Lecture Event

As part of the adult forum series, “Imagined Communities… and Re-Imagining Our Communities,” Gene Nichol, director at the UNC Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity will present a lecture titled, “Truth and Hope” at 10 a.m. at the United Church of Chapel Hill, 1321 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. 919-942-3540, unitedchurch.org.

Festifall Arts Festival

The town of Chapel Hill will hold Festifall Arts Festival from noon to 6 p.m. along West Franklin Street. There will be over 100 artist exhibitors, three live stages, performing artists and nonprofit organizations. Businesses will also be open. townofchapelhill.org/festifall.

Survive and Thrive Event

Amgen’s Breakaway from Cancer, the Cornucopia Cancer Support Center and the N.C. Triangle Oncology Nursing Chapter will hold a cancer survivor event from 2 to 4 p.m. at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education at UNC-Chapel Hill. Musician and cancer survivor Charlie Lustman will speak. The Lilly Oncology on Canvas exhibit will be on display. cancersupport4u.org.

Doris Betts Memorial

A gathering in honor and memory of Doris Betts will be at 3 p.m. in the George Watts Hill Alumni Center at UNC-Chapel Hill. 919-962-4207, englishcomplit.unc.edu/creative.

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous meets from 4 to 5 p.m. at Carrboro United Methodist Church, 200 Hillsborough Road. 919-448-7010.

Concert Event

Southern Village will hold its “Sundays at Six” music series at 6 p.m. on the stage at the Village Green. southernvillage.com.

Monday

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.

Breastfeeding Group

Breastfeeding Cafe, an informal drop-in gathering of breastfeeding moms, is held from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Red Hen, University Mall, 201 South Estes Drive.

Restorative Yoga

Cornucopia House Cancer Support Center, 5517 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd., offers a free Restorative Yoga class for anyone affected by cancer from 3 to 4:30 p.m. 919-401-9333.

Walking Group

A walking group for women age 55 and older will walk trails in Meadowmont at 3:30 p.m. 919-967-4054, walkingforwomen@gmail.com.

Canine Playtime

The Chapel Hill Small Dog Meetup Group will gather from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Southern Village Dog Park, 1000 Dogwood Acres Drive. For dogs under 25 lbs. smalldogmeetup@gmail.com.

Divorce Support Group

DivorceCare, a seminar and support group offering information in a small-group setting for men and women experiencing divorce, will hold sessions from 7 to 9 p.m. at Orange United Methodist Church. Book fee is $12, scholarships available. 919-942-2825, mwmcclain@nc.rr.com.

Gamblers Anonymous

Gamblers Anonymous meets at 7:30 p.m. at Amity United Methodist Church, 825 Estes Drive. 888-846-4427.

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous meets from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Carrboro United Methodist Church, 200 Hillsborough Road. 919-933-1355.

Triangle Stamp Club

The Triangle Stamp Club meets the second Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Church of the Holy Family, 200 Hayes Road. For October’s program, Clarke French will make a presentation, followed by the monthly stamp auction.

Tuesday

Knitting for Charity

Knitting for Charity, a needlework group that provides knitted and crocheted items for various charities, meets from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the middle of University Mall. Bring acrylic yarn and knitting needles or crochet hook. 919-968-2780.

Bingo

Residents 50 and up can register to play bingo from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Carrboro Century Center, 100 N. Greensboro St. Call 919-918-7364.

Author Event

Pam Durban will discuss her book, “The Tree of Forgetfulness” at 3:30 p.m. at the Bull’s Head Bookshop at UNC-Chapel Hill. 919-962-5060, facebook.com/bullsheadbookshop/events.

Farmers’ Market

The Fearrington Farmers Market at Fearrington Village on U.S. 15-501 South is held at 4 p.m.

Film Screening

A screening of the documentary film, “Twilight Revelations” will be at 7 p.m. at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center at UNC-Chapel Hill. The film explores key moments, both public and private, in the life and reign of the last Ethiopian Emperor, Haile Selassie. facebook.com/events/125471264261782.

Young Professionals Network Event

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce will hold its Young Professionals Network presented by DSI Comedy from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Shula’s 347 in the Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel, 1 Europa Drive. Attendees will be invited to participate in skill-share networking and share tips or tricks they use in their professional lives to guide their success. Registration is required. 919-357-9990, carolinachamber.org/events.

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous meets from 6 to 7 p.m. at Evergreen United Methodist Church, U.S. 15-501. 919-933-1355.

Support Group

Triangle Bladder Cancer Support Group meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at Carolina Pointe, 6011 Farrington Road. trianglebcs.org.

Clogging Lessons and Team Tryouts

The Cane Creek Cloggers will offer free clogging lessons and team tryouts every Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. through Oct. 30 at the Teen Center at Franklin and Henderson streets. Bring water and wear comfortable shoes. 919-810-0299, canecreekcloggers.org.

Workshop Event

The Beehive Design Collective will hold a graphics-based picture workshop titled, “The True Cost of Coal” at 7 p.m. in Room 105 in Gardner Hall at UNC-Chapel Hill. Over three years in the making, “The True Cost of Coal” is a collaboratively-made, highly-detailed, allegorical illustration brought to life by the Beehive Design Collective and depicts the complex history of Mountaintop Removal coal mining. beehivecollective.org/english/coal.htm.

Support Group

The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance support group meets from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Binkley Baptist Church, 1712 Willow Drive. 919-428-6296.

Support Group

SMART Recovery sponsors a free recovery group for drinking and other addictive behaviors at 7:30 p.m. at Binkley Baptist Church, 1712 Willow Drive. trianglesmartrecovery.org.

Wednesday

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.

Lecture Event

Olexander Motsyk, ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, will present a lecture titled, “Ukraine in Global Politics: Relations with Russia, Europe and the U.S.” at 5:30 p.m. in the Nelson Mandela Auditorium at the FedEx Global Education Center. After the lecture, Motsyk will also participate in a roundtable discussion with UNC-Chapel Hill faculty members. uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/5608/73.

Author Event

In celebration of OCD awareness week, Barbara Claypole White will read from and sign copies of her new book, “The Unfinished Garden” at 6:30 p.m. at the Orange County Main Library in Hillsborough. orangecountync.gov/library.

Author Event

Judy Goldman will discuss her book, “Losing My Sister” at 7 p.m. at Flyleaf Books, 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 919-942-7373, flyleafbooks.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.

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

Project Connect Orange County

The sixth annual Project Connect Orange County will be from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Hargraves Community Center, 216 N. Roberson St. Project Connect links people who are experiencing or are at risk of homelessness to essential services. 919-245-2496, phc-orange.org.

Shred-A-Thon

The Orange County Solid Waste Management Department will hold a pre-holiday Shred-A-Thon from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. near the Wachovia Bank building at University Mall. There is a limit of 10 “banker-box” sized boxes or large bags of paper per person. No plastic bags, plastic binders, plastic folders, metal tabs, laminated paper, computer disks or any other electronic media. Incidental staples or paper clips are allowed.

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 11 a.m.-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.

Lunch and A Movie Series

As part of the Lunch and a Movie Series, the movie, “Elevate” will be shown from noon to 2:30 p.m. in the Sonja Haynes Stone Center at UNC-Chapel Hill. facebook.com/events/337484026335252.

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

Norris Johnson will discuss her book, “Tenryu-ji: Life and Spirit of a Kyoto Garden” at 3:30 p.m. at the Bull’s Head Bookshop at UNC-Chapel Hill. 919-962-5060, facebook.com/bullsheadbookshop/events.

Low-Cost Rabies Vaccination Clinic

Orange County’s Animal Services Department will hold a $10 low-cost rabies vaccination clinic from 5 to 7 pm. at the Animal Services Center, 1601 Eubanks Road. Dogs must be on leashes and cats must be in individual carriers. Animals that may be nervous or unsettled should be kept inside a vehicle for their vaccination. orangecountync.gov/animalservices/rabies.asp.

Lecture Event

Ruth HaCohen will present a lecture titled, “The Music Libel Against the Jews” at 5:30 p.m. in Hyde Hall at UNC-Chapel Hill. ccjs.unc.edu.

Lecture Event

Yale historian Glenda Gilmore will deliver the keynote address for the second New Voyages to Carolina conference titled, “Knowledge Capital and Human Flourishing: Educating North Carolinians, 1865-1970” at 5:30 p.m. in the Wilson Special Collections Library at UNC-Chapel Hill. library.unc.edu.

Art and Literature in the Galleries

As part of the Art and Literature in the Galleries Series, an event on “The Penguin Book of Japanese Verse” will be at 6:30 p.m. at the Ackland Art Museum. Participants will notice how poems in the book resonate with prints in the “Elegance and Extravagance” installation and reflect aspects of Japanese culture. 919-843-3687, aportnow@email.unc.edu.

Poetry Event

A poetry reading and open mic is held the second Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. at Flyleaf Books, 725 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 919-942-7373, flyleafbooks.com.

Public Forum

The town of Chapel Hill council will hold a public forum to receive comments on the town’s bus advertising policy and consider possible changes at 7 p.m. in the Council Chamber of Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=1904.

Friday

Computer Class

A computer class titled, “Doing More with Microsoft Excel” will be at 8:15 a.m. at the Chapel Hill Public Library at University Mall. 919-968-2780.

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.

UNC-Chapel Hill University Day

UNC-Chapel Hill will celebrate its history as the nation’s first public university on University Day. Jamie Bartram, director of the Water Institute, will give the keynote speech for the convocation, at 11 a.m. Classes will be canceled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The new Genome Sciences Building will be dedicated at 3:30 p.m. unc.edu/universityday.

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.

Saturday

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 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.

Fabric Sale for Charity

The Community Church of Chapel Hill will hold a fabric sale from 9 a.m. to noon at 106 Purefoy Road. All fabric will be $10 per yard. Proceeds will benefit church activities including Habitat for Humanity.

Firefighters’ Association Truck, Car and Bike Show

The second annual Chapel Hill Firefighters’ Association Truck, Car and Bike Show will begin at 9 a.m. at Bailey’s, 1722 N. Fordham Blvd. Judging begins at 2 p.m. Vehicle registration is $20. Proceeds will benefit the firefighter’s association.

Legal Guardianship 101

Josh’s Hope Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit organization working to bridge gaps in services and supports for transitioning young adults with mental illness and/or substance abuse issues, will hold a free workshop to help parents understand the process to obtain legal guardianship from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Freedom House Recovery Center, 102 New Stateside Drive. Advance registration is required. 919-526-5287, joshshopefoundation.org.

Shred-A-Thon

The Orange County Solid Waste Management Department will hold a pre-holiday Shred-A-Thon from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the 24-hour recycling drop-off site in the Hampton Pointe Shopping Center in Hillsborough. There is a limit of 10 “banker-box” sized boxes or large bags of paper per person. No plastic bags, plastic binders, plastic folders, metal tabs, laminated paper, computer disks or any other electronic media. Incidental staples or paper clips are allowed.

Prompt Writing

Author Nancy Peacock will lead a free prompt writing class from 10 a.m. to noon every second Saturday at Flyleaf Books, 725 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. flyleafbooks.com.

Drawing in the Galleries

The director of the Ackland will lead participants to explore a particular object during Drawing in the Galleries from 10 a.m. to noon at the Ackland Art Museum. Bring paper, crayons, pencils and any dry media. 919-843-3687, aportnow@email.unc.edu.

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

Michael Morris will read from his novel, “Man in the Blue Moon” at 11 a.m. at McIntyre’s Books in Fearrington Village. 919-542-3030, mcintyresbooks.com.

Orange County Democratic Party Rally

The Orange County Democratic Party will hold a rally from 1 to 3 p.m. at Chapel Hill High School. The rally will provide Democratic candidates running in November the opportunity to meet voters.

Author Event

Bland Simpson will discuss his latest book, “Two Captains from Carolina: Moses Grandy, John Newland Maffitt, and the Coming of the Civil War” at 2 p.m. at McIntyre’s Books in Fearrington Village. 919-542-3030, mcintyresbooks.com.

Walk for Education

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation will hold its 16th annual Walk for Education at 2 p.m. beginning at McCorkle Place on Franklin Street. Festivities will begin at 1:30 p.m. This year, students will perform a flash mob around 1:45 p.m. The walk will conclude with a carnival on the grounds of the Lincoln Center. Proceeds will benefit Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.