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Community Calendar 10/6/08

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Staff

Special Events

Orange County Open Studio Tour — Nov 8-9. Exhibitions at artists’ studios throughout the county. 932-3438, www.orangecountyartistsguild.com

Latin American Film Festival — Nov. 2 to 21, at different locations in the Triangle and elsewhere. latinfilmfestivalnc.com

Harmonic Convergence — Nov. 7, 8pm. Barbecue, books and bluegrass. Fearrington Village Barn. 542-0394, www.chathamarts.org $10-13

From DNA to the Dinner Table: Couples and Families in the Treatment of Eating Disorders Conference — Nov. 8, 8:30am-4:45pm. Guest speakers on anorexia and other related topics. Friday Center for Continuing Education. 962-2118

Wine Tasting Benefit — Nov. 10, 5:30 -7:30pm. Enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres while supporting the Youth Programs of the Dispute Settlement Center at the Siena Hotel, 1505 E. Franklin Street. Purchase tickets at www.disputesettlement.org or call 929-8800 ext 10. $35-40

Seventh Annual Carrboro CD and Record Show — Nov.16, noon-6pm. 40 tables of new and used CDs, records and music memorabilia. Carrboro Century Center. 260-0661. Free

Lung Cancer Awareness Symposium — Nov. 17, 4pm. Lineberger Cancer Center hosts panel discussion in lung cancer. Pre-registration required. 843-0937, www.unclineberger.org/events/lca

Moms Networking — Nov. 17, 6:30-8:30pm. Workshop on developing an effective business plan. Presented by Carl Baumann and Hugh Morrison of SCORE. Chapel Hill Public Library downstairs meeting room. RSVP and info at denise@momsnetworking.org, www.momsnetworking.org

Durham-Orange Quilter’s Guild — Nov. 17, 7:30pm. Hillsborough textile artist Hollis Chatelain will lecture on West African Textiles. Grace Church, 200 Sage Rd., Chapel Hill. 544-3285, www.durhamorangequilters.com

Holiday Faire — Dec. 6, 10am-4pm. Fun, games, and gifts. Emerson Waldorf School, 6211 New Jericho Road, Chapel Hill. 967-1858, www.emersonwaldorf.org

St. Matthew’s Festival of the Society Tree — Dec. 6, 10am-5pm; Dec. 7 1-5pm. Handmade items for sale, carols and more. Proceeds benefit charity. www.stmatthewshillsborough.org

Pittsboro First Sundays — 12-4pm. Food, arts and crafts and music on Hillsboro Street. 260-9725, pittsboroshops.com

Dance

Firehouse Rhythm Kings Swing Dance — Nov. 8, 7:30-11pm. Gypsy swing band plays from 8-11pm. Dance lesson at 7:30. Carrboro Century Center. triangleswingdance.org

Contra — Dec. 19, 7:30pm. Music by the Donnybrook Lads. Carrboro Century Center. 967-9948. www.csda-dance.org $8

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

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

Buddhist Teachings and Meditation — Wednesdays, 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

Discovering Buddhism: How to Meditate — Mondays, 7pm. Kadampa Center for the Practice of Tibetan Buddhism, 5412 Etta Burke Ct., Raleigh. www.kadampa-center.org

Meditation Practices of Tibetan Buddhism: Shinay, Tonglen and Deity Practice — Wednesdays, 7:30-9pm. Through November. 968-9426, www.piedmonktc.org

Film

Trouble In The Water — Nov. 19, 7pm. A young African-American man deals with racial alienation from within his own community. Filmmakers Roger Edwards, Jr. & Jim McQuaid will be on hand for a Q&A session after the screening. Internationalist Books & Community Center. 405 W. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill. 919-942-1740. www.troubleinthewater.com

Community Cinema — Second Thursdays at 7pm. Films documenting social issues. Monthly screenings of Independent Lens episodes at Open Eye Cafe, followed by panel discussions.

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

WomanHeart — Fourth Thursdays, 12:30-2pm. The national coalition for Women with Heart Disease Support Group is free and open to any woman with any form of heart disease. 403 W. Weaver St. WH-ChapelHill [at] womenheart [dot] org

Kids

Toddler Time — Thursdays, 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

Lectures & Discussions

Political Economy — Nov. 6, 7pm. Discussion of how profits are made and divided between labor and capital, and whether it is equitable. Chapel Hill Public Library. southplumb [at] gmail [dot] com

Working in the Congo for Doctors without Borders — Nov. 9, 5pm. Anna Freeman shares her experiences. 933-0398, www.chi-cle.com

I Called 911! Now What? — Nov. 16, 2pm. Coordinator of Durham EMS M. Kevin Wilson speaks. Judea Reform Congregation, 1933 W. Cornwallis Rd, Durham. 542-6199.

Literary

Travels with Herodotus — Nov. 20, 7pm. Carrboreaders Non-Fiction Book Club meets to discuss the book by Ryszard Kapuscinski. 918-7387, www.co.orange.nc.us/library/cybrary

Twilight — Dec. 11, 7pm. The Movie/Book Club discusses the film and the Stephanie Meyer novel. Carrboro Cybrary. 918-7387, www.co.orange.nc.us/library/cybrary

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 [at] bellsouth [dot] net

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