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Sunday

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.

Music Event

The Duke Symphony Orchestra will perform at 6 p.m. on the East Campus Main Quad at Duke University. music.duke.edu.

Monday

Look Good, Feel Better

The American Cancer Society program, Look Good, Feel Better, will hold a seminar from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Durham Regional Hospital. Participants will receive a free cosmetics kit and instruction by beauty professionals. Registration is required. 919-470-7168.

Scene of the Crime Book Group

The Scene of the Crime book group will meet at 7 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Booksellers at New Hope Commons. The book, “Dark Mirror” by Barry Maitland, will be discussed. 919-489-3012.

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 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.

Discovery Days

Free drop-in activities for children with an adult chaperone will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Charlotte Brody Discovery Garden at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson St. Parking fees apply. 919-668-1707, gardens.duke.edu.

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.

Adult Basketball Game

The Carolina Devils will hold pick-up adult wheelchair basketball games from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at Braggtown Baptist Church, 3218 N. Roxboro St. RSVP requested. Fiona@bridge2sports.org.

Wednesday

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous meets at 12:30 p.m. at Holy Infant Catholic Church, 5000 Southpark. For 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. durhamfarmersmarket.com.

Author Event

Laura Florand will discuss her new novel, “The Chocolate Thief” at 7 p.m. at the Regulator Bookshop, 720 Ninth St. 919-286-2700, regulatorbookshop.com.

Thursday

Garden Discussion

Curator Stefan Bloodworth presents “Walk on the Wild Side” the first Thursday of every month from 11 a.m. to noon in the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Cost is $5 for non-garden members. 919-668-1707, gardens.duke.edu.

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.

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.

Off-Campus Stakeholder Reception

A Duke University off-campus stakeholder reception will be from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Newman Catholic Student Center at Falcone-Arena House, 402 N. Bunchanan Blvd. There will be the opportunity to interact with students, neighbors, Duke University administrators, Duke Police, Durham Police, neighborhood associations, Durham County ABC and ALE in a casual meet-and-greet style. Hors d’oeuvres will be served. 919-684-6859.

New Hope Audubon Society Meeting

The New Hope Audubon Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the N.C. Botanical Gardens in Chapel Hill. There will be a potluck dinner. Bring a dish to share and your own silverware, cups and dishes. Participants may bring about 10 slides or pictures of nature or the environment to share with the group. newhopeaudubon.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.

Author Event

Kristyn Lewis will discuss her new novel, “How Lucky Are You,” at 7 p.m. at the Regulator Bookshop, 720 Ninth St. 919-286-2700, regulatorbookshop.com.

Friday

Music Event

Susan Youens, R. Larry Todd and Angela Mace present “Fanny Hansel Rediscovered” at 4 p.m. in the East Duke Parlors at Duke University. There also will be a roundtable discussion. music.duke.edu.

Saturday

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.

South Durham Farmers’ Market Opening

The South Durham Farmers’ Market will hold its grand opening from 8 a.m. to noon in the Greenwood Commons Shopping Plaza, 5410 N.C. Hwy 55.

Craft Market

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

Healthy Mile Trail Kickoff Celebration

An inaugural walk and kickoff celebration for Durham’s first Healthy Mile Trail will be at 9:30 a.m. beginning in front of the Lincoln Community Health Center, 1301 Fayetteville St. 919-560-7833, healthydurham.org.

Overeaters Anonymous

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

Harvest and Hornworm Festival

Duke Homestead will hold its Harvest and Hornworm Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2828 Duke Homestead Road. There will be demonstrations of historic tobacco harvesting, stringing and curing; a Moon Pie eating contest; tobacco auction; music; arts and crafts vendors; and a hornworm race. 919-477-5498, dukehomestead.yolasite.com.

Author Event

Blogger and author, Tamika Gardner will discuss her new cookbook, “201 Organic Baby Purees,” at 10:30 a.m. at the Southwest Regional Library, 3605 Shannon Road. 919-560-8590.

Storytime

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

Nutcracker Auditions

The Barriskill Dance Theatre School will hold auditions for its annual holiday Nutcracker performance from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for ages 6-8 and 12:30 to 5 p.m. for ages 9-17 at 3642 Shannon Road. 919-489-5100, barriskilldance.com.

Discovery Garden Opening Celebration

An opening celebration of the Charlotte Brody Discovery Garden will be from noon to 3 p.m. at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson St. Drop-in family activities will be free. Parking fees apply. 919-668-1707, gardens.duke.edu.

Shred Event

A shred event will be from noon to 4 p.m. at BB&T Bank, 1530 N. Gregson St. Acceptable documents include any color paper or file folders; no need to remove staples clips, or rubber bands. Limit is two grocery bags per household.

Discovery Days

Free drop-in activities for children with an adult chaperone will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Charlotte Brody Discovery Garden at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson St. Parking fees apply. 919-668-1707, gardens.duke.edu.

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.

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