Night Life

The Inn, 1012 Mooresville Hwy 150 — 8 pm Saturday: Holy Hip Hop night. Big Boi Hurt, Ah Jinx, Clyde Isely, John the Mighty Sanchez, Zachary Mehaffey, Trizzy Tre, Marcelo McNeil, The One Keon. Contemporary Christian music venue. Musicians invited to jam or schedule their group to perform. 704-213-1467. www.facebook.com/TheInnNC/
Mean Mug Coffee Co., 110 N Main St. —
• TONIGHT: Board game night, 6-9 pm Thursdays. Yours or ours. Bingo: $1 to play, winner takes all • 7-11 pm Friday Aug 23: Open Mic Night Jam with hosts Meryl & Cliff Vogh. Sign up begins at 6:30 • 6-8 pm Aug 2: Hot Spot Sunday Concert with Taylor Mason• 6:30-8 pm Mondays: Sidewalk Jammin.’ Bring a lawn chair • 7-9 pm Tuesdays: Knitting club. Open to all • 6:30-8 pm Wednesdays: Spanish language lessons  • 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: Joel McCarson • 8-10 pm Saturday: Marty Maney • 704-754-8379, www.morganridgerailwalk.com
Sunrise Cafe, 210 Old Amity Hill Road, Cleveland — 6:30 pm Friday: Nu Hi Way • 6:30 pm Saturday: New High Country Boys • Tuesdays: Karaoke with Crystal • 5-8 p.m. Wednesdays: Acoustic only Bluegrass pick and eat jam. 704-402-3527. Behind the IGA store.

Music & more

The Fireside Collective and The Trailblazers at the Blue Ridge Music Center — 7 p.m., Aug 24 : 700 Foothills Road, Galax, Va. or Milepost 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Free parking. Tickets at BlueRidgeMusicCenter.org or 866-308-2773.
Third annual A ’Bury Home Companion —Aug 24 • 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kent Bernhardt and Kay Peeler host an all new edition. Meroney Theater,-213 S Main St. Tickets $45. Find info at salisburysymphony.org
Riot at the Brewery — Aug. 24 • 4-10 p.m. Local food, beer, music, family fun. New Sarum Brewing Company, 109 N Lee St, 704-310-5048 cs.simpleviewinc.com
J2B2 live at Lee Street — Aug 30 • 7:30 pm: John Jorgenson’s Bluegrass Band J2B2 performing live at Lee Street theatre, www.leestreet.org or 704-310-5507.
Best of Blumenthal’s Open Mic — Aug 30 • 7:30 pm: McGlohon Theater at Spirit Square. A free evening of entertainment featuring this year’s fan favorites. openmic@ncbpac.org or www.blumenthalarts.org
Masterclass and recital by The Factory Seconds Trio — Sept 9: Hosted by Catawba Music Dept. The trio will conduct a brass masterclass for high school and college students 5-6 pm, recital begins at 7:30 pm in Omwake-Dearborn Chapel, free to the public. Info at https://catawba.edu

Theater

‘Crimes of the Heart’ presented by Lee Street theatre — Aug. 22-24 • 7:30 p.m. Lee Street theatre, 329 N. Lee St www.leestreet.org or 704-310-5507.

Wine & beer tastings

Salisbury Wine Shop — • 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug 23: Dog Days of Summer Wine Tasting with Stephanie. A selection of wines that are perfect for the remaining hot summer days. $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
Old Stone Winery — 704-279-0930, 6245 US Hwy. 52. www.oldstonewines.com
Josh Sanders in Summer Concert Series & Food Truck Fridays at Douglas Vineyards — Aug. 23 • 6-9 p.m. 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

Festivals

Happy Valley Fiddlers Convention — Aug 30-31 and Sept 1: Jones Farm, 3590 NC-268, Lenoir. 8 competition categories. Community dance, cake walks, Youth JAM performances, hayrides, storytelling, children’s crafts, rock stacking in the river, Sunday concert including Piney Woods Boys, Shelby Rae Moore Band, Strictly Clean and Decent, the Burnett Sisters, The Harris Brothers, the Jeff Little Trio. https://HappyValleyFiddlers.org
DSI hosts Brewbury Fest — Sept 20-21: Downtown Salisbury celebrates the art of craft beer. For age 21+. Beer Crawl downtown Friday 5-9 pm. Ticketed event Saturday 3-8 pm at the Historic Salisbury Depot with food trucks, beverages. Free games and music. Two-day tickets are $25 plus taxes at www.DowntownSalisburyNC.com or 704-637-7814.
North Carolina Folk Festival — Sept 6-8: Free three-day event. Groups from around the world on multiple stages. See www.ncfolkfestival.com
Annual Kansas City BBQ Society (KCBS) BBQ event — Sept. 20-21: Food and merchandise vendors, Charity Poker Run, People’s Choice BBQ Tasting Contest. Tilley Harley-Davidson, 653 Bendix Drive, 704-202-8712, www.bikerbluesbbqrally.com

This & That

Tonight: Downtown College Night Out — Thursday, Aug 22 • 6-9 pm: Downtown Salisbury welcomes students from our local colleges for games, activities, food, networking on West Fisher St. between Main St. and Church St. Deejay, live music, games, free shuttles,giveaways and more. https://www.downtownsalisburync.com/
Southern Women’s Show — Aug 23-25: Hundreds of boutiques, fashion shows, top chefs, celebrity guests. Charlotte Convention Center Hall C. Visit NChttps://southernshows.com/wch
High Point Library hosts Tattoo History Program — Aug 26 • 6:30 p.m. Chuck W. Eldridge of the Tattoo Archive in Winston-Salem on NC Tattoo History, Morgan Room, High Point Public Library, 901 N. Main St. www.highpointnc.gov
Alive After 5 Landis Cruise In — Sept 6 • 5-9 p.m.Central Ave, Downtown Landis. www.townoflandis.com
Story with a Farmer — Sept 6 • 4:30: Farmer Ashley McKnight reads “PB & J Hooray!” Children gather on the front porch of the China Grove Roller Mill for story and fun activity followed by taste testing of local grape jelly. At the China Grove Roller Mill Farmer’s Market.
A French Soiree at the NC Museum of Dolls, Toys & Miniatures — Sept 14: NC Museum of Dolls, Toys and Miniatures, 108 4th St, Spencer, www.ncmdtm.com
World Cleanup Day in Salisbury — Sep. 21 • 9 a.m.-noon. Unite and clean up litter. West End Community Park & Gardens, 1110 Brenner Ave., 980-234-4800, www.happyrootsnc.org
Narrated trolley ride through historic downtown Salisbury — 11 a.m. One hour tour highlights the city’s past . Saturdays. Tickets at Rowan County Visitors Center, 204 E Innes, 704-638-3100, www.visitsalisburync.com
Monthly Dance at the Harold B. Jarrett — 7-10 pm second Fridays. Music by DJ “Rawhide.” $10 per person. Harold B. Jarrett Post 342, 1024 Lincolnton Road, 704-637-1722.
Cardinal Squares Square Dance Club — Dance every Tuesday, 7-9 p.m., $5 per person. Rufty Holmes Senior Center, 1120 S. MLK Jr. Ave. Effie and Norman File, 704-633-9555; Caller is Marty Northrup, 864-909-3950.

Books

Carolina Romance Writers Sip & Sign 2019 — Sept 7 • 3-5 p.m. Editions Coffee and Bookstore, 217 South Main St, Kannapolis, www.eventbrite.com
Whiskey With Wiley — Sept 14 • 5 pm: NY Times-bestselling author, plus whiskey tasting, refreshments, book signing.Historic Loray Mill, Tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com, $30/$45 includes reserved paperback copy of The Last Ballad.

Fundraisers

Drive through bbq chicken meal — Aug 24 • 4-6:30 pm (or until gone), Back Creek Presbyterian Church, 2145 Back Creek Church Road, Mount Ulla. Benefits Back Creek Mexico Mission Team. Half bbq chicken, baked beans, slaw, bread, dessert. Cost by donation. 704-278-2798.
Bread Riot’s annual Burger Bash — 5 pm Aug 24: Free. At New Sarum Brewery, 109 N Lee St. Local food truck Rustic Roots serving burgers, Fading D Farms serving water buffalo gelato, New Sarum serving beer. Plus local musicians. A portion of the beer and food sales go to support Bread Riot. 704- 267-7095.
Cleveland Lions Club Joe Hall Breakfast — Aug 31 • -10 am, Cleveland Lions Den, 106 Cemetery St, Cleveland. Provides scholarships for 2 WRHS seniors. By donation. More info 704-278-2252.
September Sip, Sup, and Shop — Salisbury and Rowan County businesses participate to benefit Meals on Wheels Rowan by giving back a percentage of proceeds or sponsor meals for a Meals on Wheels participant. The goal is to support local businesses so that they, in turn, can support meals for homebound seniors in Rowan County. See online calendar at www.mowrowan.org/sipsupshop.
Dog wash to benefit Humane Society of Rowan County — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 14. At Tractor Supply, 405 Jake Alexander Blvd. 704-636-5700 or www.humanes ocietyofrowancountync.org or HSRCNC1973@gmail.com or Facebook.
Doggie Dip Swim Party — Sept 7: A fun swim for your furry friends. All proceeds go to the Dog PAWs dog park. Visit www.salisburync.gov/PLAY for a complete list of swimming pool rules. Fred M. Evans Pool, 110 Old Concord Road
Night Fever: 1970s at the Shops Gala Fundraiser — Sep. 7 • 7-11 p.m. N.C. Transportation Museum, 1 Samuel Spencer Blvd., Spencer 704- 636-2889 www.facebook.com
Annual Kansas City BBQ Society BBQ event — Sept. 20-21: Food and merchandise vendors, Charity Poker Run, People’s Choice BBQ Tasting Contest. Held at Tilley Harley-Davidson, 653 Bendix Drive, 704-202-8712, www.bikerbluesbbqrally.com
Big Chili Cookoff — Big Chili Cookoff tickets through Oct. 18: member price of $30. Afterward, non-member price is $40. http://waterworks.org/specialevents/bigchilicookoff.html
Community trunk sale plus arts & crafts — 8 a.m.-noon Aug 31: Center for Faith & the Arts, 207 W. Harrison St, to help raise funds for ongoing programs. Also concessions available. Nancy Gaines, Program Coordinator, ngainescfa@gmail.com
Annual Matty-Brenner Memorial Golf Tournament — Oct 18: NC Dept of Public Safety Division III Community Correction’s tournament at The Revival at Crescent. Proceeds go to Correctional Peace Officers survivors’ foundation. 704-239-7370 or https://www.facebook.com/MattyBrennerMemorial/
Humane Society of Rowan County Spaghetti Fundraiser — Oct 25 • 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5- 8 p.m. Stallings Memorial Baptist Church, 817 S Main St. Proceeds benefit Humane Society of Rowan County. E-mail hsrcnc1973@gmail.com or call 704-636-5700.

History

Gold Hill’s Family-friendly Summer Family Fun Night — Aug 24 • 4-7 p.m.: Activities, games, fire and EMS trucks on display, prizes for children. Food from Mama T’s Restaurant and the Hot Dog Shack. Historic Gold Hill, 840 St. Stephen’s Church Road, www.goldhillnc.com
239th Anniversary of the Battle of Charlotte — 10 am-4 pm Aug 31 • 10 am-3 pm Sunday, Sept 1: Annual Revolutionary War weekend. Battle reenactment, historic encampments, live demonstrations. Learn why Mecklenburg County was called “The Hornet’s Nest of Rebellion.” Battle reenactment 2 pm both days. Admission: $10 adults, $9 seniors/students. Historic Latta Plantation, 5225 Sample Road. Huntersville. 704-875-2312, www.lattaplantation.org
Annual Germanfest at the Old Stone House — Sept. 21: 770 Old Stone House Road, Granite Quarry, Ticket info at 704-633-5946, www.rowanmuseum.org
Victorian Hall House weekend tours — 1-4 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays. Dr. Josephus Hall House, 226 S. Jackson St, 704-636-0103, www.historicsalisbury.org/tours/hall-house-tours
1766 Old Stone House Tours — Saturdays-Sundays • 1-4 p.m. 770 Old Stone House Road, Granite Quarry , 704-633-5946, www.rowanmuseum.org

At The YMCA

J.F. Hurley Family YMCA, 828 W. Jake Alexander Blvd. Events listed are open to the public. Sign up at 704-636-0111, www.rowanymca.org
Aug 28 • 11 am: Lunch & Learn covered dish. Ester Marsh presents: Self-defense for Seniors.
Sept 17 • Health Care Power of Attorney, 1:30 pm
Sept 19 • American Red Cross Blood Drive, 11:30 am, urgent need please donate. Walk ins welcome
Sept 19 • Bill Godley, Godley’s Nursery, 11 am, Preparing your garden for winter
Sept 25 • AARP presents “Home Fit” Noon, Lunch & Learn Covered Dish
Sept 26 • Riley’s Ceramic Class, 1 -3 pm
Grief support, Wednesdays 9:30 am, tteichroew@gmail.com

At Rufty-Holmes

Rufty-Holmes Senior Center, 1120 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. 704-216-7714, www.ruftyholmes.org
AARP — Sept. 5 • 1 pm: salad bar lunch, program on disaster planning by Heather Lemaster of American Red Cross. For seniors 50+. Free. 704-216-7714. 1201 S. Dr. MLK Jr. Ave.

Discover Fun in Kannapolis

4th annual Kaleidoscope Art Festival & Zombie Walk — Aug. 24 • 4-8 p.m.: Live painting, deejay music, “haunts” and hearses, arts & craft vendors Dress up and participate in the Zombie Walk at 7:30. Downtown, 600 Dale Earnhardt Blvd
Intimidators send 25-year-old ballpark out with a bang — 7 pm Aug 29: Kannapolis will blowout Intimidators Stadium one last time, against Hagerstown. Tickets and info at 704-932-3267 or intimidatorsbaseball.com

Classes

8-week Beginner Guitar Class — 50 & over adults. Starting Sept 9 • 3:30 pm. Rufty-Holmes Senior Center. No experience required. $40 plus $15 for workbook. Call Bob 704- 640-0279 for more information.
Waterworks — Register for fall art classes at Waterworks Visual Arts Center. Sept. 21: Beaded Flowers II, adult ARTpops experience. Details and online registration at www.waterworks.org
Other 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
• West Rowan Farm & Garden, 11575 NC Highway 801, M t Ulla 704-278-2800 or facebook

Blood drives

Download the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 800-RED CROSS (800-733-2767).
Sept 29 • Harold B. Jarrett American Legion Post 342, 1024 Lincolnton Road, 1-5:3 pm, 704-637-1722

Comedy

Improv Charlotte —, Sept. 133: At Free Range Brewing, 2320 N. Davidson St., Charlotte. Proceeds for all shows go to local charities. www.improvcharlotte.com/
jjsut ‘Now are The Foxes’ improv — Aug 31 • 7:30: Hilarious Improv returns to Lee Street theatre. Tickets at www.leestreet.org or 704-310-5507
Queen City Comedy Experience — Sept 22-28: Info at www.blumenthalarts.org or 704-372-1000. Tickets at https://tix.carolinatix.org

Film

Reynolda Cinema Under the Stars: WINSTON-SALEM — For the first time Reynolda’s summer film series will be presented for free. Gates open at 7 p.m. films shown at dark on the main lawn of Reynolda House. Aug. 23: The Great Gatsby (2013) Info at reynoldahouse.org
NASCAR documentary ‘Blink of an Eye’ —Sept. 12 • 7p.m. Based on the true story of NASCAR icons Michael Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Sr. , features interviews with Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Jr.. Richard Petty, Richard Childress. Plus historical vignette on how the sport was born, never seen interview of Dale Earnhardt Sr. by NASCAR legend Benny Parsons, profile of Lee and Richard Petty, plus special video from singer Bobby Capps, by 38 Special. Tickets at Tinseltown, 305 Faith Road or www.FathomEvents.com

Art

Cabarrus Celebrates the Arts — Aug 27 • 630 p.m. Special guest speaker Mike Wiley plus drinks and appetizers. Cabarrus Arts Council, inside the Historic Courthouse (65 Union St South). https://cabarrusartscouncil.org/
Photographic Art Exhibit at the Salisbury Business Center — “Light, Paper, Scissors” through Oct. 25. 301 S. Main St., www. salisburybusinesscenter.com
Final Day Aug. 30 for WVAC Summer Exhibition — Salisbury native Jeffrey Hargrave- A Dixie Homecming, Liliya Zalevskaya- Premonitions Tapestries, Natacha Villamia Sochat-Retablos Mixed Media. Also: Dare to Imagine award winner Isabella Almazan- Portraits.Waterworks’ galleries are free to visit M-F, 10 am-5 pm; Sat., 10 am-2 pm. http://waterworks.org/exhibitions.html
Rail Walk Studios & Gallery host ‘Expanding Expressions’ — Exhibit of art by Patt Legg and Marietta Foster Smith on display Aug 1-Sept 14. Rail Walk gallery. 409-413 N Lee St, between Lee St theater and Rail Walk Brewery & Eatery. www.railwalkgallery.com
Fine Frame Gallery —Original artwork and prints by local artist & legend Betty Sedberry. www.facebook.com/fineframegallery/ 105 S Main St, 704-647-0340, www.fineframegallery.com

Trips

Community Travelers trips — To Shatley Springs Aug 31 and to NC State fare Oct 19. Contact Brenda 704-431-3974 or Cathy 704-433-5609 for details.
Salt & Pepper Ramblers Christmas in Orlando trip — Nov. 19-22: Holy Land Experience, Gaylord Palms Resort, Harry P. Leu Gardens Holiday Hous , more.. $440. Info: Cheryl Kluttz, 704-633-3484

Call for chili cooks

Oct. 12 application deadline — 11th Annual Big Chili Cookoff is Nov.2. Guidelines and application at http://waterworks.org/specialevents/bigchilicookoff.html

Call for vendors

Holly Jolly Holiday Faire — Nov 2: Indoor/outdoor show hosted by Youth United of Christ United Methodist Church. 10 x 10 space $35. If interested, email cmeres123@gmail.com
Rowan County Fair is seeking — a non profit organization or church or restaurant to rent a permanent food booth at the fair. Fair dates: Sept 20-28.Call 704-640-2326 for more information.
Annual Kansas City BBQ Society (KCBS) BBQ event — Sept. 20-21: Food and merchandise vendors welcome. Tilley Harley-Davidson, 653 Bendix Drive, 704-202-8712, www.bikerbluesbbqrally.com

Auditions/call for performers

PPT’s ‘Shakespeare in Love’ — 7 p.m. Aug 26-27: Roles for elementary through high school. Third floor Meroney Theater, 135 E. Fisher St. Must pre-register at 704-633-5471, PiedmontPlayers.com
Salisbury Symphony Orchestra — Sept 7 (strings)/ Sept 8 (non-strings): Assistant principal viola, section bass, third trumpet, section percussion, any instrument for sub-list. Williams Music Building, Catawba College. Details at www.salisburysymphony.org. Schedule an audition at pm@salisburysymphony.org or 704-216-1513. Questions about repertoire for the audition go to dhagy@wfu.edu
PPT Youth’s ‘Stinky Cheese Man’ — Sept 16-17 • 4 and 5 pm at the Norvell. Audition will consist of cold readings from the script. Youth productions are perfect for actors age 6 – 18 years.
Hickory Oktoberfest seeks musicians/bands age 12-25 — Oct. 11-13: Local teen talent apply to tonyeltora@gmail.com. Details at www.hickoryoktoberfest.com or info@downtownhickory.com

Call for artists/ artisans

Carolina Artists Expo 2019 — Reception and presenting of awards 6:30 pm Sept 19: Enter your artwork in this annual art show, held at the Salisbury Civic Center, 315 MLK Jr. Ave. Show is open to the public and art work is judged. Obtain registration forms at www.thecarolinaartists.org or pick up at the Civic Center or Rufty-Holmes Senior Center, 1120 S. MLK Jr Ave.
Lenoir’s 34th annual sculpture celebration — Sept. 7 • 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Broyhill Walking Park, 945 Lakewood Drive, Lenoir. Sculptors invited to bring up to 3 sculptures for this one-day competition for $11,000 in cash awards. Early registration discounts available. Caldwell Arts Council, 828-754-2486, office@caldwellarts.com or www.caldwellarts.com

Call for volunteers

BlockWork — Oct 26: Make A Difference Day. Volunteer applications available at salisburync.gov/BlockWork. Deadline Oct. 1.
Barnabas Connection — Introductory meeting 2:30 pm Aug 22 at at St. John’s Lutheran.
Waterworks Visual Arts Center — Docents to give guided tours of exhibitions to 5th graders participating in ARTstop program. Training provided. Choose Tuesdays or Wednesdays, 9:30-11 am or 11:30 am-1 pm.
One Church One Child Rowan County — Contact Jon Hunter, ROCOC Ministry Coordinator, Main Street UMC, 1312 N. Main St. www.rowancountync.gov/ rococ or 704-216-7914 or , jon.hunter@rowancountync.gov
Novant Rowan Medical Center — Volunteers of all ages welcome. Join our caring staff and give back to the community. Contact: mfbostian@novanthealth.org
The Pedal Factory — Open first and third Saturdays. Volunteers welcome. 311 East Council St, 704-870-7145, www.thepedalfactory.org
Faithful Friends can collector — Can Team pickup helper for Faithful Friends Animal Sanctuary. Pickup truck required. Call Linda at 704-630-4933
Hickory’s 34th Oktoberfest — Festival dates Oct 11-13. Juried Arts and Crafts show with prizes. www.hickoryoktoberfest.com or email info@downtownhickory.com
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. Call Glenda at 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
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