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Aug 09 2016

Vitamin O: Aaron Keck


WCHL radio personality and news anchor Aaron Keck (“Aaron in the Afternoon”) is known to many by sound, not sight.  This is a good thing, as Aaron worries about “headphone… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: News, Vitamin O · Tagged: vitamin o

Aug 04 2016

Vitamin O: International Baby Playdates


International Baby Playdates began when Betsy Kempter invited co-worker and PhD student Xiao Hua Liu to bring her child over to play. The unofficial program quickly expanded to other international… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: News, Vitamin O · Tagged: international baby playdates, vitamin o

Jul 20 2016

Vitamin O: Sharn Jeffries


“We were run out of our home in Occoneechee Island by Nathaniel Bacon in the late 1600s,” says Sharn Jeffries, vice chairman of the ~1300 member American Indian tribe. In… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: News, Vitamin O · Tagged: vitamin o

Jul 11 2016

Vitamin O: Molly and Allison DeMarco


Molly DeMarco, research assistant professor in the UNC Department of Nutrition, volunteers with Justice United, Orange Politics, Orange County Transit Advocates, and the IFC. Allison DeMarco, a scientist at the… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: News, Vitamin O · Tagged: allison demarco, molly demarco, vitamin o

Jun 28 2016

Vitamin O: Patrick Brandt


Mebane resident Patrick Brandt teaches tree climbing, installs swings, and rescues cats. “I am always looking for excuses to climb trees.” His interest grew out of geo-caching; some of the… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: News, Vitamin O · Tagged: vitamin o

Jun 06 2016

Katie Murray Named Orange County Arts Commission Coordinator


Katie Murray has been selected to serve as the new Coordinator of the Orange County Arts Commission.  Created in 1985 by the Orange County Board of Commissioners, the Arts Commission… Read More →

Posted by Martha Shannon · Categorized: Uncategorized

Jun 06 2016

House Recommends Significant Increase for the Arts!


Money

It’s a start! Through the hard work of ARTS North Carolina‘s lobbyists and advocates, the House has recommended a $500,000 increase to Grassroots Arts. (That’s money that gets distributed to… Read More →

Posted by Martha Shannon · Categorized: Uncategorized

Jun 06 2016

Changes to Overtime Rules – Arts Nonprofits Impacted


Time and Money

Is your organization in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act? If you’re unsure, this is your opportunity to find out exactly what you need to know. Click on the… Read More →

Posted by Martha Shannon · Categorized: Uncategorized

Jun 05 2016

Orange County Opens Whitted Building Art Exhibit Space Featuring Triangle Visual Artists


Sandstones Diptych by Trudy Thomson

Triangle Visual Artists (TVA) is now exhibiting member’s artwork in the new art exhibit space on the second floor of the Richard Whitted Meeting Facility at 300 W. Tryon Street… Read More →

Posted by Martha Shannon · Categorized: Uncategorized

Jun 03 2016

Check Out OCAC’s New Facebook Page


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The Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) has a new Facebook page (please click on the icon below): Or you can click on the Facebook icon in the right corner (top… Read More →

Posted by Martha Shannon · Categorized: Uncategorized

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