Community Calendar: 02/21/08

LB on February 25th, 2008

Special Events

1st Annual Collectors Fair hosted by the Town of Carrboro and the N.C. Recreation and Parks Department. Sat, Feb 23, 9am-3pm. Century Center, 100 N Greensboro St. Collectible items such as coins, stamps, trading cards, comic books, dolls, toys & more will be on hand. Vendor booths available for $25-$35. Call Brendan Moore at 918-7392 or bmoore@townofcarrboro.org for more info.

Lunchbox Concert Series — Thursdays through Mar 6. Bring lunch to the Century Center and hear live music from noon to 1pm. Free coffee provided by Open Eye Café. 100 N Greensboro St. Call 918-7385 or visit townofcarrboro.com/rp/cc.htm for more info.

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Music Calendar: 02/21/08

LB on February 21st, 2008

Thursday Feb 21

Blue Bayou Club: Delta Drift. 8:30pm
Blue Horn Lounge: Bill West. 10pm
Cat’s Cradle: Melissa Ferrick Trio. 9pm. $16
The Cave: Early: 3 Feet Up. Late: Sol Driven Train.
General Store Café: Tony Galiani Band. 8pm
Local 506: International Pop Overthrow Festival: Down By Avalon; The Love Willows; Love Jones; Airspace; Midnite Sun; We Know, Plato; Brett […]

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Arts Calendar: 02/21/08

LB on February 21st, 2008

Carrboro
Because We’re Still Here (and Moving): Mapping a World of Black History in Our Own Backyard — photography exhibit & interactive installation, Center Gallery. Acrylic paintings by DiGiulio, East Gallery. The ArtsCenter, 300-G E Main St. 929-2787, artscenterlive.org.
Mixed media by Chief — a tribute to the artists’ new daughter. The Beehive Salon, 102 E. […]

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Community Calendar: 02/14/08

LB on February 14th, 2008

Special Events
Lunchbox Concert Series — Thursdays, Feb 14-Mar 6. Bring lunch to the Century Center and hear live music from noon to 1pm. Free coffee provided by Open Eye Café. 100 N Greensboro St. Call 918-7385 or visit townofcarrboro.com/rp/cc.htm for more info.
Old Time Dixieland music by The Decatur Street Band. Sun, Feb 17, 3pm. Seymour […]

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Music Calendar: 02/14/08

LB on February 14th, 2008

Thursday Feb 14

Blue Bayou Club: Lucy Summer & Bo Lankenau. 8:30pm
Blue Horn Lounge: Paleface. 10pm
Cat’s Cradle: Young Neil and the Damage Done, Heart of Glass. 9pm. $8
The Cave: Early: Davis Stillson. Late: Dirty Little Heaters, The Pneurotics, Virgo 9. $5
General Store Café: Club Boheme. 8pm
Local 506: Tripp, Jason Adamo, Luego, Jeff Crawford. 9:30pm. Price TBA.

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Arts Calendar: 02/14/08

LB on February 14th, 2008

Carrboro
Because We’re Still Here (and Moving): Mapping a World of Black History in Our Own Backyard — photography exhibit & interactive installation, Center Gallery. Acrylic paintings by DiGiulio, East Gallery. The ArtsCenter, 300-G E Main St. 929-2787, artscenterlive.org.
Mixed media by Chief — a tribute to the artists’ new daughter. The Beehive Salon, 102 E. Weaver […]

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Obama, Clinton visit Chapel Hill

The Editor on February 11th, 2008

update: NBC now saying Obama/Edwards meeting was cancelled. Obama folks referring calls to Edwards folks.
Hillary Clinton paid an unscheduled, unannounced visit to Chapel Hill Thursday and
Barack Obama is reportedly in town today (Monday) for a chat with John Edwards.

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This Month’s MILL

The Editor on February 9th, 2008

The February issue of The Citizen’s MILL, our arts, music and literature, publication is out this week. Featured stories include:
• Finding Pauli Murray;
• Written in Stone — reflections on black history
• Hidden Voices’ Because We’re Still Here — a local black history project;
• Bayard Rustin illustration and narrative by Phil Blank;
Plus arts, music, literary and […]

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TJ and DJ

The Editor on February 9th, 2008

Composer TJ Anderson and DJ Spooky after a presentation at UNC Friday. That’s Dr. Lyneise Williams in the middle.Sorry bout the shaky camera.

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Windy midweek

The Editor on February 5th, 2008

A front is coming through and ahead of it are some serious winds. Via the NWS:
A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. UNSEASONABLY WARM HUMID AIR AND VERY
STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE LAYER WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION […]

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Bayard Rustin

The Editor on February 1st, 2008

As promised in this week’s (print) edition of MILL, the following narrative to accompanies the artwork by Phil Blank featuring Bayard Rustin. Via Phil:
April 13, 1947. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Along with three other members of the Journey of Reconciliation, Bayard Rustin was arrested for refusing to move from the whites-only section of an interstate […]

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