Walking into Deb Lederer’s art classroom at Carrboro Elementary School, you’d think you had found a portal to another world.
Category: Community
A travel adventure – with birds
When non-birdwatchers think of birding, they probably don’t regard it as a competitive sport, but rather as an occasional hobby undertaken on casual walks through the woods.
Mt. Carmel breakfast
Country ham, eggs, grits, gravy and stewed apples are among the items on the menu for Mount Carmel Baptist Church’s annual County Breakfast.
ChathamArts reception
ChathamArts will present a reception on Feb. 26 for activist Darryl Hunt and filmmaker Adam Zucker
Summer camp registration
Registration for Chapel Hill Parks & Recreation summer camps has begun for Chapel Hill residents. Registration begins Monday for other Orange County residents and Feb. 21 for non-residents.
Rabies clinics scheduled
Orange County’s Animal Services Department has scheduled its $10 rabies vaccination clinics for 2011.
Spay Neuter Day
To combat pet overpopulation in Orange County, the Animal Services Department is celebrating “Spay Neuter Day USA†on Feb. 22.
Paws4Ever opening
Paws4Ever, a pet adoption and training advocacy group, seeks donations and volunteers as it prepares to open its new resale store in Hillsborough.
Earth Day festival
Chapel Hill Parks & Recreation will present the Earth Action Day Festival, a celebration for sustainable living, on April 9 from noon to 5 p.m. at Southern Community Park.
Blue Sky Film festival opens Friday
The Lumina Theatre at Southern Village is the venue for the Blue Sky Film Festival this weekend.
Free tax preparation
The Latino Credit Union is offering a free tax-preparation service through April 18 through its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
Creative Economy meeting
The launch of a new marketing campaign touting Chatham County as a cultural-arts destination is planned during a “Creative Economy Summit.â€
Eve Carson Scholarship awarded
UNC juniors Mark Clarke and Zach De La Rosa have been selected as the 2011 recipients of the Eve Carson Scholarship.
Workshop on conservation
Learn about local and regional conservation on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the meeting room of the Chapel Hill Community Center.
Cornucopia Cancer Support Center fundraiser
Cornucopia Cancer Support Center’s 12th annual A Chocolate Affaire is set for Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. at the Carolina Club.