
{"id":2075,"date":"2008-03-13T06:45:55","date_gmt":"2008-03-13T14:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/2008\/03\/13\/community-calendar-031308\/"},"modified":"2008-03-13T06:45:55","modified_gmt":"2008-03-13T14:45:55","slug":"community-calendar-031308","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2008\/03\/13\/community-calendar-031308\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Calendar: 03\/13\/08"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Special Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Annual Orange County Egg Hunt for children ages 2-10. Sat, Mar 15, Homestead community Park, 100 Northern Park Dr, Chapel Hill. Children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s entertainment begins at 9:30am and the 20,000-egg hunt begins at 10:30am. Games and a meet-and-greet with the Easter Bunny will follow. Sponsored by the Town of Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Department. Call 968-2787&#215;208 for more info.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outdoor activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Guided garden walk at Niche Gardens. Saturdays through June, 10am. Discussions on spring planting, garden maintenance, design &amp; gardening for wildlife with bird and butterfly gardens. Special emphasis on drought-tolerant plants. Free, rain or shine. Niche Gardens, 1111 Dawson Rd, Chapel Hill. Call 967-0078 or visit www.nichegardens.com for more information.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><strong>Kids<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ArtsCenter Summer Youth Conservatory \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Partnership between Playmakers and The ArtsCenter puts children and teens in Playmakers productions. This year, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Music Man.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Auditions from 9am-9pm Sat Mar 15 and 9am-7pm Sun Mar 16. Audition forms online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artscenterlive.org\">www.artscenterlive.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>1st Annual Spring Break Men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Soccer Camp. Mar 24-27, 9am to noon, UNC Campus. Open to boys ages 6 to 14. $150. Registration Mon, Mar 24, 8:30am, Finley Fields. Bring ball, shin guards, water, snack &amp; small towel. Call 962-0466 or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarheelblue.com\">www.tarheelblue.com<\/a> for more info.<\/p>\n<p>Toddler Time \u00e2\u20ac\u201d At the Carrboro Branch Library. Every Thursday at 4pm. For more info, call 969-3006.<\/p>\n<p>Preschool Story Time \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 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 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 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, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dsicomedytheater.com\">www.dsicomedytheater.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Express Yourself! \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 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, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidzuchildrensmuseum.org\">www.kidzuchildrensmuseum.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Volunteers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meals on Wheels \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 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>English as a Second Language Conversation Club seeks volunteers to talk with groups of international students Fridays from 11:30am-1:30pm. University Methodist Church on Franklin Street. Call 967-1448 or email harwellja@bellsouth.net.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Health &amp; Wellness<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Living with Advanced\/Metastatic Cancer \u00e2\u20ac\u201d A bi-weekly support group. Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month, 3:30-5pm. Drop-in, no charge. Cornucopia House Cancer Support Center, 111 Cloister Ct, Ste 220, Chapel Hill. 401-9333, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cornucopiahouse.org\">www.cornucopiahouse.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Compassionate Friends: Self-help support after the death of a child. Free and open to all adults grieving the loss of a child or sibling. Third Mondays, 7-8:30pm. Evergreen United Methodist Church. 11098 Highway 15-501. Call Julie Coleman at 967-3221 or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chapelhilltcf.org\">www.chapelhilltcf.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Free health seminar \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Natural approaches to hormone replacement therapy. Tue, Mar 11, 6:30-8pm. Chapel Hill Community Center, 120 S Estes Dr. Register at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trienglecompunding.com\/Events.htm\">www.trienglecompunding.com\/Events.htm<\/a> or by calling 858-0809&#215;415.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Museums<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Planetarium &amp; Digital Theater Shows \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 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 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moreheadplanetarium.org\">www.moreheadplanetarium.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Havana Nights \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Cuban Salsa. 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 10pm. Mansion 462, 462 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill, 967-7913, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mansion462.net\">www.mansion462.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Salsa\/Mambo \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 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 Dancing \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 4th &amp; 5th Thursdays, 7-9:30pm, $2. 933-8982. Seymour Senior Center, 2551 Homestead Rd, Chapel Hill, 968-2070.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussions, Lectures &amp; Open Mics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open Mic \u00e2\u20ac\u201d For poetry, music &amp; short fiction. Tuesdays at 7pm, Market Street Books &amp; Maps, 610 Market St, Southern Village. 933-5111, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketstreetbooks.com\">www.marketstreetbooks.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>No Man\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Lands reading with author Scott Huler, a book with a new take on the journey of Odysessus. Tue, Mar 18, 3:30pm. Bull\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Head Bookshop, 207 South Rd, UNC Campus. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotthuler.com\">www.scotthuler.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth reading and signing with Judy Norsigian, executive director of Our Bodies Ourselves, and Miriam Labbok, director of Center for Infant and Young Child Feeding and Care. Thu, Mar 20, 1:30pm. Bull\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Head Bookshop, 207 South Rd, UNC Campus. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourbodiesourselves.org\">www.ourbodiesourselves.org<\/a> for more info.<\/p>\n<p>Towards Objective Truth and Universal Ethics \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Speaker Randy Best of the North Carolina Society for Ethical Culture. Mar 16, 11am. The ArtsCenter, 300 E. Main St, Carrboro. Free.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Films<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Uncovered: The whole truth about the Iraq War film documentary presented and discussion by the NC Society for Ethical Culture. RSVP 490-6304. Thu Mar 20. 7pm. Caribou Coffee, 1408 Franklin St, Chapel Hill.<\/p>\n<p>The Borders Trilogy &amp; Letters from the Other Side \u00e2\u20ac\u201d films with immigration themes. Sun Mar 30 5pm. Chicle. 101 E. Weaver St. Suite G-1 Third floor. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chi-cle.com\">www.chi-cle.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Public Art 360: A Symposium from Seven Perspectives \u00e2\u20ac\u201d a national convention to address the functional and aesthetic interaction among public art, profession design disciplines, private development and government. Fri &amp; Sat, Apr 11 &amp; 12. $70 registration fee. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.publicartcollaborative.org\">www.publicartcollaborative.org<\/a> for more info.<\/p>\n<p>VITA, a free tax assistance program for low- to middle-income clients runs through Apr. For enrollment requirements or more info visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.co.orange.nc.us\/aging\/VITA.asp\">www.co.orange.nc.us\/aging\/VITA.asp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Weekly Peace Vigils. Fridays, 5-6pm. At the corner of Elliot Rd &amp; E Franklin St. Call 942-2535 for info.<\/p>\n<p>Chapel Hill Town Council \u00e2\u20ac\u201d invites the community to contribute ideas to the design of a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153big picture\u00e2\u20ac\u009d economic development strategy for the town of Chapel Hill at meetings throughout March. Meetings: Thu, Mar 6, 3pm at Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, 104 Estes Dr.; Tue, Mar 11, 7pm at Christ United Methodist Church, 800 Market St, Southern Village.\u00c2\u00a0 Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.townofchapelhill.org\/economic_development\">www.townofchapelhill.org\/economic_development<\/a> for more info.<\/p>\n<p>Open house \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Pittsboro Montessori Preschool. Sat, Mar 8, 11am-1pm. Families welcome. 886 Hamlet Chapel Rd, Pittsboro. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pittsboromontessori.com\">www.pittsboromontessori.com<\/a> or call 542-0091 for more info.<\/p>\n<p>Digital Camera Basics \u00e2\u20ac\u201d For Beginners. Learn the basics of purchasing and using a digital camera from amateur photographer John Sehon. Mon, Mar 10 &amp; Mon, Mar 17, 9am to noon. Totten Center, NC Botanical Garden, Old Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill. Call 962-0522 to register or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/ncbg.unc.edu\/pages\/26\/\">http:\/\/ncbg.unc.edu\/pages\/26\/<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0for more info.<\/p>\n<p>Cat Adoption Day at Goathouse Refuge in Pittsboro. Sun, Mar 16, noon to 5pm. Refreshments included. 680 Alton Alston Rd, Pittsboro. Call 542-6815 for more info.<\/p>\n<p>RSVP 55+ Volunteer Program seeks volunteers to match other volunteers with opportunities for public service. Other volunteer opportunities are available. For more information call 968-2056.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special Events Annual Orange County Egg Hunt for children ages 2-10. Sat, Mar 15, Homestead community Park, 100 Northern Park Dr, Chapel Hill. 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