Goatober Fest: Carving Pumpkins with Goats

Spring Haven Farm 5306 Homer Ruffin Road, Chapel Hill

Carve pumpkins in the company of goats at Spring Haven Farm’s Goatober Fest, a laid-back fall morning on the farm. Timed-entry tickets: admission $13.95โ€“$19.95, with pumpkin carving $9โ€“$15.

African Textiles at the Ackland II

Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia St, Chapel Hill

Artist and conservator Stacey L. Kirby discusses her work with textiles and costume, and the conservation treatments she completed on textiles on view in Continental Shift: Recent Acquisitions of African Art. Free, but space is limited and registration is required. Part of the Campus Life Experience (CLE) program: scan the QR code at the event […]

Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous

Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art (PlayMakers) 120 Country Club Rd, Chapel Hill

The final performance of PlayMakers Repertory Company’s production of Pearl Cleage’s Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous, directed by Mike Wiley. Tickets from $20. Contains strong language and mature themes.

From $20

Jenny Elder Fitch Memorial Lecture: Digging Deeper into Ecological Horticulture

North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill

The North Carolina Botanical Garden’s annual Jenny Elder Fitch Memorial Lecture features Uli Lorimer of the Native Plant Trust on ecological horticulture: gardening practices that support native plants, pollinators and healthy ecosystems. Free; preregistration required.