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Independent Animal Rescue is holding its annual Painted Chair & More Auction Saturday, August 4, from 5-9 pm at the Levin JCC on Cornwallis Road in Durham.
Live music, food and drinks, and a silent and live auction featuring the signature painted chairs, all to raise money for IAR. Visit AnimalRescue.net for tickets and more info.
Get ready to welcome the students back to campus!
UNC Move In days are Friday and Saturday, August 17-18; first day of class at UNC is Tuesday, August 21.
It’s back to school time already!
Monday, August 27, is the first day of school for Orange County Schools; Tuesday the 28th is the first day of school for grades 1-12 at Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.
Get ready for the Carrboro Music Festival! All day Sunday, September 30, with more than 200 acts across 29 venues. There will be a kickoff event on Saturday the 29th as well, with music at Carrboro Town Commons beginning at 1:00 and a show that evening at the Cats Cradle.
Get more info and a full schedule online at CarrboroMusicFestival.com.
Silverspot Cinemas in University Place is hosting the inaugural Film Fest 919, beginning Wednesday, October 3, and running through Sunday, October 7, featuring great independent films plus special events, food, wine and more.
Get a full schedule and more info online at FilmFest919.com.
Saturday, October 27, head to Hillsborough for the annual River Park concert, beginning at 11:30 and running all day at River Park downtown. Headlined by the Wood Brothers at 4:30, with other great musicians all day plus food, drinks and more.
Get the full schedule and more info at HillsboroughArtsCouncil.org.
Thursday, July 26, NEXT Chapel Hill is hosting a public input session on the expansion of Chapel Hill’s north-south bus transit service. 7-9 pm at the IFC Community House on MLK Boulevard; everyone’s invited to come out, get more info and weigh in.
Wednesday, August 1, come to the Chapel Hill Public Library at 11:30 am for another round of the monthly book club, “Books Sandwiched In.”
This month’s book is “Popular,” by UNC professor Mitch Prinstein – all about different kinds of “popularity” and which ones are more beneficial to pursue long term.
That book is also this year’s selection for UNC’s Carolina Summer Reading Program. Prinstein will be on hand for the discussion – it’s free and everyone’s invited!
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