NCSU program opens sign-up

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CORRECTION

A listing in the "Mark Your Calendar" column on Page 9B of the Triangle & Co. section on Tuesday gave the incorrect name for the national advocacy group for people with mental illness and their families. The group is the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

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N.C. State University's Encore Center for Lifelong Enrichment has begun registration for its fall 2008 courses, trips and events, which run from Sept. 8 to Dec. 12. The center offers noncredit programs for adults 50 and older. New offerings include courses on Abraham Lincoln, Turkey, existentialism, religious fanaticism, the 2008 election and China.

>Three courses will focus on World War II. One will encourage participants to write their memoirs of the war; another focuses on the war in the Mediterranean; and a third will feature veterans who have shared their stories with the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project.

Special events include a seminar on eating local and a day trip to the Roanoke Canal Museum and Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park. An open house will be held Sept. 8 and will feature an appearance by News & Observer columnist Barry Saunders.

The membership fee is $50 and runs from September 2008 through August 2009. Membership includes university benefits such as library privileges and discounts on campus events. Most short courses are $45 each, but costs can vary. For more information, call 515-5782 or visit www.ncsu.edu/encore.

Orange County members of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill will meet at 6 p.m. Saturday at Club Nova, 103D W. Main St., Carrboro, for a potluck dinner. Call 968-6682 or see www.clubnova.org for more information. The program is free and open to the public.

Durant Nature Park will hold a nature class called "What's a Buzz? Insects with Nature" from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday. The $10 fee includes a snack.

Meet at the Training Lodge at the north entrance to the park off Durant Road in North Raleigh. For more information, call Amy Corbally at 870-2871.