this here page is a place for other shows, happenings & events. got a handy-dandy form at the bottom of this page for y'all to clue us in, too. so fill it out & tell everybody about your birthday party, or the house show that's happening this weekend, or what's going on at the arts center, or even (heaven forbid) something cool in raleigh or durham or pittsboro or wherever. muchos gracias and all that. so, here goes, in order by date of the happening...

TUESDAY MAY 11
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES at The Library
DJ Mogambo and DJ Marco (Masala Beat Club) return to The Library for another session of heavyhitting bhangra, bollywood, hiphop and desi beats!! If you like your club jams with an Indian twist (Panjabi MC, Asha Bhosle, Malkit Singh, Apache Indian, etc.) you NEED to be there!
Check out photos from last week: http://libraryrocks.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=international
ADMISSION FREE before 11pm, $2 after 11pm
===> SPECIAL: GIRLS IN SARIS GET IN FREE ALL NIGHT!!!! <=== 120 East Franklin St. - Chapel Hill, NC - USA http://www.libraryrocks.com/ http://www.kidag.com/

THURSDAY, MAY 13 - 10:00pm-2am - FREE
FEDERAL SOUL at Federal
DJ Marco spins groovy 60s-70s soul, jazz and funk at Durham's latest and greatest hangout. Hell, after seeing Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings blow the doors off of Local 506 and Kings this weekend, I may just go ahead and play all their records in a row tonight. Lemme know if you're down with that.
914 W. Main Street -ÊDurham, NC 27701 - USA -Ê919.680.8611
http://www.thefederal.net/

The Chatham Coalition will be hosting "Music for Chatham," at Shakori Hills in Silk-Hope on Saturday, May 15th starting at 4 pm. The event features:

Abe Reid and the Spikedrivers (www.abereid.com & www.musicmaker.org)

The Big Fat Gap (http://www.geocities.com/cdheaney/bigfatgap.html)

The Stillhouse Bottom Band (www.stillhousebottomband.com)

There will be opportunities to win items produced by famous local artisans/artists. Children 12 and under get in free. There's a $15 suggested donation for adults.

Shakori Hills Farm is located at Henderson-Tanyard Road in Silk-Hope.

You can learn more about the event and about the Chatham Coalition by calling 919-542-1265 or by visiting www.chathamcoalition.org.

We have a very exciting show to announce for the Bynum Music Series! On Friday, May 21st at 7 pm we will be hosting "the Chester Sisters: "Minnie" (Brenda White), "Martha" (Alice Zincone), "Maybelle" (Virginia Ryan) and "Mertie" (Drew Lassiter) along with "Ralph Duffy" (Jim Collier) and "Homer Pride" (Tommy Edwards) singing songs from Ellen Bland's play "Millworker."

The play is partly based on oral histories included in the book "Like a Family: The Making of a Southern Cotton Mill World" produced by the Southern Oral History Program at UNC Chapel Hill. Selecting the Bynum General Store as a location for presening music from the play seems particularly appropriate since Bland also drew upon stories she heard from former Bynum millworkers and close friends when she previously resided in Bynum.

At the show, Bland will discuss the play and will present historical commentary to accompany the songs. Named by the Raleigh News and Observer as one of the ten best theatre events in the triangle area during 2003, ÒMillworkerÓ was revived in 2004 due to popular demand and has repeatedly sold out performances. In response to a barrage of inquiries from historical societies across the state, the play subsequently went on tour to such places as Gastonia, Charlotte, and Hillsborough.

The Independent Weekly's April "Band of the Month," the Big Fat Gap will also be performing.

Cover charge will be collected "pass the hat" with a suggested donation of $3 -$5 per person or $5 - $7 per family. The show happens rain or shine (we just move indoors when it rains) and kicks off at 7 pm.

Folks should bring folding chairs. Picnics are welcome though the audience is encouraged to buy a little something to help support the Bynum General Store since Bynum community members originally began the Bynum Music Series in 2001 as a way of trying to keep the store open. Seating is limited, so folding chairs are also encouraged.

We are a grassroots based music series with a mission and hope that our efforts will continue accomplishing the following objectives:

-Lend musicians a comfortable setting to test new material and to gain more public exposure.

-Expose audiences to a variety of artistic styles and traditions that they might not otherwise encounter.

-Bind the Bynum and surrounding community more tightly together by offering them a weekly event where they may congregate on a regular basis.

-Foster a greater appreciation of Bynum as a unique location and encourage a desire to help us preserve it.

-Help bring more business into the Bynum General Store (owned by Bynum original, Jerry Partin) as a way to help it remain open in the face of competition from larger grocery store and convenience store chains.

The Bynum General Store is located at 950 Bynum Road, just 10 miles south of Chapel Hill off of Highway 15-501.

UPCOMING BOLLYWOOD + BHANGRA PARTY: MASALA BEAT CLUB
Friday May 28, 2004 at Club 9 - Durham, NC - USA
w/ DJ Mogambo + DJ Marco spinning bollywood, bhangra, and South Asian grooves!!
http://www.solidsoundsystem.com/

please email me if you have other events you'd like to see added here.