
{"id":3372,"date":"2008-09-04T08:13:19","date_gmt":"2008-09-04T16:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=3372"},"modified":"2008-09-04T08:13:19","modified_gmt":"2008-09-04T16:13:19","slug":"community-calendar-9408","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2008\/09\/04\/community-calendar-9408\/","title":{"rendered":"Community calendar 9\/4\/08"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Special Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aging in Stride 5K Run\/Walk \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sept. 6, 10am. UNC Bell Tower. Benefits the Frail Elderly Fund which buys services or supplies for frail seniors who have exhausted all other resources. Come out to walk, run or volunteer.  Pre-registration (\u00e2\u20ac\u02dctil Aug. 27) Ages 55 and Under:  $17, Ages 55+: $7, Late Registration: $22 all ages. Participants will receive a t-shirt and a chance to win prizes. Email kimharr@email.unc.edu or visit studentorgs.unc.edu\/senate\/ for an entry form.<\/p>\n<p>Benefit Concert \u00e2\u20ac\u201d for Don Chandler, recently diagnosed with leukemia. Performing: Jewelsong, Joe Woodson, Stillhouse Bottom Band &#038; friends. Sept. 13, 7pm. Church of Reconciliation, Chapel Hill. $15<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nEmergency Preparedness Fair \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 10am-4pm Sept. 25, lobby of NC Children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Hospital. Information for coping with disasters.<\/p>\n<p>Hi Mom! Film Festival \u00e2\u20ac\u201d A diverse mix of styles and genres by inspired filmmakers from around the world. Each film in this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lineup asserts its own brand of cine-skill that will inspire, provoke, inform, amuse and other terms you learned in psych class. himomfilmfest.org Sept. 5-6<\/p>\n<p>Jazz Brunch \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sundays from 11am-1pm on the Weaver Street Lawn. Breakfast for purchase, music for free.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Lake Arts &#038; Music Festival \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Oct. 4-5. Local music and arts festival in Apex. Gates at 9am, music at 10am. www.jordanlakeartsandmusic.org<\/p>\n<p>Toys for Tots \u00e2\u20ac\u201d The UPS Store at Carrboro Plaza announces the Toys for Tots Literacy Program. Dollars donated will put books into the hands of local children. Visit 8-6:30pm weekdays, 10am-5pm Saturdays. www.toysfortotsliteracy.org<br \/>\nVolunteer Information Session \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sept. 10, 10-11:30am at the Seymour Center, 2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools offer information about volunteering to help students.<br \/>\nUrban Farm Tour \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sept 13. www.carrborogreenspace.org<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nFaith<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Advent Lutheran \u00e2\u20ac\u201d summer Sunday worship 10am. Fall schedule begins Sept. 7: 9am classes for all ages, 10:30am worship service. 230 Erwin Road, Chapel Hill. 968-7680. adventlutheranch.org<\/p>\n<p>The Advocate \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sept. 5, Oct. 3: Taize services (chant, prayer, silence). Wednesdays, 10am, playtime, bible study for kids. Noon: Eucharist. Sundays: Eucharist at Chapel Hill Kehillah, 5pm. www.ouradvocate.org<br \/>\nDiscovering the Heart of Enlightenment: An Introduction to Buddhism \u00e2\u20ac\u201d is offered on Wednesday nights, 7:30 to 9pm in September by Piedmont KTC Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center at 31 Perkins Drive off Weaver Dairy and MLK in Chapel Hill. Call 933-2138 for information or visit www.piedmontktc.org.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nOutdoor activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Guided Tours \u00e2\u20ac\u201d of the N.C. Botanical Garden\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Plant Collections, every Saturday at 10am. Free<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kids<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Toddler Time \u00e2\u20ac\u201d at the Carrboro Branch Library. Every Thursday at 4pm. 969-3006<\/p>\n<p>Preschool Story Time \u00e2\u20ac\u201d at the Carrboro Branch Library. Saturdays at 10:30am.<\/p>\n<p>Express Yourself! \u00e2\u20ac\u201d art program for ages 3-8 &#038; their caregivers. Saturdays, 10:45-11:15am, 11:30am-noon. $2 Kidzu Children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Museum 105 E. Franklin St., 933-1455 kidzuchildrensmuseum.org<br \/>\nVolunteers<\/p>\n<p>RSVP 55+ Volunteer Program  \u00e2\u20ac\u201d seeks volunteers to match other volunteers with opportunities for public service. 968-2056<\/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. 942-2948<\/p>\n<p>English as a Second Language Conversation Club \u00e2\u20ac\u201d seeks volunteers to talk with groups of international students Fridays from noon-2pm. University Methodist Church on Franklin Street, 967-1448, harwellja@bellsouth.net<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nHealth &#038; Wellness<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cancer support \u00e2\u20ac\u201d weekly support free of charge for cancer patients and family. cornucopiahouse.org<br \/>\nThe Compassionate Friends: Self-help support after the death of a child \u00e2\u20ac\u201d free and open to all adults grieving the loss of a child or sibling. Third Mondays, 7-8:30pm. Evergreen United Methodist Church. 967-3221. chapelhilltcf.org<br \/>\nLectures, Discussions &#038; Open Mics<\/p>\n<p>Open Mic \u00e2\u20ac\u201dpoetry, music &#038; short fiction. Tuesdays, 7pm, Market Street Books &#038; Maps, Southern Village. 933-5111, marketstreetbooks.com<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Humanism and Ethics\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Informal information session of the North Carolina Society for Ethical Culture. Chapel Hill Public Library, 7-9pm, Sept. 9.<\/p>\n<p>Military Recruitment, Your Future: Truth and Options \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sept 8, 7-9 pm, Carrboro Century Center. For all concerned parents, teachers, students and public officials. Guest speakers:  Eugene Cherry, Iraq war veteran; Terri Johnson, former army recruit, Steve Woolford, Quaker House G.I. rights hotline counselor, plus The Dream Seller, a one act play. For more information contact HankElkins@mindspring.com.<\/p>\n<p>NC, Public Colleges, and Undocumented Students \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Paul Cuadros, author of A Home on the Field: How One Championship Soccer Team Inspires Hope for the Revival of Small Town America, will talk about students he knows well and discuss the immigration advocacy community and the anti-immigrant movement. Sept. 14, 5pm, 101 E. Weaver St., Suite G-1, 3rd floor. www.chi-cle.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>Literary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sept. 22, 7pm. by Kenji Yoshino, Discussion with a panel of local experts. Carrboro Century Center, 100 N. Greensboro St., 918-7387, cybrary@co.orange.nc.us, www.co.orange.nc.us\/library\/cybrary<\/p>\n<p>Without Precedent: The Life of Susie Marshall Sharp \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Author Anna Hayes will read from her newly published biography of the first woman chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Sept 11. 5:45 p.m.,  Wilson Library, UNC campus, 962-4207 for info.<\/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, 967-7913, www.mansion462.net<\/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 Road, Durham<\/p>\n<p>Ballroom \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 4th &#038; 5th Thursdays, 7-9:30pm, $2. 933-8982. Seymour Senior Center, 2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill, 968-2070<\/p>\n<p>Carrboro DanceJam \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Free-style dance to an eclectic mix of music. First Fridays. Balanced Movement Studio. 304 W. Weaver St, upstairs. 968-8776<\/p>\n<p>Triangle Youth Ballet \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Nutcracker auditions, ages 8-16, 1-4:30pm, $10. TYB and Friends Concert 8pm, Chapel Hill High. Tickets $8-15. 932-2676. www.triangleyouthballet.org<\/p>\n<p>Contra \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sept. 12. 7:30-11pm. Laura Light and George Paul perform. Carrboro Century Center, $7-9, Sept. 13; 7:30-11 pm. Skylark performs. NCSU Student Ballroom. $5-9. TCDancers.org<\/p>\n<p>Contra \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sept. 19 7:30pm. Carrboro Century, 967-9948, www.csda-dance.org. $8<\/p>\n<p><strong>Film<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Grassroots Stages \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the fifth film in the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153100-Mile Film Series: Sustainable Cinema,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Sept. 16th at 7:30 p.m. at the General Store and Caf\u00c3\u00a9 in Pittsboro. The film captures the music and people behind the Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival in Trumansburg, NY. Suggested donation is $5. Info: molly.matlock@chathamarts.org<\/p>\n<p>Community Cinema \u00e2\u20ac\u201d monthly screenings of Independent Lens episodes at Open Eye Cafe, followed by panel discussions. Second Thursdays at 7pm. Films documenting social issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special Events Aging in Stride 5K Run\/Walk \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sept. 6, 10am. UNC Bell Tower. Benefits the Frail Elderly Fund which buys services or supplies for frail seniors who have exhausted all other resources. Come out to walk, run or volunteer. 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