Upcoming Events @ Carolina

Jazz festival, community classes, speakers and
performances all part of UNC March events

CHAPEL HILL – Following is a sampling of upcoming University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill events. Please use this information for calendar listings and postings and in planning your event-oriented coverage. Events are free to the public unless otherwise noted.

March 1
North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra
7:30 p.m.
Beasley-Curtis Auditorium, Memorial Hall
The NCJRO brings alive the heat of a 1930s Kansas City jam session in this performance. With music of Benny Carter, Buck Clayton, Lester Young, Count Basie and others, the orchestra will present a night of hard-cookin’ swing and fierce musical battles across the stage. Tickets $12-$20; $10 for UNC students. For more information, visit www.carolinaperformingarts.org and http://www.unc.edu/music/jazzfest/index.html.

March 2
War: Coming Home
Noon
Toy Lounge, Dey Hall
The Morgan Writer-in-Residence program and the department of English and comparative literature will present a panel discussion featuring UNC professors and alumni who are either veterans or war experts. The panel is the culmination of a visit by Vietnam veteran Tim O’Brien, this year’s Morgan Writer. For more information contact Susan Irons at (919) 962-4283, e-mail susan_irons@unc.edu or visit http://english.unc.edu/morgan_program/index.html.

Kenny Garrett and Nicholas Payton: Battle of the Bands
8 p.m.
Beasley-Curtis Auditorium, Memorial Hall
Two of the top instrumentalists in jazz will rekindle the competitive fire that drove much of the early days of the genre. Tickets $30-$60; $10 for UNC students. For more information, visit www.carolinaperformingarts.org and http://www.unc.edu/music/jazzfest/index.html

March 3
Carolina Jazz Festival Concert
4 p.m.
Beasley-Curtis Auditorium, Memorial Hall
The 30th Carolina Jazz Festival culminates with the UNC Jazz Band in concert with the festival artists-in-residence. Led by James Ketch, director of jazz studies, the UNC Jazz Band has performed in three European summer jazz festivals and released three compact disc recordings. For more information, visit www.carolinaperformingarts.org and  http://www.unc.edu/music/jazzfest/index.html. Tickets $10; free for UNC faculty, staff and students with UNC One Card.

March 4
David Grisman Quintet
2 p.m.
Beasley-Curtis Auditorium, Memorial Hall
Composer and mandolin virtuoso David Grisman concocts “Dawg” music — his own blend of bluegrass, swing, gypsy music, Latin and jazz. For more information, visit www.carolinaperformingarts.org. Tickets $30-$60; $10 for UNC students.

March 5
Q&A with David Grisman
11 a.m.
Wilson Library
The Southern Folklife Collection will host a question-and-answer session with mandolin virtuoso David Grisman in the Pleasants Family Assembly Room of Wilson Library. The event will explore Grisman’s role in the evolution of progressive bluegrass and the jazz/bluegrass hybrids of the past three decades. Music professor Jocelyn Neal will moderate.  For more information, contact Steve Weiss at (919) 962-1345 or e-mail smweiss@email.unc.edu.

“R01? R03? K23? F31? - Understanding NIH Grant Mechanisms”
4-5 p.m.
Room 104 Carrington Hall, School of Nursing
Dr. Sandy Funk will give a talk as part of the spring seminar series at the UNC School of Nursing. Contact Greg Lewis at jamesl@email.unc.edu or visit http://nursing.unc.edu for more information.  

The Pharmaceutical Industry: Is It Sick and Can It Be Cured?
7-9 p.m.
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
Part of the Community Classroom Series, this course examines how drugs are discovered and surveys the complicated process of clinical trials that lead to full-fledged marketed drugs. The four-day course also meets March 12, 19 and 26 at 7 p.m. $50. Call (919) 962-2643 or visit http://fridaycenter.unc.edu/pdep for more information. Registration required.

Lifetime Fitness
7-9 p.m.
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
Part of the Community Classroom Series, this course presents strategies for lifelong fitness including aerobics, strength training, reducing stress and planning for fitness future. The four-day course also meets March 12, 19 and 26 at 7 p.m. $50. Call (919) 962-2643 or visit http://fridaycenter.unc.edu/pdep for more information. Registration required.

The Prophetic Imagination
7-9 p.m.
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
Part of the Community Classroom Series, this course introduces students to the history of Near Eastern prophecy. The four-day course also meets March 12, 19 and 26 at 7 p.m. $50. Call (919) 962-2643 or visit http://fridaycenter.unc.edu/pdep for more information. Registration required.

Applied Improv: Creativity and Communication
7-9 p.m.
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
Part of the Community Classroom Series, this course will provide a safe and playful environment where participants can explore and develop their existing talents, overcome barriers to dynamic communication and achieve full engagement in the creative process. The four-day course also meets March 12, 19 and 26 at 7 p.m. $50. Call (919) 962-2643 or visit http://fridaycenter.unc.edu/pdep for more information.  Registration required.

March 6
William Faulkner through African American and women’s history
3:30 p.m.
Room 271, Hamilton Hall
As a part of the ongoing James A. Hutchins speaker series, the Center for the Study of the American South will present Emory professor Barbara Ladd. The talk will take some of the defining events of African-American and women’s history and salient aspects of black and female cultural life as a rubric for a rereading of Faulkner’s work. Ladd will discuss the reasons for rereading Faulkner and look at some of the implications of the project through an examination of Faulkner’s Nancy Mannigoe character in “Requiem for a Nun.” Contact Ayse Erginer at (919) 962-0507, e-mail ayse@unc.edu or visit http://www.unc.edu/depts/csas/ for more information.

Exploring Film Noir: A Complex American Film Genre
7-9 p.m.
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
Part of the Community Classroom Series, this class explores high points of theme and technique in film noir, a kind of filmmaking characterized in part by low-key, black-and-white visual styles. The four-day course also meets March 13, 20 and 27 at 7 p.m. $50. Call (919) 962-2643 or visit http://fridaycenter.unc.edu/pdep for more information. Registration required.

Hanes Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Susan D’Amato
7:15 p.m.
Room 121, Hanes Art Center
In conjunction with her exhibition in the John and June Allcott Gallery, (Feb. 12 to March 8), artist Susan D’Amato will speak. She is interested in the visual and conceptual relationships between the body and universal forms and is the recipient of numerous national and international awards. She is a fellow of the Millay Colony, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, the Hambridge Center for the Creative Arts and Sciences, and the Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts. Contact Genevieve A. Donovan at (919) 843-2625, e-mail genedono@email.unc.edu or visit http://www.webslingerz.com/depts/art/ for more information.

Milestones Festival
7:30 p.m.
Beasley-Curtis Auditorium, Memorial Hall
Every year the UNC and Duke University music departments collaborate on a gala concert devoted to important works of new music by composers from around the country and around the world. This year the festival features works by Jennifer Higdon, with Steven Jaffe and the UNC Chamber Singers. For more information, visit www.carolinaperformingarts.org. Tickets $15; $10 for UNC faculty, staff and students.

March 7
Oral History Workshop
6-8 p.m.
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
Part of the Community Classroom Series, this workshop provides comprehensive basic training to anyone interested in designing and implementing an oral history project. $50. The four-day course also meets March 14, 21 and 28 at 7 p.m.. Call (919) 962-2643 or visit http://fridaycenter.unc.edu/pdep for more information.  Registration required.

Our New Digital World from Space
7-9 p.m.
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
Part of the Community Classroom Series, this course a broad overview of Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Space Remote Sensing, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The four-day course also meets March 14, 21 and 28 at 7 p.m. $50. Call (919) 962-2643 or visit http://fridaycenter.unc.edu/pdep for more information.  Registration required.

Your Health: Getting the Best Care, Preventing Illness and Staying Well
7-9 p.m.
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
Part of the Community Classroom Series, this course will teach participants how to be their own health-care advocates. The four-day course also meets March 14, 21 and 28 at 7 p.m. $50. Call (919) 962-2643 or visit http://fridaycenter.unc.edu/pdep for more information.  Registration required.

March 8
Climate, Institutions and Economic Growth in the Americas since Columbus
3:30-5 p.m.
Room 271 Hamilton Hall
The 2006-2007 Alfred D. Chandler Lecture in Southern Business Affairs will focus on the economic intricacies of South America, Central America and the Caribbean. Dr. Stanley Engerman, John Munro professor of economics and professor of history at the University of Rochester, will speak. Contact Ayse Erginer at (919) 962-0507, e-mail ayse@unc.edu or visit http://www.unc.edu/depts/csas/ for more information.

Kodo Drummers of Japan
7:30 p.m.
Beasley-Curtis Auditorium, Memorial Hall
World-renowned Japanese ritual drumming ensemble Kodo preserves and re-interprets traditional Japanese performing arts, exploring the limitless possibilities of the traditional Japanese drum (the taiko) and forging new directions for a vibrant living art form. For more information, visit www.carolinaperformingarts.org. Tickets $30-$60; $10 for UNC students.

National Outdoor Drama Auditions: Registration Deadline
Applications for the March 17 auditions are due. A $35 fee and a signed support statement from a teacher or director are required. For additional information and application, visit http://www.unc.edu/depts/outdoor/auditions.

March 9
Art after dark
5-9 p.m.
Ackland Art Museum
Attendees can enjoy live jazz, complimentary refreshments and evening art viewing. For more information, call (919) 843-3676 or e-mail acklandprograms@unc.edu.

March 9-10
Symposium: Energy and Environment in North Carolina
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
All day
The symposium will focus on ways the University of North Carolina and all of its campuses can assist the state in developing a new energy infrastructure. Registration is $125, with discounts for students and for those who also register for the 2007 N.C. Sustainable Energy Conference. For more information, call the Carolina Environmental Program at (919) 966-9922 or visit the symposium Web site at http://www.cep.unc.edu/energy/symposium. The event is supported in part by the Progress Energy Foundation.

March 10
Drawing in the galleries
10 a.m. – noon
Ackland Art Museum
Community members are invited to draw in the galleries on the second Saturday of every month. The session opens with a brief consideration of a single work of art followed by time to draw in a pre-selected gallery. Participants provide the dry media (pencil, crayon, conté crayon, charcoal and paper). For more information, call (919) 843-3676 or e-mail acklandprograms@unc.edu.

Botanical Art Workshop
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
North Carolina Botanical Garden
For those who have always wanted to try their hand at drawing and painting but were afraid to try, this one-day workshop will be filled with demonstrations and hands-on mini lessons presented by art instructors from the Botanical Garden’s Botanical Illustration Certificate Program. Introductions to working with watercolor, pen and ink, drawing, scratchboard and color pencil. All art materials and lunch provided. $58; $50 for NCBG members. Call (919) 962-0522 to register or visit www.ncbg.unc.edu for more information.

March 12
Yoga in the galleries
Noon – 1 p.m.
Ackland Art Museum
Learn and practice gentle yoga poses on chair or mat along with breathing techniques to focus the mind and increase strength and flexibility. Registration is required, and a $5 donation is suggested. Participants are asked to bring a mat and wear comfortable clothes. Beginners welcome. For more information, call (919) 843-3676 or e-mail acklandprograms@unc.edu.

March 15
Lunch with one
1 p.m.
Ackland Art Museum
The museum will offer another installment of its “one expert, one hour” series. Bring a bag lunch and enjoy a lunch-time lecture. Professor Julie Fishell will discuss her exhibition “Making the Ephemeral Concrete: Directing for the Stage.” Registration is required. For more information, call (919) 843-3676 or e-mail acklandprograms@unc.edu.

March 17
National Outdoor Drama Auditions
8:30 a.m.
Hanes Art Center Auditorium
Theaters from across the country will attend combined auditions for outdoor historical dramas. Companies will recruit for approximately 300 jobs including actors, singers, dancers, technicians, stunt and combat jobs, pyrotechnicians, horseback riders and special effects positions. These summer jobs can last nine to 14 weeks, June to August, and are open to anyone 18 years or older with theater experience. Applications are due March 8 and require a $35 fee and a signed support statement from a teacher or director. Visit http://www.unc.edu/depts/outdoor/auditions for additional information and an application.

Bag Pipes and Lucky Charms:  A St. Patrick’s Day Woodland Adventure 
2:30-4 p.m.
Lawn of the Paul Green Cabin, North Carolina Botanical Garden
The garden will host an outdoor bagpipe concert and “lucky charms” family activity in which participants will search for the golden colors and treasures of springtime at the end of the rainbow.  Light green refreshments will be served. $10 per family. Pre-registration is required and payment will be accepted at the door. Weather permitting. Participants are asked to call ahead at (919) 962-0522. Visit www.ncbg.unc.edu for more information.

March 18
Music in the galleries
2-4 p.m.
Ackland Art Museum
Visit the museum and experience art alongside a rotating selection of musical accompaniment. For more information, call (919) 843-3676 or e-mail acklandprograms@unc.edu.

The Cleveland Orchestra
7:30 p.m.
Beasley-Curtis Auditorium, Memorial Hall
The Cleveland Orchestra continues to set standards for performing excellence, imaginative programming and educational outreach that serve as a model for audiences and performers alike. Visit www.carolinaperformingarts.org for more information. Tickets $35-$125; $35 for UNC students.

March 19
National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health Seminar
4 p.m.
Room 104 Carrington Hall, School of Nursing
The seminar will address “Using Secondary Data Analysis to Answer Important Health Questions for Youth and Young Adults.” Contact Greg Lewis at jamesl@email.unc.edu or visit http://nursing.unc.edu for more information.

Mexico, Texas, the United States...and a bit of France, 1821-1867
7-9 p.m.
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
Part of the Community Classroom Series, the primary focus of this course is the intersection between Mexican and U.S. history in the mid-19th century. The  course also meets March 26 and April 2 at 7 p.m. $50. Call (919) 962-2643 or visit http://fridaycenter.unc.edu/pdep for more information.  Registration required.

March 20

Bluegrass Music: Renaissance and Revival
7-9 p.m.
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
Part of the Community Classroom Series, this course traces the history of bluegrass music from its origins to its seminal role in the current roots music renaissance. The course also meets on March 27 and April 3 at 7 p.m. $50. Call (919) 962-2643 or visit http://fridaycenter.unc.edu/pdep for more information. Registration required.

Energy in a Sustainable Environment
7-9 p.m.
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
Part of the Community Classroom Series, this course provides an introduction to sustainable energy concepts and conventional, alternative and nuclear energy technologies. The  course also meets March 27, April 3 and April 10 at 7 p.m. $50. Call (919) 962-2643 or visit http://fridaycenter.unc.edu/pdep for more information.  Registration required.

Hanes Visiting Artist Lecture Series: William Dunlap
7:15 p.m.
Room 121, Hanes Art Center
William Dunlap has distinguished himself as an artist, arts commentator and educator, during a career that has spanned more than three decades. For more information, contact Genevieve A. Donovan at genedono@email.unc.edu or (919) 843-2625.

Zion Zohar, “Mysticism, Magic and Rabin’s Murder: The Pulsa DeNura Ritual”
7:30-9 p.m.
Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
The assassin of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin said he felt justified in his actions based upon a religious decree issued by a group of rabbis who had labeled Rabin worthy of death according to Jewish law. In this lecture, Zion Zohar, director of the President Navon Program for the Study of Sephardic and Oriental Jewry at Florida International University, will explore this controversial death curse/ritual and the implications of its use for public discourse about religion and society in Israel. For more information contact Amy Strong at (919) 962-1509, e-mail alstrong@email.unc.edu or visit http://ccjs.unc.edu.

The International Criminal Court
7:30 p.m.
Carroll Hall Auditorium
Fatou Bensouda, deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, will address the role of the ICC; the responsibilities of the international community in combating genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes; the current ICC cases from Uganda, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo; and the U.S. opposition to the ICC. For more information, contact Lance Westerlund at (919) 843-5641, e-mail lancew@unc.edu or visit http://parrcenter.unc.edu.

March 21
Minority Visiting Scholar Lecture
4-5 p.m.
Frances Hill Fox Auditorium, School of Nursing
Dr. William L. Holzemer, professor and associate dean for international programs at the  University of California, San Francisco, will present “HIV/AIDS: Stigma in Africa.” Visit http://nursing.unc.edu for more information.

Learning from the Arts of the Early South: Museums and the Marketplace
7 p.m.
Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
Sumpter Priddy, an independent scholar and gallery owner, will speak about artists and artisans of early America – particularly those who worked in the pre-industrial South – as a means to better understand the past. For more information, contact Marcie Cohen Ferris at (919) 843-9881 or ferrism@email.unc.edu.

Ackland Book Group
7-8:30 p.m.
Ackland Art Museum
Participants will discuss “Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic” by R.K. Narayan. The discussion will be facilitated by Leslie Balkany, Ackland museum educator, and Suchi Mohanty, research and instructional librarian at the House Undergraduate Library. Registration required. For more information, call (919) 843-3676 or e-mail acklandprograms@unc.edu.

Breathing, Moving, and Exploring: Yoga for Creative People
7-9 p.m.
Friday Center for Continuing Education
Part of the Community Classroom Series, this workshop is designed for creative people who want to try new approaches to getting “unstuck.” Yoga can release the body’s wisdom and nurture the creative process. The course also meets March 28, April 4 and April 11 at 7 p.m. $50. Call (919) 962-2643 or visit http://fridaycenter.unc.edu/pdep for more information. Registration required.

Paradoxes
7-9 p.m.
Friday Center for Continuing Education
Part of the Community Classroom Series, this course considers a number of famous paradoxes and ways they relate to areas of philosophy including metaphysics, the theory of rationality, ethics and value theory, and the philosophy of language and logic. The course also meets March 28, April 4 and April 11 at 7 p.m. $50. Call (919) 962-2643 or visit http://fridaycenter.unc.edu/pdep for more information. Registration required.

March 22
Carolina Faces:  The Photography of Don Sturkey
Wilson Library
5 p.m. reception
5:45 p.m. program
Photojournalist Don Sturkey will speak about his career and photos in conjunction with the exhibit “Carolina Faces: An Exhibit of Photographs by Don Sturkey,” running through May 31 in the North Carolina Collection Gallery of Wilson Library. The reception will be held in the North Carolina Collection Gallery, and the program will be in the Pleasants Family Assembly Room. Both rooms are on the main floor of the library. For information, contact Linda Jacobson  at (919) 962-1172 or ljacobso@email.unc.edu.

March 25
Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
7:30 p.m.
Beasley-Curtis Auditorium, Memorial Hall
In this sold-out performance, Wynton Marsalis, the first jazz composer to win the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in music for his oratorio “Blood in the Fields,” will perform with his orchestra. Visit www.carolinaperformingarts.org for more information.

March 26
Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former Brazilian president
7 p.m.
Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil, will be on campus March 25-27 as the Frey Foundation Distinguished Visiting Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences. He will discuss “Globalization and Development: The Brazilian Experience” on March 26. For information contact Dee Reid at (919) 843-6339 or deereid@unc.edu.

March 27
Yoga in the galleries
Noon-1 p.m.
Ackland Art Museum
Learn and practice gentle yoga poses on chair or mat along with breathing techniques to focus the mind and increase strength and flexibility. Registration is required, and a $5 donation is suggested. Participants are asked to bring a mat and wear comfortable clothes. Beginners welcome. For more information, call (919) 843-3676 or e-mail acklandprograms@unc.edu.

Using Quality Councils
Noon
Room 104 Carrington Hall, School of Nursing
Dr. Peggy Leatt, chairwoman of the School of Public Health’s department of health policy and administration, will speak as part of the spring seminar series at the School of Nursing. Contact Dr. Barbara Mark at bmark@email.unc.edu or visit http://nursing.unc.edu for more information.

The Southern Agrarians, Gone with the Wind, and Post-Slavery Melancholia
3:30 p.m.
Room 271 Hamilton Hall
As a part of the ongoing James A. Hutchins speaker series, the Center for the Study of the American South welcomes professor Susan Donaldson, who will speak about cultural products such as book and film as reflections of changing attitudes toward segregation. For more information, contact Ayse Erginer at (919) 962-0507, e-mail ayse@unc.edu or visit http://www.unc.edu/depts/csas/. 

Dean’s speaker series: Marsha Firestone
5:30 p.m.
Koury Auditorium, Kenan-Flagler Business School
Marsha Firestone, founder and president of the Women President’s Organization for women whose businesses annually gross more than $2 million, will speak. The presentation is part of Women’s Week at UNC and will be followed by a 6:30 reception in Kenan Dining Room. Call (919) 843-7787 or e-mail kfbsrsvp@unc.edu to attend.

March 28
The Digital Gutenberg
3 p.m.
Pleasants Family Assembly Room, Wilson Library
Toshiyuki Takamiya, professor of English at Keio University and a prominent book collector, will talk about digitizing medieval manuscripts, the Gutenberg Bible and the Humanities Media Interface Project at Keio University. For information, contact Libby
Chenault at (919) 962-1143 or chenault@email.unc.edu.

Immigration and Education: Weil Lecture in American Citizenship
8 p.m.
Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building, School of Social Work
Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco, a leading expert on migration and immigration and co-director of immigration studies at New York University, will speak. Sponsored by the Institute for the Arts and Humanities. For more information, contact Martha Marks at (919) 843-2651 or e-mail mmarks@email.unc.edu.

March 31- April 1
Carolina Ballet: Monet Impressions
8 p.m. (March 31)
2 p.m. (April 1)
Beasley-Curtis Auditorium, Memorial Hall
In collaboration with the North Carolina Museum of Art’s recent Monet exhibition, Carolina Ballet will present its “Monet Impressions” performance. For more information, visit www.carolinaperformingarts.org. Tickets $18-$60; $10 for UNC students.

Ongoing Events, Courses
“Radicals in Black and Brown: Palante, People's Power, and Common Cause in the Black Panthers and the Young Lords Organization”
10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
The Stone center exhibit of photographs, posters, and flyers chronicling the common and connected histories of the Black Panther Party and the Young Lords Organization runs weekdays through March 31. Visit www.unc.edu/depts/stonecenter for more information.

PlayMakers Repertory Company’s ‘The Bluest Eye’
Center for Dramatic Art
An adaptation of Toni Morrison’s first novel, “The Bluest Eye” opened Feb. 28 and runs through March 25. It tells the story of Pecola Breedlove, who is not too young to recognize the correlation between skin color and the world’s narrow definition of beauty. At eleven years old, she idolizes the blonde-haired, blue-eyed white girls adored by everyone and thinks that if only she could have blue eyes she would be beautiful, and her world would be beautiful too. Tickets $10-$40 depending on day of week. This production contains adult language, mature themes and sexual content. Call the box office at (919) 962-7529 or visit www.playmakersrep.org for more information.

2007 Carolina Jazz Festival
Various locations
Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Carolina Jazz Festival draws marquee musicians to Chapel Hill for an array of performances at university and town venues. The festival opens Feb. 28 and runs through March 3. Its centerpiece performance will be a March 2 battle of the bands between saxophonist Kenny Garrett and trumpeter Nicholas Payton. Visit http://www.unc.edu/music/jazzfest/index.html for ticket prices and a complete schedule of events.

Digital Camera Workshop
Thursdays, March 1-22
1:30-4:30 p.m.
North Carolina Botanical Garden
This workshop will discuss the best techniques for using digital cameras. Students will learn how to control their cameras to get the images they want. From capturing quality light and color to close-up floral photography, understanding the camera’s options is the key to quality photographs. Students venture into the garden to practice techniques learned in class. Instructor John Sehon has been an amateur photographer for more than 50 years. $75; $70 for NCBG members. Call (919) 962-0522 to register or visit www.ncbg.unc.edu for more information.

Art Instructors’ Exhibition: “Inspired by Nature to Paint, Draw, and Teach”
March 1 through April 30
Totten Center, North Carolina Botanical Garden.
The ongoing display features a collection of artworks by the instructors of the North Carolina Botanical Garden’s Botanical Illustration Program. An exciting opportunity to view plant and animal portraits presented in various media including graphite, colored pencil, pen and ink, watercolor, and acrylic. Visit www.ncbg.unc.edu for more information.

Bonsai II
Saturdays, March 3-24, and April 7
12:30-4 p.m.
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Learn techniques for creating and caring for bonsai in this second-level workshop. Students will practice all phases of bonsai creation, especially basic design, wiring and ongoing care of bonsai. The course features instructor demonstrations, study of actual bonsai and student participation. Students create two bonsai as part of the course. No course prerequisite; beginners are welcome. Instructor Harold Johnson is vice-president of the Triangle Bonsai Society. $160; $145 for NCBG members. Call (919) 962-0522 to register or visit www.ncbg.unc.edu for more information.

UNC Mini-Medical School
March 6, 13 and 20
7-9 p.m.
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
The 2007 UNC Mini-Medical School explores topics including orthopedic medicine, mood and food, women’s mental health, integrative medicine and alternative therapies. The popular series is intended for a broad range of individuals who enjoy learning about issues in medical care and research. For brochure and registration details, visit http://www.med.unc.edu/cme/minimed07.htm. $30; $15 for teachers and students.

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