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Local baristi featured in new book

Coffee Drinks, a new book by Michael Turback, features three local baristi:

• The Open Eye’s Lena Abed’s Kiva Han, which took second place in the 2005 Southeast Regional Barista Competition
• Open Eye co-owner Elizabeth Justus’ Macchiato Brule, which won second place in the 2003 Southeast Regional Barista Competition
• Caffe Driade’s Erik Karlsson’s Swedish Coffee “Cake”, sixth-place finisher in the 2005 Southeast Regional Barista Competition

The drinks were chosen based on appearance, creativity and taste.

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Miscellany

Read with Kids Challenge aims for 5 million minutes

US Airways and Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) launched the “Fly with US. Read with Kids.®” campaign, featuring the online Read with Kids Challenge. The initiative has a goal of 5 million minutes spent reading with children from April 1-June 30. Last year’s challenge saw more than 16,000 participants logging 3.8 million minutes of reading. Participants can join individually or as teams of three or more adults. Registration and an online reading log are available at RIF.org/readwithkids. All registrants will be entered to win a grand prize drawing of a Walt Disney World® Resort vacation package from US Airways Vacations, US Airways gift cards, and other great prizes. A randomly selected team will win the opportunity to select a featured RIF program and a school in its community to receive a special children’s book collection.

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Community

April 2009 Blood Drive schedule

UNC Student Union Great Hall: Wednesday and Thursday , April 1-2 from 12 to 5 p.m.
UNC School of Nursing Carrington Hall: Thursday, April 2 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
UNC School of Medicine: Thursday, April 2 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
UNC Hospitals: Monday, April 6 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Sports Endeavors LDS Institute of Religion: Thursday, April 9 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Friday, April 17 from 3 to 7:30 p.m. Contact Cheryl Ray at (919) 765-4197 for more information.
Chapel Hill Rehab on Franklin Street: Friday, April 17 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Contact Christina Wagner at (919) 967-4146 for more information.
UNC Granville Towers: Monday, April 20 from 1:30 to 6 p.m.
UNC Carmichael Hall: Monday, April 20 from 3 to 7:30 p.m.
OWASA: Wednesday, April 22 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Contact Lisa Johnson at (919) 537-4237 for more information.
Cedar Ridge High School: Thursday, April 23 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Contact Theresa Langone at (336) 693-8418 for more information.
McDougle Middle School: Tuesday, April 28 from 3 to 7:30 pm. Contact Karen Perizzolo at (919) 969-2722 for more information.
For more information on UNC Blood Drive locations and times visit www.unc.givesblood.org.

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Arts & Music

Artists featured at Driade, Open Eye

Painter Kristin Bennett is this month’s featured artist at Carrboro’s Open Eye Café. George Spencer’s sketches and drawings will be on display in the Side Room. Michaela Gilt will display her paintings at Caffe Driade through April.

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Miscellany

A weekend of good books

McIntyre’s in Fearrington presents two authors discussing their recent works this weekend:

• Joshua Howard will read from and discuss Long, Obstinate and Bloody: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse, the first book-length examination of the Guilford Courthouse engagement draws from hundreds of previously underutilized pension documents, muster rolls, and personal accounts. Howard is research historian at the North Carolina Office of Archives and History. Saturday, April 4, 11 a.m. FREE

• Robert Brown will read from and discuss Sonnets: A Mystery, a mystery with heart-pounding suspense, clever plot twists and a refreshing literary flair. Brown is a native of Mobile, Alabama but he and his wife live in Cary. He has completed a second suspense novel and is working on his third. Sunday, April 5, 2 p.m. FREE

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Arts & Music Community

Chapel Hill High School spring musical tickets on sale

Tickets for the performances of Urinetown, a production of the Chapel Hill High School Drama Department, have gone on sale this week. The musical will be put on in late April. Urinetown has been entered in the North Carolina Theater Capital Awards, the high school equivalent of the Tony Awards and is the first production in the district to be entered in this prestigious contest. Look for more information about the times and dates of the production later in April.

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Community

OWASA resumes previous water disinfection technique

On Wednesday, April 1, OWASA will resume the use of chloramines for disinfection of drinking water instead of chlorine, which was used during the month of March. Customers noticed a taste and odor in the water because of the chlorine, and this may still be noticeable in the first two weeks of April. The purpose of the state-required March chlorine disinfection was to help ensure a high level of disinfection in the community’s public water mains. For more information contact Sandra Bradshaw at (919) 537-4206 or sbradshaw@owasa.org or Ken Loflin at (919) 537-4232 or kloflin@owasa.org.

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Farms Food

APRIL 8TH: Wednesday Market OPENS at the Carrboro Farmers Market with Featured Author: Tim Stark!

Kick off spring at the opening day of the Wednesday Farmers’ Market, April 8th from 3:30pm-6:30 pm. Special guest and expert gardener, Tim Stark, will share his renowned book, “Heirloom: Notes from an Accidental Tomato Farmer” as well as planting advice for home gardeners. To help get your hands dirty and your gardens growing, free vegetable seedlings will be distributed on a first come first serve basis. Join us at the Market for a great start to a great season! After Market ends, Tim and others will migrate to Lantern Restaurant for a nearly all-local spring dinner!
Visit http://carrborofarmersmarket.com/

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Community

UNC Relay for Life

UNC’s annual Relay for Life will be held on Friday, April 3 at the Fetzer Field and Belk Track on the UNC campus. The event provides an opportunity for everyone involved to raise funds and awareness to support the American Cancer Society’s lifesaving mission. Help fight cancer by signing up or donating. For more information visit www.uncrelay.org.

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Arts & Music Community

PeepFest 2009

An annual celebration of the arts with Marshmallow Peeps will be held at Market Street Books in Southern Village on Saturday, April 4 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. In keeping with the season for nonviolence and peace, this year’s PeepFest theme is “Imagine World Peeps.” All events are free and include a poetry recitation of odes to Peeps, a cooking contest, Peeps Olympics, a potluck and many other fun activities. Visit www.marketstreetbooks.com for more information.

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Community

Countywide violence reduction initiative

The U.S. Attorney’s Office and countywide law enforcement agencies have partnered to participate in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Project Safe Neighborhoods, a national approach to reducing gun and gang violence. The project will be kicked of with an informational event on Thursday, April 2 from 8 until 9 a.m. at Southern Human Services Building in Chapel Hill (2501 Homestead Rd.). For more information contact Lt. Pat Burns of the Chapel Hill Police Department at (919) 969-2068 or pburns@townofchapelhill.org.