WEDNESDAY, March 11

Blood Drive. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Outer Banks Hospital. All donors will receive a $20 Visa gift card. Walk-ins welcome. For more information, call 252-449-4529.

Library Garden Series: Orchids. 11 a.m. to noon at Kill Devil Hills Library, 400 Mustian St., Kill Devil Hills. Free event, no registration required.

Blood Drive. Forest Park Church/Outreach Center. 300 Forest Park Rd., Elizabeth City. 2 to 6 p.m.

Girl Scout Cookies Sales. Troop #2103 Conner’s Supermarket, Hatteras. 3 to 5 p.m.

Town Hall Conversations: Medication Supported Treatment. 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Dare County Center. 950 Marshall C. Collins Dr., Manteo.

BINGO. Cape Hatteras Anglers Club, 47231 Light Plant Rd., Buxton. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Games at 7 p.m.

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

Hatteras Village Civic Association Board of Directors. 7 p.m. Board room above post office.

Outer Banks BeeKeepers Guild. 6:30 p.m. social, 7 p.m. meeting. Kill Devil Hills Library meeting room. Check outerbanksbeekeepers.com to confirm.

OBX Green Drinks meeting. 7 to 9 p.m. at Waverider’s Coffee and Deli. For more information, contact Jim/Emily Gould or Jodie Shelton at OBXgreendrinks@gmail.com.

THURSDAY, March 12

Tot Time at Museum of the Albemarle. 10 a.m. Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 accompanied by an adult can join the month-long celebration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Free and open to the public. Call 252-335-1453 for more information.

Employee Rights Clinic. 2:30 to 4 p.m. Legal Aid of North Carolina webinar clinic. Dare County Center, Manteo. Free, but registration is required. Call toll-free 1-800-219-5262.
Avon Community Dinner. 5 to 6:30 p.m. St. John United Methodist Church, 40336 McMullen Rd., Avon. Free to all. Fun and fellowship. 252-995-5383.

National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE). 5:30 p.m. for dinner. 6:30 for meeting. Mako’s Beach Grill and Bar, 1630 N. Croatan Hwy., Kill Devil Hills. For information, call 757-635-3179.

FRIDAY, March 13

Gardening and Cooking with Container Herbs. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Currituck Extension. Class fee is $20. Checks and cash payments can be received at the Currituck Extension Office, 120 Community Way, Barco. Call 252-232-2261 for more information.

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. To learn more contact Gail Sonnesso at 252-480-3354 or email her at gsonnesso@gmail.com. More info at www.gemdayservices.org.

Womanless Beauty Pageant. 7 to 10 p.m. at Basnight’s Lone Cedar Café. Sponsored by the Wanchese Community Foundation. Funds will assist a local mother recently diagnosed with breast cancer.

SATURDAY, March 14

Running of the Leprechauns. 10 a.m. at Satterfield Soccer Complex in Nags Head. 5K and 10K with a costume contest, and a meal featuring Irish stew, sweet potato biscuits and beer.

Girl Scout Cookie Sales. Troop #2109 Ace Hardware, Manteo 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Troop #2502 Grits Grill 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Troop #10440 Wal Mart 9 a.m. to Noon; Troop #2603 Oyster Company, Ocracoke 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Troop #2103 Island Convenience, Hatteras 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Free climbs to start Currituck Beach Lighthouse 2020 season. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Corolla Light Recreation Center. A gentled mustang will be on site from the Corolla Wild Horse Fund from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (horse mood and weather dependent).

Free craft event at Pocosin Arts: Japanese fish prints. 1 to 4 p.m. at 202 Main St. Columbia. First come, first serve.

St Patty’s Day 1 Mile Beer Run. 2 p.m. at the Outer Banks Brewing Station, Kill Devil Hills. Limit 100 participants. 21 and over social event.

St. Patty’s Corned Beef Dinner. 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Colington Volunteer Fire Department. 108 Schoolhouse Rd. Kill Devil Hills. Dinner includes corned beef and cabbage to benefit the Equipment Fund. Eat in or carry out. Adults $14, kids under 12 $5.

Cape Hatteras Anglers Club Members Meeting. 6:30 p.m. Potluck supper. 7 p.m. General Business Meeting. Light Plant Road, Buxton. Guests welcomed.

SUNDAY, March 15

Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. 1 p.m. at milepost 11.5 at the intersection of Bladen St. and Virginia Dare Trl.

Get Buzzed OBX Shaveriders for St. Baldrick’s Fundraiser. 2:30 to 6 p.m. at Jack Brown’s Beer & Burger Joint. Guests are invited to shave their head to help raise money to find a cure for cancer in children. Burger and beverage included when you donate. More information at www.stbaldricks.org/events/obxshaveriders2020.

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