Nearby Notes: Festivals, events and more

North Carolina

Raleigh, Sept. 9-10. Hopscotch Design Festival. Details: www.hopscotchdesignfest.com.

Burnsville, Sept. 10-12. Carolina Mountain Literary Festival. Details: www.cmlitfest.org.

Ayden, Sept. 10-13. Ayden Collard Festival. Details: www.aydencollardfestival.com.

Greensboro, Sept. 11-13. National Folk Festival. Details: www.nationalfolkfestival.com.

South Carolina

Aiken, Sept. 11-12. Aikin’s Makin’ Festival. Details: www.aikensmakin.net.

Clover, Sept. 12. Butts & Bluegrass BBQ Festival. Details: www.cloversc.org (type “Butts” in the search window).

Myrtle Beach, Sept. 12. Dog Days Blues & Jazz Fest. Details: www.gotomyrtlebeach.com/event/dog-days-blues-jazz-fest.

Presentation explores Bali

Seasoned international traveler Doug Eberhart will give a presentation of the exotic Indonesian isle of Bali at the Sept. 8 meeting of the Magellan Travel Club. His presentation begins at 7 p.m. on the second floor of the fellowship hall at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1000 E. Morehead St. Free; reservations are not required. Details: Bob Taylor, 704-906-6483 or Peabod@aol.com.

This story was originally published September 7, 2015 at 2:14 AM with the headline "Nearby Notes: Festivals, events and more."