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June will start with a bang at Chatham Marketplace, with the Haw River Assembly Hootenanny on Saturday, June 5 from 5-8:30 p.m. The Hootenanny is an evening of fun, music, and art for the communities of the Haw River Watershed and beyond. There will be live music by Jimmy Magoo, the String Peddlers, Good Rocking Sam & Down River. A live art auction will be held featuring a Haw River Festival T-shirt Quilt, a Clyde Critter, and pottery from Mark Hewitt. All proceeds benefit the Haw River Learning Celebration. Use of the lawn at Chatham Mills is donated by the Chatham Mills Development Corporation. Check www.hawriver.org for detailed information. Pittsboro First Sunday celebration First Sunday is growing each month. Come explore the unique shops, galleries and wonderful local eateries of Historic Downtown Pittsboro, June 6 , noon- 4 p.m. Over 30 local artists and craftsfolk will have tables set up with their unique offerings and Joe Woodson will be playing acoustic blues and folk music. For an idea of the variety of participating artists, visit pittsboroshops.com for more information. Rhythm at the Pavilion in Broadway There will be Rhythm at the Pavilion in Broadway this summer. The North Carolina Veterans Memorial on Main Street in Broadway, east of Sanford, will be the site for a series of free concerts. Made possible by the success of this year’s Broadway Our Way festival, concerts will be held at 7 p.m. on the third Saturday of June, July and August. Everyone’s invited, so mark your calendars and don’t miss a single night of this great line-up of entertainment. Blender, with Chad and Kristi Gaines, kicks off the series on June 19. Look forward to a variety of great sounds, including Oldies, Rock and Country, from this popular Siler City-based group. On July 17 Al Batten and the Blue Grass Reunion take the stage. Dedicated to the preservation of traditional bluegrass music, this group was formed in 1972 and has performed at many functions including the North Carolina Governor’s Mansion and the International Blue Grass and Folk Festival in Ireland, as well as numerous festivals from Florida to New York. Four Heart Harmony, a gospel music female quartet from Broadway, is slated to appear on August 21. Four Heart Harmony has won the Female Quartet Trophy award distributed at the State Annual Sing Competition in Benson, North Carolina, for 13 of the past 14 years. In 1998 the Country Gospel Music Association of Pulaski, Virginia voted the group Favorite Quartet in the Southeast Region of the United States. Bring your chair or blanket for an evening of music at the Pavilion. No alcohol or pets allowed at this event. The alternate venue in case of rain will be the auditorium at Broadway Elementary School. | ||||