• Support menstrual health. For the last 16 years, The Pad Party has been collecting menstrual hygiene products to donate to The Banquet. That drive is happening again this weekend with a drop-off event Saturday at Queen City Bakery. Donate pads, tampons, incontinence products or make a financial donation. Details here. 
  • Salsa it up. Learn to Salsa with The Ballroom Academy. There will be a salsa dance lesson at Icon Friday night for $10 per person, or $20 per person if you want to include a Spanish appetizer with your ticket. Details and registration here.
  • Catch some hoops. The annual Summit League Basketball Tournament is going down this weekend at the Denny Sanford Premier Center. Find tickets and schedule here.
  • Support local theater. The Theatre Lab is putting on a production of “Mothers and Sons,” a 2014 Tony Award nominee. The show runs Thursday through Saturday at the Orpheum Theater. Details and tickets here.
  • Live in Crooks? You may want to stop by a public meeting Monday evening to discuss Smithfield’s plans to build a new pork processing plant in Foundation Park — directly adjacent to Crooks. Can’t come in person? You can also tune in via livestream. Details here.