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Inspire-Create-Preserve is our chance to share with you how we continue to keep Chapel Hill highly regarded for its quality of life through providing parks, greenways, recreation programs and facilities for resident and visitors to enjoy. The name of this page mirrors Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation’s vision statement which is to Inspire, Create and Preserve.
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- 04/18/2018 12:20 PM
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The Chapel Hill Garden Tour "Town and Gown Gardens: Synergy in Bloom"
The 2018 Tour features two private gardens along with the UNC President’s Garden in addition to four notable local gardens, The Coker Arboretum, and the North Carolina Botanical Garden. Plein air artists, musicians and select educators will add additional charm to many events. Tickets on sale now.
- 04/12/2018 9:51 AM
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Street Design Workshop
Experimenting with Mobility and Placemaking in Chapel Hill
- 04/12/2018 9:22 AM
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Meet the Author Tea on April 19 Features Lee Smith
Lee Smith will be featured at a Meet the Author Tea starting at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, at Chapel Hill Public Library
- 04/05/2018 8:10 AM
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Big Book Sale Begins April 13
Choose from more than 20,000 books, movies, games and more at the Big Book Sale April 13-15. New this year: Sip and Shop at 7 p.m. Friday, April 13.
- 04/04/2018 2:16 PM
Parks & RecreationCommunity Arts and CultureNews ReleasesTeens
Tunnel Vision on the Bolin Creek Trail
Local high school students now have a tunnel to use as their canvas for artistic expression.
- 03/29/2018 11:17 AM
Community Arts and CultureNews ReleasesTeens
Floraffiti invites participants to plant words throughout community!
Floraffiti returns to Chapel Hill and Carrboro for a sixth year.
- 03/23/2018 12:04 PM
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What do you remember?
Share your stories of events, people and places of the Civil Rights Era in Chapel Hill online, by voicemail or in person.
- 03/21/2018 8:48 AM
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Books Sandwiched In Meets April 4
Books Sandwiched in will meet on Wednesday, April 4, to talk about "Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race," by Margot Lee Shetterly.
- 03/20/2018 2:12 PM
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Meet the Author Tea on March 29 Features Azadeh and Mark Perry
Azadeh and Mark Perry, authors of "Our Friend Mona," will be featured at a Meet the Author Tea at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 29, at Chapel Hill Public Library.
- 03/14/2018 8:12 AM
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Water Week
- 03/06/2018 12:22 PM
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Register for North Carolina Senior Games 2018
North Carolina Senior Games promote year-round health and wellness for adults 50 years of age and better. You may download the Orange County Entry Packet for athletes, artists and cheerleaders here. Early bird deadline to register is March 9, deadline to enter is March 23.
- 02/26/2018 11:44 AM
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Books Sandwiched In Meets March 7
Books Sandwiched In will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 7, to discuss "Our Souls at Night" by Kent Haruf.
- 01/30/2018 4:41 PM
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Meet the Author: Charlie Lovett
A Meet the Author Tea on Thursday, Feb. 15, will feature Charlie Lovett, author of "The Lost Book of the Grail."
- 01/30/2018 4:17 PM
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Prescribed Fire at the Chapel Hill Public Library
The NC Forest Service and Chapel Hill Fire Department will conduct a prescribed fire at Chapel Hill Public Library this spring to help maintain the health of the Pritchard Park ecosystem.
- 01/23/2018 10:43 AM
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Books Sandwiched In Meets Feb. 7
Books Sandwiched In will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7.
- 01/18/2018 10:49 AM
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Winter Storm Inga Update: 10:45 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 18
Winter Storm Inga dropped between 10 and 12 inches of snow on Chapel Hill Wednesday, and extremely low overnight temperatures have made clean-up efforts difficult. Crews have been working around the clock and will continue until the town is returned to normal.
- 01/17/2018 4:25 PM
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Winter Storm Inga Update: 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17
Cleanup efforts are underway and will continue since Winter Storm Inga has dumped more than six inches of snow on Chapel Hill Wednesday.
- 01/17/2018 2:36 PM
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CANCELED: Meet the Author Tea
The Meet the Author Tea scheduled for Jan. 18 has been canceled due to bad weather, and may be rescheduled to a later date.
- 01/03/2018 1:06 PM
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Chapel Hill Public Library Marks Book Prize Milestone with Author Panel
Chapel Hill Public Library will host an author's panel on Tuesday, Jan. 9, to mark the fifth year that the Crook's Corner Book Prize has honored a debut novel set in the American South.
- 12/07/2017 1:22 PM
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Meet the Author Tea Featuring Piedmont Laureate Mimi Herman
A Meet the Author Tea on Thursday, Dec. 14, at Chapel Hill Public Library will feature Piedmont Laureate Mimi Herman. Refreshments will be served starting at 3:30 p.m., with the program from 4 to 5 p.m..