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This Saturday (June 23), head to Fairview Park in Hillsborough for a Family Fun Day from 11 am to 2 pm, with free food, music, games and family activities! Hosted by Orange County’s housing office…everyone’s welcome!

Saturday, June 30, head to Carrboro Town Commons from 5-8 pm for the fourth annual Cardinal Directions Beer Festival! Featuring beer tastings from more than 30 North Carolina breweries, plus live music, food trucks and more! Get tickets and more info at SteelStringBrewery.com.

Tuesday, June 19, head to Hillsborough for “Regulator Remembrance Day,” a ceremony remembering the six Regulators who were executed by the British in 1771 in an event that helped sparked the American Revolution. 6 pm at the Regulator Historic Site in Hillsborough’s Cameron Park on East King Street.

Do you drive on 15/501 between Durham and Chapel Hill? Do you have ideas about the future of that highway? The local metropolitan planning organization is holding a public workshop on “reimagining 15/501” on Tuesday, June 26, from 5-8 pm at the Church of the Good Shepherd on Garrett Road in Durham. Everyone’s invited to come out and offer your feedback. More info online at Reimagining15501.com.

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