Ryan Bonner and the Adam Anderson Project will be here on Saturday, June 9th!

Come see us on Saturday, June 9th, and listen to Ryan Bonner and the Adam Anderson Project! The show is free and begins at 8pm.

Ryan Bonner brings a vocal quality at home over bluesy, mellow southern tunes and soaring, driven anthems that tell stories standing at the intersection of faith, family and desire; he looks at them through a slightly twisted prism to bring out the subtler colors of meaning in each.

His lyrics are simultaneously hopeful and astringent; a fellow artist recently defined his writing style as having an “acid wit.” Calling on a broad base of influences, Ryan produces music that evokes the sound of the singer-songwriter renaissance, telling the stories of the millennial search for real connection in an oft-isolated world.

Listen to some of his music here.

We hope to see you there!

Come see Hugh Willard this Friday, June 8th!

Join us this Friday, June 8th, and enjoy some tunes from Hugh Willard! The show is free and begins at 8pm.

Hugh Willard has been singing and performing in a multitude of settings for years from churches to prisons, from barns to bars, from baseball stadiums to backyard bonfires. He sings and plays guitar in the rock band, Thursday’s Flight, but also finds his home in the classic singer-songwriter, contemporary folk tradition. Willard has been described as a “cross between Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan.” You won’t want to miss this!

Check out his youtube page here.

We hope to see you there!

Brown Kid Live at Open Eye

Brown Kid is on the road this Spring and Summer, playing his brand of acoustic beach vibe music. He will be performing music from his award nominated EP Rusty Strings and newest Single Sunrise.

Check out our calendar for other musical events coming up!

Vote for Open Eye!

We’re excited to be nominated for Best Cafe in Orange/Chatham County in Indy Week’s Best of the Triangle! Click here to vote.

Proudly Sponsoring Floraffiti!

We’re excited to be sponsoring Floraffiti public art project again this year! Keep an eye out for installments around Chapel Hill and Carrboro!

May Artist

Help us welcome Harrison McSwain as our May artist!

The Partnership for Gender Equality

We wanted to announce our support of the Equal Origins Program In collaboration with Carrboro Coffee Roasters!
This program works to unlock the potential of coffee farming women, youth and their families, to promote equitable opportunities & catalyze a supply chain that works for everyone.
At a workshop in Nicaragua, February 27 & 28, titled “Strengthening the Links of the Coffee Value Chain through Gender Equity” , 30 participants from households, producer organizations and roasters were brought together to exchange their experiences and perspectives and work on a collaborative vision and roadmap for work at these three levels of the value chain to accelerate impact for families, communities and the supply chain as a whole.

The Equal Origins Initiative – will work to ensure that everyone, at every level of the supply chain, matters equally.
http://www.genderincoffee.org/our-partners/

 

April Artist

Join us in welcoming Lauren deSerres as this month’s resident artist! You can learn more about her amazing paintings here.

Vote for Open Eye!

Chapel Hill Magazine has opened their nominations for Best of 2018! We’re excited to be included with Chapel Hill-Carrboro’s best and brightest, and we hope that you’ll vote for us.

March Artist

Join us in welcoming Bob Thurston as this month’s resident artist!