Special Events
- Lunchbox Concert Series— Thursdays, Feb 14-Mar 6. Bring lunch to the Century Center and hear live music from noon to 1pm. Free coffee provided by Open Eye Café. 100 N Greensboro St. Call 918-7385 or visit townofcarrboro.com/rp/cc.htm for more info.
- Where is the Palestinian Gandhi? Nonviolence in the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict— Joe Groves, co-director of Interfaith Peace-Builders & adjunct professor of International Peace and Conflict Resolution at American University, will speak Mon, Feb 11, 7:30pm. Community Church of Chapel Hill, 106 Purefoy Rd. Call 967-5181 for more info.
- Chatham Marketplace – Pittsboro’s co-op grocery. Cooking with Love, a hands-on cooking class with the stores chef. Thu, Feb 7, 7-9:30pm. $45. Soap-making workshop with Alan Russo. Sat, Feb 9, 2-4pm. Free. Love Songs and Brunch in the café. Music provided by local musicians Tom Maxwell & Sarah Shook. Call 542-2643 or visit www.chathammarketplace. coop for more info.
- The Vagina Monologues, presented by V-Day Chapel Hill/Carrboro 2008. Fri, Feb 8, 8pm. The ArtsCenter, 300-G E Main St. $12 general public, $10 ArtsCenter friends, $7 students. Call 929- 2787 or visit www.artscenterlive.org for tickets. Proceeds benefit the Orange County Rape Crisis Center and the Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange
County. - Hawbridge School, a four-year, public high school emphasizing environmental studies and the arts, invites all prospective students and their families to meet current students and teachers and view student artwork. Sat, Feb 9, 2-4pm. Saxapahaw, N.C. Call 336-376-1122 or visit www.hawbridgeschoo.org for more info.
- “AstroCosmologiaâ€, Emerson Waldorf High School’s 4th Annual Circus, featuring gymnastics, circus skills, drumming, dancing and a marionette show. Fri, Feb 8 & Sat, Feb 9, 6:30pm. James C. Wallage Parking Deck Plaza, corner of Rosemary & Henderson
streets. $5. Call 932-1195 for info. - “A Chocolate Affaire†2008, a live auction benefiting Cornucopia House Cancer Support
Center, will be held Sun, Feb 10 from 2-5pm. Tickets are $40 and include wine, coffee, cheeses, fruit and chocolate desserts. The Carolina Club, George Watts Hill Alumni Center, UNC campus. Call 401-9333 for tickets. - Fieldwork on Mexican Migration in Tijuana and North Carolina, a presentation by UNC-Chapel Hill post-doctoral scholar Sergio Chavez, will be given Sun, Feb 10 at 5pm. The presentation will include photographs and findings from Chavez’s research in Mexico and North Carolina and an overview of day laborers in North Carolina. Chapel Hill Institute for Cultural and Language Education. 101 E Weaver St, 3rd Floor. Visit www.chi-cle.com for more info.
- Celebration of Earth and Sky, with keynote speaker Aaron Nelson. Sun, Feb 10, 2-6pm. Sponsored by Chapel Hill High School S.U.R.G.E. and The Foundation for a Sustainable Community. $2 donation. Century Center, 100 N Greensboro St.
- Celebrate “Darwin Day†at N.C. Botanical Garden. Charles Darwin (and Abe Lincoln) Birthday Tour of the Garden, led by Johnny Randall, assistant director for conservation. Tue, Feb 12, 1-4pm. Free.
- Darwin the Botanist, a lecture and discussion about Darwin’s contributions to botany led by Dr. William Kimler, associate professor of history at N.C. State University. Tue, Feb 12, 7-9pm. $8 Botanical Garden members, $10 others. Call 960-0522 or visit ncbg.unc.edu for info or to register.
- The Image of the Black Athlete: Icons, Scandal and the Business of Sport — a roundtable discussion about sociopolitical challenges facing black athletes. With Hanif Omar of WCNU radio and other sports professionals. Wed, Feb 13, 7pm. Sonja Haynes Stone Center, UNC campus. Call 962-9001. Free and open to the public.
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.
- English as a Second Language Conversation Club seeks volunteers to talk with groups of international students Fridays from 11:30am-1:30pm. University Methodist Church on Franklin Street. Call 967-1448 or email harwellja@bellsouth.net.
Health & Wellness
- Community Grief Support Group, offered by UNC Hospitals’ Bereavement Support Services. Group will focus on sharing and moving toward healing in a safe, supportive setting. Mondays through Mar 10, 6:30-8pm. United Church of Chapel Hill, 1321 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Free and open to anyone, regardless of faith background. To enroll, contact Heidi Gessner at 966-0716 or hgessner@unch.unc.edu.
- 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, 111 Cloister Ct, Ste 220, 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. Contave Gove Elder, 967-5403. Classes begin Mar 4. 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.
- 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), Wilson Library, UNC campus, through Feb. www.lib.unc.edu/spotlight/universityatwar.html.
Dance
- Edsel 500 Swing Dance – Feb 9, lesson at 7:30pm, dance at 8pm. With music by Rockabilly. Visit www.TriangleSwingDance.org for more info.
- 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.
- Contra Dance — presented by the Carolina Song & Dance Association. With music and live caller Bree Kalb. Fri, Feb 15, 7:30pm workshop, 8pm dance. $8 donation requested. Please carry a pair of 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.
- Warren Rochelle will read from his novel Harvest of Changelings. Thu, Feb 7, 3:30pm. Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw Hall, UNC campus.
Other
- Public Art 360: A Symposium from Seven Perspectives — a national convention to address the functional and aesthetic interaction among public art, profession design disciplines, private development and government. Registration for the April symposium is $60 before Feb 22, $70 after that date. Visit www.publicartcollaborative.org for more info.
- VITA, a free tax assistance program for low- to middle-income clients runs through Apr. For enrollment requirements or more info visit www.co.orange.nc.us/aging/VITA.asp.
- Introduction to Buddhism. Wednesdays through March 5, 7:30-9pm. Piedmont KTC Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center. 35 Perkins Dr, Chapel Hill. Call 933-2138 or visit www. piedmontktc.org for more info.
- Carolina Digital Library and Archives Open House & Reception. Wed, Feb 13. 1-6pm; reception begins at 5pm. 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/CDLA.html for more info.
- Weekly Peace Vigils. Fridays, 5-6pm. At the corner of Elliot Rd & E. Franklin St. Call 942-2535 for info.