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Community Calendar: 03/13/08

Posted on March 13, 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.

Outdoor activities

Guided garden walk at Niche Gardens. 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

The ArtsCenter Summer Youth Conservatory — Partnership between Playmakers and The ArtsCenter puts children and teens in Playmakers productions. This year, “The Music Man.” Auditions from 9am-9pm Sat Mar 15 and 9am-7pm Sun Mar 16. Audition forms online at www.artscenterlive.org.

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

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 — 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

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

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

No Man’s Lands reading with author Scott Huler, a book with a new take on the journey of Odysessus. Tue, Mar 18, 3:30pm. Bull’s Head Bookshop, 207 South Rd, UNC Campus. www.scotthuler.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.

Towards Objective Truth and Universal Ethics — Speaker Randy Best of the North Carolina Society for Ethical Culture. Mar 16, 11am. The ArtsCenter, 300 E. Main St, Carrboro. Free.

Films

Uncovered: The whole truth about the Iraq War film documentary presented and discussion by the NC Society for Ethical Culture. RSVP 490-6304. Thu Mar 20. 7pm. Caribou Coffee, 1408 Franklin St, Chapel Hill.

The Borders Trilogy & Letters from the Other Side — films with immigration themes. Sun Mar 30 5pm. Chicle. 101 E. Weaver St. Suite G-1 Third floor. www.chi-cle.com

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 — 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.

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.

RSVP 55+ Volunteer Program seeks volunteers to match other volunteers with opportunities for public service. Other volunteer opportunities are available. For more information call 968-2056.

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