Night Life
Mean Mug coffee Co., 110 N Main St. —
• Nov 21 • 7-10 pm: College night open stage music, stand-up, poetry
• FRIDAY Nov 29 : Java Jam Open Mic 7-11 pm: HHost ‘Lurch’ aka Lawrence Frick. Sign up at 6:30
• SUNDAY Dec 1: 6-8 pm Sunday: Hot•Spot Concert with with Rebecca Jean
704-754-4615, www.meanmugcoffeeco.com
E.H. Montgomery General Store — 7-9 p.m. Fridays: Open acoustic Bluegrass jam. Gold Hill, 704-267-9439, www.themontgomerystore.com
Morgan Ridge Railwalk, 421 N. Lee St — • 8-10 pm Friday Nov 29 Liam Pendergrass • 8-10 pm Saturday Nov 30 Daniel Gurley • 704-754-8379, www.morganridgerailwalk.com
Sunrise Cafe, 210 Old Amity Hill Road, Cleveland — 6:30 pm Friday: Nov 29 The Griggs • 6:30 pm Nov 30 The Meat Locker Jam • Tuesdays: Karaoke with Crystal • 5-8 p.m. Wednesdays: Acoustic only Bluegrass pick and eat jam. 704-402-3527. Behind the IGA store.

Downtown Salisbury Holiday Night Out
Friday — Biggest shopping night of the year in Downtown Salisbury. Check out the decorations along E. Fisher St.; enjoy beer and wine served by New Sarum Brewing Company and Morgan Ridge Railwalk Brewery & Eatery; hot cocoa for sale at Mean Mug Coffee for $1 a cup; live music from Colton Sherrill 6-8 p.m., a stilt walker, Salisbury Rowan Choral Society/Victorian Voices will be singing carols, crafts and SNOW! See https://www.downtownsalisburync.com/holiday-night-out-business-hours/ for store hours.

Wine & beer tastings

Salisbury Wine Shop — 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday Nov 29: Great Wines for the wine connoisseur with Andrew Alley, 17th Street Distributing. $5/person. 106 S. Main St, 704-636-5151, sws@salisburywineshop.com
Morgan Ridge Vineyards and Brewhouse — 486 John Morgan Road, Gold Hill, 704-639-0911, www.morganridgevineyards.com
Cauble Creek Vineyard and Winery — NC’s 100th Winery. 704-633-1137, 700 Cauble Farm Road, www.caublecreekvineyard.com
Douglas Vineyards — 7696 Freeze Road, Kannapolis, 704-939-6260, www.douglasvineyardswines.com
Cougar Run Winery — 704-280-3624. Cougar Run Winery, 363 N. Church St, Concord. www.cougarrunwinery.com/
Rocky River Vineyards — 704-781-5035. 11685 Reed Mine Road, Midland. www.rockyrivervineyards.com
Childress Vineyards — 336-236-WINE, 1000 Childress Vineyards Road, exit 89 off I-85, Hwy 64 W. Lexington. www.childressvineyards.com

Fundraisers

Turkey shoot at Kennedy Hall — 1-3 p.m. Saturdays through Dec 14: Kennedy Hall Legion Post 106, Hwy 801. Concessions provided by the auxiliary.
15th Annual Waterworks’ Oyster Roast — Jan. 25 • 6:30-11 pm. Tickets on sale now at early bird pricing. http://waterworks.org/specialevents/oysterroast.html

Classes

Painting, crafts, dance, language, health and more. Call or visit for schedules and pricing.
• Center for Faith & the Arts, 207 W. Harrison St., 704-647-0999, www.faithart.org
• Hive, 126 E Innes St, 704-951-7418 hiveandco.com
• Pottery 101, 101 S. Main St., 704-209-1632, www.pottery-101.com
• Rowan Public Library, Free high-quality, noncredit online Gale courses. www.rowancountync.gov
• Rufty-Holmes Senior Center, 1120 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., 704-216-7714
• SoFul Yoga and Wellness, 1024 S Fulton St., www.SoFulYoga.com or SoFulSalisbury Facebook
• Waterworks Visual Arts Center, for adults and kids. 123 E. Liberty St, waterworks.org
• West Rowan Farm & Garden, 11575 NC Highway 801, Ma t Ulla 704-278-2800 or facebook

Speakers & forums

New Location: Center for Faith & the Arts Living in Gratitude series — 3 p.m. Dec 8: The Mystic Heart. 110 N Main S. www.faithart.org
Panel Discussion about the Future of the Yadkin River and High Rock Lake — Dec. 11 • 5:30-7:30 pm. Sponsored by Waterworks Visual Arts Center and The Yadkin Riverkeeper, presented in conjunction with WVAC’s That Which Sustains: EARTH. BODY. SPIRIT and Christine Rucker’s Dance for the River photography exhibition. A reception will follow the discussion. Free and open to the public, but reservations are needed at 704-636-1882.
S.N.A.G (Salisbury Neighborhood Action Group) — 10 a.m. First Wednesdays at the Salisbury Police Department, 130 E. Liberty St, 704-638-5333.

At RPL

Rowan Public Library programs are free and open to the public. www.rowanpubliclibrary.org
• HQ, 201 W Fisher St., 704-216-8228
• East, 110 Broad St., Rockwell, 704-216-7838
• South, 920 Kimball Road, China Grove, 704-216-7727

Art

Rail Walk Studios & Gallery 6th annual ‘Festival of Gifts’ — Through Dec 14. Free and open to the public. Rail Walk Studios & Gallery, 409-413 N Lee St.
Fine Frame picture frame shop and gallery — The enchanting world of Kenneth Koskela. 105 S Main St, 704-647-0340, www.fineframe gallery.com, www.facebook.com/fineframegallery/
‘Mook in Color’ at Salisbury Business Center — Original watercolors by local artist Mark (Mook) Brincefield. through Jan 24. At 301 S. Main St., www. salisburybusinesscenter.com
CA to present miniature artwork show — The Carolina Artists present “Seasons of Joy,” a gallery of Miniature Artwork, at the Center for Faith and the Arts, 207 W. Harrison St. Free, open to the public. Artwork will remain on display through Dec 7. Gallery hours 10 am-6 pm Fri-Sat Nov. 22-23, 29-30 and Dec. 6-7. Info 704-402-2402.
Waterworks Visual Arts Center — That Which Sustains: EARTH . BODY . SPIRIT. Through February. www.waterworks.org
Robert Toth Art Sculpture Design — Salisbury Antiques & Artifacts Mall, 111 S. Main St., 704-762-9278.
‘Scott Avett: Invisible’ exhibit — Through Feb 2: NC Museum of Art. Through Feb 2.

Auditions

Spring Theatre — By appointment only. www.springtheatre.org/ audition-registration.html. Held at Juxtaposition Dance Studio Woodshed, 1151 Canal Dr W-S • Trouble In Paradise/ musical — Will and Leslie step into a story book tale. Auditions Dec. 15. For youth grades K-5. Show dates May 29-31.
LTWS to perform ‘The Normal Heart’ — Auditions 5-8 pm Dec 15: Drama based on true story of beginning of the AIDS crisis in NYC. Performance dates March 20-22. Little Theatre of Winston-Salem, 419 N. Spruce St. No appointment necessary. www.LTofWS.org

Call for volunteers

Humane Society of Rowan County — Always looking for kind and highly reliable volunteers to help at events, be a foster home, deliver/pick-up pet food, return calls, take pictures of our animals, help with the newsletter, etc. Contact 704-636-5700 or hsrcnc1973@gmail.com
One Church One Child Rowan County — Contact Jon Hunter, ROCOC coordinator, Main Street UMC, 1312 N. Main St. www.rowancountync.gov/ rococ or 704-216-7914
Your Rowan Street Team — Help spread positive happenings at the Your Rowan booth. Complete the survey at www.surveymonkey.com/r/your-rowan-volunteer
Docents at Waterworks Visual Arts Center — Training provided; just bring your passion for the arts. 704-636-1882. http://waterworks.org/volunteeringwvac.html.
Novant Rowan Medical Center — For volunteers of all ages. Join our caring staff and give back to the community. Contact: mfbostian@novanthealth.org
The Pedal Factory — Open first and third Saturdays. 311 East Council St, 704-870-7145, www.thepedalfactory.org
Faithful Friends can collector — Can Team pickup helper for animal sanctuary. Pickup truck required. Call Linda at 704-630-4933
Be a docent at the Historic Hall House — Email office@historicsalisbury.org or call 704-636-0103 to learnmore.
Liberty Hospice — For reading, music, life review, or placing a smile on a lonely face. Glenda, 336-596-5380. Liberty Commons, 4412 S. Main St.
Rowan Helping Ministries volunteers-Pick up donated food, stock food pantry, intake interviews, laundry, meals. 704-637-6838.
Help feed the horses — Horse Protection Society, 2135 Miller Road, China Grove, hps@horseprotection.org