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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. 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.
Friday
Area residents in Hairspray
Granville Little Theatre presents Hairspray directed by Dr. Joanne Fruth at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3, 4, 10 and 11 and at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Oxford City Hall Auditorium, 300 Williamsboro St., Oxford. The starring role of Tracy Turnblad is played by Kimberly Genna of Raleigh. Hairspray is a musical comedy and features 1960s-style dance music. It is set in Baltimore during 1962 when the civil rights movement was gathering strength. The cast features a diverse cast from Granville, Vance, Franklin, and Wake counties. For more information, email Janet Gruchacz at gruchaczj@gmail.com or visit www.granvillelittletheater.com.
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 will include moments with Margaret Rose Murray, local radio talk show host and educator; Angel Patrol, dancers from Michener’s Grove Baptist Church; and the Martin Luther King Jr. All Children’s Choir. Children’s activities will include a quilting craft and a quiz wheel with prizes. 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, in which participants 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 starts at 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.
Sunday
Souper Bowl of Caring
Granite Falls Swim and Athletic Club is supporting Backpack Buddies with the Souper Bowl of Caring. Visit the club, 800 Granite Falls Road, Rolesville, until Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 5, and place kid-friendly, individually wrapped packages of food in the Patriots or Giants box. Items needed are individual cups of applesauce, Easy Mac, Pop-Top Chunky Soups or Pasta, Individual Cups of Pasta, individual boxes of cereal or oatmeal, individual servings of tuna fish and 18 oz. jars of peanut butter. All donations will be given to Northeast Wake Backpack Buddies program.
