An annotated list of interesting events happening in Orange County over the next week, prepared by the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau. For more information, visit www.visitchapelhill.org.

Fridays on the Front Porch

Kick back, relax and get a jump-start on the weekend with live bluegrass music, a classic southern buffet or Tiny Vittles menu and full bar service. Plenty of comfortable seating under the shady oaks and magnolias on the front lawn. Performers tonight are Big Fat Gap from 5 to 8 p.m. at the The Carolina Inn, 211 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill. There is no cover charge. Call (919) 933-2001 for information.

Fridays Uncorked

An Evening With Empire Distributors: Jean-Luc Colombo, one of the new stars of the Rhone Valley, uses modern techniques but they are still steeped in tradition to produce inexpensive Cotes du Rhones and fantastic cuvees from Cornas. The wine tasting is 5 p.m. tonight at A Southern Season, 201 South Estes Drive, Chapel Hill. The cost is $19 per person. Call (919) 929-7133 for details.

UNC Women's Field Hockey

UNC takes on Old Dominion at 6 p.m. today at Francis E. Henry Stadium on the UNC Campus. The event is free.

Planetarium Laser Shows

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center hosts five amazing laser shows on Friday and Saturday nights this fall.

n Laser Classic Rock, 7 p.m.

n Laser U2, 8 p.m.

n Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, 9 p.m.

n Laser Zeppelin, 10 p.m.

n Pink Floyd's The Wall, 11 p.m.

Each show combines hit music with choreographed multicolor laser imagery for a sensory experience unlike any other!

Morehead will end its season of laser shows with a special Last Chance Laser Weekend, Nov. 21-22. During this weekend only, Morehead will replace its regular daytime planetarium shows with laser shows. This is the perfect opportunity for families and others who might prefer daytime shows to enjoy a laser show experience at Morehead.

Morehead Planetarium Science Center is at 250 E. Franklin St. in Chapel Hill. Call (919) 962-1236 for information. The cost is $9.50 for adults, $7.50 student or member

UNC Men's Soccer

UNC vs. Duke at 7 p.m. today at Fetzer Field on the UNC Campus. Call (919) 962-6000 for information on this free event.

'Summer and Smoke'

Deep Dish puts on Tennessee Williams' delicate drama of romantic yearning. The story follows a soulful young woman and a haunted, hard-living doctor. The performance is directed by Tony Lea. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays.

Deep Dish Theater is at 201 South Estes Drive. Tickets are $14 to $18. Call (919) 968-1515 for information.

PlayMakers Presents Monologist

"The Last Cargo Cult," performed by mesmerizing storyteller Mike Daisey, tells the astonishing true story of a cult religion created by remote South Pacific islanders living on abandoned World War II military bases.

Performances are 8 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, and there is also a 2 p.m. performance on Sunday. Call (919) 962-7529 for details. Tickets are $24 to $32

John Jorgenson Quintet

Guitarist John Jorgenson is a founding member of the Desert Rose Band, six-year member of Elton John's band and a pioneer of the gypsy jazz movement. He will perform at 8:30 p.m. today at the The ArtsCenter, 300-G East Main St., Carrboro.

Tickets are $21, friends of the ArtsCenter are $19. Call (919) 929-2787, ext. 201, for details.

Tailgate Party

The Carolina Inn Tailgate Party on the Front Porch starts at 9 a.m. Saturday.

The Inn offers its Southern Style Picnic menu with full bar service, and plenty of comfortable seating under the shady oaks and magnolias on the Inn's front lawn. Tony Williamson will perform live music. There is no cover charge.

Carrboro Market

The Seventh annual Chefs Who Shop the Carrboro Farmers' Market event takes place at 9 a.m. Saturday.

The local chef event is a celebration of local farms and locally owned restaurants. It features seven chefs as they create Blue Plate Specials using ingredients currently available at the farmers market. Shoppers can sample the dishes and take home recipes. Participating chefs include Kevin Callaghan, ACME; Bret Jennings, Elaine's on Franklin; Ricky Moore, Glasshalfull; Matt & Sheila Neal, Neal's Deli; Adam Rose, Il Palio; Bill Smith, Crook's Corner; and Amy Tornquist, Watt's Grocery.

The event lasts until the food runs out.

The market is at 201 W. Main St. in Carrboro. The event is free.

Puppet and costume workshop

Helen Buiskool and Jane Bergman will show you from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday how to make masks, costumes and puppets that you can parade down the street with in the Second Annual Hillsborough Handmade Parade.

This is a free workshop for parade participants, but enrollment is limited, so if you want be part of the fun please pre-register. You can come for just one Saturday or for all four Saturdays. Please indicate the days you choose on the registration form below.

This is for adults and children 8 years and older. (Those under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.)

The workshop is at Studio 200, 200 Spring Valley Road, Carrboro. Call (919) 932-7778 for information. It is free to Handmade Parade Participants.

Ready for football?

The Tar Heels take on ECU at noon Saturday in a sold-out home game.

Stock Car Racing

There will be racing Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Orange County Speedway, 9740 NC Highway 57, Rougemont. Call (336) 364-1222 for information. The cost for adults, $10; students, $8; children, free.

The Monti

The ArtsCenter invites interesting members of the community at 8 p.m. on Saturday to share personal narratives with an audience, from the comedic and absurd to the deeply painful and dramatic, it's just simple storytelling!

The ArtsCenter is at 300-G East Main St., Carrboro. Call (919) 929-2787, ext. 201, for information. Tickets are $20, $18 for Friends of the ArtsCenter and $12 for students.

Jazz & More

Enjoy a Sunday brunch on the lawn of Weaver Street Market, with performances from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays by various groups, including jazz, bluegrass, Celtic, folk, traditional, oldtime, Klezmer, American, poly-ethnic and percussion, dancers and more. The market is at 101 East Weaver St., Carrboro. Call (919) 929-0010 for information. Admission is free.

Carrboro Music Festival

Join in the fun from 1 p.m. to midnight Sunday at one of the largest free musical festivals in the Southeast! Enjoy more than 120 musical performances at various indoor and outdoor venues all across Carrboro. This is a free event.

UNC Women's Field Hockey

UNC takes on Longwood at 1 p.m. Sunday at Francis E. Henry Stadium on the UNC campus. This is a free event.

Monarch Magic

For ages 5 and up with a parent: It's that magical time of year! Monarch butterflies are in the midst of their incredible journey south to wintering grounds in Mexico.

Come explore from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday the amazing life of this colorful insect through hands-on activities in the garden, and learn how you can help monarchs in your own backyard by creating butterfly habitat. We'll even give you a special native plant to take home to get you started.

North Carolina Botanical Garden is at 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill. For information, call (919) 962-0522The cost is $25/per family ($20 Members)

Tribute Marker

At the public unveiling from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday of a tribute marker at Peace and Justice Plaza, family members and others will speak of the nine peace and justice honorees.

A reception for the families and all others in attendance will follow at the home of Chris and Sharon Ringwalt, at 8 Cobb Terrace, Chapel Hill, N.C.

The header on the granite marker reads "Peace and Justice Plaza" and commemorates nine local activists: Charlotte Adams, Hank Anderson, James Brittian, Joe Herzenberg, Mildred Ringwalt, Hubert Robinson, Joe Straley, Lucy Straley, and Gloria Williams. The quote on the marker comes from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: "True peace is not merely the absence of some negative force, it is the presence of justice."

The Peace and Justice Plaza is at the Post Office-Courthouse in Chapel Hill. Call (919) 969-5055 for information on this free event.

UNC music

As part of the William S. Newman Series Event, at 3 p.m. Sunday the Carolina Wind Quintet with Wonmin Kim, piano. Music by Glinka, Reinecke and Poulenc will be performed at Hill Hall Auditorium on the UNC campus. Call (919) 843-3333.

And then at 7:30 p.m., guest artists The Brad Linde Jazz Ensemble -- The Birth of the Cool at 60 and Lester Young's Centennial also will perform at Hill Hall.