Welcome to Encore – A vibrant over-55 community in the neighborhood of Briar Chapel, NC.
Contact: Community Manager Gloria Mock. Address: 164 Boone St., Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Click on a calendar event for more details.
Events in August 2026
August 4 - Water Aerobics, Ping Pong
Water AerobicsWater Aerobics
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August 4Tuesday series - Eight consecutive weeks with instructor Beth Floyd for $72.00. For more info: Kathy van Gelder.
Ping PongPing Pong
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August 4Group meets Tuesdays at 4pm. Drop-ins welcome. Contact Keith Anderson for more info.
August 5 - Yoga - Chair, Yoga - Floor/Mat, Poker
Yoga - ChairYoga - Chair
August 5Chair + Balance. Contact instructor and Encore resident Nicole Ryan for more info and to sign up. Space is limited. Drop-in and monthly rates available.
Private sessions are available as well.Yoga - Floor/MatYoga - Floor/Mat
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August 5Contact instructor and Encore resident Nicole Ryan for more info and to sign up. Space is limited. Drop-in and monthly rates available.
Private sessions are available as well.PokerAugust 6 - Resistance Band Strength Class, Men's Euchre, Mahjong, Mexican Train
Resistance Band Strength ClassMen's EuchreMahjongMahjong
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August 6Thursdays at 1pm. Encore clubhouse in the fitness room. Contact LesliBienstock for more information.
Mexican TrainAugust 7 - Water Aerobics, Gin Rummy, Singles Mingle
Water AerobicsWater Aerobics
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August 7Friday Series - Eight consecutive weeks with instructor Beth Floyd for $72.00. For more info: Kathy van Gelder.
Gin RummySingles MingleSingles Mingle
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August 7Resident meet-up for food, drinks, and good conversation. No RSVP needed.
For more info contact Jane Lewis.August 9 - Encore "Ice Cream Shop", Bocce
Encore "Ice Cream Shop"Encore "Ice Cream Shop"
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August 9Encore "Ice Cream Shop" - Sunday, August 9, 2-3:30pm. Featuring banana splits, sundaes, and more.
To RSVP sign up here.BocceBocce
August 9Open invitation for anyone to join the "team" aka social gathering. The game is simple and requires no experience or physical strength. The game is fair-weather driven.
Contact Gary Grebe for more info; 919-259-5583.August 10 - Ladies Golf, Poker, Mahjong, Euchre
Ladies GolfLadies Golf
August 10The Encore Ladies Golf Group is comprised of all skill levels and meets every Monday morning for a round of golf at a nearby golf course. Start times vary. The group is also a social one, gathering to celebrate birthdays and holidays throughout the year. To join the fun or for more info contact Karen Graham.
PokerMahjongEuchreEuchre
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August 10Resident run card game group. To join, contact Dick Terry and RSVP. Group meets 2nd and 4th Monday every month.
August 11 - Water Aerobics, Ping Pong
Water AerobicsWater Aerobics
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August 11Tuesday series - Eight consecutive weeks with instructor Beth Floyd for $72.00. For more info: Kathy van Gelder.
Ping PongPing Pong
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August 11Group meets Tuesdays at 4pm. Drop-ins welcome. Contact Keith Anderson for more info.
August 12 - Poker
August 13 - Resistance Band Strength Class, Men's Euchre, Mahjong, Mexican Train
Resistance Band Strength ClassMen's EuchreMahjongMahjong
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August 13Thursdays at 1pm. Encore clubhouse in the fitness room. Contact LesliBienstock for more information.
Mexican TrainAugust 14 - PORCH Collection, Gin Rummy, Singles Mingle
PORCH CollectionPORCH Collection
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August 14PORCH is a food collection program for the food bank in Pittsboro. Place non-perishable items to donate on your front porch no later than 9am. Porch collection occurs on 2nd Friday of each month.
Volunteers take the donations to the Briar Chapel clubhouse where they are sorted. Also, monetary donations can be given directly to CORA.
PORCH | CORA (corafoodpantry.org)
Contact: Sharon White
Non-perishable food items collected for CORA food bank.
Gin RummySingles MingleSingles Mingle
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August 14Resident meet-up for food, drinks, and good conversation. No RSVP needed.
For more info contact Jane Lewis.August 16 - Bocce
BocceBocce
August 16Open invitation for anyone to join the "team" aka social gathering. The game is simple and requires no experience or physical strength. The game is fair-weather driven.
Contact Gary Grebe for more info; 919-259-5583.August 17 - Ladies Golf, Yoga - Combo, Poker, Mahjong, Canasta Hand & Foot
Ladies GolfLadies Golf
August 17The Encore Ladies Golf Group is comprised of all skill levels and meets every Monday morning for a round of golf at a nearby golf course. Start times vary. The group is also a social one, gathering to celebrate birthdays and holidays throughout the year. To join the fun or for more info contact Karen Graham.
Yoga - ComboYoga - Combo
August 17This yoga class is a Chair + Floor/Mat hybrid. Contact instructor and Encore resident Nicole Ryan for more info and to sign up. Space is limited. Drop-in and monthly rates available.
Private sessions are available as well.PokerMahjongCanasta Hand & FootCanasta Hand & Foot
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August 17Resident run card game group. To join, you must contact Ed Richbourg and RSVP. Group meets 1st and 3rd Monday every month.
August 18 - Book Club, Events Committee Meeting, Ping Pong
Book ClubBook Club
August 18Current Reads:12/16 The Beantown Girls1/20 Whispers in the Sand2/17 The Wind Knows my Name3/17 Broken Country4/21 Everything is Tuberculosis
5/19 - Let the Great World Spin
6/16 - Good Dirt
7/21 - The Fountains of Silence
8/18 - The Stolen Life of Colette MarceauFor more info, contact Leslie PyattJoin the monthly discussion
Events Committee MeetingPing PongPing Pong
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August 18Group meets Tuesdays at 4pm. Drop-ins welcome. Contact Keith Anderson for more info.
August 19 - Yoga - Chair, Yoga - Floor/Mat, Poker
Yoga - ChairYoga - Chair
August 19Chair + Balance. Contact instructor and Encore resident Nicole Ryan for more info and to sign up. Space is limited. Drop-in and monthly rates available.
Private sessions are available as well.Yoga - Floor/MatYoga - Floor/Mat
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August 19Contact instructor and Encore resident Nicole Ryan for more info and to sign up. Space is limited. Drop-in and monthly rates available.
Private sessions are available as well.PokerAugust 20 - Resistance Band Strength Class, Men's Euchre, Mahjong, Mexican Train, Finance Committee Meeting, Communications Committee Meeting, Guys Night Out
Resistance Band Strength ClassMen's EuchreMahjongMahjong
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August 20Thursdays at 1pm. Encore clubhouse in the fitness room. Contact LesliBienstock for more information.
Mexican TrainFinance Committee MeetingCommunications Committee MeetingGuys Night OutAugust 21 - Gin Rummy, Singles Mingle
Gin RummySingles MingleSingles Mingle
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August 21Resident meet-up for food, drinks, and good conversation. No RSVP needed.
For more info contact Jane Lewis.August 23 - Bocce
BocceBocce
August 23Open invitation for anyone to join the "team" aka social gathering. The game is simple and requires no experience or physical strength. The game is fair-weather driven.
Contact Gary Grebe for more info; 919-259-5583.August 24 - Ladies Golf, Yoga - Combo, Poker, Mahjong, Euchre
Ladies GolfLadies Golf
August 24The Encore Ladies Golf Group is comprised of all skill levels and meets every Monday morning for a round of golf at a nearby golf course. Start times vary. The group is also a social one, gathering to celebrate birthdays and holidays throughout the year. To join the fun or for more info contact Karen Graham.
Yoga - ComboYoga - Combo
August 24This yoga class is a Chair + Floor/Mat hybrid. Contact instructor and Encore resident Nicole Ryan for more info and to sign up. Space is limited. Drop-in and monthly rates available.
Private sessions are available as well.PokerMahjongEuchreEuchre
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August 24Resident run card game group. To join, contact Dick Terry and RSVP. Group meets 2nd and 4th Monday every month.
August 25 - Ping Pong, Bunco with Wine
Ping PongPing Pong
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August 25Group meets Tuesdays at 4pm. Drop-ins welcome. Contact Keith Anderson for more info.
Bunco with WineBunco with Wine
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August 25Resident run group game that meets 4th Tuesday every month.
Sign up to participate contact Patty Kirschner.August 26 - Yoga - Chair, Yoga - Floor/Mat, Poker
Yoga - ChairYoga - Chair
August 26Chair + Balance. Contact instructor and Encore resident Nicole Ryan for more info and to sign up. Space is limited. Drop-in and monthly rates available.
Private sessions are available as well.Yoga - Floor/MatYoga - Floor/Mat
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August 26Contact instructor and Encore resident Nicole Ryan for more info and to sign up. Space is limited. Drop-in and monthly rates available.
Private sessions are available as well.PokerAugust 27 - Resistance Band Strength Class, Men's Euchre, Mahjong, Mexican Train
Resistance Band Strength ClassMen's EuchreMahjongMahjong
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August 27Thursdays at 1pm. Encore clubhouse in the fitness room. Contact LesliBienstock for more information.
Mexican TrainAugust 28 - Gin Rummy, Singles Mingle
Gin RummySingles MingleSingles Mingle
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August 28Resident meet-up for food, drinks, and good conversation. No RSVP needed.
For more info contact Jane Lewis.August 30 - Bocce
BocceBocce
August 30Open invitation for anyone to join the "team" aka social gathering. The game is simple and requires no experience or physical strength. The game is fair-weather driven.
Contact Gary Grebe for more info; 919-259-5583.August 31 - Ladies Golf, Yoga - Combo, Poker, Mahjong
Ladies GolfLadies Golf
August 31The Encore Ladies Golf Group is comprised of all skill levels and meets every Monday morning for a round of golf at a nearby golf course. Start times vary. The group is also a social one, gathering to celebrate birthdays and holidays throughout the year. To join the fun or for more info contact Karen Graham.
Yoga - ComboYoga - Combo
August 31This yoga class is a Chair + Floor/Mat hybrid. Contact instructor and Encore resident Nicole Ryan for more info and to sign up. Space is limited. Drop-in and monthly rates available.
Private sessions are available as well.PokerMahjong
