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Ice warnings

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NWS says our area may see a good bit of ice and freezing rain this evening. Winds will pick up as well.

TRAVELING WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY…WITH SLICK ICY SPOTS DEVELOPING FIRST ON ELEVATED SURFACES…INCLUDING BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES… BEFORE ALL ROAD SURFACES ARE IMPACTED LATER IN THE DAY FRIDAY. SOME POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF FREEZING RAIN AND STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH.

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Strong warm nose

A major snow event is still predicted starting early this afternoon.
Looks like some areas of the Triangle will see rain later this evening thanks to what forecasters call, well, here’s the quote:

A STRONG WARM NOSE ALOFT WILL PIVOT THROUGH THE EASTERN HALF OF CENTRAL NC THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT… CHANGING SNOW TO RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN. ALL RAIN WILL OCCUR EAST AND SOUTH OF THE RALEIGH AREA.

Geek link here
The NWS is also warning about black ice on Saturday evening.

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Yes, it looks like snow

A lot like snow, in fact.
Weather Underground has it starting in the early afternoon Friday.
The official word from the NWS:

Friday: Snow after 1pm. High near 36. East wind between 3 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow before midnight, then rain or freezing rain. Low around 31. Northeast wind between 13 and 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 35. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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This week’s weather

Foggy start to the week. Then, say goodbye to the 70s (for now).
Here’s the breakdown via the NWS:

Today: Widespread dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 74. East wind between 3 and 5 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Light east wind.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. East wind between 5 and 7 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind between 5 and 8 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Northeast wind between 6 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

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Miscellany

UNC will revamp Citizen Soldier program

UNC has announced a restructuring of its Citizen Soldier program. Here’s the release:

Goodale to lead Citizen-Soldier program restructuring focusing on behavioral health

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is significantly restructuring the Citizen-Soldier Support Program to focus primarily on the behavioral health needs of returning combat veterans and their families.

Bob Goodale, a retired grocery executive and state commerce official, will lead these efforts as director of the Citizen-Soldier Support Program, based in the University’s Howard Odum Institute for Research in Social Science. He has directed the Citizen-Soldier program’s behavioral health initiative since 2007.

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How much rain?

A lot. The lave levels have jumped in the past couple of days.
Here’s the official word from OWASA:

Water supply and rain update from OWASA

As of this morning, our reservoirs are 83% full, up from 67% full on Tuesday.

University Lake is now full. The much larger Cane Creek Reservoir, our primary water source, is about four feet below full after rising almost three feet since Tuesday.

At our Jones Ferry Road Water Treatment Plant in Carrboro, we recorded 5.3 inches of rain from Wednesday through this morning. Rainfall totaled 5.95 inches at our Cane Creek Reservoir.

Based on average drinking water demand of 7.53 million gallons per day in the last month, the supply in our reservoirs could last about 13 months assuming no further rain.
Our Water Watch data is updated every weekday on our website, www.owasa.org.

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Arts & Music

DSI High School Improv

Celebration of youth in comedy (or something like that). Here’s the release:

DSI Comedy Theater Showcases Next Generation of Comics
DSI Trained High School Improv Group Giuseppe and Teams from
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Perform in November

CARRBORO, NC –DSI Comedy Theater will give audiences a chance to take a peek at the next generation of comedians over two Fridays in November as the theater showcases high school teams from Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools and the DSI Comedy Theater trained high school team, Giuseppe. Giuseppe will perform Friday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $10. Chapel Hill-Carrboro School’s High School Improv Teams will perform Friday, November 20 at 7:30 p.m. DSI Comedy Theater is located at 200 N. Greensboro Street, in the Carr Mill Mall between Elmo’s and Southern Rail. More information on DSI Comedy Theater is available online: www.DSIcomedy.com.

Giuseppe is a team of regional high school students who auditioned at DSI Comedy Theater. They are coached by DSI Theater Manager and Instructor Kit FitzSimons and perform professional grade improv. Giuseppe’s members are from East Chapel Hill High School and Cedar Ridge High School. The team rehearses once a week and performs once a month. The teams from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools are student-run and self-directed ensembles that perform both at school and at DSI Comedy Theater.

“While DSI showcases the best comics and rising talent in the country,” explains DSI Executive Producer Zach Ward, “We are also work hard to support the next generation of comics.” Ward adds, “How are we supporting the next generation of comics? By creating them… While our high school students gain awesome performance skills, they also gain confidence and healthy self-esteem.”

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This weeks’ weather

Via the NWS:

Today: A chance of drizzle before 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 58. North wind between 8 and 10 mph.

Tonight: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind between 3 and 11 mph.

Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 37. North wind between 7 and 10 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

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Arts & Music

Carrboro in search of new Poet Laureate

This from the town:

The Carrboro Arts Committee is now accepting applications for the Town of Carrboro’s new Poet Laureate.
Deadline: November 22, 2009

• Applicants must have been a resident of Carrboro for at least one year.
• The Poet Laureate of Carrboro serves a one-year term., beginning with the announcement at the West End Poetry Festival in October.

Submit three poems (up to 2 pages in length/poem) following these guidelines:
1. Two copies of each poem
2. One copy with name, address, email, phone(s).
3. One copy with no identifying information – only the poem and title.
4. Poems can be of any style, but applicants should keep in mind that poems should be accessible to a wide family audience.
5. Include two copies of a statement (up to 2 pages in length) as to why you want to serve as Carrboro’s Poet Laureate, what role you see poetry playing in the community, and any ideas you might already have for increasing the awareness and appreciation of poetry. One with name, the other a blind copy.
6. Poet Laureate applications will be reviewed blindly by the members of the Arts Committee.
7. Applications will be accepted through November 22, 2009.
8. Applicants will be notified in January 2010.

Applications should be sent electronically as a WORD document, attached, as well as pasted into the body of the email to:

Kim Andrews (KAndrews@ci.carrboro.nc.us)

We will also accept applications at the Carrboro Film Festival on November 22nd at the Carrboro Century Center (electronic submission is also required)

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Miscellany

Varsity to reopen

This from the new owners of the Varsity Theater:

THE CURTAIN WILL RISE AGAIN AT THE VARSITY THEATER

Franklin Street’s iconic Varsity Theatre, located at 123 E. Franklin Street, near the corner of Columbia, will reopen under new ownership in mid-November after extensive renovations including an upgraded lobby and concessions area and the addition of a children’s birthday party room. Chapel Hill residents Susan and Paul Shareshian have begun working to restore the theater to its former elegance. “We want to bring back the feeling of a classic old-time movie theater and also provide a clean and fun space—with excellent service and a customer-focused staff—where local residents can enjoy a movie at a reasonable price,” says Paul Shareshian.

The Varsity will show recently released and classic movies, with all tickets costing just $3. With reasonably priced concessions and a low ticket price, the Varsity will provide a great place for families and students. In addition to regular movie showings, the theater will be available for rental for children’s birthday parties, private screenings, lectures and corporate functions.

The Shareshians are working hard to complete the renovations and are planning for a late-November opening. “We see downtown Chapel Hill as an exciting destination,” says Susan Shareshian. “And we are thrilled to bring back the Varsity as another great place that’s part of the Chapel Hill experience. We have heard from so many people who are excited that the Varsity is reopening. And while everyone has a different favorite memory—the popcorn was delicious, the theater is in the heart of downtown, people saw their favorite classic movie there—all of the memories are positive.” With the Shareshians’ renovation of the movie house, all of the positive qualities that have always been associated with the Varsity will remain…and will be enhanced, for an even better experience.

More information is available on the theater’s website at www.varsityonfranklin.com as well as on Facebook and Twitter.

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Arts & Music

Scrap wood at the ArtsCenter

Left over after this past weekend’s yard sale is a big pile of slightly used planks and boards and whatnot. This from new exec director Ed Camp:

We have a bunch of free wood and scrap lumber that we’d love to give to a good home. It’s mostly big pieces of plywood and some scraps of plywood sheets, but also includes some old flats used for sets. We tried this weekend at our Yard Sale to get rid of it, and have even called Habitat to come get it. No luck.

Some of it is located outside the building near the storage pods we were using for our big purge, but there are more pieces located inside that we’ll need to point out. It’s all free for the taking. We certainly hate to throw it away! There must be someone who can find a good use for it.

And, although totally unrelated, we also have 27 old computer monitors that are free. That is a different story!