WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20

The Blood Connection Blood Drive. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Outer Banks Hospital. All donors will be given a $20 Walmart gift card. Sign up at https://bit.ly/2Y0vjko. Photo ID or blood card is required.

BINGO. Baum Senior Center, 300 Mustian St., Kill Devil Hills. 1 to 3 p.m.

NC DMV. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hatteras Village Civic Center, 56658 NC 12, Hatteras.

Food Bank of the Albemarle. Food Drop. Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, 6658 W. Hwy. 64, Manns Harbor.

 

THURSDAY, Nov. 21

NC DMV. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hatteras Village Civic Center, 56658 NC 12, Hatteras.

Christian Breast Cancer Support Group, 2 p.m., 112 Duck Woods, Southern Shores. All women welcome. Information: 252-441-5232.

Simple Divorce 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.

Oyster Shuckin Pig Pickin FUNdraiser Ocracoke Recovery. 3 to 8 p.m. at the Outer Banks Homes Builders Association, 105 Airstrip Road, Kill Devil Hills. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. All proceeds will go to the Ocracoke Recovery Effort.

Lobsterfest Annual Dinner at Mako Mike’s. 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased from a North Banks Rotarian or online for $30 each. Proceeds are invested in the community through the NBRC’s grant program.

Science on the Sound. 6 p.m. Coastal Studies Institute, on NC 345 in Wanchese. Topic: Pea Island and Alligator River National Wildlife Refuges.

 

FRIDAY, Nov. 22

Veterans Celebration. 9 a.m. Cape Hatteras Secondary School, 48576 NC 12, Buxton. Breakfast served at 9 a.m. Program in gymnasium at 10 a.m. All veterans and active duty military invited.

Hollow Daze in Southern Shores. 9 a.m. at All Saints Episcopal Church, 40 Pintail Trial, Southern Shores. Vendors will be on site with their hand-crafted art for you to enjoy and purchase.

GEM’s Meaningful Days a health aging program. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Kitty Hawk United Methodist Church, 803 W. Kitty Hawk Rd., Kitty Hawk.

Lobsterfest Annual Dinner at Mako Mike’s. 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased from a North Banks Rotarian or online for $30 each. Proceeds are invested in the community through the NBRC’s grant program.

Thanks Kicking Tourney. 5 p.m. Cape Hatteras Secondary School, Buxton. Kickball between teachers and students. Free. Student Government Association sponsors.

Friday Night Live at Sanctuary Vineyards. 5:30 to 8 p.m. Live music and local wine, feel free to bring a picnic dinner.

 

SATURDAY, Nov. 23

Currituck Blood Drive. Grandy Assembly of God Church Currituck from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Dormancy Workshop. 10 a.m. to Noon at Elizabethan Gardens. Learn how to prepare your garden for winter. Advanced registration required, call 252-473-3234.

Spruill’s World Famous BBQ Fundraiser. Noon. Cape Hatteras Secondary School, Buxton. By the plate with sides, $10; by the pound $9; 2 pounds $16. Email pre-orders to spruillph@daretolearn.org.

7^th Annual Community-wide Thanksgiving Worship Service. 3 p.m. A Service of gratitude welcoming people of all faiths and all people of good faith. Outer Banks Presbyterian Church, 907 South Croatan Hwy., Kill Devil Hills. Sponsored by North Dare Ministerial Association.

Lobsterfest Annual Dinner at Mako Mike’s. 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased from a North Banks Rotarian or online for $30 each.

Sail On: The Beach Boys Tribute. 7:30 p.m. at First Flight High School, 100 Veterans Drive, Kill Devil Hills. Purchase tickets at www.outerbanksforum.tix.com, or at the door the night of the performance. Adults $32, Students $20.

SUNDAY, Nov. 24

Outer Banks Food Truck Showdown. 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Outer Banks Event Site, 6800 S. Croatan Hwy., Nags Head.

Tyrrell County Genealogical and Historical Society at 2:30 p.m., Senior Citizens Center, 406 Broad St., Columbia. Featured speaker is Marco Gibbs speaking about Native Americans who lived in the greater Tyrrell County area.

Beach Food Pantry Benefit. 3 to 6 p.m. at Poor Richards Sandwich Shop, 303 Queen Elizabeth Ave., Manteo. All proceeds go to Beach Food Pantry. Barbecue and chicken plates including sides $10, Kill Devil Rum serving hot and cold specialty drinks, live music by the Wilders.

Handel’s Messiah Benefit Performance. 4 to 5:30 p.m. at First Flight High School, 100 Veterans Drive, Kill Devil Hills. The performance is presented by Dare County Youth Orchestra with support from the Alice Ford Pratt and William Spach Pratt Memorial Fund.

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