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December 4, 2024 2:51 pm

Hopes-N-Dreams Fundraiser

Virtual

Please support our program by placing an order.Ty Hopes N Dreams Fundraiser Supports children and adults with special needs Check out these awesome pens, tumblers, tote bags, handcrafted Christmas cards and many more items. Get you order in for Christmas, birthdays or just for yourself. Great Christmas stocking staffers also. Click on the link below to place your order. Www.hopesndreamsgiftshop.com

Santa Letters!

Virtual

The Old Mill Group Real Estate has joined the holiday brigade to help Santa send letters to the good boys & girls! Be sure to register by November 22 to receive your FREE letter officially postmarked from The North Pole! Order your personalized letters here: theoldmillgroup.com/real-estate-blog/letters-from-santa

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Friends of the Library Clayton Used Book Sale

Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library, 100 S. Church St., Clayton NC

Hundreds of gently used adult and children's fiction and nonfiction books, CD's, DVD's and puzzles available to buy individually or by the bagful. (Shopping bags supplied by Lowes Foods). Proceeds help support library programs for all ages.

$10 – $15

Fall Wine Walk in Downtown Smithfield

Public Library of Johnston Countyand Smithfield

Get an early start on your holiday shopping while sipping on some delicious fine wines at our annual Downtown Smithfield Fall Wine Walkon Friday November 1st! The Downtown Smithfield Development Corporation will be hosting the Fall Downtown Smithfield Wine Walk and donating all proceeds to the Harbor Shelter. The Wine Walk will take place from 5:00-9:00 p.m., when walkers will visit businesses in the downtown district and sample a different wine at each location. Walkers will begin at the Public Library of Johnston County & Smithfield, located at 305 E. Market Street. After purchasing tickets online or on site, all walkers will have their IDs checked and be given commemorative wine glasses and a wristband, which will allow them to taste wines at all of the participating businesses. Tickets are available at https://form.jotform.com/242268226308153. If the Wine Walk isnot sold out, tickets will be available at the door. The Fall Downtown Smithfield Wine Walk is a rain or shine event. No refunds - all sales are final. We’re excitedfor another year to be hosts at this event as a toast to the holiday season in Downtown Smithfield! For questions about the Fall Downtown Smithfield Wine Walk, please contact the Downtown Smithfield Development Corporation at (919) 934-0887. https://www.facebook.com/events/1062718035242272/

Benson’s Veterans Day Celebration

Benson Singing Grove 502 E Main St, Benson, NC, United States

Don't miss the annual Veteran's Day Celebration in Benson on Saturday, Nov. 2. The day begins with the Run for Brave 5K. Check in is at 7:30 a.m. at the Benson Parks and Recreation Department, and the race begins at 10:30. The Veteran's Day Parade, sponsored by the Benson Area Women's Organization and featuring the Dunn Sudan Clowns, starts at 11, ending with a program in the Singing Grove at 12:15. A lunch ($10 plates), a car and motorcycle show and a kid's zone will add to the festivities.

Operation Warm Heart

Bulldog Harley-Davidson

Operation Warm Heart - Poker Run All proceeds raised for the Seymour Johnson First Sergeants Association -- Helping airmen in need -- https://www.facebook.com/events/1886611915138784/

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Friends of the Library Clayton Used Book Sale

Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library, 100 S. Church St., Clayton NC

Hundreds of gently used adult and children's fiction and nonfiction books, CD's, DVD's and puzzles available to buy individually or by the bagful. (Shopping bags supplied by Lowes Foods). Proceeds help support library programs for all ages.

$10 – $15

SSS Craft and Vendor Fair- “Home for the Holidays”

Smithfield-Selma High School

FREE Entry- All Proceeds Benefit SSS Students! Want to be a vendor? Bit.ly/SSSCRAFT24 Bring period products for a free raffle ticket! https://www.facebook.com/events/536553022083511/

AUDITIONS: Yaya’s Amateur Night

The Clayton Center

The Clayton Center and Book BlackWomen present an open-mic competition, Yaya's Amateur Night! Join us February 1, 2025 7:30 PM for a night of entertainment, community engagement, and culture driven nostalgia! You’ll travel back in time as the Sandman dances with his hook and you’ll two-step when our special guest band starts jamming! We urge you to laugh, applaud, sing along -and boo - as local talents grace The Clayton Center stage to compete! Interested in auditioning? Put together your best act, sign up for an audition, and compete for a grand prize! SIGN UP: https://forms.gle/2NSuAxi3oEvqXBbU6 AUDITION DATE/TIME: November 2, 2024 12:00PM-4:00PM AUDITION LOCATION: The Clayton Center Poole Room – Floor C2 111 E Second St, Clayton, NC 27520 Questions or concerns? Contact us at info@bookblackwomen.org! Be advised: There will be no accompanist during this round of auditions. Please come prepared to audition acapella OR provide your track by uploading it in the audition form. There will be a house band on SHOW DAY for those performing without tracks. More details regarding the house band willbe shared after selections are made. RULES • An “Amateur”is considered to be anyone who DOES NOT have a recording contract with a major label or studio. ‍ • Auditions should be in good taste with no profanity, including racial epithets or slurs (this includes the “N” word). ‍ • Age requirement: 18 years of age and above. ‍ • No lip-syncing, singing along with track lead vocals, or post-production engineering of lead vocals permitted. https://www.facebook.com/events/548215724388242/

A Moonshine Legacy – Broadslab Distillery Tour and Tasting

The Barn at Broadslab

Deep tradition makes for deeper flavor… In collaboration with Broadslab Distillery: Not many families can say they helped pioneer a state-wide industry, but Jeremy and Shelly Norris have family roots that run all the way to the sunrise of NC moonshine distilling. Generations later, they’re still at it! In this experience you’ll have a chance to visit Broadslab, North Carolina’s first farm distillery. You will learn about their role in the deep history of farming and distilling in Johnston County, explore the beautiful Broadslab farm where they grow and eventually distill all their product, and finally taste some of their authentic and diligently-made moonshine. You will also have the opportunity to order drinks at their bar or purchase from a plethora of local products to take home! Learn more about Broadslab or schedule a private tour here.

$15

The Walk at East Village Fall Craft/Vendor Fair

49 Bladen Pl 101 Clayton St, Wilsons Mills, NC, United States

This is a great event to buy holiday gifts and decor for you home and so much more - Come, bring a friend and enjoy food truck(s) too It will be at the Beautiful Clubhouse of The Walk at East Village just down the street from the Clayton Post Office off Front Street https://www.facebook.com/events/835897002070206/

Fall Fridays on Front

200 S. Front Street, Smithfield NC

Concert on November 8th at 6:30pm at the Neuse River Amphitheater

FREE