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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CARRBORO DAY

CARRBORO TEEN TALENT CONTEST

COMMUNITY BOOK FORUM:

Small is Possible: Life in a Local Economy

FISHING RODEO

CARRBORO JULY 4TH CELEBRATION

TODDLER PRESCHOOL PLAYTIME

LOLLIPOP SERIES

• LOUISE OMOTO KESSEL
• RON JOHNSON

ENTERTAINMENT ADVENTURES

• C.L.A.W.S
• RON JONES
• SKIPSATIONS

CARRBORO CENTER CINEMA

• THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL
• SINGING IN THE RAIN
• TREASURE OF SIERRA MADRE

JAM SESSION SERIES

• NIA JAM
• MUSIC EXPLORIUM

SUMMERDIPITY EVENTS

• PAYAL DANCE ACADEMY
• TAMBOR VIVO
• SQUARE HEELS DANCE CLUB
• KHAHARI BELLY DANCE COLLABORATIVE

REC CONNECT -"On Line Registration link"

Celebrating a Sustainable Community! Join neighbors and friends and celebrate the unique qualities that make our town special. Enjoy story sharing, live music, poetry, crafts and interactive family games. Bring a chair or blanket and make yourself at home. For more detailed information visit: CarrboroDay.com

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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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Co-sponsored with the Carrboro Cybrary

Small is Possible: Life in a Local Economy
by Lyle Estill
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 summer, we will discuss what it takes to live life in a local economy. Lyle Estill, co-founder of Piedmont Biofuels, will discuss the local economy in Chatham County that has allowed their citizens to feed themselves, fuel themselves, heal themselves, and govern themselves. This discussion will be valuable to anyone interested in sustainability, co-ops, biodiesel, whole foods, slow food, small business, and more.
Copies of the book can be borrowed from the Cybrary.

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Enjoy a morning of fishing fun followed by a hotdog lunch. Bring your own pole or use one of ours (limited number available). Bait provided. FREE!
Ages 3-15 and parents
Site opens at 9:00 am
9:15 am-9:45 am Registration
9:30 am-11:15 am Fishing
11:15 am-12:30 pm Lunch
Strayhorn's pond located on New Hope Church Road between Chapel Hill and Hillsborough
Call for directions: 918-7364
Co-sponsored with the Orange County Recreation and Parks Department and the Orange County 4-H with support from area civic clubs and businesses.

Raindate: Sunday, June 7 from 2- 4 (Rodeo only).

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The Carrboro Community 4th of July Celebration. Join us in celebrating the birth of our Nation! This time-honored down home event is the coolest way to spend your day! Enjoy a variety of musical performances, entertainers, face painting, games and a juggling Uncle Sam on stilts. The excitement begins on Weaver Street Lawn with at costume contest. Decorate your bike or wagon for the traditional Main Street parade to Town Hall where you can party the day away with Big Mama E & the Cool. A five piece rock & roll band from Raleigh, N.C. featuring their own brand of original rock 'n' roll music with a southern R&B flavor. Activities for all ages to enjoy! Pre-Event starts at 9:30am at Weaver Street Market!

For more detailed information visit: Carrboro July 4th Celebration

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When it's just too hot 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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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 welcome. Pay at the door.

Louise invites children and parents to join in--- singing, chanting, and gesturing along with her for a joyous experience of telling the story together. Essential lessons in "you can do it" and "everybody makes a difference" are delivered right along with the rollicking fun. Drawing from her own Japanese/Russian family background and her love children's literature and folk tales from many cultures, Louise's stories are carefully chosen to uplift and inspire---with plenty of giggles and grins thrown in for good measure!

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If you love puppets, magic and laughter, you won't want to miss Ron Johnson! This magical ventriloquist will educate and entertain with his high-energy performance which features lots of audience participation and lots of laughs for the whole family.


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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!

CLAWS, Creative Learning about Wildlife Species, brings native animals right to you! Through interactive learning and participation, Mrs. Claws will dispel myths about native wildlife, pass on safety tips for living with wildlife in your back yard, and stress the importance of species conservation. She allows you to interact with them in a safe environment while learning to respect them for their place in our eco-system. Experience these critters close-up and you will never look at them in the same way!

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Get creative with storyteller and musician Ron Jones! We'll create our own fractured fairytale, write a song, and choreograph a dance to it! Ron has been sharing stories and songs with audiences of all ages for more than thirty years. In schools, libraries, and at storytelling festivals throughout the southeast, Canada, and Mexico, he tells traditional and contemporary folktales from around the world- as well as bilingual stories and songs from Mexico. He often involves the audience in participation stories and sing-a-longs with his story-songs.

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Join us for the following classic movies this summer at the Century Center

An alien (Klaatu) with his mighty robot (Gort) land their spacecraft on Cold War-era Earth just after the end of World War II. They bring an important message to the planet that Klaatu wishes to tell to representatives of all nations. However, communication turns out to be difficult, so, after learning something about the natives, Klaatu decides on an alternative approach.

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One of the most-loved and celebrated film musicals of all time! The joyous film, co-directed by Stanley Donen and acrobatic dancer-star-choreographer Gene Kelly, is a charming, up-beat, graceful and thoroughly enjoyable experience with great songs, lots of flashbacks, wonderful dances (including the spectacular Broadway Melody Ballet with leggy guest star Cyd Charisse), casting and story. This was another extraordinary example of the organic, 'integrated musical' in which the story's characters naturally express their emotions in the midst of their lives. Song and dance replace the dialogue, usually during moments of high spirits or passionate romance. And over half of the film - a 'let's put on a play' type of film, is composed of musical numbers.

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Fred C. Dobbs and Bob Curtin, both down on their luck in Tampico, Mexico in 1925, meet up with a grizzled prospector named Howard and decide to join with him in search of gold in the wilds of central Mexico. Through enormous difficulties, they eventually succeed in finding gold, but bandits, the elements, and most especially greed threaten to turn their success into disaster.

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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. $3/per person at the door.

Summer Solstice NIA JAM- Experience the pleasure of Nia, the hottest fusion fitness technique in mind-body wellness and bring in the summer season with new energy!
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, 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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Everyone is invited to experience the awesome power of community drumming! All levels are welcome and those who have never drummed with others are especially encouraged to feel the spirit of rhythm and dance with a group. It will lift up your soul! Some drums will be provided, but bring your own if you can.
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This Wednesday night summer series promises a range of discoveries for learning, enjoyment and fun!

Payal Dance Academy, has been in the Triangle area, for the last 20 years and is a creation of "Karnataka Kalashree". Mrs. Supriya Desai, is currently the artistic director. She has many awards and accolades and has an outstanding repertoire of productions that have played to packed houses. You will be able to obeserve classical Indian dance styles (Dances will be both traditional and contemporary with fusion styles), which will be performed by company dancers and students. Karishma is a high-profile graduate that trained under Supriya and is considered among the rising superstars among US based Bharathanatyam dancers.

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"Tambor Vivo" is an ensemble of professional and community based percussionists who study and play various forms of Afro-Cuban folkloric music. The Spanish word tambor means drum and vivo, loosely translated, means alive and living with a strong deep feeling. The ensemble blends Cuban music traditions with Carolina spice while honoring the healing energy and life force of the drums and spirits.

"Tambor Vivo" presents traditions and inspirations from the amazingly rich and complex body of music in the Afro-Cuban drumming tradition. Polytonal percussive orchestrations provide the foundation for improvisation and expression, blending drum, song, movement, and music.

Using congas ( tumbadoras ), shekeres (guiro), cajon (box drum), bata, bombo (bass drum), clave, cascara, campana, and a variety of other instruments, the group embraces rhythms from sacred and secular Afro-Cuban traditions, including; Guiro, Bata, Bembe, Ijessa, Rumba Guaguanco, Yambu, Mozambique and Conga/Comparsa.

Musicians: Beverly Botsford (musical director), Justin Hill, Robert Cantrell, Patrick Loebs, and Jim Roberts

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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"