th at Parker's Creek Shelter #4 next to the beach access. If you would like to reserve a campsite for the weekend please visit the Jordan Lake website. Times for a Saturday gathering will be announced shortly. Sunday services will be held as normal in the FLC-9am and Sanctuary-11am. We look forward to seeing you for a fun weekend of fellowship, fun, fishing and sharing time as a church family together at Jordan Lake. More details to come. Please reach out to Kevin Rose with any questions: [email protected]

Be sure to check the Huckleberry Trail Farm website or Facebook page for more information about what's happening on each of these fun-filled weekends! October 12/13 – Who’s Your Huckleberry Weekend Teachers, First Responders, Doctors, Nurses, Mental Health Providers and Military Service personnel (former and current) are admitted free with a paid admission (must show an official ID). Sorry, this discount is not available with online ticketing. October 19/20 – Scout Weekend & DAR Sponsored by The Sycamore.  All scouts get a special admission price of $9 for scouts, troops, tribes and leaders in uniforms/vests/T-shirts. Don’t be surprised if Uncle Bob asks you to show him the scout handshake or sign.  Sorry, this discount is not available with online ticketing. October 26/27 – School Spirit Weekend During this weekend, get $1.00 off admission to the farm for each person who wears something that show their school’s colors.  Sorry, this discount is not available with online ticketing.  So dress up and show your SPIRIT!!! We will also be hosting the Deep River chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) on Sat Oct 26 from 11 to 2.  Come on out and learn what they are all about  Who knows, you might find out you are a daughter too!!

Swing by to chat and get a book signed by author D.K. Broadwell to celebrate the release of his novel, Ruthless Sky. Step into a 1988 world where the Challenger disaster did not occur, and NASA continued to plan ever more formidable and risky space shuttle missions. Until the worst happened…join the crew of a crippled NASA space shuttle as they fight to get home. D.K. (Kim) Broadwell is a physician and specialist in aerospace medicine, now living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Ruthless Sky is his debut novel. As a flight surgeon at NASA’s Johnson Space Center during the space shuttle era, he has a unique perspective on astronauts, shuttle technical details and NASA internal politics.

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Join the Chatham Chamber of Commerce for The State of Chatham, presented by Fidelity Bank! At this signature event, you'll hear the latest data on regional developments, trends, and more. Connect with business leaders, Chamber members, and the community—all over a delicious breakfast! 📅 Date: October 15, 2024 ⏰ Time: 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM 📍 Location: Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center, Pittsboro 🎟 Tickets Available Now: https://bit.ly/3Xx9J3I Join us for an engaging morning that will leave you informed and inspired!

Accessible, heartfelt, and witty, this short collection of simple, practical tips offers self-care, healing, and recovery, from a stage-3 breast cancer survivor. Flyleaf will offer seating for up to 70 in-person guests, with priority access given to folks who purchase the book. Please indicate in the comments if you’d like 1-2 seats held for you at the event. Signing line at 5:30pm, talk begins at 6:00pm. Travis Brady is surviving and thriving past her Stage 3A ER+ PR+ breast cancer diagnosis in 2016. Brady has spent her 30-year career in marketing and employee relations working for some global powerhouses like Levi Strauss & Co and Visa. She’s at her best when turning around underperforming brands or teams. Her modus operandi is to “maximize” by looking for ways to make things better and improve. This inherent nature led her to write, Make Room for Healing: 40 Tips from a Breast Cancer Survivor, to pay forward all the help she received when undergoing treatment. Brady lives in Chapel Hill, NC with her husband and daughter. To learn more, please visit TravisBrady.com and follow the author on Instagram @travis_brady. Chris Amsbary hosts a weekly radio show on WCOM-FM alongside Jenny Cook. He also develops solar farms for a living, coaches soccer, is a husband (to Dr. J), dad (to Maggie), and new dog owner (to Eggroll).

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 10/16 – Dave Quick Jazz 10/23 – Lauren Meehan 10/30 – Steve Hobbs Trio 11/6 – 11/13 – Dave Quick Jazz 11/20 – Lauren Meehan 11/27 – Tony Galiani Jazz Quartet 12/4 – Steve Hobbs Trio 12/11 – Dave Quick Jazz

Join us on Wednesdays on the Philip H. Kohl MOSAIC Family Commons (event lawn) for self-care sessions. Sunset Yoga hosted by Yoga Garden PBO on select Wednesdays in October.

An unflinching look at the all but forgotten though no less shocking 1979 racial tragedy that divided Greensboro, N.C., and the nation, and the grassroots activists who, in their tireless fight for justice, refused to give up on America’s promised ideals. Flyleaf will offer seating for up to 70 in-person guests, with priority access given to folks who purchase the book. Please indicate in the comments if you’d like 1-2 seats held for you at the event. Signing line at 5:30pm, talk begins at 6:00pm. Aran Shetterly is a writer, editor, and narrative historian. He is the author of the critically acclaimed The Americano: Fighting with Castro for Cuba’s Freedom, the founder of the Mexico City-based magazine, Inside Mexico, and a member of the board of the Americans Who Tell the Truth organization. He has received numerous fellowships, including the Virginia Humanities Fellowship and the 2019 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship. Aran holds a BA in literature from Harvard College, and an MA in American Studies. He currently he lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with his son and wife, the New York Times bestselling author Margot Lee Shetterly. John L.S. Simpkins, President and CEO at MDC, works with the entire team to set strategy, shape MDC’s portfolio of work, and engage with partners and the public around the urgent challenge of eliminating disparities to build a South where all people can thrive. Before joining MDC in 2020, John held various leadership roles in efforts to promote equity, access, and inclusion at the state, national, and international levels. A constitutional scholar and practicing attorney, John served in the Obama Administration as deputy general counsel for the White House Office of Management and Budget and general counsel for the U.S. Agency for International Development. He is a Senior Lecturer at Duke Law […]

Come celebrate outrageous art! jazz piano by Michael Bartos! Goulishly Artrageous! 5-8:30 pm Oct. 18. Friday Art Walk Michael Bartos Finally Fridays - Downtown Pittsboro Pittsboro Business Association

Lawn opens at 6pm Concert starts at 7pm Welcome Table: SERVPRO, Carolina Orthodontics & Children’s Dentistry, Triangle Family Dentistry, Chatham County Event Rentals, Allen Tate, Sara Donaldson – State Farm Food + beverage: Keyes Lemon Squeeze, Mr. Dowdy’s Popcorn, The Tasty Turkey Que, BMC Brewing, Hops & Berry, Jessica’s Food Truck, Vintage Scoops, The Rican Lab

Nighttime sonic ceremony is back by popular demand! Join us the third Friday of each month for a candle-lit evening sound bath featuring a variety of singing bowls, chimes and percussion accompanying the human voice. Honoring seasonal cycles, Ancient Song Therapy crafts sonic landscapes that are conducive for relaxation and mediation, as well as journey work and integration. RSVP is required. Please contact [email protected]

Be sure to check the Huckleberry Trail Farm website or Facebook page for more information about what's happening on each of these fun-filled weekends! October 19/20 – Scout Weekend & DAR Sponsored by The Sycamore.  All scouts get a special admission price of $9 for scouts, troops, tribes and leaders in uniforms/vests/T-shirts. Don’t be surprised if Uncle Bob asks you to show him the scout handshake or sign.  Sorry, this discount is not available with online ticketing. October 26/27 – School Spirit Weekend During this weekend, get $1.00 off admission to the farm for each person who wears something that show their school’s colors.  Sorry, this discount is not available with online ticketing.  So dress up and show your SPIRIT!!! We will also be hosting the Deep River chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) on Sat Oct 26 from 11 to 2.  Come on out and learn what they are all about  Who knows, you might find out you are a daughter too!!