Special event volunteers are needed to assist with community events throughout the year. If you would like to be involved please call 918-7364 OR complete a Volunteer Service Application. These forms are available at the Recreation and Parks offices, 100 North Greensboro Street and also on this web site

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TODDLER PRESCHOOL PLAYTIME

TOWN HALL DAY FOR TEENS

COMMUNITY BOOK FORUM

COLLECTOR'S FAIR

ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR

POETRY REVEALED

FAMILY BINGO

ORANGE COUNTY EGG HUNT CELEBRATION

ANNUAL KITE FLY

CARRBORO DAY

CARRBORO TEEN TALENT CONTEST

LUNCHBOX CONCERT SERIES

TIDEWATER 4-10-09

STARFISH AND COFFEE

SOUTHERN ROUTES

CRAICDOWN

THE MIGHTY GOSPEL INSPIRATIONS

CENTURY CENTER CINEMA

CITIZEN KANE(1942)

CASABLANCA (1942)

COLLEGE(1927)

SHORTS STAND TALL ! (2000-2009)

JAM SESSION SERIES

LOLLIPOP SERIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

RON JOHNSON- magical ventriloquist

CATHY KIELAR

NC MUESEUM OF LIFE AND SCIENCE

ENTERTAINMENT ADVENTURES

BIRDMAN DAVE -

FOOTNOTE TAP ENSEMBLE-

INIS CAIRDE SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCE-

When it's just too cold to play outside, parents and young children (5 & under) can come enjoy some unstructured playtime in the spacious Century Hall. There'll be some music to dance to, blocks and other toys to play with and plenty of space for a circle game or two. It will be a great opportunity to meet new friends and playmates.

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This event gives teens an opportunity to learn about local government and meet town officials. Participants will have an opportunity to attend a board of alderman meeting and then plan their own mock board meeting. Enjoy pizza and soft drinks while you plan a mock board meeting of your own! Space is very limited! Call in registration is required-918-7364.

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Co-sponsored with the Carrboro Cybrary

The North Carolina Roots of African-American Literature
Edited by William L. Andrews
The Community Book Forum series brings our community together to discuss important issues and ideas. We encourage the community to read a book and consider its relevance to and implications for our community and our society at large. We want to hear your thoughts and ideas at our forum event where discussion of the book will be led by expert panelists.
This February, we will be celebrating Black History Month by exploring the remarkable contributions of North Carolinians to the beginnings of African-American literature. The editor of the anthology, UNC-Chapel Hill Distinguished Professor of English, William L. Andrews, will lead the discussion. Copies of the book can be borrowed from the Cybrary.
For more information, call the Cybrary at 918-7387 or cybrary@co.orange.nc.us.

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Carrboro Recreation and Parks will be hosting the 2nd Annual Collector's Fair on Saturday, February 28th 2009 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Carrboro Century Center. A wide range of collectible items will be on hand such as coins, stamps, trading cards, comic books, dolls, toys and much, much more! Come join us for an exciting day of buying, selling, and trading! This event is a great way to introduce young people to the magic of collecting! Vendor booths are available for $25 w/o electricity and $35 w/ electricity. Call 918-7392 for more information.

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Carrboro Recreation and Parks will be hosting the 2nd Annual Arts and Crafts Fair on Saturday, April 26th 2008 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Carrboro Century Center. Join vendors from Orange County and beyond at this inaugural event! Find the perfect gift or unique item for your home! Come and see the wonderful creations of local artists all in one venue!

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POETRY ALIVE! is a series of programs and events offered during the year that focus on the art of poetry. The events range from a two-day event highlighting local and national poets to workshops for all ages. For more information about West End Poetry Festival or visit check out our bi-monthly newsletter at Carrboro Recreation and Parks .

Join Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department and Open Eye Cafe the first Tuesday of each month for POETS OPEN MIC NIGHT. This is a night where poets can engage with others and share the power and diversity of poetry. This event is staged to provide the venue for people to celebrate, to share, and to encourage the writing, reading, and listening of poetry.

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Co-sponsored with the Carrboro Cybrary

Celebrate National Poetry Month with a menu of local poets reading from their works. On Thursdays at noon (April 16, 23, 30) at the Century Center, bring your lunch, enjoy coffee from the Open Eye, and feast on poetry! This years poets are: April 16th-Kim Holzer,
April 23rd-Lizh,
April 30th-Gilbert Neal

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Join us for a night of Bingo the whole family can enjoy. We will play this game and its fun variations; telephone pole bingo, postage stamp bingo, and many more! There will be great prizes for both kids and adults and delicious refreshments are included. Join us for this old fashioned family favorite!

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The Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department, along with the Orange County Recreation & Parks Department, and the Chapel Hill Parks & Recreation Department will sponsor a spring celebration for children ages 2-10 years on Saturday April 4, 2009 from 9:30am -12noon at New Hope Park, Hillsborough. FREE activities include a giant egg hunt for three age groups, live children's entertainment, games, and prizes. EGG HUNT BEGINS AT 10:30AM SHARP!

For more information see www. townofcarrboro.org for more info.

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Let's go fly a kite! Kite flying is an ageless activity that can be enjoyed whether you are 2 or 90 years old! This welcome-to-spring event provides plenty of fun as well as ribbons in a variety of categories for both youth and adults. Bring a kite and help fill the skies with color! A few kites will be available for those without one, and the kite doctors will be on hand to repair your damaged kites.

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Celebrating a Sustainable Community ! Join neighbors and friends to find out about and celebrate the unique qualities that make our town special. Enjoy old Carrboro stories and photos, art displays, poetry readings, music and dancing, interactive field games, crafts and family activities. Bring a chair or blanket, a picnic for dinner and bask in all that's good about Carrboro.

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Whether you can rap, sing, dance or read a poem, come and show off for your friends and family! Contestants must register for an audition on May 22 from 5:30-9:00pm in the Century Hall. On May 29th contestants will perform for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes! Contestants must perform the same act at both the audition and the performance. Acts with inappropriate language, actions or clothing will not be selected for the performance. Acts must be no longer than 5 minutes. If a CD is used for accompaniment, it must be a karaoke track with no lead singer on the recording. Contestants will not be eligible to win first place two years in a row. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will be eligible to compete in a Grand Finale Talent Show sponsored by the ArtsCenter in June. Call 918-7371 with questions or to register.

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This popular series returns with additional shows, so come in from the cold for free live music! Just bring your lunch to Century Hall every Thursday in January & February and enjoy free concerts featuring the best of local and regional Classical, Bluegrass, Jazz and Celtic music artists in concert. Last year's shows were packed to capacity, so come early! Music begins at 12:00pm and ends at 1:00pm
Free coffee is provided courtesy of Open Eye Café

Brian & Mary Lewis play popular country music from the 1930s, '40s, and '50s, and their performance features acoustic guitars, mandolin, and songs sung in close harmony. One of the most popular aspects of their show is their presentation of stories and anecdotes about the writers and original performers of the songs. Playing together since just after their marriage in 1980, they have performed extensively throughout 11 states, and have released a CD, Ages and Ages Ago. A typical performance includes "brother duets" from the 1930s and '40s, honky tonk music from the '40s and '50s, as well as old-time and bluegrass numbers.

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Tidewater 4-10-09 consists of four long-time stalwarts of the local music scene: Cyril Lance (Outskirts of Infinity), David Loomis (the Outliers), Mitch Renkow (Off the Road Band), and Bobby Schopler (Too Much Fun). They play an eclectic mix of acoustic blues, folk, and hacker swing tunes -- some old, some new, all fresh.

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A classically trained singer and self taught guitarist, Jocelyn Arem has performed her own material at various national and international venues, festivals and benefit events including Caffe Lena, Club Passim, Avery Fischer Hall and VDAY NYC, working and performing with artists and activists from Pete Seeger and Jane Fonda to the Persuasions. Here the singer/songwriter and guitarist will perform with a drummer/percussionist.

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Southern Routes' is a band that plays a variety of music with a southern flavor. Of course, that would include jazz, blues, rock, gospel and even Caribbean influences. It also features two and three part vocal harmonies making it a rich adventure in song. The band includes Richard Tazewell on piano and vocals, Callie Warner on guitar and vocals, Christen Campbell on percussion and vocals, Rick Keena on guitar, Jeff Brown on saxophone, and David Shore on Drums. The main ingredient in their music is the fun they are having playing music from the sunny South.

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The Cane Creek Cloggers dance full of life because life is filled with dance. This traditional Appalachian percussive dance troupe from Orange County is a non-profit organization that strives to promote an understanding of the diverse cultural heritage of the American South and teach and share the enjoyment of clogging. They choreograph all of their own routines which come from a rich dance tradition of old-time steps and figures. They share the goal of preserving the heritage of old-time clogging, flatfoot and buckdancing, while exuding the joyful energy that is at the root of it all!

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Combining a technical mastery of their instruments with a passion for their playing, the music of Craicdown infuses new life into past traditions. The trio's repertoire draws from many sources, including dance tunes of the Celtic cultures, swing musettes of Paris, Brazilian choros and original compositions. Featuring David DiGiuseppe on accordion, Rob Sharer on guitar and Jim Roberts on percussion.

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Skeedaddle is a four piece acoustic string band that plays with the intensity of a vaudevillian volleyball troupe. Skeedaddle performs all manner of Americana roots music, including pre-war swing, jug band music, jump blues, Dixieland, rockabilly, old time, Hawaiian and hokum. It is music to help you snatch wigs, hit jugs, bang gongs, vipe, flip, vout and orootie.

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The group includes founding members, brothers Mike and Kenneth Sanders who have been singing together for over 40 years. The current members also include Ms. Rome Hemingway, James Bailey and Robert Waldrop. Currently The Mighty Gospel Inspirations are focused on singing traditional Jubilee style acappella gospel rarely heard today. It is reminiscent of what was performed in the1940's and 1950's and very powerful. This is an intricate singing style that requires tightly-knit harmony and results in a sound very much like a single voice accompanying a lead singer. Many long hours of rehearsal are required to make it successful and The Mighty Gospel Inspirations have dedicated themselves to this task. Have a listen, you will not be disappointed.

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Expect foreign classics, silent features, and independent films to be shown throughout the series.
Curator Nic Beery

Orson Welles reinvented movies at the age of 26 with this audacious biography of newspaper baron Charles Foster Kane (in essence, a thinly veiled portrait of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst), who rises from poverty to become one of America's most influential men. A complex and technically stunning film, Citizen Kane is considered one of the best movies ever made.
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Of all the "gin joints" in Morocco, Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), with husband Victor (Paul Henreid) in tow, had to walk into the one owned by Rick (Humphrey Bogart), a former beau she abandoned in Paris. War looms over them all, and in a much-discussed ending, Rick and Ilsa make heroic but heartbreaking choices. As time goes by, director Michael Curtiz's 1942 classic war noir only gets better. Peter Lorre and Claude Rains also star.

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To capture the heart of a winsome campus coed, cerebral milquetoast Ronald (Buster Keaton) vows to become a college jock. Needless to say, his floundering ineptitude leads to the agony of defeat. But when his muscle-bound rival (Harold Goodwin) snatches Ronald's sweetheart, he turns into a world-class athlete as he races to her rescue. An extended track-and-field sequence showcases Keaton's inimitable gymnastic genius.

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A collection of wonderful shorts by regional and international filmmakers. Titles include "I love my girlfriend" and "Which Way?" by Century Center Cinema curator Nic Beery. All films are traveling the film festival circuit and screening to appreciative crowds. Other titles will be announced as the date draws near.

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Carrboro believes in promoting the joy of music: Expressing oneself through song, rhythm, dance and the magic of creating! These gatherings in Century Hall are designed with that in mind. Pay at the door.

A night of jigs, reels and anything Celtic. Led by accordionist David DiGiuseppe and multi-instrumentalist Rob Sharer. Bring you tunes, songs, instruments, or just come to listen.

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Come and experience the pleasure of Nia, the hottest fusion fitness technique in mind-body wellness!
For all levels and ages, Nia is a joyful and exhilarating practice that combines dance, yoga, martial arts and spiritual self-healing. For one and 1/2 hours, four licensed Nia teachers will guide you through a collage of movement to uplifting universal music. Join us for Nia and experience the joy of movement, a 'no-pain' technique that is the body's way!

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Saludos (Latin Jam)
Join the Saludos Company percussion section for a jam on Latin rhythms. Chuck, Robert and Erich will guide the building of complex rhythms such as salsa, cumbia, merengue and more. Bring your percussion instruments if you have them. Anyone can participate - all you need is a desire to make music.

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Storytellers, musicians, puppeteers, and clowns entertain for our performing arts series for young children. Call in registration is requested at 918-7364. While the programs are geared for young children, older youth and adults are welcomed. Pay at the door.

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Cosponsored by the Carrboro Branch Library
Enjoy performances by a variety of artists in this Sunday afternoon series. Call in registration requested, but not required at 918-7364. Programs are generally held on the 3rd Sunday of each month at the Carrboro Branch Library, located in McDougle Middle School, 900 Old Fayetteville Road in Carrboro. FREE!

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Birdman Dave
It is high flying fun and educational entertainment this month at Entertainment Adventures! Join us and our guest, Birdman Dave has he delights us with his feathered friends!

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GET INVOLVED
Much of the vitality of life in Carrboro is due to the active involvement of citizens in the community. Volunteers of all ages regularly share their talents, skills, and ideas by planning or assisting with large events, serving on town advisory boards, or coaching a youth sports team. While some activities require the contribution of many hours others call for only a few hours of time. Not only can you share your talents, you can have fun, make new friends and discover more about your town.

"INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY - BY LENDING A HELPING HAND"