Special Events
Mark Hewitt Pottery Holiday Kiln Opening – Sat, Dec 8, 9am-5pm; Sun, Dec 9, noon-5pm. For directions, visit www.hewittpottery.com or call 542-2371.
Coalition for Peace with Justice – Open house fundraiser with door prizes, items for sale. See the new office and resources available. Sat, Dec 8, 2-6pm. 1821 Green St, Durham (near 9th St). For more info, call 967-5181 or visit www.peace-with-justice.org.
Vigil to Honor Human Rights Week December 10-16: Noon, December 12, Peace and Justice Plaza (corner of Henderson and East Franklin Streets), Chapel Hill. Sponsored by Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom-Triangle Branch. Information: 942-2919.Â
Dennis Kucinich Fundraiser – Sat, Dec 8 at 211 N Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill. 7pm until people stop dancing, live music by People You Know plus auction with door prizes, wine, and heavy hors d’oeuvres. $25 donation. For more info, call 942-0818.
St. Paul A.M.E. Christmas Cantata – 31st annual Cantata featuring St. Paul’s senior choir. Sun, Dec 9, 4pm. St. Paul A.M.E. Church, 101 N Merritt Mill Rd, Chapel Hill.
Kids
Toddler Time – At the Carrboro Branch Library. Every Thursday at 4pm. Dec 6: Miz Moon gets us in shape for holiday treats with “Exercise Before the Holidays.†Dec 13: Share the holiday fun! All toddlers are invited to this free program. For more info, call 969-3006.
ComedySportz 4 Kidz – Games & improv for the 12 & under crowd. Saturdays, 5pm. $10, students $8, kids under 5 $5. DSI Comedy Theater, 200 N Greensboro St, Ste B-11, Carr Mill Mall, Carrboro, 338-8150, www.dsicomedytheater.com.
Express Yourself! – Art program for ages 3-8 & their caregivers. Allows children & adults to explore their own creative paths through open-ended weekly art projects; registration requested. Saturdays, 10:45-11:15 & 11:30am-noon. $2. Kidzu Children’s Museum, 105 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill. 933-1455, www.kidzuchildrensmuseum.org.
Volunteers
Artist-In-Residence Programs – Classroom teachers of Chatham County are invited to host an artist-in-residence in their classrooms during the 08-09 school year. Interested teachers should contact Daryl Walker by Dec 12 at 967-3716, dfwalker99@hotmail.com. For more info, visit www.chathamarts.org – Programs – AIE.
Meals on Wheels – Seeks volunteers to deliver meals and/or bake simple desserts for recipients in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area. For more info, call 942-2948.
Goathouse Cat Refuge – Seeks volunteers to help with rescued cats & kittens. For more info, call Bonny at 545-2825 or email her at brooze@embarqmail.com.
Classes
Meditation Practices of Tibetan Buddhism – Wednesdays, 7:30-9pm, through Dec 19. Piedmont KTC Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center, 35 Perkins Dr, Chapel Hill (off Weaver Dairy Rd across from Timberlyne Shopping Center). All are welcome! www.piedmontktc.org, 933-2138.
Botanical Illustration Open Studio – Fruits & Berries. Learn innovative layering techniques and exquisite dry-brush details involved in historical & contemporary botanical art. 4 Tuesdays beginning Nov 27, 1-4:30pm, at the NC Botanical Garden. $125. To register call 962-0522 or visit www.ncbg.unc.edu.
Lectures
Progressive Media Discussion – The challenges of creating progressive media. Hosted by Triangle Socialist Forum, with Independent Voices TV and Triangle Free Press. Thu, Dec 6, 7pm, at the Chapel Hill Public Library. For more info, email michael_pollock@yahoo.com.
KTD Monastery Speaker – The Practice of the Six Perfections: Fri, Dec 7, 7:30pm, Unity Center, Chapel Hill. The Aspiration Prayer of Mahamudra: Sat/Sun, Dec 8/9, 7:30pm, Carrboro. To register or obtain more info, call 968-0231 ext. 4. www.piedmontktc.org.
Health
Reflections of Self – A workshop on makeup and hair. Join other cancer survivors for an afternoon with representatives from Look Good, Feel Better and a local hair salon to learn how to style that wig and tie that scarf! Share tips, learn new ones. Mon, Dec 10, 1-3pm, at the Cornucopia House Cancer Support Center. Reservation required, 401-9333.
Living with Advanced/Metastatic Cancer – A bi-weekly support group. Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month, 3:30-5pm. Drop-in, no charge. Cornucopia House Cancer Support Center, Chapel Hill. 401-9333, www.cornucopiahouse.org.
Museums
Planetarium & Digital Theater Shows – Science LIVE Demos. Ongoing. Morehead Planetarium, 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill. Info hotline 549-6863, office 962-1236, tickets 843-7997. Thu-Sat 10am-5pm, 6:30-9:15pm. Tickets $5.25; $4.25 seniors, students & children. For more info, visit www.moreheadplanetarium.org.
Wilson Library – A Nursery of Patriotism: The University at War, 1861-1945. Exhibit on war’s historic impact on UNC-Chapel Hill. In the Manuscripts Dept (4th floor) at Wilson Library, UNC Campus, through Feb. www.lib.unc.edu/spotlight/universityatwar.html.
Theater
The Little Prince – By Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, adapted by Rick Cummins & John Scoullar; PlayMakers Repertory Co. Through Dec 16. 962-PLAY, www.playmakersrep.org. UNC Campus: Paul Green Theatre, Center for Dramatic Art, 120 Country Club Rd, Chapel Hill.
Dance
Ballroom – Triangle StarDusters. 2nd Saturdays, 8-11pm. $12, students $7. Fred Astaire Dance Studio, 4702 Garrett Rd, Durham (Hillsborough), 942-7232.
Havana Nights – Cuban Salsa. 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 10pm. Mansion 462, 462 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill, 967-7913, www.mansion462.net.
Contra Dance – Presented by the Carolina Song & Dance Assoc with live music by The Donnybrook Lads. Newcomers workshop at 7:30pm, dance begins at 8. Bring clean soft-soled shoes, $8 donation requested. Fri, Dec 21, at the Carrboro Century Center, 100 N Greensboro St, Carrboro. For more info, call 967-9948.
Old Time Southern Square Dance – With Blue Ridge Road Gang. Sat, Dec 8, 7:30pm. $7, students $5. The ArtsCenter, 300-G E Main St, Carrboro. www.ncsquares.com, www.artscenterlive.org.
Comedy
Transactors Holiday Extravaganza – Improv show. Fri, Dec 7, 8pm. $14, students $7. The ArtsCenter, 300-G E Main St, Carrboro. 929-2787, www.artscenterlive.org.
The Popular Kids – Troupe includes Kelly Crisp from the band The Rosebuds, Jeramy Lowe & Josh Bryant. Wed, Dec 12, 9pm. $4. Local 506, 506 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill, 942-5506, www.local506.com.
Literary Discussion/Open Mic
Sex & Culture – The Erotic Mind: Unlocking the Inner Sources of Passion & Fulfillment by Jack Morin, PhD. Thu, Dec 6, 6:30-8:30pm. Internationalist Books, 405 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill, 942-1740, www.internationalistbooks.org.
Nancy Smith Thomas – Moravian Christmas In The South. Fri, Dec 7, 2pm. McIntyre’s Fine Books, 2000 Fearrington Village Center, Pittsboro, 542-3030, www.fearringtonvillage.com/mcintyres.asp.
Lou Ureneck – Backcast: Fatherhood, Fly-Fishing & a River Journey Through The Heart of Alaska. Sat, Dec 8, 11am. McIntyre’s Fine Books, 2000 Fearrington Village Center, Pittsboro, 542-3030.
Maggi Ann Grace – The author reads from her book State of the Heart: A Medical Tourist’s True Story of Lifesaving Surgery in India. www.stateoftheheart.name. Wed, Dec 12, 2pm, at the Seymour Senior Center. 2551 Homestead Rd, Chapel Hill, 968-2070.
Open Mic – poetry, music & short fiction. Tuesdays at 7pm, Market Street Books, Southern Village, 610 Market St, Chapel Hill. 933-5111, www.marketstreetbooks.com.