In honor of National Fire Prevention Week, the American Red Cross and East 54 are throwing a Fire Prevention Week Fair this Sunday from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at East 54 in Chapel Hill.
Category: Community
Trolley returns for Artwalk
Two trolley cars will be back in town for the 2ndFriday Artwalk, which runs this Friday from 6 to 9 p.m.
Eno River Farmers Market seeks artists
Local artists and crafters are invited to apply for the Fall Craft Showcase at the Eno River Farmers Market, which will be held on Nov. 13 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Public Market House in downtown Hillsborough.
Piedmont laureate at Dip’s
Author Zelda Lockhart, the 2010 Piedmont Laureate, will celebrate Arts & Humanities Month in October by offering a special literary “Word Tasting†to patrons of Triangle restaurants, beginning with an Oct. 13 visit to Mama Dip’s from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Art webinar
The Public Art Network of Americans for the Arts is presenting a webinar series titled “Public Art Academy for Artists†over the next several weeks.
Voices, faces, stories and souls
Talking Sidewalks is a literary magazine, one among many in these wordy parts. What sets it apart though is its prerequisite for authorship in this particular magazine — homelessness.
Local ties still bind
For a guy who’s now residing in Raleigh, John Ensslin sure has kept up his Carrboro bona fides.
Club Nova tea room
Club Nova will celebrate national Mental Illness Awareness week Oct. 4-8 with its second annual “Tea Room,†during which community members are invited to come to the clubhouse for lunch, take a tour, view member art and enjoy musical and other performances by clubhouse members.
Osment honored
Ashley Osment has been selected as a recipient of the UNC School of Law’s 2010 Distinguished Alumna Award, the highest honor the UNC Law Alumni Association bestows upon its alumni. Osment, a Chapel Hill resident, died of cancer last May.
Haitian dance troupe to perform
The Resurrection Dance Theater of Haiti will perform at the University Presbyterian Church on Sunday at 5 p.m.
World breastfeeding challenge
This Saturday, Southern Community Park will be the local site for individuals wishing to participate in the World Breastfeeding Challenge, an attempt to break the record for the most babies breastfeeding and an event designed to raise awareness about the benefits of breastfeeding.
Musicians to discuss Southern influences
The violin, mandolin and guitars of Mandolin Orange and the guitar of Ryan Gustafson will waft across the lawn of UNC’s Center for the Study of the American South today (Thursday) for the first Music on the Porch event of the year.
Low-cost rabies vaccinations
Orange County Animal Services will hold two low-cost rabies vaccination clinics this week in recognition of the fourth annual World Rabies Day.
Native Foods Celebration
Samples of succotash, wild rice, chocolate and more will be offered at a Native Foods Celebration on Monday on the UNC campus.
School of Education marks 125 years
The UNC School of Education will celebrate its 125-year record of service to North Carolina and education on Saturday.