Benefit comedy
A benefit for Project Access is scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursday, July 10, at Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club, Suite 500, 8928 U.S. 70 Business West, Clayton.

Cee-Jay and Darrin Meyer will perform. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. For reservations, call 359-8565.

Project Access provides health care to uninsured residents of Johnston County.

Shawn Colvin in Clayton
Grammy Award winner Shawn Colvin will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, at The Clayton Center, 111 E. 2nd St., Clayton.

Tickets are $30 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 8. To purchase tickets, call 553-1737 or go online at www.theclaytoncenter.com.

In 1996, Colvin released the platinum-selling “A Few Small Repairs,” which won Grammy’s Record of the Year and Song of the Year for the No. 1 radio single “Sunny Came Home.”

Free shag lessons
As part of a membership drive, the Johnston County Shag Club is offering free shag lessons every Thursday in July. The lessons are at 7 p.m. at N&N Sports Grill on South Equity Drive in Smithfield. For more information, call club president Gene Lusk at 965-4466.

Country music in Selma
The next Country Tonight Music Show is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. Friday, July 4, at the Ice House Theatre in Selma. The following will perform: Bobby Lynn and the Country Tonight Band, comedian Cousin Brossy and special guest Charlie Flowers. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door and $12 for reserved seats. For reservations, call (252) 237-6199.

Ballroom dancing
All About Ballroom dance studio will present its Sizzling Summer Showcase at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 12, at The Clayton Center, 111 E. 2nd St., Clayton. The performance will feature a number of dances, including the cha-cha, waltz, swing, foxtrot, rumba and tango. Refreshments will be available before and after the show for VIP ticket holders. For tickets, visit www.theclaytoncenter.com.

Photography on display
Wet-plate collodion photography by Chris Morgan of Pine Level is on display at the Horace Williams House, 610 E. Rosemary St., Chapel Hill. The exhibition, “Through the Ground Glass,” is Morgan’s first solo exhibit. Wet-plate collodion photography was popular during the 1850s through the 1870s. Morgan uses original lenses, chemical formulas and reproduction cameras to capture the modern world with historical equipment. A reception for Morgan is scheduled from 2 till 4 p.m. Sunday, July 6, at the Horace Williams House.