Here are three things to know for Friday, Sept. 30:
1. NC Grape Festival: Oct. 8, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., LuMil Vineyard, 438 Suggs-Taylor Rd., Elizabethtown. Grape Stomp at 11 a.m. Food trucks, vendors, fishing, wine tasting, yard sale. Music by The Tams at 1 p.m. Information: 910-866-5819 or lumilvineyard.com. (READ MORE)
2. Strides Walk-Lions for Diabetes Awareness: Oct. 8, 8:30 a.m. registration, 9 a.m. walk from First Baptist Church of Clarkton parking lot, 10233 South College Street. A 5k (3 mile) walk through a quiet neighborhood. Proceeds to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. (READ MORE)
3. Fall Festival: Oct. 22, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Jones Lake State Park, 4117 NC 242 North, Elizabethtown. Games, costume contest, candy, face painting, book mobile, hayride and more. Sponsored by Friends of the Bay Lakes.
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