NORTH CAROLINA LITERARY FESTIVAL: UNC campus. Sept. 10-13. A celebration of reading and writing featuring more than 100 authors. www.ncliteraryfestival.org/.

LONG STORY SHORT: The Barn at Fearrington Village. Sept. 13, 6 p.m. A 50th anniversary celebration of the Chapel Hill Public Library. Live music by the Carolina Chocolate Drops and Midtown Dickens. Readings by authors including Lee Smith, Daniel Wallace, Michael Malone, Jill McCorkle and more from the new book "Long Story Short." Tickets $75. 929-1666, www.chplfoundation.org.

CARRBORO MUSIC FESTIVAL: Downtown Carrboro. Sept. 20, 1 p.m.-midnight. More than 160 performing acts on 24 stages. Free. carrboromusicfestival.com .

Music

300 E. MAIN ST.: Carrboro. All shows at 5 p.m. in the parking lot. Sept. 24: Great Big Gone. Free. 918-7828.

ARTSCENTER: 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro. Sept. 11: Lucy Wainwright Roche with Jocelyn Arem. Sept. 15: Missing Cats featuring John "JoJo" Hermann and Sherman Ewing. Sept. 18: John Jorgenson Quintet. Sept. 21: Jolie Holland. Sept. 25: The Kickin Grass Band. Oct. 2: Masters of the Irish Harp: Grainne Hambly and William Jackson. Oct. 2: Great Lake Swimmers with Wooden Birds and Sharon Van Etten. Oct. 4: Colin Hay. Oct. 8-9: Cowboy Junkies with Lee Harvey Osmond. www.artscenterlive.org, 929-2787.

CAFFE DRIADE: 1215-A E. Franklin St. All shows at 8 p.m. Sept. 12: Gilbert Neal. Sept. 18: Catbird Seat CD Release Party. Sept. 19: Eric Thomas and Helen Wolfson. Sept. 25: Crys Mathews. Sept. 26: Road Home Band. www.caffedriade.com.

CAROLINA BREWERY: Bellemont Station Hwy. 64, Pittsboro. All music starts at 7 p.m. Free. Sept. 5: Mandolin Orange. Sept. 12: The Bad Mothers. Sept. 19: Near Blind James and Harmonica Bob. Sept. 26: Mark Holland's Rhythm Force. Oct. 3: Haw River Rounders. Oct. 10: Oktoberfest Celebration, 5-9 p.m.

CAROLINA INN: 211 Pittsboro St. Fridays on the Front Porch. All shows at 5 p.m. and free. Sept. 4: Big Fat Gap. Sept. 11: Cadillac Stepbacks. www.carolinainn.com.

CAT'S CRADLE: 300 East Main St., Carrboro. Sept. 2: Enter the Haggis. Sept. 4: Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band. Sept. 5: Carolina Chocolate Drops, Greg Humphreys, John Dee Holeman. Sept. 6: L in Japanese Dance Party. Sept. 11: Owl City, Kate Havnevik, Unicorn Kid. Sept. 12: Billy Sugarfix CD Release Party, with Schooner, Birds & Arrows. Sept. 13: Son Volt, Sera Cahoone. Sept. 15: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Secret Machines. Sept. 16: James McMurtry, Jonny Burke. Sept. 17: Margaret Cho. Sept. 18: Who's Bad (A Tribute to Michael Jackson). Sept. 19: Arrogance @ 40. 967-9053, www.catscradle.com.

THE CAVE: 452 1/2 W. Franklin St. Early shows, 7:30 p.m.; late shows, 10 p.m. www.caverntavern.com, 968-9308.

LOCAL 506: 506 W. Franklin St. Sept. 2: Birdlips. Sept. 3: David Dondero, Liza Kate. Sept. 4: ProgDay Preshow, Jaafar, George/Preston/Herret. Sept. 5: Violet Vector & The Lovely Lovelies, The Howlies, The Huguenots. Sept. 6: Music Trivia Night. Sept. 7: Snuzzfest, with members of Tres Chicas, Jeff Hart & The Ruins, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Hobex, The Old Ceremony and more. Sept. 8: Chairlift. Sept. 9: Paul Burch. Sept. 10: Fruit Bats, Pronto. Sept. 11: Ryan Gustafson CD Release Party, Mt. Moriah, Mandolin Orange. Sept. 12: New Town Drunks CD Release Party with John Howie & The Sweethearts, Taz Halloween. Sept. 13: John Ralston, Mike Dunn & The Kings of New England. Sept. 14: Call the Cops, What Happened in Vegas. Sept. 15: A.A. Bondy, Sean Bones, Marmoset www.local506.com. 942-5506.

MEMORIAL HALL: Cameron Ave., UNC campus. Sept. 9: Choir of King's College London. $15 public, $10 UNC faculty, students and staff. 843-3333.

NIGHTLIGHT: 405 1/2 W. Rosemary St. Sept. 3: YouTube Tournament. Sept. 4: Jack Rose withi Black Twig, Zeke Graves. Sept. 5: Local DJ's Party. Sept. 6: Des Ark, Little Gold. Sept. 7: Circulatory System, Nessey Gallons, Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't. Sept. 9: Graveyard Fields. Sept. 10: Acheronian, Yohimbe. Sept. 11: Stronghold Crusader, Projexorcism, Nations, Superbowl, Battle Beast. Sept. 12: God's Pottery www.nightlightclub.com.

OPEN EYE CAFE: 100-C E Main St., Carrboro. All shows at 8 p.m. Sept. 4: Rafael Green. Sept. 5: Crys Mathews. Sept. 11: The Road Home Band. Sept. 12: Sawyer-Goldberg Ensemble. Sept. 26: Quest for Shade. 968-9410, www.openeyecafe.com.

PAPA MOJO'S ROADHOUSE: 5410-Y Highway 55, Durham. Weekend shows at 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays: Party-Gras Jazz Nights with Brevan Hampden, Al Strong and Mark Wells, 8 p.m. Wednesdays: Open Mic with Brett Chambers & the Usual Suspects, 8 p.m. Sept. 4: Swang Brothers. Sept. 5: Tad Walters. . www.papamojosroadhouse.com, 361-2222.

SOUTHERN VILLAGE: Summer Music Series. All shows are at 7 p.m. and are free unless otherwise noted. Sept. 6: B.O.D. Sept. 13: Annual Russian Baby Benefit with Armand Lenchek and Friends.

ART

ACKLAND ART MUSEUM: Corner of South Columbia and East Franklin streets in Chapel Hill. Through Sept. 13: "Aldwyth: Work v./Work n. -- Collage and Assemblage 1991-2009." Through Sept. 20: "Sage in the Bamboo Grove: The Legacy of Sherman E. Lee." 966-5736, www.ackland.org.

ANIMATION AND FINE ART GALLERIES: University Mall, 201 S. Estes Dr. Sept. 11-Oct. 8: Dali. Reception Sept, 11, 6-9 p.m. 968-8008, www.animationandfineart.com.

CAFFE DRIADE GALLERY: 1215-A E. Franklin St. Through September: Photographs by Katie Martin. www.cafedriade.com.

CHAPEL HILL MUSEUM: 523 E. Franklin St. Sept. 16-Nov. 1: "Pastel Creations," paintings by members of the Pastel Society of North Carolina. Reception Sept. 17, 5:30-7:30 p.m. 967-1400, www.chapelhillmusuem.org.

CHAPEL HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY: 100 Library Drive. Through Sept. 29: Works by Linda Carmel. Free. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. www.chapelhillarts.org. 968-2749.

COMMUNITY CHURCH OF CHAPEL HILL: 106 Purefoy Road. Sept. 6-Oct. 25: "Regeneration,," fabric works by Nancy Cook. Reception Sept. 6, noon-2 p.m. 942-2050.

HILLSBOROUGH GALLERY OF ARTS: 121 N. Churton St. Through Sept. 19: "Exploring Color and Light: Recent Paintings by Lolette Guthrie and Peg Bachenheimer." 732-5001, www.hillsboroughgallery.com.

NC CRAFTS GALLERY: 212 W. Main St., Carrboro. Through Sept. 30: Pit-fired, hand-burnished pots by Jim Whalen; acrlic and wax on wood paintings by Sarah Faulkner. Reception Sept. 11, 6-9 p.m. www.nccraftsgallery.com, 942-4048.

OPEN EYE GALLERY: 101 S. Greensboro St., Carrboro. Through September: Collages by Alex Whittington. www.openeyecafe.com.

TURNING POINT GALLERY: University Mall, 201 S. Estes Dr. Through Sept. 8: Blown glass by Pringle Teetor. Sept. 11-Oct. 5: Chinese paper sculpture. 967-0402, www.harmonyfineart.com.

TYNDALL GALLERIES: University Mall, 201 S. Estes Dr. Through Oct. 3: New works by gallery artists. www.tyndallgalleries.com.

WOMANCRAFT: Shops at Eastgate, 1800 E. Franklin St. Through Sept. 15: "Woodland Fantasy," works by various artists. www.womancraftgifts.com, 929-8362.

THEATER

ARTSCENTER: 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro. Sept. 8, 9, 16, 17: Readers Theatre at Lunch presents "Mourning Glory," 12:30 p.m. Sept. 12: Rags to Riches Theater presents "Old Aesop's Tales," 11 a.m. Sept. 19: "The Monti," 8 p.m. Oct. 10: 7th Annual PlaySlam, 8 p.m. Oct. 13, 14, 21, 22: Readers Theatre at Lunch presents "Paddy and the Mermaid," 12:30 p.m. $5. Oct. 18: Playwright's Roundtable, 3 p.m. Oct. 30: Transactors Improv presents "Suspense," featuring Killer Filler, 8 p.m. Nov. 10, 11, 18, 19: Readers Theatre at Lunch presents "Victory," 12:30 p.m. Nov. 13-14: "Intimacies," 8 p.m. 929-2787, www.artscenterlive.org.

DEEP DISH THEATER COMPANY: University Mall, 201 S. Estes Dr. Aug. 28-Sept. 19: "Summer and Smoke." Oct. 23-Nov. 14: "Glengarry Glen Ross." Feb. 12-March 6, 2010: "An Ideal Husband." April 30-May 22, 2010: "Body Awareness." 968-1515, www.deepdishtheater.org.

DSI COMEDY THEATER: Carr Mill Mall, Carrboro. Sept. 4: Student Showcase, 7:30 p.m. Harold Night, 8 p.m. Mister Diplomat, 9:30 p.m. Standup Comedy, 11 p.m. Sept. 5: Improv Slam, 7:30 p.m. Best Show Ever, 9:30 p.m. Sept. 10: Dual Duel, 7:30 p.m., 9 p.m. Sept. 11: Improv Slam, 7:30 p.m. Mister Diplomat, 9:30 p.m. Standup Comedy, 11 p.m. Sept. 12: Y Laugh, 5 p.m. Improv Slam, 7:30 p.m. Best Show Ever, 9:30 p.m. 338-8150, www.dsicomedytheater.com.

FOREST THEATER: 1832 Country Club Road, Chapel Hill. Through Sept. 7: Paperhand Puppet Intervention presents "The Living Sea of Memory." Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 7 p.m. $10-$15 suggested donation. www.paperhand.org.

PLAYMAKERS: Center for Dramatic Art, UNC campus. Sept. 16-20: "The Last Cargo Cult." Sept. 23-Oct. 11: "Opus." Nov. 11-Dec. 20: "Nicholas Nickleby." Jan. 13-17: "The Big Bang." Jan. 27-Feb. 14: "All My Sons." March 3-21: "The Importance of Being Earnest." March 24-28: "I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document, Given to Me by a Young Lady From Rwanda." 962-PLAY, www.playmakersrep.org.

MOVIES

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY

ADAM (PG-13) Chelsea: 7:20, 9:15.

DISTRICT 9 (R) Lumina: 1, 4, 7:10, 9:40. Regal Timberlyne: 2:05, 4:35, 7:25.

THE FINAL DESTINATION (R) Regal Timberlyne: 2:25, 4:50, 7:30.

HALLOWEEN II (R) Regal Timberlyne: 2:10, 4:40, 7:15.

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (R) Lumina: 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10. Regal Timberlyne: 3:45, 7:10.

IN THE LOOP (NR) Chelsea: 7:10, 9:20.

JULIE AND JULIA (PG-13) Lumina: 1:15, 4, 7:15, 9:45. Regal Timberlyne: 2, 4:45, 7:35.

SHORTS (PG) Lumina: 12:45, 2:50, 5, 7:15, 9:20. Regal Timberlyne: 2:20, 4:25, 7.

TAKING WOODSTOCK (R) Chelsea: 7, 9:20.

THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE (PG-13) Lumina: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:20, 9:45.

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