PEMBROKE — Pembroke Empty Bowls will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 10 in the Burnt Swamp Association conference building.

Culinary arts students from Robeson Community College will provide soups and area artists will provide bowls. For $10, guests can have a bowl of soup and a piece of bread, and they can keep the bowl. Proceeds will benefit the Dig It! Pembroke Community Garden. Tickets are only sold in advance.

To contribute a bowl, bread or desert, or buy tickets, call Ruth Cihla at Sacred Pathways at 910-521-2685.

RALEIGH — Entries are being accepted in the 2012 Best Dish NC contest.

Chefs are asked to create a menu that uses local North Carolina products and make it available for a minimum of four weeks.

For information, visit www.bestdishnc.com or call Tim Parrish at 919-707-3137.

PEMBROKE — A viewing of photographs taken by Elmer W. Hunt, a long-time Pembroke area photographer, will be held at 7 p.m. on Jan. 24 at the Mary Livermore Library reading room at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

The focus will be photos from “Strike at the Wind!,” and it will be moderated by Linda E. Oxendine. The event is free and open to the public.

LUMBERTON — The inaugural Book ‘Em North Carolina event will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Feb. 25 in the A.D. Lewis Auditorium at Robeson Community College.

About 75 authors are expected to participate in book signings, talks and panel discussions. Proceeds from the book sales will go to literacy campaigns and anti-crime measures in Robeson County.

The event is free and open to the public.

LUMBERTON — The musical “Remember the 60s” will be performed at 7 p.m. on Saturday and Jan. 28 at Lumberton Jr. High School.

It will be performed on Feb. 10 and Feb. 11 at the Carolina Civic Center. All shows start at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $6 for students. To purchase, call the box office at 910-738-4339 or buy them from 1 to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays at the Civic Center.

For information, visit www.rememberthe60s.org.