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.
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.
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.
New Flora Blog
B.W. Wells Day seems like the perfect day to announce our new Flora blog.
In it you’ll find all of Ken Moore’s articles (there’s more than 100 in the archive already) along with other articles, items of interest and links to local gardens and reference materials.
In each of the articles you see that we’ve ‘tagged’ common and Latin plant names and geographic locations.
We hope to build this new blog into a rich resource for botanists and other plant sleuths as well as anyone who wants to take a closer look.
Fire safety puppet show
The Chapel Hill Museum presents Johnnie Joins the Fire Department: A Puppet Musical. Johnnie and five puppets teach valuable life-saving skills through interactive fun and song. The program, sponsored by the North Carolina Jaycees Burn Center, begins at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 21, in the lobby of the UNC Children’s Hospital. For more information, visit chapelhillmuseum.org/Events/FireSafety/.
New (meal) deals unearthed
In our continuing quest to help you dine more on your dollar, we’ve updated our list of recession meal deals. This morning at Elmo’s we discovered the Breakfast Blue Plates, a set of specials available Monday through Friday from 6:30 to 11:30 a.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 6:30 to 8 a.m. that includes:
Pancakes and bacon OR Eggs, $4.75
Two eggs any style and some sides, $5.50
Biscuit and gravy plus two eggs any style, $5.50
There also are dinner Blue Plates daily for under $8.00.
And in case you missed it, here’s our ongoing list:
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, $3.00. Every Tuesday/Kids eat free every Monday
India Palace: Lunch buffet, $7.00. 11:30a.m.-2:30p.m., M-F; 12-2:30p.m. Sat. & Sun.
International Pizzeria III: Large pizza and a pitcher of domestic beer, $10.00. Every Tuesday; 2 large pizzas, $13.95, daily
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
Panzanella: 1 cheese pizza, one pizza of your choice, large Weaver Street house salad, $20.00. 5:30-9p.m., Sundays & Wednesdays
Southern Rail : Half-price bottles of wine. Wednesday nights
Wing Man: Wings, 45 cents each. Tuesdays
Got another suggestion? Let us know by commenting here or dropping a line to margot@carrborocitizen.com.
Documentary on Rwanda, foregiveness
The All Saints Church of Chapel Hill/Durham will screen As We Forgive, an award-winning documentary about two Rwandan women facing the men who slaughtered their families during the 1994 genocide. The documentary explores forgiveness and reconciliation through the lives of these neighbors on opposite sides of a genocidal bloodbath, and their extraordinary journey from death to life through forgiveness. The film will be followed by a panel discussion exploring the themes of forgiveness and reconciliation featuring individuals affected by the genocide and members of the local community. April 3, 7 p.m. at Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliot Road. Free.
Civil rights lecture
Author Thomas J. Sugrue will discuss “Jim Crow’s Last Stand: Fighting Educational Inequality North and South,†on Friday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture on the UNC campus.
Short film screening
ChathamArts will feature a short film screening about outsider artists Clyde Jones and Mary Paulson, and the documentary “Key West Cock Tales†on Tuesday, March 31 at 7 p.m. in the Barn at Fearrington Village. General admission is $5 and $3 for students. For more information visit www.chathamarts.org or call (919) 542-0394.
Birdsong class
Piedmont Wildlife Center will host The Language of the Birds, a celebration of birdsongs and calls on Saturday, March 28 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at 364 Leigh Farm Rd. in Durham. It’s $10 for PWC members and $15 for non-members. For more information visit www.piedmontwildlifecenter.org or call (919) 489-0900.
Tar Heel politics discussion
News & Observer columnist Rob Christensen will speak to Shared Learning on “The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics†on Friday, March 27 at 11 a.m. in the meeting room of the Church of the Reconciliation, 110 N. Elliot Rd. The event is free and open to the public.