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OLDIES AND BLUES IN CHAPEL HILL ON SUNDAY

A summer Sunday Music Series, sponsored by the Market Street Association and the Southern Village Homeowners Association, continues Sunday at The Village Green on Market Street at Southern Village in Chapel Hill. Attendees can bring chairs, blankets, coolers and other picnic ware, but not glass bottles, cups or pets. Food and drink is available at the restaurants, coffee shop, grocery store and other venues. Concerts start at 7 p.m. This Sunday's concert features Laura Ridgeway, who performs oldies and the blues. On Aug. 3, jazz vocalist Susan Reeves will perform. For more information, visit www.southernvillage.com.

The conference will be held at Millbrook United Methodist Church, 1712 E. Millbrook Road, Raleigh. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the conference ends at 3:15. Lunch will be provided.

The conference will feature a session by Dr. P. Murali Doraiswamy, who will talk about the book he co-authored, "The Alzheimer's Action Plan," and a session by Melanie Bunn on improving interactions with individuals who have dementia. To get more information, go to www.alznc.org.

ALZHEIMER'S GROUP HOLDS INFO SESSIONS

The Alzheimer's Association-Eastern North Carolina Chapter will hold its annual Caregiver Education Conference, "Committing to Person-Centered Dementia Care," on Aug. 12.

FICTION CLUB MEETS IN CARRBORO CYBRARY

The Contemporary Fiction Club will meet Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Carrboro Cybrary at 100 N. Greensboro St.

The club is discussing "The Book Thief," by Markus Zusak. The club meets monthly to discuss recent works of fiction and is open to new members. Copies of the book can be borrowed from the Cybrary. For more information, call the Cybrary at 918-7387 or send e-mail to cybrary@co.ora