• Spring Gospel Explosion, 5 p.m. Saturday, Tower of Power, 601 E. Cemetery St. With The Enforcers, Gospel Key Tones of Salisbury, Willie+Billie Sumlin Men of God, Deborah Watts, Keith Holland & Friends, mime praise dancer Gigi, Fairview Heights Men’s Gospel Choir and CME Mount Zion Choir. At 2 p.m., fried chicken and fries for $5; three wings, $3; home fries, $1.50; drinks, 75 cents. Wanda Wright, 704-636-3015, or Ann Caroll, 704-314-5997

• Barbecue fundraiser; presale only. March 31 pickup at Jerusalem Baptist Church, 3203 U.S. 601 S., Mocksville. $40 meal includes a Boston butt, 1 quart of slaw, 1 pint of dip, 12 buns. Pickup, 2-4 p.m. Deadline to buy tickets is March 25. 336-284-2328