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Early Voting for Cary's 2023 Municipal Election: Photo ID Required 

Herbert C. Young Community Center and New Hope Baptist Church serve as one-stop early voting sites in Cary's 2023 Municipal Election. Polls are open from September 21 to October 7, 2023; a voter photo ID is required.

My Tree, Our Tree Lottery

The lottery opens this week! We are giving away 1,000 trees to Cary residents to add to our community’s canopy and its landscape. The lottery will open at noon on Tuesday, September 26, and close at noon on Sunday, October 1. There's no rush to complete the lottery form right when the lottery opens; as long as you submit the form by noon on October 1, you'll have the same chance as others to receive a tree. To see descriptions of available trees, pick-up information, and the link to enter the lottery, visit carync.gov/mytreeourtree.

Parks and Open Space Feedback Form

Contribute your thoughts and play a role in shaping the future of Cary's parks and open spaces by participating in our online feedback form until November 30. Learn more.

Events & Meetings

Wednesday

Chandler James and The Band

Koka Booth Amphitheatre, 5:45 p.m.

Gather with friends and head on over to Cary’s Koka Booth Amphitheatre to enjoy some great music. A beautiful outdoor setting will set the stage for some of the region’s best talent with a country flare. Visit the Booth Amphitheatre website for more information.

Cultural Arts Committee

6 p.m.

Information available on the calendar.

2023 Manhattan Short Film Festival (Not Rated)

The Cary Theater, 7 p.m.

Manhattan Short 2023 Film Festival screens a worldwide lineup linked by a common theme: how we face adversity, whether others impose it, or it arises from personal circumstances. These ten short films feature narratives that are dramatic, sometimes humorous, occasionally magical, and always inspirational! The best film and best actor will be announced at ManhattanShort.com on Monday, October 9.

Tickets and information.

Thursday

Film: Deconstructing the Beatles: Birth of the Beatles (Not Rated)

The Cary Theater, 2 p.m.

Musicologist Scott Freiman explores the path that brought four Liverpool teenagers to superstardom as The Beatles— from their early days as the Quarrymen to their transformation in Hamburg— and the many characters who helped them on their journey.

Tickets and information.

Cary Council Meeting

Cary Town Hall, 6:30 p.m.

View the agenda.

Film: Deconstructing the Beatles: 1963 Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (Not Rated)

The Cary Theater, 7 p.m.

In late 1962, the Beatles stepped into EMI studios for the first time, meeting producer George Martin. Over the next eighteen months, they would release four number-one singles and two number-one albums while becoming international superstars. Learn how the Beatles adapted musical ideas and made them their own. Be amazed at the primitive recording technology they used to create their early hits. Experience the Beatles’ insane schedule as they charmed the press, their fans, and the world at large. It was a year like no other!

Tickets and information.

Friday

Free Film: The Kid (Not Rated)

The Cary Theater, 2 p.m.

Charlie Chaplin was already an international star when he decided to break out of the short-film format and make his first full-length feature. The Kid doesn’t merely show Chaplin at a turning point when he proved that he was a serious film director— it remains an expressive masterwork of silent cinema. In it, he stars as his lovable Tramp character, this time raising an orphan (a remarkable young Jackie Coogan) he has rescued from the streets. Chaplin and Coogan make a miraculous pair in this nimble marriage of sentiment and slapstick, a film that is, as its opening title card states, “a picture with a smile— and perhaps, a tear.”

Tickets and information.

 Art Reception: Meet the Artists

Cary Arts Center Galleries, 6 p.m.

Featuring three new shows and their makers. Artist Jason Pak Swienckowski curates an exhibition that includes artists Jax Yao, Kai Cho, Lars Shimabukuro, and Monica Jon to present an immersive exhibition they describe as work seeking to digest and dissect the complex emotional turmoil related to our identity as Asian Americans. Resilience: The Heart of Ukraine documentary photographs by U.S. Peace Corps consultant Michael Andrews capturing a unique window into remote village life before Russia's invasion and celebrate the lives of Ukrainian "babusyas" (grandmothers) and their cultural roots. Glass artist and instructor JoAnna Vitale presents Art Glass Connection— Fused, Stained, & Mosaics. Learn more.

Art Reception: Meet the Artists

Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 6 p.m.

Opening reception and "meet the artists" for Charles Philip Brooks: Tonalist Landscapes, Jamie Hansen: Serendipity, and Junhong Ma: Tea and Coffee. Shows run from September 28 through November 4. Learn more. 

North Carolina FC vs. Union Omaha

WakeMed Soccer Park, 7 p.m.

North Carolina FC will take on Union Omaha at WakeMed Soccer Park. For tickets and more information, visit NCFC.

Film: The Smell of Money (Not Rated)

The Cary Theater, 7 p.m.

A century after her grandfather claimed his freedom from slavery and the family land, Elsie Herring and her North Carolina community fight the world’s largest pork corporation for their freedom to enjoy fresh air, clean water, and a life without the stench of manure. Please join us for a post-film conversation with writer/producer Jamie Berger following the screening.

Tickets and information.

Agatha Christie’s A Murder is Announced— Performed by Cary Players

Cary Arts Center, 7:30 p.m.

An announcement in the local paper states the time and place when a murder is to occur in Miss Blacklock’s Victorian house. The victim is not one of the house’s occupants but an unexpected and unknown visitor. What follows is a classic Agatha Christie puzzle of mixed motives, concealed identities, a determined Inspector, and the famous Miss Marple on hand to provide the final solution at some risk to herself in a dramatic confrontation just before the final curtain.

Tickets and information.

Saturday

Cary Downtown Farmers Market

200 E. Chatham Street, Downtown Cary, 8 a.m.

Join the Cary Downtown Farmers Market at its temporary location at the parking lot of The Perfect Piece each Saturday. Find a wonderful lineup of vendors offering all locally made and locally grown items. Shop for freshly harvested produce, humanely raised meat, and artisan-made goods. Stop by the info booth to learn about their matching program for SNAP/EBT. Children can also get their very own Farmers Market Passport and participate in the Eat-A-Rainbow program, which encourages children to eat healthy, nutritious foods. Parking for the new location can be found at the public parking lot behind the Methodist Church (off Walker St. and Waldo St.). Learn more about their new location, nutrition programs, and other information on their website or visit the market's Facebook and Instagram pages for weekly information.

Take a Child Outside Week Celebration

Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve, 10 a.m.

Celebrate Take a Child Outside Week with Hemlock Bluffs and the Carolina Wetlands Association. Parents and children are encouraged to enjoy activities in the preserve, including a Wetland Treasure Hunt! For more information, visit carync.gov/taco. 

Morning With the Arts Film: T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets (Not Rated)

The Cary Theater, 11 a.m.

Ralph Fiennes’s exquisite performance of T. S. Eliot’s poetic masterpiece is dynamically translated from stage to screen by director Sophie Fiennes. During the early days of COVID, the Oscar® nominee set himself the challenge of committing Four Quartets to memory, and in 2021 he brought it to the London stage, followed by a tour of theaters across the UK. 

Tickets and information.

Film: Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (PG13)

The Cary Theater, 2 p.m.

Now, in his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) learns that many in the wizarding community do not know the truth of his encounter with Lord Voldemort. Cornelius Fudge, minister of magic, appoints his toady, Dolores Umbridge, as a defense against the dark arts teacher, for he fears that Professor Dumbledore will take his job. But her teaching is deficient and her methods cruel, so Harry prepares a group of students to defend the school against a rising tide of evil.

Tickets and information.

Agatha Christie’s A Murder is Announced— Performed by Cary Players

Cary Arts Center, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Tickets and information.

Film: Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince (PG13)

The Cary Theater, 5 p.m.

As Death Eaters wreak havoc in both muggle and wizard worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven for students. Though Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) suspects there are new dangers lurking within the castle walls, Dumbledore is more intent than ever on preparing the young wizard for the final battle with Voldemort. Meanwhile, teenage hormones run rampant through Hogwarts, presenting a different sort of danger. Love may be in the air, but tragedy looms, and Hogwarts may never be the same again.

Tickets and information.

Gov’t Mule

Koka Booth Amphitheatre, 7 p.m.

Concise songcraft coexists seamlessly with the band’s trademark instrumental journeys, and lyrical themes serve as the glue that fuses extraordinary sonic variety. Ever the consummate collaborators, Peace…Like A River features crucial contributions from friends of the band, including Billy F. Gibbons, Billy Bob Thornton, Ruthie Foster, Ivan Neville, and acclaimed singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Celisse. Visit the Booth Amphitheatre website for more information.

2023 Manhattan Short Film Festival (Not Rated)

The Cary Theater, 8 p.m.

Tickets and information.

Sunday

Film: Persepolis (PG13)

The Cary Theater, 2 p.m.

Based on Satrapi’s graphic novel about her life in pre and post-revolutionary Iran and then in Europe. The film traces Satrapi’s growth from a child to a rebellious, punk-loving teenager in Iran. In the background are the growing tensions of the political climate in Iran in the '70s and '80s, with members of her liberal-leaning family detained and then executed, and the background of the disastrous Iran/Iraq war.

Tickets and information.

Agatha Christie’s A Murder is Announced— Performed by Cary Players

Cary Arts Center, 3 p.m.

Tickets and information.

Film: To Kill a Mockingbird (Not Rated)

The Cary Theater, 5 p.m.

Scout Finch and her older brother, Jem, live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father, and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to the evils of racism and stereotyping.

Tickets and information.

Monday

Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Advisory Board

5:15 p.m.

Information available on the calendar.

Information Services Advisory Board

6 p.m.

Information available on the calendar.

Zoning Board of Adjustment

6:30 p.m.

Information available on the calendar. 

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