SEE STUDENTS COMPETE WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES: The SMARTT Challenge Final Event today and Saturday is the end of a yearlong program designed to teach students in grades six through 12 the importance of alternative fuel as they develop and build custom electric trucks and cars. Students from 35 schools from North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Iowa and Florida participated this year. The competition today will run from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Oak View Park, 4028 Carya Drive in Raleigh. On Saturday, a middle school competition will run from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and a high school autocross event from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at N.C. State University's McKimmon Center. SMARTT stands for Students Making Advancements in Renewable Transportation Technology. Go to www.evchallenge.org for more information.

ATTEND HEALTH AND FITNESS FESTIVAL: NBC 17 presents a health and fitness festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Jim Graham Building at the State Fairgrounds. The festival will provide free tests and screenings including blood pressure, vision, hearing and bone density. Other activities will include a rock-climbing wall, demonstration stage, cooking area, pet pavilion and a senior pavilion. Susan Powter, a fitness and weight-loss guru, will be at the festival at 3 p.m. Saturday. Among the nonprofit organizations participating are the Triangle United Way, American Heart Association, Prevent Blindness, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and the American Red Cross. For information call 835-6225 or log on to www.nbc17.com and use the key word health.

JOIN FRANKLIN COUNTY FARM TOUR: The annual Franklin County Farm Foods and Crafts Tour is a self-guided tour of Franklin County farms and nurseries. The weekend includes exhibits of works by local artists and a dinner of local foods. Farms are open for visits from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Saturday's tour ends with dinner of local cuisine on the grounds of Person Place on North Main Street in Louisburg and music by the Gravel Road Band. Tour tickets $5, dinner tickets $7, purchase in advance by calling 496-3344 or online at www.franklincountyfarmfresh.com and download a brochure with a full list of farms and activities.

LEARN BASICS OF BIKE RIDING: A "Bicycle Basics for Better Living" program will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Cameron Village Library, 1930 Clark Ave. in Raleigh. The program will include information on bicycle safety, riding trails in and around Raleigh, and how to find the perfect bike. For information, call the library at 856-6703.

VISIT ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT CENTER: Wake County residents are invited to celebrate the 31st anniversary of the Larry B. Zieverink Alcoholism Treatment Center, 3000 Falstaff Road in Raleigh, from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. To commemorate the anniversary, guests speakers will share and celebrate their own stories of recovery. The center provides assessment and referral services for Wake County residents seeking admission into mental health or substance-abuse programs. This service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The center is named in honor of the late Larry B. Zieverink Sr., who served as a Wake County commissioner from 1980 until 1988. Zieverink, who battled alcoholism for several years, helped to establish the center. For more information, call 250-1500.

LEARN HOW TO MAKE YOUR BABY HAPPY: Dr. Harvey Karp, a pediatrician and author whose book and DVD, "The Happiest Baby on the Block," detail how to calm cranky babies, will speak at two locations in Durham on Wednesday and Thursday. Karp gained national attention for his five soothing techniques for babies. On Wednesday, Karp will speak from 9:30 to 11 a.m. to health-care and child-care professionals at Duke University Medical Center in Duke Hospital North Lecture Hall 2003. He will talk about how to improve the parent-infant bond. Registration is not required. Continuing education credit will be available to nurses who attend. On Thursday, Karp will present his methods to Durham County families from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Durham Public Schools Staff Development Center at 2107 Hillandale Road, Durham. The fee is $5 per family, preregistration is required. Call 560-7341 or e-mail paharris@co.durham.nc.us to reserve your space. The program will be open to Durham residents; for non-Durham residents, a waiting list will be kept.

Check out more community events or post your own at share.triangle.com. Click on "News." For more information, contact Becky Beach at 829-4629 or becky.beach@newsobserver.com.

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