Bookworm Box
Spring Book Sale
Friday, April 8 to Sunday, April 10
Northeast Regional Library
The spring sale works as a fundraiser for the Northeast branch of the New Hanover County Library. The sale includes a huge selection of used children’s and adult’s books, DVDs and CDs for prices from $1-$3. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.
Education Exploration
STEM Expo
Friday, April 8, 3:30-8:30 p.m., Free
UNCW campus
The university will throw a campus-wide event to support science, technology, engineering and math education. Watson College of Education will feature interactive activities for guests that range from robotics and engineering to literature and art. Local businesses and organizations will also participate. Environmental activist Juan Martinez will give the Keynote address at 7 p.m. in Kenan Auditorium.
Turtle Count
Terrapin Tally Training
Saturday, April 9, 10 a.m., Free
UNCW Center for Marine Science
To help get a better estimate of the population of diamondback terrapins on Masonboro Island Reserve, the North Carolina Coastal Reserve and the National Estuarine Research Reserve, along with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, are training volunteers to log terrapin sightings. The seminar will train volunteers to be citizen scientists by logging data into the system using a smartphone.
Boxing Bouts
Azalea Festival Boxing TournamentÂ
Saturday, April 9, Sunday, April 10, 2:30 p.m., Free
Schwartz Center, 601 North Front Street
It’s not all flowers and garden parties. The annual Azalea Festival also pits some of the region’s best amateur boxers against each other in a two-day tournament. Weight classes range from 55 pounds to 201+ pounds, and in ages 8-16 and 17-34. Participants include fighters from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania.
