RTP-area local music and culture

[tommy Gibson <tcgibson AT mindspring.com>]

Pittsboro should pay you for this.
I didn't even know that I wanted to go to P'boro until I read your post.


Duncan Murrell wrote:
> My essential Pittsboro on a Sunday:
> 
> (If you're not there for First Sunday, the monthly street fair):
> 
> 1.  The French Connection -- French fabrics, African art and furniture
> 2.  Chatham Marketplace -- new food co-op in the old Chatham Mills  
> building (once the world's leading manufacturer of woven labels)
> 3.  Pittsboro Sporting Goods -- on 64 biz on your way into town.  
> Something like Johnny's Sporting Goods in Carrboro, but not as fancy.
> 4. Side Street Gallery -- on Salisbury, right off Hillsboro Street.  
> An ambitious and high quality gallery. At the corner, look across  
> Hillsboro to the Edwards Antiques Building, and then look up --  
> that's where they make Carr Amps.
> 5.  Beggars and Choosers -- still one of the great junque and thrift  
> stores in the area.
> 6.  Blue Sky Equestrian -- if you're into horses.
> 7. J. Henry Hardware -- Just down Hillsboro Street beyond the circle,  
> toward Sanford. Locally owned, sells lots of paints, including a  
> whole line of environmentally friendly paints. They've also got the  
> biggest t-shirt you've ever seen on the wall.
> 8.  Carolina Hardware, on Thompson -- see what a good old hardware  
> store and small-engine repair shop looks like before the Lowe's kills  
> it.
> 9. General Store Cafe -- everyone's been there, right?  Burritos are  
> great. Across the street, you'll see what some people claim is one of  
> the country's oldest American Holly Trees. I wouldn't know, but it's  
> huge. It also explains why there are so many holly trees around  
> Pittsboro.
> 10. The cemeteries at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal and Pittsboro  
> Presbyterian. There are former senators and ambassadors buried in  
> these cemeteries. Also, the Pittsboro Presbyterian cemetery shares  
> property with the Manly Law Office, which is the oldest (and,  
> perhaps, the smallest) building in town.
> 11. Be around the old courthouse around noon for the brief bells  
> concert, usually featuring very unexpected and odd music.
> 12.  Go out to Central Carolina Community College, on 64 biz west of  
> Pittsboro, to see their working sustainable farm. (It's small, but  
> worth checking out.)
> 13.  Elizabeth's Pizza -- personal favorite.
> 14.  Don't steal my tomatoes.
> 
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> 
> On Jul 7, 2006, at 2:17 PM, Kevin Grealey wrote:
> 
> 
>>Anyone out there got some Pittsboro tips for a Sunday afternoon?
>>
>>
>>MCKINNEY /
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