El Centro Latino of Orange County has named Ilana Dubester as its interim executive director. Dubester will begin work on April 13 and will provide leadership while the board of directors looks for a full-time executive director. She replaces Victor Melendez, who recently resigned.
Category: Community
Recently: A new way of doing things
By Valarie Schwartz Progress doesn’t always feel so good. A few Saturdays ago, as Greg Kopsch, the forest manager of Carolina North, led a group hosted by Friends of Bolin Creek on a tour, it became apparent that progress means adapting to new ways of doing things, which requires about as many arms twisted as…
‘Democracy Now!’s Goodman to visit
Amy Goodman, host of the radio and TV show “Democracy Now!,†will be coming to the Triangle on Wednesday as part of the show’s 13th anniversary tour. A catered reception will be held at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at the Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4907 Garrett Road in Durham. Goodman will then…
UNC Relay for Life
UNC’s annual Relay for Life will be held Friday at the Fetzer Field and Belk Track on the UNC campus. The event provides an opportunity for everyone involved to raise funds and awareness to support the American Cancer Society’s lifesaving mission. For more information, visit uncrelay.org
CHHS spring musical tickets on sale
Tickets for the performances of Urinetown, a production of the Chapel Hill High School, have gone on sale this week. The musical will be put on in late April. Urinetown has been entered in the North Carolina Theater Capital Awards, the high school equivalent of the Tony Awards, and is the first production in the…
N.C. Fund’s Fuller to visit
Howard Fuller, an activist for economic and educational equality in North Carolina in the 1960s and ‘70s, will participate in two events as part of the third-annual Poverty Awareness Week at UNC. Fuller will be part of a panel discussion that will follow the screening of the film Change Comes Knocking – The Story of…
Train lecture
Chad Bryant, UNC associate professor of history, will present “On the Train: Time, Space and the Modern World†tonight (Thursday) at 7 as part of the Ackland Art Museum’s ongoing series “Perspectives on Progress.†The lecture series offers unique perspectives on the Ackland’s exhibition “At the Heart of Progress: Coal, Iron and Steel since 1750-Industrial…
Tar Heel politics discussion
News & Observer columnist Rob Christensen will speak on “The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics†on Friday at 11 a.m. in the meeting room of the Church of the Reconciliation, 110 N. Elliot Road. The event is free and open to the public.
Carrboro business owners to meet
The Carrboro Business Association will meet on at 8 a.m. on April 6 in the Board Room at Town Hall. Mayor Mark Chilton and Jesse Kalisher will speak on the Walk Carrboro initiative and downtown banners. Green jobs training also will be discussed.
Birdsong class
Piedmont Wildlife Center will host “The Language of the Birds,†a celebration of birdsongs and calls on Saturday from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at 364 Leigh Farm Road in Durham. It’s $10 for PWC members and $15 for non-members. For more information, visit piedmontwildlifecenter.org or call 489-0900.
Short film screening
ChathamArts will feature a short film screening about outsider artists Clyde Jones and Mary Paulson and the documentary Key West Cock Tales on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Barn at Fearrington Village. General admission is $5 and $3 for students. For more information, visit chathamarts.org or call 542-0394.
Civil rights lecture
Author Thomas J. Sugrue will discuss “Jim Crow’s Last Stand: Fighting Educational Inequality North and South,†on April 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture on the UNC campus.
Boys & Girls Club seeks tourney help
The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Orange County will hold its inaugural Dre Bly Celebrity Golf Classic on May 11 at UNC’s Finley Golf Course. Proceeds from the event will be used to be used to open a club facility to benefit Orange County youth. Supporting the tourney is an opportunity for businesses and…
Race in N.C. film forum changes venue
ChathamArts’ Film Forum on Race Issues in North Carolina (RINC) will now convene at the Chatham County Courthouse in Pittsboro on March 21 and 22. Saturday films (beginning at 2:30 p.m.) are “Change Comes Knocking: The Story of the NC Fund†by Rebecca Cerese and Dr. Steven Channing; “FBI-KKK†by Michael Frierson; and “Family Name 
CROP Walk this weekend
The Inter-Faith Council for Social Service and Church World Service will hold the 23rd annual community CROP Hunger Walk this Sunday through Chapel Hill and Carrboro to raise money to fight hunger. IFC has raised more than $1 million over that last 22 years. They have seen significant increases in demand due to the economy…