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

COMMUNITY BOOK FORUM

DOG SHOW EXPOS

CARRBORO MUSIC FESTIVAL

POETRY ALIVE

MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY

STORIES UNDER THE STARS

HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL

KIDS, COOKIES, AND CANDY CANES

CARRBORO FILM FESTIVAL

FAMILY BINGO

CENTURY CENTER CINEMA

THE HUNCHBACK OF NORTE DAME (1923, silent)

RESPIRO(2002, Italian)

MY LIFE WITHOUT ME (2003)

JAM SESSION SERIES

LOLLIPOP SERIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

CYNTHIA FOUSTVentriloquist

NORTH CAROLINA AQUARIUMS - FORT FISHER

RAGS TO RICHES THEARTE TROUPE- presents "The Gingerbeard Boy"

ENTERTAINMENT ADVENTURES

BRIAN STURM - storyteller

GARY BLANKENSHIP- magician

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. No Toddler Time 9/30.

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The Community Book Forum Co-sponsored by the Carrboro Cybrary
is an occasional series of events that brings our community together to discuss important issues and ideas. The next book forum we will be discussing the UNC freshman Summer read "Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights" by Kenji Yoshino. Copies are available now at the Carrboro Cybrary. For more information, call the Cybrary at 918-7387 or cybrary@co.orange.nc.us.

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Enjoy exhibits, educational presentations, and concessions for pets and owners. Meet veterinarians and dog trainers as well.

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Join in the fun of one of the largest free musical festivals in the southeast! Come enjoy over 120 musical performances at various indoor and outdoor venues all across Carrboro! For more information please visit: www.carrboromusicfestival.com.

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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 Poets Weekend 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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The West End Poets Weekend aims to provide a setting where NC poets can engage with others and share the power of poetry. The event is staged to provide a venue for people to celebrate, to share, and to encourage the writing, reading, and listening of poetry.

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The National Day of Doing Good
Make a Difference Day is the most encompassing national day of helping and you are encouraged to join the fun. On the nation's largest day of volunteering and community involvement, area youths, family and friends are invited to come out and participate. Kids, your time and effort will be acknowledged through certificates, and t-shirts as well as service learning hours for students at Chapel Hill and East Chapel Hill High Schools. We must have enough volunteers to get the job done. Hurry and register today. Adults are welcome to participate! Free t-shirts for the 1st 50 registered participants. Call in registration (918-7364) required.

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Cosponsored by Weaver Street Market
Sip some cider and munch a cookie while the ghoulishly good events unfold. A costume contest at 5:30 pm will be followed by the music and stories. Bring a blanket or a low chair and snuggle up for these stellar shows! Appropriate for all ages. Call Jason at 241-1794 for details. No registration required.

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Come enjoy the night and experience the great carnival games and programs for all ages. We boast a host of carnival style activities that reward your participation with wickedly good prizes. Be sure to witness the true magic of Merlin's Owl.
No registration required.

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The Carrboro Film Festival is a celebration of the film and video creativity we have right here in Orange County, NC. All filmmakers, from beginner to well established professional, is welcome to submit a production, 20 minutes in length or less. There will be a blue ribbon judging panel made up of local area experts in the film industry who will select the award winners.
For Full details, please visit carrborofilmfestival.com or contact filmfest@carrboro.com

Deadline for Film Entries: August 29th- $15/entry
Late Entries accepted until September 22nd-$30/entry

For a copy of the film submission guidelines

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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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A Holiday Celebration for Children of All Ages!
Bring the family to Century Hall at the Carrboro Century Center to enjoy some holiday fun!! Join us for crafts, face painting, balloon sculpting, cookie decorating, all leading up to an interactive children's stage show.
Activities: 9:30am-11:00am ; Magic Show: 11:00am-11:30;

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

The mission of the Revolve Film Festival is to bring new films to the Triad and Triangle in order to build a culturally united and progressive community with a year-round presence. To present a sophisticated film festival with inspiring, forward-thinking programming and lots of summer sparkle. A schedule of the films will be posted in August.

Free popcorn and soft drinks

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Publicly lashed for trying to abduct the lovely Esmeralda (Patsy Ruth Miller), grotesque bell-ringer Quasimodo (Lon Chaney) comes to love the gypsy girl after she alone takes pity on him. When Esmeralda is later unjustly sentenced to death, Quasimodo rushes to her rescue, taking her to Notre Dame Cathedral where he defends her by raining stone blocks and molten lead on the crowds below. Chaney's great performance made him a major film star. Erich Lieth will be improvising an original score live on the grand piano.

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On the island of Lampedusa, near Sicily, life can be as suffocating as it is charming. Grazia (Valeria
Golino) is the loving young mother of three children, but, much like the sea surrounding her island, Grazia can also be unpredictable and stormy. Although her free spirit causes talk, Grazia's husband lovingly stands by her in the face of small-town gossip. But as her behavior becomes more reckless, even her family's love can't protect her.

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It takes an illness with a bleak prognosis to break open 23-year-old Anne's (Sarah Polley) longing for a better life. A mother of two stuck in a dead-end job, Anne has received nothing but grief from her troubled parents and her slacker husband (Scott Speedman). But when she finds out she's dying, she makes a list of things she wants to accomplish: get acrylic nails, sleep with another man and, best of all, realize her true potential.

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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.

The Carolina Catbirds are: Shay Garriock, fiddle; Gail Gillespie, mandolin; Dwight Rogers, bass; Brett Riggs, banjo; and Pan Riggs, guitar. The Catbirds play lively old-time tunes and spirited songs that will make you want to join in the fun! Among their musical inspirations are the earliest string band recordings, rustic traditional fiddlers they have visited in the rural south, as well as fellow old-time musicians and friends. The Catbirds will lead and support folks who want to play, sing, dance, or find other ways to participate in this enduring music, from red-hot dance tunes to flowing waltzes and heart-felt songs.

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Come and experience the pleasure of Nia, the hottest fusion fitness technique in mind-body wellness! Nia is a joyful and exhilarating practice that combines martial arts, yoga, dance and spiritual self-healing. For one and 1/2 hours, 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! For all levels and ages.

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What is Psychetronic Dub & Soul? It's Trip-Pop. It's Dub rhythms woven among Industrial, Electronica and Techno beats. It's Soul and R&B melodies played in Funky Rock arrangements. It's Improv instrumentalism traveling deftly through Trance, Jam and Acid Jazz. It's music at once unique and accessible. Blue Marble Beat's show is a modern show capturing the old and the new. It's original songs and music by other artists presented in their own multimedia-rich, edgy style. Blue Marble Beat moves the body, soul and mind.
Blue Marble Beat is: Derek "dB" Brinson - vocals, guitar, keys, programming; Theo Boomhauer - drums, percussion, sequencer, programming; Thomas "Ski" Szypulski - bass, keys, programming. All are invited to JAM along!

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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.

Cynthia is a self taught ventriloquist who has been performing for the past three years. She has performed for school functions, after school programs, church events, banquets and more. When not performing as a ventriloquist, Cynthia is an Outreach Story Reader at a local library in her area. Cynthia and her puppet friends look forward to seeing you soon!

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Discover the wonderful world of birds in this exciting program featuring Birdman Dave Gulick. Dave and his assortment of beautiful birds will educate and mesmerize you. Learn how birds fly and along with their survival techniques. Audience participation is part of this exciting program.

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The North Carolina Fort Fisher Aquarium will host two great shows on the same day. See one show for $3.00 or 2 shows for $5.00

Hermit Crabs and Friends (11:30am-12:30pm)- After reading Eric Carle's fantastic children's book, A House for Hermit Crab, participants make the story come to life with costumes, hand motions, and a tinge of acting. After the hermit crab finds his new home, participants meet the real animals from the story. We learn about the interesting characteristics of hermit crabs, sea stars, sea urchins, and sea snails by getting up close and personal with these live animals. It's a lot of fun and is great for younger children.

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Ahoy! Ahoy! What a joy! What a joy! You can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread Boy. Gerry heads out to find adventure, life, liberty, and happiness. He's sure he is the best at everything, but after challenging some people he meets to games and tests of knowledge he decides to return home because he still has a lot to learn.

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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 is requested but not required 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.

The world really is our oyster! However, we like to think of it as a beautiful pearl that shines with its many cultures. What better way to showcase a different culture than through dance? After all, dance is one of the oldest forms of communication. We are a company that combines the joy of dance with the allure of faraway places. Cultured Pearl Productions is dedicated to bringing professional family entertainment and cultural awareness to the community at large.

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Tis the season for warm fires and great stories! Join Carrboro Branch Library and Carrboro Parks and Recreation as we welcome a local storyteller to enchant and delight us with winter stories

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Come experience the rhythm and universal spirit of Flamenco Carolina! This dance company under the direction of artistic director Carlota Santana, based in Durham and New York, is composed of a core group of advanced local students from various ethnic backgrounds. They will perform a number of dances which portray a range of emotions, speak on the fascinating history of flamenco and invite the audience to try a few rhythms. All the dances include lively footwork and the use of castanets, fans or shawls. Ole!

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Mr. Blankenship is back with his rip-roaring comedy magic show! With the use of ropes, rings, silk handkerchiefs and everyday common things he will delight his audience with magic and mystery that appeals to all who have the heart and humor of a kid!

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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"