Capt. Byron Greeson became the first Chapel Hill firefighter to conduct a cooking class at A Southern Season on June 8. With an audience of about 25 students, Greeson cooked baby back ribs, rosemary potatoes, grilled vegetables and apple crisp. A Southern Season invited Greeson back for a second program later this year.
Category: Community
Library presents Hand in Hand exhibit
The Carrboro Branch Library is presenting a new exhibit, “Hand in Hand: Artists in support of local social action.†This is a multimedia exhibition, with eight local artists showing their support for three social action groups: the UNC Student Health Coalition, TABLE and the Orange County Literacy Council. The artists will give a percentage of…
American Red Cross holds blood drives
The American Red Cross will hold several blood drives this month in various locations. Drives will take place at: Carr Mill Mall, July 5, 2:30 to 7 p.m.; UNC Student Union, July 7, noon to 4:30 p.m.; LDS Institute of Religion, July 9, 3 to 7:30 p.m.; and UNC Student Union, July 21, noon to…
Alliance for Historic Hillsborough holds Family Fun Day
The Alliance for Historic Hillsborough will hold the second Hillsborough Family Fun Day on July 10. Activities include a scavenger hunt, Native American Day at the Orange County Historical Museum, swimming and ice skating at the Triangle SportsPlex and much more. A calendar of events and a map is available at the Orange County Visitor…
County updating disaster special needs list
The Orange County Department of Social Services is updating its section of the Disaster Special Needs Registry and accepting applications in preparation for hurricane season. The registry is a confidential database used to provide help to people in need of assistance in case of a hurricane or ice storm. For more information, call 254-2884.
Public invited to Bill Friday’s birthday party
William C. Friday, the man whose name is synonymous with North Carolina higher education during much of the 20th century, marks his 90th birthday next month and the university and the UNC General Alumni Association are hosting an open house in Friday’s honor on July 13 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Hill Alumni…
Celebrations, fireworks light up the weekend
One truth that ought to be self-evident is that the break in the weather couldn’t have been better timed.
Cooler nights and more tolerable days will mark the Fourth of July weekend a welcome change, especially considering the outdoor nature of the holiday.
Eat for art
Ten percent of purchases at participating Carrboro cafes and restaurants today (Thursday) will go to The ArtsCenter’s Keep Arts Centered campaign.
Police compete in quiz bowl
The Carrboro and Chapel Hill police departments will face off in the 1360 WCHL Community Quiz Bowl today (Thursday) at 7 p.m. at The ArtsCenter.
Krishna Festival to Century Center
A group of bhakti yogis will perform exotic temple dances of India with traditional kirtan music and mantra meditation on Friday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Carrboro Century Center.
Sustainable art at Bolin Creek
Durham artist Al Frega completed the installation of his individually designed benches, bike racks and trail entrance markers on the Bolin Creek Greenway on Wednesday. Frega uses cast-off materials in his art.
ChathamArts presents Junebug
ChathamArts will present the Academy-Award nominated Indie hit Junebug on Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Fearrington Barn.
Salatin to speak at CCCC
Joel Salatin, a Virginia alternative farmer and agricultural writer, will speak at the public forum “Local Food to the Rescue†at Central Carolina Community College’s Chatham County campus on Wednesday.
PHS recognized
Piedmont Health Services (PHS) recently received two awards from the North Carolina Community Health Center Association.
Brushes with Life opens this week
Brushes with Life: Art, Artists and Mental Illness, the award-winning creative arts program supporting people with severe mental illness, opened its 16th art exhibition Tuesday on the third floor of the UNC Neurosciences Hospital.