• Concert and BBQ cook-off is Nov. 14

The Country Folks Will Survive Concert and BBQ Cook Off in Pickens on Nov. 14 will offer local residents a chance to party, tailgate style.

Gates will open for BBQ competitors at noon Friday, Nov. 13, and attendees at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14.

Ticket prices start at $3 for kids’ general admission, with multiple add-on opportunities. Tickets are available online at countryfolkswillsurvive.com.The event will take place at Market at the Mill in Pickens. The address is 225 Pumpkintown Highway. Award-winning vendors and food trucks will be on hand for the event.Social distancing is encouraged, and free masks will be provided to attendees on request.

• Legion Post 52 plans Veterans Day event

Easley American Legion Post 52 will host a ceremony at Robinson Memorial Gardens, located at 1425 Powdersville Road in Easley, on Veterans Day Nov. 11.

Veterans who have gone before us will be remembered and honored. The program will begin at 10 a.m. with a special guest speaker, U.S. Army chaplain Lt. Col. Timothy Wilson.