The N.C. Folklore Society’s annual meeting and awards ceremony will be held April 2 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Gerrard Hall on the UNC campus.
Category: Community
Passport fair
To celebrate Passport Day in the USA 2011, the Carrboro Post Office will hold a passport fair on April 9 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Food truck round-up
Parlez Vous Crepe, Will and Pop’s, Only Burger, Blue Sky Dining and Captain Ponchos Tacos are the featured vendors …
New guy at PlayMakers
PlayMakers Repertory Company has selected Jeffrey Meanza to work on expanding PlayMakers’ artistic programming and community outreach.
Training offered
Parents of special-needs students in middle and high school are invited to attend a daylong training to prepare students for life after graduation …
Mala for Susie’s Miracle Fund
Franklin Street Yoga will sponsor a yoga event in support of Susie’s Miracle Fund …
Ridin’ the J bus: meet the walking man
Back during the Jazz Age in New York City, you took the A Train to get to Harlem. But to get most everywhere in Carrboro, you take the J Bus.
Mardi Gras celebration
The fourth annual Pittsboro Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball will be held Saturday from 7 p.m. until midnight at the Historic Chatham Mill.
Local authors signing
Dave Otto and Richard Ellington will discuss and sign copies of their new pictorial history book, Carrboro.
Monthly Adopt-A-Thons
Starting this Saturday, the Paws4Ever ReSale Store will hold Adopt-A-Thons the first Saturday of each month.
Mentor fundraiser
On March 1, Volunteers for Youth launched a $20,000 fundraising campaign.
AU ambassador speaking
Amina Salum Ali, ambassador to the U.S. for the African Union, will speak at UNC on March 23 at 7 p.m.
Board needs members
The Orange County Board of Commissioners is recruiting for the Orange County Board of Equalization and Review.
A whole new Whirld
Artists have always aimed to expand people’s creative horizons and challenge a culture’s standards and perspectives.
Film forum on race opens
ChathamArts’ Sustainable Cinema series will sponsor “Race in NC: Justice and Reconciliation Film Forum†this weekend, addressing black history, identity, culture and social justice and racial reconciliation.