This Week
Friday
Growing Up Akron — 6 p.m., Thirsty Dog Brewery, 529 Grant St., Akron. Fundraiser to support Child Guidance & Family Solutions. Local foods and beer, casual/Akron-themed dress. $50. Call Melissa Hamlin at 330-762-0591 or see www.growingupakron.com.
Saturday
“I Know I Can” Back 2 School Drive and Community Resource Fair — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Deon’s Grooming Lounge, 255 E. Tallmadge Ave., Akron. School supplies, gift bags and free haircuts for kids. More than 75 area community resources will participate. www.ybpc.info/.
5K Run/Walk for Children With Apraxia of Speech — 9 a.m., Barberton Sports Complex, 841 W. Wooster Road. Benefits the Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America. www.apraxia-kids.org/akronwalk or e-mail Diana Schenkenberger at akronapraxiawalk@gmail.com.
New Yam Festival — 6 p.m., McKinley Room, Canton Civic Center, 1101 Market Ave. N., Canton. The Executive Board of NzukoNdi-Igbo of Northeast Ohio will celebrate the New Yam Festival with dinner and cultural dances and other entertainment. $25; $20, children. 330-417-2270 or 330-554-2857.
Golf outings
Mount Calvary Lodge No. 76 Prince Hall F & M Golf Outing — Saturday, Mayfair Country Club, 2229 Raber Road, Green. Registration at 8:15 a.m., 8:45 a.m. tee time. $65, includes 18 holes, cart, breakfast and lunch buffet, dinner and awards. $30 for just breakfast and lunch buffets and dinner. To register, call 330-322-4718 or 330-338-9148. For information, go to www.Unity365.com.
Send information about social and charity events to The Scene, c/o Lynne Sherwin, Features Department, Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron, OH 44309. Or e-mail lsherwin@thebeaconjournal.com with ‘‘The Scene’’ in the subject line. Event notices should be sent at least two weeks in advance. Merits of all organizations have not been investigated by the Beacon Journal, so potential donors should verify the worthiness of a cause before committing.