Annual Barbecue And Bake Sale

The Pinebluff Lions will hold its fall barbecue and bake sale on Friday, Sept. 29, at 165 W. Philadelphia Ave. The cost is still $6 per plate for takeout. Delivery is available.

There will be a drawing for a $100 savings bond donated by First Bank of Pinebluff. Lunch is served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and dinner from 5 to 7 p.m.

Call 281-5500 or 235-0895 for advance tickets.

Festival Held

The 37th Malcolm Blue Farm Historical Crafts and Farmskills Festival will be held Friday, Sept. 29, through Sunday, Oct. 1.

All volunteers are welcome. For more information, call 944-7558.

Literary Luncheon

At noon, on Saturday, Sept. 30, the Annual Fall Literary Luncheon will be held at the Pinehurst Country Club. Golf and gardening writer, Jim Dodson, will be the speaker.

Tickets will be available at the Given Library, Given Book Shop, and The Country Bookshop.

For information, contact the Given Library at 295-6022 or the Given Book Shop at 295-7002.

Motorcycle Run

The first Motorcycle Run benefiting Sandhills Interfaith Hospitality Network will be held Saturday, Sept. 30, beginning at 8 a.m. at Sandhills Harley Davidson in Eastwood and ending with a celebration picnic at New Century Middle School in Carthage, featuring the McKenzie Brothers. The charity ride will follow an approximately 60-mile route.

The registration fee is $20 per driver and $10 per rider, payable by cash or check on the day of the event or by mail to PO Box 1173, Aberdeen, NC 28315. Picnic only registration is $7.50.

For more information, call 944-7149 or e-mail sihn@pinehurst.net.

'Pathway to Awareness'

The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Moore County invites the public to join us in the "Pathway to Awareness" Weekend in celebration of Mental Illness Awareness Week. The event begins on Saturday, Sept. 30, and concludes on Sunday, Oct. 1.

Academy Award-winning actress Patty Duke will discuss "A Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic-Depressive Illness" on Saturday, Sept. 30, at Owens Auditorium on the Sandhills Community College campus in Pinehurst as part of the Ruth Pauley Lecture Series. The lecture, sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, will be at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public with no tickets required.

For information, call 245-3132.

Lecture

"Early Churches in Moore County," a lecture presented by Milton J. Sills, will be hosted by the Moore County Historical Association, Sunday, Oct. 1, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., at the Southern Pines Civic Club.

Admission is free.The club is located at 105 S. Ashe Street, Southern Pines. Refreshments will be served following the talk.

For more information, call the MCHA at 692-2051 or visit the Web site at www.moorehistory.com.