Written in stone
A few markers were chiseled blocks of granite with names and dates. They were much newer, closer to the road, and seeing them you at least had a name to connect with the depression in the undergrowth. But further into the place, deeper into woods that had grown up since those markers were placed, there were only stones here and there and it took a while before you could see that there were rows of stones. Some were very small, just the size of a hand and barely poking out of the vinca minor that covered the forest floor. Some were several inches tall, prominent compared to the others, and a couple bore marks of human effort to alter their shape. Lichens and moss were on the stones in patches and downed limbs, stumps and the undulations of the land made it difficult to see at first that the lines of stones stretched for a ways and then, looking deeper, it became apparent that there were multiple rows, and then the awful moment came when the thought sinks in that each stone stood for a person and each person brought to this place had lived and died a slave.
There is history that makes its way almost naturally into the public knowledge, history that’s likely lost for good and then there is the history emerging.
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Art Calendar: February 2008
Carrboro
The ArtsCenter
300-G East Main Street
929-2787
artscenterlive.org
Because We’re Still Here and Moving: Mapping a World of Black History in Our Own Backyard — photography exhibit & interactive installation. In the East End Gallery, acrylic paintings by ArtsCenter painting instructor Juan DiGiulio.
Archer Graphics
206 E. Main St.
929-7522
archergraphics.net
Call for details.
February shows & openings
1/3 and 1/4
A Happy New Years From Hell
DSI Comedy Theatre
Comedy presented by The Delta Boys at 7:30 and 9:30 Thursday and Friday. $12, students $10
2/1
Michael Rank & Marc E. Smith
The Cave
The guys from Snatches of Pink get up close and personal at 8 p.m. Followed by Bringerer at 10. Both shows free.
Stories no longer hidden
By Kirk Ross
Usually when you’re thinking about exploring a territory, you start with a map. But in this case, the territory — the historical black neighborhoods of Carrboro and Chapel Hill — was mostly uncharted. The exploration ended – or, more accurately, paused – with a map that includes names like Potterfield and Tin […]
Theater/Comedy: February 2008
The ArtsCenter
929-2787
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
February 1-3, 8 p.m. $10.
The Vagina Monologues
February 8, 8 p.m. $12.
The Love Show with Transactors Improv
February 9, 8 p.m. $14
Are You Ready, My Sister?
February 8, 10 a.m.
Grades K-8
Jackie Robinson: A Game Apart
February 13, 10 a.m.
Grades 2-10
Because We’re Still here (and Moving)
February 15, 10 a.m.
Grades 6-12
Finding Pauli Murray
By Ethan Clauset and Leslie Smith
“Under the laws of North Carolina, and under the resolutions of the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina, members of your race are not admitted to the University.”
Those words, from the dean of the graduate school, denied a young Pauli Murray entry to UNC. She had applied […]
Literary Calendar: February 2008
McIntyre’s Fine Books
Fearrington Village Center, Pittsboro
542-3030
fearrington.com/village/mcintyres
Feb 2, 11am
Joanna Catherine Scott reads from her first novel, Charlie, inspired by the true story of an American GI who is captured by the Viet Cong after fathering a son in Vietnam.
Feb 9, 11am
NC State professor and author Stacey Cochran will lead the panel discussion “How to Publish a […]
Music Calendar: February 2008
THE ARTSCENTER
Patty Larkin (2/7) Greg Trooper (2/8) Lori McKenna w/ Mark Erelli (2/20) Boys of the Lough (2/24) Carrie Newcomer (2/29)
CAT’S CRADLE
Urban Sophisticates, Dubconscious (2/1) Delorean, 9 PM Traffic, Brio (2/2) High On Fire, A Life Once Lost, Saviours, Car Bomb (2/6) Jay Clifford, Slow Runner (2/8) Mickey Mills & Steel, Jamrock, Dub […]
The Tipsheet
It may be winter, but that’s no reason to stay inside. Fat Tuesday comes early this year, so celebrate at the Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball at Historic Chatham Mills and you can find a classy evening for a good cause. Proceeds benefit local organizations and Katrina victims.
If that’s not quite your scene, also on Mardi […]
Mid week weather
Quite windy Tuesday with a pretty good chance of rain Tuesday night and Thursday.
Via NWS:
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. South wind between 11 and 16 mph.
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind between 15 and 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts […]
Music Calendar: 01/24/08
Thursday Jan 24
Blue Horn Lounge: Bill West. 10pm
Cat’s Cradle: Virginia Coalition, Brooks Wood Band. 8:30pm. $12
The Cave: Left On Cates, Modena, Expire.
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