Robin Zook, a registered pharmacist and former researcher at UNC, will give a talk on prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications at a meeting of the Chapel Hill chapter of the Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees on Friday at 11:30 a.m. at the Seymour Senior Center on Homestead Road.
Schizophrenia symposium
The UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health will host the 17th annual STEP Symposium, “Putting It Together: Integrating Evidence-Based Approaches to Treating Schizophrenia†on Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at the William and Ida Friday Center, 100 Friday Drive in Chapel Hill.
Strowd Roses grants
Strowd Roses is accepting applications for grants to be awarded in May 2010 to tax-exempt organizations for projects that improve the quality of life for residents of Chapel Hill or Carrboro.
Student film event
ChathamArts Sustainable Cinema Series will present college students’ short films from around the state on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Barn at Fearrington Village.
Aveda to offer free haircuts
The Aveda Institute Chapel Hill will provide complimentary haircuts, makeup applications, express facials, polish changes and stress relieving treatments on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. to raise awareness for its Earth Month fundraising activities.
Walk the labyrinth
Carrboro United Methodist Church invites the public to experience a labyrinth at the church during Holy Week, March 29 to April 3.
Youth orchestra concert
The Mellarme Youth Chamber Orchestra will perform a concert at the Friends of the Chapel Hill Public Library’s next Beyond the Book Series program at 4 p.m. on April 3 at the Chapel Hill Public Library.
Best of Broadway performances
Chapel Hill-based musical director and singing coach Richard Wall will present two free performances, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. and April 11 at 2 p.m. at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Reception Hall at 300 E. Rosemary St.
Scout leader honored
Boy Scout leader Terry Hackett received the Silver Beaver Award from the Occoneechee Council of the Boy Scouts of America earlier this month.
Learn more
Adult role models can play an important part in a child’s development and success. If you have a school-aged child, contact the principal or family-school specialist to see what volunteer opportunities exist at your child’s school.
Carrboro Elementary teacher receives grant
Stephanie Wilkins, a first-grade teacher at Carrboro Elementary, was awarded a $3,000 technology grant from the North Carolina Technology in Education Society (NCTIES).
CHCCS accepting Teacher of Year nominations
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is now accepting nominations for its 2010-11 Teacher of the Year.
Orange Charter breaks ground on expansion
Second-grade singers, eighth-grade speakers and kindergarten “diggers†gathered with faculty, staff and parents for a groundbreaking ceremony on March 12 at the Orange Charter School.
CCCC hosts robotics workshop
You don’t have to be a scientist to have fun with robotics.
This Saturday, Central Carolina Community College’s electronics engineering technology program is sponsoring a high-tech, high-touch robotics workshop for middle school-age students.
Culbreth student to compete in geography bee
Aidan Marshall, an eighth-grader at Culbreth Middle School, has been named a semifinalist in the North Carolina National Geographic Geography Bee.
