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All Orange County offices closed Saturday

Orange County Government Services Closed Saturday

Orange County services typically opened or operating on Saturdays will be closed on Saturday, December 19, 2009 due to the projected inclement weather.

Services closed include the Animal Shelter, Solid Waste Convenience Centers, Seymour Center and Orange County Library (branches).

Orange Public Transportation WILL operate the dialysis route on Saturday, December 19, 2009.

As always, emergency services are available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

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Solid waste centers closed on Saturday

This from Orange County Solid Waste Management folks:

All five of the Orange County Solid Waste Convenience Centers will be CLOSED Saturday December 19 in anticipation of inclement weather causing hazardous conditions. Weather permitting, Convenience Centers will be open as normally scheduled, Monday, December 21, 7:00a.m – 6:00p.m.

Center locations are:
Bradshaw Quarry Road
Eubanks Road
Ferguson Road
High Rock Road
Walnut Grove Church Road

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Go look outside

The snow band has reached Orange County from Chapel Hill to Caldwell.

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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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Advance Notice: The Week in Concerts 12/14-20

Pointing the way to good times ever since 2009. Seriously friends, in a couple weeks that read so much more epically, it’s ridiculous.

(…okay, maybe not that much more epically, but you know what I mean.)

Mon – 12/14

  • The Whigs / The Features / Mean Creek @ Local 506 $10 adv / $12 day of the show

Tues – 12/15

  • Trekky Records presents Christmas at the Cradle 2009! featuring The Trekky Yuletide Orchestra / Dexter Romweber / Stuart McLamb and Missy Thangs of The Love Language / Des Ark / Whatever Drains / Organos / Veelee / Birds and Arrows / Mount Weather / hosted by Billy Sugarfix – Come one come all to Trekky Records’ fourth annual Christmas show featuring your favorite local bands playing your favorite holiday/seasonal tunes.  They promise snacks, drinks, a raffle and prizes, classic holiday films, and a visit from jolly Saint Nick.  It’ll be a massive snowdrift of winter cheer AND you’ll be helping benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society all for just $8 advance / $10 day of the show.

Wed – 12/16

  • Ben Davis & The Jetts / Bobby’s Fever / Inspector 22 @ The Cave $5

Fri – 12/18

  • Americans in France / Impossible Arms / Drunk Tigers @ The Nightlight $5
  • Squirrel Nut Zippers / Sol Driven Train / The Neverhads @ Lincoln Theatre $20 adv / $25 day of the show

Sat – 12/19

  • 6th Annual Evil Weiner X-Mas Show! @ The Cave $5 (starts at 10:00)
  • Holiday Honky Tonk and Burlesque Show featuring The Whiskey Smugglers / The Pneurotics / Gambling the Muse and burlesque performed by Miss Mary Wanna @ Local 506 $6
  • Annual Ho Ho Holiday Party! with Chatham County Line and Friends @ The Pour House Music Hall –  $17 advance/ $20 at door

Sun – 12/20

  • Nightlight Holiday Craft Fair – Swing by ye olde night club for a holiday craft extravaganza featuring artists such as: Reciprocities (feathered talismans and jewelry) / Danger Designs (leather wrist bands) / Abigail Martin (totebags from vintage linen dishtowels 1960’s-80’s) / Flytrap (screenprints, clothing) / Karen Casey (Fused Glass Designs) / Barehanded Press (Y.A. Ponce de Leon-clothing, screenprints) / Ed Gendron / Peter Pendergrass / Jodi Bock (stained glass jewelry boxes and jewelry) / Beth Peddle, and several other mystery crafters TBA.  All that and Mike Taylor will be spinning jams to inspire your spirit and your wallet.  It ‘s all happening 2- 6 PM. $FREE!

So help me Hitchcock, if you know that there’s somewhere awesome we should all be going or someone great we should all be hearing, you better share. Pretty please?

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Advance Notice: The Week in Concerts 12/7-12

Get up. Get out. Let us know how it was.

Mon – 12/7

  • Bowerbirds @ Gerrard Hall (UNC Campus)- Can’t track down solid info online, but their website confirms they’ll be there.

Wed – 12/9

  • Bill Callahan / Lights / Neil Morgan @ Local 506 $10 adv / $12 day of the show
  • Delta Rae / Birds & Arrows @ The Cave $5

Thurs – 12/10

Fri – 12/11

  • Drug Horse Holiday Show! featuring: The Sundowners, Max Indian, Ryan Gustafson, Mount Moriah, The Love Language, The Light Pines, Jeff Crawford, Josh Moore, Twelve Thousand Armies, The Tomahawks, and special guest DJ Steph Russ @ Local 506 $8 adv / $10 day of the show
  • Mandolin Orange / Big Fat Gap @ The Cave $5  
  • Tinsley Ellis CD Release Party @ The Blue Bayou $18/20 adv / $20/22 day of the show
  • 10 Year Anniversary ART SHOW of the Paper Hand Puppet Interventions‘ history and masks @ Nightlight – The masks and magic of Paperhand Puppet Intervention will be on display at the Nightlight during the second Friday art walk. Meet the artists– co-founders Donovan Zimmerman and Jan Burger—and check out papier mache’ creations new and old at the opening reception. $FREE!

Sat – 12/12

  • Embarrassing Fruits, Bambara, Reed Bejamin @ The Cave $5

And?

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Advance Notice: The Week in Concerts 11/30-12/6

Things to do (just in case anytime over the next couple of days, you forget how awesome it is to live here).

Mon – 11/30

  • The Dave Rawlings Machine / Charles Pettee @ Cat’s Cradle –If any part of you values truth and beauty and tradition and hope and history, you will make your way to the Cradle to see Dave Rawlings and Gillian Welch—two sorcerers, if there have ever been.  Their originals are magnetic; their covers are transcendental; their partnership is something holy. I doubt I could more emphatically or more sincerely recommend a show. GO. $20

Tues – 12/1

  • Jay Reatard / Americans in France / Western Civ @ Local 506 $10 adv / $12 day of the show

Wed – 12/2

  • Real Estate / It is Rain in My Face @ Local 506 – Buzz, buzz, buzz says Real Estate is on the rise. Catch them while the location is right and the price is a low $8.

Thurs – 12/3

  • Nourishment International Dance Party @ The Nightlight – Benefit for UNC Student Non-profit. Get your groove on while supporting global poverty awareness and the students who work to alleviate the poverty-hunger crisis. $5
  • John Harrison (of North Elementary) / Brittain Ashford / Billy Sugarfix (mastermind behind The Sugarfix Mix and member of Evil Weiner) @ The Cave – Who needs my words when Harrison has dreamed up his own commercial for this wonderful triple bill? Spy the video now; show up at the show Thursday.

Fri – 12/4

  • Lonnie Walker / I Was Totally Destroying It / Aminal @ Local 506 $FREE! (DTH Diversions Showcase)

Sat – 12/5

  • Land of Talk / Old Bricks @ Local 506Applause Cheer Boo Hiss, just go jam it out to this band of garage rocking Canadians.  I’m a lazy pitchman, but this song suffices to explain why they’re a must listen. $8 adv / $10 day of the show
  • David Allan Coe / Rebel Son @ Lincoln Theatre $20 adv / $25 day of the show

Sun – 12/6

  • Lost in the Trees / The Toddlers @ Local 506 $8 adv / $10 day of the show
  • Raekwon the Chef / Capone-n-Noreaga / Queen Yonasda @ Cat’s Cradle $17 adv / $20 day of the show

Where else? Who else? Spill before I have to beat you up.

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Advance Notice: The Week in Concerts 11/23-29

Reasons to get out of your house and into the mix.

Mon – 11/23

  • Flicker: Attack of the 50 ft. Reels Film Fest @ Cat’s Cradle – Come on down to the Cradle Monday night to lay your eyes on some homespun celluloid brought to you from filmmakers around the triangle. The only requirements for submission are that the films originate on film (super 8, 16, or 35 mm) and they must be less then 15 minutes long; the only requirements for entry, open eyes and $3.
  • Free Energy / Mount Weather @ Local 506 – With a debut record expected in the new year (produced by no less than LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy), there’s nothing but crazy buzz around the blog-o-sphere about this band of boys from Philadelphia. For $8 adv / $10 day of the show, you best go ahead and catch them before they end up on Gossip Girl or something stupid and you feel totes behind the times.

Tues – 11/24

  • One Love Festival: Capelton / Anthony B / Cocoa T with Steve Martinez & The Give Thanks Band @ Lincoln Theatre $27 adv / $32 day of the show

Wed – 11/25

  • Butterflies / Ah Holly Family (Portland) / Ohioan (members of Castanets/ Ghost to Falco) @ The Nightlight

Thurs – 11/26

  • 30th Annual Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner and Open Mic @ The Cave – For thirty years, The Cave’s “been celebrating Thanksgiving with a big honkin’ potluck.”  If the camaraderie and the chance to snack on someone’s grandma’s pattented pecan pie weren’t enough, there’s the promise of open mic shenanigans to boot.  Get grateful and bring something good to share.

Fri – 11/27

  • Post Turkey Day Jam: Katherine Whalen’s Lucky / Old Habits / Jon Shain, Will McFarlane, Danny Gotham, and Armand Lenchek @ Cat’s Cradle – Proceeds benefit Inter Faith Council for Social Service $10
  • 919 Noise Showcase: Joe Hendrix / Remora / Jon Ericksen / Sten Ove Toft (Norway) / Slicnaton (Raleigh) / Nik Woondt (Chapel Hill) /POWER CLOUD (Chatham County Circuit Benders) @ The Nightlight

Sat – 11/28

  • Thad Cockrell / Civil Wars @ The Pour House Music Hall –  If you’re human and you’ve heard any note of Begonias, the duet album Cockrell made with Raleigh-darling Caitlin Cary, you know a- that record could probably stop the apocalypse, it’s so awesome and b- how incredi-mazing the double wallop of Cockrell’s tenor voice and sweet natured lyrical bent is.  I mean really, you’ll mostly be over your food-coma by then, so it would be a shame not to cough up the $10 and catch the man in action.

Anywhere else we need to be?

Happy Thanksgiving week!

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Advance Notice: The Week in Concerts 11/16-22

Here because you can’t be trusted to know where to hear the good stuff on every night of the week.

Mon – 11/16

  • The XX / John Hopkins / The Dig @ Local 506 – The xx is a modern R&B inspired indie trio of 20-somethings from South London who sound like some blues-ed out Interpol, slowed down Massive Attack, grooved in Hot Chip mash-up (hear: “Crystalised”)…maybe.  It’s hard to put a finger on, but you can put an ear to it for $8 adv / $10 day of the show.

Tues – 11/17

  • D. Charles Speer & The Helix / Dan Melchior und Das Menace / Hiss Golden Messenger @ The Nightlight – The venerable MC Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger swears, “the Helix’s Hawkwinded honky tonk and wet Gary Stewart versioning is not to be missed.”  Having known Taylor (and his spacey tunes) for a couple years now I’d say his recommendation is a sure bet.  Just $6 to test the waters.

Wed – 11/18

  • Robert Earl Keane / Sons of Bill @ Lincoln Theatre $22 adv / $25 day of the show
  • Triangle Sound Painting Orchestra / Jim Kellough’s Spectacle ‘Locomotive with 6 Wheels of Steel” @ The Pinhook – Get ready for a Triangle Soundpainting Orchestra fundraiser with a theme show called: “TOTEM AIRLINES FLIGHT 779 – IT’S GONNA BE A BUMPY RIDE.”  It’s bound to be a bumpy (and wildly entertaining) ride.

Fri – 11/20

Fri – 11/20-22

Sat – 11/21

  • Killer Filler / The Soulless Dogs / X-Rayons @ The Cave

Sun – 11/22

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