Movie in Park Set for Tonight

The Southern Pines Business Association and Town of Southern Pines Recreation and Parks Department, along with other sponsors, hosts Movie in the Park tonight (Friday, Sept. 11) at the Downtown Southern Pines Park.

This month's film is Disney's "Cars." Seating starts at 7:30 p.m.; the movie begins at approximately 8:30 p.m.

"Bring lawn chairs or blankets," says a spokesman.

There will be concessions available.

The Met at the Sunrise

Tickets for the nine operas that make up the 2009-10 Metropolitan Opera season, which will be shown in high definition at the Sunrise Theater, are now on sale to the public at the theater office at 250 NW Broad Street, Southern Pines, and online at the Web site www.sunrisetheater.org.

All seats are reserved. Each opera will cost $20 a seat. A season subscription for all nine operas is available for $160 (a saving of $20).

Call (910) 692-8501 for further information.

Fall Adoption Event

Are you looking for that special cat, dog, kitten or puppy to settle in with for the fall and winter and years to come?

Drop by PETSMART in Aberdeen Saturday, Sept. 12, or Sunday, Sept. 13, to view and hopefully adopt a pet. The area's most popular animal rescue groups will showcase cats and dogs, kittens and puppies currently ready for adoption.

All pets for adoption have been spayed or neutered and are current on all inoculations, providing an affordable way to add a pet to your family.

"Even if you are not ready to adopt, come visit this event and get to know the rescue groups and what they have to offer when you are ready to adopt," says a spokesman.

Recycling Drive

Keep Moore County Beautiful Inc. sponsors a mixed paper recycling drive Saturday, Sept. 12, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Kangaroo Station in the Fresh Market Shopping Center, Southern Pines.

Acceptable items include anything that is paper: Paper grocery bags, flattened boxes, telephone books, junk mail, magazines, catalogs, shredded paper, flattened corrugated cardboard, office paper and newspapers. Also accepted are any type of household and rechargeable batteries, inkjet cartridges, cell phones, diskettes, CDs, DVDs and laptop computers.

For additional information, contact Joan Neal, executive director, Keep Moore County Beautiful Inc. at 947-3478 or by e-mail at jneal@moorecountync.gov.