Weichert Realtors Larose and Company, along with BackPack Pals, will sponsor "Shoes for Food" from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at Memorial Park, Southern Pines.

The entry fee is $50 per team, with a $500 cash prize for first place.

Proceeds will be used to provide Thanksgiving dinners to needy families in Moore County.

For information, call (910) 693-3300 or e-mail sales@laroseandcompany.com.

Austin Trio

Shotgun Party, an Austin-based acoustic trio, takes the stage at 8 p.m. Saturday at Poplar Knight Spot in downtown Aberdeen.

The original Shotgun Party trio met in a little Texas dive bar in 2006. They got their start performing weekly at Austin's own Continental Club. Their original songs are influenced by early blues, country, bluegrass and Depression-era swing.

"Katy Rose Cox is a fiddle virtuoso, and Jenny Parrott's vocals will bring you to your knees," says a spokesman.

Shotgun Party's newest member, Andrew Austin-Petersen, will play a show-stopping upright bass routine.

Tickets are available online at www.theroosterswife.org, or at the door with cash or check. Children under 12 are always free. The Poplar Knight Spot is located at 114 Knight St., Aberdeen.

The Rooster's Wife is a private nonprofit organization organized to celebrate the performing arts in Aberdeen.

For information, call (910) 944-7502.

Managing Money

The stewardship commission of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Southern Pines will host a financial management seminar Saturday, Nov. 21, at 9 a.m. in the church's parish hall.

Topics to be covered include how to negotiate with a credit card company, family budgeting, preserving wealth and mortgage options in today's environment.

The hall is accessible from the church's Ridge Street entrance. For more information, call the church office at (910) 692-3171.

Open House

The antique shops of Cameron will hold their annual Christmas open house from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22.

For more than 20 years, the shops have been holding this open house, the only Sunday during the year that all of the shops are open.

For information, call (910) 245-3055 or (910) 245-3020. Visit www.antiquesofcameron.com.

Going Once ...

Episcopal Day School will hold its annual auction, Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Fair Barn in Pinehurst.

There is live entertainment, no-pressure holiday shopping and a seasonal menu provided by Elliott's on Linden, along with beverages.

Tickets can be purchased the night of the auction for $25 per person. 50/50 raffle at $50 a ticket. The winner will receive half of the ticket sales and EDS the other.

For information, call (910) 692-3492.