By Shirley Jones Mallard 

Charred timbers mark the spot today where once stood the home of the Carney Andrews family. They were the first to own the house, followed by Isaac and Bessie Mae Hardy (1938-1945), Percy and Lucille Perry Vickers (1945-1956) and Susan Barnett (1999-present). This is the story of the home at 507 North Greensboro Street in Carrboro which burned beyond repair on October 1, 2000.

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This month is always active for shows and this year is no exception. But this is always a big month for pirates as well. Halloween comes to mind, of course, but so does Blackbeard, who prowled the waters off our coast and had about the most punk flag ever hoisted.

The old pirate gets his annual honor this month when The Cave presents Blackbeard’s Lost Weekend. The three-day festival is always one of the best ways to catch a fleet of locals in one harbor (OK, I’ll stop). This year’s lineup features the scruffy likes (hey, they really are scruffy) of Spider Bags, The Gondoliers, Coffin Bound and Adult Film Makers.

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ArtsCenter
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Friday October 19 7pm
$7 (presented by Bright Star Children’s Theatre)

Hedwig and the Angry Inch: A postpunk glamrock musical
Friday October 12 8pm
Saturday October 13 8pm and 11:30pm
$15, $7 students

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Carrboro
Archer Graphics
206 E. Main St. 929-7522.
House artists Ronnie Parks, Mary Mendell, Jenifer Padilla, Trey Mainwaring. Mixed Media: New images from House Artists.

ArtsCenter
300-G E. Main Street 929-2787.
Works by Hunter Levinsohn in the East End Gallery. Annual Faculty Show runs through Oct. 10.
Carrboro Massage Therapy
102 Ashe Street
Opening Oct. 7 for a show of  photos by Mark Terry, along with the paintings of Jenifer Padilla, jewelry by Roberta Marasca, pottery by Mark Terry, paintings by Malik Wagenseil and original art by Sarah Stainback.

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As it looks to a new era, The ArtsCenter wants help seeing its future

By Kirk Ross, Staff Writer

Wanted: Dreams. Specifically, dream up an ArtsCenter. Then, bring your visions, ideas and imaginings to 300 East Main Street on Oct. 21.

That’s the task The ArtsCenter is asking anyone in the community to take up as part of the center’s effort to get the discussion rolling about how best to build a bigger and better center for the arts.

Anyone who has spent time around The ArtsCenter director Jon Wilner knows he can be quite animated when he’s talking about strengthening the connections between the center and the community. Picture that in overdrive, because that’s the gear that he and the staff at The ArtsCenter are in right now.

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Welcome to MILL, the new monthly arts, music and literature publication of The Carrboro Citizen. This publication is a response to our desire and your urging for better coverage of local arts and music.

And, like our newspaper and websites, developing this new section is an organic process that needs your thoughts and suggestions.

We know that part of the task is getting people to performances and openings, giving readers the where and when and, if possible, describing the what. But we want this to be a bit more than a few feature stories and a set of monthly calendars with appropriate photos and graphics. We also want to be a place where art and literature happen — a point of direct contact between those creating works and the thousands of people who read our paper. Discovery is a part of it all, for the artist and the observer. So along with the stories about artists, you’ll find a regular feature — MILLWork — about the objects themselves.

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