Good things to do around town

Although i've got a pretty big event coming up in a couple of weeks in my personal life, i'm trying to find the time to get out for a few of the many things going on around town. What i find is that a lot of groups and organizations take the summer off because it's too damn hot to work, and then when September comes, they cram a lot of stuff into a couple of months, because before you know it the holidays are here, and you've got another two month dead period where nothing can get done.

So today, i'm going to try and get to the Main Branch of the Library for the remembrance of the 50th anniversary of the Royal Ice Cream parlor sit-in at 4 pm.

Today and tomorrow of course is CenterFest, this year taking place on Foster St.

Looking further ahead, the Coalition to Unchain Dogs is holding their first benefit concert at Durham Central Park, on Saturday, October 13. I can't say enough good things about how this group has gone about the business of changing the culture of dog ownership in Durham. In a perfect world, there wouldn't need to be a coalition to unchain dogs. Thankfully, in our world, one exists.