What’s it take to make a world-class giant cookie? Yeah, you guessed it; a lot of dough — 500 pounds in fact. Two Weaver Street Market events – one Saturday in Chapel Hill at Southern Village and another Sunday in Carrboro promise to top cookie records for both towns.

Orchestrating the creation of the 10-foot cookie will be Immaculate Baking Company, a Hendersonville-based bakery and holder of the largest cookie record. The events start at noon and benefit the ArtsCenter.

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Not going to spoil it for you, but John Ensslin and Tom Maxwell, longtime buds and former bandmates, have put together a spot-on spoof of This American Life called This Carrboro Life.

Ensslin, a musician and real estate agent, and Maxwell, former Zipper and member of Maxwell/Mosher, offer up a tale of the town worth tuning in (rated SL for salty language). rattlejar.com/This%20Carrboro%20Life.mp3.

Note the very Public Radio soundtrack by the lovely and talented Ken Mosher.

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Kudos to Lance Glass, winner of last winter’s Orange County Social Club Mac-n-Cheese contest (recipe at carrborocitizen.com/mill/2007/02/). Lance has helped organize a rib contest for the club’s annual Customer Appreciation Day. Mark your calendars for Sept. 23rd.