James Hansen, an internationally recognized global climate-change expert, will speak at UNC on Feb. 1. Hansen comes to UNC as the Frey Foundation Distinguished Visiting Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences. His lecture, “Global Climate Change: What Must We Do Now?†at 7 p.m. in Memorial Hall, is free to the public. A…
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Hillsborough walking tour
On Sunday, Jan. 31 at 3 p.m., four long-time Hillsborough residents who were active in the Old Hillsborough business district between 1940 and 1975 will lead a tour down the Corbin, King and Churton streets business district. Wesley Woods, Gee Coleman, Sherry Freeland and Remus Smith will tell stories designed to help the audience imagine…
Nia Jam session
Carrboro’s Jam Session Series presents Nia Jam, a fusion fitness technique in mind-body wellness, on Feb. 5 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Carr-boro Century Center. For all levels and ages, Nia is exercise that combines martial arts, yoga, dance and spiritual self-healing. A licensed Nia teacher will guide participants through the movements. Admission…
Climbing wall dedication
Residents are invited to a dedication ceremony for the Sculptural Climbing Wall at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, at the Chapel Hill Community Center playground, 120 S. Estes Drive. The dedication also will recognize two sculptures recently installed at the Community Center as part of the Town of Chapel Hill Public Arts Office’s 2010 Sculpture…
Ain’t I a Woman!
Women’s Voices Chorus will perform a winter concert titled “Ain’t I a Woman!†on Sunday, Jan. 24, at 3 p.m. at University United Methodist Church. The concert’s title comes from the words of Sojourner Truth at the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention in 1851 and features songs about heroines through the ages. The choir also will…
Mixed-media art at library
On display at the Chapel Hill Public Library now through March 29 is the second exhibition of the 2009-10 Juried Exhibitions, featuring the mixed-media work of William Dooley from Northport, Ala., and the polymer-clay mosaics of Chapel Hill artist Debi L. Drew. Dooley’s pieces are dedicated to a waterway form known as the “oxbow†and…
Help the homeless in the cold
The Come Out of the Cold donation drive is underway. Items will be distributed by Orange County street outreach workers and during the annual Point in Time Count.†The count is a one-night tally of homeless people that is required for federal funding assistance. Service providers count the number of homeless people in the emergency…
Time for Girl Scout cookies
It’s Girl Scout cookie time again. Girl Scouts are taking orders for cookies from Saturday, Jan. 9 until Sunday, March 14. The price per box is $3.50. If you did not have a Girl Scout visit your home or ask you via email to purchase cookies, you can visit cookie booths outside local businesses on…
Climate change talk at UNC
A student and a professor at UNC will talk about their experiences at the recent climate change conference in Copenhagen in a Jan. 19 lecture on campus. Victor Flatt, the Tom and Elizabeth Taft Distinguished Professor in Environmental Law in the School of Law at UNC, and student Mike Mian, a junior, will speak at…
Film follows buddies’ journey
ChathamArts’ Sustainable Cinema Series starts the new year off with a Jan. 29 screening of the documentary Looking for Ms. Locklear. Lillington-based filmmakers Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal will be on hand for a post-film discussion. The show begins at 7 p.m. in the Fearrington Village Barn on U.S. 15-501 in Chatham County, midway between…
Diversity events on UNC campus
Actor and producer Danny Glover will give the 29th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture on Jan. 21 at UNC. The free public talk will be at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall, preceded by a candlelight vigil starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Old Well on Cameron Avenue. The vigil is intended as a…
Entertainment for the kids
Trish Miller will perform at the Carrboro Century Center on Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 10:30 a.m. Miller uses movement, songs, shakers, puppets, and her big blue guitar to entertain and capture the imaginations of pre-schoolers. Themes like colors, numbers, shapes, stop & go, reading, letters and opposites are presented in a lively, interactive format. Admission…
Jig the night away
A night of jigs, reels and anything Celtic, led by accordionist David DiGiuseppe and multi-instrumentalist Rob Sharer, will take place Friday, Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Carrboro Century Center. Bring your tunes, songs or instruments, or just come to listen. Admission Fee is $3.
Antarctic art on display
A free public exhibition of paintings and photographs of the Norwegian Arctic and Antarctica called “Ice Counterpoint†will be on display from Jan. 7-May 31 at the FedEx Global Education Center on the UNC campus. The mixed-media exhibition includes photography, videography and environmental-sound recordings by Brooks de Wetter-Smith, the James Gordon Hanes Distinguished Professor of…
Gold award received by local Girl Scout
Kami Mainwaring will receive a Gold Award, the highest award for Girl Scouts between the ages of 14-18, this Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of the Cross dining room. This award recognizes Marinwaring’s leadership and commitment in originating, planning, and carrying out a project to support the Ronald McDonald House in Chapel Hill.