As part of National Memory Screening Day, the Orange County Department on Aging will give free, confidential memory screenings and information about successful aging on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Seymour Center.
Category: Community
CD and record show in Carrboro
Gerry Williams will host the 13th Bi-annual Carrboro CD and Record Show on the second floor of the Carrboro Century Center on Sunday from noon to 6 p.m.
Dine out for hunger
The Inter-Faith Council for Social Service will host RSVVP, a fundraiser for the IFC’s hunger relief efforts, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8.
Salute community heroes
Community members have the opportunity to nominate men and women for the Salute to Community Heroes award through Nov. 11.
Citizen Police Academy graduates second class
The Chapel Hill Police Department completed its second Citizen Police Academy on Oct. 25 after eight participants completed a 10-week program.
Low-cost rabies vaccine clinics
Chatham County Animal Control will partner with several veterinary clinics across the county in offering low-cost rabies vaccinations for cats and dogs during mid-November.
Bluegrass Experience anniversary
The Chatham County Arts Council will host The Bluegrass Experience’s 40th Anniversary Concert at the Barn in Fearrington Village in Pittsboro on Friday at 8 p.m.
Chatham nonprofits eligible to apply for preservation grants
The Chatham County Soil & Water District has set aside $1.7 million for each of the next two budget years for farmland preservation grants.
‘Paint your Pet’
Orange County Animal Services will kick off their annual Home for the Holidays campaign with an art event called “Paint Your Pet†on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon.
Wish Tree Party
UNC women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell will host a Wish Tree Party on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill.
Poe celebration at the library
The Orange County Main Library will host a Halloween event for teens on Monday from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Meeting Room.
Southern Village Halloween party
Southern Village will be transformed into Candy Village for a Candy Land-themed Halloween costume party on Saturday from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on the Village Green.
Carrboro resident wins big at fair
Carrboro resident Caroline Fisher won first place at the N.C. State Fair in a handicrafts contest for decorative chicken eggs.
Cheese day at farmers’ market
In honor of American Cheese Month, the Carrboro Farmers’ Market will host Cheese Day on Saturday.
Halloween blood drive
The Orange Water and Sewer Authority, Anna Maria’s Pizzeria and the American Red Cross will co-sponsor the annual Halloween blood drive on Friday from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.