The Prime Time Players theater group is looking for 10-minute original plays written by local playwrights to present in the group’s spring festival.
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Monthly gardening class
Monthly gardening classes will be taught by Maria Hitt at the Martin Luther King Jr. Park community garden, 1120 Hillsborough Road, beginning Sunday from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Spay Neuter Day set for Tuesday
Orange County Animal Services will celebrate “Spay Neuter Day†on Tuesday as part of its effort to combat pet overpopulation in Orange County.
Black History Month film screening
ChathamArts’ Sustainable Cinema Series will honor Black History Month on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Fearrington Barn with a special screening of two films – The Loving Story and Wolf Call.
Youth baseball coaches needed
The Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department is accepting volunteer coach’s applications for the 2012 Youth Baseball Program, which runs from mid-April into mid-June.
CH police dept. honors employees
The Chapel Hill Police Department held its annual award ceremony for 2011 on Jan. 31.
Heels work to heighten focus
If North Carolina finishes with any part of first place in the final regular-season Atlantic Coast Conference standings, the Tar Heels will surely have earned it.
Obituary: John Huntley Sheer
John (Jack) Huntley Sheer, 99, died Feb. 16, 2012, with his family by his side in Southern Pines, N.C.
FLORA: Way over there in the watercress patch
Last week down in Saxapahaw during the 30th anniversary celebration of the Haw River Assembly, local musician and songwriter Tim Stambaugh excitedly said to me, “It’s watercress time again.â€
Smith MathCounts heads to finals
Earlier this month, the Smith Middle School MathCounts Team won their MathCounts Chapter Competition at Athens Drive High in Raleigh, coming in first out of 28 teams.
Children’s art exhibit
A Young Children’s Art Opening will be held at The ArtsCenter on Sunday from 2-3 p.m., sponsored by the Orange County Partnership for Young Children.
Nominations for Teacher of the Year
CHCCS is now accepting nominations for the 2012-13 Teacher of the Year, due to the school’s principal’s office by March 1.
School on garden tour
The Chapel Hill Spring Garden Tour will be held April 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and April 15, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Pre-K Round-Up
The CHCCS Pre-K/Head Start Program will begin accepting applications for the 2012-2013 school year during its mass registration event, Pre-K Round-Up.
Positive intervention honorees
Twelve Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools were recently recognized by the Exceptional Children Division of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.



