Is volunteering on your New Year's Resolution list? We can help! Outreach volunteers are the face of Habitat for Humanity across Chatham County. They represent Chatham Habitat at community events like the Siler City Spring Chicken Festival and Pittsboro Street Fair, and can assist with presentations to community groups. This training is open to volunteers of all ages, and will teach you everything you need to know about Chatham Habitat. After, you will be qualified to represent Habitat at events around the community, and sign up for unique and exciting volunteer opportunities! Sign up page: events.chathamhabitat.volunteerhub.com. Snacks will be provided, and space is limited. We hope to see you there.

Do you love beer? Find out how your favorite beer is made from the Brewers who make it! Every first Saturday of the month at 2:00 pm in Pittsboro. Call and reserve your spot today! *Closed toed shoes required and safety glasses will be provided

Eric Sommer and Alice Osborn, Blues & More from championship guitarist songwriter Eric and Edgy Folk with a historical story from Alice. www.ericsommer.com;

Wednesday's speaker is: Jeff Jones, Pittsboro's Planning Director, who will talk about plans for bicycle and pedestrian transportation. Jeff presented the Pittsboro Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan. Highlights: There are no cliff notes for the plan. You need to go on-line and skim it to find the parts that will affect you. And the changes the plan envisions WILL affect how your customers will drive to parking and then walk to your business. The changes in the plan will affect how your customers/visitors will be able to bike to your location. You need to review the part of the plan that will affect your business location and, if you live in the greater Pittsboro metropolitan area, how the plan will affect where you live. Your comments (and you should have some) can be sent to: Jeff Jones at jjones@pittsboronc.gov. Jeff talked about sidewalks at various locations around town and the widening of Hillsboro and the changes in the circle. Jeff did a great job! Wednesday February 12, 9 am Pittsboro Roadhouse (in the back)

Carolina Tiger Rescue will be at Pittsboro Pet Supply February 22, 2020, 11am-2pm for an education booth. They will have information on the rescue, and bio facts including skulls and pelts. They will also answer any question on how you can help and Volunteer.

The Facebook LIVE Sale is Back! New Horizons Downtown Note sale times are 6:15-7:15 pm. Join me (Mary) and Liz as we offer some AMAZING deals on some of our best brands from both stores! We are also going to give a secret code for in-store shopping AND we are going to raffle off a free pair of shoes at the end of the live sale! Less

At the Pittsboro Roadhouse.

Join us on February 14th from 4-7 PM as Elsa and Anna visit Maple View Farm Ice Cream for Valentine's Day! Each your favorite FROZEN dessert with the characters! Take pictures, enjoy the meet and greet and indulge with delicious farm fresh ice cream.! We will have a special frozen themed menu! A % of all sales will be donated to the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke - Team TumorNators Angels Among Us 2020! Come Celebrate with Us!

Sat Date: 2/22/2020 From: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm This four hour seminar will be an open exploration into what we really are, the nature of reality, free will (or its non-existence), and how the transformative power of presence allows us to relax into the natural flow of our life. There will be several sessions of meditation, plus several short breaks. Available on ZOOM: Please email us for the link after you register. Preregistration by February 14 is required. Facilitated by Tom Thompson - a teacher of Conscious Living since 1971. (Conscious Living is based mostly on Transpersonal Psychology, the Human Potential Movement, and the All Inclusive Tantrik Teachings of Kashmir, )

The Chatham County Historical Association invites you to join us for a program on The Changing Language of Chatham County. Come hear what the study team from the Language and Life Project at NC State has learned so far from their interviews with your Chatham County friends and neighbors. How is Chatham’s language changing? Is there a distinctive “Chatham” way of talking? The project is ongoing—so, what’s next? Everyone is invited to the free program. Sunday, 23 February 2020, 2:00 pm Historic Chatham County Courthouse in Pittsboro. More info: https://chathamhistory.org Chatham County Historical Association PO Box 93 Pittsboro, NC 27312 history@chathamhistory.org

Join the members of the Chatham Historical Society for a presentation and reports about their activities.

Come find out what the team from the Language and Life Project at NC State has learned so far from their interviews with your Chatham County friends and neighbors! In the summer of 2019, the Language and Life Project (LLP), in cooperation with the Chatham County Historical Association started conducting interviews to study and archive changing language and life in Chatham County. The project team has now completed more than 40 interviews with speakers ranging from to 16 to 100 years of age, and plan to complete more than 100 interviews over the next year. While the main goal of the NC State team is to study the changing language of life-long county residents, the project will also save the stories of those residents about life in Chatham County—providing a rich historical resource for the future. At the February 23rd program, the LLP team, under the direction of Walt Wolfram, will discuss the progress of the Chatham project so far, offer some samples, and discuss possible ways that the oral histories and other products in this cooperative effort might be shared. We are fortunate that the Language and Life Project chose Chatham for this intensive study. The 100+ interviews of Chatham residents of all ages and backgrounds will not only preserve Chatham’s unique language traditions but also will provide a window into the lives of long-time residents. The CCHA invites everyone to the program on Sunday, February 23 at 2:00pm in the Historic Chatham County Courthouse. We think you’ll be interested in this sneak-peek at the project’s progress. You might even decide to sign up to take part!

Take a magical trip to Norway as only Carolina Tiger Rescue can provide. The 2020 Black Tie & Tails Ball will provide a virtual tour of Norway and will showcase Norway’s stunning scenery: deep blue fjords, flowing waterfalls and sharp, snow-capped mountains that tower high above the water. Discover the land that the Viking kings called home. Saturday, February 29, 2020 7:00pm—11:00pm (sponsor reception at 6:30pm) Washington Duke Inn, 3001 Cameron Blvd., Durham Tickets: $200 (use code Earlybird for a $25 discount until January 31st)