COWPARADE NC: UNC campus. Through January 2013: Artist-rendered cow sculptures on display. Cows will be auctioned Jan. 26, 2013. Proceeds benefit the N.C. Children’s Hospital. cowparadenc.com

ORANGE COUNTY ARTISTS GUILD OPEN STUDIO TOUR: Nov. 10-11: Open studio tour. orangecountyartistsguild.com

MUSIC

ARTSCENTER: 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro. Nov. 14: Triangle Jazz Orchestra. Nov. 18: A.J. Croce. artscenterlive.org, 929-2787.

CAT’S CRADLE: 300 E. Main St., Carrboro. Nov. 7: JD McPherson. Nov. 9: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, DEE-1, Xperience. Nov. 10: The Dirty Guvnahs, Dark Water Rising. Nov. 14: All Time Low, The Summer Set, The Downtown Fiction, Hit the Lights. Nov. 15: Justin Townes Earl and Tift Merritt. Nov. 16: Handle with Care: Benefit for SECU Family House featuring the music of George Harrison. Nov. 17: Infamous Stringdusters, Jon Stickley Trio. Nov. 18: David Bazan Band plays Pedro the Lion’s Control, Stagnant Pools. Nov. 19: Yeasayer, Sinkane. Nov. 24: Post-Turkey Day Jam. Nov. 25: Om. Nov. 30: Steep Canyon Rangers, John Howie & The Rosewood Bluff. 919-967-9053, catscradle.com

CRUNKLETON: 320 W. Franklin St. First Thursdays: Jazzbeau. 919-969-1125

FIVE OAKS CLUBHOUSE: Nov. 17: Nora Jane Struthers. Dec. 8: Onyx Club Boys. fortyacres.org

KENAN MUSIC BUILDING: UNC campus. Nov. 8: UNC Percussion Ensemble, 8 p.m. music.unc.edu

LOCAL 506: 506 W. Franklin St. Nov. 7: Anamanaguchi, Fang Island, Moon King. Nov. 8: Darwin Deeze, Petey. Nov. 9: Truth & Salvage Co., Tim Brantley, Jesse Thomas. Nov. 10: What Peggy Wants, Aggressive Pedestrians. Nov. 11: Yards. Nov. 12: Pomegranates, The Hounds Below. Nov. 14: Ash, Pink Flag. Nov. 15: Tyler Bryant. Nov. 16: Horse Feathers. Nov. 17: Stranger Sprits Masterpiece Rock Parlour Album Release Show. Nov. 20: Kyle McNeill. Nov. 27: Moon Taxi. Nov. 28: The Mantras Big Daddy Love. 919-942-5506, local506.com.

MEMORIAL HALL: Cameron Ave., UNC campus. Nov. 11: Pierre-Laurent Aimard. Nov. 12: Gilberto Gil. Nov. 14: Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique and the Montevergi Choir. Nov. 16: Brooklyn Rider with Gabriel Kahane and Shara Worden. Nov. 27: The Chucho Valdes Quintet. 919-843-3333, carolinaperformingarts.org

NIGHTLIGHT: 405 1/2 W. Rosemary St. Nov. 7: Open Old Time Jam. Nov. 9: Wood Ear, Call of the WIld, Tenderfruit. Nov. 10: Global Music Jam. Nov. 11: Wretched Worst, America Reads, Dick Neff, Lambskin. Nov. 12: Young Prisms. Nov. 14: Lazy Magnet, Raphael, Featureless Ghost. Nov. 15: Invisible, Ama Divers, Jeb Bishop, Jorrit Dijkstra. Nov. 16: Invisible, Golden Hearts. Nov. 25: Hiss Golden Messenger, Daniel Bachman, Mark Fosson. nightlightclub.com

THE STATION: 201-C E. Main St., Carrboro. Nov. 9: Alex Bowers and Friends. Nov. 12: Open Mic. Nov. 15: Doug Largent Trio. Nov. 16: Alex Bowers and Friends. Nov. 17: Lee Gildersleeve and the Bad Dog Blues Band. 919-967-1967, thestationcarrboro.com

RECEPTIONS/OPENINGS

ACKLAND ART MUSEUM: UNC campus. South Columbia and East Franklin streets. Oct. 28: Family Day. Nov. 7: “Japanese Screens: History and Functioon in Early Modern Japan,” Art for Lunch series. Noon. 919-966-5736, ackland.org

HORACE WILLIAMS HOUSE: 610 E. Rosemary St. Nov. 11: Opening reception for “40th Anniversary Retrospective,” by gallery artists, 2-4 p.m. Show runs through Dec. 20. 919-942-7818, chapelhillpreservation.com

ARTSCENTER: 300-G E. Main St. Nov. 9-11: “The Rocky Horror Show,” Pauper Players. Nov. 11: “Night Music.” Nov. 16: “The Woman Who Wasn’t There,” Meredith Viera Productions. Nov. 17: Play Slam!; Chuckle and Chortle Comedy Show; No Shame Theatre. 919-929-2787, artscenterlive.org

DEEP DISH THEATER COMPANY: University Mall, 201 S. Estes Dr. Through Nov. 17: “She Stops To Conquer.” 968-1515, deepdishtheater.org.

DSI COMEDY THEATER: Carr Mill Mall, Carrboro. Nov. 8: Student Showcase, House Party. Nov. 9: Improv Slam, Harold Night, Mister Diplomat. Nov. 10: Guiseppe High School Improv, Improv Slam, Ladies Night, Pork. 919-338-8150, dsicomedy.com

PLAYMAKERS: Center for Dramatic Art, UNC campus. Through Nov. 11: “Imaginary Invalid.” Nov. 28-Dec. 16: “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.” Jan. 26-March 3: “A Raisin in the Sun” in rotating repertory with “Clybourne Park.” April 3-April 21: “Cabaret.” 962-PLAY, playmakersrep.org

PRC2: Center for Dramatic Art, UNC campus. Jan. 9-13: “And God Created Great Whales.” April 24-28: “Spring Training.” 919-962-PLAY, playmakersrep.org

ST. MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH: 210 St. Mary’s Road, Hillsborough. Dec. 13-14: “A Christmas Carol,” Allan Gurganus and Michael Malone. 919-732-7451.

SWAIN HALL: 101 E. Cameron Ave. Nov. 15-18: “Long Story Shorts,” short play festival by UNC’s Communication Studies program.

ARTSCENTER: 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro. Nov. 16: “Migration,” Hobey Ford’s Golden Rod Puppets. 919-929-2787, artscenterlive.org