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2 THE CAROLINA TIMES SAT., MARCH 7, 1981 Calendar and Announcements REAL AND SURREAL Durham Art Guild exhibition March 8-31. Reception will be held Sun day, March 8, 3-5 p.m. at 120 Morris St., Durham. Virginia artist Betty Branch will show sculpture, Marcia Tyrrell will show painting, Louise Francke will show lithographs and Louellen Vernon-White will show etchings. Under the theme, "The Real and Surreal" the artists explore the reality, of en vironments, the humarf figure, and the humor and sensuality to be found in fantasy and myth. FLOWERS OF THE CAROLINAS, a photographic interpretation of wildflowers in natural settings, will be on exhibit at the N.C. Museum of Life & Science, 433 Murray Avenue, Durham until March 14. Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; 2-5 p.m. Sunday. Call 477-0431 for information. THE MOUSETRAP, a spellbinding mystery by Agatha Christie at the Raleigh Little Theatre March 13-15, 18-21, 24-28 at 8 p.m. Sunday matinees, .March 22 and 29 at 3 p.m. Adults: $5 weeknight & matinees; $6 Fridays & Saturdays; students and senior citizens, $3 weeknights, $4 Fridays and Saturdays and $2 matinees. For reservations call 821-3111, 12-6 daily. BOOKMOBILE WEEKLY STOPS Every Monday-1:45-2:45, Wellon's Village (near Big Star); Every Tuesday 2:00-3:00, Lakewood Shop ping Center; Every Wednesday 1:30-2:45, Nor thgate Mall (near Big Star); Every Friday 2:00-3:45, King's Plaza (Hillsborough Rd,); Every Saturday 9:30-12:30, Croasdaile Shopping Center; 2:30-3:30 Shannon's Plaza; 3:45-4:30 South Square Mall (near Big Star). THEATRE IN THE PARK 1981 Mini-Season. "Fortune In Men's Eye"-March 12-15; "The Glass Menagerie"-March 19-22; "Kennedy's Childrert"-March 26-29; "Lysistrata"-April 2-5. Advanced reservations are advised and can be made by calling 755-6939. ' RETIRED SCHOOL PERSONNEL The Durham City-County Unit of Retired School Per sonnel will meet Tuesday, March' 10, at 3 p.m., in the auditorium of Henderson Towers. A feature Of the meeting will be a panel discus sion on "Community Involvement in Retirement." , Moderator will be Wiley Hammond, retired social worker and outstanding volunteer of 1980.- Par ticipants will be Mrs. Doris M. Haynes and Dr. W.A. Stumpt. ECKANKAR-DURHAM will present a free in troductory talk entitled "The Awakened Con sciousness" Tuesday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m., third floor conference room, Durham County Library, N. Roxboro St. MUSEUM CLASSES It is time to register for classes and workshops at the N.C. Museum of Life and Science. Sign up for "Let's Go Fly A Kite", "Pet Care", "Chromotography", and "Rocket Building". Call 477-0431 for complete information and registration. .BULL CITY CARPOOLING PROGRAM operations have been transferred to the Triangle J Council of Governments in the Research Triangle r RQk. The transfer is part of a federally funded pooling of the region's urban ridesharing programs into one regionally coordinated program called TRI-A-RIDE, or Triangle Area Ridesharing Pro gram. Call 549-9999 for names of others traveling your route. ASK THE COMPUTER A counselor from the Educational Opportunity Center in Roxboro will be ..at Project LIFT in the Durham County Library on March 11. 1-3 p.m., to demonstrate the EOC's computerized guidance information system which will give print-out on career choices, Armed Forces . occupations, colleges and graduate schools, and on various financial aid programs. For more informa tion, phone Project LIFT. Hours are 9-9 Mon. & Tues.; 9-5:30 Wed. through Sat., or call 683-2626, ext. JL VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED for a variety of . needs. Call the Volunteer Services Bureau688-8977 of 688-9049, weekdays, 9-4. . CALENDAR ITEMS should reach us jo -later- than Friday before the desired publication week. Two to three weeks prior is even better! Mail to: Calendar, The Carolina Times, P.O. Box 3825, Durham, NC 27702. No charge. DURHAM TECHNICAL INSTITUTE is offer ing a 42-hour course in "Exercise Physiology." 'Designed for people interested in physical fitness, the course explains how the body functions during exercise. The ch met. . at DTI on Fridays, 9-12, through May 6. To register contact the Continuing Education Department, 596-9311, ext. 330. INDUSTRIAL TENNIS LEAGUE An organizational meeting for the Industrial Tennis League sponsored by the Durham Parks & Recrea tion Department will be held on Wednesday, March 1 1, at 7 p.m., in the second floor conference room in the Durham County Library. The league is open to all companies in the Durham area. If your com pany is interested but unable to send a represen tative, please call Ms. Eileen Witt, Tennis Director, at 683-4355 by March 10. DURHAM COUNTY COMMUNITY BASED ALTERNATIVES TASK FORCE has approx imately $140,000 available for community pro grams to meet the needs of status offenders, children at risk, and adjudicated juveniles. Contact Alex Epanchin, Durham County Schools, 683-2591, for applications and information. Deadline for filing applications is March 13, 1981. TENNIS COURTS AVAILABLE The Durham Parks and Recreation Department has ten nis courts available for rental. Groups may rent available courts at the rate of SI per hour per court day use or $1.25 per hour per court night use. Make tennis a part of your next family or business social. 'Call Ms. Eileen Witt at 683-4355 to reserve your courts now! AEROBIC DANCE CLASSES Carrboro Recrea tion and Parks Department is now accepting registration for two A. bic Dance Classes schedul ed to begin on Monday, March 16. These classes feature dance movements and routines done to music which provide body toning as well as a cardiovascular workout. Aerobic Dance improves flexibility, balance, rhythm, coordina tion, and body control. Classes will meet on Monday and Wednesday nights for six weeks. A beginning level class will meet from 6-7 p.m. An advanced level class, for those having Aerobic Dance before, is scheduled for 7-8 p.m. Preregistration is required and is on a first -come-first-serve basis. Nonrefundable fee $8. For more information, call 942-8541, extension 203. CLASS REGISTRATION The Durham City Schools Community Education Program is now . taking registration for classes in Intermediate Sew ing, Nutrition and Dietary Cooking, Motorcycle Repair, and Small Engine Repair. Call 682-5786 for further information. , BENEFIT CONCERT Composer-conductor David L. Allen will direct the Ambassadors for Christ Choir in a benefit concert for Winston-Salem State University Alumni Association Sunday, March 8 at 8 p.m., in the Kenneth R. Williams Auditorium. The J.C. Specials, a six-member vocal group will also perform. Tickets are on sale at the WSSU Alumni Office on campus: $1 for WSSU students, $2 for the general public. Allen earned a B.S. degree in health and physical education at Winston-Salem State and is currently enrolled as a music major. He is organist and minister of music for the Ambassadors for Christ Revivals, Inc. He has recorded with such gospel ar tists as Evangelist Shirley Caesar and achieved na tional recognition through the Gospel Music . Workshop of America for his song, "Heed To The Master's Call." CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL The Carr boro Recreation and Parks Department will feature the film "Almost Angels" on Friday, March 20, as part of its 1981 Children's Film Festival (especially selected for children ages 3-12). Parents are invited to attend with their children. The film will be shown in the Carrboro Elementary School Auditorium at 7 p.m. Admission is 75 per person. FREE FEATURE MOVIES are shown each Saturday at 3 p.m., in the auditorium of the Durham County Public Library. Plan to see "Broadway Melody of 1938", March 14, "Night To Remember", March 21. FREE FILMS On Tuesday and Wednesday evening at 7, March 10-11, the Chapel Hill Public . ; Library, corner Franklin and Boundary Streets, will show VDrums Along The Mohawk". The story of discouragement, hardship and danger that a young farmer and his wife (Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert) face pioneering the regions of New York State along the Mohawk Trail. John Ford directs. SOUTHERN ARTS FEDERATION (SAF) - is seeking performing arts groups to include in its 1982-83 touring program. Southeastern performing arts groups interested in touring in the region begin ning in September, 1982 should contact SAF im mediately for application information. The deadline for application is April 15, 1981. Each year SAF assists a limited number of pro fessional touring theater, dance, opera and music groups with partial fee support to qualified spon soring organizations in the Southeast. Performing groups are chosen based on their application, funds available and demand in a given art form. A performing group must have a firm commit ment from its board of directors, administrative staff and artists to the concept of touring for com munity audiences; a history of sound administrative and artistic direction and a regional or national reputation that demonstrates a high level of ac complishment. In addition, their artistic product, structured programs of educational value, and a demonstrated history of successful touring in their resident state will place the applicant in a favorable light. SAF is a regional arts service organization with membership including the state arts agencies of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. For more information, write Southern Arts Federation, Suite 712, 225 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, Ga. 30303. TRAVEL FILMS Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department will feature two afternoons of travel films in March for interested citizens. "Elie Wiesel's Jerusalem" is scheduled for Friday, March 13; "South Pacific: East of Eden", Friday, March 20. Both will begin at 2 p.m. in Room 1 10, Carr boro Town Hall. Admission is free. For informa tion, call 942-8541, ext. 203. TENNIS LESSONS are offered at Edison Johnson Recreation Center on an on-going basis Monday and Wednesday mornings at 9 a.m. and 10:30. Cost for 12 hours of instruction is $22 for Ci ty residents and $24 for non-residents. Register at Edison Johnson Recreation Center or call 683-4355 for more information. Resource person: Ms. Eileen Witt. POTTERY WORKSHOPS Two more special pottery workshops are being offered by the Durham Arts Council for those interested in making decorative tiles, or windchimes. Tile Making, Mar. 7 & 14, 10 a.m. -12:30 p.m., $20; Windchimes, Mar. 28, 10-12 noon, $8. To register, call 682-5519. AUDUBON WILDLIFE FILM SERIES in Chapel Hill at Guy B. Phillips Junior High School auditorium on Estes Drive. Tickets will be sold for any unoccupied seats ten minutes before each 8 p.m. performance. For information in Chapel Hill, contact Mrs. Robert Broughton, 942-3836 or Mrs. Robert Utiger, 942-7437; in Durham, Mrs. Charles Stuart, 286-2760. Remaining film in the series is: Norm Wakeman's "Inside Passage to Alaska" on Tuesday, April 7. SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR VET CHILDREN Over $2.3 million is available this fiscal year for college scholarships for eligible children of veterans. The state-funded scholarships are awarded to children of certain disabled, deceas ed and POWMIA veterans. The scholarships are for four academic years and can be used at public and private schools in North Carolina. Students who think they may be eligible should apply during their senior year in high school and before May 1. Students should contact their local veterans service officer or write: N.C. Division of Veterans Affairs, 227 E. Edenton St., Raleigh, NC 27601. For more information, contact Charles Beddingfield at (919) 733-3851. DAY CARE REFERRAL Duke University has recently implemented a Day Care Referral Ser vice to aid members of the Duke University Com munity in finding quality child care. The service is also interested in recruiting individuals interested in taking care of children in their homes. For further information, Contact Ms. Lillian Spiller at 684-2808. -"hi - .- . t. SOFTBALL The Durham Parks and Recrea tion Department will be holding an organizational meeting for adult (men, women and co-rec) softball leagues on Thursday, March 12, 7 p.m., at the Durham County Public Library, 300 N. Roxboro St. All interested persons should attend this meeting to find out registration procedures, entry for costs, league rules, etc. For more information, contact Gene Tomlinson or Angela Joines at 683-4355.
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