INDY Selects: What to Do in the Triangle This Week

Five feet of water swamped Guglhupf’s Chapel Hill location in Eastgate Plaza during Tropical Storm Chantal’s flooding two weeks ago. Now on the road to recovery, the bakery is hosting an all-day “Bake & Rebuild Bash” community fundraiser this Saturday at Guglhupf’s Durham location. Live music from All Y’all Country All-Stars and Hugh Swaso and the Vandals starts at noon, but drop by Guglhupf’s breezy patio any time during the day to buy breads and pastries, pick up wares from guest vendors, and enter to win auction items. All proceeds will go to “Guglhupf’s impacted staff and local Eastgate business rebuilding efforts.” —Sarah Edwards

The Liberty Arts Foundry has been in Durham since 2003, hosting countless classes in metalwork, glassblowing, and other art forms. The iconic bull statue in downtown Durham was made there, as were the metal chimney swifts on my grandmother’s wall. The foundry flooded during Tropical Storm Chantal, along with other businesses near Durham Central Park. Join the cleanup effort at Liberty Arts and bring tools such as leaf blowers, shovels, and pressure washers if you can. If you cannot show up for the cleanup day, Liberty Arts has also set a fundraising goal of $25,000 to recover from the damage. —Eva Flowe

“We were literally underwater,” one Instagram post from the Haw River Canoe and Kayak Company (HRCK) reads. “Now the river has receded, but the devastation remains.”

If you want to support Saxapahaw’s local businesses in the wake of Chantal’s destruction, here’s one way that differs from the standard (but still crucial) clean-ups and donation drives: a live concert. Share a meal with friends and family at a community potluck before listening to an electronica set by Magic Al, a Hillsborough-based musician who’s no stranger to using his art as a tool to amplify joy in difficult times. It’s going to be awesome. Hawesome, even. A minimum donation of $15 to HRCK is encouraged. —Daneen Khan

Victor Hugo’s sweeping epic has always been timeless, but its themes—class conflict, systemic injustice, police overreach—feel particularly relevant today. And even if you’re familiar with the story from reading the book or seeing the movie adaptations, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon takes the experience to a whole other level. The best part of the show (beyond the amazing score, costuming, and cast) is that these themes are accompanied by a hopeful upward curve, with a riveting story about compassion and redemption. —SE

July 26 is the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a historic piece of civil rights legislation that made America more accessible for people with disabilities. Arts Access North Carolina is hosting an art exhibit displaying the work of North Carolina–based artists with disabilities. The artists displaying work are Amelia Collins, Hillary Honig Ensminger, Mitzie Jokich, Wiley Johnson, Karin Schneider, Sarah Simmons, Natacha Sochat, and Alexander Roa. The group will have an ADA celebration and artist reception on July 26, as well as August 1 and September 5, from six to nine p.m. Entry to the exhibit is free. —EF

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