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Community Calendar: 08/14/08

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Staff

Special Events

Artist Grants — Durham Arts Council is distributing applications for 2008-09 Emerging Artists Grants. The deadline for applications is Sept. 15. www.durhamarts.org

Artists’ Salon — Aug. 22, 6:30-9pm in The ArtsCenter’s West End Gallery. Topic is “Internet Resources for Creative Portfolios.” RSVP at 245-2335 or arts@co.orange.nc.us

Cedar Grove Bluegrass Festival — free festival on Sept. 27. Musical performances and refreshments. Northern Human Services Center (located on Highway 86 North) in Cedar Grove, from noon to 6pm. Gates will open at 10am. Rain or shine, bring your chairs and blankets. 245-2660. http://www.co.orange.nc.us/RecParks/music_festivals.asp

Clay Street After Work — Aug. 15, 7pm, Clay Street Mebane. Flabbergasters perform. 336-226-4495

CHS Band Fundraiser — yard sale at Southern Village Green on Aug. 25 from 1-5pm, includes a raffle. 918-2200

Locally Grown — Aug. 22, 7-10pm atop 150 E. Rosemary St. parking deck. www.downtownchapelhill.org or 967-9440 for information.

Jordan Lake Arts & Music Festival — Oct. 4-5. Local music and arts festival in Apex. Gates at 9am, music at 10am. www.jordanlakeartsandmusic.org

Lama Kathy Wesley — speaks on “Mindfulness and Meditation in Daily Life” at Unity Center of Peace Church, Chapel Hill, Aug. 22, Fri., 7:30pm and on “Bodhicitta: The Awakened Heart of Compassion” in Carrboro, Sat., Aug. 23, 9:30am-4pm. Call 933-2138 for information or visit www.piedmontktc.org.

Obama Yard Sale — Yard Sale Benefit for Barack Obama. Household items, furniture, clothing, books and more, as well as Obama bumper stickers for sale. You can also register to vote or change your registration. Aug. 16, 8am-noon. Johnnys Coffee Shop, 901 West Main St, Carrboro. http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/4gs57

Volunteer Information Session — Sept. 10, 10-11:30am at the Seymour Center, 2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools offer information about volunteering to help students.

Faith

Advent Lutheran — summer Sunday worship 10am. Fall schedule begins Sept. 7: 9am classes for all ages, 10:30am worship service. 230 Erwin Rd., Chapel Hill. 968-7680. adventlutheranch.org

The Advocate — Sept. 5, Oct. 3: Taize services (chant, prayer, silence). Wednesdays, 10am, playtime, bible study for kids. noon: Eucharist. Sundays: Eucharist at Chapel Hill Kehillah, 5pm. Aug 17, “Theology and Spirituality of Islam” forum after the service. www.ouradvocate.org

Buddhism — Buddhist teachings and meditation with Gen Tilopa of the Kosala Buddhist Center 7-8:30pm Wednesday evenings. $10. First class free. 711 W. Rosemary St (above Carrburritos). meditationinchapelhill.org 967-1861.

Outdoor activities

Guided Tours — of the N.C. Botanical Garden’s Plant Collections, every Saturday at 10am. Free.

Gardening Advice — the Orange County Master Gardeners provide a variety of gardening and landscaping information. Home Garden Clinic at the N.C. Botanical Garden’s Totten Center on Wednesdays and Fridays from noon to 2pm. Call in questions at 962-0522 or speak in person. Bring cuttings or photographs of damaged or stressed plants.

Kids

Toddler Time — at the Carrboro Branch Library. Every Thursday at 4pm. 969-3006

Preschool Story Time — at the Carrboro Branch Library. Saturdays at 10:30am.

Express Yourself! — art program for ages 3-8 & their caregivers. Saturdays, 10:45-11:15am, 11:30am-noon. $2 Kidzu Children’s Museum 105 E Franklin St 933-1455 kidzuchildrensmuseum.org

Volunteers

Project Homeless Connect — 10am to 5pm, Sept. 25, Hargraves Community Center. Volunteers needed for many services. See www.co.orange.nc.us/housing/Componentsofthepartnershiptoendhomelessness.asp or contact mcosta@hiddenvoices.org or 923-2559.

RSVP 55+ Volunteer Program — seeks volunteers to match other volunteers with opportunities for public service. 968-2056

Meals on Wheels — seeks volunteers to deliver meals and/or bake simple desserts for recipients in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area. 942-2948

English as a Second Language Conversation Club — seeks volunteers to talk with groups of international students Fridays from noon-2pm. University Methodist Church on Franklin St. 967-1448, harwellja@bellsouth.net

Health & Wellness

Cancer support — weekly support free of charge for cancer patients and family. 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. 967-3221. chapelhilltcf.org

Lectures, Discussions & Open Mics

Torture Talk — presented by the NC Society of Ethical Culture at The ArtsCenter on Aug 16, at 11am. Paul Leubke NC Rep. of District 30. ”Can the Tar Heel State become the first State in the nation to outlaw torture and extreme rendition by making it a NC felony offense to commit these crimes?”

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

Literary

Eat, Pray, Love — on Thursday, Aug 14, 7:00pm, the Carrboreaders Non-Fiction Book Club meets to discuss Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert. Carrboro Cybrary. 918-7387.

Small is Possible — Aug. 14, 7pm. McIntyre’s Fine Books. Author Lyle Estill discusses his book Small is Possible: Life in a Local Economy. 542-3030.

Everything is Illuminated — Contemporary Fiction Book Club meets to discuss the Jonathan Safran Foer novel. Aug. 28, 7pm. Carrboro Cybrary. 918-7387. cybrary@co.orange.nc.us

Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights — Sep 22, 7pm. by Kenji Yoshino, Read the UNC summer reading selection and join us for a discussion with a panel of local experts. Carrboro Century Center, 100 N. Greensboro St., 918-7387, cybrary@co.orange.nc.us,
www.co.orange.nc.us/library/cybrary

Dance

Contra — Aug. 15, Carrboro Century Center. Workshop at 7:30, dance at 8. Soft-soled shoes, please. $8 suggested donation. 967-9948, www.csda-dance.org

Havana Nights — Cuban Salsa. 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 10pm. Mansion 462, 462 W Franklin St, 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.

Ballroom — 4th & 5th Thursdays, 7-9:30pm, $2. 933-8982. Seymour Senior Center, 2551 Homestead Rd, Chapel Hill, 968-2070

Carrboro DanceJam — free-style dance to an eclectic mix of music. First Fridays. Balanced Movement Studio. 304 W Weaver St, upstairs. Smoke & alcohol free. Call 968-8776 for more info.

Film

Atletico San Pancho — film about a Mexican children’s football (soccer) team. Aug. 24, 5pm. CHICLE 101 E Weaver St., Suite G-1, 3rd floor, Carrboro. 933-0398 chi-cle.com

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