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It Came, It Baked, It Conquered: Giant Cookie Arrives at WSM Autumn weather finally rolled into town, and along with it rolled two giant cookies—one at Southern Village on Saturday, and another on the lawn in Carrboro on Sunday. The cookies were part of a fundraiser for children's programming at the Carrboro Artscenter, sponsored by Weaver Street Market and the Immaculate Baking Company of Hendersonville, NC. The folks from Immaculate Baking Company arrived at 9 AM both days, towing the "oven" behind them on a trailer. More |
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 Once assembled, the oven was a flat metal surface ten feet across, built to accommodate a giant ten-foot cookie. Workers then laid out parchment paper and "tiles" of frozen cookie dough, patching the spaces between the tiles with scraps of dough. Once the dough was laid, poles were raised around the edge and a Mylar cover was put on. The oven was heated with hot air blown in on one side, reflected back at the cookie by the Mylar.
While the cookie baked, visitors were treated to free Mapleview ice cream, balloons, face-painting, and henna tattoos in folk art designs. The crowd at Southern Village milled about, listening to Irish fiddle tunes by the Walker Street Fiddlers. In Carrboro on Sunday, the event coincided with the weekly Jazz Brunch, and the lawn was full of the usual crowd of brunch-goers, hula-hoopers, and dancers. When the band finished, a few members of the Fiddlers were on hand to play and led the crowd in a song they had composed about the cookie. As the cookie finished baking, the crowd gathered round, counting down to the moment when the Mylar cover was thrown back to reveal the giant baked cookie. Amid much cheering, people lined up to buy cookie vouchers and to turn them in for decorative boxes containing a pound of the cookie. Children shuttled cookie boxes from the oven to the table. Some people opted to take their cookie home, while others stood eating it straight out of the box with a fork. The Giant Cookie couldn't have rolled into town on a better weekend. The weather was beautiful, and people were praying for an excuse to be outside. And eating cookie for a good cause...what could be easier? Overall, the events raised $2544 for the Artscenter. | |||
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| New Crop, Organic Red Bartlett Pears |
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save $1.00 lb |
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| Organic, Seedless Red Grapes | $2.49 lb |
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| New Crop, Organic Red Potatoes | $1.00 lb |
super low price |
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Troller Point Wild Alaskan Salmon Fillets | $11.99 lb | $2.00 off! |
| Alison's Family Farms Chicken Thighs or Drumsticks | $1.49 lb |
All Natural save 70¢ lb |
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| Niman Ranch, USDA Choice London Broil |
$4.99 lb |
All Natural save $1.00 lb |
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| Locally Grown, Fresh Prawns are back! | |||
 2nd Annual Seasonal Special!Joe Thompson is harvesting his crop of prawns Friday, September 28 and Friday, October 5! Prawns are similar to shrimp, however, they are grown in fresh water ponds. Their taste is sweet, comparable to lobster, and they're low in fat. $12.99/lb - 10-12 count, head on, while supplies last - only 250 pounds available! |
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| Recipe: Apple Crisp | |||
 It's apple season! This recipes is quick and easy and oh, so good!Ingredients: 3 pounds tart apples 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/4 cup white sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup rolled oats 4 tablespoons cold butter (1/2 stick) Preparation: Peel, core and chop apples, toss in a bowl with lemon juice to prevent darkening. In a separate bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg; stir into apples. Set aside. In another bowl combine flour, sugar and oats. Cut butter into flour until mixture looks like crumbs. Butter a 10 X 10-inch baking dish. Spread apples in bottom of baking dish then sprinkle with flour mixture. Bake at 375° for 30 to 45 minutes, or until apples are tender and topping is lightly browned. Serve warm or at room temperature. |
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| Jazz Brunch | |||
 Sundays11 am - 1 pm On the lawn in Carrboro Weaver Street Market's Jazz & More! Brunch continues through October! This family friendly event is a great way to start your Sunday. Inside, we'll have fresh scones, muffins and sweet pastries in our bake case; fresh, hot coffee and a barista to make that special coffee drink; and an array of eggs, grits, pancakes or French Toast to fill you up! Outside, under the oaks, you'll hear a range of local bands playing Jazz, Americana, Blues, and Bluegrass; keeping everybody happy and dancing. Children and well-behaved dogs are welcome. Please keep the children out of the trees and fountain and dogs on leashes. Band schedule: September 23 - Tristeza Trio - Bossa Nova September 30 - Doug and Telisha Williams - Fuel injected Folk October 7 - Jon Shain - Americana and Blues October 14 - Gravvy Boys - American acoustic October 21 - Project Mastana - the world music band next door October 28 - Jeff Brown Quartet - original Jazz - Last Jazz Brunch! |
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| Carrboro Music Festival | |||
 10th Anniversary, Sunday, September 30!This is a town-wide event with multiple venues. Weaver Street Market will have music starting at 11 am with our Jazz & More! Brunch and continuing all afternoon. Kick-Off Celebration At the Cat's Cradle, Saturday, September 29 Great Big Gone - 8:00 pm Two Dollar Pistols - 9:00 pm Tres Chicas - 10:00 pm Suggested donation $5.00 Volunteer! The day long, free festival features music at various indoor and outdoor venues all around downtown Carrboro. Volunteers are needed to assist with a variety of festival tasks. Volunteer positions are near music venues so volunteers will be able to enjoy the sounds of the festival while helping to make it a success. Sign up with friends or as a group! All volunteers will receive a free festival t-shirt! Visit www.carrboromusicfestival.com to read the volunteer descriptions and fill out a volunteer form. Contact Meg at cmfvolunteer@gmail.com if you have any questions. |
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| 4th Annual Fall Wine Sale coming soon! | |||
 by Cat Moleski, Features EditorOctober 5-21I love working the Wine Show here at Weaver Street Market for several reasons. The first and to me, most important, is the thrill of tasting the new wines Peg has found. I have enjoyed discovering dozens of new wines that she's picked over the last few years. With over 40 wines to taste at our two shows this fall, there is ample time to taste and taste again! The second reason I love the Wine Shows and Sale is the excitement of discovering 'the wine of the show.' This is the wine that everyone loves and is usually at a great price. Word spreads like wildfire and everyone makes sure they get a taste and maybe a case or two for the cellar. Some wines will be up to 50% off and prices will range from $3.99-$29.99. I hear the call of the hunt already! Peg has packed this Wine Sale with classics like Brunello di Montalcino, champagne, pinot noir, Chianti Classico, Prosecco, Cotes du Rhone and many more. I'm looking forward to trying the 5 organic wines we'll have this year. One is sulphite-free. Yea! I also have a great time at the Shows watching people come in as strangers but after bumping elbows and glasses through seven tables full of wine, they come out comrades in glasses! Whatever your reasons are for attending our Wine Shows, this is sure to be our best wine sale yet. Cheers! Carrboro Wine Show: Saturday, October 6, 1-5 pm Southern Village Wine Show: Saturday, October 13, 1-5 pm |
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| Cup A Joe Tastings | |||
 Friday, September 21, 4:30 -7:00 pm at Southern VillageSaturday, September 22, 11:00 - 2:00 pm in Carrboro Stop in and grab a fresh, hot taste of local brew! Coffee, that is! Joe Van Gogh from Cup A Joe will be on hand to answer your questions about their fabulous coffee. |
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| Benefit Car Show | |||
 For Historic Hillsborough Speedway!By Emily Buehler, Contributing Writer At first, the Occoneechee-Orange Speedway simply looks like a peaceful, wooded walking trail. Meander down it a bit, though, and you'll come to the concrete grandstand, leftover from the days when the trail was a dirt track for NASCAR racing. Built in 1947, the Speedway is the only track remaining from the inaugural season of NASCAR. It is also one of only three tracks on the National Register of Historic Places, along with the Indianapolis Speedway and the Bonneville Salt Flats, where drivers gathered in the 1930s to try to break land speed records. 
To raise money for restoration and preservation of the track, the Historic Speedway Group is sponsoring a "Celebration of the Automobile" Car Show at the speedway on Saturday, September 29. The event is free to the public and includes the car show (featuring "Classic, Antique, Custom, Muscle, and Race Cars"); a reunion of the Old Timers Racing Club; chances to meet former drivers, their family and friends, famous cars, car owners, rookie sensation 13-year-old Hunter Synan of Roxboro, and "Miss Occoneechee Speedway"; live music by the Castaways and the A.L. Stanback school band; a live auction of racing memorabilia; and a display of NASCAR driver Junior Johnson's new product line of Carolina Moonshine: "Junior Johnson's not racing anymore, but he's still driving 'White Lightning'." There will be ice cream and food vendors and free kids' rides.
The event is from 8 to 5 at the Speedway, on Elizabeth Brady Road in Hillsborough. For more information, call Frank Craig at 919.563.6532/604-2292, or visit the website at http://historicspeedwaygroup.org. |
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 Thursday, September 27, 2007, 7:00 pm-9:00 pmImmigrant Stories and Memories - excerpts from La Ciudad, 2007, stories of Mexican immigrants in New York City Discussion following facilitated by: Estefania San Juan, Communications and Outreach Coordinator Advocacy Initiative, El Pueblo, Inc, Dr. Luke Smith, psychiatrist with El Futuro. Sponsored by The Cybrary, El Pueblo, CHICLE, Carrboro Parks and Recreation Dept. and The Open Eye Cafe. Coffee and snacks will be served. Spanish/English interpreting available Chapel Hill Institute for Cultural and Language Education 101 E Weaver St. 3rd floor, Suite G-1 Carrboro, NC 27510 Ph. 919/933-0398 Fx. 919/933-1142 |
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