Ongoing

Hoops for Hope

A basketball competition for families called Hoops for Hope in Huntington's Disease will be on Feb. 25 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Gravelly Hill Middle School gymnasium, 4801 West Ten Road, Efland. The Hoop-A-Thon is a free event open to kids in grades K-12. Proceeds will benefit the N.C. Chapter for the Huntington's Disease Society of America. The deadline to register is Tuesday, Jan. 31. hdsa.org/ncch/index.html.

Clean-Up-A-Thon

Clean Jordan Lake is seeking volunteers to participate in the 22nd annual Haw River Assembly's Clean-Up-A-Thon from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 17 beginning at the Robeson Creek boat ramp. Boaters and walkers will be assigned different shoreline sections. Wear rugged clothes and shoes and bring rain gear if needed. Children under 11 are not allowed to pick up trash. frandigiano@cleanjordanlake.org, meetup.com/helpcleanjordanlake.

Sunday

Concert Event

A concert called "American Song with Andrea Edith Moore and Friends" will be at 3 p.m. in Hill Hall auditorium at UNC-Chapel Hill. Andrea Edith Moore, soprano; Daniel Spiegel, piano; Keiko Sekino, piano; Sarah Carter, cello; and Jeffrey Beam, poet, will be featured. 962-1039, music.unc.edu.

Human Relations Forum

The Orange County Human Relations Commission will hold its Human Relations Month Forum from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Carrboro Century Center, 100 N. Greensboro St. The theme will be "Defining Marriage in North Carolina by Constitutional Amendment: What are the Implications?" The Moaners will perform from 2:30 to 3 p.m. 245-2487.

Monday

Restorative Yoga

Cornucopia House Cancer Support Center, 5517 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd., offers a free Restorative Yoga class for anyone affected by cancer, every Monday from 3 to 4:30 p.m. 401-9333.

Weatherspoon Lecture

Zalmay Khalizad, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and to Afghanistan and Iraq, will deliver this year's Weatherspoon lecture at 5:30 p.m. in Koury auditorium at UNC-Chapel Hill. Pre-registration is required. kenan-flagler.unc.edu.

Divorce Support Group

DivorceCare, a seminar and support group offering information in a small-group setting for men and women experiencing divorce, will hold sessions from 7 to 9 p.m. every Monday at Orange United Methodist Church. Book fee is $12, scholarships available. 942-2825, mwmcclain@nc.rr.com.

Tuesday

Knitting for Charity

Knitting for Charity, a needlework group that provides knitted and crocheted items for various charities, meets on Tuesdays from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the middle of University Mall. Bring acrylic yarn and knitting needles or crochet hook. 968-2780.

Farmers Market

The Fearrington Farmers Market at Fearrington Village on U.S. 15-501 South is held Tuesdays at 4 p.m.

Lecture Event

The UNC-Chapel Hill Institute for the Environment will hold a lecture, "To Frac or Not to Frac: Risks and Rewards of Natural Gas Production from Shale" at 5 p.m. in the Tate Turner Kuralt Auditorium, 325 Pittsboro St. Larry Murdoch, professor of environmental engineering and earth sciences at Clemson University, will speak. 962-0965, mchall@email.unc.edu.

Concert Event

Nnenna Freelon, a six-time Grammy Award nominee, will perform in the Benjamin J. Lee Auditorium at Northwood High School, 310 Northwood High School Road, Pittsboro, at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free for Northwood High School students and NHS Arts Education members; $5 for non-members. 919-271-6835, NHSAEF.org.

Wednesday

Walking Group

A walking group for women age 55 and older treks the Bolin Creek Greenway on Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m. walkingforwomen@gmail.com, 967-4054.

Stories and Crafts

Story time and craft activity for children will be held at The Children's Store, 243 S. Elliott Road, every Wednesday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. 942-8027, thechildrensstoreinc.com.

Books Sandwiched In

Books Sandwiched In will hold its meeting at 11:30 a.m. in the program room of the Chapel Hill Public Library at University Mall. The book "Pearl Buck in China: Journey to the Good Earth" by Hilary Spurling will be discussed. Bring a sandwich. friendschpl.org.

Open Mic

The Sacrificial Poets present a community-wide open mic on the first Wednesday of every month, at 6:30 p.m. at Flyleaf Books, 725 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 942-7373, flyleafbooks.com.

Workshop Series

The Howard Craft Workshop Series, "Stories in the Air: Writing radio drama" will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Hitchcock multipurpose room in the Stone Center at UNC-Chapel Hill. Students will learn how to create interesting characters, write authentic dialogue, and develop engaging plot lines through the writing of their own six-minute serial. 962-9001, sonjahaynesstonectr.unc.edu.

Thursday

Lecture Event

Professor Margit Kern will hold a special lecture on a characteristic of stone crosses with the arma Christi in 16th-century New Spain from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Howell Hall at UNC-Chapel Hill. art.unc.edu.

African-American Read-In

The Orange County Literacy Council's AmeriCorps members will partner with UNC-Chapel Hill's Project Literacy for National Literacy Action Week/One Week of Literacy to hold its 23rd National African-American Read-In from 6 to 8 p.m. in the main room of Campus Y at UNC-Chapel Hill. There will be public readings of works authored or spoken by African-Americans, performances by local poets and discussions. 636-4457, dhofler@orangeliteracy.org.

Friday

Author Signing

Taylor Stevens will sign copies of her Vanessa "Michael" Munroe thrillers, "The Informationist" and "The Innocent" from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Flyleaf Books, 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 942-7373, flyleafbooks.com.

Artists' Salon

The Orange County Arts Commission will hold an Artists' Salon from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the West End Theatre at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro. Salons are for artists to meet, network and build a better arts environment. Guest presenter Alex Lehmann, tax manager at McMillan, Pate & Company, L.L.P. will talk about "Shoebox Accounting." RSVP suggested. 968-2011, arts@co.orange.nc.us.

Saturday

Shamrock 'n' Run 5K

Kappa Delta Sorority will hold its 19th annual Shamrock 'n' Run 5K at 9 a.m. beginning at the Kappa Delta House, 219 E. Franklin St. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. Proceeds will benefit the Center for Child and Family Health in Durham and Prevent Child Abuse America. kdchapelhill.org.

Farmers Market

The Eno River Farmers Market is open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at the Public Market House on East Margaret Lane in Hillsborough.