Special Events

Locally Grown — July 25, Chapel Hill hosts a downtown event highlighting local food, crafts and music from 8-10:30pm.

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

Faith

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

Tibetan Buddhist Meditation & Mind Training — Wednesdays, 7:30-9pm in July. Piedmont KTC Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center, 35 Perkins Drive off Weaver Dairy Road in Chapel Hill across from Timberlyne Shopping Center. www.piedmontktc.org. 933-2138.

Advent Lutheran — Summer Sunday worship 10am. 230 Erwin Rd, Chapel Hill. 968-7680. adventlutheranch.org

Outdoor activities

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

Gardening Advice — The Orange County Master Gardeners provide a variety of gardening and landscaping information.
Home Garden Clinic at the NC Botanical Garden’s Totten Center on Wednesdays and Fridays from noon to 2pm. Call in questions at 962-0522 or speak in person. Bring cuttings or photographs of damaged or stressed plants.

Kids

Toddler Time — at the Carrboro Branch Library. Every Satruday at 10:15am. 969-3006 July 19: Miz Moon; July 26:
Baseball stories.

Preschool Story Time — at the Carrboro Branch Library. Saturdays at 11am.

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

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

Health & Wellness

Cancer support — Weekly support free of charge for cancer patients and family. 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

Gallery tour — tour “Hecho a Mano: Book Arts of Latin America” with curator Teresa Chapa. 5:45pm, Wednesday, July 23, Wilson Library. 962-4207.

Dance

Swing — July 19: music by Edsel 500. $9 members, $11 others, $4 students. 7-8pm lesson with paid admission. Dance 8-11:30pm. Triangle Dance Studio, 2603 South Miami Blvd, Durham. triangleswingdance.org

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.

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.

Lectures, Discussions & Open Mics

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

Literary

New Library Hours — Carrboro Branch Library: closed Monday and Friday. Tuesday-Thurs 5-8pm, Saturday 10am-2pm, Sunday 1-5pm.

The Book Thief — Contemporary Fiction Book Club meets to discuss the Markus Zusak novel. July 29, 7pm. Carrboro Cybrary, 918-7387. cybrary@co.orange.nc.us

Journey to the Center of the Earth — The Movie/Book Club meets to discuss the film and Jules Verne novel. See the movie or read the book and join in. Carrboro Cybrary. 918-7387. cybrary@co.orange.nc.us July 31, 7pm

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. Carrboro Cybrary. 918-7387.

Everything is Illuminated — Contemporary Fiction Book Club meets to discuss the Jonathan Safran Foer novel. August 28, 7pm. Carrboro Cybrary. 918-7387. cybrary@co.orange.nc.us

Film

The Venus Institute — French w/ English subtitles. July 20, 5pm. CHICLE, third floor,101 E Weaver St.

Politics

Orange County Democratic Women — Meeting and Discussion July 24, 7:30pm, at the Chapel Hill Museum. Discussion of taxes w/ guest speaker. All welcome.

Small is Possible — August 14, 7pm. McIntyre’s Fine Books. Author Lyle Estill discusses his book Small is Possible: Life in a Local Economy. Fearrington Village. 542-3030, www.fearrington.com