• BBQ chicken dinners with Jerry’s chicken, $8 today and Saturday 11 a.m. until. Moore’s Chapel AME Zion Church, Cleveland. 704-902-4092 or 704-278-2885. Eat in or carry out.

• Annual VA retirees luncheon, 1 p.m. Saturday at Ryan’s. Bring nonperishable items for Rowan Helping Ministries if you can. All VA retirees welcome. For info call 704-636-6775.

•  Eat More Chicken for Peyton’s Place, Monday, Chick-fil-a, East Innes St., 5-8 p.m. Percent of sales will help 10-year-old with muscular dystrophy.