FREE Summer Entertainment Series in Downtown
 The Town of Chapel Hill and the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership present the 3rd annual Locally Grown Rooftop Music and Movies Series in Downtown Chapel Hill. Locally Grown is a summer-long series of FREE live concerts and movies on Thursday evenings on the Wallace Plaza, atop the Wallace Parking Deck at 150 E. Rosemary Street. This summer's line up includes nationally-known but locally-based music acts as well as documentary and feature films created by local authors and directors. Complete details on the Locally Grown Rooftop Music and Movies Series can be found at www.locally-grown.com.
Locally Grown kicks off with a FREE concert on Thursday, June 24 at 6:00 PM with Southern Culture on the Skids with opening act The Moaners. Concert nights feature a beer garden along with a selection of wines; as well as food from some of Franklin Street's favorite restaurants. The Old Ceremony with opening act Ryan Gustafson will perform on Thursday, July 29 and Lost in the Trees with opening act The Physics of Meaning will perform on Thursday, August 26.
The movies include documentary and feature films as well as entertaining movies for the whole family. The Varsity on Franklin Theater will offer concessions at all movie nights. The FREE movies start at sundown so bring a chair or blanket, grab food to-go from a downtown restaurant, and enjoy a picnic dinner under the stars! Movies include 'Big Fish' based on the novel by local author Daniel Wallace and 'Sherman's March' by, internationally renowned and NC native, documentarian Ross McElwee.
Complete Locally Grown Schedule:
Thursday, June 24 - Southern Culture on the Skids w/ The Moaners (concert)
Thursday, July 8 - Big Fish (film)
Thursday, July 15 - The Neverending Story (film)
Thursday, July 22 - Moving Midway (film)
Thursday, July 29 - The Old Ceremony w/ Ryan Gustafson (concert)
Thursday, August 5 - Babe (film)
Thursday, August 12 - Sherman's March (film)
Thursday, August 19 - Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)
Thursday, August 26 - Lost in the Trees w/ The Physics of Meaning (concert)
Our mission is to promote the downtown community by encouraging people to come downtown and shop and eat at local businesses throughout the entire business district and enjoy local entertainment and activities summer evenings. Locally Grown is sponsored by WCHL 1360, Local 506, and Varsity on Franklin Theater.
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