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Arts & Music

READING: Kate Betterton

Author Kate Betterton will read from and sign her book, Where the Lake Becomes the River, on Sat., Feb. 14, 11 a.m.–1 p.m., at McIntyre’s Fine Books in Fearrington Village. The book won the 2008 Novello Literary Award.

Betterton also will talk about publishing on Fri., March 20 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. when the Friends of the Chapel Hill Library will present a “Meet the Author Tea” in the Library Meeting Room.

For more events featuring members of the N.C. Writers Network, visit www.ncwriters.org.

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Miscellany

This week’s edition of The Citizen

In this week’s edition of The Carrboro Citizen you’ll find:
• Aldermen to reconsider road connectivity policy
• Recycling market crash hits county budget
•County considers long-term waste alternatives
• Council OK’s Innovation Center
• Flora: Winter green, but not evergreen

In Opinion:
• A hospital visit amid troubling news
• For real mental health reform, listen to the consumers
• The real state health plan crisis

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Arts & Music Food

PANEL: Food writing in the New South

The North Carolina Writers Network and Market Street Books will present “Talking at the Table: Food Writing in the South”, a panel discussion featuring Debbie Moose, John Shelton Reed and Bill Smith, among others, discussing the role of traditional foods in the culture of the South. The program is from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, February 15, at the Horace Williams House, 610 Rosemary St., in Chapel Hill.

Light refreshments will be served and live bluegrass music played during a reception. Tickets are $50 each, and are available at Market Street Books and www.ncwriters.org. Proceeds from ticket sales, as well as a portion of book sales, will go to support the Network.

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Miscellany

What’s at Market

Here’s what’s at the Carrboro Year Round Farmers Market:

Lettuce, tomatoes, pac choy, flour, onions, garlic, arugula, beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, collards, fresh herbs, kale, leeks, mustard greens, salad greens, spinach, sweet potatoes, turnips, turnip greens, winter squashes, pecans, NEW chicken-sausage, maple sausage, smoked ham, smoked ham hocks, liverwurst, lamb, bacon, chicken, eggs, cow’s milk cheeses, breads, doughnuts, tortes, pies, cakes, jams, and relishes

The Market runs from 9am-Noon every Saturday on the Town Commons at Town Hall

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Miscellany

Tuscan Kale with Raisins and Pine Nuts

Recipe Provided by: Sheri Castle from Creative Cooking with Sheri Castle

3 bunches (about 2 1/2 pounds) Tuscan kale (a.k.a. Cavolo Nero, Lacinato, or Dinosaur kale)
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 small yellow onions, peeled and minced
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
4 tablespoons raisins, plumped in hot water and drained
4 tablespoons pignoli (pine nuts), toasted
Salt and pepper

1.Remove and discard the stems and center ribs from the kale and shred it. Working in batches, blanch the kale in a large pot of boiling salted water for 2 minutes per batch. Transfer the blanched kale with tongs to a colander and drain well, pressing out as much water as possible.
2.Warm the olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat.
3.Add the onions and cook, stirring often, until tender, about 8 minutes.
4.Add the kale, vinegar, raisins and pine nuts and warm through.
5.Season with salt and pepper.
6.Serve warm or at room temperature.

Makes 6 to 8 servings

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Miscellany

Get yer Barackwurst here!

Chef Ricky Moore of Carrboro’s Glasshalfull hasn’t stopped celebrating the inauguration of Barack Obama earlier this month. In observance of the history-making president’s taking office he create Barackwurst, “a hybrid of the Chicago Dog and the DC Halfsmoke,” he explains. “Folks were going gaga over them when I served them on January 20th.” The smoked and grilled wurst is garnished with lilikoi mustard, spicy pineapple relish, and Chicago- and DC-style garnishes. It’s available on Fridays and Saturdays only — and only at the bar.

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Miscellany

NCDPI seeks student speakers

The 13th annual Raising Achievement and Closing Gaps Conference seeks student speakers. Sponsored by the State Board of Education and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, the conference will be held March 30 to April 1 at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center, Greensboro. Three students will be selected to make presentations to kick-off the event on March 30 from 7-9 p.m. For more information, visit www.ncpublicschools.org/ and click on the appropriate link under “News”.

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Miscellany

Local deals on tasty meals

A couple weeks ago, we published a list of local meal deals in an effort to help you stretch your dining dollar. We also promised to keep that list updated. So here’s the latest:

Acme: Choice of entree, $12.95. Every Tuesday
Akai Hana: Varying lunch plates, $8.00. M-F/Early Bird Dinner (choice of chicken teriyaki combo or sushi platter), $13.00. 5-6 p.m. daily
Anna Maria’s Pizzeria: Large cheese pizza (add a topping for $1.50) $6.95. Every Monday
Carolina Brewery: Pints, $3. Every Tuesday/Kids eat free every Monday
International Pizzeria III: Large pizza and a pitcher of domestic beer, $10.00. Every Tuesday
Milltown: Lunch Special (soup of the day & choice of prime rib, grilled chicken or grilled cheese half-sandwich), $5.00. 11a.m.-2p.m., T-F
Southern Rail :Half-price bottles of wine. Wednesday nights
Wing Man: Wings, 45 cents each. Tuesdays

Know of other locally owned eateries featuring a fair deal on a square meal? Send it to margot@carrborocitizen.com.

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Miscellany

Paperhand Puppet opens new Studio/Theatre

Paperhand is Thrilled to announce the opening of our new studio/theatre in Saxapahaw, NC. after 2 big weeks of sold out shows in Durham we are coming home. Please read below for details and directions. We are now officially celebrating our 10th year!
Paperhand Puppet Intervention in collaboration with Theatre of Performing Objects presents…
“Hungry Ghost”
Warning: This show is intended for mature audiences!
Which means… scary, strange and sexual content. You were warned.

http://www.paperhand.org/hungryghost.htm

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The Eater

Bliss Boutique Bakery Grand Opening

It’s Here! Chapel Hill’s first cupcake cafe!
Grand Opening Saturday, January 31st
7AM-10PM
(919) 636-3090
431 W. Franklin St. (in the Courtyard)

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Community

Talk: Cuba in the Obama age

The Chapel Hill Institute for Cultural and Language Education (CHICLE) presents Cuba in the Obama Age, a panel discussion on Sunday, Feb. 8 from 5-6:30 p.m.

President Obama stated clearly on the campaign trail that he was willing to engage with Cuban leaders and, though not ready to lift the embargo, was ready to ease travel and other restrictions on family members and to bring some common sense to an outdated foreign policy. Since then many in Cuba and the U.S. have speculated what he might do and how soon he might act.

CHICLE hosts Carrboro resident Dan Whittle and others in a discussion on whether change is really coming to U.S.-Cuba relations. Whittle, who travels to Cuba regularly for his work with the Environmental Defense Fund, also will talk about how policy changes could benefit EDF’s work in Cuba and facilitate cooperation and collaboration among the two countries over protection of shared resources.

CHICLE is located at 101 E. Weaver St., Suite G1, in Carrboro. For more information, contact CHICLE at 933-0398 or chicle@chi-cle.com.