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Residents battle rain
for schools fundraiser
BY LAURA OLENIACZ
STAFF WRITER
Mother Nature did not stop the
parade of children, parents and
teachers marching down the streets
Saturday to raise money for Chapel
Hill-Carrboro City Schools.
The torrential downpour that
started at the beginning of the walk
created puddles and rivulets that
diminished the fundraiser’s turnout
but created excellent conditions for
splashing the afternoon away at the
carnival at Lincoln Center that fol
lowed the walk.
Kim Hoke, vice president of the
Public School Foundation, which
sponsored the event, said the fund
raising totals were down from last
year’s SIO,OOO intake.
Hoke estimated that 2,500
people attended compared to last
year’s attendance 0f3,000.
“We still got a little wet but we
still escaped Mother Nature,” said
Rob Dallara, an eighth grader at
Phillips Middle School who came
to the event with his family.
Along with an abundance of
cookies, cupcakes, barbecue and
snow cones that entertained the
Dirty South moves to Carrboro
Comedy troupe
opens new venue
BY TANNER SLAYDEN
ASSISTANT ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
It makes sense that funny things
should come in unique packages.
Take Dirty South Improv’s new
venue located behind Elmo’s
Diner in the Carr Mill Mall for
example. The club has a back-alley
facade, but the inside resembles
The Comedy Store’s world
renowned decor.
The group’s members took the
stage for the first time Friday night
and showed that comedians make
the venue, not vice-versa.
“It is so unreal that we finally
have a permanent space,” said Zach
Ward, owner and executive direc
tor of DSI. “We are finally ready to
do shows tonight.”
The ribbon-cutting ceremony
kicked off DSl’s opening night and
couldn’t have been more fitting.
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taste buds of carnival attendees,
the event featured a climbing wall,
a dance stage, a moon bounce and
an array of games and art stands.
The carnival’s distractions were
set up by school organizations, and
proceeds will go directly back to
the programs.
For the fifth year in a row, the
world language department of
Culbreth Middle School held the
bake sale that serves as a major
fundraiser, said Culbreth Spanish
teacher Lori Bruhns.
“Any cultural things we do we
fund (ourselves),” Bruhns said.
“It’s unfortunate it’s raining
because we make a good two or
three hundred dollars,” she added.
Frank Porter Graham
Elementary School student Marika
O’Hara helped carry the school’s
sign in the parade.
“My hands are all pink from the
sign. It just sort of got wet and got
on our hands. I got some on my
nose,” she said.
Walkers were asked to collect
donations so that their school could
receive 85 percent of the pledged
amount. The other 15 percent will
The glittered, silver ribbon was
cut with a small Swiss Army knife
—a symbol for their large come
dic vision that just happens to be
stored in a small place.
“This is a huge thing for the com
munity,” said Rene Duquesnoy, the
ribbon-cutter and DSI performer.
“This gives a home for many people
who are looking to perform.”
This also marked the first-ever
performance of ComedySportz
improvisational comedy played
as a sport.
After the opening ceremony, the
packed house was treated to a mock
competition between the Carr Mill
Mall Rats and Philadelphia. Ward
was the referee for the “sports
event,” which kept to its theme with
uniforms, scoreboards and the let’s
get-ready-to-rumble soundtrack.
The game works much like
“Whose Line Is It Anyway?” with
some variations, and is judged
using an “applaud-o-meter.”
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improv comedy has been on my
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go to overhead costs.
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro
Public School Foundation, a non
profit organization that funds
student scholarships for techni
cal schools, renews certifications
and teacher awards, sponsored
the walk.
The annual walk is the group’s
fundraiser directly for the school
programs.
The foundation also did a 5K
run Saturday morning that pulled
in 131 participants.
“It’s a great way to be involved
in the community,” said Taylor
Williams, student body treasurer
at Chapel Hill High.
Bruhns was also enthused about
the event’s positive publicity.
“The kids see us out of the class
room, the parents see us out of the
classroom,” she said.
Orange County Schools will host
its first Walk for Education at 10 a.m
on Nov. 5 at the county courthouse.
The county schools will receive 50
percent of the walk profits.
Contact the City Editor
at citydesk@unc.edu.
television, and this looks so pro
fessional,” said audience member
Margaret Scarborough during the
show’s halftime. “It’s so obvious
that everyone has been working so
hard to get these shows started.”
The game relies a lot on audi
ence participation, and spectators
give all the ideas for games and can
be pulled up at anytime.
Mike Kiehart, who took the almost
17-foot stage in one of the games, said
he was excited to see ComedySportz
at the Carrboro venue.
“The show has some awesome
improv,” Kiehart said. “The place
isn’t big or extravagant, but it feels
like a comedy club.”
Ward said he hopes the venue
will continue to see big crowds.
“Word-of-mouth is the best
advertising,” he said. “Tell a friend,
family member or zombie.
“We have no problem perform
ing for the undead.”
Contact theA&E Editor
at artsdesk@unc.edu.
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A gathering by the creekside
‘Friends’ hold
second festival
BY JESSICA SCHONBERG
STAFF WRITER
The pleasant smell of empana
das filled the air as the music of
a local band dimly played in the
background and children play
fully waded around in the nearby
creek.
The Bolin Creek area came to life
to celebrate a local environmental
cornerstone Sunday during the sec
ond annual Bolin Creek Festival at
Umstead Park.
The festival was hosted by the
Friends of Bolin Creek, a non
profit organization that aims to
preserve the Bolin Creek corridor
and to establish a park to preserve
its watershed by cooperating with
the University and area munici
palities.
The organization currently is
working with the University on
plans to preserve the area of Bolin
Creek that runs along the Carrboro
side of the planned Carolina North
campus.
“Bolin Creek is a natural trea
sure,” said Dave Otto, who serves
as chairman of the organization.
“The festival is both to celebrate
the creek and to raise awareness
that this marvelous place is here,”
he said.
The festival included a trash
sweep on Umstead Road, live
music, fresh food and activities for
kids.
It also included a silent auction
of goods and services donated by
local merchants. All profits from
the auction are being donated
to the governor’s N.C. Helping
Neighbors Fund lOO percent
of which goes to assist hurricane
victims.
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environmental interests set up
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Bolin Creek to Jay Jay Hladik at Umstead Park on Sunday afternoon.
information booths at the event.
The Orange Water and Sewer
Authority brought a poster cov
ered with water conservation
tips.
The event was attended by
both young and old members of
the Chapel Hill-Carrboro com
munity.
For Jessica Robertson,
who moved to the area from
Gainesville, Fla., three months
ago, the festival provided an
opportunity to get to know her
new community.
She said she heard about the
festival on the news and thought
it would be a good chance to get
her 18-month-old daughter Lillian
out of the house.
Leon Snape brought his dog
with him to the festival.
“I think it’s just a fine thing to
protect this resource,” he said of
the protection efforts.
Entertainment for children
came in the form of specially
scheduled activities and enter
tainment in a crafts corner at the
festival.
Different local musical groups
played each hour from noon until
6 p.m., giving attendees a taste of
several musical flavors.
The music was a bonus for
some who already were planning
to attend the event.
“Nathan really enjoys the
music,” said Robin Hathom about
her young son. “He keeps pester
ing the musicians about what their
instruments do.”
Despite having to reschedule
the event from Saturday to Sunday
because of rain, organizers said the
festival ended up a success.
Looking into the creek where
some children, wearing Friends
of Bolin Creek T-shirts hanging
down to their ankles, dragged
fishing nets through the shallow
water, Otto said, “This is what it’s
all about.”
Contact the City Editor
at citydesk@unc.edu.
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