• Dance at the Harold B. Jarrett Post 342, 7-10 p.m. Friday, March 11. Band: Ambush. $10 admission, snack and drink. 1024 Lincolnton Road.  704-637-1722 for more info.

• Spring Breakfast at Cleveland Lions Club Den, Saturday March 12, 7-11 a.m., Cemetery St., Cleveland. By donation. Benefits visually impaired. More information: Butch Clements, 704-278-0661.

• Astronomical Society of Rowan, 7:30 p.m., March 12. Monthly meeting plus celebration of club president’s birthday. 1920 Deal Road. www.astrowan.org

• AMVETS Post 460’s annual BBQ chicken cooking and fundraiser, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, March 12 at the Post, 285 Lakeside Drive, at the lake.