Walking Group

A walking group for women ages 55 and older treks the Bolin Creek Greenway at 8:30 a.m. 919-967-4054, walkingforwomen@gmail.com.

Stories and Crafts

Story time and a craft activity for children will be held at The Children’s Store, 243 S. Elliott Road from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. 919-942-8027, thechildrensstoreinc.com.

Restorative Yoga

Cornucopia House Cancer Support Center, 5517 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd., offers a free restorative yoga class for anyone affected by cancer from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 919-401-9333.

Canine Playtime

The Chapel Hill Small Dog Meetup Group will gather from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Southern Village Dog Park, 1000 Dogwood Acres Drive. For dogs smaller than 25 pounds. smalldogmeetup@gmail.com.

Farmers Market

The Carrboro Farmers Market is open from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Town Commons, 301 W. Main St. carrborofarmers market.com.

Health Screening

UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Pharmacy and the Governor’s Pharmacy will hold a free health screening from 5 to 8 p.m. in the private clinic room. There will be blood pressure and cholesterol testing.

Music Event

The Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department will offer a “Music on the Streets” program leading up to the Carrboro Music Festival. The jazz band the Ambassadors will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. in the 5th Season parking lot on Greensboro Street. An open jam session will follow the concert. Bring lawn chairs and instruments. 919-918-7367, carrboromusicfestival.com.

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous holds a meeting in Spanish at 7 p.m. in Room 16 at Binkley Baptist Church, 1712 Willow Drive. 919-401-6124.

Author Event

Forbes technology reporter Andy Greenberg will discuss his book, “This Machine Kills Secrets: How WikiLeakers, Cypherpunks, and Hacktivists Aim to Free the World’s Information” at 7 p.m. at Flyleaf Books, 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 919-942-7373, flyleafbooks.com.

Compulsive Eaters Anonymous

Compulsive Eaters Anonymous meets at 7:30 p.m. in Room 18 at Binkley Baptist Church, 1712 Willow Drive. Hope4Eaters.ChapelHill@ gmail.com.

Thursday

Fall Book Sale

The Fall Book Sale of the Friends of the Chatham Community Library will be from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Chatham Community Library, 197 N.C. Highway 87, Pittsboro. Sales of $200 or more will earn a 20 percent discount. All proceeds will benefit the library for underwriting programs; purchasing needed books, materials and equipment; and improving its technology and services. friendsofthechathamcommunitylibrary.org.

Preschool Storytime

Preschool Storytime is held at 10:30 a.m. at Flyleaf Books, 725 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 919-942-7373, flyleaf books.com.

Yoga Class

A yoga class for people new to yoga, in treatment for cancer, a caregiver or cancer survivor, is held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. by the UNC Comprehensive Cancer Support Program at Carolina Pointe II, 6011 Farrington Road. Cost is $5 per session. unclineberger.org.

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous meets from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Carrboro United Methodist Church, 200 Hillsborough Road. This meeting is kid friendly. 917-531-8523.

Author Event

Ruth Salvaggio will discuss her book, “Hearing Sappho in New Orleans: The Call of Poetry from Congo Square to the Ninth Ward” at 3:30 p.m. at the Bull’s Head Bookshop at UNC-Chapel Hill. 919-962-5060, facebook.com/bullsheadbookshop/events.

Rabies Vaccination Clinic

Orange County’s Animal Services Department will hold a low cost rabies vaccination clinic in celebration of the sixth annual World Rabies Day from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Public Market House, 144 E. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough. Rabies vaccines will be $10. Only cash will be accepted. 919-942-7387, orangecountync.gov/animalservices.

Health Screening

UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Pharmacy and the Governor’s Pharmacy will hold a free health screening from 5 to 8 p.m. in the private clinic room. There will be blood pressure and cholesterol testing.

Lecture Event

Peter Grauer, chairman of Bloomberg LP parent company Bloomberg Inc., will give a free public lecture at 5:30 p.m. in the Koury Auditorium at UNC-Chapel Hill. 919-843-7787, kfbsrsvp@unc.edu.

Music Event

The Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department will offer a “Music on the Streets” program leading up to the Carrboro Music Festival. The indie folk-rock band, Snort Beast, will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. on the Weaver Street lawn. An open jam session will follow the concert. Bring lawn chairs and instruments. 919-918-7367, carrboromusicfestival.com.

Author Event

Walter Bennett will discuss his book, “Leaving Tuscaloosa” at 7 p.m. at Flyleaf Books, 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 919-942-7373, flyleafbooks.com.

OWASA Meeting

The OWASA Board will meet at 7 p.m. in the Chapel Hill Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The 2012 Annual Report and Financial Audit will be presented and discussed. owasa.org/about/board-meetings.aspx.

Friday

Computer Class

A computer class continuing education on Microsoft Word titled, “Doing More with Word” will be from 8:15 to 9:45 a.m. at the Chapel Hill Public Library at University Mall. 919-968-2780.

Fall Book Sale

The Fall Book Sale of the Friends of the Chatham Community Library will be from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Chatham Community Library, 197 N.C. Highway 87, Pittsboro. All books and materials will be half price. All proceeds will benefit the library for underwriting programs; purchasing needed books, materials and equipment; and improving its technology and services. friendsofthechathamcommunitylibrary.org.

Self Help

Recovery International, a nonprofit, peer-led mental fitness training and support group for those suffering with anxiety, depression and anger management meets from 10:30 a.m. to noon at 550 Smith Level Road, Carrboro. 919-886-7768, TriRecoveryNow@gmail.com.

Lecture Event

Robert Jackson, professor of Environmental Sciences at Duke University, will present September’s Gray Lindgren Lecture for the Shared Learning Association of Chapel Hill titled, “The Environmental Science (and Policy) of Natural Gas Fracking” at 11 a.m. at the Celebration Assembly of God Church, 114 Weaver Dairy Road. sharedlearningchapelhill.com.

Author Event

Robert V. Taylor will discuss his book, “A New Way to be Human: Seven Spiritual Pathways for Becoming Fully Alive” at 2 p.m. at McIntyre’s Books, 2000 Fearrington Village Center, Pittsboro. 919-542-2121.

Peace Vigil

Vigils for peace and justice are held at the corner of Elliott Road and East Franklin Street from 5 to 6 p.m. 919-942-2535.

Music Event

The Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department will offer a “Music on the Streets” program leading up to the Carrboro Music Festival. The folk band, Tubby Ridge Band, will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Modern Fossil parking lot. An open jam session will follow the concert. Bring lawn chairs and instruments. 919-918-7367, carrboromusicfestival.com.

Author Event

David Menconi will discuss his book, “Ryan Adams: Losering, a Story of Whiskeytown” at 7 p.m. at Flyleaf Books, 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 919-942-7373, flyleafbooks.com.

Youth Poetry Slam

Sacrificial Poets will hold a Voice Box Youth Poetry Slam from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Street Scene Teen Center, 179 E. Franklin St. Admission is $5 and participating poets enter free of charge. Youth ages 13-19 can participate but all are encouraged to attend. The slam will be hosted by Kane Smego and there will be music by DJ Obi Wan Jacoby. sacrificialpoets@gmail.com.

Concert Event

The Durham-Chapel Hill chapter of the American Guild of Organists will hold a concert featuring award-winning organist Dongho Lee at 7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 305 E. Main St. Donations will be collected to benefit the Durham-Chapel Hill AGO’s scholarship and development programs.

Saturday

Migratory Bird Festival

The New Hope Audubon Society and the Eno River Association will hold the third annual Eno River State Park Migratory Bird Festival at 7 a.m. to noon at Eno River State Park. There will be several bird walks, booths with games and children’s activities, and a “bird sing-along.” spttdrdshnk@yahoo.com.

Farmers Markets

The Carrboro Farmers Market is open from 7 a.m. to noon at the Town Commons, 301 W. Main St. carrborofarmersmarket.com.

The Eno River Farmers Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon at the Public Market House on East Margaret Lane in Hillsborough.

The Hillsborough Farmers Market is held in the parking lot of the Home Depot on N.C. 86 from 8 a.m. to noon. 919-732-8315.

The Chapel Hill Farmers Market is held in the parking lot of University Mall from 8 a.m. to noon.

thechapelhillfarmersmarket.com.

Toastmasters

Two Toastmasters clubs meet Saturdays. The Chapel Hill Toastmasters meet at 8 a.m. in the University Presbyterian Church Youth Center. Email patrick@treatuwell.com.

The Speak Up! Toastmasters meet at 11 a.m. at the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, 104 S. Estes Drive. Email info@speakuptmc.org.

Fall Book Sale

The Fall Book Sale of the Friends of the Chatham Community Library will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Chatham Community Library, 197 N.C. Highway 87, Pittsboro. A grocery bag of books will be available for $5. All proceeds will benefit the library for underwriting programs; purchasing needed books, materials and equipment; and improving its technology and services. friendsofthechathamcommunitylibrary.org.

Rabies Vaccination Clinic

Orange County’s Animal Services Department will hold a low cost rabies vaccination clinic in celebration of the sixth annual World Rabies Day from 10 a.m. to noon at the Orange County Animal Services Center, 1601 Eubanks Road. Rabies vaccines will be $10. 919-942-7387, orangecountync.gov/animalservices.

Restorative Yoga

Cornucopia House Cancer Support Center, 5517 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd., offers a free Restorative Yoga class for anyone affected by cancer from 10:30 a.m. to noon. 919-401-9333.

Canine Playtime

The Chapel Hill Small Dog Meetup Group gathers from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Southern Village Dog Park, 1000 Dogwood Acres Drive. For dogs smaller than 25 pounds. smalldogmeetup@gmail.com.

Author Event

Judy Hogan will read from her new mystery novel, “Killer Frost” at 2 p.m. at Flyleaf Books, 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 919-942-7373, flyleafbooks.com.

Fundraiser Event

The Duke Intensive Care Nursery Family Advisory Board will hold its fourth annual BBQ for Babies Fundraiser from 4 to 7 p.m. at Teer Farm, 7729 Kepley Road. There will be a dinner, music, raffle prizes and activities for families and children. Tickets are $10. dukechildrens.org/about_us/newsroom/bbq_for_babies.

Movie Event

As part of the “Rite of Spring at 100” celebration, the film, “Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky” will be shown at 7 p.m. at the Varsity Theater. The event is free, but tickets are required. Tickets are available at the Memorial Hall box office or at the door the night of the event. theriteofspringat100.org.

Staged Reading and Panel Discussion

Boaz Gaon, a professor at the Minshar Arts School in Tel Aviv will share his Israeli adaption of “An Enemy of the People” in a staged reading and panel discussion at 7:30 p.m. in the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education at UNC-Chapel Hill. ccjs.unc.edu.