• Culver’s Cruise Night will begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Culver’s in Newton.
• Alcoholics Anonymous Beginner’s Support Group will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.
• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Masonic Temple in Prairie City.
• LinkedIn and Advanced LinkedIn will meet beginning at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Career Connection Center, DMACC Campus, 600 N. Second Ave. W., Room 241 in Newton. LinkedIn is similar to Facebook for professionals. Register for one 90 minutes class or both. Contact Miranda Kulis at 641-791-0424.
• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon and 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.
• Breaking Free women’s study will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hephzibah House in Newton.
• Wine Down Thursday will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday at Van Wijk Winery, 802 Fourth St. in Sully. Wine Down social members enjoy wine and gather to create an informal social club to network and meet new friends.
• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.
• Dueling Pianos with Party! Party! will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Maytag Park.
• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon Friday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Newton.
• Battlefield of the Mind women’s study will meet at 1 p.m. Friday at Hephzibah House Newton.
• Penny Bingo will meet at 1 p.m. Friday at Jasper County Senior Citizens Center, 702 E. Third St. S. in Newton.
• NASCAR Nationwide Series Hauler Parade at 6 p.m. Friday in downtown Newton. NASCAR and Iowa Speedway will team up to bring the event to the final race weekend of the 2015 season. The parade will rumble through the streets of Newton for race fans to enjoy on their way to Iowa Speedway.
• Live Music will begin at 7 p.m. Friday at Rock Creek State Park, 5627 Rock Creek E. St. in Kellogg. Featured band will be County Line, next to the boat dock and concession stand. Freewill offering for the band.
• NASCAR K&N Pro Series East/West will meet at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Iowa Speedway, 3333 Rusty Wallace Dr in Newton.
• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.
• Peer Support for those living with mental illness will meet at 11 a.m. Saturday at Optimae Life Services, 1730 First Ave. E. in Newton.
• NASCAR XFINITY Series will meet at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Iowa Speedway, 3333 Rusty Wallace Dr in Newton. NASCAR XFINITY Series at the Iowa Speedway. Sunday, May 17th 8:00 A.M. Parking Lots Open 9:00 A.M. Spectator Gates Open 1 p.m. NASCAR XFINITY Series 250 For tickets, call 1-866-RUSTY-GO. To learn more, visit www.IowaSpeedway.com, "like" us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter at @IowaSpeedway.
• Adam Keith will meet at 8 p.m. Saturday at Oakland Acres Golf Club, 13476 Highway 6 East in Grinnell.