Special Events
Carolina Mountain Dulcimer Players — Oct. 16, 7pm. Beginners and experts welcome. ShirleyRay@aol.com, 929-5359
Casino Night — Oct. 18, 6:30pm. Vegas-themed night with games to benefit community programs and a scholarship funded by the Bynum Front Porch and Chatham Arts Council. Includes dinner, bar and acts. Chatham Mills in Pittsboro. Advance tickets $30. bynumfrontporch.googlepages.com/casinonight
Fair Trade Expo — Oct. 25, 1-3pm. The Carrboro Cybrary brings you a Fair Trade Expo showcasing fair trade products available from local vendors. 918-7387, cybrary@co.orange.nc.us, www.co.orange.nc.us/library/cybrary
Festival for Safe Passage — Oct. 18, 7pm. All proceeds go to Safe Passage, an organization caring for children living at the Guatemala City garbage dump. Reception and silent auction begins at 7pm; show featuring Tres Chicas and Josh Lozoff at 8:30. Reception & auction: free; evening show: $20/ $10 children. The ArtsCenter, 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro. 929-2787. www.safepassagebenefit.com
Harmonic Convergence — Nov. 7, 8pm. Barbecue, books and bluegrass. Fearrington Village Barn. 542-0394, www.chathamarts.org $10-13
Hidden Voices — Oct. 19, 3pm. Hidden Voices presents a program advocating for victims of abuse. 968-2780
Jazz Brunch — Sundays, 11am-1pm. Breakfast for purchase, music for free. On the Weaver Street Market Lawn.
Multicultural Fair — 10am-3pm, Oct. 31. Food samples, dance, and other activities. Lobby of NC Children’s and Women’s Hospitals, 101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill. 966-6419
Orange County Open Studio Tour — Nov 1-2, 8-9. Exhibitions at artists’ studios throughout the county. Opening receptions at The ArtsCenter Oct. 24 from 5-7pm. 932-3438, www.orangecountyartistsguild.com
Quilting: A Thread Runs Through It — Oct 17-19, Fri. & Sat. 10 am to 6 pm, Sun. 10 am-5 pm. Over 300 quilts, juried show, demonstrations, vendors, raffles, boutique, wearable art, junior quilts and charity benefits. American Tobacco Campus, Bay 7, 324 Blackwell St., Durham. www.durhamorangequilters.com $5, kids under 12 free.
ReCYCLEry 8th Anniversary — Oct. 26, 2-6pm. Food, drinks, bike rides. Southern Rail Restaurant. www.recyclery.info. Suggested $8 donation.
Tax Seminar — Oct. 19, 2pm. An afternoon of free tax advice. Carrboro Cybrary, 918-7387, www.co.orange.nc.us/library/cybrary
Walk-a-thon and Bike-a-thon Annual Benefit —Oct. 18. 11:30am. Walk 2 or 10 mile routes or bike 25 or 50 mile routes from 809 Smith Level Road, Chapel Hill. Refreshments after events. 967-3221, www.justincoleman.org
Violence Vigil — Tue., Oct. 28, 5:30-7pm. The Coalition for Family Peace and Family Violence and Rape Crisis will observe its annual memorial on the steps of the Siler City Town Hall. 542-5445, fvrc.org
Voters in Training — The ArtsCenter offers voter training classes for elementary-age kids. Contact Shirlette Ammons 929-2787 ext. 209 or afterschool@artscenterlive.org
Faith
Advent Lutheran — 9am Bible study classes for all ages, 10:30am worship service. Advent Holiday Boutique, Nov. 8, 9am-1pm. 230 Erwin Road. 968-7680. adventlutheranch.org
The Advocate — Wednesdays, 10am, playtime, bible study for kids. Noon: Eucharist. Sundays: Eucharist at Chapel Hill Kehillah, 5pm. www.ouradvocate.org
Buddhist Teachings and Meditation — Wed. 7-8:30pm. With ordained monk and resident teacher Gen Kelsang Tilopa. The Kosala Mahayana Buddhist center teaches traditional Kadampa Buddhist practice. 711 W. Rosemary St. 619-5736. www.meditationinchapelhill.org
Kids
Toddler Time — Thursdays at 4pm. Carrboro Branch Library. 969-3006
Preschool Story Time — Saturdays 10:30am. Carrboro Branch Library. 969-3006
Express Yourself! — Saturdays, 10:45-11:15am, 11:30am-noon. Art program for ages 3-8 & their caregivers. Kidzu Children’s Museum 105 E. Franklin St., 933-1455 kidzuchildrensmuseum.org, $2
Volunteers
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 Street, 967-1448, harwellja@bellsouth.net
Health & Wellness
Cancer support — weekly support free of charge for cancer patients and family. www.cornucopiahouse.org
The Compassionate Friends: Self-help support after the death of a child — Third Mondays, 7-8:30pm. Free and open to all adults grieving the loss of a child or sibling. Evergreen United Methodist Church. 967-3221. chapelhilltcf.org
Lectures & Discussions
Carbon Free and Nuclear Free — Oct. 22, 8pm. Dr. Arjun Makhijani lays out his roadmap for solving the climate and energy crises. 416-5077, ncwarn.org
Creating economic alternatives to migration for Mexico’s rural residents — Tom O’Connor of the Community Foundation of the Bajio, of Mexico. He will share his experiences and work in Mexico. 933-0398, www.chi-cle.com
Jung Society — Sylvia Brinton Perera presents: Initiation Ancient and Modern. Oct. 24, 7:30pm. $15 and Celtic Wellspring Rites: Healing Our Souls. Oct. 25, 10am-4pm $48. Binkley Baptist Church, 1712 Willow Drive, Chapel Hill. www.jungnc.org
Redundant Women: The Daughters of Nate Shaw — Oct. 22, 5pm. Author Ted Rosengarten discusses the history behind his book, All God’s Dangers. Free. http://www.lib.unc.edu/spotlight/2008/rosengarten.html
Working in the Congo for Doctors without Borders — Nov. 9, 5pm. Anna Freeman shares her experiences. 933-0398, www.chi-cle.com
Literary
The Bible Salesman — Oct. 16, 5pm reception, 5:45pm program. Clyde Edgerton reads from his latest novel. Wilson Libary, UNC Campus. 962-4207. library.unc.edu/spotlight/2008/edgerton.html
The Inheritance of Loss — Oct. 30, 7pm. The Contemporary Fiction Book Club meets to discuss The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai. We always welcome new participants. 918-7387. cybrary@co.orange.nc.us, www.co.orange.nc.us/library/cybrary
Travels with Herodotus — Carrboreaders Non-Fiction Book Club meets to discuss the book by Ryszard Kapuscinski. 918-7387, www.co.orange.nc.us/library/cybrary
Politics
Orange County Democratic Women Monthly Meeting — Oct. 16, 7:30-9:00pm. Meg Gray Wiehe, Policy Analyst with the N.C. Justice Center’s Budget and Tax Center, will be the guest speaker. The public is invited to attend. Binkley Baptist Church, 1712 Willow Drive at 929-0547 with any questions.
Dance
Havana Nights — First and third Thursdays, 10pm. Cuban Salsa. Mansion 462, 462 W. Franklin St. 967-7913. www.mansion462.net
Salsa/Mambo — Third Saturdays, lesson 8pm, dance 8:30-11pm. Fred Astaire Dance Studio, 4702 Garrett Road, Durham. salsa_4u2@yahoo.com, 358-4201, $7
Ballroom — Fourth and Fifth Thursdays, 7-9:30pm, Seymour Senior Center, 2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill, 968-2070. $2.
Carrboro DanceJam — First Fridays. Free-style dance. Balanced Movement Studio. 304 W. Weaver St, upstairs. 968-8776
Footnotes Tap Ensemble performs with the Seymour Center Tappers! — Nov. 1, 12pm. An afternoon of rhythm, music and tap. The Seymour Center, 2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill. 968-2070. $5
Film
Community Cinema — Second Thursdays at 7pm. Films documenting social issues. Monthly screenings of Independent Lens episodes at Open Eye Cafe, followed by panel discussions.
Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film — Oct. 22, 7pm. Double film feature exploring skin lightening in Mexican-American and South Asian cultures. Sonja Haynes Stone Center, UNC Campus. 962-9001. www.unc.edu/depts/stonecenter
Historic Home Movies — Oct. 20, 5pm. Historic home movies from the collections of Wilson Library. Free. www.lib.unc.edu/spotlight/2008/homemovies.html
Show us Your Spooky Shorts — Oct 28, 7:30pm. Quirky frightful films from local talent. General Store Café in Pitsboro.