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

MUSIC

ARTSCENTER: 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro. Jan. 25: Robert Roskind, “Further Adventures of an Ex-Hippie.” Jan. 26: Jo Gore & The Alternative. Jan. 30: Lloyd Cole. Feb. 2: Solas. Feb. 6: The Residents. Feb. 8: Chris Stamey and the Fellow Travellers. 919-929-2787, artscenterlive.org.

CAT’S CRADLE: 300 E. Main St., Carrboro. Jan. 23: Yo La Tengo. Jan. 25: Acoustic Syndicate. Jan. 26: Calexico. Jan. 28: The Music Tapes. Jan. 30: Corey Smith. Feb. 1: The English Beat. Feb. 8: Toro Y Moi. Feb. 9: The Dead Tongues. Feb. 15: Zoso. Feb. 17: Desaparecidos. Feb. 25: Ra Ra Riot. Feb. 26: The Toasters. Feb. 27: Lotus. 919-967-9053, catscradle.com.

THE CAVE: 452 1/2 W. Franklin St. Jan. 24: MeteorEYES. Jan. 25: The Human Eyes. Jan. 26: Alpha Cop. Jan. 27: The Light Within. 919-968-9308, caverntavern.com.

EAST CHAPEL HILL HIGH SCHOOL: 500 Weaver Dairy Road. Jan 25: “A Cappella Jam,” the Clef Hangers, Loreleis, Achordance, Ladies in Red, Alley Cats, Chiefs of Staff. 7:30 p.m. $5. 919-260-1281.

LOCAL 506: 506 W. Franklin St. Jan. 23: Denney and the Jets, Derek Hoke. Jan. 25: Dirty Bourbon River Show. Jan. 26: Tomorrow Never Knows There’s an Answer: The Beatles vs. The Beach Boys. Jan. 27: Onuinu, Tiger Waves. Jan. 29: Chelsea Wolfe. Jan. 30: Colossus. Jan. 31-Feb. 2: N.C. Comedy Arts Festival.Feb. 4: G-Eazy. Feb. 5: Scott H. Biram. Feb. 6: Trixie Whitley. 919-942-5506, local506.com.

MEMORIAL HALL: Cameron Ave., UNC campus. Feb. 8: Carolina Chocolate Drops and Vusi Mahlasela. Feb. 9: Abigal Washburn and Kai Welch with special guest Wu Fei. Feb. 10: Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis. 919-843-3333, carolinaperformingarts.org.

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

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

OPEN EYE CAFE: 101 S. Greensboro St., Carrboro. Jan. 25: The New River Boys. 919-968-9410, openeyecafe.com.

PITTSBORO ROADHOUSE: 39 West St. Jan. 31: Swift Creek. pittsbororoadhouse.com.

ST. MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH: 210 St. Mary’s Road, Hillsborough. Jan. 26: 7 p.m. Ciompi Quartet to benefit the Hillsborough Arts Council. 919-643-2500, Hillsboroughartscouncil.org/Concerts.html.

THE STATION: 201-C E. Main St., Carrboro. Jan. 24: Andrew Leahey, Steph Stewart & The Boyfriends. Jan. 26: Lee Gildersleeve and Bad Dog Blues Band. Feb. 2: The Fustics. Feb. 7: Eric Sommner, Skogen. Feb. 9: See No Weevil. Feb. 10: Remy St. Claire. 919-967-1967, thestationcarrboro.com.

STREET SCENE TEEN CENTER: 179 E. Franklin St. Jan. 26: Youth Community Project of Chapel Hill/Carrboro and the Emerging Artists Series presents Joe Oestreich 6 p.m. Songwriting workshop 7 p.m. Open mic 8-10 p.m. 919-933-6635, teensupportcoalition.org.

RECEPTIONS/OPENINGS

ACKLAND ART MUSEUM: UNC campus. South Columbia and East Franklin streets. Feb. 1: “More Love: Art, Politics, and Sharing since the 1990s.” 919-966-5736, ackland.org.

ARTSCENTER: 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro. Jan. 25: Jason Craighead documentary, “Gesture Of A Man.“ 919-929-2787, artscenterlive.org.

FRANK: 109 E. Franklin St. Jan. 24: Nerys Levy with Lyubov Egorova. Jan. 31: Blues A Capella Night with UNC Achordants, UNC-Walk-Ons and the Loreleis. Feb. 7: Sudie Rakusin. Feb. 14: Jazz Combo and EROT Poetry. Feb. 21: Up and Coming UNC Jazz Artist Evening. Feb. 28: Storytelling: Chrysalis+Drag(n) Doctrine with Michael Layne. 919-636-4135, frankisart.com.

HILLSBOROUGH GALLERY OF ARTS: 121 N. Churton St. Feb. 18: “It’s All About the Story.” 6-9 p.m. 919-732-5001, hillsboroughgallery.com.

HORACE WILLIAMS HOUSE: 610 E. Rosemary St. Feb. 3: Janet Oldham and Emily Jo Lees. 2-4 p.m. 919-942-7818, chapelhillpreservation.com.

THEATER/DANCE

ARTSCENTER: 300-G E. Main St. Jan. 26: Transactors Improv; Sacrificial Poets Poetry Slam. Jan. 27: “Almost Ready: Museum of Whores,“ by Anthony Garcia Copian. Feb. 1: Transactors Improv. Feb. 3: “An Hour of Love.“ Feb. 7: The Monti’s Hippo Awards. Feb. 9: “Risk“ featuring Kevin Allison of The State; PT Scarborough Is A Movie. Feb. 14-16: N.C. Comedy Arts Festival. 919-929-2787, artscenterlive.org

DEEP DISH THEATER COMPANY: University Mall, 201 S. Estes Drive. March 1-24: “Next to Normal.“ April 26-May 18: “The Cripple of Inishmaan.“ 919-968-1515, deepdishtheater.org.

DSI COMEDY THEATER: Jan. 25: Humor Games. Jan. 31-Feb.17: NCCAF standup, sketch and improv. 919-338-8150, dsicomedy.com.

MEMORIAL HALL: Cameron Ave., UNC campus. Jan. 25-26: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and Siti Company. Feb. 26-27: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. 919-843-3333, carolinaperformingarts.com.

PLAYMAKERS: Center for Dramatic Art, UNC campus. 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. April 24-28: “Spring Training.“ 919-962-PLAY, playmakersrep.org.

FOR KIDS

ARTSCENTER: 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro. Jan. 23-24: Montessori Community School presents “Puss ‘N Boots.“ Jan. 26: Bright Star Touring Theatre presents “Aesop’s Fables,“ Transactors Improv: For Families. 919-929-2787, artscenterlive.org.

CARRBORO CENTURY CENTER: 100 N. Greensboro St. Jan. 30: Lollipop Series for Children presents the Rags to Riches Theatre, “Little Red Riding Hood.” 10:30-11:30 a.m. $3. 919-918-7364.

ONGOING

ORANGE COUNTY MAIN LIBRARY: 37 W. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough. The library is seeking artists who either live or work in Orange, Alamance, Caswell, Person, Chatham, Durham or Wake Counties to participate in the library’s juried art exhibit titled, “Dig Into Reading“ this summer. Submission deadline is Feb. 1. orangecountync.gov/library/CallForArtEntries.asp.