Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012

Daybook for Jan. 29-Feb. 4

Sunday

Thrift shop sale benefits neutering

A 50 percent off sale is scheduled from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at ReTails Thrift Shop, 1608 North Market Drive, Raleigh. The sale includes clothing, housewares, furniture, sporting goods, jewelry, books and accessories. Profits will help low-income pet owners to spay or neuter pets through AnimalKind, THE $20 FIX and SpayNC Helpline.

Cut-a-Thon for SAFEchild

Blo’s 24-Hour Cut-a-Thon to benefit SAFEchild runs from 8 a.m. Sunday until 8 a.m. Monday at Blo, 8451 Brier Creek Parkway in Raleigh’s Brier Creek Commons. A minimum donation of $40 is requested. One hundred percent of money raised from haircuts, retail and raffle sales will go to SAFEchild, a local nonprofit dedicated to eliminating child abuse. To schedule a appointment, call 919-484-8600 or visit www.justblo.com. For more information about SAFEchild, visit www.safechildnc.org.

Poets at Quail Ridge

A three-poets reading is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday at Quail Ridge Books & Music, 3522 Wade Ave., Raleigh. Tony Abbott will read from “If Words Could Save Us,” Sara Claytor will read from “Memory Bones,” and Julie Suk will read from “Lie Down With Me: New and Selected Poems.”

Monday

Lukavsky at Quail Ridge

Barbara Lukavsky will read and sign copies of her book, “The Road Home: Finding My Way,” an American woman’s journey through grief, peril, romance and rediscovery in South Africa, at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Quail Ridge Music & Books, 3522 Wade Ave., Raleigh.

Tuesday

Business workshop set for Louisburg

A workshop on “Growing Your Business in a Down Economy” is scheduled for Tuesday at the Louisburg Training Center. For more information, call the Chamber at 919-496-3056 or email bfuller@franklin-chamber.org.

Wednesday

Actress, artistic director to speak at WELL

Learn about a career in theater when Artistic Director Jerome Davis and Actress Jenn Suchanec from the local Burning Coal Theatre Company share their experiences and advice on Wednesday. Forums are held at the Wade Edwards Learning Lab, 714 St. Mary’s St., Raleigh. Free pizza. For more information, contact Jessi Rogers at 919-856-9355 ext. 2 or foundation@wade.org.

Alther at Quail Ridge

Lisa Alther will sign and read from “Washed in Blood” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Quail Ridge Books & Music, 3522 Wade Ave., Raleigh.

Thursday

Engineering Career Fair at N.C. State

The College of Engineering at N.C. State University is holding an Engineering Career Fair from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday at the McKimmon Center, 1101 Gorman St., Raleigh. About 200 companies and government agencies looking to fill jobs and internships are scheduled to attend. The event is free for job seekers. Parking is available at the McKimmon Center, and shuttle buses connecting the fair to the Dunn Avenue entrance of Reynolds Coliseum and the Partners Way bus stop on Centennial Campus will run from 9:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call 919-515-3263 or visit students.engr.ncsu.edu/careerfair for a list of participating employers.

Stevens at Quail Ridge

Taylor Stevens will read and sign copies of “The Innocent,” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Quail Ridge Books & Music, 3522 Wade Ave., Raleigh.

Saturday

Black history month celebration

A Black History Month Celebration is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Wake County Office Park. Free family events will take place in the Wake County Commons Building and Historic Oak View County Park with a hay wagon shuttle operating continuously between the sites.

Lester Thomas, president of the Ujima Group in Cary, will lead the festivities at the Commons, which include moments with Margaret Rose Murray, local radio talk show host and educator; Angel Patrol, dancers from Michener’s Grove Baptist Church; Angie Stephens, library storyteller; Ekiti Parapo, Nigerian fashion and dance; and the Martin Luther King Jr. All Children’s Choir.

Children’s activities will include a quilting craft and a quiz wheel with prizes. Displays on genealogy and African American history will be featured as well as the Mollie Huston Lee collection. At Oak View Historic Park, Shaw University’s WSHA-FM 88.9 will be doing a live broadcast from noon to 3 p.m. African cuisine will be available for purchase.

For more information, call Saundra Cropps at 919-387-2122.

Krispy Kreme Challenge

The Eighth Annual Krispy Kreme Challenge, which challenges participants to run two miles from the N.C. State bell tower to the downtown Raleigh Krispy Kreme store, eat 12 doughnuts, and return to the tower in less than an hour, will take place Saturday. The race benefits the N.C. Children’s Hospital. For more information, email KrispyKremeChallengePR@gmail.com.

Dog adoption event

German Shepherd Rescue will hold an adoption event from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Petco in Crossroads Plaza in Cary. Meet the dogs and talk to volunteers. For more information, go to www.gsdrescue.org.

Koinonia Foundation banquet, auction

The Koinonia Foundation Annual Banquet and Auction is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Saturday at The Forks Cafeteria, 339 S. Brooks St., Wake Forest. Money raised will benefit BackPack Buddies of Wake Forest and Rolesville. Tickets are $30 each. For tickets or more information, email Tresa Jalot at info@sharingcommunity.org or call 919-818-5157.