FESTIFALL: Downtown Chapel Hill. Oct. 4, 1-6 p.m. Arts and craft, live music, children's activities and more. 968-2829.

MUSIC

300 E. MAIN ST.: Parking lot outside The Artscenter,Carrboro. Sept. 24: Great Big Gone. 5 p.m. Free. 918-7828.

ARTSCENTER: 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro. Sept. 25: The Kickin Grass Band. www.artscenterlive.org, 929-2787.

BLUE BAYOU: 106 Churton St., Hillsborough. Sept. 23: Eileen Evans Band. Sept. 24: Chalwa. Sept. 25: Moreland & Arbuckle. Sept. 26: Armand Lenchek and Bluesology. Sept. 30: Didact. 732-2555. bluebayouclub.com.

CAFFE DRIADE: 1215-A E. Franklin St. All shows at 8 p.m. 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. 26: Mark Holland's Rhythm Force.

CAROLINA INN: 211 Pittsboro St. Fridays on the Front Porch. Sept. 25: Gravy Boys. Oct. 2: Big Fat Gap. Oct. 9: Down River. 962-8519. www.carolinainn.com.

CAT'S CRADLE: 300 East Main St., Carrboro. Sept. 24: Mae, Locksley, Deas Vail, Flowers for Faye. Sept. 25: Needtobreathe, Crowfield, Green River Ordinance. Sept. 26: An Evening With The Minus 5, The Baseball Project and the Steve Wynn IV. Sept. 30: Ra Ra Riot, Maps & Atlases, Princeton. 967-9053, www.catscradle.com.

THE CAVE: 452 1/2 W. Franklin St. Early shows, 7:30 p.m.; late shows, 10 p.m. Sept. 23: Aminal with Low Red Land, late. Sept. 24: Curtis Peoples, Ernie Halter, Keaton Simon, Andrew Hoover, early. The Fuse band, late. Sept. 25: Nikki Meets the Hibacho, early; John Howie Jr. & The Rosewood Bluff, late. Sept. 26: Brit Price, early; Danny's Night featuring The Josh Drye Band, late. www.caverntavern.com, 968-9308.

LOCAL 506: 506 W. Franklin St. Sept. 23: Asobi Seksu. Sept. 24: Island, Chain & The Gang. Sept. 25: Mono, Maserati. Sept. 26: Black Skies, The Curtains of Night, Make. Sept. 27: The Coathangers, Pink Flag. Sept. 28: School of Seven Bells, Graveyard Fields. Sept. 29: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Depreciation Guild, Cymbals Eat Guitars. Sept. 30: These Arms Are Snakes, DD/MM/YYYY, Fin Fang Foom. Oct. 1: Twilight Sad, Brakesbrakesbrakes, We Were Promised Jetpacks. www.local506.com. 942-5506.

NIGHTLIGHT: 405 1/2 W. Rosemary St. Sept. 23: Yuxtapongo presents Body Electric, Alexis Gideon, Shelly Short. Sept. 24: Blag'ard CD Release Party with Part Bear, Blix. Sept. 26: Wild Wild Geese, Inspector 22. Sept. 29: Gray Young, The Subjects. www.nightlightclub.com.

OPEN EYE CAFE: 100-C E Main St., Carrboro. All shows at 8 p.m. Sept. 25: Janet Robin. Sept. 26: Quest for Shade. 968-9410, www.openeyecafe.com.

THE STATION @ SOUTHERN RAIL: 201 East Main St., Carrboro. Free. Tuesdays: Robert Griffin and Friends. Wednesdays: "Trivia from Hell" with host Mark Dorosin. 967-1967. Sept. 26: "Simmer Down: Roots & Culture Reggae Revival," with DJ Ras J. 10 p.m. Free. 967-1967. www.sr-nc.com.

UNIVERSITY MALL: 201 S. Estes Dr. Oct. 2: The ArtsCenter presents Masters of the Irish Harp: Grainne Hambly and William Jackson.

ART

ACKLAND ART MUSEUM: Corner of South Columbia and East Franklin streets in Chapel Hill. Oct. 3-Jan. 3: The Guardian and the Avante-Garde: Seymour Lipton's "Sentinel II" In Context." A Conversation with the Curators, Oct. 4, 3 p.m. in Hanes Art Center Auditorium.. 966-5736, www.ackland.org.

ANIMATION AND FINE ART GALLERIES: University Mall, 201 S. Estes Dr. Through Oct. 8: Dali. 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. Through Nov. 1: "Pastel Creations," paintings by members of the Pastel Society of North Carolina. 967-1400, www.chapelhillmusuem.org.

CHAPEL HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY: 100 Library Drive. Through Sept. 29: Works by Linda Carmel. www.chapelhillarts.org. 968-2749.

CHAPEL HILL TOWN HALL: L405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Through Oct. 29: Works by Constance Humphries, Fabrizio Bianchi and Leigh Anne Bianchi.

COMMUNITY CHURCH OF CHAPEL HILL: 106 Purefoy Road. Through Oct. 25: "Regeneration,," fabric works by Nancy Cook. 942-2050.

HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY: UNC Campus: Through Dec. 31: "Learned in Science, Explored in Art," paintings by Wolfgang Ritschel. 962-0800, www.hsl.unc.edu/Ritschel.

HILLSBOROUGH GALLERY OF ARTS: 121 N. Churton St. Sept. 25-Oct. 24: "Empirical Wanderings," paintings by Linda Carmel, jewelry by Mirinda Kossof, blown glass by Pringle Teetor. Opening reception Sept. 25, 6-9 p.m. 732-5001, www.hillsboroughgallery.com.

HORACE WILLIAMS HOUSE: 610 E. Rosemary St., Sept. 27-Oct. 25: "More and More," environmental art by Susan Farrar Parrish. Reception, Sept. 27, 2-4 p.m. 942-7818, www.chapelhillpreservation.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. 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 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. 30: "Flowers, Doodles and Pearls," jewelryby Monica Hunter. www.womancraftgifts.com, 469-3741.

THEATER

ARTSCENTER: 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro. Oct. 10: 7th Annual PlaySlam, 8 p.m. 929-2787, www.artscenterlive.org.

CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL: 1125 New Gracy Brown School Road, Hillsborough. Sept. 25: Festival of Plays: "But We Don't," "4 A.M." and "Speed Date." 7 p.m. $5, $4 children and seniors.

DEEP DISH THEATER COMPANY: University Mall, 201 S. Estes Dr. Oct. 23-Nov. 14: "Glengarry Glen Ross." 968-1515, www.deepdishtheater.org.

DSI COMEDY THEATER: Carr Mill Mall, Carrboro. Sept. 25: Special Showcase with Double True, 7:30 p.m. Mister Diplomat, 9:30 p.m. Standup Comedy, 11 p.m. Sept. 26: Improv Slam, 7:30 p.m. Dual Duel, 9:30 p.m. 338-8150, www.dsicomedytheater.com.

MEMORIAL HALL: UNC campus. Oct. 2: "Low -- Rha Goddess: Meditations Trilogy Part 1," 8 p.m. 843-3333

PLAYMAKERS: Center for Dramatic Art, UNC campus. Sept. 23-Oct. 11: "Opus." 962-PLAY, www.playmakersrep.org.

PRIME TIME PLAYERS: Seymour Center, 2551 Homestead Road. Oct. 2: "The Curious Savage." 7 p.m. $5. 968-2080.

MOVIES

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY

ADAM (PG-13) Chelsea: 7:20.

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS (PG) Lumina: 1, 3, 5, 7:05, 9:15. Regal Timberlyne: 2:05, 4:25, 7.

THE INFORMANT! (R) Lumina: 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:40. Regal Timberlyne: 2:20, 4:45, 7:20.

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (R) Lumina: 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10.

JENNIFER'S BODY (R) Lumina: 1:20, 4, 7:20, 9:45. Regal Timberlyne: 2:25, 4:50, 7:25.

JULIE & JULIA (PG-13) Lumina: 1:15, 4, 7:10, 9:45.

LORNA'S SILENCE (R) Chelsea: 7:10, 9:30.

LOVE HAPPENS (R) Regal Timberlyne: 2:10, 4:35, 7:10.

SERAPHINE (NR) Chelsea: 6:50, 9:15.

SORORITY ROW (R) Lumina: 12:45, 2:55, 5:05, 7:25, 9:40.

TAKING WOODSTOCK (R) Chelsea: 9:20.

TYLER PERRY'S I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSELF (PG-13) Regal Timberlyne: 2, 4:30, 7:05.

WHITEOUT (R) Regal Timberlyne: 2:15, 4:40, 7:15.

FRIDAY-TUESDAY

BRIGHT STAR (PG) Chelsea: 7, 9:30. Sat-Sun matinees, 2, 4:30.

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS (PG) Lumina: 1, 3, 5, 7:05, 9:15.

THE INFORMANT! (R) Lumina: 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:40.

FAME (PG) Lumina: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:45.

JENNIFER'S BODY (R) Lumina: 1:20, 4, 7:25, 9:45.

THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE (PG-13) Chelsea: 7:10, 9. Sat-Sun matinees at 2:10, 4.

SERAPHINE (NR) Chelsea: 6:50, 9:15. Sat-Sun matinees at 1:45, 4:10.

SURROGATES (PG-13) Lumina: 1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 7:20, 9:40.

TAKING WOODSTOCK (R) Chelsea: 9:20.

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