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Community Brief: Co-rec Softball

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Staff

The Carrboro Recreation and Parks 208 Fall Softball Standings are as follows. 1. 300 East Main Street 3-0 2. Cliff’s Meat Market/T-Roy’s Towing 3-0 3. Ghost Riders 3-0 4. Cozart-Seagroves 2-1 5. Armadillo Grill 1-2 6. Bread & Butter 0-1 7. Fearrington 1-2 8. Pink Floyd 1-2 9. Sluggers of Catan 0-3 10. Toof Haus…

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Community Brief: Radio race talk

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Staff

Carrboro’s Community Radio, WCOM 103.5 FM, will host a program from 9 a.m. until noon on Monday entitled “Carrboro talks about race.” The program will start a dialog about race relations in Carrboro and will discuss potential problems and solutions. Listeners are welcome to visit the station or call in at 929-9601. For more information,…

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Community Brief: Chatham park grant

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Staff

Chatham County Parks and Recreation Department won a $500,000 grant from the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund to build a multi-purpose county park in the northeastern part of the county. The Chatham County Board of Commissioners matched the funds. The 66-acre park will be off Big Woods Road. Construction will probably start in 2009…

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Community Brief: Native American welcome

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Staff

The UNC American Indian Center will host “a Welcome Extravaganza” for the Carolina American Indian Community and Friends on the lawn of Abernethy Hall, at South Columbia and Cameron at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 21. The public is invited. Live music by Willie Lowery, Rebekah Revels, native students and a drum group is scheduled, along…

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Community Brief: Hoop Jam

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Staff

The Hoop Path Tribe of Carrboro will host a free hoop jam on World Hoop Day (August 8, for those not in the hoop loop) at the Carrboro Town Commons from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free hoops will be given to early birds under 12! Community hoops will be made available for adults and…

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Community Brief: CHS Trainers

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Staff

Carrboro High School is accepting applications for the positions of head and assistant trainers. Candidates must be NATA certified. Please contact CHS athletic director April Ross at 918-2200 ext 25023 for details and an application.

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Tuesday Cruise

Posted on August 7, 2008August 7, 2008 by Staff

On the first Tuesday of every month, area bicyclists gather in the evening to cruise together for Cruiser Tuesday. In the words of organizer and handlebar DJ Matt Lee, “We bike-splice advocacy, arts and a lost flair for the street party.” The mass of mellow, “funky-formal” costumed riders takes off from Johnny’s on West Main…

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Community Calendar: 07/31/08

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Staff

Special Events Artist Grants — Durham Arts Council is distributing applications for 2008-2009 Emerging Artists Grants. An information session will take place from 6-7:30pm Aug. 7 at the Chapel Hill Public Library conference room. The deadline for applications is Sept. 15. www.durhamarts.org Cedar Grove Bluegrass Festival — free festival on Sept. 27. Musical performances and…

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Handmade books on display

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Staff

by Betsy McClelland Staff Writer There are many intriguing and unique books in the exhibit “Hecho a Mano: Book Arts of Latin America.” There are handmade books from Mexico about Mayan culture, books made with recycled cardboard covers from Argentina and books from Cuba that have covers made out of bagasse, a material from the…

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Recycled beauty in Pittsboro

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Staff

by Catherine Rierson Staff Writer Although the idiom “one person’s trash is another’s treasure” is probably more worn out than the rusty scrap metal Rita Spina and Tamera Mulanix collect for project ideas, it’s at the core of the two artists’ work. Spina and Mulanix transform used metal they recover from scrapyards, woods and sides…

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Community Brief: Chatham Habitat

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Staff

Chatham Habitat for Humanity, in partnership with a private builder as yet unfound, will build 15 affordable homes on land donated by Chatham County. Chatham Habitat was awarded just over $1 million by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund low-interest mortgages for seven of the 15 homes.

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Community Brief: Philosophy at 506

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Staff

On Tuesday, Aug. 5, UNC philosophy professor Josh Knobe and other members of the philosophy department will give an introduction to experimental philosophy, an original approach to answering philosophical questions. Experimental philosophy refers to the practice of performing studies and experiments to learn about moral values and judgments and how to resolve moral conflicts. Knobe…

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Community Brief: UNC keeps music history

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Staff

As a result of a grant given to UNC, Southern musicians like Ralph Stanley and Doc Watson will now be officially immortalized in UNC’s Wilson library by free access to the artists’ recorded interviews and performances. Funded by grants of $138,275 from the National Endowment for the Humanities and $6,000 from the National Film Preservation…

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Community Brief: Back to School Bash

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Staff

This year’s Back to School Bash wants to fill the book bags of over 100 less-fortunate kindergarten through 12th grade students with school supplies — and they’re going to need help. The bash is planned for Aug. 9 from 12:30p.m. to 6:30p.m. at the Chapel Hill Faith Tabernacle at 800 Rogers Road. “There will be…

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Community Calendar: 07/24/08

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Staff

Special Events Open Jazz Jam — second Fridays, bring your instruments to the ArtsCenter and jam with the house band or just bring your ears and dancing shoes. 8pm, $5 cover includes one drink. Locally Grown — July 25, Chapel Hill hosts a downtown event highlighting local food, crafts and music from 8-10:30pm. Cedar Grove…

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