Morgan visits
Another prolific writer will be making his way to UNC campus tonight (Thursday): Robert Morgan, author of Gap Creek and most recently Boone: A Biography, will give a free public lecture at 7:30 p.m. in the Carroll Hall Auditorium. He’s one of our own, too—he was reared in heart of the N.C. Highlands and he graduated from UNC in 1965. For any Oprah fans, Gap Creek made the cut for her legendary book list. If you can’t make it tonight, on Friday at 4 p.m. he’ll be at the George Watts Hill Alumni Center on Stadium Drive giving another free talk about creating historical fiction.

Jazz Squad
If you missed out last Sunday at the Carrboro Music Festival, there’s another opportunity for good, local music. It’s in the Ackland Art Museum’s courtyard on Oct. 4. Katharine Whalen, the front woman for the legendary Squirrel Nut Zippers, will perform 1950s tunes with her Jazz Squad from 4-6 p.m. to celebrate the museum’s new exhibit, Circa 1958. The courtyard is an excellent place to relax and dig some music on a Saturday afternoon—wouldn’t suggest missing it.

Other cheek, please
On Tuesday, an one of the many “pit preachers” was slapped in the face by a disgruntled student. Micah Armstrong, known as Brother Micah, was a new face among the typical preachers that denounce homosexuality, evolution, drinking, etc.
According to a witness and the Daily Tar Heel, Armstrong told one of the students in the crowd that he’d probably been raped when he was young. The unidentified suspect then pushed Armstrong twice asking for an apology. When none came he slapped Armstrong across the face. —Catherine Rierson