{"id":516,"date":"2008-02-14T08:49:08","date_gmt":"2008-02-14T16:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/2008\/02\/14\/community-calendar-021408\/"},"modified":"2008-02-14T08:49:08","modified_gmt":"2008-02-14T16:49:08","slug":"community-calendar-021408","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/2008\/02\/community-calendar-021408\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Calendar: 02\/14\/08"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Special Events<\/strong><br \/>\nLunchbox Concert Series \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Thursdays, Feb 14-Mar 6. Bring lunch to the Century Center and hear live music from noon to 1pm. Free coffee provided by Open Eye Caf\u00c3\u00a9. 100 N Greensboro St. Call 918-7385 or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/townofcarrboro.com\/rp\/cc.htm\">townofcarrboro.com\/rp\/cc.htm<\/a> for more info.<\/p>\n<p>Old Time Dixieland music by The Decatur Street Band. Sun, Feb 17, 3pm. Seymour Center, 2551 Homestead Rd, Chapel Hill. Call 968-2070 for more info.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><strong>Kids<\/strong><br \/>\nToddler Time \u00e2\u20ac\u201c At the Carrboro Branch Library. Every Thursday at 4pm. For more info, call 969-3006.<\/p>\n<p>Preschool Story Time \u00e2\u20ac\u201c At the Carrboro Branch Library. Every Saturday at 10:30am. All preschoolers are invited to this free program. For more info, call 969-3006.<\/p>\n<p>ComedySportz 4 Kidz &#8211; Games &amp; improv for the 12 &amp; under crowd. Saturdays, 5pm. $10, students $8, kids under 5 $5. DSI Comedy Theater, 200 N Greensboro St, Ste B-11, Carr Mill Mall, Carrboro, 338-8150, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dsicomedytheater.com\">www.dsicomedytheater.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Express Yourself! &#8211; Art program for ages 3-8 &amp; their caregivers. Weekly art projects for children &amp; adults to explore their own creative paths; registration requested. Saturdays, 10:45-11:15 &amp; 11:30am-noon. $2. Kidzu Children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Museum, 105 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill. 933-1455, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidzuchildrensmuseum.org\">www.kidzuchildrensmuseum.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Volunteers<\/strong><br \/>\nMeals on Wheels \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Seeks volunteers to deliver meals and\/or bake simple desserts for recipients in the Chapel Hill\/Carrboro area. For more info, call 942-2948.<\/p>\n<p>Goathouse Cat Refuge \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Seeks volunteers to help with rescued cats &amp; kittens. For more info, call Bonny at 545-2825 or email her at brooze@embarqmail.com.<\/p>\n<p>English as a Second Language Conversation Club seeks volunteers to talk with groups of international students Fridays from 11:30am-1:30pm. University Methodist Church on Franklin Street. Call 967-1448 or email harwellja@bellsouth.net.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Health &amp; Wellness<\/strong><br \/>\nYouth Health &amp; Fitness Fair to promote healthy eating and living, offered by UNC Athletics and UNC Family Medicine in conjunction with National Girls &amp; Women in Sport day. Sun, Feb 17, 11am. Woollen Gym, UNC campus. Youth who attend health fair are invited to attend the UNC Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Basketball game against Florida State University at 1pm in Carmichael Auditorium. Call 800-722-4335 for tickets.<\/p>\n<p>Community Grief Support Group, offered by UNC Hospitals\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Bereavement Support Services. Group will focus on sharing and moving toward healing in a safe, supportive setting. Mondays through Mar 10, 6:30-8pm. United Church of Chapel Hill, 1321 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Free and open to anyone, regardless of faith background. To enroll, contact Heidi Gessner at 966-0716 or hgessner@unch.unc.edu.<\/p>\n<p>Living with Advanced\/Metastatic Cancer \u00e2\u20ac\u201c A bi-weekly support group. Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month, 3:30-5pm. Drop-in, no charge. Cornucopia House Cancer Support Center, 111 Cloister Ct, Ste 220, Chapel Hill. 401-9333, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cornucopiahouse.org\">www.cornucopiahouse.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>NAMI Family-To-Family Education Program will host a series of 12 weekly classes for people who have family members with a serious mental illness. Classes offered in Chapel Hill. Contave Gove Elder, 967-5403. Classes begin Mar 4. Registration required. Email confidential inquiries to gbelder@bellsouth.net.<\/p>\n<p>The Compassionate Friends: Self-help support after the death of a child. Free and open to all adults grieving the loss of a child or sibling. Third Mondays, 7-8:30pm. Evergreen United Methodist Church. 11098 Highway 15-501. Call Julie Coleman at 967-3221 or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chapelhilltcf.org\">www.chapelhilltcf.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Museums<\/strong><br \/>\nPlanetarium &amp; Digital Theater Shows &#8211; 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. Tickets $5.25; $4.25 seniors, students &amp; children. For more info, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moreheadplanetarium.org\">www.moreheadplanetarium.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A Nursery of Patriotism: The University at War, 1861-1945. Exhibit on war\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s historic impact on UNC-Chapel Hill. In the Manuscripts Dept (4th floor), Wilson Library, UNC campus, through Feb 29. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.unc.edu\/spotlight\/universityatwar.html\">www.lib.unc.edu\/spotlight\/universityatwar.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Films<\/strong><br \/>\nWe Shall Not be Moved: A History of the Tillery Resettlement (2007) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d A history of the New Deal resettlement community of Tillery, N.C. from slavery to present through archival film and video footage, historical photographs and narratives by Tillery\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s elders. Thu, Feb 21, 7pm. Free and open to the public. Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History. 150 South Rd, UNC campus. Call 962-9001 for more info.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dance<\/strong><br \/>\nHavana Nights \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Cuban Salsa. 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 10pm. Mansion 462, 462 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill, 967-7913, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mansion462.net\">www.mansion462.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Salsa\/Mambo &#8211; 3rd Saturdays, lesson 8pm, dance 8:30-11pm. $7, 358-4201, salsa_4u2@yahoo.com. Fred Astaire Dance Studio, 4702 Garrett Rd, Durham (Hillsborough).<\/p>\n<p>Ballroom &#8211; Dancing. 4th &amp; 5th Thursdays, 7-9:30pm, $2. 933-8982. Seymour Senior Center, 2551 Homestead Rd, Chapel Hill, 968-2070.<\/p>\n<p>Contra Dance \u00e2\u20ac\u201d presented by the Carolina Song &amp; Dance Association. With music and live caller Bree Kalb. Fri, Feb 15, 7:30pm workshop, 8pm dance. $8 donation requested. Please carry a pair of clean, soft-soled, smooth-soled shoes. Call 967-9948 or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csda-dance.org\">www.csda-dance.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Literary Discussion\/Open Mic<\/strong><br \/>\nOpen Mic &#8211; For poetry, music &amp; short fiction. Tuesdays at 7pm, Market Street Books &amp; Maps, Southern Village, 610 Market St, Chapel Hill. 933-5111, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketstreetbooks.com\">www.marketstreetbooks.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other<\/strong><br \/>\nPublic Art 360: A Symposium from Seven Perspectives \u00e2\u20ac\u201d a national convention to address the functional and aesthetic interaction among public art, profession design disciplines, private development and government. Registration for the April symposium is $60 before Feb 22, $70 after that date. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.publicartcollaborative.org\">www.publicartcollaborative.org<\/a> for more info.<\/p>\n<p>VITA, a free tax assistance program for low- to middle-income clients runs through Apr. For enrollement requirements or more info visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.co.orange.nc.us\/aging\/VITA.asp\">www.co.orange.nc.us\/aging\/VITA.asp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Introduction to Buddhism. Wednesdays through Mar 5, 7:30-9pm. Piedmont KTC Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center. 35 Perkins Dr, Chapel Hill. Call 933-2138 or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.piedmontktc.org\">www.piedmontktc.org<\/a> for more info.<\/p>\n<p>Weekly Peace Vigils. Fridays, 5-6pm. At the corner of Elliot Rd &amp; E Franklin St. Call 942-2535 for info.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special Events Lunchbox Concert Series \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Thursdays, Feb 14-Mar 6. Bring lunch to the Century Center and hear live music from noon to 1pm. Free coffee provided by Open Eye Caf\u00c3\u00a9. 100 N Greensboro St. Call 918-7385 or visit townofcarrboro.com\/rp\/cc.htm for more info. Old Time Dixieland music by The Decatur Street Band. 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