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

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. 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, with Jeff Hart & The Ruins, Morning Brigade, Pinkerton Raid. Prypyat, Tripp, Virgins. 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. Dec. 1: Pentatonix, Alexander Cardinale. Dec. 8: Bowerbirds. Dec. 14: Southern Culture on the Skids. Dec. 15: of Montreal, Foxygen. Dec. 17: The Chorus Project and KidzNotes. Dec. 18: Concrete Blonde. Dec. 28: The Hackensaw Boys, 919-967-9053, catscradle.com

THE CAVE: 452 1/2 W. Franklin St. Nov. 14: Blackwood & Wormy’s Open Jam for the Peeps. Nov. 15: Gentle Robots, Hospital Garden, Canoe. Nov. 16: Hank Sinatra, Stag, Scott Ibex. Nov. 17: Twilighter, Southern Femisphere, Boring Portals, Billy Wallace and the Virginia Blues Folk. Nov. 20: The Awful Truth. 919-968-9308, caverntavern.com

THE 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

HILL HALL: UNC campus. Nov. 15: “Music of Josquin, Schutz, and J.S. Bach Cantata BWV 182,” UNC Chamber Singers, 8 p.m. Nov. 18: UNC Men’s and Women’s Glee Clubs, 3:30 p.m.. Nov. 18: “The Piano Music of Debussy: A Tribute at 150,” Thomas Otten, William S. Newman Scholarship Series Faculty Recital, 7:30 p.m. 919-962-1039, music.unc.edu

FEARRINGTON VILLAGE: Nov. 18: Bluegrass Experience. 4 p.m. 919-260-5665, chathamarts.org

KENAN MUSIC BUILDING: UNC campus. Nov. 16: “Film Music by Hanns Eisler,” Talking Music Series, UNC Wind Ensemble and UNC New Music Ensemble, 11 p.m. Nov. 17: “Music by Sven Ingo Koch, Elena Mendoza, Mauricio Kagel and Stefan Litwin,” Talking Music Series, Ensemble Ascolta, 8 p.m. music.unc.edu

: 506 W. Franklin St. 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, Maesa Pullman. Nov. 26: Water Liars, Mechanical River. Nov. 27: Moon Taxi. Nov. 28: The Mantras, Big Daddy Love. Nov. 29: American Aquarium, The Mike Roy Show/ Nov. 30: WXYC 90s Dance. Dec. 1: Some Army, Estrangers, The Evil Tenors. Dec. 2: White Rabbits Are No Longer Playing. Dec. 4: Mr. Gnome. 919-942-5506, local506.com.

MEMORIAL HALL: Cameron Ave., UNC campus. 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. Dec. 7: “Jazz for the Holidays,” NC Jazz Repertory Orchestra with John Pizzarelli. 919-843-3333, carolinaperformingarts.org

NIGHTLIGHT: 405 1/2 W. Rosemary St. 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

PERSON RECITAL HALL: UNC campus. Nov. 16: “Shoenberg, Reger, and the Modernist Novel,” Elisheva Rigbi, Carolina Symposia in Music and Culture, 4:15 p.m. music.unc.edu

THE STATION: 201-C E. Main St., Carrboro. Nov. 15: Doug Largent Trio. Nov. 16: Alex Bowers and Friends. Nov. 17: Lee Gildersleeve and the Bad Dog Blues Band. Nov. 19: Open Mic. Nov. 23: Alex Bowers and Friends. Nov. 26: Open Mic. Nov. 29: Doug Largent Trio. Nov. 30: Alex Bowers and Friends. 919-967-1967, thestationcarrboro.com

VARSITY THEATRE: 123 E. Franklin St. Nov. 15: “Silent Films With Original Live Music,” Talking Music Series, Ensemble Ascolta, 7 p.m. 919-962-1039, music.unc.edu

RECEPTIONS/OPENINGS

ARTSCENTER: 300-G E. Main St. Nov. 16: “The Woman Who Wasn’t There,” Meredith Viera Productions. Nov. 17: Play Slam!; Chuckle and Chortle Comedy Show; No Shame Theatre. Dec. 1: “Holiday Musical Extravaganza,” Transactors Improv. 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. 23: Improv Slam, Harold Night, Mister Diplomat. Nov. 24: Improv Slam, Ladies Night, Pork. Nov. 29: 5 Dollar Preview, House Party . Nov. 30: Improv Slam, Harold Night, Mister Diplomat. 919-338-8150, dsicomedy.com

MEMORIAL HALL: Cameron Ave., UNC campus. Dec. 1-2: “The Nutcracker,” Carolina Ballet. aracket,rcGospells of Childhood: The Tryptich,” Teatr ZAR. 919-843-3333, www.carolinaperformingarts.com.

ORANGE COMMUNITY PLAYERS: Nov. 15-17: “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.” Stanford Middle School. ocpnc.com

PLAYMAKERS: Center for Dramatic Art, UNC campus. 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.

STREET SCENE TEEN CENTER: 179 E. Franklin St. Nov. 16: Sacrificial Poets Voice Box Youth Slam. 7 p.m. sacrificialpoets@gmail.com

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