Firewood
sale set for Dec. 7
Stock up on firewood at the annual firewood sale, scheduled for
Dec. 7 from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. near the Municipal Operations Facility
off Airport Road.
The wood, which must be loaded by the customer, is not split or
in firewood lengths. It will be sold on a first-come, first-served
basis -- cash (or check) and carry -- for $24 per cord or $12
per full-sized pick-up truck load.
To reach the sale site, go north on Airport Road, turn left at
the Municipal Operations Facility and follow the signs. The sale
will be held rain or shine.
'Centering
the South' talk set for Nov. 21
Laurie
Langbauer, professor of English, will speak about "British Travelers
in the South" on Nov. 21 as part of the "Centering the South"
Speakers Series at the Center for the Study of the American South.
The talk is free and open to the public and will be held in the
Toy Lounge of Dey Hall at 7:30 p.m.
Pre-registration
deadline nears for Jingle Bell Jog
H.E.E.L.S.
for Health's Jingle Bell Jog, the annual run/walk, will be held
Dec. 5. In order to participate, pre-registration forms must be
received by Nov. 26.
An entry form was printed in the Nov. 6 issue of the "Gazette"
and is also available as a link from the H.E.E.L.S.' web site
at www.ais.unc.edu/hr/heels/.
All participants will be eligible for prize drawings following
the run/walk. A plaque will be awarded to the team with the most
participants.
Participants are encouraged to dress in costume to celebrate the
holiday season, and non-perishable food items will be collected
for donation to a local food bank. Those making a donation will
be eligible for a special drawing.
For more information, call 962-2348.
Phone
books to be recycled at outdoor bins
The
Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling asks that departments
and individuals dispose of outdated phone books in blue outdoor
newspaper recycling bins, not indoor bins, anytime throughout
the year.
Phone books may be recycled with newspaper at drop-off sites and
through town curbside collection in Chapel Hill/Orange County.
Botanical
garden plans nature art auction, craft sale
Local
artists will depict nature themes in miniature in the North Carolina
Botanical Garden's Diminutive Nature Art Show. The fourth annual
show runs through Dec. 31 in the garden's Totten Center classroom.
A silent auction will be held Dec. 2-8. Winning bidders may pick
up their original art at 4 p.m. Dec. 8. Color copies of the originals
in the exhibit will replace those bought during the auction.
A holiday tree will be on display decorated with handcrafted ornaments
of pine straw, pine wood and pine cones Dec. 8-22. All proceeds
from the auction and sale will benefit the garden and its programs.
Blood
drives scheduled
The
Holiday Edition of the Carolina Blood Drive will be held Dec.
18 from 7:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. in Woollen Gym. The goal is to
collect at least 250 units of usable blood. Donors will receive
free American Red Cross T-shirts and either one or all of the
following: free Chick-Fil-A coupons, Domino's Pizza $5-off coupons
and $2-off at Great Clips.
The American Red Cross will mail postcards to individuals who
signed up to donate in the December 2001 or July 2002 drives.
Those who wish to be removed from the mailing list should call
1-866-562-7156.
Also
on tap in December is Facilities Services' Holiday Blood Drive.
Scheduled for Dec. 6, it will run from 9 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
in the Giles Horney Building.
For appointments, contact Debbie Anderson at 962-0764 or e-mail
Debbie@fac.unc.edu.
PlayMakers
produces 'Proof,' 2001 Pulitzer and Tony award winner
PlayMakers
Repertory Company will premiere "Proof" under the direction of
resident director Ted Shaffner.
The play runs Nov. 27-Dec. 22 at the Paul Green Theatre in the
Center for Dramatic Art.
This exhilarating and compassionate comedy of ideas explores the
world of mathematics and the intersection of genius and madness,
as well as the human instinct for love and connection.
"Proof"
single tickets range from $9 to $27 ($34 for the Opening Saturday
Night gala performance). Season subscriptions prorated for the
remaining four shows also are available. Discounts are available
for seniors, students and groups. Call PlayMakers box office at
962-PLAY (7529) for tickets and information, or see www.playmakersrep.org.
Faculty
and staff urged to serve on local boards
Carolina
faculty and staff are encouraged to serve on Carrboro and Chapel
Hill advisory boards.
The Town of Carrboro is accepting applications for its advisory
boards for terms expiring February 2003. The Town Clerk's Office
may be contacted at Town Clerk's Office, 301 West Main Street,
Carrboro, NC 27510; by phone, 918-7309; or e-mail TownClerk@ci.carrboro.nc.us.
A listing of advisory boards is available at townofcarrboro.org/tc/AdvisoryBoards.htm.
An application is available at townofcarrboro.org/tc/advisoryboardapp.htm.
To be considered for appointment to a Chapel Hill advisory board,
candidates may return an application to the Town Clerk's
Office at any time of the year for any advisory board, regardless
of whether vacancies exist. A list of advisory boards is at www.townofchapelhill.org/ABC/vacancies.htm.
Applications will be kept on file for two spring appointment cycles.
Forms are available by contacting the Town Clerk's Office at 306
North Columbia St., Chapel Hill, NC 27516; by calling 968-2757,
Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.; or at www.townofchapelhill.org/pdfs/abc_app.pdf.
Hearing
study needs volunteers
Individuals
ages 40-55 with normal hearing are needed for a study to be completed
in six to eight hour-long segments. Enrollees will be paid $10
per hour. For more information, call 966-8649 or e-mail erynn@med.unc.edu.
Service
day planned Jan. 20
Carolina
R.O.C.T.S. (Rejuvenating Our Community Through Service) invites
campus service organizations to take part in its third annual
Day for Service, planned for Jan. 20. Participants will receive
lunch and a T-shirt.
To submit ideas for service projects and for more information,
see www.unc.edu/rocts or
call 593-0556.
BB&T
donates University's largest humanities grant
A
$1 million grant from the BB&T Charitable Foundation to the
Department of Philosophy will encourage students to consider the
role of capitalism in society from a moral perspective. The gift
-- the largest single corporate gift to a Carolina humanities
department -- will support a visiting professor or postdoctoral
fellow and provide critical funding for undergraduate and graduate
research.
The new gift counts toward the Carolina First Campaign, a comprehensive,
multi-year private fund-raising campaign to help support the vision
of Carolina becoming the nation's leading public university.
New
program focuses on health disparities
The
University has launched a Program on Ethnicity, Culture and Health
Outcomes in an effort to identify and help alleviate the root
causes of racial and ethnic health disparities in North Carolina
and beyond.
This campuswide program incorporating a
new curriculum, community outreach and research
will be funded by a $1.4 million donation from the North Carolina
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation.
Journalism
school to bring PR curriculum to Russian schools
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication has received a
$280,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State to help improve
public relations education in Russia.
With the three-year grant, the school will create a partnership
with Moscow State University for International Relations and Irkutsk
State University in eastern Siberia.
'Twelve
Days' open house set for Dec. 8 at Carolina Inn
A
fantastical outdoor sand sculpture, a display of heirloom dolls
and toys, and a metal wall hanging depicting Four Calling Birds
will be among the additions to this year's "Twelve Days of Christmas"
celebration at The Carolina Inn.
The celebrations, which include more than a dozen special events,
programs and seasonal dinners, begin Dec. 8 with a free open house
and continue through Jan. 6.
At the community open house, from 1 to 5 p.m., guests will enjoy
free refreshments, holiday music and self-guided tours of the
inn's elaborate "Twelve Days of Christmas" decorations.
The sand sculpture, to be created by Ed Moore, a Raleigh architect
and award-winning sand sculptor, will take shape outdoors over
several days and is planned to be completed during the open house.
For complete listings of the inn's seasonal events, many of which
require reservations, call the Christmas phone line, 913-1010;
the inn's main number, 933-2001; or refer to www.carolinainn.com.
