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Community Calendar: 12/13/07

Posted on December 13, 2007December 13, 2007 by Staff

Special Events
Student Art Sale – UNC’s 1st annual student print sale. Original student artworks at very reasonable prices (cheap!). Etchings, photographs, drawings, digital and more. Fri, Dec 14, 9am-6pm, and Sat, Dec 15, 10am-2pm, Hanes Art Center, room 301, located near the intersection of Franklin & Columbia St, Chapel Hill.

Bill of Rights Day – Sat, Dec 15. Come out and hear a reading of the Bill of Rights at Peace and Justice Plaza (corner of Henderson and E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, in front of the post office). Begins at noon. Organized by Senator Ellie Kinnaird to honor Joe Herzenberg.

NC Society for Ethical Culture Benefit – Ken Eill reads from his book Variations on a Theme–Poems of Jazz, followed by music & stories of the musicians & places of jazz in the 30s/40s. Sat, Dec 15, 3-5pm. $5. Open Eye Cafe, 101 S Greensboro St, Carrboro, 968-9410, www.openeyecafe.com.

“A Winter Solstice Celebration” – Presented by The NC Society for Ethical Culture. Sun, Dec 16, 11am. The ArtsCenter, 300-G E Main St, Carrboro, 929-2787, www.artscenterlive.org.

Kids
Toddler Time – At the Carrboro Branch Library. Every Thursday at 4pm. Dec 13: Share the holiday fun! Dec 20: Celebrate a musical holiday with Miz Moon and her trombone! All toddlers are invited to this free program. For more info, call 969-3006.

Preschool Story Time – At the Carrboro Branch Library. Every Saturday at 10:30am. Dec 15: Find out what happens when greedy trolls try to ruin the holidays. 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. Allows children & adults to explore their own creative paths through open-ended weekly art projects; 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.

Goathouse Cat Refuge – Seeks volunteers to help with rescued cats & kittens. For more info, call Bonny at 545-2825 or email her at brooze@embarqmail.com.

Classes
Meditation Practices of Tibetan Buddhism – Wednesdays, 7:30-9pm, through Dec 19. Piedmont KTC Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center, 35 Perkins Dr, Chapel Hill (off Weaver Dairy Rd across from Timberlyne Shopping Center). All are welcome! www.piedmontktc.org, 933-2138.

Health
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, Chapel Hill. 401-9333, www.cornucopiahouse.org.

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.

Wilson Library – A Nursery of Patriotism: The University at War, 1861-1945. Exhibit on war’s historic impact on UNC-Chapel Hill. In the Manuscripts Dept (4th floor) at Wilson Library, UNC Campus, through Feb. www.lib.unc.edu/spotlight/universityatwar.html.

Theater

The Little Prince – By Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, adapted by Rick Cummins & John Scoullar; PlayMakers Repertory Co. Through Dec 16. 962-PLAY, www.playmakersrep.org. UNC Campus: Paul Green Theatre, Center for Dramatic Art, 120 Country Club Rd, Chapel Hill.

Audition – The Gallery Players are holding auditions for men ages 17+ for The Secret Garden. No prepared monologues, headshots, or experience necessary. Bring comfortable shoes and one prepared song. Mon, Dec 17, 7pm, at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter. 320 E Davis St, Burlington. For more info, call 336-227-0060 or visit www.galleryplayersonline.com.

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.

Contra Dance – Presented by the Carolina Song & Dance Assoc with live music by The Donnybrook Lads. Newcomers workshop at 7:30pm, dance begins at 8. Bring clean soft-soled shoes, $8 donation requested. Fri, Dec 21, at the Carrboro Century Center, 100 N Greensboro St, Carrboro. For more info, call 967-9948.

Comedy
New Year’s Eve Comedy Explosion – 5pm: ComedySportz® for Kidz; 7:30pm: ComedySportz ®; 10pm: New Year’s Eve Party with DSIWitness News & Cajones. Mon, Dec 31, 5pm. DSI Comedy Theater, 200 N Greensboro St, Ste B-11, Carr Mill Mall, Carrboro, 338-8150, www.dsicomedytheater.com.

Literary Discussion/
Open Mic

Leslie James Pickering – Mad Bomber Melville. Sat, Dec 15, 6pm. Internationalist Books, 405 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill, 942-1740, www.internationalistbooks.org.

Marvin Hunt – Looking For Hamlet. Tue, Dec 18, 7pm. McIntyre’s Fine Books, www.fearrington.com/village/mcintyres.asp.

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