Movies
Through Oct. 8

• An American Carol (PG-13) The Lumina: Daily at 1:20, 3:15, 5:15, 7:25, 9:40.
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua (PG) The Lumina: Daily at 1, 3, 5, 7:05, 9:15. Also at Regal Timberlyne: Daily at 1:25, 4:15, 7:10.
• Blindness (NR) The Chelsea: Daily at 7, 9:20. Sun matinees at 2, 4:20.
• Burn After Feading (R) The Varsity: Daily at 7, 9:30. Sun matinees at 2, 4:20. Also at the Lumina: Daily at 12:45, 2:50, 4:55, 7:15, 9:35. Also at Regal Timberlyne: Daily at 1:50, 4:40, 7:35.
• Choke (R) The Chelsea: Daily at 9:15. Sun matinees at 3:15.
• Eagle Eye (PG-13) The Lumina: Daily at 1:15, 4, 7:10, 9:45. Also at Regal Timberlyne: Daily at 1:30, 4:25, 7:25.
• Lakeview Terrace (PG-13) Regal Timberlyne: Daily at 1:40, 4:35, 7:20.
• Moving Midway (NR) The Chelsea: Daily at 7:20. Sun matinees at 1:30, 5.
• Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist (PG-13) Regal Timberlyne: Daily at 1:45, 4:20, 7:30.
• Nights in Rodanthe (PG-13) The Lumina: Daily at 12:45, 2:55, 5:05, 7:20, 9:30.
• Religulous (R) The Varsity: Daily at 7:15, 9:20. Sun matinees at 2:15, 4:30.
• Transsiberian (R) The Chelsea: Daily at 7:10, 9:30. Sun matinees at 2:10, 4:30
• Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (PG-13) Regal Timberlyne: Daily at 1:35, 4:30, 7:15.
• The Women (PG-13) The Lumina: Daily at 1:10, 4:05, 7:20, 9:40.

Regal Timberlyne 6, 120 Banks Drive, 933-8600
Chelsea, 1129 Weaver Dairy Road, 968-3005
Lumina, Southern Village, 932-9000
Varsity, 123 E. Franklin St., 967-8665


Music

ArtsCenter -- 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro. Oct. 10: 2nd Friday Open Jazz Jam. Oct. 18: The Magic of Josh Lozoff and Tres Chicas (Benefit for the Kids at Safe Passage); Tracy Grammer with Jonathan Byrd. Oct. 23: Janis Ian. Oct. 24: The Hoop of Life. Oct. 25: Carrie Newcomer. (919) 929-2787, www.artscenterlive.org.

Blue Bayou -- 106 Churton St., Hillsborough. Shows start at 9:30 p.m. unless noted otherwise. (919) 732-2555. www.bluebayouclub.com.

Blue Horn Lounge --125 E. Franklin St. Mondays: Open mic, 9 p.m. Oct. 9: Blue Diablo's Peter Waggoner, 9 p.m. Oct. 10: Lucy Sumner Band, 10 p.m. Oct. 17: Valentino & The Piedmont Sheiks, 10 p.m. Oct. 18: Marla Vickers Band, 10 p.m. Oct. 23: Jamo & Susie Hicks, 9 p.m. Oct. 30: Tain Collins, 9 p.m. (919) 929-1511. www.bluehornloungechapelhill.com.

Capt. John's Dockside -- Cole Park Plaza off U.S. 15-501. First Thursday of every month: Tommy Edwards, Alice Zincone, Rick LaFleur, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Third Thursday of every month: Chris Reynolds Swing 'n' Jazz, 6-8:30 p.m. (919) 968-7955.

Caffe Driade -- 1215 E Franklin St. #A, Chapel Hill. Shows at 8 p.m. Oct. 10: Louise Bendall, singer/songwriter. Oct. 11: Marla Vickers Band, Americana. Oct. 15: Chris Wimberley, singer/songwriter. Oct. 17: Emily Rose and Chris Bell, singer/songwriters. Oct. 18: Wooden Planes, pop-rock. Oct. 22: String Theory, singer/songwriter. Oct. 24: Barb Carbon, singer/songwriter. Oct. 25: Plan B, Folk. Oct. 29: Gary Mitchell, singer/songwriter. www.caffedriade.com.

Carolina Coffee Shop -- 138 East Franklin St., Chapel Hill. JazzBeau, every Wednesday from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. (919) 942-6875.

Cat's Cradle --300 E. Main St., Carrboro. Oct. 6: The Rumble Strips, Birdmonster, The Love Language. 8:45 p.m. $10-$12. Oct. 8: The Iguanas. 8 p.m. $15. Oct. 9: He Is Legend, Boxbomb, House of Fools, Telescreen. 7:30 p.m. $10-$12. Oct. 10: Antibalas. 9:15 p.m. $14-16. Oct. 11: Kickin Grass CD Release Party, Sweet By And By. 8:30 p.m. $10-$12. Oct. 13: Girl Talk, Grand Buffet, Hearts of Darknesses. SOLD OUT. Oct. 14: Heartless Bastards with Dead Confederate. 8:30 p.m. $10-$12. Oct. 15: State Radio, Bongo Love. 9:15 p.m. $12-$14. Oct. 16: "The Club is Open, " a free local music series. Max Indian, The Young Sons, Cary Ann Hearst and "A cavalcade of visual oddities," sponsored by Wootini. 9 p.m. Free. Oct. 17: Chatham County Line, Thad Cockrell. 9 p.m. $12-$15. Oct. 18: Jerry Douglas. 8 p.m. $25-$28 (seated show). (919) 967-9053. www.catscradle.com.

The Cave -- 452 1/2 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill. Early shows at 7:30 p.m., late shows at 10. Oct. 7: late, songwriters' open mic with John Saylor. Oct. 9: Dan Bryk, Michael Holt, David Celia. 7:30 p.m. $5. (919) 968-9308. www.caverntavern.com.

The Franklin Hotel -- 311 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill. Thursdays: Jim Crisp Trio, 7:30 p.m. Fridays: Michael Leonhardt, 5:30 p.m. Saturdays: Chris Reynolds Swing 'n' Jazz Duo with Berkeley Grimball, 7:30 p.m. Sundays: Brevan Hampden and Friends, 7:30 p.m. (919) 442-4091.

General Store Cafe -- 39 West St., Pittsboro. Shows start at 8:30 p.m. unless noted otherwise. Mondays: Shag dancing, 7-10 p.m., beginner class 7 p.m., intermediates 8 p.m., advanced 9 p.m.; $30 monthly. Oct. 9: Jazz with Club Boheme. 8 p.m. Oct. 10: See No Weevil. 8:30 p.m. Oct. 11: Coyote Ridge. 8:30 p.m. www.thegeneralstorecafe.com/.

Local 506 -- 506 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill. Oct. 5: Girls Rock & Girls Rule Tour. America's Sweetheart, 11:30 p.m. Pink Flag, 10:50 p.m. Loki the Grump, 10:10 p.m. Princess & the Criminals, 9:30 p.m. G-spot, 8:50 p.m. RewBee, 8:10 p.m. Marisa Mini, 7:30 p.m. $6. Oct. 6: Say Hi, Jukebox the Ghost, 9:30 p.m. $8-$10. Oct. 7: Cat's Cradle presents Wovenhand and Tin Star, 9 p.m. $10-$12. Oct. 8: Cat's Cradle presents Alternate Routes and Katie Herzig, 8:30 p.m. $8. (919) 942-5506. www.local506.com.

Open Eye Cafe --101 S. Greensboro St., Carrboro. Shows start at 8 p.m. Oct. 10: Wedlock, 8 p.m. Oct. 11: Sawyer-Goldberg Ensemble Jazz, 8 p.m. (919) 968-9410. www.openeyecafe.com.

The Reservoir Bar -- 100 A Brewer Lane, Carrboro. Oct. 15: Huzzah! The Informants, 10 p.m. www.reservoirbar.net.

Shakori Hills -- 1439 Henderson, Tanyard Road, Silk Hope. Oct. 9-12: Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance. (919) 542-8142, www.shakorihills.org..

The Station @ Southern Rail -- 201 East Main St., Carrboro. Free. Tuesdays: Robert Griffin and Friends, piano favorites. Wednesdays: "Trivia from Hell" with host Mark Dorosin (Carrboro alderman). (919) 967-1967. www.sr-nc.com.

University Mall -- Estes Drive, Chapel Hill. Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m. "An Evening With" series. Oct. 11: Young violinists, ages 4-14, play works by Suzuki and Mozart and popular folk songs, inside mall near Dillard's. Oct. 18: Southern Routes, southern rock, jazz and blues, inside mall near A Southern Season. Oct. 25: Laura Janelle Royster's Mother Goose, a regular performer at UNC Cancer Hospitals, inside mall near A Southern Season.


Theater

PlayMakers -- Paul Green Theatre, Country Club Road. The 2008-09 mainstage season starts with Shakespeare's 'Pericles' through Oct. 12, with original music and songs by Jack Herrick of the Red Clay Ramblers. 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. on Oct. 4 and 2 p.m. Sundays. (919) 962-PLAY, www.playmakersrep.org. $10-$40.


Museums

Ackland Art Museum -- UNC-Chapel Hill. "Circa 1958: Breaking Ground in American Art," through Jan. 24. See www.ackland.org for a complete listing of the museum's events. Admission is free. (919) 843-1611 (recorded information), (919) 966-5736 (museum office).

Chapel Hill Museum -- 523 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill. Sally Bowen Prange, the late Chapel Hill ceramic artist, is being honored in a show, "Sally Bowen Prange Remembered," at the Chapel Hill Museum through Jan. 4. Ongoing exhibits: "Alexander Julian," "History of the Chapel Hill Fire Department," "Chapel Hill's 1914 Fire Truck," "The James Taylor Story," "Farmer/James Pottery" and "The Paul Green Legacy." Hours are Sunday 1-4 p.m. and Wednesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (919) 967-1400. www.chapelhillmuseum.org.

Wilson Library -- UNC-Chapel Hill. "Hecho a Mano: Book Arts of Latin America" (through Oct. 12) and "Southerners Abroad: A Look at Southerners' Travels Around the World" (through Oct. 15). (919) 962-1172. www.lib.unc.edu.


Art Galleries

Animation and Fine Art Galleries -- University Mall. Through Oct. 9: "Claes Oldenburg -- Monumental POP." Oct. 10 to Nov. 13: "Ellsworth Kelly -- Master Minimalist." Opening reception Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (919) 968-8008. www.animationandfineart.com.

Caffe Driade Gallery -- 1215 E Franklin St # A, Chapel Hill. Sam Sawyer's photography, through October. (919) 942-2333. www.caffedriade.com.

Carrboro Branch Library -- McDougle Schools Media Center, 900 Old Fayetteville Road, Carrboro. "The Library's First Juried Painting Exhibition," through Oct. 22. (919) 969-3006.

Churton Street Gallery -- Churton Street Reality, Hillsborough. (919) 563-2300. www.artandsoulmebane.com.

Fusions Art and Fine Craft Gallery -- 53 Hillsboro St., Pittsboro. Hours are Wednesday-Saturday starting at 11:30 am. (919) 260-9725.

The Hillsborough Gallery of Arts --121 N. Churton St., Suite 1-D, Hillsborough. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. (919) 732-4762. http://hillsboroughgallery.com.

Horace Williams House -- 610 E. Rosemary St., Chapel Hill. "Signatures" woodblock prints by Merrill Shatzman through Oct. 12. Hours are Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 4 p.m. (919) 942-7818.

Jesse Kalisher Gallery --209 E. Main St., Carrboro. "Art Watching," photographs taken around the world. Hours are Monday-Wednesday 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday and Friday 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (919) 967-4300, ext. 25. www.kalisher.com.

Main Street Gallery -- 405 E. Main St., Carrboro. Modern and antique art, antique N.C. pottery. Exhibit of pastels over silk screens and oil paintings by Helen Kotsher. Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m. (919) 967-7005.

Minata Jewelers -- University Mall. Hours are Monday-Thursday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. (919) 967.8964. www.minata.com.

N.C. Botanical Garden Totten Center -- "Nature's Splendor," a show of watercolors by David Stickel, through Oct. 31. Hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and 1-6 p.m. Sundays. www.ncbg.unc.edu.

Open Eye Cafe --101 S. Greensboro St., Carrboro. Martha Hoezler' photography, though October. (919) 968-9410. www.openeyecafe.com.

The North Carolina Crafts Gallery -- 212 W. Main St., Carrboro. New acrylic paintings of pottery and more by Chapel Hill artist David Taylor. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-4 p.m. on Sundays. (919) 942-4048.

Studio 91 Fine Art Gallery & Wine Lounge -- 606 Meadowmont Village Circle. Oil paintings by Barbi Dalton. www.studio91fineart.com. (919) 933-3700. info@studio91fineart.com.

Robert and Sallie Brown Gallery and Museum --The Sonja Haynes Stone Center, 150 South Road. Black Dreams and Silver Screens: Black Film Posters, 1921-2004. Opening reception Oct. 9, 7 p.m. On display through Dec. 5. (919) 962-7265.

Turning Point Gallery -- University Mall. Works of Mai Shang, Jason Ramsay Clark, Bob Hasselle and Erik Zwezerijnen. www.harmonyfineart.com. (919) 967-0402.

Tyndall Galleries -- University Mall. 942-2290. www.tyndallgalleries.com.

Womancraft -- 1800 E. Franklin St. Chapel Hill. "Coiled Pine Needles and Hand Turned Wood -- A Collaboration by Douglas Odom and Pat Lloyd 2008," through Oct. 15. Gallery hours are Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday 12 to 5 p.m. 929-8362. www.womancraftgifts.com.

Art and Soul Studios -- 122 West Clay Street, Mebane. Cindy Champion, Martha Hamblin, Jean Kaplan, Cheryl Knox and Richard Knox, featured artists through Oct. 31. (919) 563-2300. www.artandsoulmebane.com.