The Seymour Center for Seniors Arts and Crafts Committee will host a holiday arts and crafts fair on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3p.m. Forty-five vendors will display handcrafted items for sale, including jewelry, pottery, woodwork, quilts, wreaths, floral arrangements, ornaments and artwork.
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Community brief: Carson 5k for education
The inaugural Eve Carson Memorial 5K for Education will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. Pi Beta Phi sorority and Phi Delta Theta fraternity organized the race in order to raise funds for Eve’s scholarship foundation, the Clyde Erwin Elementary School in Onslow County and First Book, a nonprofit that gives books to preschool children…
Community brief: Butter sculpture demonstration
UNC will host a demonstration of the ancient Tibetan Buddhist art form of butter sculptures on Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. at the FedEx Global Education Center. A traditional ceremony presenting the finished sculptures will be held at 1:45 p.m.
Community brief: Fix-A-Home project
The Greater Chapel Hill Association of Realtors will host the Second Annual Fix-A-Home Project on Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2105 Neville Road in Chapel Hill. Through Fix-A-Home, Realtors and volunteer workers help those who are physically or financially unable to make needed repairs to their homes or properties.
Community brief: Pilobolus dance performs
More than 1,200 area children will see the internationally renowned dance troupe Pilobolus on Nov. 21 at Memorial Hall on the UNC campus. The show is the third Carolina Performing Arts Student Matinee. More than 20 Triangle schools are bringing students to the show.
Community brief: A Panoramic Portrait of America
McIntyre’s Fine Books will present a screening of the short film State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America on Nov. 20 from 7 to 8 p.m.
Community brief: Redefining journalism
McIntyre’s Fine Books at Fearrington Village and the Media Law Resource Center will present a discussion entitled “Online News–Redefining Journalism?†at 11 a.m., Nov. 22 at McIntyre’s.
Community Calendar 11/13/08
Special Events Latin American Film Festival — Nov. 2 to 21, at different locations in the Triangle and elsewhere. latinfilmfestivalnc.com Seventh Annual Carrboro CD and Record Show — Nov.16, noon-6pm. 40 tables of new and used CDs, records and music memorabilia. Carrboro Century Center. 260-0661. Free
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Community brief: Meet-the-Author Tea
The Orange County Public Library will host an Author Tea with Valerie Raleigh Yow at 3 p.m. on Nov. 16 at the Main Library on West Tryon Street in Hillsborough.
Community brief: Women’s History Symposium
The Women’s History Symposium will be held Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Burwell School Historic Site on North Churton Street in Hillsborough.
Community brief: Low Income Energy Assistance
The Orange County Department of Social Services will take applications for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program Nov. 3-14 at the department’s Chapel Hill and Hillsborough locations.
Community Calendar 10/6/08
Special Events Orange County Open Studio Tour — Nov 8-9. Exhibitions at artists’ studios throughout the county. 932-3438, www.orangecountyartistsguild.com Latin American Film Festival — Nov. 2 to 21, at different locations in the Triangle and elsewhere. latinfilmfestivalnc.com
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Valarie Schwartz During these economic times, when people need to make every penny count, we’re wise to pick parties this season that further the endeavors of our community nonprofits.