The Episcopal Church of the Advocate, the new Episcopal church in Orange County, will host a series of theological discussions Thursday evenings this month. Topics for discussion include “Who is Jesus?” on May 15,
“Darwin was an Anglican!” on May 22 and “Why Suffering?” on May 29.

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Chapel Hill’s Kidzu Children’s Museum has been awarded a $100,000 grant by The Grable Foundation, a Pittsburgh-based organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth. The two-year grant will be used to support education and outreach programs, exhibit development and other operating costs of the museum. The grant is the third Kidzu has received from The Grable Foundation.

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The N.C. Children’s Hospital will host the 19th annual Healthy Hearts reunion from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday. The reunion will provide an opportunity for pediatric heart surgery patients and their families to meet cardiac-care staff, receive information about surgery logistics, care and emotional support, and enjoy food, games and other entertainment.

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Kayak Adventures host flatwater trips.

Artists’ Salon” — Friday, May 16, 6:30-9pm in the West End Theatre at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro. For artists of all kinds. Topic for May will be “Arts Marketing via Social Networking: Blogging & Podcasting.”

“Faces” — A photographic exhibition curated by John Rosenthal. Reception May 18, 2-4:30pm. Carrboro Branch Library.

Fourth Friday Studio Stroll — downtown Pittsboro artists open studio doors from 6-8pm, May 23. Demonstration at Side Street Gallery, 6:30pm. pittsboroshops.com
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Discurso: La historia de la comunidad Nueva Alianza en Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Javier Jimenez habla de la historia de Nueva Alianza y de su participación en la cooperativa. La historia se trata de los temas de la opresión, los derechos del obrero y la lucha por el control de la tierra. En español con traducción al inglés por Matt Rudolph, quien trabaja con Nueva Alianza. Gratis. 5pm el domingo 18 de mayo. CHI-CLE, 101 Weaver Street. 3er piso, en el mismo edificio que Weaver Street Market. 933-0398

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“Longing: Personal Effects from the Border” Son fotos de pertenencias dejadas por los inmigrantes en la frontera entre los EEUU y México. Usted puede ver el expuesto de fotos de Susan Harbage Page en el Love House and Hutchins Forum, 410 E. Franklin Street. Abierto al público los jueves 2-4:30pm. Gratis. La fotógrafa estará en el Love House de 4-6pm el 20 de mayo. Patrocinado por UNC’s Center for the Study of the American South.

Head Start provee servicios de guardería totalmente gratis para los niños quienes califican para el programa. El programa de Early Head Start o de Head Start es para niños chicos (menores de 5 años) de familias de bajos ingresos económicos. Para más información y las solicitudes, visite al Orange County Head Start/Early Head Start, 800 Eastowne Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 o al Head Start/Early Head Start, Fairview Child and Family Center, 125 Lawndale Avenue, Hillsborough, NC 27278. Llame al 490-5577 x233 (Chapel Hill) ó 643-4000 (Hillsborough.)

¿Tiene una niña quien quiere ser futbolista? ¡Regístrela ya! El programa es gratis. Para niñas de 6 a 13 años de edad. Martes y jueves en la tarde, junio y julio. East Chapel Hill High School. Para más información, llame al 636-5969.

Families of toddlers living within 100 miles of Chapel Hill are needed to participate in a research study. Participants may include parents and their toddlers under age 25 months who have difficulty with social communication as compared with other areas of development like gross motor skills. One goal is to build a foundation upon which verbal language can develop. A diagnosis of autism is not required and there is no cost to families. Referrals will be assessed for eligibility and eligible participants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. To refer participants or find out more about this study, contact Martha_Lee@unc.edu or 962-3982.

The Friends of the Carrboro Library have selected David Dusto, a rising second-year student in the School of Information and Library Science at UNC, as this year’s recipient of a $1,500 scholarship.

According to the Friends of the Carrboro Library, Dusto was selected because he demonstrated a clear desire to pursue a career in public librarianship. In exchange for the scholarship, Dusto will work a minimum of 100 hours at the Carrboro Branch Library during the 2008-09 academic year. He plans to develop a website for the Friends of the Carrboro Library and the library itself, archiving materials from the last 15 years and developing ways to increase membership in the Friends of the Carrboro Library.

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DSI Comedy Theater will now perform its show Mr. Diplomat for free on Friday nights to celebrate the show’s fifth anniversary. In Mr. Diplomat, a local celebrity will describe experiences while improv comedians act out the story on stage. The show is every Friday at 9:30 p.m.

The Internationalist bookstore is holding its Hello Goodbye Internationalist Fundraiser Party on Friday, May 16, at 7 p.m. The party will bid goodbye to one manager and welcome another, and it will include food and music. The after party will move to Southern Rail until midnight. Donations are welcome.

Two accidents and a senseless act of violence, and this community is without three bright lights that once walked among us.

Our hearts go out to the family and friends of James Karpinos, Jake Billings and Irina Yarmolenko, who grew up here and, just as they were taking wing, are now gone. Each had left for college and was just preparing to show the world what they were made of. Their deaths, coming in rapid succession over the past couple of weeks, have left many of us with a profound sense of loss.

A friend of ours who used to work at the Inter-Faith Council once lamented over another in the string of attempts to find a new home for the downtown homeless shelter by noting that, “If we were talking about dolphins, we’d have no problem.”

He was absolutely right. If Chapel Hill and Carrboro suddenly found themselves inundated with homeless dolphins, we’d go all out. There’d be the best dolphin shelter money could buy.
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A belated Bravo to the Carrboro High School football team, several dozen of whom turned out to volunteer on Carrboro Day. The purple-jerseyed Jaguars and their super coach, Jason Tudryn, arrived in time to help set up and stayed all afternoon moving tables, chairs, books and band equipment. They played with little kids and ran the water balloon toss. And they danced.
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