NCGLFF Family Day

The N.C. Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Family Day will begin at 9 a.m. at the Carolina Theatre. There will be face painters, craft stations, a story teller and a free screening of 1979’s “The Muppet Movie” at 11:10 a.m. carolinatheatre.org.

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous meets at 10 a.m. for newcomers and 10:30 a.m. for regular members in room 220 at Structure House, 3017 Pickett Road. 919-929-9891.

Black Confederates

Dr. Freddie Parker, chair of the history department at N.C. Central University, will lead a panel discussion on recent research on African-Americans who fought for the South in the Civil War at 3 p.m. at the Durham Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro St. The panel will include scholars from the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Va. 919-560-0268, durhamcountylibrary.org.

Music In the Park

Music in the Park present old school R&B music from 5 to 7 p.m. in Central Park. Bring chairs or blankets and a picnic.

African-American Book Group

The African-American Literature book group will meet at 6 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Booksellers at New Hope Commons. The book, “The Upper Room” by Mary Monroe will be discussed. 919-489-3012.

Monday

Stroke Support Group

The Durham Regional Hospital will hold a stroke support group from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in private dining room C. Registration is required. durhamregional.org/events.

Durham Photography Club

The Durham Photography Club meets the second Monday of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson St. The first meeting is free, but thereafter there’s a small annual membership fee. 919-668-1707, gardens.duke.edu.

Storytelling Event

A storytelling series for adults will be held at 7 p.m. every second Monday of each month at the Regulator Bookshop, 720 Ninth St. 919-286-2700, regulatorbookshop.com.

Nar-Anon

Nar-Anon, a twelve-step program designed to help relatives and friends of addicts recover from the effects of living with an addicted relative or friend meets from 8 to 9 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3638 Chapel Hill Road. 919-596-2915, nar-anon.org.

Tuesday

Storytime

Storytime for young readers is held at 10 a.m. at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in New Hope Commons. 919-489-3012.

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous meets from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 305 E. Main St. 919-683-3013.

Kids Yoga

Kids Yoga classes for kindergarten through second grade are held from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Scrap Exchange, 923 Franklin St. 919-213-1278, scrapexchange.org.

SF/Fantasy Writers Group

The Science Fiction/Fantasy Writers Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Booksellers at New Hope Commons. 919-489-3012.

Concert Event

Ciompi Quartet Presents, a three-part summer chamber music series, will be at 7:30 p.m. in Kirby Horton Hall in the Doris Duke Center at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. The concert will feature one or more members of the Ciompi Quartet joined by acclaimed guest artists. Tickets are $20. events.duke.edu/ciompipresents.

Wednesday

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous meets at 12:30 p.m. at Holy Infant Catholic Church, 5000 Southpark. For more information, call 919-607-4867.

Farmers Market

The Durham Farmers Market at 501 Foster St. is open from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. It offers fresh produce, prepared foods, crafts and other goods produced within 70 miles. For more information, visit durhamfarmersmarket.com.

Thursday

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous meets from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 305 E. Main St. on the second floor.

Hawaiian Luau

Durham Regent independent senior community will hold a Hawaiian luau with a traditional Hawaiian meal at 12:30 p.m. at 3007 Pickett Road. Registration is required. 919-490-6224, durhamregent.com.

Kids Yoga

Kids Yoga classes for third- through fifth-graders are held from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Scrap Exchange, 923 Franklin St. 919-213-1278, scrapexchange.org.

Nar-Anon

Nar-Anon, a 12-step program designed to help relatives and friends of addicts recover from the effects of living with an addicted relative or friend, meets from 7 to 8 p.m. at Immanuel Temple Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2102 S. Alston Ave. 919-383-4236, nar-anon.org.

Benefit Concert

A benefit concert to raise money for the continued support of the Triangle jazz and art communities, hosted by the Art of Cool Project will be at 7:30 p.m. in Room 350 at the Cotton Room, 807 E. Main St. Soul Understated and Orquesta GarDel will perform. Surprise cameo performances will occur during the evening. Tickets are $25. theartofcoolproject.com/etix.

Saturday

Fill That Bus

Four area rotary clubs and Crayons2Calculators will hold the “Fill that Bus” school supplies drive for Durham public schools outside Office Depot, 4001 Chapel Hill Blvd. Three-ring loose leaf binders are not being accepted. durhamrotaryclub.org/2012/07/support-durham-public-school-teachers.

Farmers Market

The Durham Farmers Market at 501 Foster St. is open from 8 a.m. to noon offering fresh produce, prepared foods, crafts and other goods produced within 70 miles of the market. durhamfarmersmarket.com.

Craft Market

The Durham Craft Market is open from 9 a.m. to noon in Central Park. DurhamCraftMarket.com.

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous meets from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3639 Old Chapel Hill Road. 919-596-9543.

CowParade N.C. Round Up

The official kickoff of CowParade North Carolina will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Golden Belt, 807 E. Main St. This one-day event represents the only time during the three-month exhibition that over 80 life-size cows, all transformed by local artists, will be on display at one location at the same time. There will be food, live music, family-friendly activities and the opportunity to meet the artists. cowparadenc.com.

Storytime

Storytime for young readers is at 11 a.m. at Barnes & Noble in New Hope Commons. 919-489-3012.

Children’s Activity

Parents and children ages four and older are invited to the Klutz Explore the Galaxy Hands-On Learning event at noon at Barnes & Noble Booksellers at New Hope Commons. Children will design and color stickers for decorating the night sky and space-themed scenes. 919-489-3012.

Nutcracker Auditions

The Triangle Youth Ballet will hold senior company Nutcracker auditions from 1 to 5 p.m. at Gateway Commons, 1708-A E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill. 919-932-2676, triangleyouthballet.org.

Talent Search

The Star Foundation will hold a community talent search from 1 to 5 p.m. at BBQ Heaven, 902 Fayetteville St. The search is open to youth and adults. 919-638-0611.

Chess Club

The North Regional Library holds Chess Club meetings from 2 to 4:30 p.m. All ages and skill levels invited; sets and boards provided.

Community Fair

The Arc will hold its second annual Community Fair from 4 to 7 p.m. at Northgate Park, 300 W. Club Blvd. There will be games, raffle drawings, information from local community organizations, free health screenings, prizes, face painting, the “Spin Man”, a jump house and free food. The Arc promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and development disabilities. RSVP is required. 919-493-8141, tonyamerritt@frontier.com.

Rock the Park

Durham Parks and Recreation will hold a new series entitled, “Rock the Park” with a movie from 8 to 10 p.m. at Southern Boundaries Park, 100 Third Fork Drive. The kid-friendly movie, “Rio” will be shown. Bring a chair or blanket. 919-560-4355, DPRPlayMore.org.