DURHAM -- Durham Parks and Recreation will begin accepting registration for its summer day camps and specialty camps on Saturday.
Registration will run from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at multiple recreation and neighborhood centers throughout Durham.
Summer Day Camp itself will run June 14-Aug. 13 from 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. daily.
Traditional day camps are for ages 5-12, but teen and specialty camps are available as well. Proof of age is required at registration. The first week of camp must be paid in full at registration, plus deposits to reserve subsequent weeks. A sliding fee scale is available to those who qualify.
For more information, visit www.DPRPlayMore.org or call (919) 560-4355.
DPAC Google event at DBAP
DURHAM -- The Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau is asking anyone interested in attracting Google Fiber to Durham to come to Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Thursday, where they will to spell out the words, "We Want Google," on the ball field.
An aerial photo will be taken of the gathering and sent to the information giant as part of Durham's application for Google Fiber.
The experimental network by Google is proposed to deliver Internet speeds at 100 times faster than current speeds, and be offered to a community with between 50,000 and 500,000 users.
The DCVB is asking everyone to arrive at 11 a.m. The photo shoot will be at 12:15 p.m.
For more information, contact Sam Poley at sam@durham-cvb.com or call (919) 680-8320.
Senate hopefuls appear Monday
DURHAM -- Durham for Obama will host a U.S. Senate Democratic candidate forum and endorsement process on Monday.
The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. at St. Joseph's A.M.E. Church, 2521 Fayetteville Road.
Democratic Senate candidates Cal Cunningham, Ken Lewis, Elaine Marshall and Marcus Williams are expected to be on hand. They will face off in a May 4 primary.
For more information or to register, visit www.durhamforobama.org.
Haiti, Hayti tied in library talks
DURHAM --Durham native, historian and owner of the Know Bookstore and Restaurant, Bruce Bridges, will bring together the shared histories and legacies of Haiti and Durham's Hayti in the second of a two-part lecture at Stanford L. Warren Library, 1201 Fayetteville St., at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, titled "From Haiti to Hayti: A Black Jacobin Dream Deferred in Durham."
Colonized by Spain and France, Haiti imported African slaves to work in the sugar cane fields. In 1797 General Toussaint L'Overture led enslaved Africans and Afro-Haitians in a fight for liberty against the French, abolished slavery and gained independence for the colony in 1804. Hayti is reputedly named in honor of Haiti.
The program is free and open to the public.
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