An annotated list of interesting events happening in Orange County over the next week, prepared by the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau. For more information, visit www.visitchapelhill.org.

2nd Friday Art Walk

About two dozen art galleries and businesses stay open late for shopping, and many offer free live music and refreshments from 6 to 9 tonight at Various locations in downtown Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Maps available at each stop. Visit http:// www.2ndfriday

artwalk. com/ for details.

Back to Bach

“Aliénor Concert Back to Bach and Beyond: Redefining the Harpsichord” will be presented at 8 tonight at University United Methodist Church, 150 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill.

Harpsichordists Elaine Funaro and Beverly Biggs of Durham, along with Rebecca Pechefsky of New York City will play Bach selections with the accompaniment of a quintet of baroque string players. Showcased will be the sonata for two and three harpsichords by Aliénor winning composer Edwin McLean of Chapel Hill. The concert will also be the unveiling of master harpsichord builder Richard Kingston’s final career instrument, Opus 333.

Donations will be accepted at the door. For more information, call (919) 493-4706 or visit http://www.harpsichord-now.org/

intimacies

20 Years ago, Michael Kearns wrote and performed a landmark theatrical piece: “intimacies.” A panoply of characters who speak with abandon, “intimacies” is theatre that promises to rock you. Michael Kearns kicks off his anniversary tour of “intimacies” focusing on World AIDS Day-at the ArtsCenter, 300-G E Main St., Carrboro, with shows at 8 p.m. today and Saturday.

Tickets are $15; $13 for Friends and $10 for students. Call (919) 929-2787 for more information.

UNC music

University Chamber Players perform at 8 p.m. today in Person Recital Hall, UNC Campus, Chapel Hill.

Visit http://music.unc.edu/ or call (919) 962-1039 for more details about this free event.

Birdwatching

Practice your birding skills at 9 a.m. Saturday with an expert and see what species are in the Eno River State Park.

Participants must be at least 12 years of age and space is limited. Call (919) 383-1686 to register.

Arts and Crafts Fair

Unique gifts including handcrafted jewelry, pottery, woodwork, quilts, wreaths and more will be on display from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Robert and Pearl Seymour Center, 2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill.

The event is free. Call (919) 968-2070 for additional details.

Walking Tours

Sponsored by the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough, 90-minute walking tours of the historic district will be offered as part of Second Saturdays. No appointment is necessary.

Tours start at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday starting at the Alexander Dickson House, 150 E. King Street.

The cost is $5. Call (919) 732-7741 or click on http://www.historichillsborough.org/ to learn more.

Open Studio Tour

More than 80 artists open their studios as part of the 15th Annual Orange County Open Studio Tour so visitors may see where and how the artisans create their works.

Sponsored by the Orange County Artists Guild, the event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at various locations throughout Orange County

The event is free. Call (919) 932-3438 or go to http://www.orangecountyartistsguild.com/ for more information.

Music at the Galleries

Performance from The Long-Short Quartet, UNC Chapel Hill’s premier student string quartet, will be presented from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Ackland Art Museum, 101 South Columbia St., Chapel Hill.

The concert will feature works by Beethoven, Brahms and Haydn performed by Cindy Burton (violin), Sara Soltau (violin), Grace Kennerly (viola), and Emma Dunlap-Grube (cello).

Music on the Hill

Trip Fives. Quintets of Mozart, Mendelssohn and Brahms, Carolina Wind Quintet, UNC string faculty and Stefan Litwin, piano, will be showcased at 3 p.m. Sunday in Gerrard Hall on the UNC Campus in Chapel Hill.

Tickets are $15; $10 for UNC students, staff and faculty. Call (919) 843-3333 or click on http://music.unc.edu/ to get more details.

A Time for Singing

Richard Wall, Chapel Hill-based musical director at Haw River’s Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church is pleased to present an afternoon of the best of Broadway at 4 p.m. Sunday in Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 300 E. Rosemary St., Chapel Hill.

Twelve vocalists will perform selections from the 1920’s through the 1980’s. The event is free but donations will be accepted. Call (919) 942-0972 for additional information.

Vector Brass Quintet

This United States Air Force Heritage of American Band fuses conventional brass quintet instrumentation and interactive programming at 4 p.m. Sunday at The ArtsCenter, 300-G E Main St., Carrboro.

Call (919) 929-2787 or visit http://www.artscenterlive.org/ for more details.