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"Traces of the Trade" film, discussion, & panel

09/06/2008 - 9:00am - 09/06/2008 - 4:30pm
Location: 
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Hillsborough

From Chapel Hill Town Council Member Sally Greene's blog:

Reenactment of Polk's 1847 Visit to Chapel Hill

05/03/2008 - 10:00am - 05/03/2008 - 4:00pm
Location: 
Horace Williams House, 610 E. Rosemary Street

Welcome to Chapel Hill President Polk!

The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill will be recreating the 1847 visit of President James K. Polk to Chapel Hill on Saturday, May 3, 2008. The event will be from 10 am to 4 pm at the Horace Williams House at 610 E. Rosemary Street. Costumed reenactors will be preparing for the President’s arrival while Mexican War soldiers drill on the historic lawn of the 1840s Horace Williams House. Children’s games, period music, and demonstrations will also be part of the day’s activities. The event is free and open to the community.

Book Discussion: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond

02/19/2008 - 7:00pm - 02/19/2008 - 8:00pm
Location: 
Carrboro Cybrary, 100 N. Greensboro St., Carrboro

Join our discussion of Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond. This geographer recounts why past societies have failed and what we need to do to keep our society going. The Seattle Times writes, “Diamond’s most influential gift may be his ability to write about geopolitical and environmental systems in ways that don’t just educate and provoke, but entertain.”

Book Description:

Presidents, Politics and Power: American Presidents Who Shaped the 20th Century

01/28/2008 - 9:00am - 01/28/2008 - 11:00am
02/04/2008 - 9:00am - 02/04/2008 - 11:00am
02/11/2008 - 9:00am - 02/11/2008 - 11:00am
02/18/2008 - 9:00am - 02/18/2008 - 11:00am
Location: 
Carrboro Century Center, 100 N. Greensboro St.
The Carrboro Cybrary and Carrboro Recreation & Parks present “Presidents, Politics & Power: American Presidents Who Shaped the 20th Century.” Each week we will be viewing a film that provides a presidential biography and opens up a discussion of our nation’s leaders.  The presidents included in the series are: Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan.  Following each film, Dr.
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