Actor and producer Danny Glover will give the 29th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture on Jan. 21 at UNC. The free public talk will be at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall, preceded by a candlelight vigil starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Old Well on Cameron Avenue. The vigil is intended as a…
Entertainment for the kids
Trish Miller will perform at the Carrboro Century Center on Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 10:30 a.m. Miller uses movement, songs, shakers, puppets, and her big blue guitar to entertain and capture the imaginations of pre-schoolers. Themes like colors, numbers, shapes, stop & go, reading, letters and opposites are presented in a lively, interactive format. Admission…
Jig the night away
A night of jigs, reels and anything Celtic, led by accordionist David DiGiuseppe and multi-instrumentalist Rob Sharer, will take place Friday, Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Carrboro Century Center. Bring your tunes, songs or instruments, or just come to listen. Admission Fee is $3.
Antarctic art on display
A free public exhibition of paintings and photographs of the Norwegian Arctic and Antarctica called “Ice Counterpoint†will be on display from Jan. 7-May 31 at the FedEx Global Education Center on the UNC campus. The mixed-media exhibition includes photography, videography and environmental-sound recordings by Brooks de Wetter-Smith, the James Gordon Hanes Distinguished Professor of…
Gold award received by local Girl Scout
Kami Mainwaring will receive a Gold Award, the highest award for Girl Scouts between the ages of 14-18, this Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of the Cross dining room. This award recognizes Marinwaring’s leadership and commitment in originating, planning, and carrying out a project to support the Ronald McDonald House in Chapel Hill.
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Volunteers needed
School volunteers are needed this spring at all age levels. Volunteering would include helping students an hour or two each week for 10 weeks during a semester, any time during the school day, at all grade levels, in a wide variety of curricula. Programs Include: School reading partners: Help beginning readers practice reading skills. Training…
Transit plan input sought
There will be a public-information session on the final draft of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro 2035 Long Range Transit Plan on Tuesday, Jan. 12 from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Council Chamber of Chapel Hill Town Hall. The plan may be viewed at townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=1284 If you are unable to attend the information session, you may…
Saturation patrol
Carrboro police were on saturation patrol in downtown Carrboro from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. on New Year’s Eve. There were 28 charges, including DWI arrests, speeders, reckless drivers and a man carrying a concealed weapon. A saturation patrol involves a large number of officers concentrated in a small geographic area.
UNC’s Tar Heel Temps service closing
Tar Heel Temps to shutter operations this month By Kirk Ross, Staff Writer UNC Campus — Tar Heel Temps, the university’s temporary staffing service that has operated for 17 years, will close at the end of the month, officials announced this week. In an email to department heads and senior staff, Brenda Malone, vice chancellor…
Kinnaird to seek another term
By Kirk Ross, Staff Writer Saying she wants to see through some of the efforts she began at the start of the last session, state Sen. Ellie Kinnaird announced Wednesday that she will run again for re-election. “This last term has been a challenge for the state budget, just like it has for families throughout…
Kinnaird says she’ll seek another term
State Senator Ellie Kinnaird announced today that she will seek another term in the Senate. A statement accompanying the announcement reads in part: “This last term has been a challenge for the State budget, just like it has for families throughout the state, but I have been able to provide the leadership to write and…
