Share on Facebook {mosimage}Get ready to fill your calendar with local events for September! Mule Days, the Ava Gardner Film Festival, Battle of the Bands, Clayton Harvest Fesitval, Crush & Shag Harvest Festival & more!

Friday September 5 Country Tonight! Enjoy a country music show with comedy. Featured bands include Nancy & Tammy Dail and the Country Roads Band; The Malpass Brothers; Eric Strickland and the Nashville Rash; The Mike Baker band with Tina Seldin Cash; and Russ Varnell and the Too Country Band with Joy Williams. Featured comedians include "Tater Roads", "Cousin Brother" and "Bubba Ray"! Doors open at 7pm, Show starts at 7:45pm. Additional dates: 12, 26 Location: Corner of Webb & Waddell Streets. 112 N Webb St. Selma, NC 27576 Admission: Call for ticket prices. Phone: Bowie Martin, 252 237-6199

Saturday September 6 2008 Crush and Shag Harvest Festival Hinnant Family Vineyards will hold its 1st Annual Harvest Festival featuring music by "The Embers"! Hear some of your favorite beach music, dance and of course, enjoy great wines! Event time: 12pm-6pm. Location: North Peedin Ave., Pine Level. 826 Pine Level-Micro Rd. PO Box 189 Pine Level, NC 27568 Admission: Call for ticket prices. Phone: Wes Dills, 919 965-3350

Saturday September 6 - Saturday September 27 American Music Jubilee This Branson-style variety show will delight audiences of all ages with comedy, music and fun. Matinees: 1:40pm, Evenings: 7:40pm. Toll free 1-877-843-7839 or September Show dates: 6, 13, 18, 20, 27 Location: Rudy Theatre, Selma. 300 N. Raiford St. P.O. Box 429 Selma, NC 27576 Admission: Call for ticket prices & availability. Phone: Spook Joyner, 919 202-9927

Saturday September 6 Summer Music Series Featuring Adam Pitts Come for an afternoon of fun and music at the Carolina Premium Outlet Center and hear the great sounds of Adam Pitts sponsored by Coca Cola. Adam performs rock, alternative and pop music. Event time: 2:30pm-4:30pm. Location: Outlet Center parking lot. 1025 Industrial Park Drive, Suite 905 Smithfield, NC 27577 Admission: Free. Phone: Crystal Yelverton, 919 989-8757

Thursday September 11 3rd Annual Guns n' Hoses Golf Tournament All golfers welcome! Be a company sponsor and help raise money for three charities; NC Fallen firefighters Foundation, NC Special Olympics, and Clayton EMS. Call for event times and more information. Location: The Neuse Golf Club, Clayton. 918 Birkdale Dr. Clayton, NC 27520 Phone: Kelly Guthrie, 919 550-0550 ext 11

Thursday September 11 Kenly Super Ball Golf Tournament Sponsored by the Kenly Area Chamber of Commerce, awards will be given for 1st and 2nd team low gross and low net. Event time 12:30pm. Location: Cardinal Country Club, Selma. 101 W. Second St. PO Box 190 Kenly, NC 27542 Admission: Call for prices. Phone: 919 284-5510 Friday

September 12 - Sunday September 14 The Miracle Worker This play carries the audience into the daily disappointments and then the "miraculous" breakthrough of the young Helen Keller at the guidance of her teacher Anne Sullivan. Show times: Fri-Sat 8pm, Sun 3pm. Additional dates: 19-20 Location: Neuse Little Theatre, Front Street, Smithfield. 209 S. Front St. P.O. Box 1832 Smithfield, NC 27577 Admission: Call for ticket prices. Phone: Joyce Kilpatrick-Jordan, 919 934-1873

Saturday September 13 2nd Annual Oktoberfest Edelweiss Bakery and Café hosts this German-style street festival that features authentic German food and German beer. Enjoy the music of the 18 piece "Little German Band and Dancers". Event time: 12 Noon-8pm. Location: Uptown Selma. 103 S. Raiford St. Selma, NC 27576 Admission: Free. Phone: Steve and Nicole Reed, 919 965-8170

Saturday September 13 50th Anniversary Celebration Come celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Meadow's Volunteer Fire Department with a parade beginning at 11am, followed by food, fun, games and demonstrations including ladder trucks, helicopters and more. There will also be entertainment and fireworks! Event time: 11am-9:30pm. Location: Meadow School. Admission: Free. Phone: Todd Parker, 919 894-3286

Saturday September 13 NASCAR Weekly Racing - Whelen All-American Series Catch short track asphalt racing with Late Model Stock, Limited Late Model, Super Stock, Street Stock, 4 Cylinder Modified 4's, UCar, V-6 UCar. Event time: 6:30pm. Location: 8071 Newsome Mill Rd, Kenly. 8071 Newsome Mill Rd. Lucama, NC 27851 Admission: Call for ticket prices. Phone: Becky Dixon Boone, 919 284-1114

Wednesday September 17 - Sunday September 21 Clayton Harvest Festival There will be carnival rides, cotton candy, funnel cakes and more. Saturday will be the festival highlight with arts and crafts, a merchant auction, an antique car show, and live entertainment throughout the day! Event times: Wed-Fri 5-11, Sat 9-11, Sun 1-5. Location: Main Street, Downtown Clayton Admission: Free. Phone: Kimberly Moffett, 919 553-6352

Thursday September 18 Battle of the Bands/Town Square Concert Series Bring a blanket or sit on the grass and enjoy the music. Refreshments, including soft drinks, beer and wine will be available. Event time: 7pm-9pm. Location: Main Street and O'Neil Street. Admission: Free. Phone: Bruce Naegelen, 919 553-1545

Friday September 19 Country Tonight! Come for a family night of Country music, old and new, with Nancy & Tammy Dail and the Country Roads Band. Enjoy the comedian antics of Charles Meacomes as "Tater Roads." Doors open at 7pm, Show starts at 7:45pm. Location: Corner of Webb & Waddell Streets. 112 N Webb St. Selma, NC 27576 Admission: Call for ticket prices. Phone: Bowie Martin, 252 237-6199

Wednesday September 24 - Saturday September 27 Ava Gardner Film and Arts Festival The Ava Gardner Film and Arts Festival honors Johnston County native, Ava Gardner's connection to the film industry and her passion for creative arts. Visitors will enjoy music and have a chance to purchase original works of art from regional artists. The Museum will have special exhibits and tours to Ava's birthplace and gravesite. Event time: 9am-9pm both days. Location: Market Street and Third Street. 325 E. Market St. Smithfield, NC 27577 Admission: . Phone: Angela Lawson, 919 934-5830

Thursday September 25 - Sunday September 28 Benson Mule Days A Southern tradition for over 50 years, this four day festival is packed with mule events, rodeos, barbecue cook-off, arts and crafts, street dances and a concert. The event begins with a golf tournament at the Reedy Creek Golf Course. For event schedule and more information, www.bensonmuledays.com Location: Admission: Call for event schedule Phone: Loretta Byrd, 919 894-3825

Friday September 26 - Saturday September 27 NC Trappers Rendezvous Event will include trapping demos including trapping Coyotes and Beaver, Fur handling demos, kids games, an auction, story telling, and food. Event times: 8am-5pm both days. Location: Johnston County Livestock Arena, Smithfield Admission: free. Phone: Vernon Thompson, 9198012562

Saturday September 27 Faith Festival Downtown Smithfield Development Corporation presents the Annual Faith Festival with a "new sound, new faces, same Lord". Bring your youth for free Christian rock concert. Event time 5pm-10pm. Location: Neuse River Amphitheatre, Front Street, Smithfield. Admission: Free. Phone: Chris Johnson, 919 934-0887