Italian-born North Carolina artist Siglinda Scarpa will host a public Spring Art Show this weekend and next, featuring a collection of her most recent pottery and sculptures. The show will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and May 23-24 at the Goathouse Refuge Gallery and Gardens in Pittsboro. The show will feature Scarpa's award-winning pottery and sculptures as well as works by three special guests. Guests' exhibits include 'Saved: Portraits

of Rescued Animals' by photographer Abra Fortune Chernik and 'Vedute di Roma: Views of Rome,' paintings by Leigh Brown and Lee Johnson. A large percentage of proceeds from the Spring Art Show will benefit The

Goathouse Refuge, a sanctuary which houses more than 150 abandoned or injured cats. www.siglindascarpa.com

SATURDAY

The Chapel Hill Community Chorus will perform 'In the Beauty of Holiness,' a concert exploring the works of composers John Rutter and Leonard Bernstein, Saturday at 8 p.m. in Memorial Hall on the UNC campus. The chorus, conducted by Sue T. Klausmeyer, will sing Rutter's 'Requiem' and Bernstein's 'Chichester Psalms.' Joining in the tribute will be Cantari, the chorus' 24-member vocal ensemble, singing Bernstein's choruses from 'The Lark.' Admission is $15 for adults, $6 for students. Tickets will be available at the door, from chorus members or at www.chapelhillcommunitychorus.org. 933-3261.

SATURDAY

His fashion sense may be open to debate, but Todd Snider's music tends to inspire unanimity: It's very good. His songs mix 'sharp character portraits with brilliantly rambling statements of philosophy,' according to the New Yorker Online, and his live shows have won him a cult following. He'll play at the Cat's Cradle, 300 E. Main St., Carrboro, Saturday night. Showtime is 8:45 p.m., and admission is $15. www.catscradle.com, 967-9053.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY

Orange County artist Cathy Kiffney will open her studio to the public Saturday and Sunday for her annual spring sale. Enjoy the garden, refreshments and art Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. She'll have colorful new ceramic work, paintings, experimental curiosities and more. 3707 Hawk Ridge Road, Chapel Hill. 968-8438,

www.cathykiffney.com

SUNDAY

If you haven't caught the exhbition of recent paintings by local artist and longtime art teacher Jane Filer at Tyndall Galleries in University Mall, you'd better jump: The show ends Saturday. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 942-2290, www.tyndallgalleries.com.