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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26

Library Garden Series: Container Gardening. 11 a.m. to noon at the Kill Devil Hills Library. Learn the basics for growing vegetables and flowers in containers. Great information on types of containers, preparing pots and soil mixtures as well as ideas for decorating your landscape with containers. Free and no registration required.

Swan Quarter Mobile Food Pantry, Noon to 1:15 p.m. Swan Quarter Social Services, 20421 US 264, Swan Quarter.

Engelhard Mobile Food Pantry. 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Engelhard Fire Department, 34545 US. 264, Engelhard.

First Flight Lions Club, 2706 N. Croatan Hwy., Kill Devil Hills, 6:30 p.m. Dinner.

THURSDAY, Feb. 27

Tenant Rights Clinic. 2:30 to 4 p.m. Legal Aid of North Carolina presents free clinic, open to public but must register by calling 1-866-219-5262 (toll free). Held at Dare County Center, 950 Marshall C. Collins Dr., Manteo.

Iron Jawed Angels the movie. Presented by the League of Women Voters Dare. 4 to 6 p.m. at First Flight High School. Free and open to the public.
Avon Community Dinner. 5 to 6:30 p.m. St. John United Methodist Church, 40336 McMullen Rd., Avon. Free to all. Fun and fellowship. 995-5383.

Outer Banks Chapter of the N.C. Autism Society. 6 to 7:30 p.m. First Flight Middle School library, 109 Veterans Drive, Kill Devil Hills.

Pocosin Arts. Artist Talks. Come learn about visiting metalsmith Nancy Megan Corwin and woodworker Kimberly Winkle. Presentations start at 6 p.m. at 107 N. Water St. Columbia.

Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Civic Association Board meeting. 7 p.m. Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Building, 23646 NC 12, Rodanthe.

FRIDAY, Feb. 28

Currituck Senior Center. Trip to “Mid Atlantic Quilt Show” in Hampton, Va. Leaving the center at 10 a.m. Cost is $15 admission (pay there) and money for lunch.

GEM’s Meaningful Days a health aging program. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Kitty Hawk United Methodist Church. Meaningful Days includes a chair exercise class, live music, a healthy lunch and an age appropriate craft. Contact Gail Sonnesso at 252-480-3354 or gsonnesso@gmail.com. More information at www.gemdayservices.org.

Girl Scout Cookie Booth Sales. Troop #2573 Food-A-Rama 3 to 6 p.m.; Troop #1660 Wal Mart 5 to 7 p.m.; Troop #2103 First National Bank 3 to 5 p.m. (Hatteras)

Pocosin Arts. Ware/Wear: Drinking vessel and earring show opening reception. 6 to 8 p.m. Free event. Refreshments provided. 201 Main St. Columbia.

Mame presented by Theatre of Dare. 7:30 p.m. at Roanoke Island Festival Park. Tickets available at https://mkt.com/theatreofdare; $15 for adults and $10 for students.

SATURDAY, Feb. 29

Dare County Blood Drive. Liberty Christian Fellowship, Kill Devil Hills. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Paint ’n Party with Mara Swindell of Create and Celebrate. Museum of the Albemarle. 10 a.m. to noon. $25 per person, $23 for FOMOA members. Registration required.

Girl Scout Cookie Booth Sales. Troop #2603 Belk 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Troop #2108 Wal Mart 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Troop #7750 Lowes 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Troop #2573 Food-A-Rama 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Marine Mammals on Outer Banks. 11 a.m. Hatteras Village Library. Hatteras Island Ocean Center hosts Dr. Alex Werth, professor of biology at Hampden-Sydney College to talk about marine mammals on the Outer Banks and the ongoing research efforts to protect them.

Coastal Studies Institute Open House. 1 to 4 p.m. at the East Carolina University Outer Banks Campus, 850 NC 345, Wanchese.

Mame presented by Theatre of Dare. 7:30 p.m. at Roanoke Island Festival Park. Tickets available at https://mkt.com/theatreofdare; $15 for adults and $10 for students.

SUNDAY, March 1

Girl Scout Cookie Booth Sales. Troop #2108 Wal Mart 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Mame presented by Theatre of Dare. 2 p.m. at Roanoke Island Festival Park. Tickets available at https://mkt.com/theatreofdare; $15 for adults and $10 for students.

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