Community Calendar: 03/27/08
Special Events
UNC Friends of the Library Book Sale — Thu, Mar 27, 5-8pm: Friends of the Library preview; Fri, Mar 28, 9am-8pm: Public sale; Sat, Mar 29, 9am to noon: $3 per bag. American Legion Building, 1714 Legion Rd, Chapel Hill. Benefit the University Library Endowment. 962-4207 or www.lib.unc.edu/spotlight/2008/BookSale.html for more info.
Fishy Fourth Friday — March 28, downtown Pittsboro. Art, food and a free movie. Local shops and galleries stay open late. Starts at 6 pm with this month’s movie “Psycho” starting at dusk. in the Capital Bank Parking lot. Sponsored by The Pittsboro Merchants Association. 260-9725 or pittsboroshops.com for info. Outside events subject to the weather.
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Thrift store finds
What: Harry Belafonte Sings Five Early Songs, The Button Down Mind of Bob Newhart and Cool Water by the Sons of the Pioneers (all LPs).
Where: Club Nova Thrift Shop, Main Street Carrboro
Cost: Couple bucks each
Club Nova is having a sale on jackets and sweaters, but a look at the records found many in decent shape. [...]
Ride with us
Nice weather for a bike ride, and The Citizen is getting in on the act with a series of short films of town and local bike paths shot from the handlebar viewpoint. Visit www.carrborocitizen.com/mill to keep up with the series.
Community Calendar: 03/06/08
Special Events
Annual Orange County Egg Hunt for children ages 2-10. Sat, Mar 15, Homestead community Park, 100 Northern Park Dr, Chapel Hill. Children’s entertainment begins at 9:30am and the 20,000-egg hunt begins at 10:30am. Games and a meet-and-greet with the Easter Bunny will follow. Sponsored by the Town of Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Department. [...]
Community Calendar: 02/28/08
Special Events
North Carolina Environment Justice Network Quarterly Summit Meeting — will be held at the Faith Tabernacle Oasis of Love Church on Saturday, March 1 from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. with speakers discussing landfill issues, water and sewage issues and the concerns of Smithfield Foods workers.
1st Annual Collectors Fair hosted by the Town of [...]
Community Calendar: 02/21/08
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 [...]
Community Calendar: 02/14/08
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 [...]
Written in stone
A few markers were chiseled blocks of granite with names and dates. They were much newer, closer to the road, and seeing them you at least had a name to connect with the depression in the undergrowth. But further into the place, deeper into woods that had grown up since those markers were placed, there [...]
Stories no longer hidden
By Kirk Ross
Usually when you’re thinking about exploring a territory, you start with a map. But in this case, the territory — the historical black neighborhoods of Carrboro and Chapel Hill — was mostly uncharted. The exploration ended – or, more accurately, paused – with a map that includes names like Potterfield and Tin [...]
Finding Pauli Murray
By Ethan Clauset and Leslie Smith
“Under the laws of North Carolina, and under the resolutions of the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina, members of your race are not admitted to the University.”
Those words, from the dean of the graduate school, denied a young Pauli Murray entry to UNC. She had applied [...]
The Tipsheet
It may be winter, but that’s no reason to stay inside. Fat Tuesday comes early this year, so celebrate at the Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball at Historic Chatham Mills and you can find a classy evening for a good cause. Proceeds benefit local organizations and Katrina victims.
If that’s not quite your scene, also on Mardi [...]
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