TODAY, July 16
• Blood Drive, 4-7:30 p.m., West Cabarrus Branch YMCA, 5325 Langford Ave. Concord.
• Rowan County board of commissioners, 6 p.m., 130 W. Innes St.
• Cabarrus County board of commissioners, 6:30 p.m., Cabarrus County Governmental Center, 65 Church St., SE, Concord.
• Harold B. Jarrett American Legion meeting, dinner 7 p.m., meeting following the meal.
• Historic Preservation Commission meeting cancelled
TUESDAY, July 17
• Runoff election, voting polls open 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
• Blood Drive, 9 a.m.-noon, Stewart Haas Racing Inc., 6001 Haas Way, Kannapolis.
• Salisbury City Council, 4 p.m., City Hall, 217 S. Main St.
• Rowan Tea Party meeting, Neil Oakley, Americans For Prosperity and Darin Moser, AmericanAlertNews.com and Fighting Agenda 21 Network. 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program, Blue Bay Seafood, 2050 Statesville Blvd.
• VFW Post 9131 , 6:30 p.m., 1433 Old Wilkesboro Road, Commander Hercules Shannon 704-798-2032.
• American Legion, Faith Post 327, 7 p.m., Commander Kevin Cauble, 704-279-1430.
• 7 p.m. film cancelled: Learn and Live Film Series: Apple Pushers.
• Cannon Memorial Lodge #626, stated communication, 702 S. Main St., Kannapolis, www.cml626.org
WEDNESDAY, July 18
• Salisbury Lupus support group, 1:30 p.m., J.F. Hurley YMCA. Joyce Morris, 704-638-0401.
• Rowan Museum board of trustees, 4 p.m., 202 N. Main St.
• At the Olympic Games today in 1976, Nadia Comaneci earns the first perfect score ever recorded on the uneven parallel bars.
THURSDAY, July 19
• Blood Drive, 9 a.m.-noon, Ben Mynatt, 281 Concord Parkway S., Concord.
• Technical Review Committee for the City of Salisbury, 9 a.m., The Plaza seminar room, 100 West Innes St.
• Salisbury Rowan Human Relations Council (SRHRC), 5:30 p.m., City Council Chambers, 217 S. Main St., www.SRHRC.org
• People Growing Together Toastmasters third in four-week workshop, 5:30 p.m. Thursdays, J.F. Hurley YMCA Boardroom, Tim Edwards 704-431-9390, thedwards@windstream.net
• Andrew Jackson Masonic Lodge stated communication, dinner 6 p.m., 7 p.m. meeting.
• Eureka Lodge #45, 7 p.m., 1433 Old Wilkesboro Road. 704-636-3267 or 7040-798-2032.
• Kannapolis Intimidators vs Charleston River Dogs, 7:05 p.m., Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium, Kannapolis. 704-932-3267, IntimidatorsBaseball.com
FRIDAY, July 20
• Blood Drive, 9 a.m.-noon, Cabarrus County Government, 65 Church St. SE, Concord.
• Blood Drive, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Cabarrus County Social Services, 1303 S. Cannon Blvd., Kannapolis.
• China Grove Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., China Grove Roller Mill on Main Street.
• Krazy Night Out, 5-9 p.m., downtown Salisbury, live music, trolley rides, activities for kids, annual downtown sidewalk clearance sale event.
• July Shaker’s Dance, 7-9 p.m., Salisbury City Park. For adults 18 and older with a developmental disability. The Arc of Rowan, 704 637-1521.
• Kannapolis Intimidators vs Charleston River Dogs, 7:05 p.m., Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium, Kannapolis. 704-932-3267, IntimidatorsBaseball.com
• Piedmont Players Theatre’s ‘13-The Musical,’ 7:30 p.m., Norvell Theater, 135 E. Fisher St., 704-633-5471, PiedmontPlayers.com
• China Grove Farmers Day kickoff, 8-10 p.m. Singing in the Park: the Nostalgia Band performs at Hannah Park downtown.
SATURDAY, July 21
• All–you–can-eat charity breakfast, 6-11 a.m., Cannon Memorial Lodge #626, 702 S. Main St., Kannapolis, $6, proceeds support Masonic Home for Children, www.cml626.org
• Salisbury Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon, corner of South Main and Bank streets.
• Lexington Farmer’s Market, 8 a.m.-noon, historic Train Depot, 29 Railroad St.
• 15th Run/Walk for the Greenway 5K & Half Mile Fun Run, 8 a.m. 5K, 8:45 a.m. fun run. Knox Middle School, www.salisburyrowanrunners.org
• Hot Summer Daze Car Show, downtown Kannapolis, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., music and judging by East Coast Cruisers, www.ecrusiers.net
• Goldmine Toastmasters, 8:30 a.m., Fairfield Inn, 30330 Cloverleaf Plaza, Kannapolis.
• 30th China Grove Farmers Day, downtown China Grove, 9 a.m. opening ceremony, Little Mr. & Miss Farmers Day contest, live bands, local entertainment, food and craft vendors, 7 p.m. street dance, 10 p.m. fireworks.
• Salisbury Historic trolley tour, 11 a.m., tour begins and end at Visitor’s Center, 204 E. Innes St., 704-638-3100, www.visitsalisburync.com
• Stories Under the Stars, “Pirates!” Ballet performance by Piedmont Dance Theater, 7-8 p.m., Village Park, 700 West C St., Kannapolis, www.cityofkannapolis.com, 704-920-4343.
• Kannapolis Intimidators vs Charleston River Dogs, 7:05 p.m., Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium, Kannapolis. 704-932-3267, IntimidatorsBaseball.com
• Piedmont Players Theatre’s ‘13 -The Musical,’ 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Norvell Theater, 135 E. Fisher St., 704-633-5471, PiedmontPlayers.com
• Astronomical Society of Rowan County, monthly meeting 7:30 p.m., 1920 Deal Road, Mooresville. Short business meeting followed by stargazing, weather permitting. Bring binoculars and telescopes, visitors welcome. 704-855-1591 or 704-857-2788.
SUNDAY, July 22
• Blood Drive, noon-2 p.m., Calvary Lutheran Church, 950 Bradley St., Concord.
• 86th annual family reunion Jacob Henry Hall Sloop and Margaret Catherine Deal Sloop, New Hope Lutheran Church, Kannapolis. 1 p.m. picnic lunch, bring picnic basket, beverage, photos of ancestors. Hosts: Charles Marks Sloop Family. 704-857-5318, amiegoodman@hotmail.com
• Piedmont Players Theatre’s ‘13-The Musical,’ 2:30 p.m., Norvell Theater, 135 E. Fisher St., 704-633-5471, PiedmontPlayers.com
• Kannapolis Intimidators vs Charleston River Dogs, 5:05 p.m., Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium, Kannapolis. 704-932-3267, IntimidatorsBaseball.com