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Calendar of Events
Chamber Meeting,
March 17 - The Chamber's February meeting - Wednesday,
February 17 - will be held at noon at the Exchange Club. Feel
free to come at 11:30 am for some additional networking time!
Our speaker will be Tom Stevens, Mayor of Hillsborough. Mayor
Tom will be presenting a reprise of his "State of the
Town Address" for those of you who missed it in late
February. Catering by Riverside Restaurant. Be sure to wear
GREEN for St. Patricks Day!
Rotary Pancake
Sale, Friday, March 12, 7 am to 7 pm - Eat pancakes,
watch the ACC Tournament and support scholarships for local
graduates. Join just about everyone in Hillsborough at the
Rotary Pancake Sale at the Exchange Club at
Balazs Szabo One Man Retrospective
Art Show, The Depot, March 12, 5 pm - Balazs Szabo
is an American/Hungarian artist whose works are in several
museum collections across the United States. This exhibition
contains a retrospective of works from 1963 to Today and runs
through April 30. Join Balazs for a reception and viewing
his works at the Depot, 246 South Nash Street. For more information,
call 625-4502 or visit www.balazsart.com
or www.hillsboroughdepot.com
2nd Saturday Walking Tour - March 13, 10am and 2pm -
Come to the Alexander Dickson House, 150 E. King St., Hillsborough.
Explore Hillsborough's history on a 90-minute guided walking
tour through its historic district. $5, More Information at
732-7741 or www.historichillsborough.org.
You're Thinking About Starting
a Business - March 18, 9 am - The UNC Small Business
Technology Development Center, located at 1700 MLK Blvd. in
Chapel Hill, hosts a workshop to assess yourself and your
business idea on the third Thursday of each month. Each session
is held from 9 am to 11 am in Room 158. Registration is necessary,
but parking and materials are free. call 919-962-0389 to register
Annual Burwell School Easter
Egg Hunt, Saturday, March 20, 2 pm, Burwell School
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The Burwell School Historic Site will hold its annual Easter
Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 20 at 2 pm. The Burwell School
is located at 319 North Churton Street!
Business After Hours - March 25, 5:30 pm to 7 pm, Chamber
Office - T&T Data Solutions, Microsoft Windows
and the Chamber present the March Business After Hours on
Thursday, March 25 from 5:30 to 7 pm at the Chamber Office,
located at 102 N. Churton Street.
Coming
up next . . .
New Hope Camp and Conference
Center 5th Annual Auction and Appetizers, April 10, 6 to 9
pm - Join supporters of New Hope Camp and Conference
Center for this fundraiser, which will help renovate the Dining
Hall Kitchen. Appetizers, open wine bar, and lots of goodies
to bid on. Tickets are $20. For information call, 942-4716
or visit www.newhopeccc.org.
Oh, What a Night - Duke HomeCare
& Hospice 8th Annual Gala, April 24, 7 pm
You are invited to the Duke HomeCare and Hospice 8th Annual
"Oh What a Night!" Gala! Tickets for the April 24
event at Treyburn Country Club are $100/person and includes
a delicious dinner buffet, exciting live and silent auctions,
dancing and fun. For more information or to purchase tickets,
please call 919-479-0318 or click here!
Title sponsor is Cardinal State Bank; other sponsorships are
available as well!
"Sweet Spring" Ladies
Night Out - Thursday, April 22, 6 to 9 pm, Downtown Hillsborough
- Historic Downtown Hillsborough invites you to spend the
evening exploring unique shops and restaurants. Start at a
hospitality booth for your free gift (first 300 guests) and
list of specials. Every purchase earns you a chance to win
wonderful garden themed gift baskets! www.ShopHillsboroughNC.com.
After you've shopped, dance the nite away at the Blue Bayou,
featuring songs from the '70s, '80s, and '90s!
OCIM's A Walk for Hunger -
April 25, 2 pm, Gold Park - Take a Walk in the Park
to support the Orange Congregations in Mission Food Pantry
and Meals on Wheels. For more information, call 732-6194,
ext. 10
2nd Annual BATTLE OF THE BANDS
- May 1, 7 pm, Hillsborough Moose Lodge
Watch and cast your vote for performers at Hog Day!
Visit the Hillsborough/Orange
County Chamber of Commerce on Facebook!
If you have events to be included
in this listing, please contact
us.
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Click HERE for
the Chamber's latest newsletter!
MARCH
BUSINESS AFTER
HOURS
T&T Data Solutions, Microsoft
Windows and the Chamber present the March Business After Hours on
Thursday, March 25 from 5:30 to 7 pm at the Chamber Office, located
at 102 N. Churton Street.
Upcoming Chamber Committee Meetings:
Upcoming Chamber Meetings
Wednesday, March 10, 1:30 pm, Chamber Office - Chamber Marketing
Committee
Friday, March 12, 8:40 am, Chamber Office,
Ambassador Committee
Friday, March 26, noon, DTCC - Chamber Education
Committee
Tuesday, March 23, 8:30 am, Chamber
office - Government Affairs Committee
Free leadership coaching - every
week!
The free coaching session is available every week
as a podcast published on the web and the THINK Leadership Ideas
blog, created by leadership advisor, executive coach
(and Mayor) Tom Stevens.
The weekly audio “coachcast” reviews
7 leadership bullet points in 7 minutes - aptly named 7 Ideas Coach
- created especially for busy leaders, managers, and professionals
to help them create and sustain exceptional organizations.
Listen on the web at www.7IdeasCoach.com,
sign up on the THINK! and 7 Ideas Coach listserv, or subscribe to
the podcasts from the Apple iTunes store.
Tom Stevens - Think Leadership Ideas - www.ThinkLeadershipIdeas.com
Hillsborough Leads Group,
Thursdays, 8:15 am, The Village Diner
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Things to Do:
The Blue
Bayou Club offers nightly
music and dancing for members and their guests. Tuesday is
Open Mic night, and Wednesday is Texas Hold 'Em Poker night!
Located at 106 S. Churton Street - click
here to visit their website.
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The
Shops at Daniel Boone is a collection
of 4 shopping areas that encompasses almost 100 businesses along
Churton Street. In addition to one of the largest collection
of antique shops in the south, The Shops at Daniel Boone has
a variety of exciting attractions including a convention center,
a working blacksmith, gift stores, financial and technical services,
realtors, needlework shops, restaurants and much, much more!
click here
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Tupelo's,
located at 101 N. Churton Street, has regional southern cuisine
with a New Orleans accent - click
here to visit their website. |
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Government
Meetings |
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Click on the name
below to access schedules of meetings for governmental bodies:
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Town
of Hillsborough Meeting Schedule (includes Town Board, Planning
Board, Board of Adjustment, Historic District Commission, Parks
& Recreation Board, Tourism Board, Tree Board, Water/Sewer
Advisory Committee) |
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Orange
County Meeting Schedule (includes Board of County Commissioners,
Planning Board, Board of Adjustment, meetings of Boards of various
county departments) |
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Orange
County Board of Education |
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