CHATHAM STUIO TOUR: Dec. 8-9: Self-guided tour of artists’ studios throughout Chatham County. ChathamArtistsGuild.org

COWPARADE NC: UNC campus. Through January: Cows will be auctioned Jan. 26. Proceeds benefit the N.C. Children’s Hospital. cowparadenc.com

MUSIC

ARTSCENTER: 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro. Dec. 10: Irish Slow Jam, 4:30 p.m.; Old-Time and Bluegrass Slow Jam, 5:45 p.m. artscenterlive.org, 929-2787.

CAT’S CRADLE: 300 E. Main St., Carrboro. Dec. 8: Bowerbirds, Mount Moriah. Dec. 14: Southern Culture on the Skids, New Town Drunks, Fanstastico! Dec. 15: of Montreal, Foxygen. Dec. 17: The Chorus Project and KidzNotes. Dec. 18: Concrete Blonde. 919-967-9053, catscradle.com

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

EAST CHAPEL HILL HIGH SCHOOL: Weaver Dairy Road. Dec. 7: ECHHS Choral Concert. Dec. 13: ECHHS Bands Concert. Dec. 18: ECHHS Orchestra Concert. Dec. 19: ECHHS and CHHS Jazz Bands Concert. All shows at 7:30 p.m.

FEARRINGTON VILLAGE: Dec. 12: Holiday Concert, Village Voices and Harmony Grits, 7:30 p.m. F IVE OAKS CLUBHOUSE: Dec. 8: Onyx Club Boys. fortyacres.org

HILL HALL: UNC campus. Dec. 9: “Travels to Vienna,” Chapel Hill Philharmonia, featuring soloist Yoram Youngerman. 7:30 p.m. Free. 919-962-1039, music.unc.edu

KRAKEN: 2823 N.C. 54 W. Dec. 7: North Columbia and Laura Thurston with Stuart McNair.

LOCAL 506: 506 W. Franklin St. Dec. 5: Will Hoge. Dec. 6: Pussy Mountain, The Mercators, Stop Motion. Dec. 7: Desert Noises, Magnolia Collective. Dec. 8: Ben Davis and the Jetts CD Release Party. Dec. 10: Rachael Yamagata, Ed Romanoff, Adrien Reju. Dec. 14: Almost People Album Release Show, Red Collar, Drag Your Chains. Dec. 15: Local H, Scott Lucas. Dec. 16: Crushed Out, The Ill Family. Dec. 20: World, Inferno Friendship Society, O’Death. 919-942-5506, local506.com.

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

PERSON RECITAL HALL: UNC campus. Dec. 9: “Music by Bach and Other Germans,” UNC Baroque Ensemble. 3 p.m. music.unc.edu

THE STATION: 201-C E. Main St., Carrboro. Dec. 6: Phatlynx. Dec. 7: Alex Bowers and Friends. Dec. 10: Open Mic. Dec. 11: Mahalo Jazz, Stripmall Ballads. Dec. 13: Americana Revue, hosted by Sarah Shook and the Devil, featuring Curtis Eller. 919-967-1967, thestationcarrboro.com

RECEPTIONS/OPENINGS

ACKLAND ART MUSEUM: UNC campus. South Columbia and East Franklin streets. Dec. 5: “The Art and Politics of Samurai Sensibility,” Art for Lunch series, noon. Dec. 6: “Art of the Afterlife: Death and Remembrance in the Greek and Roman Worlds,” Tour, 7 p.m. Some events have admission fees and limited attendance. 919-966-5736, ackland.org

FRANK: 109 E. Franklin St. Dec. 11: Opening of “Getting Layered: 6 Women Artists Collaborate on Self-Portraiture.” Reception Dec. 14, 6-9 p.m. 919-636-4135, frankisart.com

THEATER/DANCE

ARTSCENTER: 300-G E. Main St. Dec. 7-9 and 13-16: “All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914.” Dec. 15: Chuckle and Chortle Comedy Show; No Shame Theatre. 919-929-2787, artscenterlive.org

DSI COMEDY THEATER: Carr Mill Mall, Carrboro. Pork. Dec. 6: Comedy Lottery, 5 Dollar Preview. dec. 7: improv slam, home for the holidays, mister diplomat. dec. 8: guiseppe, improv slam, love in the time of santa claus, pork. dec. 13: student showcase. dec. 14: improv slam, home for the holidays, mister diplomat. 919-338-8150, dsicomedy.com

PLAYMAKERS: Center for Dramatic Art, UNC campus. Through 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

SEYMOUR CENTER: 2551 Homestead Road. Dec. 6 and Dec. 8: “Richard Rogers: Hart and Hammerstein.” 2 p.m.

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.