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LITTLE RIVER, S.C.—Get ready for crabs, crafters and crooners.

The 32nd Annual Blue Crab Festival is set for this weekend just south of the border in Little River, S.C.

Scheduled 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, the award-winning festival traditionally showcases all-day entertainment and an array of food and arts-and-crafts booths lining the Little River waterfront the weekend after Mother’s Day.

Other events at the “biker-friendly festival” include a children’s area and activities.

The South Brunswick Interchurch Council’s 10th annual spring concert will take place 3-5 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at Calabash Presbyterian Church at 8820 Old Georgetown Road between the coastal towns of Calabash and Sunset Beach.

Church choirs, church groups and area talent will perform. Refreshments will be served.

A love offering will be taken, and attendees are asked to bring nonperishable food items for the South Brunswick Interchurch Council food pantry.

For more information, call (910) 579-4684.

Members of the St. James Service Club are selling tickets for their Tiptoe Through The Tables event set for 1-4 p.m. Thursday, May 9, at the St. James Community Center.

This will be an open-house event (come and go as you please) that is open to the public. Participants have an opportunity to view 20 beautifully decorated, themed table settings, enjoy delicious homemade refreshments and bid on assorted raffle baskets

This year’s event will be honoring mothers. Proceeds will go to benefit many Brunswick County charities.

Not sure what to do for Mother’s Day?

Local businesses are helping us to remember not to forget mom on her special day this coming Sunday, May 12.

Assorted Mother’s Day offerings are available.

Massage At The Beach at 7246 Beach Drive in Ocean Isle Beach is offering Mother’s Day gift certificates. For details, call massage therapist Judi Westcott at (910) 579-6004 or visit online at www.judiwestcottmassage.com.

The Old Bridge Preservation Society is celebrating spring with its first Strawberry and Wine Fest.

The event is scheduled for noon to 6 p.m. this Saturday, May 4, at Silver Coast Winery, 6680 Barbeque Road in the Grissettown area.

The public is invited to bring a lawn chair and have fun in the sun while supporting the fundraiser.

The Coastal Garden Club Flower Show is celebrating spring with a judged flower show this week.

The Coastal Garden Club Flower Show, “On Broadway,” is 1-5 p.m. Friday, May 3, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, May 4, in the fellowship hall at Shallotte Presbyterian Church, 5070 Main St. in Shallotte.

This event is a standard flower show, indicating it conforms to standards set by National Garden Clubs. Featured will be displays of horticultural specimens prepared especially for the show.

The club hosts a flower show every odd calendar year.

Delicious wines and socializing put the fun in fundraiser at Wine Fest this Saturday night in Ocean Isle Beach.

The Ocean Isle Beach Museum Foundation event takes place 6:30-9:30 p.m. April 27 at the Museum of Coastal Carolina, 21 E. Second St. in Ocean Isle Beach.

Proceeds benefit the Museum of Coastal Carolina and Ingram Planetarium in Sunset Beach.

This year’s Wine Fest features wines from a local distributor, says museum marketing coordinator Susan Silk.

Does your pet need a rabies shot?

Brunswick County Sheriff’s Animal Protective Services is sponsoring rabies clinics at seven veterinary clinics and the animal shelter this Saturday, April 20.

The cost is $6 per dog or cat. No appointments are necessary. Per North Carolina law, all dogs and cats ages 4 months or older are required to be vaccinated against rabies, or owners face a $100 fine.

“Broadway’s Next H!t Musical” is the next hit musical coming to the stage of Odell Williamson Auditorium in Supply.

Show times for the touring version of this award-winning comedy are 7:30 p.m. this Friday, April 19, on the Brunswick Community College stage and at 8 p.m. Saturday at Thalian Hall in Wilmington.

The show originating from New York is unique for its improvisation that makes each performance different.