Welcome to the website for Encore, a vibrant over-55 community in the neighborhood of Briar Chapel, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Here you’ll find our activities calendar and links to useful information about living in Encore. You can check out the pages Your HOA and Frequently Asked Questions in the navigation menu above. The Search field in the upper right corner will also help you find answers.
What’s Happening at Encore
Mark your calendar: OPEN BOARD MEETING April 28, 4:00 PM.
For details on each event, click on the event. To add or correct an event, send details to [email protected].
Events in April 2025
April 4 - Zumba with Beth Floyd, Singles Mingle
Zumba with Beth FloydZumba with Beth Floyd
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April 4Fee: $68To register: Email Pat Lewis at [email protected]. First come, first served.Space is limited. Contact Pat Lewis for more info and to register. Click "read more" for details.
Singles MingleSingles Mingle
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April 4Resident meet up at the clubhouse for food, drinks, and good times. Contact Patty Kirschner.
Food, drink, good talk. For more info contact Patty Kirschner: [email protected]
April 5 - Coffee Social & Coffee Cake
Coffee Social & Coffee CakeCoffee Social & Coffee Cake
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April 5Join your neighbors to honor National Coffee Cake Day!
April 9 - Strength, Tone, and Balance with Patti Spaulding
Strength, Tone, and Balance with Patti SpauldingStrength, Tone, and Balance with Patti Spaulding
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April 98 Floor spaces + 8 chair spaces
Fee: $58
To register: Email Pat Lewis at [email protected].Space is limited. Contact Pat Lewis for more info and to register. Click "read more" for details.
April 11 - PORCH Collection, Zumba with Beth Floyd, Singles Mingle
PORCH CollectionPORCH Collection
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April 11PORCH 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: Mary Richbourg
Non-perishable food items collected for CORA food bank. Contact Mary Richbourg.
Zumba with Beth FloydZumba with Beth Floyd
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April 11Fee: $68To register: Email Pat Lewis at [email protected]. First come, first served.Space is limited. Contact Pat Lewis for more info and to register. Click "read more" for details.
Singles MingleSingles Mingle
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April 11Resident meet up at the clubhouse for food, drinks, and good times. Contact Patty Kirschner.
Food, drink, good talk. For more info contact Patty Kirschner: [email protected]
April 15 - Book Club, Finance Committee Meeting
Book ClubBook Club
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April 154/15. Homeseeking Karissa Chen
5/20. Long Island Colm Toibin
6/17. The Oligarch’s Daughter Joseph Finder
7/15. Tell Me Everything Elizabeth Strout
8/19. The God of the Woods Liz Moore
9/16. Theo of Golden Allen Levi
10/21. James Percival Everett
November ( Thanksgiving). No meeting
Click "Read More" to see all next books
Finance Committee MeetingFinance Committee Meeting
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April 15April 16 - Strength, Tone, and Balance with Patti Spaulding, Wine & Charcuterie Night
Strength, Tone, and Balance with Patti SpauldingStrength, Tone, and Balance with Patti Spaulding
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April 168 Floor spaces + 8 chair spaces
Fee: $58
To register: Email Pat Lewis at [email protected].Space is limited. Contact Pat Lewis for more info and to register. Click "read more" for details.
Wine & Charcuterie NightWine & Charcuterie Night
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April 16Join us for an evening of wine and charcuterie! Wines will be selected from Costco and paired with a curated charcuterie board.
• Cost: $20 per person (due by April 12)
• Payment:
• Check: Deliver to 48 Abercorn Circle
• PayPal: [email protected]
• Hosted by: Ed and Dan
Guest Limit: 16
Reserve your spot soon—space is limited!
April 17 - Communications Committee Meeting, Guys Night Out
Communications Committee MeetingCommunications Committee Meeting
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April 17Susan Reed, President
Guys Night OutApril 18 - Zumba with Beth Floyd, Singles Mingle
Zumba with Beth FloydZumba with Beth Floyd
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April 18Fee: $68To register: Email Pat Lewis at [email protected]. First come, first served.Space is limited. Contact Pat Lewis for more info and to register. Click "read more" for details.
Singles MingleSingles Mingle
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April 18Resident meet up at the clubhouse for food, drinks, and good times. Contact Patty Kirschner.
Food, drink, good talk. For more info contact Patty Kirschner: [email protected]
April 23 - Strength, Tone, and Balance with Patti Spaulding
Strength, Tone, and Balance with Patti SpauldingStrength, Tone, and Balance with Patti Spaulding
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April 238 Floor spaces + 8 chair spaces
Fee: $58
To register: Email Pat Lewis at [email protected].Space is limited. Contact Pat Lewis for more info and to register. Click "read more" for details.
April 25 - Zumba with Beth Floyd, Spring Fling Happy Hour, Singles Mingle
Zumba with Beth FloydZumba with Beth Floyd
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April 25Fee: $68To register: Email Pat Lewis at [email protected]. First come, first served.Space is limited. Contact Pat Lewis for more info and to register. Click "read more" for details.
Spring Fling Happy HourSpring Fling Happy Hour
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April 25To RSVP: click here.
Enjoy appetizers from Mel's Commissary, live music, drinks. Featuring Kris Whitenack on the keys.
Singles MingleSingles Mingle
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April 25Resident meet up at the clubhouse for food, drinks, and good times. Contact Patty Kirschner.
Food, drink, good talk. For more info contact Patty Kirschner: [email protected]
April 28 - Open Board Meeting
Open Board MeetingOpen Board Meeting
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April 28Mark your calendar: OPEN BOARD MEETING April 28, 4:00 PM.
On Monday, April 28th, 2025, at 4:00 pm the Encore BOD cordially invites you to a community-wide meeting. Each of the committee chairpersons will bring you up to date on accomplishments, as well as future plans for their respective committees. In addition, the task force that oversaw the Reserve Study for our community will provide insight to the findings and fiscal health of the community.
Community-wide meeting
April 30 - Strength, Tone, and Balance with Patti Spaulding
Strength, Tone, and Balance with Patti SpauldingStrength, Tone, and Balance with Patti Spaulding
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April 308 Floor spaces + 8 chair spaces
Fee: $58
To register: Email Pat Lewis at [email protected].Space is limited. Contact Pat Lewis for more info and to register. Click "read more" for details.
