• Milford Hills UMC bar-b-cue, today, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., 1630 Statesville Blvd. Pit cooked Bar-B-Que, slaw, bread, dessert, coffee, tea. Bottled water with take out and drive thru. $8/ticket. Free delivery  5 or more orders: 704-636-0471.

• Veterans Appreciation Breakfast Saturday, Feb. 1. 8-11 a.m. Veterans eat free. Breakfast $4. 1200 Brenner Ave. Provided by VFW Post 3006 & Post Auxiliary.

• Poor Man’s Supper, Feb 1. 11 a.m.: Chicken, slaw, pinto beans, cornbread. $6. Hall’s Chapel Primitive Baptist Church, 611 E. Monroe St.

• Heavenly hot dog sale, Mt. Olivet UMC, 301 Mt. Olivet Road, Fridays 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Homemade desserts, free delivery over $10, take-out 704-782-8846, www.mtochurch.com

• Author Petra Weiser book launch, Feb. 1. 3 p.m. Salisbury Railwalk Brewery, 421 N. Lee St, Salisbury