Wednesday
Carrboro Farmers’ Market
The Carrboro Farmers’ Market will be open from 3-6 p.m. at 301 W. Main St. There will be a post-Market Evening Eats food truck and music event from 6-8:30 p.m.
Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
A Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on African-American Soldiers in U.S. Wars will be from 5-8:45 p.m. on the third floor of the Sonja Haynes Stone Center Library, 150 South Road, UNC-Chapel Hill. Bring a laptop.
Optimist Club
The Optimist Club of Chapel Hill meets at 5:30 p.m. on the first, second and third Wednesdays of the month at the Bob Evans restaurant, 5419 Chapel Hill Blvd., Durham. New members are welcome.
General Meditation Class
An introduction to Buddhist philosophy, psychology and meditation will be from 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Kosala Buddhist Center, 711 W. Rosemary St., Suite E, Carrboro. meditationinchapelhill.org, KosalaEPC@gmail.com.
Thursday
Overeaters Anonymous
Overeaters Anonymous will meet from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursdays at Carrboro United Methodist Church, 200 Hillsborough Road. The group meets in the white building beside the main church building, directly across from Looking Glass Cafe.
Workshop
Chapel Hill will host a workshop on affordable housing at 5 p.m. in Town Hall at 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. townofchapelhill.org.
Chess Club
Chess players are invited to the Orange County Main Library from 6-7 p.m. Thursdays on the second floor of the library at 137 W. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough. If you plan to time games, bring your own clock or timer. Ages 10 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Friday
Informational meeting
Carolina Villages will host an information meeting for people who live in the Carrboro and Chapel Hill area at 10:30 a.m. at the Carrboro Century Center, 100 N. Greensboro St. carolinavillages.org.
Peer Learning
Peer Learning will host a discussion by retired ambassador Brenda Schoonover at 11 a.m. in the lounge at Binkley Baptist Church, 1712 Willow Drive, Chapel Hill. The talk is open to the public. 919-942-3044, peerlearningofchapelhill.com.
‘Solitary Confinement as Torture’
The UNC School of Law will host a panel discussion on “Solitary Confinement as Torture” from 1:30-3:30 p.m. in room 4085 at 160 Ridge Road, Chapel Hill. Robert King, who spent 29 years in solitary confinement, will speak.
Saturday
Farmers’ markets
The Carrboro Farmers’ Market is open from 7 a.m. to noon in the Carrboro Town Commons, beside Town Hall at 301 W. Main St.
The Chapel Hill Farmers’ Market is open from 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday at 201 S. Estes Drive.
2015 UNC Science Expo
The 2015 UNC Science Expo will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Cameron Avenue in Chapel Hill. ncsciencefestival.org.
Kidzu grand opening
Kidzu’s grand opening will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at University Mall, 201 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill.
Story time
The Carrboro Branch Library will host story time for ages 2-5 at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays in April at 900 Old Fayetteville Road, Chapel Hill.
Orange County Democratic Party
The Orange County Democratic Party’s 2015 County Convention will be at 11 a.m. at the Richard Whitted Human Services Building, 300 W. Tryon St., Hillsborough. orangedems.com.
Please send calendar items to chnclerk@newsobserver.com.
Continuing events
Support group
A support group for parents of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder meets from 6:15-8 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month. kathyhotelling@gmail.com.
Tours
The Burwell School Historic Site will host free tours at 1 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 319 N. Churton St., Hillsborough. The buildings and grounds are open for self-guided tours from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the same days. There will be tours as requested from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays. 919-732-7451, burwellschool.org.
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