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- Civil rights era · 1945–1975
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The Cat's Cradle opens in Chapel Hill
Cat's Cradle opened in 1969 as a tiny basement music club near the UNC campus, named for Kurt Vonnegut's novel. After moves within Chapel Hill it settled at 300 East Main Street in Carrboro in 1993, where it became a regular stop for touring acts.
Subject: Cat’s Cradle
- Recent decades · 1976–2026
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The Cat's Cradle moves to Carrboro
After about six months dark, the club reopened in the former Nice Price Books space at 300 East Main Street, a standing-room hall holding about 750.
People: Frank Heath
Subject: Cat’s Cradle
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