
{"id":1595,"date":"2008-01-09T15:21:54","date_gmt":"2008-01-09T23:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/2008\/01\/09\/community-calendar-011008\/"},"modified":"2008-01-09T15:21:54","modified_gmt":"2008-01-09T23:21:54","slug":"community-calendar-011008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2008\/01\/09\/community-calendar-011008\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Calendar: 01\/10\/08"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Special Events<\/strong><br \/>\nOrange County Bill of Rights Defense Committee will show a 54-minute DVD of a recent keynote talk, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Marisol Jimenez-McGee Addresses Current Situation Facing Undocumented Immigrants,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d at the Chapel Hill Public Library. Thu, Jan 17, 7pm. Call 942-2535 for more info. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Umstead State Park will host \u00e2\u20ac\u0153A Walk in a Ranger\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Shoes,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d a 1.5-mile hike with a ranger who will discuss natural processes and park management. Sat, Jan 12, 3pm. Reservations required. Call 571-4170. Umstead State Park will host \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Basic Land Navigation,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and will teach skills in using a map and compass. Sun, Jan 20, 2pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kids<\/strong><br \/>\nToddler Time \u00e2\u20ac\u201c At the Carrboro Branch Library. Every Thursday at 4pm. For more info, call 969-3006.<br \/>\nPreschool Story Time \u00e2\u20ac\u201c At the Carrboro Branch Library. Every Saturday at 10:30am. All preschoolers are invited to this free program. For more info, call 969-3006.<\/p>\n<p>ComedySportz 4 Kidz &#8211; Games &amp; improv for the 12 &amp; under crowd. Saturdays, 5pm. $10, students $8, kids under 5 $5. DSI Comedy Theater, 200 N Greensboro St, Ste B-11, Carr Mill Mall, Carrboro, 338-8150, www.dsicomedytheater.com.<\/p>\n<p>Express Yourself! &#8211; Art program for ages 3-8 &amp; their caregivers. Weekly art projects for children &amp; adults to explore their own creative paths; registration requested. Saturdays, 10:45-11:15 &amp; 11:30am-noon. $2. Kidzu Children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Museum, 105 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill. 933-1455, www.kidzuchildrensmuseum.org.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Volunteers<\/strong><br \/>\nMeals on Wheels \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Seeks volunteers to deliver meals and\/or bake simple desserts for recipients in the Chapel Hill\/Carrboro area. For more info, call 942-2948.<\/p>\n<p>Goathouse Cat Refuge \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Seeks volunteers to help with rescued cats &amp; kittens. For more info, call Bonny at 545-2825 or email her at brooze@embarqmail.com.<\/p>\n<p>Orange County Literacy Council is looking for Adult Basic Education\/GED tutors. To become a tutor, volunteers must attend one orientation and one training session. Orientations: Fri, Jan 25, 10am to noon; Mon, Jan 28, 6-8pm; or Wed, Jan 30, 1-3pm. Training sessions: Fri, Feb 8, 9:30am to 1pm; Mon, Feb 11, 5:30-9pm. Call 933-2151 or 732-0868 for more details.<\/p>\n<p>English as a Second Language Conversation Club seeks volunteers to talk with groups of international students on Fridays (beginning Jan 25). 11:30am to 1:30 pm. University Methodist Church on Franklin Street. Call 967-1448 or email harwellja@bellsouth.net.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Health<\/strong><br \/>\nLiving with Advanced\/Metastatic Cancer \u00e2\u20ac\u201c A biweekly support group. Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month, 3:30-5pm. Drop-in, no charge. Cornucopia House Cancer Support Center, Chapel Hill. 401-9333, www.cornucopiahouse.org.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Museums<\/strong><br \/>\nPlanetarium &amp; Digital Theater Shows &#8211; Science LIVE Demos. Ongoing. Morehead Planetarium, 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill. Info hotline 549-6863, office 962-1236, tickets 843-7997. Thu-Sat 10am-5pm, 6:30-9:15pm. Tickets $5.25; $4.25 seniors, students &amp; children. For more info, visit www.moreheadplanetarium.org.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson Library \u00e2\u20ac\u201c A Nursery of Patriotism: The University at War, 1861-1945. Exhibit on war\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s historic impact on UNC-Chapel Hill. In the Manuscripts Dept (4th floor) at Wilson Library, UNC Campus, through Feb. www.lib.unc.edu\/spotlight\/universityatwar.html.<\/p>\n<p>Terry Seymour, author of A Guide to Collecting Everyman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Library, will give the lecture \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Adventures of a Collector\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to celebrate the opening of the exhibit \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The ABC of Collecting Everyman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Library.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Thu, Jan 17, 5:45pm. Pleasants Family Assembly Room, Wilson Library, UNC Campus. Free and open to the public. Call 962-4207 or visit www.lib.unc.edu\/spotlight\/2008\/everymans.html for more info.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Theater<\/strong><br \/>\nPlayMakers Repertory Company will present playwright Lisa Kron in the one-woman play 2.5 Minute Ride. Kron weaves the story of a pilgrimage with her father to Auschwitz with a tale about visiting the roller coaster capital of the world in Ohio. Jan 9-13, 8pm nightly and 2pm on Jan. 13. $24 to $32. Tickets available at www.playmakersrep.org or (919) 962-PLAY.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dance<\/strong><br \/>\nHavana Nights \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Cuban Salsa. 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 10pm. Mansion 462, 462 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill, 967-7913, www.mansion462.net.<\/p>\n<p>Salsa\/Mambo &#8211; 3rd Saturdays, lesson 8pm, dance 8:30-11pm. $7, 358-4201, salsa_4u2@yahoo.com. Fred Astaire Dance Studio, 4702 Garrett Rd, Durham (Hillsborough).<\/p>\n<p>Ballroom &#8211; Dancing. 4th &amp; 5th Thursdays, 7-9:30pm, $2. 933-8982. Seymour Senior Center, 2551 Homestead Rd, Chapel Hill, 968-2070.<\/p>\n<p>Studio A Dancers present a dance theater performance of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d adapted from the book by Julie Andrews Edwards.\u00c2\u00a0 Performances Saturday Jan. 19 at 2pm and 6pm.\u00c2\u00a0 East Chapel Hill High Auditorium. $5. Tickets are available at Dancentre (967-4100\/www.dancentre.net) and at the door.\u00c2\u00a0 The performance will be narrated and is\u00c2\u00a0 appropriate for young audiences.<\/p>\n<p>NC Squares will host a Square Dance on Saturday Jan. 12 at Pleasant Green Community Center. Lessons 7:30pm, dance 8pm to 11pm. Partner nor experience necessary. Real live old-time music with the Carolina Cut-Ups &amp; caller Aaron Ratcliffe. $7 general, $5 students. Contact 732-8259, or visit www.ncsqares.com for more info.<\/p>\n<p>Triangle Swing Dance Society will host Swing Dancing with Bill Newton &amp; BBQ at the Carrboro Century Center. Sat, Jan 12. Lesson 7:30pm, dance 8-11pm. $5 to $11. No partner needed. Visit www.TriangleSwingDance.org for more info.<\/p>\n<p>The Carolina Song &amp; Dance Association will present a contra dance at the Carrboro Century Center, with a live caller and music by the Carolina Cut-Ups. Fri, Jan 18. Lesson 7:30pm, dance 8pm. $8 donation requested. Please bring clean, soft-soled, smooth-soled shoes. Call 967-9948 or visit www.csda-dance.org.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comedy<\/strong><br \/>\nLiterary Discussion\/Open Mic &#8211; For poetry, music &amp; short fiction. Tuesdays at 7pm, Market Street Books &amp; Maps, Southern Village, 610 Market St, Chapel Hill. 933-5111, www.marketstreetbooks.com.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other<\/strong><br \/>\nVITA, a free tax assistance program for low- to middle-income clients, begins Feb 1. 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