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• Old North State Storytelling Festival
• Veterans Day Observance
• Garden State Theatre Performance
• Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair
• Watch For Me, NC
• Celebrate the Harvest!
• 11th Annual Downtown Urban Open Disc Golf Tournament
• Cary It Green
• Fats, Oils & Grease (FOG)
• Cultural Calendar
• Share With Us!

Old North State Storytelling Festival

Nov 4 & 5 | The Cary Theater
Experience the power of live storytelling with acclaimed national and regional storytellers who will present stories and songs to entertain and warm your heart. Includes four showcase performances over Friday and Saturday and a special Saturday morning Children's Showcase. Purchase tickets for individual showcases or a weekend pass for all four. All performances are family-friendly. Visit townofcary.org/storytelling

Veterans Day Observance

Nov 11, 11 a.m. | Veterans Freedom Park
Join us to honor veterans of all wars and conflicts. The ceremony will feature remarks from Cary Town Council members, special guest speakers from local veteran organizations, and patriotic music from the Old North State Brass Band. Visit townofcary.org/veteransday

Garden State Theatre Performance

Nov 12, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. | Cary Arts Center
Celebrate the return of performances by Applause! Cary Youth Theatre with this staged reading production under the direction of New York playwright, Sam Hamashima. This adventurous, pun-filled, big-bug play is family friendly. For more information, visit townofcary.org/applause

Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair

Nov 19, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. |Cary Senior Center at Bond Park
Arts and crafts lovers will enjoy shopping for unique holiday gifts made with love and care, exclusively by creative friends and neighbors over age 50. Make a morning of relaxing shopping and sipping hot coffee. Refreshments will be available for purchase. For more information, visit townofcary.org/holidaycraftfair

Watch For Me NC

Do You Know What To Do At A Crosswalk?
The safety of pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers is all our responsibility and starts with understanding the laws in place to protect us. Watch For Me NC is a statewide program aimed at reducing pedestrian and bicycle injuries and deaths through public education, community engagement, and high visibility law enforcement. NCDOT provides a wealth of information, including specifics on the laws that define when and how drivers have to yield to pedestrians and cyclists. For more information, visit watchformenc.org

Celebrate the Harvest!

Nov 19, noon-4 p.m. | Good Hope Farm
Join us for our final autumn Harvest Fest and celebrate Cary’s agricultural history at this fun family-friendly event! Take a farm tour, sample local produce, learn from environmental experts, or just sit back in one of our hammocks and enjoy live music and a locally brewed beverage. For parking and other event details, visit townofcary.org/goodhopefarm

11th Annual Downtown Urban Open Disc Golf Tournament

Nov 26-27 | Cary Town Hall Campus
Cary's Disc Golf Tournament, co-hosted by the Capital Area Disc League, was one of the first "urban style" tournaments in the country and benefits Cary's Play It Forward Scholarship Fund. DUO takes place over Thanksgiving weekend with three separate events: Charity Open Play, BYOP Doubles, and a 2-Round C-Tier Tournament. Register at townofcary.org/DUO

Cary It Green

Holiday Collection

• In observance of Veterans Day, Friday, November 11, the Citizen’s Convenience Center will be closed.
• In observance of Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 24, the Citizen’s Convenience Center will be closed.
• Solid Waste curbside collections for Thursday, November 24, will move one day later to Friday, November 25.

Scary Squash into Compost
Are your decorative gourds or pumpkins looking a bit scarier than usual? Toss them into your backyard compost bin or drop them off in the food waste collection carts at the Citizen's Convenience Center, 313. N Dixon Ave., to be composted off-site. Please don’t include items with paint, decorations, lights, or candles. Full list of accepted food scraps can be found at townofcary.org/foodwaste

Creepy Contaminants
Candy wrappers, plastic cups, and plates are all creepy contaminants in our recycling. Please keep these out of your recycling cart and only include accepted items. Use the Waste Wizard at townofcary.org/collects or the Cary Collects mobile app to search for the proper disposal method of a specific item.

Fertilizing Your Lawn this Fall? Did you know...
Excess and stray fertilizer pollute our waterways when they are washed into storm drains. Smart fertilizing helps keep our streams healthy and our lawns lush. Follow manufacturer guidelines to apply the right amount and sweep fertilizer that falls on hard surfaces back onto your lawn.

Loose Leaf Season is Just Around the Corner
Starting November 7, we’ll collect loose leaves from your street twice before Christmas at no charge according to your schedule. To view or print your schedule, enter your address at townofcary.org/collects or download the Cary Collects app for mobile use.

• To ensure collection, place leaves along the curb by 7 a.m. on the first day of your collection period.
• Keep piles out of the street, away from mailboxes and fire hydrants, and off storm drains and water meters. Keep rocks, branches, and litter out of piles.

Got more leaves? If collection has passed, leaves placed inside reusable containers with handles or paper bags can be included in your regular weekly yard waste for pickup.

Native Plants, Solar, and more!

Go green at home with one of our many free classes taking place in person and online. Learn from environmental experts about interesting topics such as how to plant wildflowers to support pollinators, exploring solar energy for your home, and more. To register, visit townofcary.org/green

Tree Pruning Workshop

Want to know how best to trim tree limbs? Join us for a hands-on tree pruning workshop, Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at Jack Smith Park. Register via myCary.org

Fats, Oils & Grease (FOG)

Fire up the grill or deep fryer safely! Properly and easily dispose of any cooking fats, oils, and grease (FOG) through Cary’s Residential Cooking Oil Curbside Collection and Recycling Program. Simply place the cooled, used cooking oil and grease in a plastic screwtop food container. Once you have collected at least a half-gallon (approximately one two-liter soda bottle), properly label the container "used cooking oil" and schedule a free curbside pickup by dialing 311 anywhere within Town limits or (919)469-4000 outside Cary. Did you know? Used cooking oil is recycled into clean burning biofuel.

Cultural Calendar

Birth of the Cool “A Tribute to Miles Davis and the Jazz Trumpet Greats” with Dominick Farinacci
Nov 6, 3 p.m. | The Cary Theater
thecarytheater.com

Marvelous Music Mainstage Series: Sons of Serendip
Nov 18, 7:30 p.m. | Cary Arts Center
townofcary.org/marvelousmusic

Comedy Show with Jessi Campbell and Brent Blakeney
Nov 18, 8 p.m. | The Cary Theater
thecarytheater.com

Share With Us!

Citizens and businesses are encouraged to share their budget priorities with Cary at any point in the year, and we’ll share what we hear with Town Council through quarterly reporting. Cary's fiscal year runs from July 1 through June 30. Let us hear from you! townofcary.org/budget.

Email: budgetinput@townofcary.org
Phone: (919) 469-4307
Twitter: @TownofCary with #TOCbudget
Facebook: facebook.com/TownofCaryNC
Public Speaks Out: Speak out at a Town Council meeting.