Special Events

Potluck in a Pasture — local food, local farm, local arts and music. Share organic food and recipes with neighbors. June 29, 6-8pm. Contact 219-9840.

Create ‘08 — June 20-22. 190 Sycamore Trail, Prospect Hill (N of Hillsborough). Live music, camping, open mic, community art, dance, workshops, kid stuff and more. $20 in advance for 3 days, $30 at gate. Day tickets $10. createnc.org

Computer classes — free computer classes: Internet, Email, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, NC Live. Registration required. Wednesdays, through Aug. 6, 7pm Century Center 918-7387 cybrary@co.orange.nc.us

Antique Auto Show­ — 11th Annual Hospice Antique Car Show, Saturday, June 21. 8am-3pm Bake sale, live music, fashion show and more. Burlington Outlet Village, I-40 exit 145

WCOM Benefit — The Carolina Brewery will host a DJ and upon request donate a portion of the cost of meals on June 22 to Carrboro’s all-volunteer community radio station. So come out and support community radio!

Yard sale — Relay for Life Multi-group yard sale rescheduled for June 21 from 8am-1pm at Suntrust Bank, 260 S. Churton St. Proceeds support American Cancer Society.

Faith

Buddhism — Buddhist teachings and meditation with Gen Tilopa of the Kosala Buddhist Center 7-8:30pm Wednesday evenings. June series is “The Kadampa Buddhist way of Life.” $10. First class free. 711 W. Rosemary St (above Carrburritos). meditationinchapelhill.org 967-1861.

Pastors for Peace — Caravan for Cuba to stop at Church of Reconciliation, 110 N. Elliott Rd., supper and talk. To start about 6pm, speaking at 7. Contact 929-3315.

Bible school — Advent Lutheran Church, 230 Erwin Rd. Sunday Worship 10am. Bible school 5:30-8, ages 5-14.adventlutheranch.org

Outdoor activities

Summer flora at NCBG — Saturdays, June 28, July 12 and 19, August 2, 9:30am-12:30pm. Learn about summer plants. Classroom lectures and trips to habitats. Pre-register 962-0522. Fee $120, $100 members.

Guided Tours — of the N.C. Botanical Garden’s Plant Collections, every Saturday at 10am. Free.
Kids

Toddler Time — at the Carrboro Branch Library. Every Thursday at 4pm. 969-3006

Preschool Story Time — at the Carrboro Branch Library. Every Saturday at 10:30am. June 19: Stories about dads, June 26: Stories about picnics.

Express Yourself! — art program for ages 3-8 & their caregivers. Saturdays, 10:45-11:15, 11:30am-noon $2 Kidzu Children’s Museum 105 E Franklin St 933-1455 kidzuchildrensmuseum.org

Nature Tales: Storytime in the Garden — N.C. Botanical Garden. Thursdays, 10-11am. Children 3-5 Children must be accompanied by an adult. $5/family.

Volunteers

RSVP 55+ Volunteer Program — seeks volunteers to match other volunteers with opportunities for public service. 968-2056

Meals on Wheels — seeks volunteers to deliver meals and/or bake simple desserts for recipients in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area. 942-2948

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 St. 967-1448, harwellja@bellsouth.net

Goathouse Cat Refuge — near Pittsboro. Seeks volunteers to care for homeless cats. Contact brooze@embarqmail.com

Health & Wellness

Living with Advanced/Metastatic Cancer — a bi-weekly support group. Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 3:30-5pm. Drop-in, no charge. Cornucopia House Cancer Support Center. 401-9333, cornucopiahouse.org

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. 967-3221. chapelhilltcf.org

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. moreheadplanetarium.org

Dance

Havana Nights — Cuban Salsa. 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 10pm. Mansion 462, 462 W Franklin St, 967-7913, www.mansion462.net

Salsa/Mambo — 3rd Saturdays, lesson 8pm, dance 8:30-11pm. $7, 358-4201, salsa_4u2@yahoo.com. Fred Astaire Dance Studio, 4702 Garrett Rd, Durham.

Swing Dance — Saturday, June 7. 7-8pm. Beginner Lesson with paid admission. Dance 8-11pm. Live music by The Dave and Lola Youngman Quartet. Fred Astaire Dance Studio, $9 members, $11 others. ($4 off with student ID) Presented by the Triangle Swing Dance Society.

Ballroom — 4th & 5th Thursdays, 7-9:30pm, $2. 933-8982. Seymour Senior Center, 2551 Homestead Rd, Chapel Hill, 968-2070

Carrboro DanceJam — free-style dance to an eclectic mix of music. First Fridays. Balanced Movement Studio. 304 W Weaver St, upstairs. Smoke & alcohol free. Call 968-8776 for more info.

Contra — June 20, Carrboro Century Center. Donnybrook Lads, Shawn Brenneman. Workshop 7:30, dance at 8pm. clean, soft-soled shoes required. $8

Lectures, Discussions & Open Mics

Healthcare — Orange County Democratic Women Meeting and lecture on healthcare featuring Adam Searing of the N.C. Justice Center speaks on “Making the Case for Healthcare for Everyone.” June 26, 7:30pm. Chapel Hill Museum 523, E. Franklin St. Contact 929-0547.

Open Mic —poetry, music & short fiction. Tuesdays, 7pm, Market Street Books & Maps, Southern Village. 933-5111, www.marketstreetbooks.com

Literary

Middlesex — on Thursday, June 26 at 7:00pm, the Contemporary Fiction Book Club meets to discuss Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. We always welcome new participants. Carrboro Cybrary, 100 N. Greensboro St., Carrboro, 918-7387, cybrary@co.orange.nc.us,

Eat, Pray, Love — On Thursday, Aug 14, 7:00pm, the Carrboreaders Non-Fiction Book Club meets to discuss Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert. We always welcome new participants. Carrboro Cybrary, 100 N. Greensboro St., 918-7387, cybrary@co.orange.nc.us, www.co.orange.nc.us/library/cybrary

Meet-the-Author Tea — Valerie Yow, author of Betty Smith: Life of the Author of “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.” Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive, Friday, June 20. Refreshments at 3pm, program from 4 to 5pm. Ms. Yow will read from her book and discuss her writing. 968-2780.