Special Events
- Join members of Vietnam Veterans Against the War and Iraq Veterans Against the War and VVAW National Coordinator Barry Romo as he talks about the upcoming historic event — Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan. Fri, Jan 25, 6pm. Carrboro Century Center, 100 N Greensboro St. Free. Visit www.vvaw.org/events for more info.
- Film Screening: “Durham: A Self-Portraitâ€, a film about the city’s dynamics following the Duke Lacrosse incident. Screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Steve Channing. Mon, Jan 28, 6:30pm. Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History. 150 South Road. UNC Campus. Free and open to the public.
- Orange County Bill of Rights Defense Committee will show a 54-minute DVD of a recent keynote talk, “Marisol Jimenez-McGee Addresses Current Situation Facing Undocumented Immigrants,†at the Chapel Hill Public Library. Thu, Jan 17, 7pm. Call 942-2535 for more info.
- Umstead State Park will host “Basic Land Navigation,†and will teach skills in using a map and compass. Sun, Jan 20, 2pm. Reservations required. Call 571-4170.
Kids
- Toddler Time — At the Carrboro Branch Library. Every Thursday at 4pm. For more info, call 969-3006.
- Preschool Story Time — At the Carrboro Branch Library. Every Saturday at 10:30am. All preschoolers 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. Weekly art projects for children & adults to explore their own creative paths; 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
- 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.
- Orange County Literacy Council is looking for Adult Basic Education/GED tutors. To become a tutor, volunteers must attend one orientation and one training session. Orientations: Fri, Jan 25, 10am to noon; Mon, Jan 28, 6-8pm; or Wed, Jan 30, 1-3pm. Training sessions: Fri, Feb 8, 9:30am to 1pm; Mon, Feb 11, 5:30-9pm. Call 933-2151 or 732-0868 for more details.
- English as a Second Language Conversation Club seeks volunteers to talk with groups of international students on Fridays (beginning Jan 25). 11:30am to 1:30pm. University Methodist Church on Franklin Street. Call 967-1448 or email harwellja@bellsouth.net.
Health & Wellness
- 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.
- NAMI Family-To-Family Education Program will host a series of 12 weekly classes for people who have family members with a serious mental illness. Classes offered in Chapel Hill & Hillsborough. In Chapel Hill, contact Gove Elder, 967-5403. Classes begin Mar 4. In Hillsborough, contact Bill or Sandy Moyer, 382-7408. Classes begin Feb 2. Registration required. Email confidential inquiries to gbelder@bellsouth.net.
- The Compassionate Friends: Self-help support after the death of a child. Free and open to all. Third Mondays, 7-8:30pm. Evergreen United Methodist Church. 11098 Highway 15-501.
- Feelings: What’s Appropriate and When to Say It, hosted by Charlie Bernacchio, professor of counseling and psychology. Thu, Jan 31, 5:30-7pm. Carrboro Town Hall, 301 W Main St. Call 942-5602 or email peerconnections@yahoo.com. This meeting is part of the Peer Connections Be Well! Be Fit! program.
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.
- Terry Seymour, author of “A Guide to Collecting Everyman’s Library,†will give the lecture “The Adventures of a Collector†to celebrate the opening of the exhibit “The ABC of Collecting Everyman’s Library.†Thu, Jan 17, 5:45pm. Pleasants Family Assembly Room, Wilson Library, UNC Campus. Free and open to the public. Call 962-4207 or visit www.lib.unc.edu/spotlight/2008/everymans.html for more info.
Dance
- Havana Nights – Cuban Salsa. 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 10pm. Mansion 462, 462 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill, 967-7913, www.mansion462.net.
- Salsa/Mambo — 3rd Saturdays, lesson 8pm, dance 8:30-11pm. $7, 358-4201, salsa_4u2@yahoo.com. Fred Astaire Dance Studio, 4702 Garrett Rd, Durham (Hillsborough).
- Ballroom — Dancing. 4th & 5th Thursdays, 7-9:30pm, $2. 933-8982. Seymour Senior Center, 2551 Homestead Rd, Chapel Hill, 968-2070.
- Studio A Dancers present a dance theater performance of The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles, adapted from the book by Julie Andrews Edwards. Performances Saturday Jan. 19 at 2pm and 6pm. East Chapel Hill High Auditorium. $5. Tickets are available at Dancentre (967-4100/www.dancentre.net) and at the door. The performance will be narrated and is appropriate for young audiences.
- The Carolina Song & Dance Association will present a contra dance at the Carrboro Century Center, with a live caller and music by the Carolina Cut-Ups. Fri, Jan 18. Lesson 7:30pm, dance 8pm. $8 donation requested. Please bring clean, soft-soled, smooth-soled shoes. Call 967-9948 or visit www.csda-dance.org.
Literary Discussion/Open Mic
- Open Mic — For poetry, music & short fiction. Tuesdays at 7pm, Market Street Books & Maps, Southern Village, 610 Market St, Chapel Hill. 933-5111, www.marketstreetbooks.com.
- Brett Webb-Mitchell, author and Presbyterian pastor, will read from his new book On Being a Gay Parent: Making a Future Together. Wed, Jan 23, 3:30pm. Bull’s Head Bookshop. Student Stores, UNC Campus.
- Al Burian, local author of Things are Meaning Less and Burn Collector will read and discuss his works at Internationalist Books & Community Center. 405 W Franklin St. Sat, Jan 19, 7pm.
- Pulitzer Prize winner Edwin Yoder will read from his new book Lions at Lamb House. Thu, Jan 24, 3:30pm. Bull’s Head Bookshop. Student Stores, UNC Campus.
- Carolina Mountain Dulcimer Players invite all strings, beginners or experts, to its meeting on Thu, Jan 17 at 7pm. Carol Woods Retirement Community. Call 929-5359 for more info.
Other
- VITA, a free tax assistance program for low- to middle-income clients, begins Feb 1. For enrollement requirements and more info visit www.co.orange.nc.us/aging/VITA.asp.
- Documentary of the dedication of Chapel Hill’s Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. will air Mon, Jan 21. Noon & 7pm. Chapel Hill TV 18.
Hello community calendar…The Superkiiids! a folk-comedy-slap-dash-grab-bag-show is coming to Chapel Hill on February 16th at the DSI Theatre @ 11pm ($10) just wondering if we could get something about that posted in this beautiful digital date keeping device?