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CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE
N.C. State CampusKicking off a three-day series on climate change at N.C. State, journalist and author Elizabeth Kolbert will give the keynote address tonight. Kolbert is a staff writer for The New Yorker and took her three-part series from the magazine and turned it into the new book Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature and Climate Change. Kolbert’s talk will cover the same territory as her book: the history, science and politics of global climate change. Free and open to the public, the event begins at 7 p.m. in Witherspoon Campus Cinema. More information on the series is on N.C. State’s Web site. Charles Duncan
ORIEL WINE DINNER
THE GRAPE AT CAMERON VILLAGEJoin fellow wine drinkers at the Oriel Wine Dinner. Not only will you enjoy five unique Oriel wines, but also a four-course meal and special case discounts on featured wines. The dinner starts at 7 p.m. Ticket are $50, and seating is limited. For more info, call 833-2669. Iesha Brown