
{"id":3500,"date":"2008-09-25T07:53:30","date_gmt":"2008-09-25T15:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=3500"},"modified":"2008-09-25T07:53:30","modified_gmt":"2008-09-25T15:53:30","slug":"community-calendar-92508","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2008\/09\/25\/community-calendar-92508\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Calendar 9\/25\/08"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Special Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Are you Ready for the Green Economy? Town of Carrboro Green Jobs\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sept. 27, 7am-noon. Green workers discus green jobs and changes in economy. Carrboro Farmers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Market. 960-6720, 918-7319.<\/p>\n<p>Asthma Walk \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sept. 27, 10am, registration 8am. NCSU Centennial Campus. 832-8326, www.asthmawalk.org<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nBenefit Golf Tournament \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sept. 27, 2pm. Benefits children with disabilities. Preserve at Jordan Lake. 966-8494, www.thehonours.org\/2008%20Tournament.html<\/p>\n<p>Cedar Grove Bluegrass Festival \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sept. 27, noon to 6pm. Musical performances and refreshments. Rain or shine. Northern Human Services Center (in Cedar Grove. 245-2660. http:\/\/www.co.orange.nc.us\/RecParks\/music_festivals.asp<\/p>\n<p>Emergency Preparedness Fair \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sept. 25, 10am-4pm. Information for coping with disasters. Lobby of NC Children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Festifall Street Fair \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Oct. 5 1-6pm. Arts &#038; crafts, food, NPOs. 968-2784.<\/p>\n<p>Jazz Brunch \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sundays, 11am-1pm. Breakfast for purchase, music for free. On the Weaver Street Market Lawn. <\/p>\n<p>Jordan Lake Arts &#038; Music Festival \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Oct. 4-5, Gates at 9am, music at 10am. Local music and arts festival in Apex. www.jordanlakeartsandmusic.org<\/p>\n<p>Summer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s End golf Tournament \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Oct. 1, 12pm registration, 1pm start. Play golf, raise money for Cancer Support at the Cornucopia Center. Preserve at Jordan Lake Golf Club. 401-9333, www.cornucopiahouse.org, $85\/person, $320\/four.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Quilting:  A Thread Runs Through It,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Oct 17 &#8211; 19, Fri. &#038; Sat. 10 am to 6 pm, Sun. 10 am to 5 pm. Over 300 quilts, juried show, demonstrations, vendors, raffles, boutique, wearable art, junior quilts, and charity benefits. American Tobacco Campus, Bay 7, 324 Blackwell St., Durham. www.durhamorangequilters.com $5, kids under 12 free.<\/p>\n<p>ReCYCLEry 8th Anniversary \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Oct. 26, 2-6pm. Food, drinks, bike rides. Southern Rail Restaurant. www.recyclery.info. Suggested $8 donation.<br \/>\nFaith<\/p>\n<p>Advent Lutheran \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 9am Bible study classes for all ages, 10:30am worship service. 230 Erwin Road. 968-7680. adventlutheranch.org<\/p>\n<p>The Advocate \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Oct. 3: Taize service (chant, prayer, silence). Wednesdays, 10am, playtime, bible study for kids. Noon: Eucharist. Sundays: Eucharist at Chapel Hill Kehillah, 5pm. www.ouradvocate.org<\/p>\n<p>Buddhist Teachings and Meditation \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Wed. 7-8:30pm. With ordained monk and resident teacher Kelsang Tilopa.  The Kosala Mahayana Buddhist center teaches traditional Kadampa Buddhist practice. 711 West Rosemary Street. 619-5736, www.meditationinchapelhill.org<\/p>\n<p>Discovering the Heart of Enlightenment: An Introduction to Buddhism \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Wednesday nights, 7:30 to 9pm in September. Piedmont KTC Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center, 31 Perkins Drive off Weaver Dairy and MLK in Chapel Hill. 933-2138, www.piedmontktc.org.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outdoor activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Guided Tours \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 10am, Saturdays. N.C. Botanical Garden\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Plant Collections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kids<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Toddler Time \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Thursdays at 4pm. Carrboro Branch Library. 969-3006<br \/>\nPreschool Story Time \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Saturdays 10:30am. Carrboro Branch Library. 969-3006<\/p>\n<p>Express Yourself! \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Saturdays, 10:45-11:15am, 11:30am-noon. Art program for ages 3-8 &#038; their caregivers. Kidzu Children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Museum 105 E. Franklin St., 933-1455 kidzuchildrensmuseum.org, $2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Volunteers<\/strong><\/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<\/p>\n<p><strong>Health &#038; Wellness<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cancer support \u00e2\u20ac\u201d weekly support free of charge for cancer patients and family. www.cornucopiahouse.org<\/p>\n<p>The Compassionate Friends: Self-help support after the death of a child \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Third Mondays, 7-8:30pm. Free and open to all adults grieving the loss of a child or sibling. Evergreen United Methodist Church. 967-3221. chapelhilltcf.org<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lectures &#038; Discussions<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Rising Energy Costs: What It Means to Me \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sept. 25, Oct. 2, 7pm. Energy history, conservation, transportation, development. Seymour Center, 2551 Homestead Road. Register by Sept. 19, 245-2050.<\/p>\n<p>Vote for Me: Campaign Buttons to Town Square Rallies \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sept. 25, 5pm. Gallery tour and political talk by journalist Rob Christensen. Wilson Library, UNC Campus. www.lib.unc.edu\/spotlight\/2008\/campaigning.html<\/p>\n<p>Why Good People Do Bad Things: Revisiting the Shadow \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Lecture Sept 26, 7:30pm. Workshop Sept. 27, 10am-4pm. C. G. Jung Society presents James Hollis, Ph.D., Jungian Analyst. Binkley Baptist Church, 1712 Willow Dr., Chapel Hill. www.jungnc.org, Lecture $15\/5 students. Workshop $48\/15 students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Literary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Evening to Honor Dan Patterson \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Oct. 3, 7pm. Celebrate Dan Patterson\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 80th birthday and the Southern Folklife Collection. Speakers and film clps. Wilson Library. 962-4207, lib.unc.edu\/spotlight\/2008\/patterson.html<\/p>\n<p>Sweet Tea \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sept. 25, 1 p.m. UNC alumnus E. Patrick Johnson will discuss and read from his latest book, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Sonja Haynes Stone Center, UNC Campus. 962-9001, www.unc.edu\/depts\/stonecenter<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Havana Nights \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 10pm. Cuban Salsa. 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. Fred Astaire Dance Studio, 4702 Garrett Road, Durham. salsa_4u2@yahoo.com, 358-4201, $7<\/p>\n<p>Ballroom \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 4th &#038; 5th Thursdays, 7-9:30pm, Seymour Senior Center, 2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill, 968-2070. $2.<\/p>\n<p>Carrboro DanceJam \u00e2\u20ac\u201d First Fridays. Free-style dancec. Balanced Movement Studio. 304 W. Weaver St, upstairs. 968-8776.<\/p>\n<p>Swing \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sept 13, 8-11pm. Too Much Fun at the Carrboro Century Center. No partner needed;  lesson at 7:30pm included. TriangleSwingDance.org, $5 to $11.<\/p>\n<p>Nutcracker Auditions \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sept. 27, 1-4:30pm. Ages 8-16, 1708 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill. 932-2676. $10.<br \/>\nTYB and Friends Concert Oct. 4, 8pm. Chapel Hill High. 932-2676. www.triangleyouthballet.org, $8-15.<\/p>\n<p>Contra \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 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>Community Cinema \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Second Thursdays at 7pm. Films documenting social issues. Monthly screenings of Independent Lens episodes at Open Eye Cafe, followed by panel discussions. <\/p>\n<p>El Violin \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Oct. 5, 5pm. An elderly violinist spies on military officials in 1970 rural Mexico. 101 E. Weaver, St. G-1, third floor. 933-0398, ww.chi-cle.com, free.<\/p>\n<p>Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Oct. 22, 7 p.m. Double film feature exploring skin lightening in Mexican-American and South Asian cultures. Sonja Haynes Stone Center, UNC Campus. 962-9001, www.unc.edu\/depts\/stonecenter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special Events \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Are you Ready for the Green Economy? Town of Carrboro Green Jobs\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sept. 27, 7am-noon. Green workers discus green jobs and changes in economy. Carrboro Farmers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Market. 960-6720, 918-7319. Asthma Walk \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sept. 27, 10am, registration 8am. 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