Horse Boarding, Riding & Horsemanship Lessons We are located minutes off of Hwy 64, halfway between downtown Siler City and Pittsboro, in Chatham County, North Carolina. Our services include: Pasture board to a limited number of horses Riding, horsemanship and work-in-hand lessons for teens & adults Kids’ Pony School program Our amenities include: 10 acres which include four large pastures 70 X 200 ft outdoor fenced sand riding arena 80 X 60 ft fully insulted indoor arena Bridle path for hacking around the property Inside tackroom, feedroom and crossties Outside washrack Indoor hvac’d bathroom Lessons at SPEQ We offer lessons in general horse care, horsemanship, ground work, work-in-hand, as well as riding. Lessons at our farm on our lesson horses, or at your farm, ages 11 to adults. Starting Point Equestrian Location 817 Jay Shambley Road, Pittsboro, NC 27312 Hours By appointment or class schedule (See website) Contact Please reach out to us through the contact form on our website.
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Frye Studios
Charlie and Susan Frye are self-trained artists. Both are natives of western North Carolina. In their early lives both were creative, but did not consider themselves artists. Upon graduating college, they each became general education teachers. Eventually, they found their way back to art, as it is their passion in life. Charlie has been a full-time artist since 2008. He and Susan met in 2013 and slowly, Susan rekindled her love of art. In 2016 they opened a folk art gallery and antique store in their hometown. They so enjoyed filling their gallery with carefully curated artwork, antiques they both loved and unique gifts. The business was housed in a 1925 pharmacy building and their home was above the gallery. After the pandemic, they sold the building and moved to Pittsboro, where they have opened Frye Studios. Stop by soon. Frye Studios Location
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Checkered Tulip Sewing and Craft Studio
Welcome to craft heaven! The Checkered Tulip offers amazing sewing & craft classes and camps for all ages. Handbag making, studio hours, birthday parties, workshops, classes and more. Please stop by and see what we have. Checkered Tulip Location 89 Hillsboro St. Unit D (Upstairs). Pittsboro, NC 27312 Hours Mon By Appointment Tue-Sun, 11:00 am – 06:00 pm Email [email protected] Phone 919-337-8804
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We have what you didn’t know you needed. Offering a wide selection of antique and vintage treasures, from clothes and books to glass and metal. Curated curiosities and collectables from around the world and around the corner, with a focus on local art and artists we see ourselves as a creative gathering place for the community. Finders & Seekers Emporium [email protected] Location 23 Rectory Street, Suite D Pittsboro, NC 27312 Hours Tuesday – Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Sundays 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Phone 919-533-6530
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BMC Brewing
All our beers are made on site at our brewery and taproom in Pittsboro with ultra-purified reverse osmosis water, which allows better batch-to-batch consistency of our beers. We source ingredients as locally as possible, using grains from Epiphany Craft Malt in Durham, hops grown at Bee Hoppy Farms in Chatham County, pumpkins or sweet potatoes grown on site by Copeland Springs Kitchen & Farm, or coffee roasted on site by Vortex Roasters. We are all about sustainability and community, using as much solar power as possible to run the brewery and taproom and process spent grains into flour to make our delicious cookies. Why cookies? As Bite My Cookies Brewing Company, we’ve been making cookies from spent grain for several years, and it gives us a fun story (and cookies) to share with customers. We want to support our community by partnering with local non-profits and creating and maintaining jobs filled by folks who love craft beer and enjoy helping customers discover new styles of beer. Website BMC Brewing Location 213 Lorax Lane, Pittsboro, NC 27312 Summer 2024 Hours Monday 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM Tuesday 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM Wednesday 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM Saturday 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM Sunday 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM Hours Monday 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM Tuesday 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM Wednesday 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM Saturday 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM Sunday 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM Phone 919-704-8567 Email [email protected]
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Flyleaf Books stocks new and used adult and children’s titles, and we welcome orders for items not currently on our shelves. We are locally owned and operated. We host author events each week (now virtual!). www.flyleafbooks.com Location 752 MLK Jr. Blvd Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Store hours: Monday through Saturday: 9:00 am – 8 pm Sunday: 10 am – 7 pm Phone 919-942-7373
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Summer Fest
MARK YOUR CALENDARS for Pittsboro’s Fifth SUMMER FEST Sunday, July 4, 2021, 5 – 9 pm Proudly brought to you by The Pittsboro Business Association Activities: Waterslide, Dunking Booth, Corn Hole, hula hooping, balloon animals, a duck pond for prizes (for the very young), axe throwing, and more Musical Entertainment: The Dowdy Boys (5:30-6:30 pm), 8-Track Minds (7:00-9:00 pm) Pie Contest– Best All Around, Best Gluten-free, and Best Sugar-free Beard and Mustache Contest Beard-Most Creative, Biggest Beard, Saddest Beard Mustache-Most Creative, Creepiest To enter, email your name and contact information to [email protected] Winners will be announced at 6:45 pm. We’ll have food trucks and local vendors, too. Thanks to our sponsors: BRONZE Chatham Homes Realty Carolina Tiger Rescue J & W Automotive Hobbs Architects SILVER Bold Real Estate GOLD The Sycamore Steakhouse at Chatham Mills Chatham Park Investors Mosaic [email protected] STAY TUNED AS WE ADD MORE DETAILS!!!! Pictures from Summer Fest 2021
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Huckleberry Trail Farm
What’s in a name? Where did the name of our farm come from? Well, it didn’t come from the huckleberries growing wild on the land. Huckleberries don’t do well in the South (we know because we’ve researched it thinking maybe we should have some growing on the farm if we were going to put them in our name). Our name comes from what comes to mind when most people hear the word huckleberry-Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. It was a favorite bedtime reading book of our son, Robert, growing up. Between the story of Tom and Huck’s adventures were many lessons to be discussed and learned. We also decided to pay homage to the old wagon trail running along the back of our property. And that is how Huckleberry Trail Farm was born….. huckleberrytrailfarm.com Location 143 Pleasant Hill Church Road Siler City, NC 27344 Hours: In 2019, the farm was open to the public every weekend beginning September 28 1 through Sunday, October 27, with a special home schooler day on October 31. The pandemic changed things in 2020 and 2021. Look for a similar schedule in 2022. Our regular hours are: Saturdays 10 am to 6 pm (last admission is 5:00, last hay ride is 5:30) Sundays 1 pm to 6 pm (last admission is 5:00, last hay ride is 5:30) The farm is available for special events by arrangement. Phone 919-432-HUCK(4825) Email Email Us
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Mark Hewitt Pottery
Pittsboro’s W.M. Hewitt Pottery Studio is famous for its functional, wood-fired pottery that uses local North Carolina stoneware clays. Mark Hewitt was born in Stoke-on-Trent, England. He is the son and grandson of directors of Spode, the fine china manufacturers. As a student at Bristol University in the early 1970’s, Mark read Bernard Leach’s “A Potter’s Book” and decided to become a studio potter. This led to a three-year apprenticeship with Michael Cardew, and later another with Todd Piker in Connecticut, where Mark met his wife, Carol. In 1983 they moved to Pittsboro and set up their pottery. Mark built a very large wood kiln and began making the distinctive functional pots, specializing in large planters and jars, along with finely made smaller items. He uses local clays and blends different North Carolinian folk traditions together into a contemporary style. His work has been featured in Smithsonian magazine and on the cover of American Craft magazine. Mark has written extensively in the ceramic press and has exhibited in London, New York and Tokyo, as well as throughout the US. He is well-represented in museum and private collections. www.hewittpottery.com Location 424 Johnny Burke Rd. Pittsboro, NC 27312 Hours By appointment and during Kiln Openings Online shopping (and shipping!) now available, too. Check the “shop” link at the website above. Phone 919-542-2371 Email [email protected]
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FVRC Valentine’s Day Dance
FVRC Valentine’s Benefit Dance featuring the Swang Bros. Dust off your dancing shoes and join Family Violence & Rape Crisis Services for an evening of friends, delicious food, drinks, and live music by the Swang Brothers! The benefit dance will be held: Thursday, February 12, 2015 from 6 – 9 PM in The Bold Building 50101 Governors Drive Chapel Hill Tickets are $20 in advance through Feb. 11 (or $25 at the door) per person. Purchase tickets online at: www.fvrc.org/news-room/valentines-dance-2015. You can also purchase tickets by phone or email at 919-542-5445 or [email protected]. The Band: The Swang Brothers The Swang Brothers play American music from the 50s and 60s, combining a heady mix of traditional country, rockabilly pop and blues. The three-piece outfit of thumping upright bass, driving acoustic guitar and twanging electric guitar covers a diverse array of artists including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Conway Twitty, George Jones, Johnny Horton, Englebert Humperdinck, Gene Vincent, Neil Diamond , Merle Haggard, Chet Atkins and many others while mixing in some choice original tunes to round it all out. The band can turn on a dime, playing an all-out rockabilly rave-up one moment, then downshifting into a country ballad the next, followed by a burning instrumental number. Thank you to our generous sponsors: Bold Real Estate Companies Bean & Barrel Pittsboro Roadhouse & General Store Averett Law Offices Action Alliance of FVRC
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Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Pittsboro Town
You better watch out, you better not cry You better not pout, I’m telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town! We remember our holiday events all our lives. Our first visits with Santa. Our Christmas gifts. The magic of falling to sleep at night knowing that Santa will be coming to deliver our gifts. Saturday December 13 10 – 1 Santa visits the Country Home and Farm On this visit Santa welcomes 4 legged animals their 2 legged friends! Bring your favorite pet. Boyscouts have a Pancake Breakfast with Santa at the Pittsboro Roadhouse Wednesday December 17 11 am Santa visits Angelina’s Kitchen Santa Claus is coming to Angelina’s Kitchen on Wednesday December 17 at 11 a.m. “Bring your kids to meet Santa and enjoy made from scratch hot chocolate and snacks. Santa deserves to eat right and so do your kids!!” Saturday December 20 10 – 1 Santa visits Country Home and Farm Santa Claus is coming to town again to Country Home and Farm for visits by children of all ages! Santa Claus in coming to Town – Pittsboro – December 2014! Past Santa Events in Pittsboro Saturday December 6, 2014 4 – 5 Santa Claus to appear at the Joyful Jewel Santa Claus will entertain us with a reading, Behind Santa’s Smile, and visit with us. Sunday December 7 3pm – Santa will ride his sleigh into the Town of Pittsboro Christmas Parade From Food Lion on East St. past the Courthouse Circle to the Sherriff’s Office on West St. See Map of Parade Route on Town Website. 3:30pm – Pittsboro Roadhouse Community Christmas Party. Santa Claus will visit with guests in the Pittsboro Roadhouse lounge next to the Christmas Tree. All welcome.
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Show of Hands Gallery
A downtown Pittsboro gallery featuring original paintings/prints, jewelry, pottery, gifts and more. We are OPEN: Wednesday through Saturday, 10:30 am – 5:30 pm. www.liquidambarstudio.com Location 80 Hillsboro St. Pittsboro, NC 27312 Hours Wednesday – Saturday 10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Phone 919-542-1773 Email [email protected] Save
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The Pittsboro Gallery of Arts is a for-profit gallery owned and operated by local and regional artists, whose purpose is to exhibit and offer an opportunity for art lovers and patrons to see, purchase and collect fine art and fine crafts. Additionally, the artists wish to raise awareness and appreciation for the visual arts and artistic crafts; promote artistic excellence and contribute to the cultural and economic welfare of the community. The Pittsboro Gallery of Arts Hours Wednesday – Saturday 10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday 1:00 – 4:30 p.m. Email [email protected] Phone 919/704-8552 44-A Hillsboro St. Pittsboro, NC 27312 Save
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John Wilson Enterprises
John Wilson Enterprises is a full service entertainment company that works primarily within the Music Industry as the management company for the multi-award nominated regional touring group BigTime as well as being the parent company to independent label Fine Groove Records and Porter-Young Music Publishing. John Wilson Enterprises also acts as an entertainment booking agency which is currently the official booking agent for the Pittsboro Roadhouse. We book bands from many genres such as Rock, Soul, Country, Beach, Bluegrass, etc. John Wilson Enterprises also offers Disc Jockey services for most any type of event such as weddings, private parties, festivals, and more. Video service is also offered through partners. Please find Wilson Entertainment Services online at www.facebook.com/wilsonentertainmentservices To inquire about booking a band, DJ or videographer for your event, please call 919-630-0240 or e-mail at [email protected] Fine Groove Records and Porter-Young Music are currently not taking any artist submissions. Location We come to you PO Box 162 Pittsboro, NC 27312 Hours Monday – Sunday by appointment Phone 919-630-0240 Email [email protected] Save Save
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The Creative Goat
Your Chatham County craft supply store. The Creative Goat is located in Pittsboro, NC. We offer high-quality craft products in our retail storefront. We also offer kids and adult birthday parties, how-to classes, and we make custom t-shirts for businesses, sports teams, medical teams, and more. We sell Dixie Belle Paint, HTV (Heat Transfer Vinyl), Oracal 651, fabric by the yard, MODA pre-cuts, sewing notions, glitter, resin/epoxy, acrylic and watercolor paints, art supplies and so much more. If we don’t stock an item you are looking for – we can order it for you!! Our name is inspired by goat owner Beth Rhew. Beth is an established crafter who loves helping people with fun projects. Now at Finders & Seekers Emporium located at 23 Rectory Street, Suite D Pittsboro, NC 27312. Hours Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm Phone (919) 542-1938 [email protected]”
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