After a storm of protests over funding cuts, Orange County officials reinstated hours at branch libraries in the county late last week. The library cuts struck a nerve in Carrboro, because a higher percentage of hours were cut at the Carrboro Branch Library at McDougle Middle School than in other sites around the county. County…
Category: Community
Community Brief: Mural restoration
On Friday muralist Michael Brown will restore the Pencil mural on Henderson Street. And from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. Town of Chapel Hill Public Art Administrator Jeffrey York will be at P.T.’s Grille (across the street from the mural) to eat and discuss public art. Anyone is invited to speak with York and watch from…
Community Brief: Achievement talk
Mychal Wynn, one of the world’s premiere authorities on black male achievement, school improvement planning, closing the minority achievement gap and college planning, will speak at the Smith Middle School Auditorium on August 4. Wynn will discuss why identifying, analyzing and understanding the unique societal, home and community variables that impact all students identified as…
Community Brief: Race film and talk
The Town of Chapel Hill’s Justice in Action Committee will host a community viewing and discussion of A Class Divided at 7 tonight (Thursday) in the Council Chamber at the Chapel Hill Town Hall. The event is the first in a series of outreach events designed to engage the community in open and frank conversations…
Community Brief: Bynum concerts
The Bynum Friday night concert series means to keep the now-closed Bynum General Store a social and community hub. So every Friday they throw a party there. Performing this week are Bill and Libby Hicks from 7 to 9 p.m. Food and non-alcoholic drinks are for sale and wood art and paintings will be on…
Community Brief: Jaguar baseball
Carrboro High School is holding its Jaguar Baseball Camp for youths aged 10-12 on Monday, August 11 through Friday, August 15, from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The cost is $95, and includes camp t-shirt, water bottle and Friday cook-out. This year’s camp will focus on teaching the basic fundamentals of baseball and teaching the…
Community Brief: Coaches needed
The Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department is accepting volunteer coach applications for youth baseball and basketball programs. For information and an application, call 918-7364.
Community Brief: Youth leagues
The Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department is sponsoring and co-sponsoring a number of sports opportunities for kids. Classes and leagues involve: Soccer C.L.A.S.S. (Children Learning Athletic Sports Skills) for kids and parents. Children age 4-6 and parents can learn the basic skills of soccer. Saturdays, 9 to 10 a.m. from September 6 to October 11….
Community Brief: Church lectures
The Community Church of Chapel Hill, Unitarian Universalist, will present its 2008 Straley lecture series on Sundays in July and through August 10. The lectures start at noon with a lunch and end by 1:30 p.m. To register for childcare or for more information call 929-5983 or 942-5735. Speakers are members of the church that…
Community Brief: Femme Fest
From July 22 to 26 The Cave and Mansion 462 will host Femme Fest to benefit the Girls Rock Camp of NC and the Rape Crisis Center of Chapel Hill. Each venue will host two bands each night, all with female leads, and donate the proceeds.
Community Brief: International sale
Internationalist Books and Community Center will be holding a yard sale fundraiser on August 9 at 2408 Honeysuckle Road in Chapel Hill. The bookstore is accepting donations of books, clothes, furniture and other household goods and odds and ends at the store. Call 942-1740 first if you plan to donate large furniture. The sale starts…
Community Brief: Tents of Hope
The United Church of Chapel Hill will host Tim Nonn, national coordinator of Tents of Hope, an advocacy movement for the people of Darfur, Sudan. Tents of Hope are artistic tents created by congregations and other communities as focal points for learning about and helping war-torn Darfur. Tim Nonn will give a sermon, themed “We…
Local kids shine at PlayMakers
by Catherine Rierson Staff Writer Local talent will be on exhibition by a cast of 40 theatrical youngsters for a production of The Music Man, running today (Thursday) through Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2p.m, all at the Paul Green Theatre on Country Club Road in Chapel Hill. Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man…
Recently: Washing cars for running money
By Valarie Schwartz Even the abundance of recent rain could not remove the grunge from our drought-dirty vehicles, so the car wash at Carrboro High School last Saturday brought an easy clean and helped the school’s cross country team raise funds for camp, travel and supplies. A new school builds a reputation on many levels,…
Community Calendar: 07/17/08
Special Events Locally Grown — July 25, Chapel Hill hosts a downtown event highlighting local food, crafts and music from 8-10:30pm. Computer classes — free computer classes: Internet, Email, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, NC Live. Registration required. Wednesdays, through Aug. 6, 7pm Century Center 918-7387 cybrary@co.orange.nc.us