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Community Calendar: 9/20/07

Farmers’ Markets

  • Carrboro Farmers’ Market – Sat 7am-12pm through Dec 22; Wed 3:30-6:30pm through Oct 17. Carrboro Town Commons. 932-1641, www.carrborofarmersmarket.com.
  • Hillsborough Farmers’ Market – Wed 3-6pm; Sat 7:30am-noon. Apr-Nov. 732-8315.
  • Fearrington Village Farmers’ Market – Tue 4pm through Nov 20. 8 miles south of Chapel Hill on US 15-501, Fearrington Village, Chapel Hill. 542-4000, chatham.ces.ncsu.edu/growingsmallfarms
    /fearrington.html.
  • Pittsboro Farmers’ Market – Thu 3:30-6:30pm through Nov 29. Chatham County Fairgrounds, Pittsboro. chatham.ces.ncs.edu growingsmallfarms
    /pittsboro.html.

Special Events

  • 10th Annual Rumi Festival – Sept 26-30. Celebrate the 800th birthday of the great mystic poet, Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi with events in Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Mebane. For more info, visit rumifest.com or call Hadiya at 444-1475.

Kids

  • Toddler Time – Fall is here and so are apples! Come share in an apple-icious Toddler Time at the Carrboro Branch Library. Thu, Sept 27, 4pm. All toddlers are invited to this free program. For more info, call the library at 969-3006.
  • Story Time Presents: “Purrrfect Cat Stories” Saturday, September 22 at 10:30 am at Carrboro Branch Library; 900 Old Fayetteville Rd. at the McDougle Schools Media Center. For further information call 969-3006.
  • Zoom In: Science at the Extremes – Morehead Planetarium’s first-ever interactive visitor experience highlights the big & small of our universe. Designed for ages 8-13. Ongoing. Morehead Planetarium, 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill. Info hotline 549-6863, office 962-1236, tickets 843-7997, moreheadplanetarium.org.

Outdoors

  • Weaver Street Market – Jazz & more! Summertime fun for all ages. Sunday brunch, every Sunday 11am-1pm; Thursday nights, every Thursday 6-8pm. On the lawn at Weaver Street Market, Carrboro.
  • Guided Garden Walk – Every Sat at 10am at Niche Gardens. Discussions on fall planting, garden design & maintenance, and gardening for wildlife with bird and butterfly gardens. Free. 1111 Dawson Road, 8 miles west of Chapel Hill, off Old Greensboro Hwy. 967-0078, nichegardens.com.
  • NC Botanical Garden Guided Tours – Meet at the stone gathering circle in front of the Totten Center. Every Sat, 10-11am. 962-0522, ncbg.unc.edu.
  • Geology Hike – See what geological wonders are at the mountain. Sat, Sept 22, 2pm. Occoneechee Mountain, Orange County, Hillsborough. 383-1686, ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/ocmo/home.html.
  • Life Around the Pond – A short hike. Sat, Sept 29, 2pm. Occoneechee Mountain, Orange County, Hillsborough. 383-1686, ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/ocmo/home.html.

Groups

  • Peer Connections – Make new friends in the community. Thu, Sept 27, 5-6:30pm, at Carrboro Town Hall, 301 W Main St. New participants welcome, fun & snacks provided. Free! Please RSVP by calling Ellen Perry at 942-5602 or emailing peerconnections@yahoo.com by Sept 24.
  • Domestic Violence Support Groups – Free & confidential drop-in evening group for women who have experienced physical, emotional or sexual abuse. Free childcare provided. Call for details. Through Oct 4 at the Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County. 929-3872; 24-hr hotline 929-7122; toll free 1-866-929-7122, www.fvpcoc.org.

Volunteers

  • Family Violence Prevention Center – Seeks people hotline advocates, childcare providers, court advocates & community educators. Thursdays through Oct 6. Info: fvpcvolunteer@yahoo.com, 929-3872, fvpcoc.org.
  • 18th Annual Haw River Learning Celebration – A volunteer-run nature science event for area 4th graders. Sept 22-Oct 12 at 3 sites on the Haw River. We need people to come for a day, camp for a week (camping crew has the most fun!), provide a meal for the crew, and more. No experience necessary. All you need is to enjoy nature & kids and have a good disposition. For more info, contact Aakara Weigand at 542-5790, info@hawriver.org, or visit http://hawriver.org.
  • Club Nova Thrift Shop – Club Nova promotes & provides opportunities for individuals with mental illness to lead meaningful & productive lives. Pick up a volunteer packet at the shop or contact 967-6985, cmorton@clubnova.org. Club Nova Thrift Shop, 103-C W Main St, Carrboro, clubnova.org.
  • Barbers Needed – Barbers, hair stylists & massage therapists needed for a one-day service blitz on Oct 25, 9am-3pm. Join social workers, dentists & doctors for Project Homeless Connect at the Hargraves Community Center, 216 N Roberson St, Chapel Hill. Sponsored by the Partnership to End Homelessness in Orange County. For more info, contact Jamie Rohe at 969-5059.

Health

  • Cholesterol and Heart Risk – A talk given by Phil Mendys, Pharm D. Wed, Sept 26, 12:30-1:30pm, at the UNC Wellness Center at Meadowmont.
  • Cholesterol Screening – Thu, Sept 27, 7-10am, at the UNC Wellness Center at Meadowmont.
  • Breastfeeding Event – The NC Women’s Hospital will host a breastfeeding celebration on Sat, Sept 29, at 10am. Speakers, door prizes, baby hand/footprints, face painting & more. For more info, contact Mary Rose Tully at 966-3428, mtully@unch.unc.edu.

Classes and Lectures

  • The Importance of Arts in America – Singer, actor, producer & humanitarian Belafonte speaks. Mon, Sept 24, 7pm. UNC Campus: Memorial Hall, 114 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill. Tickets: 843-3333, carolinaperformingarts.org.
  • UNC Athletics: Past & Present – With Dick Baddour. Wed, Sept 26, noon. $5. Horace Williams House, 610 E Rosemary St, Chapel Hill. 942-7818, chapelhillpreservation.com.
  • Immigrant Stories & Memories – Film excerpts from La Cuidad, stories of Mexican immigrants in NYC. Thu, Sept 27, 7-9pm, at the Carrboro Century Center, 100 N Greensboro St. Discussion to follow, coffee & snacks will be served. Sponsored by The Cybrary, El Pueblo, CHICLE, Carrboro Parks & Recreation, and Open Eye Café.

Museums

  • Planetarium & Digital Theater Shows – Science LIVE Demos. Ongoing. Morehead Planetarium, 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill. Info hotline 549-6863, office 962-1236, tickets 843-7997. Thu-Sat 10am-5pm, 6:30-9:15pm. $5.25; $4.25 seniors, students & children. moreheadplanetarium.org.
  • Heroes of Yesterday, Heroes of Today: The History of the Chapel Hill Fire Dept – Ongoing, Free. Chapel Hill Museum, 523 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill. 967-1400, chapelhillmuseum.org.

Theater

  • PlaySlam! – The audience calls the shots in this ArtsCenter Stage original. Sat, Sept 29, 8pm. $5. The ArtsCenter, 300-G E Main St, Carrboro. 929-2787, artscenterlive.org.
  • Romeo & Juliet – Sept 26-Oct 14. UNC Campus: Historic Playmakers Theatre, 202 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill.

Dance

  • Live Rhythms! – Tap dance performed to live music. Presented by Footnotes Tap Ensemble. Sat, Sept 22, 7:30pm at Chapel Hill High School’s Hanes Theatre. 1709 High School Rd, Chapel Hill. Free Admission!

Comedy

  • Open-Mic with Mal Ice – Tue, Sept 25, 7:30pm. The Cave, 452 1/2 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill. 968-9308, caverntavern.com.
  • 24Live – Transactors Improv. Thu, Sept 27. The ArtsCenter, 300-G E Main St, Carrboro. 929-2787, artscenterlive.org.

Literary Discussion/Open Mic

  • You’re Too Wonderful to Die – By Andrew Bomback, MD. Sun, Sept 23, 2pm. Market Street Books, Southern Village, 610 Market St, Chapel Hill. 933-5111, marketstreetbooks.com.
  • Voices of Sudan – By David Johnson. Wed, Sept 26, 7pm. Internationalist Books, 405 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill. 942-1740, internationalistbooks.org.
  • Book Reading/Signing – Fri, Sept 28, 2pm. Carrboro author Maggi Ann Grace will read from State of the Heart: A Medical Tourist’s True Story of Lifesaving Surgery in India. McIntyre’s Fine Books & Bookends, 2000 Fearrington Village Center, Pittsboro . 542-2121, mcintyresbooks.com, stateoftheheart.name.
  • Open Mic – For poetry, music & short fiction. Tuesdays at 7pm, Market Street Books & Maps, Southern Village, 610 Market St, Chapel Hill. 933-5111, marketstreetbooks.com
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Miscellany

Music Calendar: 9/20/07 – 9/27/07

Thursday Sep 20Blue Horn Lounge: Taz Halloween w/ Robert Griffin & Stu Cole. 9pm
The Cave: Early: Days Difference. Late: Future Kings of Nowhere w/ The Wigg Report.
General Store Café: Jazz with The Tony Galiani Band. 8pm
Local 506: Bryan Scary & the Shredding Tears, Arizona, Morning State. 9pm. $8

Friday Sep 21

ArtsCenter: Jaafar. 8:30pm. $11
Blue Horn Lounge: David Spencer Band. 9pm
Caffe Driade: Mowgli. 8pm
Cat’s Cradle: Thad Cockrell, Brendan James, Big Fat Gap, Clef Hangers. 8:30pm. $10
The Cave: Early: Luego. Late: Jim Smith vs Jim Smith.
General Store Café: Armand & Bluesology. 8:30pm
Local 506: Dirty5Thirty, Nathan Oliver, Sleepsound. 10pm. Free
Nightlight: WXYC presents Global Music Jams. 10pm. $5
Open Eye Café: Tango lessons. 8pm. Free

Saturday Sep 22

Caffe Driade: Shawn Burleigh. 8pm
Cat’s Cradle: The Old Ceremony, Modern Skirts. 8:30pm. $10
The Cave: Early: Pagan Hellcats. Late: Soft Company, Waumiss, Americans in France.
General Store Café: The Bleumatics. 8:30pm
Local 506: The Sammies, Tiger Thief, Tripp. 10pm. $6
Nightlight: Love Language, Cakes of Light, solo performance by Mike Dillon. 10pm
Open Eye Café: Birds & Arrows w/ Harmute. 8pm

Sunday Sep 23

Cat’s Cradle: Everybody Loves A Clown Tour featuring Atmosphere, Mac Lethal, GraySkul, Luckiam. 8:30pm. $20
Weaver Street Market: Tristeza Trio. 11am

Monday Sep 24

Cat’s Cradle: Amos Lee, Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband. 7:30pm. $20
Reservoir: Black Skies, Imperial Battlesnake, Spacelab Soundsystem. 10pm

Tuesday Sep 25

Cat’s Cradle: Magnolia Electric, The Watson Twins, Drakkar Sauna, M.C. Taylor. 8:30pm. $10
The Cave: Early: Comedy Open Mic w/ Mal Ice. Late: Mighty Zorgon.
Local 506: Leslie, Wild Sweet Orange, Luego. 9pm. $8

Wednesday Sep 26

Caffe Driade: Chris Wimberley. 8pm
Blue Horn Lounge: Open Mic. 9pm
Cat’s Cradle: The Sea and Cake, Meg Baird. 8:30pm. $15
The Cave: Early: Sawteeth McTweedy w/ The Particle, Sequoya. Late: The Proclivities w/ Bull City.
Vespa: The Blake Tedder Show. 10:30pm

Thursday Sep 27

Blue Horn Lounge: The Second Experience. 9pm
Cat’s Cradle: Animal Collective, Tickley Feather. 8:30pm. $15
The Cave: Early: Aaron Berg. Late: The Delta Drift w/ Memphis.
General Store Café: Jazz with Marie Vanderbeck Trio. 8pm
Local 506: VHS or Beta, Walter Meego, Ex-Members. 9pm. $10
Nightlight: Alina Simone, Nathan Oliver. 9:30pm

UPCOMING

Sat, Sept 29: Hip-Hop Kung Fu Movie Night w/ live soundtrack mixing by L in Japanese. 10pm at Nightlight, $6
The Carrboro Music Festival is September 30!

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Miscellany

Arts Calendar: 9/20/07

Carrboro

Paintings & Sculpture by Luna Lee Ray & Joanne Andrews – Through Sept 30. The ArtsCenter, 300-G E Main St, Carrboro. 929-2787, www.artscenterlive.org

Background Music for Birds – Mixed media paintings by Renee Seaman Treml. Through Sept 30. NC Crafts Gallery, 212 W Main St, Carrboro. Mon-Sat 10am-6 pm, Sun 1-4pm. 942-4048, www.nccraftsgallery.com

Turned Wood Bowls – By Steve Noggle. Through Sept 30. NC Crafts Gallery, 212 W Main St, Carrboro. 942-4048, www.nccraftsgallery.com

Harmonical – Photographs by Jacob Lunow. Through Oct 1. Nested, 118-B E Main St, Carrboro. Tue & Wed 10am-6pm, Thu-Sat 10am-8pm, Sun noon-6pm. 338-8023, www.nestedhome.com

Photography by David Jesse – Through Oct 1. Open Eye Cafe, 101 S Greensboro St, Carrboro. Mon-Sat 7am-11pm (Fri & Sat midnight), Sun 8am-11pm. 968-9410, www.openeyecafe.com

The Art of Open Studio – Paintings by 12 artists from the Carrboro ArtsCenter Open Studio painting group. Through Oct 1. Carrboro Century Center, 100 N Greensboro St, Carrboro, 918-7385.

Chapel Hill

Sculptural metal wall hangings by Marcella Morgese – Opening Sun, Sept 23, at Horace Williams House, 610 E Rosemary St, Chapel Hill. Reception: 2-4pm. 942-7818, www.chapelhillpreservation.com

Light Seeks Its Own Path – Paintings by Elizabeth Cate Pringle. Through Sept 29. Tyndall Galleries, University Mall, 201 S Estes Dr, Chapel Hill. Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun by appt. 942-2290, www.tyndallgalleries.com

Works by Maeve Harris – Expressions of color & light. Traditional subject matter, contemporary styles & techniques. Through Sept 30. Turning Point Gallery, University Mall, 201 S Estes Dr, Chapel Hill. Mon-Sat 10am-7pm (Fri 9pm), Sun noon-5pm. 967-0402, www.harmonyfineart.com

Paintings by Sue Speier – Through Sept 30. Cup A Joe, 1129 Weaver Dairy Rd, Timberlyne Shopping Center, Chapel Hill, 967-2002.

New Works by Roberta Marasca & Steve Cote – Through Sept 30. Creative Metalsmiths, 117 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill. Mon-Fri 11am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun noon-5pm. 967-2037, www.creativemetalsmiths.com

Of Field, Forest & Fancy – Works by The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Carolinas Chapter. Through Sept 30. Free. Chapel Hill Museum, 523 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill. Wed-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 1-4pm. 967-1400, www.chapelhillmuseum.org

Handcrafted Items – Paintings, carvings, molas, textiles & fabrics, ceramics, beads & jewelry from West Africa, the Middle East, Central America & the US, collected over years of traveling. Ongoing. Dirt Road Gallery, 8218 Bright’s Way, Chapel Hill. Sat & Sun 11am-6pm & by appt. 933-6999, www.dirtroadgallery.net

Hillsborough

Playing with Fire – Blown glass by Pringle Teetor and ceramic tiles & sculpture by Heather Delisle. Fri, Sept 28, during Hillsborough’s Last Friday Art Walk, at the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts. Opening reception 6-9pm. Show runs through Oct 20. Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, 121 N Churton St, Ste 1D, Hillsborough. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 732-5001, www.hillsboroughgallery.com

Silhouette artist returns – Wesley Strong will return to Yesterday and Today Frame Shop for private sittings, Oct 1-6, by appt. Yesterday and Today Frame Shop, Daniel Boone Square, Hillsborough. To make a reservation, call Sherry Gray at 732-9795. For more info, visit www.yesterdayandtodayframeshop.com

Cooperative gallery created & owned by local artists – Featuring original painting, photography, clay, sculpture, fabric, wood, glass, jewelry & other traditional & contemporary fine arts & crafts. Ongoing. Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, 121-D N Churton St, Hillsborough. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. 732-5001, www.HillsboroughGallery.com

Oil Paintings & Jewelry by David Sovero – Simplistic geometric forms with layers of rich color. Handmade jewelry. Ongoing. SoveroArt Gallery Studio, 121 N Churton St, Hillsborough. Mon-Sat 10am-6pm. 732-3056, www.soveroart.com

Pittsboro

Quilt Art by Michelle Bonds, Carolyn Doyle, Lori Kerr, & Carolyn Waterson – Through Sept 30. Fusions Art & Fine Craft Gallery, 53 Hillsboro St, Pittsboro. 260-9725, www.pittsboroshops.com/fusions.htm

Water, Paint & Paper – Works by various artists. Through Oct 1. Pittsboro Memorial Library, 158 West St, Pittsboro. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm (Tue 8pm), Sat 9am-5pm. 542-3524, www.pittsborolibraryfriends.org

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Weather

Rain, Actually

As predicted, water fell from the sky in Carrboro.

First real rain since August 23.

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Sports

Jaguar Tailgating

Via the Carrboro High School PTSA:

CHS Family Tailgate Party is ON this Friday—RAIN OR SHINE

Join your CHS friends and families for the CHS Family Tailgate Party this Friday, September 14th before the football game. If it is sunny, you’ll see us set up in the grassy area between the school and the football field. If it rains, join us inside in the Café Commons area of the school.

The PTSA will be serving Jim’s Famous Barbeque for only $7 per plate. Each plate includes barbeque, potato salad, coleslaw and tea. Barbeque will be available on a first come first served basis. The barbeque begins at 6:00pm.

Don’t let the possibility of rain dampen our spirits! Let’s celebrate the rain if it finally arrives. Meet the team and enjoy band and cheerleader performances no matter what the weather brings!

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Weather

Why has the Sun god forsaken us?

The wind should have been a clue. The sky has darkened.  And the weather Shamans tell us that water may fall from the sky. What does it all mean?

NWS

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Weather

Gabby

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Sub(for now)tropical Storm Gabrielle formed last night and is an immediate threat to the Outer Banks. A lot of big weather watchers are sniffing at the low winds, but don’t be lulled into thinking Sunday is going to be a walk in the park.

Graphics via NHC.

Jeff Masters looks at the impact:

Recent model runs have been pushing the track of Gabrielle further and further out to sea, and there is a good chance the storm will miss making a direct hit on the U.S. Regardless, most of the North Carolina coast from Wilmington to Kill Devil Hills will experience heavy rain of 1-4 inches. Tropical storm-force winds and a 3-4 foot storm surge will also affect some areas.

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Weather

Eye on the storm

There’s a low in the Atlantic stretching from Bermuda to Florida. Keep an eye on it since three out of five computer models have it arriving in the Carolinas.

National Hurricane Center discussion.

From Jeff Master’s weather blog this am:

Despite the relatively high shear, the computer models are mostly calling for 99L to develop. Steering currents are weak in the region, and the models agree that 99L is likely to make a clockwise loop over the next three days, then potentially threaten (take your pick):

UKMET: North Carolina on Saturday
NOGAPS: Florida on Friday
HWRF: New York on Saturday
ECMWF: South Carolina on Friday
Canadian: North Carolina on Saturday

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Arts & Music Community

Community Calendar: 8/30/07

Farmers’ Markets

  • Carrboro Farmers’ Market – Sat 7am-12pm through Dec 22; Wed 3:30-6:30pm through Oct 17. Carrboro Town Commons. 932-1641, www.carrborofarmersmarket.com
  • Southern Village Farmers’ Market – Last week! Thu, Aug 30, 4-7pm, at Market Street on the Village Green.
  • Hillsborough Farmers’ Market – Wed 3-6pm; Sat 7:30am-noon. Apr-Nov. 732-8315.
  • Fearrington Village Farmers’ Market – Tue 4pm through Nov 20. 8 miles south of Chapel Hill on US 15-501, Fearrington Village, Chapel Hill. 542-4000, chatham.ces.ncsu.edu/growingsmallfarms/fearrington.html
  • Pittsboro Farmers’ Market – Thu 3:30-6:30pm through Nov 29. Chatham County Fairgrounds, Pittsboro. chatham.ces.ncsu.edu/growingsmallfarms/pittsboro.html

Special Events

  • After Stonewall – The Triangle Progressive Documentary Series presents a chronicle of the LGBT experience from the Stonewall Riots of 1969 to today. Dinner served. Wed, Sept 5, 6:30pm, Free. 960-6886, www.surgenetwork.org/filmseries. Internationalist Books, 405 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill. 942-1740, internationalistbooks.org
  • Chasing the Rain: My Treasure Hunt for the World’s Most Beautiful Mushrooms – Slideshow of beautiful and exotic mushrooms from all over the world presented by photographer & educator Taylor Lockwood. Tue, Sept 11, 5pm. Wilson Library, UNC campus. For more info, call Liza Terll at 962-4207 or visit lib.unc.edu/spotlight/lockwood.html
  • Free Cholesterol Screening – September is National Cholesterol Education Month, and the Health Education & Cardiac Rehabilitation departments at the UNC Wellness Center at Meadowmont are offering screenings. Thu, Sept 13 & 27, 7-10am. For more info, call 966-2860.
  • Buddhist “Change Your Mind” Day – All are welcome to this free family event with kids activities and talks by seven Triangle Buddhist groups. Sat, Sept 15, 10am-1pm. Piney Wood Park, off East Woodcroft Pkwy, Durham. For info and directions, visit compassiongardening.blogspot.com
  • Piedmont KTC Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center will participate in the nationwide Meditation-Thon (see www.kagyu.org/meditation-thon.php) on Sunday, September 9, beginning at 9:45am with Shinay sessions every half hour from 10am-Noon. An Open House will follow from Noon-1pm with edible delights. 35 Perkins Drive off Weaver Dairy Road in Chapel Hill. www.piedmontktc.org. 933-2138.
  • St. Paul A.M.E. Church Women’s Missionary Society 101 N. Merritt Mill Road Chapel Hill Saturday, September 8, 2007 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. YARD SALE EXPLOSION! Come One, Come All! – Come early for coffee and donuts! We have scoured our CLOSETS and CUPBOARDS, BOOKCASES and BASEMENTS FOR TREASURES for you!

Kids

  • Nature Tales – Story Time at the Garden. Kids ages 4 & 5 gather around in the Botanical Garden to share stories about nature. Every Thursday at 10am; outing & activity afterward. Children must be accompanied by an adult; no more than 3 children per adult please. $5 per family. 962-0522, www.ncbg.unc.edu
  • Express Yourself! – Art program for ages 3-8 + caregivers allows children & adults to explore their own creative paths through open-ended weekly art projects. $2; registration requested. Saturdays, 10:45-11:15 & 11:30-noon. Kidzu Children’s Museum, 105 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill. 933-1455, www.kidzuchildrensmuseum.org
  • Zoom In: Science at the Extremes – Morehead Planetarium’s 1st-ever interactive visitor experience highlights the big & small of our universe. Designed for ages 8-13. Ongoing. Morehead Planetarium, 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill. Info hotline 549-6863, office 962-1236, tickets 843-7997, www.moreheadplanetarium.org
  • Jack & the Beanstalk – Sat, Sept 8, 11am. The ArtsCenter, 300-G E Main St, Carrboro, 929-2787, www.artscenterlive.org.
  • Story Time at Carrboro Branch Library presents: “Jimmy’s Overcoat” Saturday, September 1st at 10:30 am. The library is located at 900 Old Fayetteville Rd. at the McDougle Schools Media Center. For more information call 969-3006
  • Come join Miz Moon for a very special Back-to-School Toddler Time with the Teeny Tiny Teacher! Toddler Time will take place at the Carrboro Branch Library on Thursday, September 6 at 4:00 PM. All toddlers are invited to this free program. For further information, telephone the library, 969-3006.

Outdoors

  • Weaver Street Market – Jazz & more! Summertime fun for all ages. Sunday brunch, every Sunday 11am-1pm; Thursday nights, every Thursday 6-8pm. On the lawn at Weaver Street Market, Carrboro.
  • Opening of the 20th Annual Sculpture in the Garden Exhibition – A special gala reception. Preview the art and meet the artists, enjoy refreshments and acoustic guitar entertainment. NC Botanical Garden, Fri, Sept 14, 5-7pm. Free. For more info, call Laura Cotterman at 962-0522.
  • NC Botanical Garden Guided Tours – Meet at the stone gathering circle in front of the Totten Center. Every Sat, 10-11am. 962-0522, www.ncbg.unc.edu
  • Niche Gardens – Guided Garden Walk every Saturday at 10 AM. Discussions on fall planting, garden maintenance, design, and gardening for wildlife with bird and butterfly gardens. FREE, rain or shine. 1111 Dawson Road, 8 miles west of Chapel Hill, off Old Greensboro Hwy. (919) 967-0078 www.nichegardens.com

Volunteers

  • Orange County Literacy Council – Invites anyone interested in tutoring adults & ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) learners to attend an interest meeting. Wed, Sept 5, 10-11am. Skills Development Center, 503 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill & First Baptist Church, 210 W King St, Hillsborough. 933-2151, 732-0868, www.orangeliteracy.org
  • Ronald McDonald House – Seeks volunteers for tasks around the house for families & community service projects. 913-2040, www.chapelhillrmh.net
  • Chatham Animal Rescue & Education – Seeks foster caregivers to provide quality, temporary, in-home care for homeless kittens & cats from Chatham County until they can be permanently adopted. Short-term (as brief as a week) & longer-term needed. fosteracat@chathamanimalrescue.org. PO Box 610, Pittsboro. 542-5757, www.chathamanimalrescue.org
  • 18th Annual Haw River Learning Celebration. A volunteer-run nature science event with 4th graders from local area schools. Runs from Sept 22-Oct 12 at 3 sites on the Haw River. We need people to come for a day, camp for a week (camping crew has the most fun), provide a meal for the crew, donate money to go towards a meal, among other necessities. No experience needed – we train. All you need is to enjoy nature, enjoy being with kids, and have a good disposition. Contact:Aakara Weigand, 919 542-5790, info@hawriver.org, or visit http://hawriver.org.

Classes

  • Fueling Up on Low-Fat Foods – Reduce your risk for cancer. Learn practical ways to keep your fat intake down and your fiber intake up. Part of a series of cooking classes offered by the UNC Wellness Center at Meadowmont. Wed, Sept 5, 6-7:30pm. To register, call 966-5500. Free for members; $8 for non-members.
  • Discovering Dairy Alternatives/Replacing Meat – Learn alternative sources for the valuable nutrients found in dairy & meat. Part of the UNC Wellness Center’s series of cooking classes aimed at fighting cancer risk. Wed, Sept 12, 6-7:30pm. To register, call 966-5500.
  • Solar Electricity for Homeowners & Professionals – Day course on introduction to solar electricity. Area green building experts educate consumers & builders on today’s solar technologies. Sat, Sept 8, 9am-1pm. This course will be the second in a green building series conducted by GreenPros in collaboration with Central Carolina Community College. Instructors will be Ed Witkin of Carrboro Solar Works and Bob Kingery. To register, call CCCC at 919-542-6495 ext. 223.

Lectures

  • Meditations for a Peaceful Mind – Gen Kelsang Tilopa, resident teacher of Kadampa Buddhism in NC, shows how with simple regular meditations & contemplations, everyone can have a peaceful mind. Wed, Sep 5, 7pm. Free. Kosala Mahayana Buddhist Center, 605 W Main St, Ste 206, Carrboro. 967-1861, www.meditationinchapelhill.org
  • The Galapagos – Lecture & photo presentation by accomplished science communicator Roger Harris. Sun, Sept 9, 5pm. Part of the CHICLE Cultural Program. 101 E Weaver St, Carrboro, 3rd floor. Free and open to the public. For more info, call 933-0398.
  • Cholesterol and Heart Risk – Phil Mendys, Pharm D, adjunct professor of Medicine & Pharmacotherapy in the Division of Cardiology at UNC, discusses the “numbers” behind the assessment of cardiovascular disease and risk assessment. Thu, Sept 13, 6-7pm, UNC Wellness Center at Meadowmont. For more info, email Stephanie at scrayton@unch.unc.edu
  • Genetics and Family History for Cardiovascular Disease – By Dr. Cam Patterson, Chief of Cardiology at UNC Hospitals & Director of the Cardiac Genetics Clinic.Friday, Fri, Sept 14, 12:30-1:30pm, UNC Wellness Center at Meadowmont. For more info, email Stephanie at scrayton@unch.unc.edu

Museums

  • Skyscrapers – Mini-exhibition presenting a variety of interpretations of this modern icon. Through Sept 14. Free. Ackland Art Museum, UNC Campus, Chapel Hill. Wed-Sat 10am-5pm (2nd Fridays until 9pm), Sun 1-5pm. www.ackland.org
  • Planetarium & Digital Theater Shows – Science LIVE Demos. Ongoing. Morehead Planetarium, 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill. Info hotline 549-6863, office 962-1236, tickets 843-7997. Thu-Sat 10am-5pm, 6:30-9:15pm. $5.25; $4.25 seniors, students & children. www.moreheadplanetarium.org
  • Heroes of Yesterday, Heroes of Today: The History of the Chapel Hill Fire Dept – Ongoing, Free. Chapel Hill Museum, 523 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill. 967-1400, www.chapelhillmuseum.org

Theater

  • Giant Puppet Show – A Shoe For Your Foot. Live performance featuring handmade masks, stilts, cardboard creations & shadows. Outdoors, set to live music. Great fun for all ages. Bring something soft for your butt! Fridays-Sundays at 7pm through Sept 3; pre-show starts at 6:20. $10; kids 4-12 $7; 3 & under Free. UNC Campus: Forest Theater, 300 S Boundary St, Chapel Hill. www.paperhand.org
  • How I Got That Story – An “embedded” war reporter tries to get a handle on a culture he doesn’t know while covering a conflict he doesn’t understand. Through Sept 15. Deep Dish Theater, University Mall, 201 S Estes Dr, Chapel Hill, 968-1515. Visit www.deepdishtheater.org for show times & ticket info.
  • Speed the Plow – An exploration of the politics of gender & power. Presented by the Free Association Theatre Ensemble. Some adult content. Aug 30-Sept 1, & Sept 7-8, 8:30pm. $15; seniors/students/teachers $12. Email FATEinfo@gmail.com for online discount code. Market Street Books, 610 Market Street, Chapel Hill. 933-5111, www.marketstreetbooks.com

Dance

  • Contra – Bring clean, soft-soled shoes; no partner needed, lesson 7:30. 1st Sat of every month, 8-11pm, 8. 932-6050, www.TCDancers.org. Carrboro Century Center, 100 N Greensboro St, Carrboro, 918-7385.
  • Contact Improvisation – Improvised contact with 1 or more dancers, no partner necessary. Beginners welcome. Sundays, 2-4pm. $5. 967-5321, carolinacontact.ods.org. Balanced Movement Studio, 304 W Weaver St, Carrboro. 942-0240, www.balanced-movement.com
  • Israeli Folk – 1st Mondays, 7:30-9pm, $5. Chapel Hill Kehillah, 1200 Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, 942-8914.
  • Free Style – Carrboro Dance Jam with eclectic music by DJ Rovnitsky. 1st & 3rd Fridays, 7:30-10:30pm, $5-8. 698-8776. Balanced Movement Studio, 304 W Weaver St, Carrboro. 942-0240, www.balanced-movement.com

Comedy

  • Back to School with Transactors Improv – Sat, Sept 15, 8pm. $14; students $7. The ArtsCenter, 300-G E Main St, Carrboro. 929-2787, www.artscenterlive.org
  • Literary Readings/Open Mic
  • Books Sandwiched In – Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher. Wed, Sept 5, 11:30am. Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Dr, Chapel Hill. 968-2777, www.chapelhillpubliclibrary.org
  • Open Mic – For poetry, music & short fiction. Tuesdays at 7pm, Market Street Books & Maps, Southern Village, 610 Market St, Chapel Hill. 933-5111, www.marketstreetbooks.com
  • Open Mic – Music. Wed, Sept 5, 8pm-midnight. Blue Horn Lounge, 125 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill. 929-1511, www.bluehornloungechapelhill.com
Categories
Community

Recently: 8/30/07

By Valarie Schwartz

Like the poplar leaves starting to pile as the drought yellows and drops them to the ground, people are starting to pile around town.

First the university students arrived, piling their stuff into their living spaces and their young selves out onto streets. About 35 students learned that first weekend that drinking on a Chapel Hill street or while underage piles up misdemeanors on their records

This week, people piled up around schools all over the place. The line forms on the bypass outside of St. Thomas More School around 2:40, with cars backed up to the overpass before the bell rings, letting the children loose.

In the afternoons around the high schools they are piling out — out of the buildings, into the parking lots and onto the streets in cars filled with kids ready to burst at the seams from holding everything in all day.

Along Smith Level Road, the kids are piling onto the rural road to walk home from Carrboro High School on a sidewalk that doesn’t go far; they complete the trip home on steep grassy areas along the roadside.

Wherever you go any time of day, there are more people and cars. Even in the neighborhoods, the children seem to have popped out of nowhere. Where were they all summer? The teenagers messing around on a motor scooter across the street right now — where have they been? They didn’t sleep the whole darn summer away did they?

As the daily patterns change, so does the light. We can see that slant of the sun in the sky by day, and lack of sun when we rise. We know that evenings will now hold more meetings, more work, more of the stuff that fuels and feeds the growth of our communities and ourselves.

But where’s the energy and drive for adults that returned to our kids when this seasonal change brought new books, pencils and faces?

Maybe we simply need the season to change in a way that means we can wear a black shirt outside without melting; that we can stop searching radar maps for an isolated downpour over our house and garden; that our Southern slice no longer looks parched and singed.

There’s a psychological season found with the beginning of school, when fear grips many a belly with the anxiety of everything that’s new — the schedule, the teachers, the school building — it’s there for parents as well as children. But for the adults, we also feel some other tug, a whisper really, of “Labor Day, Labor Day, Labor Day,” because we know, whatever the calendar says about fall beginning on Sept. 23, just like we know summer didn’t (psychologically) begin June 22, fall begins after Labor Day.

So, we’ll pile on a few more days of denial, enjoy the three-day weekend ahead, then full-speed ahead, back to the routine that helps us efficiently toil until new life rips us from its numbing effect with spring — and we hear the new whisper: “Memorial Day, Memorial Day, Memorial Day.”

Categories
Miscellany

John McCormick arrested in Phoenix

Missing Chapel Hill attorney John McCormick was arrested Friday in Phoenix.

Via WRAL:

John Gregory McCormick, 59, was arrested by Phoenix police officers at about midnight, authorities said. He was being held without bond in Arizona, pending extradition to North Carolina.

McCormick turned over his driver’s license to a Phoenix officer who asked three men sitting in a park for identification, Orange County District Attorney Jim Woodall said. When the officer checked the license, he found that McCormick was wanted in North Carolina, Woodall said.

Here’s the official release from the AG:

Fugitive former attorney arrested in Arizona, announces AG Cooper

SBI, FBI and Chapel Hill police worked to capture fugitive

John Gregory McCormick, a missing Chapel Hill man accused of embezzling over $1 million from clients, was arrested in Phoenix, Arizona this morning, Attorney General Roy Cooper announced today.
“I am pleased with the hard work and cooperation of law enforcement to find and capture this suspect,” said Cooper. “We hope some resolution and justice will be brought in this case now that he has been found.”
At approximately, 12:00 a.m. (PST) John Gregory McCormick, date of birth April 14, 1948, was arrested by officers with the Phoenix Police Department. McCormick, who disappeared in July 2006, was the subject of a
NC State Bureau of Investigation embezzlement investigation.
McCormick was arrested on a federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. He also faces a charge of
embezzling more than $802,000 in North Carolina and is suspected to have embezzled a total of more than $1
million.
McCormick will be held without bond in Arizona until he is returned to North Carolina.
The SBI began its investigation at the request of the Orange County District Attorney in July 2006. On April 4,
2007, the SBI requested the Federal Bureau of Investigation to assist in the fugitive investigation and on April
5, a federal arrest warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution was issued. Law enforcers followed leads both in the U.S. and overseas in an effort to find and arrest McCormick.
“The FBI remains committed to assisting our local and state law enforcement partners in pursuing and apprehending fugitives who flee interstate or internationally to avoid prosecution in significant cases,” said Nathan T. Gray, Special Agent in Charge of the Charlotte Division.
The Chapel Hill Police Department, Phoenix Police and the FBI assisted in this ongoing investigation.
The Office of District Attorney Jim Woodall is handling prosecution of the state charge.