Hewitt Pottery: Summer Kiln Opening

Hewitt Pottery 424 Johnny Burke Rd, Pittsboro, NC, United States

Mark, Adrian King, and new apprentice, Hamish Jackson, have made a variety of several less typical pots this cycle - casseroles, triangular vases, rectangular dishes, narrow neck vases and wall waves - as well as the usual lovely barrel and straight mugs, plates, bowls (including ice cream bowls), jars, pitchers, tumblers, big pots, little pots, and everything in between!

September 2015: Pittsboro First Sunday

Downtown Pittsboro 9 Hillsboro St, Pittsboro, NC, United States

Vendors Food trucks, beverage, craft and retail vendor tables will be located along Hillsboro Street. Yum! Food and Drink 8 a.m. Chatham Marketplace, a deli serving breakfast and lunch, including pre-packaged food and sushi 9 a.m. Cafe Diem a coffee and tea house opens 10 a.m. Carolina Brewery opens for brunch and lunch kick off 10 a.m. Pittsboro Roadhouse opens for brunch and lunch Music 12-2 p.m. Gregory Blaine at Pittsboro Roadhouse 1-3 p.m. The Oblation on the outside stage 2-4 p.m. Josh Jones at Liquidambar Gallery and Gifts 3-4 p.m. Bad Wolf on the outside stage 3-5 p.m. Eddy Davis at The Joyful Jewel Artist Openings Joyful Jewel: Featured artist reception: Sharon Blessum's new work "Stone Speak" will be unveiled 12-5 p.m. Eddy Davis brings live music from 3-4 p.m. Liquidambar Gallery: Featured artist reception: Children's Activities The kids’ play area, sponsored by Pittsboro United Methodist Church, is located in the Pittsboro Roadhouse parking lot. Sidewalk chalk provided by Pittsboro Toys. As always, kids may have a free table to sell their art creations. Other Activities Chatham County Historical Museum: Tours 12 – 5 p.m. Circle City Books & Music: Homemade cookies while you browse, 12 – 5 p.m. Vino!! Wine Shop: Wine tastings 12 – 5 p.m. Starrlight Mead: Tastings 1 – 5 p.m., tours 2 – 5 p.m. unWINEd: Open 1 – 5 p.m. Also Open Beggars and Choosers Blue Dot Coffee Cafe Diem Carolina Tiger Rescue (ticket required) French Connections Horizon Renovations New Horizons Trading Company Pittsboro Toys Reclamation Home Furnishings Second Bloom

Hewitt Pottery: Summer Kiln Opening

Hewitt Pottery 424 Johnny Burke Rd, Pittsboro, NC, United States

Mark, Adrian King, and new apprentice, Hamish Jackson, have made a variety of several less typical pots this cycle - casseroles, triangular vases, rectangular dishes, narrow neck vases and wall waves - as well as the usual lovely barrel and straight mugs, plates, bowls (including ice cream bowls), jars, pitchers, tumblers, big pots, little pots, and everything in between!

Pittsboro Toys: Kids Clothing Swap

Pittsboro Toys 15 Hillsboro St., Pittsboro, NC, United States

Join Pittsboro Toys every second Saturday from 10:30-11:30 a.m. for a kids clothing swap party. Bring gently used clothing for ages 0-12 to participate. Snacks will be provided!

Joyful Jewel: Fairy Hair Flair

Joyful Jewel 44-A Hillsborough St., Pittsboro, NC, United States

Fairy Hair Flare will be in the store adding sparkles to hair! RESERVATIONS REQUESTED: 919-883-2775 or mariah.joyfuljewel@gmail.com. Finklepott's Original Fairy Hair™ - is the finest quality fairy hair. We proudly and exclusively use Finklepott's Original Fairy Hair ™, which we tie to one strand of hair. It will last until that strand of hair falls out. It can last months or a day...when you lose that hair, who can say? You can wash it, brush it, comb it, curl it, color it, straighten it blow it dry, get a haircut with it in. Do whatever you normally do to your hair but most of all, enjoy it!

Pittsboro Roadhouse: RAFI Crop Hop

Pittsboro Roadhouse 39 West St., Pittsboro, NC, United States

Join RAFI at The Pittsboro Roadhouse for our 3rd Annual Crop Hop to enjoy: * Live music with The Haywood Billy Goats * Square dance with caller Nancy Mamlin * Live & Silent auctions *  NEW! Buffet dinner featuring locally sourced ingredients

Starrlight Mead: Mead and a Sunset Cruise

Starrlight Mead 130 Lorax Lane, Pittsboro, NC, United States

Back by popular demand! Imagine you (with your honey or friends) on a boat at sunset sipping on some honey wine while the sun goes down!! Enjoy a mead tasting and a 2 hour sunset cruise of Jordan Lake with Triangle Boat Tours. $85/ couple/$75 Mead Club, $50 single/$45 Mead Club. More info and other dates Time: Tasting available from noon until 5:30 pm (must start by 5:30 to finish by 6:00 and have enough time to get to Jordan Lake) Cruise at Jordan Lake from 6:30 - 8:30 pm (except Sept 18 - 5:30-7:30) Limit: 12 people Mead Club Members save $10 per couple! Includes: Mead tasting, 2 souvenir glasses, and a bottle of mead to share ($29 value, additional bottle charge may apply for some meads) 2 hour sunset cruise of Jordan Lake ($72 value) (single price is one tasting, glass, and a bottle, plus cruise)

$50 – $85

Joyful Jewel: Lauren Thurston Folk Music Originals

Joyful Jewel 44-A Hillsborough St., Pittsboro, NC, United States

Local favorite, musician Laura Thurston, brings her brand of folk-grass originals with multiple instruments to the Joyful Jewel Friday Sept. 18, 7 – 9pm.

Free

Fair Game Beverage Co.: Pirate Bash

Fair Game Beverage Co. 220 Lorax Lane, Pittsboro, NC, United States

Arrr! Avast ye matey! There be somethin' off the port side bow...its...its Fair Game's 1st Annual Pirate Bash! On September 19th, in celebration of National Talk Like A Pirate Day and great reasons to drink, we'll be unfurling the sails and setting off to the land of treasure hunts, delicious food trucks, and barrels upon barrels of grog (just to clarify, "grog" means the good stuff!) We'll be throwing down from 5-10pm, with live music featuring the rowdy Tan & Sober Gentlemen and The Affectionates. They'll have you dancing all night till we're talking like pirates and scallywags for the rest of the year! $10 advance/$12 day of. You can get your tickets here!

$10

Joyful Jewel: Featured Artist Reception

Joyful Jewel 44-A Hillsborough St., Pittsboro, NC, United States

Sharon Blessum Stone Speak book and oracle cards, with musicians

Free

Joyful Jewel: Sharon Blessum Gala

Joyful Jewel 44-A Hillsborough St., Pittsboro, NC, United States

A gala event September 19, 7 – 9pm where author Sharon Blessum will read from her new book “Stone Speak: Guide to Inner Wisdom” and show her related Oracle Cards. There will be delicious refreshments by CarrieO and live music by Gregory Blaine, Joe Woodson, DG Chandler and Amy Durso.

Fair Game Beverage Co: Rum Runners Kick Off

Fair Game Beverage Co. 220 Lorax Lane, Pittsboro, NC, United States

Starting Sept 24th, the Fair Game "Rum Runners" running club will meet every Thursday at 6:30pm, at the Fair Game Tasting Room. Enjoy a 3mi run toward the traffic circle on the new sidewalks. All paces welcome! And make sure to finish with a Fair Game Sprinter Spritzer that rejuvenates and refreshes!