The UNC Department of physics and astronomy will hold the 8th Annual Physics Demo Show, “Energy All Around Us!†on March 1 at 2 p.m. The show will address questions such as: Why do we need energy? Where can we find energy? How can we conserve energy? Physics professors and graduate students will perform fun…
School Brief: Battle of the Books
The 2008 Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Battle of the Books will be held March 7 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in the Culbreth Middle School auditorium. The district’s four middle schools will compete for the right to represent the district at the Piedmont Regional competition later this spring. Battle of the Books is an exciting…
School Brief: Future business leaders
Four students from the Chapel Hill High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America placed in the recent Triad Regional competition held at Eastern Randolph High School in Ramseur. Sixteen schools from 11 counties competed.
School Brief: Night of One-Acts
Students in the Chapel Hill High School Theater Arts program will present “A Night of One-Acts†on February 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Hanes Theater at Chapel Hill High. Students will perform Kurt Vonnegut’s The Lie, directed by Zoe Symon; Kismet and a Bell, written by Juliana Brecher and directed by Olivia Grinston; a scene…
School Brief: Toy donations
Carrboro High School chorus and orchestra parents will co-sponsor a toy sale with Carrboro Elementary School on Saturday at Carrboro Elementary from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The schools need toy donations for the sale. Donations may be made at the Carrboro High front desk by Friday or at Carrboro Elementary. Soft, cuddly toys will…
Carrboro Varsity Lady Jaguars
The Carrboro varsity Lady Jaguars basketball team poses at a pep rally. They lost Friday’s game to Cardinal Gibbons, 65-27. Photo by Georg T Gordon.
Carrboro Varsity Jaguars
The Carrboro varsity Jaguars basketball team goofs off in front of the camera at a pep rally. They lost to Cardinal Gibbons on Friday, 62-56. Photo by Georg T Gordon.
Sports Brief: College sports seminar
The East Chapel Hill High School Booster Club will host a seminar for district parents and high school students who are considering playing a sport in college on March 3 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. The program will feature the personal experiences of a parent, student-athlete and a coach/administrator. Presenters will discuss recruiting and the…
Community Calendar: 02/14/08
Special Events Lunchbox Concert Series — Thursdays, Feb 14-Mar 6. Bring lunch to the Century Center and hear live music from noon to 1pm. Free coffee provided by Open Eye Café. 100 N Greensboro St. Call 918-7385 or visit townofcarrboro.com/rp/cc.htm for more info. Old Time Dixieland music by The Decatur Street Band. Sun, Feb 17,…
Music Calendar: 02/14/08
Thursday Feb 14 Blue Bayou Club: Lucy Summer & Bo Lankenau. 8:30pm Blue Horn Lounge: Paleface. 10pm Cat’s Cradle: Young Neil and the Damage Done, Heart of Glass. 9pm. $8 The Cave: Early: Davis Stillson. Late: Dirty Little Heaters, The Pneurotics, Virgo 9. $5 General Store Café: Club Boheme. 8pm Local 506: Tripp, Jason Adamo,…
Arts Calendar: 02/14/08
Carrboro Because We’re Still Here (and Moving): Mapping a World of Black History in Our Own Backyard — photography exhibit & interactive installation, Center Gallery. Acrylic paintings by DiGiulio, East Gallery. The ArtsCenter, 300-G E Main St. 929-2787, artscenterlive.org. Mixed media by Chief — a tribute to the artists’ new daughter. The Beehive Salon, 102…
Filing starts Monday for May 6 primary
By Kirk RossStaff Writer Although the contenders on the national portion of the ticket are already campaigning, the 2008 state primary season officially starts Monday with the opening of the three-week filing period. Candidates can file at the Orange County Board of Elections office in Hillsborough from noon on Monday, Feb. 11 till noon February…
Commissioner race gets rolling
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board Chair Pam Hemminger and Orange County Planning Board member Bernadette Pelissier say they plan to file soon for the May Democratic primary for Orange County commissioner. They’ll join incumbent commissioner Valerie Foushee who has indicated previously she’ll seek another term. Filing season starts Monday at noon…
Signs of spring and birds’ nests
By Ken Moore The familiar signs of spring for most of us are already evident. Crocuses and Japanese Apricot, Prunus Mume, are in flower and daffodils are showing flower buds. But these are foreigners, long ago established in our cultivated gardens. True signs of spring are the deepening stem colors and swelling flower and leaf…
Board wants to alter rules to allow for taco trucks
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Don’t call it a reprieve, more like a pause in the action, but for operators of Carrboro’s taco trucks there was good news Tuesday night from the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. At the close of the board of aldermen meeting at Town Hall, Mayor Mark Chilton asked the town’s planning…