The Goathouse Refuge, a unique 16-acre cat sanctuary located outside of Pittsboro, will be featured on the "Today" show Thursday morning.

According to the Goathouse Refuge website, the segment will air in the second half-hour of the show, but the website also says "Today" airs at 8 a.m. -- it actually starts at 7 a.m. So just to be safe, you might want to record the whole show to make sure you get it.

"Today" airs locally on WNCN (also known as NBC-17).

The Goathouse Refuge gained national attention earlier this year when they were featured in a beautifully written front page story in The New York Times.

The News & Observer wrote about the sanctuary's role in helping local autistic children in May of 2012 and again this January for a story about animal advocates working to reduce euthanasia rates for cats.

If you miss the segment on television, check the "Today" show website for video later Thursday afternoon.

N&O staff photo by Harry Lynch

Reminder about two events this weekend:

It's National Pollinator Week: so head over to Pittsboro's Chatham Mills (home to Chatham Marketplace) on Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

It's a celebration of all pollinators from bees to beetles, butterflies to moths.

There will be presentations on how to become a beekeeper by local beekeepers, a tour of the pollinator garden and a bee cage, plus lots of activities for the children.

For more information, go HERE.

The Goathouse Refuge, a nonprofit no-kill sanctuary in Pittsboro, is hosting a fundraiser from 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. this Sunday.

Chapel Hill's Il Palio will be serving up gelato and Italian pastries. There is no admission. But all proceeds from the sale of gelato and Italian pastries will be donated to the refuge.

For more information, go to http://www.goathouserefuge.org/

I know, odd combination. But the Goathouse Refuge, a nonprofit no-kill sanctuary in Pittsboro, is hosting a fundraiser from 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 27.

Chapel Hill's Il Palio will be serving up gelato and Italian pastries. There is no admission. But all proceeds from the sale of gelato and Italian pastries will be donated to the refuge.

For more information, go to www.goathouserefuge.org