SUNDAY, Jan. 19

Winter Carnival. 1 to 4 p.m. at North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island, 374 Airport Rd., Manteo. There will be games and winter-themed activities. Included with regular admission.

Becky Shaw. 2 p.m. at Dare County Arts Council, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave., Manteo.

Martin Luther King Jr. Program. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Corinth Church, 7300 Caratoke Hwy., Jarvisburg. Presented by the Currituck County Branch of the NAACP.

MONDAY, Jan. 20

BOGO Mondays at OBX Bowling Center. 3 to 11 p.m. Buy one game, get one free.

Tastefully Fit Cooking Class. 6 to 7:30 p.m. at NC Coast Grill & Bar, 1184 Duck Rd., Duck. Week 3: preparing vegetables, marinades and vegan cuisine. Availability limited; cost is $35 per class. Pre-registration required, visit www.nccoastobx.com.

TUESDAY, Jan. 21

Currituck County Blood Drive. 2 to 7 p.m. at Fellowship Baptists Church in Moyock.

Ruthie’s Community Kitchen. 5 to 6 p.m. Son Rise Church of Christ, 1311 Goldie St., Kill Devil Hills. Contact Gail Leonard at oopsgail@gmail.com or 252-207-8820.

Toast the Town Tuesdays Dare 2 Care OBX Shredders. 7 to 9 p.m. at Outer Banks Brewing Station in Kill Devil Hills. With live music from the Dare 2 Care OBX Shredders and special guests. Food, drinks and great community spirit.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22

 Library Garden Series. 11 a.m. to noon at Dare County Library. Topic: Integrated Pest Management. Formulate a pest management plan to manage pests such as weeds and insects in your landscape and garden. This program provides information on strategies that are a combination of common sense and scientific principles. All programs are free and reservations are not required.

History for Lunch: Music of the Vietnam War. Noon to 1 p.m. at the Museum of the Albemarle. 501 S. Water St., Elizabeth City. Douglas Jackson of Elizabeth City State University will discuss music of the Vietnam era in collaboration with our exhibit “A Thousand Words: Photographs by Vietnam Veterans.” Free and open to the public. For more information, call 252-335-1453.

Mandala Workshops. 4 to 7 p.m. at Dare County Arts Council in Manteo. Artist Melanie Bortz will be teaching classes involving the art of mandala creation, basic and simple patterns to a more advanced flow of lines through sacred geometry. Cost is $45 per session, plus $10 for supplies (to be provided by instructor). To register, visit www.darearts.org/workshops or call 252-473-5558.

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