LOCAL HAPPENINGS: More hiking and two plays

THIS WEEK

Week 5 of MFC: Mayor’s walk in Liberty, Caraway hike

For week 5 of the Mayor’s Fitness Challenge, walkers visit Liberty on Saturday and Caraway for the Sunday hike:

■ Saturday, Oct. 31, meet at Freedom Park on Hamilton Drive in Liberty at 

9 a.m. for about a one-hour walk with Liberty Mayor Filmore York. You can also stay around for the Halloween event in the afternoon. 

■ The Sunday hike takes place at the Caraway Mountain Conference Center, 4756 Caraway Mountain Rd., Asheboro, at 2 p.m. Meet at 1:30 at the Farmer’s Market in Downtown Asheboro, 134 S. Church St. to car caravan to the site. Length: 3 miles on the Long Arm Ridge Trail.

One local play winds down, another begins its run 

■ RSVP’s “FOUR OLD BROADS: ON THE HIGH SEAS” — Three performances remain, at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1.

Performances are at Sunset Theatre, 234 Sunset Ave., downtown Asheboro.

Tickets can be purchased online at rsvptheatre.org or in person at Brightside Gallery, 170 Worth St., Asheboro, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. 

In-person ticket sales can be paid ONLY with cash or check — no credit cards (but also no fees). Tickets bought online include a small VAT fee.

Tickets are $20 or $15 for students, military and seniors. 

For more information, call 336-736-8714. (This production is suggested for adults only.)

■ RHINOLEAP’s “LITTLE WOMEN” — Performances begin on Saturday, Oct. 31, and continue through Nov. 15. However, as of Sunday, Oct. 25, two of the 10 had already sold out.

The shows with available seating as of Oct. 25:

— Saturday, Oct. 31.

— Friday-Sunday, Nov. 6-8.

— Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 12-15. Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows begin at 7 p.m.; Sunday shows begin at 2:30 p.m.

All performances will take place in a converted barn at 1803 Old Lexington Road. Theatre goers are asked to use the utility road entrance to the left of the main house.

What you’ll experience is four actors (some playing multiple roles) who transform a humble attic into a whimsical world where time bends, and the March sisters’ journey comes to life.

Tickets are $30 (not including fees. You can visit rhinoleap.com to purchase them online or Brightside Gallery, 170 Worth St., Asheboro to buy them for face value between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday.