Deep River Mercantile Second Anniversary BBQ Lunch
Deep River Mercantile's Second Anniversary is June 15, 2019. Can y’all believe it’s time for our 2nd Anniversary?!? Join us Saturday June, 15th for a fun day celebrating the Mercantile! Come out for a delicious BBQ Lunch from 11:00-3:00 and ALL DONATIONS will go towards the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation! Each meal will include some delicious bbq, rolls for those who love a good bbq sandwich, chips from Carolina Kettle, and a drink! And if you know our love for sweets their will be some delicious desserts as well! You will also have a chance to shop some of our newest items and we will be raffling off TWO GIFT BASKETS filled with Mercantile goodies! Y’all don’t want to miss this!!
Open House at the Blue House on Main Street
Cindy Dameron is hosting an Open House at the Blue House on East Street (next to Yoga Garden). Mosey on by and take a look at this convenient and rare office space in downtown Pittsboro.
Grieve the Write Way
Joyful Jewel 44-A Hillsborough St., Pittsboro, NC, United StatesGrief is as individual and unique an experience as you are an individual and unique human being. Grieve the Write Way workshops are opportunities to process and work through your grief with the art and experience of narrative, prompt and journal writing. Dori will provide notebooks, pens and the facilitation.
Are You At Risk? Alzheimer’s Research Information Session
Galloway Ridge 3000 Galloway Ridge, Pittsboro, NC, United StatesGalloway Ridge will also be hosting a series of informative Alzheimer's Research sessions that are open to the general public from June-August. Please contact Sarah Haskins at shaskins@gallowayridge.com for questions or for more information. Are You At Risk? Lipid Transport in the Brain in Health and Disease with Dr.. Sarah Cohen Thursday, June 27, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ApoE, Alzheimer's and Aging with Dr. Lidia Tagliafierro Thursday, July 25, 2:00-3:00 p.m. New directions for therapies? The Immune Response in the Brain and It's Relationship to Alzheimer's Disease with Dr. Carol Colton Thursday, August 29, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Sarah Haskins Marketing and Sales Coordinator Galloway Ridge 3000 Galloway Ridge, Pittsboro, NC 27312 P. 919-545-2647 F. 919-545-2219
First Sunday July
Downtown Pittsboro 9 Hillsboro St, Pittsboro, NC, United StatesJuly's First Sunday is held concurrently with the events of Summer Fest. First Sunday vendors will be open from 4:30-9:30 pm.
Summer Fest 2019
Downtown Pittsboro 9 Hillsboro St, Pittsboro, NC, United StatesMARK YOUR CALENDARS for Pittsboro's Third SUMMER FEST Sunday, July 7, 2019 4:30 - 9:30 pm Proudly brought to you by The Pittsboro Business Association New this year: Laser Light Show after dark! Hoop Performance by Imagine Circus, with a stilt walker & LED hoopers Ballet Folklorico Guadalupano A tour of various folk dances of Mexico Crucial Fiya (opening act) Jim Quick and Coastline (headliner) Emerald Owl Laser Light Show We will have our First Sunday Vendors Live Music Food Games & Activities Chicken Bingo Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest Pie Throwing Dunking Booth Chatham County 4-H will have interactive activities. The Chatham YMCA Family Fun Center will have free activities for the whole family. Bicycle Parade Decorate your bike, scooter, or wagon with an Independence theme Have some fun and you might win a prize! (if you want to participate in the bicycle parade, please email by clicking below, with the parent's name, child's name, address, cell phone number so we can text the winners, & age (so we know what group). Preregistration is not required, but highly recommended - deadline for preregistration is June 30th. You must be ready to line up at the OLD Piggly Wiggly, located at 50 West Salisbury Street, Pittsboro, at 4:00-4:45 pm. ALL ages are welcome!!! downtown.pittsboro@gmail.com STAY TUNED AS WE ADD MORE DETAILS!!!! Follow Summer Fest 2019 on Facebook! See how much fun we had last year! Summer Fest 2018 on Facebook Special Thank You to our sponsors: The YMCA Family Fun Center Music Mosaic Chatham Park Main Street Pittsboro Town of Pittsboro Pittsboro Police Department Pittsboro Roadhouse * Chatham County 4-H will have interactive activities. Look for additional events happening at Member locations during Summer Fest. Sponsorship opportunities are still available: Please see information on the attached […]
July Member Meeting
Pittsboro Roadhouse 39 West St., Pittsboro, NC, United StatesPaul Kehle, from the local Toastmasters group, will be the speaker.
Toastmasters
Chatham Habitat for Humanity 467 West Street, Pittsboro, NCChatham Toastmasters meets every Monday night at the Chatham Habitat for Humanity offices on West Street. Bring dinner. Guests and visitors welcome.
National Ice Cream Day
Maple View Ice Cream 6900 Rocky Ridge Road, Hillsborough, NCCelebrate National Ice Cream Day with Maple View Ice Cream!
ApoE & Aging Alzheimer’s Research Information Session
Galloway Ridge 3000 Galloway Ridge, Pittsboro, NC, United StatesGalloway Ridge will also be hosting a series of informative Alzheimer's Research sessions that are open to the general public from June-August. Please contact Sarah Haskins at shaskins@gallowayridge.com for questions or for more information. ApoE, Alzheimer's and Aging with Dr. Lidia Tagliafierro Thursday, July 25, 2:00-3:00 p.m. New directions for therapies? The Immune Response in the Brain and It's Relationship to Alzheimer's Disease with Dr. Carol Colton Thursday, August 29, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Sarah Haskins Marketing and Sales Coordinator Galloway Ridge 3000 Galloway Ridge, Pittsboro, NC 27312 P. 919-545-2647 F. 919-545-2219
8th Annual Harvest Abundance Dinner
Chatham Mills 480 Hillsboro St, Pittsboro, NC, United StatesChatham Mills Farmers’ Market is celebrating the bountiful season and vibrant local food community with our 8th Annual Harvest Abundance Dinner and Fundraiser! Please come join us for this event and enjoy delicious farm-fresh food while helping to support small farmers and sustainable food systems in our community. Harvest Abundance will be at Forest Hall and hosted by Pickle Jar Cafe, a local farm-to-table restaurant that is one of our neighbors at the Chatham Mills building in Pittsboro. All of the farmers from the Chatham Mills Farmers’ Market will be supplying fresh produce for the dinner, so it will be an excellent opportunity for fans of local food and agriculture to gather together and enjoy the bounty of summer, fresh from the farm and prepared by chef Mario Robledo and the talented team at Pickle Jar Cafe.
International Tiger Day
Carolina Tiger Rescue 1940 Hanks Chapel Road, Pittsboro, NCJoin Carolina Tiger Rescue in celebrating International Tiger Day! Details on their website.
Pecha Kucha Night Pittsboro
Pittsboro Roadhouse 39 West St., Pittsboro, NC, United StatesJoin us for an intriguing evening of talk, passions, ideas, community and connection. Donation based. Presenters: Mel Mealey: "Small changes, BIG impact" Aqueil Ahmad: American Violence: "A Nation at War with Itself" Tami Schwerin: The Women Who Made Me Christian Molina: "ARTchitecture" Roxanne Hollander: "Chatham Health Tour"
Women’s Wine Wednesday
FireClay Cellars 1276 Bowers Store Rd,, Siler City, NCIt's time for another Women's Wine Wednesday at FireClay Cellars! Enjoy meeting and chatting with other local women this Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30. Light snacks will be available and as always, Wine!!! ? #ladiesnightout #chathamcountync #ncwine #womenandwine #drinklocal
End of Summer Sale! New Horizons, both stores
Visit New Horizons West and New Horizons Downtown for their fabulous end-of-season sales! Great deals on everything for summer at both stores.
National Mead Day
Starrlight Mead 130 Lorax Lane, Pittsboro, NC, United StatesThe first Saturday of August is National Mead Day celebrated by the American Mead Makers Association and meaderies across the country! And we’re celebrating too! For the occasion, we’ve got some fun things in store for you! - The release of our very first “session mead”. A lower alcohol, very drinkable mead on tap by the glass. Our first one is a (currently unnamed) lime and ginger “Mule”. We’ve got ideas for some other flavors yet to come too! Come out and try it! - Mead making demo at 4 pm. Join Ben to see how to make a small batch of mead at home. (And consider signing up for our Beginning Mead Making Class on Oct 19th!) - Tours of the meadery at 1, 3 and 5 pm. See how it’s done on a bigger scale. - And sample some local NC meads from other mead makers! We’re sharing the love with our NC neighbors and featuring some of their yummy meads too! Come out and join us for a great day all about our favorite drink! (If you are looking for our Mini Renaissance Faire that we used to do on Mead Day, it's now called Mead Fest and will be on Sept 28th!)
First Sunday August
Downtown Pittsboro 9 Hillsboro St, Pittsboro, NC, United StatesOn the first Sunday of the month from April through December from 12-5 p.m., downtown hosts the Pittsboro First Sunday Artisan Fair & Market. This family-friendly event has live music, food trucks and dozens of vendors selling art, jewelry, textiles, woodwork, soaps, pottery and more. There is a designated play area for children in the parking lot across from Pittsboro Roadhouse. Many businesses host their own sales and events.
Mead and Painting – Midnight Sunflower
Starrlight Mead 130 Lorax Lane, Pittsboro, NC, United StatesWho doesn’t love a good painting party? And when you include mead, it just makes it that much more fun! We’re teaming up with Picasso Paint’s Andrea Ward to paint a lovely “Midnight Sunflower”! Paint a wonderful painting (YOU CAN DO THIS!!), have a glass of mead, and enjoy a great time at the meadery!
August Member Meeting
Pittsboro Roadhouse 39 West St., Pittsboro, NC, United StatesJennifer Scott &/or Eric Rifkin from Halle Acquisitions, the development called Pittsboro Place on Industrial Drive, will be the speakers.
Membership Meeting
Pittsboro Roadhouse 39 West St., Pittsboro, NC, United StatesThe speaker for the August all-member meeting will be Jennifer Scott &/or Eric Rifkin of Halle Acquisitions, talking about their development, Pittsboro Place on Industrial Drive.