Join McIntyre's Books for an Autumn Book Club Morning Social with Linda-Marie and her book, Creating a Salon: The Magic of Conversations that Matter, and McIntyre's Staff on Fri, Oct 17, 10:30am-11:30am. Enjoy coffee, pastries, staff recommendations, and a terrific discussion on how to make your book club meetings more meaningful. Tickets are $10.70 per person. BOOK SUMMARY...
Join McIntyre's Books for Sara Johnson: Bone Chilling on Sat, Oct 18, 11am-12pm. BOOK SUMMARY Alexa Glock is teetering on a precipice, the ground threatening to open up beneath her―and it’s not just the immediate peril of retrieving a long-lost hiker’s skull, given up by a melting and dangerous glacier. She’s spending a ski weekend with boyfriend...
Join McIntyre's Books for a Kids Graphic Novel Workshop with Author Tate Godwin on Sat, Oct 18, 2pm-3pm. Author Tate Godwin shares the hilarious, up-and-down story behind the creation of his first graphic novel and guides kids through the process of making their own. Free to attend, and no materials necessary! Paper and drawing utensils will be provided....
Join McIntyre's Books for Justin Laborde: Scattered Far and Wide - The Naval Academy Class of ’38 at War on Sat, Oct 25, 11am-12pm. BOOK SUMMARY Scattered Far and Wide follows the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1938 as they rise from junior officers to combat leaders in World War II’s most pivotal battles. Through firsthand accounts and...
Join the Chatham Community Library for an Author Event with Kamal Bell on Sat, Oct 25, 2pm-3pm. Meet author Kamal Bell, founder of Sankofa Farms and a food justice, youth education, and sustainable agriculture advocate. He will be reading from his book, "Akeem Keeps Bees", a children's book inspiring young readers to explore agriculture and pollinator conservation. This...
Come out for a special edition of Poetry at The Plant, Taking a Swing at Death on Wed, Oct 29, 6pm-7pm. Join Fair Game Beverage Company in the Wheelhouse as they feature talented local poets who will share their captivating works. This is the perfect chance to unwind, sip on your favorite beverage, and immerse yourself in...
Join McIntyre's Books for an Our State Book Club: History, Mystery, and Dracula - An Evening with Elizabeth Kostova on Wed, Oct 29, 7pm-8:30pm in the Fearrington Barn. Get ready for a spellbinding evening of conversation with internationally best-selling author Elizabeth Kostova, whose gothic thriller The Historian is Our State's October Book Club selection. The New York Times...
Join Chatham Literacy for their Fall for Literacy Luncheon on Thu, Oct 30, 11am-2pm at the Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center (CCACC). National columnist, award-winning journalist, popular TED Talk speaker, and author Steven Petrow, with conversation partner Jill McCorkle, will discuss his uplifting book, The Joy You Make. Petrow’s book discusses and defines what joy is, including places...
Join Chatham Community Library for a StoryWalk® Trick or Treat on Thu, Oct 30, 4pm-5pm. Trick or treat as you walk at your own pace around the library's StoryWalk® and enjoy the story I Got the Spooky Spirit by Connie Schofield-Morrison. Costumes are strongly encouraged; be sure to dress for the weather. Start on the walking trail near the...
Join the Chatham Pride Alliance and 79°West for this month's Rainbow Readers Book Club, an evening of great conversation and community hosted on Thu, Oct 30, 6pm-7:30pm. This month, they're diving into Come Home by Brittney Griner. "On February 17, 2022, Brittney Griner arrived in Moscow ready to spend the WNBA offseason playing for the Russian women’s...
Book Launch: Welcome to Death Faire - Love, Loss, and Healing in a Small Southern Town is a soulful collection of stories, poems, and images born from a small town's bold embrace of life, death, and everything in between. What began as a community gathering transformed by grief has grown into a movement that honors death...
Join Chatham Community Library at the Pittsboro Center for Active Living for an intergenerational Halloween Story Time and Trick or Treat on Fri, Oct 31, 10am-11:30am. Storytime will be followed by indoor trick-or-treating. Costumes are encouraged, and be sure to bring a container to collect your treats! No registration is required for this event. This free, family-friendly...
The 10th Annual Death Faire takes place Sun, Nov 2, 11am-6pm: a modern-day ritual for our community, inspired by the death positivity movement. Join The Plant as they honor death and embrace life with a day filled with art, music, speakers, poetry, hands-on activities, food, drink, knowledge, celebration, wisdom, and remembrance. Death Faire has been a vibrant,...
Join the Chatham County Historical Association for The American Revolution: Life on the Home Front in Chatham County on Sun, Nov 2, 2pm-3:30pm at the Chatham County Historic Courthouse and Museum. As we approach the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, most folks think first about the battles that took place during that war. But the majority of...
Join McIntyre's Books for Lily King: Heart the Lover with Kathy Pories on Sat, Nov 8, 11am-12pm. From the New York Times bestselling author of Writers & Lovers comes a magnificent and intimate new novel of desire, friendship, loss, and the lasting impact of first love. This is a ticketed event. Purchase a copy of Heart the Lover from McIntyre’s,...
Join Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris in The Barn on Sun, Nov 9, 2pm-4pm for an immersive and theatrical experience as they share their book The First Cat in Space and the Baby Pirate's Revenge. There will be live music, dramatic performances, and thrilling adventure, all in celebration of the fourth book in the bestselling First Cat in...
Come out for Poetry at The Plant on the second Wednesday of every month, 6pm-7pm. Enjoy an hour of original poetry from regional poets in the Fair Game Beverage Company Wheelhouse Tasting Room (and enjoy a drink and meal while you're at it)! Local NC beers, wines, ciders, and craft cocktails will be available at the...
Join the NC Arts Incubator for Open Mic Nights hosted every second Wednesday, 6pm-8pm. Music, poetry, and spoken-word works are encouraged. Sign-up opens at 5:30pm. Next door, The Chatham Rabbit will be open and selling coffee. See more events hosted by the NC Arts Incubator.
Reserve your spot for Fearrington's Eric Asimov Wine Dinner on Thu, Nov 13, 6:30pm-9pm. Fearrington and the Wine Centric Show are honored to host one of the most recognizable names in the American wine industry: Eric Asimov, the chief wine critic of The New York Times. Mr. Asimov has been writing about wine since 1999 and is known...
Join McIntyre's Books for Libby Buck, Port Anna on Sat, Nov 22, 11am-12pm. This enchanting debut novel, exploring second chances and blossoming romance in a charming port town in Maine, is perfect for fans of J. Courtney Sullivan’s The Cliffs and Catherine Newman’s Sandwich. BOOK SUMMARY Just about everything has gone wrong for Gwen Gilmore over the past year. She’s lost...
