Nashville Originals Restaurant Week. Extended through Jan. 31 due to weather. Participating restaurants, which offer special menus fo the semi-annual event, include 55 South, Americano, The Bunganut Pig, Cabana, Caffé Nonna, Chago’s Cantina, Copper Kettle, Cork & Cow, Cross Corner Bar & Grill, Crow’s Nest, Elliston Place Soda Shop, Embers Ski Lodge, Fenwick’s 300, Fido, Finezza Italian Bistro, Fleet Street Pub, Flyte World Dining and Wine, Germantown Cafe, GRAY’S on Main, Harvest at Homestead, Holland House, Jackson’s, Jimmy Kelly’s Steakhouse, The Listening Room Café, Love Peace & Pho, MAFIAoZA’S, McCabe Pub, Mere Bulles, Noelle Restaurant, Nonna’s Pizzeria and Wine Bar, Noshville Delicatessen, Peg Leg Porker, The Pineapple Room at Cheekwood, Pizza Perfect, PM, Provence Breads & Cafe, Puckett’s Boat House, Puckett’s Gro. & Restaurant (5th & Church), Puckett’s Gro. & Restaurant (Franklin), Red Pony, The Row, Rumours East, Saffire, Salsa, Smokin Thighs, Sole Mio, South Street, Suzy Wong’s House of Yum, Table 3, Tin Angel, Two Ten Jack, Urban Grub, Valentino’s Ristorante, Watermark Restaurant, Wild Iris, The Yellow Porch

THURSDAY, JAN. 28

Real Estate Investors Network

Notes Focus Group. For those interested in buying and selling notes. 11:30 a.m. at The Egg and I, 1000 Meridian Blvd, Suite 118, Franklin. Information: www.rein.org.

SATURDAY, JAN. 30

Unleashed Dinner with your Dog

The 6th annual event benefiting Nashville Humane Association features cocktails, dinner, a live and silent auction. The highlight of the event is the pet fashion show, featuring the latest in canine couture modeled by NHA dogs of all shapes and sizes, each available for adoption. Funds raised by this annual event go directly to support the care of more than 3,700 dogs and cats that come through NHA’s doors each year - in need of a forever home. 6:30 p.m., 1808 Hutton Hotel 1808 West End Ave. Tickets $100-$175. Information: https://donorlynk.com/nashvillehumane/unleashed

SALON@615

Nashvillians have three more opportunities to attend talks with best-selling authors this winter as part of the Salon@615 series. The diverse lineup for early 2016 includes television news personalities Al Roker, Deborah Roberts and Hoda Kotb, and romance novelist Debbie Macomber. All Salon@615 events are free and open to the public.

• Sunday, Jan. 31: Hoda Kotb. 3 p.m., Main Library, 615 Church St. Book: “Where We Belong”

• Wednesday, Feb. 24: Debbie Macomber. 6:15 p.m., Main Library, 615 Church St. Book: “A Girl’s Guide to Moving On”

Zoo Run Run

The annual 5K takes participants past favorite habitats, like Kangaroo Kickabout and Flamingo Lagoon, and along roads and trails not normally accessed by the public. Families and children are encouraged to bundle up and hit the trail. Strollers with all-terrain tires are recommended. Check-in begins at 1:30 p.m., and the race starts at 3 p.m. Refreshments and beer (age 21+ only) will be available after the race. Information: www.nashvillezoo.org/zoo-run-run.

THROUGH MARCH 10

Wedding Dresses Through The Decades

Enjoy traveling through time as you walk among MORE THAN 50 gowns that are being placed on loan and exhibited, most for the first time. The “Wedding Dresses Through the Decades” exhibit at Oaklands Mansion (900 North Maney Avenue, Murfreesboro) is presented Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sundays 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Special Friday evening openings will take place Jan. 22, Feb. 5 & 19, and again Mar. 4, 4-8 p.m.