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Community Calendar: 03/06/08

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Staff

Special Events

Annual Orange County Egg Hunt for children ages 2-10. Sat, Mar 15, Homestead community Park, 100 Northern Park Dr, Chapel Hill. Children’s entertainment begins at 9:30am and the 20,000-egg hunt begins at 10:30am. Games and a meet-and-greet with the Easter Bunny will follow. Sponsored by the Town of Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Department. Call 968-2787×208 for more info.

Lunchbox Concert Series — Thursdays through 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.

Fearrington Art Auction to benefit Family Violence & Rape Crisis Center and Chatham County Arts Council. Sun, Mar 9, 2-5pm. Fearrington Barn. Tickets are $20 each and include 2 drink coupons. Art auction and silent preview at 2 pm; live auction at 3:30pm. Contact Melody Troncale at 542-5445 or Molly Matlock at 542-4144 for more info.

Raleigh Community Band and Village Band of Chapel Hill joint-concert. Sun, Mar 9, 3pm. East Chapel Hill High School auditorium. Free, donations accepted. Call 618-1758 for more info.

Emerson Waldorf School Brazilian Benefit Auction & Gala to benefit the school’s annual fund. Sat, Mar 8, 7pm. The evening will include music, food & drinks, dancing and an auction. The Barn at Valhalla, 9423 Charles Ln, Chapel Hill. $25 in advance, $35 at the door.

Outdoor activities

Niche Gardens guided garden walk — Saturdays through June, 10am. Discussions on spring planting, garden maintenance, design & gardening for wildlife with bird and butterfly gardens. Special emphasis on drought-tolerant plants. Free, rain or shine. Niche Gardens, 1111 Dawson Rd, Chapel Hill. Call 967-0078 or visit www.nichegardens.com for more information.

Kids

1st Annual Spring Break Men’s Soccer Camp — Mar 24-27, 9am to noon, UNC Campus. Open to boys ages 6 to 14. $150. Registration Mon, Mar 24, 8:30am, Finley Fields. Bring ball, shin guards, water, snack & small towel. Call 962-0466 or visit www.tarheelblue.com for more info.

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.

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

Dr. Charles Mauney, DDS, will lead a dental education workshop to raise awareness of children’s oral health for parents of children 5 and younger. Tue, Mar 11, 6-7pm. 223 Timberhill Pl, Chapel Hill. Hosted by Orange County Health Department’s Dental Health Program. Call 933-1007 to register.

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.

The Compassionate Friends: Self-help support after the death of a child. Free and open to all adults grieving the loss of a child or sibling. Third Mondays, 7-8:30pm. Evergreen United Methodist Church. 11098 Highway 15-501. Call Julie Coleman at 967-3221 or visit www.chapelhilltcf.org.

Free health seminar about natural approaches to hormone replacement therapy. Tue, Mar 11, 6:30-8pm. Chapel Hill Community Center, 120 S Estes Dr. Register at www.trienglecompunding.com/Events.htm or by calling 858-0809×415.

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.

Dance

Square Dance — Sat, Mar 8. Lesson at 7:30pm, dance 8-11pm. Pleasant Green Community Center. Live music by the Hushpuppies & caller Todd Woerner. $7. Call 732-8259 or visit www.ncsquares.com.

Swing Dance — Sat, Mar. 8. Lesson at 7:30pm, dance 8-11pm. Century Center, 100 N Greensboro St. Live music by The Hot House Hefftones. $11. Visit www.triangleswingdancesociety.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.

Discussions, Lectures & Open Mics

Lessons of Hurricane Katrina — a free public lecture by Kathleen Blanco, former governor of Louisiana. Thu, Mar 6, 7pm. Carolina Inn, Chancellor’s East Room. Free and open to the public. Hosted by UNC Center for the Study of the American South.

Open Mic — For poetry, music & short fiction. Tuesdays at 7pm, Market Street Books & Maps, 610 Market St, Southern Village. 933-5111, www.marketstreetbooks.com.

Our Bodies, Ourselves — Pregnancy and Birth reading and signing with Judy Norsigian, executive director of Our Bodies Ourselves, and Miriam Labbok, director of Center for Infant and Young Child Feeding and Care. Thu, Mar 20, 1:30pm. Bull’s Head Bookshop, 207 South Rd, UNC Campus. Visit www.ourbodiesourselves.org for more info.

Films

“Israel: Myths & Propaganda” — screening and discussion of an interview with Israeli historian Ilan Pappe about the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. Sun, Mar 9, 2-4pm. Jones Building, Community Church of Chapel Hill Unitarian Universalist, 106 Purefoy Rd, Chapel Hill. Call 967-5181 for more info.

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. Fri & Sat, Apr 11 & 12. $70 registration fee. 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.
Weekly Peace Vigils — Fridays, 5-6pm. At the corner of Elliot Rd & E Franklin St. Call 942-2535 for info.

Chapel Hill Town Council invites the community to contribute ideas to the design of a “big picture” economic development strategy for the town of Chapel Hill at meetings throughout March. Meetings: Thu, Mar 6, 3pm at Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, 104 Estes Dr.; Tue, Mar 11, 7pm at Christ United Methodist Church, 800 Market St, Southern Village.  Visit www.townofchapelhill.org/economic_development for more info.

Open house at Pittsboro Montessori Preschool — Sat, Mar 8, 11am-1pm. Families welcome. 886 Hamlet Chapel Rd, Pittsboro. Visit www.pittsboromontessori.com or call 542-0091 for more info.

Digital Camera Basics — For Beginners. Learn the basics of purchasing and using a digital camera from amateur photographer John Sehon. Mon, Mar 10 & Mon, Mar 17, 9am to noon. Totten Center, NC Botanical Garden, Old Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill. Call 962-0522 to register or visit http://ncbg.unc.edu/pages/26/ for more info.

Monthly Intake/Orientation session hosted by Orange Community Housing and Land Trust. Wed, Mar 12, noon. Land Trust office, 104 Jones Ferry Rd, Ste C. Call 967-1545×302 to register.
Cat Adoption Day at Goathouse Refuge in Pittsboro. Sun, Mar 16, noon to 5pm. Refreshments included. 680 Alton Alston Rd, Pittsboro. Call 542-6815 for more info.

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