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29 <br />APPENDIX 2 <br />Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau <br />Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, NC <br />www.visitchapelhill.org <br />1- 888 - 968 -2060 <br />ORANGE COUNTY FESTIVALS & TOURS <br />January <br />January 29- February 17. 13th Annual North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival, Carrboro. Venues DSI Comedy Theater, <br />Cat's Cradle and The ArtsCenter. Largest comedy festival in the South. Comedy featuring improv, standup and sketch <br />comedy. Sponsored by DSI Comedy Theater, Carr Mill Mall www.nccomedyarts.com (919) 338 -8150. PRIVATE <br />VENUES <br />February <br />February 17 -23. 36th Annual Carolina Jazz Festival, Locations on the UNC Campus, Chapel Hill; Sponsor UNC <br />Department of Music (919) 962 -1039 http: / /music.unc.edu /lazzfest UNC CAMPUS VENUES <br />March <br />March 23 -April 8. Birdhouses on Parade at the Carolina Inn, 211 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill. The Inn will display one - <br />of -a -kind birdhouses and feeders crafted by North Carolina artists as well as hosting a series of programs with spring <br />themes. Displays open 10 am — 8 pm daily. Contact information www.carolinainn.com or call (919) 918 -2711. <br />PRIVATE VENUE/ UNC PROPERTY <br />April <br />April 13. Hillsborough Downtown Arts and Crafts Show, Alexander Dickson House Lawn, Hillsborough, (919) 643- <br />2500. 10am -4pm. www.hillsboroughartscouncil.org COUNTY /TOWN PROPERTY. <br />April 13. UNC Science Expo part of INC Science Festival, UNC Campus, Cameron Ave near Old Well. Chapel Hill, <br />10am - 3pm. Explore laboratories and try your hand at various activities. The UNC Science Expo will include <br />demonstrations, hands -on activities, lab tours, exhibits, and science talks from professors and students at UNC Chapel <br />Hill. Bring your family, your friends, and your classmates to check out science on campus! Appropriate for all ages. <br />The "Small Science" area provides a safe and interactive space for children ages 2 — 8 to explore, play, and build. <br />www.ncsciencefestival.org (919) 843 -7959. Town of Chapel Hill is an event sponsor of the Expo in Chapel Hill. <br />www.townofchapelhill.org. This year on the UNC CAMPUS, BUT TOWN IS INVOLVED WITH THE EVENT. <br />April 18. Ladies Night Out. Grab your best girlfriend, your Mom, Grandmother, daughter or gal -pals and head to <br />downtown Hillsborough for a Ladies Night Out! The spring 2013 Ladies Night Out theme will be 'Hats off to spring!' <br />Shopping, special sales. Shuttle from downtown to The Depot and West Hillsborough on Nash Street. 6 pm — 9 pm. <br />www.visithillsboroughnc.com COUNTY /PRIVATE PROPERTY <br />April 20. Wells Fargo Tar Heel 10 Miler & Fleet Feet Sports 4+ Mile Run. Event starts at 7:30 AM on the UNC <br />campus Proceeds benefit Lineberger Cancer Center and the Chapel Hill Carrboro YMCA. http: / /tarheell0miler.com/ <br />COMBINATION UNC /TOWN <br />April 26— March 2014. The Hillsborough Arts Council will present Hillsborough Sculpture Tour 2013. This will be the <br />second time outdoor sculpture will be exhibited throughout downtown Historic Hillsborough, North Carolina. Come <br />see six art sculptures throughout town and also vote for the People's Choice Winner. COMBINATION SOME PRIVATE <br />SITES AND SOME PUBLIC. www.hillsboroughartscouncil.org <br />