ARTSCENTER: 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro. Jan. 27: Hymns From the Gathering Church CD Release Concert. Feb. 1: Triangle Jazz Orchestra Open Rehearsal. Feb. 10: Wanda Jackson. www.artscenterlive.org, 929-2787.

CAT'S CRADLE: 300 East Main St., Carrboro. Jan. 26: Donna the Buffalo. Jan. 27: Old 97's, Those Darlins. Jan. 28: Acoustic Syndicate. Jan. 31: Kathleen Edwards, Hannah Georgas. Feb. 1: Tycho, Beacon. Feb. 3: Who's Bad. Feb. 4: Theophilus London, A Rooster For the Masses. Feb. 9: Marc Bousard, Sugar & The Hi-Lows. Feb. 10: Pajama Ja, Rave. 967-9053, catscradle.com.

THE CAVE: 452 1/2 W. Franklin St. Jan. 26: Chris Hardy World, Aaron Berg & The Heavy Love, Mountainwalker. Jan. 27: Pagan Hellcats, John Howie & The Rosewood Bluff, Magnolia Collective, Lake & Henepin. Jan. 28: Climb Jacob's Ladder. Jan. 29: Swervocity. Feb. 2: Brandon Herndon & John Pardue's Songslingers Showcase. Feb. 3: Jeff Hart & The Ruins, Brown Mountain Lights. Feb. 4: Magnolia Klezmer Band. caverntavern.com, 968-9308.

HAW RIVER BALLROOM: Saxapahaw. Feb. 4: The Mountain Goats. 919-542-1746, hawriverballroom.com.

HILL HALL: UNC campus. Jan. 29: "American Song with Andrea Edith Moore and Friends," with guest poet Jeffery Beam and others. 3 p.m.

LOCAL 506: 506 W. Franklin St. Jan. 27: Benji Hughes, Wylie Hunter & The Cazadores. Jan. 28: Jimbo Mathus & The Tri-State Coalition. Feb. 2: Big Something, The Family. Feb. 3: Dark Water Rising, Jim Avett. Feb. 4: The Popes. Feb. 7: Samantha Crain, American Aquarium. l ocal506.com, 942-5506.

MEMORIAL HALL: Cameron Ave., UNC campus. Jan. 26-28: "Tango Nuevo," North Carolina Symphony. Feb. 3: Carolina Chocolate Drops. Feb. 10: Overtone Quartet. Feb. 17: Leif Ove Andsnes. 843-3333, www.carolinaperformingarts. org.

NASH-HOOPER HOUSE: 1118 W. Tryon St., Hillsborough. Jan. 29: Jeanne Jolly, Allyn Love. 4 p.m. $18. Hillsboroughartscouncil.org.

NIGHTLIGHT: 405 1/2 W. Rosemary St. Jan. 18: 919 Noise Showcase. Jan. 20: Last Year's Men. nightlightclub.com.

NORTHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL: Pittsboro. Jan. 31: An Evening With Nnenna Freelon. 919-606-2772, NHSAEF.org.

PIOLA: 54 East. First and third Tuesdays: Chris Reynolds Swing 'N' Jazz Trio. 7:30 p.m. 537-8488.

TH E STATION: 201-C E. Main St., Carrboro. Jan. 25: Bibis Ellison and the Good Doc. Jan. 26: Kenny Roby and Mark Holland. thestationcarrboro .com.

UNITED CHURCH OF CHAPEL HILL: 1321 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Jan. 29: "A Place in the Choir," United Church Children's Choir and Children's Choir Alumni. 3 p.m. Donations requested. unitedchurch.org.

ART

ACKLAND ART MUSEUM: UNC campus. South Columbia and East Franklin streets. Through March 18: "The Spectacular of Vernacular." 966-5736, www.ackland.org.

ANIMATION AND FINE ART GALLERIES: University Mall, 201 S. Estes Dr. Through Jan. 31: "Marc Chagall: Works on Paper." Feb. 7-29: "Robert Indiana - Love." 968-8008, www.animationandfineart.com.

CARRBORO BRANCH LIBRARY: 900 Old Fayetteville Road. Through March 27: "In the Spirit," Sheldon Becker and David Otto. 969-3006.

COMMUNITY CHURCH OF CHAPEL HILL: 106 Purefoy Road. Through Feb. 26: Paintings and drawings by James C. McMillan. 942-2050.

FEARRINGTON VILLAGE: Pittsboro. Feb. 12: Fearrington Visual Artists Guild exhibit. Feception, Feb. 12, 3-5 p.m.

FOCAL POINT GALLERY: 1215 E. Franklin St. Through Feb. 5: Photographs by John Horwitz. Through Feb. 29: "Muhammad Ali: The Photographs of Sonia Katchian." 919-636-4557, www.ChapelHillFocalPoint.com.

FRANK: 109 E. Franklin St. Ongoing: Holiday Gift Show. Through March 4: "Body & Soul." Thursday Night Salons: Jan. 26: Conversation with "Body & Soul" artists. Feb. 2: Peter Filene, "The Ghost in the Camera." Feb. 9:" Charron Andrews, "The Transforming Power of Art." 919-636-4135, www.frankis art.com.

HILLSBOROUGH GALLERY OF ARTS: 121 N. Churton St. Through Feb. 19: "Finding LIght," group show. Reception, Jan. 27, 6-9 p.m. hillsboroughgallery.com.

HORACE WILLIAMS HOUSE: 610 E. Rosemary St. Through Jan. 29: "Cyanotypes," Leah Sobsey. Feb. 5-25: "Recollections: Trees, Sea and Me," Francis Katz. Reception, Feb. 5, 2-4 p.m. 919-942-7818, www.chapelhillpreservation.com.

JOHN AND JUNE ALCOTT GALLERY: Hanes Art Center, UNC campus. Through Feb. 7: "Built Forged Faked," UNC first-year MFA students. art.unc.edu.

MAIN STREET GALLERY: 405 E. Main St., Carrboro. Through Feb. 9: "Oblivion in Colors," Jackie Tiryakian. 967-7005.

N.C. BOTANICAL GARDEN: Off Old Mason Farm Road. Through mid-Jan.: Sculpture in the Garden. Through Jan.; "Southern Appalachian Celebration," photos by James Valentine. ncbg.unc.edu.

SONJA HAYNES STONE CENTER: 150 South Road. Feb. 9-April 30: "Dry Run: Defining Determination, Testing Reconstruction," works by Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier. sonjahaynesstonectr.unc.edu.

STUDIO 16: Ongoing: "Fabulous Females," Vincent Daddiego, Gloria Roberts. By appointment. 919-490-6098.

WOMANCRAFT: Eastgate Shopping Center. Ongoing: "Collection of Winter Wear in Full Bloom." Demo Day, Jan. 28, 1-7 p.m. 919-929-8362, Womancraftgifts.com.

THEATER/DANCE

ARTSCENTER: 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro. Jan. 28: UNC Wordsmiths Grand Slam. Jan. 28: "Mark Twain Now," Playwrights Roundtable. Feb. 4: "Transactors for Families," Transactors Improv. Feb. 4: Eddie Brill. 929-2787, artscenterlive.org.

DEEP DISH THEATER COMPANY: University Mall, 201 S. Estes Dr. Feb. 24-March 17: "The Baltimore Waltz." 968-1515, www.deepdishtheater.org.

DSI COMEDY THEATER: Carr Mill Mall, Carrboro. Jan. 26: 5 Dollar Preview, Standup Comedy. Jan. 27: Improv Slam, Ladies' Night, Mister Diplomat. Jan. 28: Improv Slam, PT Scarborough Is A Movie. 919-338-8150, dsicomedy theater.com .

MEMORIAL HALL: Cameron Ave., UNC campus. Feb. 9: "Four Electric Ghosts," Mendi + Keith Obadike. Feb. 13-14: Alvin Ailey Dance Theater. 919-843-3333, www.carolinaperforming arts.com.

PLAYMAKERS: April 4-22: "Noises Off," 962-PLAY, www.playmakersrep.org.

PRC2: Center for Dramatic Art, UNC campus. April 25-29: "Penelope." 962-PLAY, www.playmakersrep.org.