Bizarre Bazaar

John Chavis Community Center 505 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Raleigh

Bizarre, eccentric, odd... anyway you put it — you have not seen anything like this. Join us at JCMP for the ultimate unusual experience! Arts, entertainment, games, costumes, and the strange combined. Enter the world of weird and explore the unbelievable at our Bizarre Bazaar. Location: John Chavis Memorial ParkAges: 21 and upCost: Free

Born to Heal: African Americans in Medicine Lecture

City of Raleigh Museum 220 Fayetteville St, Raleigh

This lecture will explore African Americans in medicine in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Dr. Chad Swanson, DO, MPH, and La’Cura Venable, MA, LPN, will discuss the history of St. Agnes Hospital and Dr. Lawson A. Scruggs and how Black medical practitioners broke barriers in the field of medicine despite racism and Jim Crow laws. This program is supported in part by North Carolina Humanities the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.Location: City of Raleigh MuseumAges: AllCost: FreeNo Registration Required