Nearby Notes: Festivals, events and more

North Carolina

Grifton, April 11-17. Grifton Shad Festival. Details: www.griftonshadfestival.com.

Kings Mountain, April 15-16. Firehouse BBQ Cookoff. Details: www.kmfire.com/179/Fire-Department.

Hollister, April 15-17. Haliwa-Saponi Pow-Wow. Details: www.haliwa-saponi.com.

Hillsborough, April 16. Hillsborough Downtown Arts & Crafts Show. Details: www.hillsboroughartscouncil.org.

Seagrove, April 16. Celebrate Spring in Seagrove. Details: www.discoverseagrove.com/events.

Mount Airy, April 16. Mount Airy Art Walk. Details: www.mountairydowntown.org/Events_Festivals.html.

Oak Island, April 16. Phlock to the Beach. Details: www.ncbrunswick.com/event/555.

South Carolina

Folly Beach, April 8-9. Folly Beach Sea & Sand Festival. Details: www.facebook.com (type name of event in search window).

St. George, April 8-10. World Grits Festival. Details: www.worldgritsfestival.com.

Florence, April 9. Arts International Festival. Details: www.facebook.com (type name of event in search window).

Traveling Britain by train

Tuesday, the Magellan Travel Club’s April meeting addresses the landscape and lore of Britain with a video – “Great Britain by Train: Legendary Journeys” – plus an audio-visual program by Jeremy Kincheloe. Reservations are not required and there is no charge. It begins at 7 p.m. in the fellowship hall of Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1000 E. Morehead St., Charlotte. Details: Contact Bob Taylor at 704-906-6483; peabod@aol.com.

This story was originally published April 3, 2016 at 12:00 PM with the headline "Nearby Notes: Festivals, events and more."