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production company Folie a Deux and wedding dress boutique a&bé Bridal. While there, enjoy specialty cocktails, appetizers and desserts while listening to the sounds of the violin and viola from musical pair Duo Licht from Winston-Salem. Free to attend; 308 South Boylan; heightshousenc.com

On The Menu

Jan. 25 | 12 - 1:30 p.m.

Get to know the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle, an organization that’s on a mission to eradicate hunger in North Carolina, through a new lunch series, On the Menu. It’s a way to see behind the scenes and learn about the depth of their work, including programs like Cooking Matters and Grocery Bags for Seniors. This month, participants tour the food distribution warehouse at the Vernon Malone Center and enjoy a boxed lunch made from food that would have otherwise gone to waste, provided by the Food Shuttle’s food truck, the Spinning Plate. Free; 1001 Blair Drive, foodshuttle.org

DON GIOVANNI

Jan. 27 & 29 | See website

Experience Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s operatic story of Don Juan, the fictional character that’s become a household name. “Italian for Don Juan, Don Giovanni is the famous philanderer with a perpetual craving for women,” says North Carolina Opera director Eric Mitchko. “He is rich and powerful, handsome and charming, and he refuses to be bound by any of society’s laws or expectations. His motto is long live freedom — but can he ever truly be free if he has no control over his own desires?” Find out in this provocative, emotional threehour production performed in two acts (with an intermission) in lyrical Italian with English supertitles. From $24; 2 E. South Street; ncopera.org

Blood Wedding

Jan. 27 - 29 | See website

When an ex-lover steals the bride from her impending nuptials, the town of Andalucía goes after them in the middle of the night — and the evening takes a dark, psychedelic turn. Originally written in 1932 by poet and playwright Federico García Lorca, Blood Wedding is based on a true story about a deathly feud between two passionate Spanish families. “It features incredible language, characters and theatricality, and we are excited to share this gripping and magical Spanish tragedy with the community,” says Raleigh Little Theatre director Patrick Torres. From $27; 301 Pogue Street; raleighlittletheatre.org

Astronomy Days

Jan. 28 & 29 | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Head to outer space with the North

Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and the Raleigh Astronomy Club. Explore the universe with hands-on crafts, engaging presentations, rockets, telescopes and a real-life astronaut. Themed Humans in Space: Past, Present, and Future!, this event series will appeal to even the youngest aspiring astronauts. Free; 11 W. Jones Street; naturalsciences.org