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Published: Aug 14, 2012 07:00 PM
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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.

Send items for Daybook at least two weeks before your event to durham@nando.com.
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