As part of Downtown Night Out on Sept. 2, the popular Ghost Walk tours will meet at 130 W. Innes St. at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. Cost for adults is $10, for students $5. For reservations and information, call 704-642-1734 or e-mail boo@salisburyghostwalk.com
Call for vendors
CHARLOTTE ó Carolina Christmas at Charlotte Motor Speedway will be Nov. 23-Dec. 31 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Christmas Light Park and Christmas Village.
Seeking regional arts and crafts vendors for the Christmas Village Emporium. Eight-foot tables are available. Materials will be coded for sale, so vendors do not have to be on premises at all times. For additional information and application, call Randall Barger at 704-314-4711.
OCT auditions
CONCORD ó Old Courthouse Theatre, 49 Spring St. NW, will hold auditions for ěA Broadway Christmas Carol,î a fractured holiday fable featuring three actors, one piano player, many witty song parodies, split second costume changes and a breakneck pace.
Audition dates are 7-9 p.m., Oct. 3-4 and performance dates are December 1-17. For details, call 704-788-2405, or visit www.oldcourthousetheatre.org
ëPoochieí auditions
Spoken Space Theatre, a new theatatrical company, will hold auditions for ěPoochie,î a new play by Sam Post, Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 12 and 13, from 7-9 p.m. at The Looking Glass Artist Collective, 405 N. Lee St.
Justin Dionne will direct the play. Performance dates are October 19-22.
Poochie is about a family dealing with Alzheimerís Disease. Roles for five mature actors (2 male and 3 female) and two actors in early 20s (1 male and 1 female).
More details are at www.spokenspace.com
Arc of Rowan exhibit
The art show reception for The Arc of Rowan exhibit at Waterworks will be held on Thursday, Sept. 22 from 5:30 ń 6:30 p.m. The exhibition will feature works of art created by the children of The Arc of Rowan 2011 Summer Day Program.
The exhibition will be featured in the upstairs Graham Studio and will run from Sept. 7-28.
The Arc of Rowan is a Rowan County United Way Agency that provides services and support for people of all ages with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD). The Summer Day Program was a 6-week program where the children worked on their educational goals, self-help skills, identified skill areas, and art activities.
For more information about The Arc of Rowan, visit www.thearcofrowan.org or Facebook. For additional information about the art show or The Arc of Rowan, please contact Jane Jackman at 704-637-1521.
Waterworks Visual Arts Center is located at 123 E. Liberty St., www.waterworks.org
OctoberTour deal
The Salisbury-Rowan Symphony Society, Historic Salisbury Foundation, and three area hotels are offering an innovative deal for out-of-town guests who would like to attend the 36th Annual OctoberTour (Oct. 8-9) and the North Carolina Symphonyís concert (Oct. 8).
Discounted ticket prices for these events and discounted room rates are available when combined with overnight stays from October 6-9, 2011. A link to each hotelís special offer can be found at the Salisbury Symphonyís website: salisburysymphony.org.
On Friday, Oct. 7 the OctoberTour Luncheon, held at the St. Lukeís Parish House, will feature a lecture by Cynthia Cole Jenkins entitled Celebrating Historic Preservation in Salisbury: Looking Back, Looking Forward. Details are at www.HistoricSalisbury.org
The North Carolina Symphony will present ěGreat Legends,î including Mussorgskyís Night on Bald Mountain, Griegís Suite from Peer Gynt and Schubertís Symphony No. 9, ěThe Greatî in Keppel Auditorium at Catawba College. More information can be found at salisburysymphony.org
Community Band
The Piedmont Prime Time Community Band is accepting new members during the month of September for its tenth fall/Christmas season, with the first rehearsal taking place on Sept. 15. The band rehearses on Thursdays at 7 p.m. in the family life center of Blackwelder Park Baptist Church, 2299 N. Main Street, Kannapolis.
Members must be able to read music, attend rehearsals and play one of the following: flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, baritone horn, tuba or percussion. No guitar or keyboard players are needed.
If you would like to join the band or need more information, call band director Jon Hutchinson at 704-425-3508 or visit www.primetimeband.orgNC Apple Festival
HENDERSONVILLE ó The North Carolina Apple Festival is held annually over Labor Day Weekend in Hendersonville. This yearís festival is the 65th.
From Sept. 2-5, enjoy one of the best known Street fairs in the Carolinas with freshly picked apples, arts and crafts, festival food, contests, tours, a kiddie carnival, the 30th annual Gem and Mineral Spectacular, the USMC chin-up challenge, a mountain music jamboree, a farmers market, an antique aircraft flyby, and lots of live music by Buddy K. Big Band, the Caribbean Cowobys, the Mighty Kicks, Still Cruziní and The Legacy.
Please leave your pets comfortably at home, the City of Hendersonvilleís ordinance prohibits animals in the event area. For more information on the festival, go to www.ncapplefestival.org
Harrahís fall lineup
CHEROKEE ó Harrahís Cherokee Event Center announces its fall lineup of music which includes Travis Tritt, Friday, Sept. 2; Rick Springfield, Saturday, Sept. 24 and Dwight Yoakam, Friday, Dec. 2. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000. Harrahís Cherokee Event Center is located at 777 Casino Drive, Cherokee.
Scenic day trips
KANNAPOLIS ó The Kannapolis Parks & Recreation Department is offering a series of day trips to historic and scenic attractions across North Carolina this fall.
Chinqua Penn Plantation- ó ń Lunch at Lexington BBQ and then Historic Chinqua Penn Plantation, Wednesday, Sept. 28, $30 per person, registration deadline tomorrow, Sept. 2.
Leaf Viewing on the Blue Ridge Parkway ń Wednesday, Oct. 19, $15 per person (lunch not included), registration deadline Oct. 3.
The Biltmore House ń Tour the gardens, dine at Biltmoreís finest restaurant, take the Christmas Candlelight Tour of the mansion; Wednesday, Nov. 16, $100 per person (dinner, admission included), registration deadline Oct. 7.
All trips are for ages 18 years and older. Bus departs from Village Park, 700 West C St. in Kannapolis. Departure and return times vary based on itinerary. Full payment is due on or before the trip registration deadline.
For more information, contact the Kannapolis Parks & Recreation Department at 704-920-4343. A program brochure is available at http://www.cityofkannapolis.com
Burning Coal opener
RALEIGH ó Burning Coal Theatre Company opens its 15th season with Lucy Prebbleís comedy, ěEnron,î Sept. 8-25 at the Murphey School, 224 Polk St., Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 pm. Tickets are $20, all tickets are $10 on Thursday evenings. Sunday, Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. is Pay What You Can day.
Call 919-834-4001 or visit www.burningcoal.org