Drum and bugle corps has auditions

A drum and bugle corps that draws many of its members from Eastern North Carolina will be having its auditions for the 2009 season this weekend in Fort Mill, S.C.

The Carolina Crown Drum & Bugle Corps, which performs throughout the U.S. and Canada, will be auditioning brass and percussion musicians, as well as prospective members of its color guard. The age limits for performers are 14 through 21.

The auditions will be held Friday through Sunday at Nation Ford High School in Fort Mill. A second session shall be held Dec. 19 through Dec. 21 at a site yet to be determined in the Fort Mill area.

The auditions are a three-day process, which begins with registration starting at 6 p.m. Friday at the audition site and continues through Sunday at approximately 4 p.m.

A fee is charged for registering with the corps, as well as one that covers housing and food for late Friday evening through lunch on Sunday, as well as other incidental expenses.

For details, including directions, go to www.carolinacrown.org.

CHAPEL HILL PRINT MEDIA CHRONICLED

The Chapel Hill Historical Society will present The History of Print Media in Chapel Hill and Carrboro on Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m.

The featured speakers will be Don Evans, an editor and writer at The Chapel Hill News for three decades, and Kirk Ross, former managing editor of the Independent Weekly and co-founder of The Carrboro Citizen.

"Our event will look at the history of newspapers and print media in our towns and will surely spark a discussion about the future of newspapers here," said Chapel Hill Historical Society Chairman Terry Barnett.

The program is free and open to the public and will be held in the lower level of the Chapel Hill Museum, 523 East Franklin St. Parking is available in the museum lot.

CHURCH PLANS CRAFTS AND BAKE SALE

Westover United Methodist Church will hold a crafts and bake sale on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the fellowship hall at 300 Powell Drive in Raleigh, between Western Boulevard and Hillsborough Street.

Crafts include wooden cars, trucks, snowmen, trees, jewelry, bookmarks, note cards, dish cloths, garden flags and holders, art work and cosmetic products . There will also be baked goods.

Breakfast will be available from 8 to 11 a.m.