Saturday
February 26
8-1 am

Skatepark Fundraiser!
$10 Cover

Skatepark Fundraiser with Caltrop(Blues/Rock from Chapel Hill), Shred Crust, Spider Bags (Country/Bluse/Punk Chapel Hill), and Gasoline Stove.

ShredCrus
We're just good friends who always got together wednesday nights to skate the crater and needed something to do when the weather was bad so started messing around with instruments in the shed next to the bowl. we had fun making songs and have played a few shows for our friends to share in the fun.

Caltrop:
While citing Black Sabbath as an influence for any heavy band makes for easy stoner rock shorthand, North Carolina's Caltrop is one of the few shining examples where the influence can actually be heard. The quartet, hailing from Chapel Hill, was formed in 2005 by Sam Taylor (guitar/vocals), Murat Dirlik (bass/vocals), Adam Nolton (guitar), and John Crouch (drums). With thick, fuzzed out riffs leading the charge on most of their songs, Caltrop exists at the improbable intersection of Sabbath and the Allman Brothers Band, creating detuned, psychedelic dirges with a soulful Southern blues/rock inflection. Add a touch of the long-form, post-metal song structures of bands like Baroness and Earth, and you begin to see what makes the group tick. In 2006, the group self-released an eponymous demo, and in 2008 they released their first full-length outing, World Class, on Holidays for Quince. Caltrop is currently finishing their next full length recording with release plans slated for 2011.

Tuesday
March 1
6-9 pm

Chatham Habitat for Humanity and Family Violence & Rape Crisis Services

Whoop it up at the 2nd Funky Fashion Show & Burrito Bash!

Local leaders are storming the catwalk in fashions made from recycled materials for the 2nd annual Raising the Roof: Funky Fashion Show & Burrito Bash, a benefit for Chatham Habitat for Humanity and Family Violence & Rape Crisis Services. The event will be held from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1 at the General Store Cafe in Pittsboro.

The "celebrity" models include Pittsboro Mayor Randy Voller; County Commissioners Brian Bock (R), Mike Cross (D), and Walter Petty (R); Chatham County Sheriff Richard Webster; last year's winner Betty Wilson and daughter Jane Allen Wilson; Home Store Manager Mike Breedlove with internationally renowned artist Louis St. Lewis; dancer & designer Melody Eggen; Police Lt. Lesia McCollough; Chatham Habitat Board President Dick Forbis; George Greger-Holt of Chatham County Schools; and others. Pam Smith, owner of Beggars & Choosers, will serve as the Mistress of Ceremonies. Come out and vote for your favorite fashions by placing bills in paint buckets which will be moving through the crowd. The model who generates the most donations wins a prize!

In addition to the fashion show, the evening includes burritos & a side dish prepared by the General Store Café, an appearance by the fabulous W.I.N.G.S. women, and live music by the esteemed Tommy Edwards of Bluegrass Experience, with Stan Brown and LaNelle Davis.

Attendees will also get the final opportunity to bid on 12 themed gift baskets, which are currently up for auction at the Chatham Habitat Home Store, located at 467 West St., and at Second Bloom, located in downtown Pittsboro. Baskets include: Anything on Wheels (with a vintage 1930’s bicycle), Take Me Out to the Game (with a New York Yankees jersey currently priced at nearly $200 on-line), Dog is my Co-Pilot, It’s my Party, and more. Check them out and place your bids!

Tickets are $12 in advance at The Home Store and at Second Bloom and $15 at the door. Learn more about us: www.fvrc.org www.chathamhabitat.org

A big huge thank you to the General Store Cafe for your on-going support of our local non-profits! You serve up a lot more than great food & drinks – you truly make a difference in our community. The café is located at 39 West Street in Pittsboro. Map: http://www.thegeneralstorecafe.com/directions.htm

April

Tuesday
May 3
6-9 pm

CARE's 8th Annual Burrito Bash

Pittsboro, NC - Come enjoy the fun. Bid on awesome auction items, eat delicious food, and join in the laughter, while helping the cats and dogs of Chatham Animal Rescue and Education, Inc. (CARE). On Tuesday, May 3, 2010 from 6:00 – 9:00 PM, the volunteers of CARE in partnership with the General Store Café (GSC), will hold our 8th Annual Burrito Bash fundraiser with both live and silent auctions at the GSC, just off the traffic circle in downtown Pittsboro.

CARE’s mission is to promote the health and safety of all Chatham County cats and dogs. We play a crucial role in reducing the number of unwanted animals that end up being euthanized in the shelter by operating a $20 spay/neuter program for Chatham County residents with income under $40,000, as well as free surgeries for Pit Bulls and Pit Bull mixes. Our foster volunteer caregivers open their homes and their hearts to help make animals more adoptable while they await their forever homes. Money earned through your participation in this engaging event goes directly to funding animal care.

Tuesday
June 7
6-9 pm

Burrito Bash for the
Sewage Sludge Action Network
(SSAN)

Come in and enjoy entertainment by the local bluegrass/folk band New Hope Creek. Tickets $12 Advance/$15 Door. Folks can reserve advance tickets at our website: http://sewagesludgeactionnetwork.com/. Tickets will be picked up at the event with payment by cash or check. You can see our flyer at the website.

Auction items so far include local pottery by Pam Groben, a basket brimming with locally made jams, soaps, honey, etc., a classic framed print of Duke Forest trails by famous outdoor enthusiast William Nealy (now deceased), gift certificates for Eddie Smith porcelain pottery.

Sewage Sludge Action Network (SSAN) is comprised of residents of Alamance, Orange and Chatham counties, and says it will continue to focus on educating the public about the risks to public health and the environment from the spreading of sewage sludge from wastewater treatment plants on farmlands.

Each year hundreds of thousands of gallons of sewage sludge are spread on farmlands in over 70 counties in North Carolina. Farmers are given sludge free of charge to be used as a fertilizer and are not informed about the vast amounts of unregulated, untested toxic chemicals that concentrate in sewage sludge.

"The mission of SSAN is to educate the public about the practice of spreading toxic sewage sludge on farm and forest land. In addition to poisoning farmland, sewage sludge contaminates groundwater, surface waters, the air we breathe and the food we eat,” said Myra Dotson, Chair of SSAN. “For 30-years this practice, disguised as “free fertilizer,” has turned farmland into toxic waste dumps, and has been largely unknown to citizens. The public has a right to know.”

July

August

Tuesday
September 13
6-9 pm

Burrito Bash for Haw River & Clean Jordan Lake

Come celebrate and support two groups working to clean up trash in our waters - - the Haw River Assembly's annual March watershed Clean-Up-A-Thon and Clean Jordan Lake's efforts to remove tons of trash from the shorelines of Jordan Lake (their next clean up is Saturday, October 1) Proceeds will benefit the work of these two clean water organziations. br>
Come celebrate and support two groups working to clean up trash in our waters - the Haw River Assembly's annual March watershed Clean-Up-A-Thon and Clean Jordan Lake's efforts to remove tons of trash from the shorelines of Jordan Lake (their next clean up is Saturday, October 1)

Proceeds will benefit the work of these two clean water organziations. Support the Haw River Assembly www.hawriver.org and Clean Jordan Lake cleanjordanlake.org with an evening of music and dancing, with the fabulous all-gal band, Betty and the Backwoods opening, heading on stage around 6:30 p.m. They've got Katie Kenlan on accordion, Hope Wilder on cello and Sam Overmyer on drums! Fred Royal's Pittsboro All-stars will follow at 7:30! Also come for the silent auction and of course, the famous General Store burritos! br>
The silent auction features beautiful art work from local artists, massage gift certificates, pottery classes, locally roasted fair-trade coffee, guided paddle trips on the lake and the Haw River, theater tickets and so much more! There will prizes for Best Trash Art! Trash Art entries can be brought to the Burrito Bash to be submitted (and judged by the crowd) Prizes for top 3 winners include t-shirts, books and more! There are still a few days left to save money on advance tickets. Tickets are available on the HRA Website: www.hawriver.org or by calling (919) 542-5790 Tickets, including a famous burrito, are $12 in advance, $15 at the door.

Saturday
September 24
7-10:30 pm

Fundraiser for Guardians of Angels

Guardians of Angels will kick off its community campaign to build a $1.2 million adoption center for cats and dogs at the General Store Café on Saturday, September 24 7-10:30 pm.

7: 00 p.m. - Singer/Songwriter Jon Shain - acoustic mix of Beatles songs

8:00 p.m. - Awards and a sneak peak of an Adoption Center design

8:30 p.m, Beatles cover band The Backbeat!

In 2010, and despite valiant efforts by rescue groups, fewer than 4 in 10 dogs from the county shelter were adopted while 5 in 10 were euthanized. 2 of 10 cats from the county shelter were adopted, while nearly 8 in 10 were euthanized. Even when done humanely, the euthanasia of any animal is sad especially when so many are adoptable. Given time these animals could be placed in life-long homes.

A Chatham County adoption center will include a warm pet and people friendly environment and will give adoptable, elderly and handicapped animals a place to thrive until they meet their life long guardian. This is the year to rally around animals and make this happen.

Admission is $20 per person and $30 per couple that will benefit Guardians of Angels. Come early for the best seating.

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Tuesday
October 11
6-9 pm

Burrito Bash for Dogs Off Chains & Triangle Wildlife

Dogs off Chains (DOC) and Triangle Wildlife Rehab Center are throwing a Burrito Bash dance party, Tuesday October 11th, 6-9 pm at the General Store Café, Pittsboro, NC. and You are invited! “Get up, stand up, stand up for your right” to dance Reggee, eat good food and laugh with friends all while helping dogs and wildlife of Chatham. “Let’s get together” and move to the smooth reggae sounds of Gregory Blaine and Rootzie “it’ll be alright”! There will be fun door prizes too! Tickets for the Burrito Bash are $12 in advance and $15 at the door, includes dinner and the concert. Advance tickets may be purchased from Robin Luker 919-624-1963 or Toni Constant 919-933-8965 ___________________________________ Win a weeks lodging for two at the RCI Royal Crown Resort of your choice. Anywhere in the USA! Raffle Proceeds will benefit Dogs Off Chains “Breaking chains - Building fences” for the dogs of Chatham. The drawing will be held October 11th at the Burrito Bash. You don’t need to be present to win, but it will be much more fun if you are! Raffle tickets are $3 each or 10 for $20 and can be purchased from Robin Luker 919-624-1963 or Toni Constant 919-933-8965 ___________________________________ Triangle Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic is sponsoring a raffle of their own, details are coming soon. “Don’t you worry ‘bout a thing” just come dance, laugh, eat and enter the raffle to win your dream vacation. Somebody’s going to win, it might as well be you!! See you there. Visit our websites to learn all that we do www.Dogsoffchains.org and www.trianglewildlife.org or visit us on Face Book @ Dogs Off Chains

November 1
6-9 pm

Burrito Bash for Paperhand Puppets
$12 in Advance, $15 at Door

Join Paperhand Puppet Intervention for an exciting night of music, food and celebration! The event will feature live music from the Paperhand Band, the mouthwatering food of the Pittsboro General Store, and a thrilling live puppet auction with auctioneer Gary Phillips. Proceeds from the event will go towards Paperhand Puppet Intervention to support their future projects. The Paperhand team managed to squeeze into their over packed storage areas and have culled through the mountains of old puppets to select a variety of masks, flats and costume items to put up for auction in order to make room for all the future characters they plan to bring to life. Auction items selected so far include a giant pair of cowboy boots and matching giant cowboy hat, Papier-mâché masks, gourd masks and an army of beautifully painted cardboard flats. If you have ever wondered how to get a Paperhand Puppet of your own, the Burrito Bash Tuesday, November 1 is your chance!