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It doesn't say clearly whether he'll be there in person. If he is, the turnout will be way more than 4,000. Maybe I'll the day off work on May 2nd...
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen approved a request from the local Barack Obama campaign staff to use the Town Commons at 301 W. Main St. for a rally and to encourage early, one-stop voter registration during the afternoon of May 2.
The Obama campaign plans to have several local bands play at the rally. It expects about 4,000 people, but Capt. Joel Booker of the Carrboro Police Department said the rally could easily become larger than that.
- N & O: Obama rally set for Town Commons
Seriously, good idea to do it right next the early voting site at Town Hall.
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I will be there volunteering ( I think--waiting on the word from the office) but either way, would also love to spread the word about OP. Sign me UP!
HI Linda
Thanks for volunteering. Unfortunately we don't have your contact info. If you could get in touch with us, we'd love to confirm. Please see below for info on volunteering at the Change Rocks Rally:
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Obama for America Chapel Hill needs your help! We're recruiting
volunteers for this Friday's Change Rocks concert with Arcade Fire and
Superchunk. Tickets sold out quickly, so volunteering is your best bet
to get into the concert if you didn't get a ticket in advance.
If you can volunteer at the concert this Friday from 11 am-5 pm, please send
your name, cell phone number, and email address to Carole Bell, email: cvbell@gmail.com or call Obama Chapel
Hill HQ at 919.929.3460 or cell no. 619.5918.
Currently active Obama volunteers get first dibs, but we do need lots of help!
The concert takes place at the Carrboro Town Commons.
THANKS
http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/officialevent/43h2
Arcade Fire and Superchunk Playing Obama Early Vote Rallies in Greensboro, NC and Carrboro, NC on May 1 & 2
Arcade Fire & Superchunk rocking for Obama!
May 1 Greensboro NC Greensboro Coliseum Complex Pavilion Parking Lot
May 2 Carrboro, NC Carrboro Town Commons
* Car-pooling, walking, biking, or taking public transit to the show are encouraged.
Gates open 1 PM
Show starts at 2 PM both days
Tickets are required. Tickets are free but space is limited and admission is on a first come, first serve basis. The show is all ages.
For more information: www.nc.barackobama.com
On the Obama NC blog there is more info on where and when to get tickets (FREE) for Obama event in Carrboro.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/zachedwards/gGCBQrTicket Pick-up Information:
Tickets can be picked up in Forsythe, Guilford, Randolph, Almanace, Orange, Durham, and Wake Counties at the following locations during early voting hours starting Thursday April 24:For May 2 show in Carrboro:
Obama table outside UNC-Chapel Hill Planetarium
250 E. Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Hours: M-F: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Balloons and Tunes
208 W. Main Street
Carrboro, NC 27510
Hours: M-F: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday April 26th 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Morning Times Café
10 E. Hargett Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Hours: M-F: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m
Saturday April 26th: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Obama table outside of the Old Durham Ball Park
Corporation and Morris
Durham, NC
Hours: M-Sat: 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m
***Additional ticketing locations will be announced here on Nc.BarackObama.com
Tickets are required. Tickets are free, but only one ticket may be picked up person. Space is limited and admission is on a first come, first serve basis. The show is for all ages.
"but only one ticket may be picked up person" I’m assuming they mean PER person. Too bad, I'm definitely going to be picking up a ticket, prob at the balloon place near Aki-Hana. Maybe I buy some groucho glasses while I’m at the store and slip back in and get one for the wife :-)
John Rees
Speaking of "The Kids" and unimpressive planning, the elementary school is letting out mere blocks from this event thirty minutes after it starts.
Here is a video I shot and edited about the Obama Change Rocks event. Feat. Kirk Ross, Jim Neal, Superchunk, and Arcade fire!
I'm thinking this event might be a good oportunity to promote OrangePolitics to local progressives who might not know much about local issues. Anyone want to come to this event and help me spread the word?
I've created an event on Facebook to make it easy to share.
Maybe I'll get more stickers printed...