Hickory – Catawba Valley Community College will offer a number of fun, short courses for personal enrichment beginning in January. Contact Cheri Toney, 828-327-7037 or [email protected]. Adobe InDesign: This course helps you...
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Morganton, NC – The spirit and songs of the Civil Rights movement will come to life onstage...
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Hickory – Join Dr. George Place, Catawba County Cooperative Extension Director, at Patrick...
Read MoreHickory – In honor of National Radon Action Month, Catawba County Public Health is partnering with the North Carolina Radon Program to provide free short-term radon test kits to Catawba County residents during the month of...
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Hudson, NC – Do you enjoy Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede Show in Pigeon Forge, TN? Then...
Read MoreNewton, NC – Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings, is pleased to offer a preventive health event at the Newton Recreation Center on Thursday, Jan. 17. Five screenings will...
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We are not even going to bother with the wishing of you a “Happy New Year” for various reasons....
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Hickory – The hottest new play in the country, I and You, by Lauren Gunderson, begins...
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Read MoreHickory – Patrick Beaver Memorial Library is offering one-on-one sessions for those interested in learning the basics of Tablet Usage on January 11th, 1:00-4:00 PM. Topics to be covered include basic usage, navigation,...
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Bethlehem, NC – If you have been out shopping or attending festivals and farmer’s markets or...
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Tis the draw of an eye, tis the wink of a breath, how long is a lifetime if you’re having the time...
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Morganton, NC – On December 19, Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina purchased 96 acres...
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Hickory – Enjoy an original concert experience while immersed in the incredible acoustics of...
Read MoreNewton, NC – An exciting night of drag and female celebrity impersonations is coming January the 26th to the Newton-Conover Auditorium, 60 West 6th Street, Newton. Doors and bar will open at 6:30 pm with the show starting...
Read MoreLincolnton, NC – A community luncheon will be held on Sunday, January 27 from 11:30am – 1:30pm in Boger City United Methodist Church’s Fellowship Hall, located at 2320 East Main Street, Lincolnton. Everyone is...
Read MoreNewton, NC – The Green Room is excited to announce that tickets will be available to the public on January 4, 2019 for its production of Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Nile. Show times are 7:30pm Fridays and Saturdays and...
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Warner Brothers: The Nun (2018) The evil nun character from the Conjuring 2 gets its own film. Too...
Read MoreHickory – Community members are invited to the library to meet a local author every month at noon on the first Friday of each month. Local authors will share information about themselves, explain their path to getting...
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Hickory – The Exodus Ministries 15th annual “Giving Back” Gospel Concert at Exodus...
Read MoreHickory – The plot of the new play I and You, by Lauren Gunderson, centers around two high school students, Caroline and Anthony. They have a joint assignment for school and, because she is homebound with a serious...
Read MoreHickory – Lenoir-Rhyne University will hold information sessions at 5:30 or 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 17, for high school sophomores and juniors and their parents interested in the University’s High School Scholars Academy....
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Hickory – Mark Woodard, guest director at the Hickory Community Theatre has just announced...
Read MoreAfter their victories in the College Football Playoff semifinals, in which they dominated the competition, Alabama and Clemson will play for the national championship on Monday.The matchup is something we have seen multiple...
Read MoreBen Is Back (*** ½) R The drama Ben Is Back, if nothing else, provides actress Julia Roberts with some of her best work in at least a decade. In her role as the mother of a son ensconced in a battle with illicit substances she...
Read MoreHickory – The new play I and You, by Lauren Gunderson, is a sentimental, intimate two-person character study about two high school students, Caroline and Anthony. She is homebound due to a serious illness and Anthony, a...
Read MoreHickory – On Monday, December 17, the City of Hickory Solid Waste Division resumed picking up leaves after a one-week delay due to Winter Storm Diego and residual snow covering the leaves at the curb. Crews are now working...
Read MoreWelcome to Marwen (**)Welcome to Marwen is a prime example of a film with all the right ingredients that nevertheless manages to be a misfire in spite of the best efforts of those involved. For starters, you have Robert Zemekis,...
Read More“Sir… sir!” (shake shake). “Sir… Mr. Chainsaw sir, I need you to get up!” No… no you don’t. The feminine owner of the insistently irritating voice raises a corner of the blanket pile. It’s The Secretary (HCSAWT’s home office...
Read MoreHickory – Seniors Morning Out participants will enjoy a variety of activities in January, including cooking classes and musical performances. Any resident of Catawba County who is 60 or older is invited to join Seniors Morning...
Read MoreThere were many memorable moments in 2018. It was not easy to trim the list down to ten. This is what I came up with when I looked back at all my columns.Tide Roll Behind TuaAfter Alabama trailed 13–0 at halftime of the national...
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Photo: Pictured (from left) are Claremont Police Dept. Administrative Assistant Pamela Shook,...
Read MoreStatesville, NC – Beginning in September, Rescue Ranch’s Beginner Buddies Preschool classes and Homeschool Club continues in January. Beginner Buddies and Homeschool Club take place at Rescue Ranch, a nonprofit animal...
Read MoreNewton – Auditions are set for The Green Room’s 2019 production of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Based on the Mark Twain classic, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is the irresistible story of a fourteen-year-old boy growing up...
Read MoreHickory – Veterinary Referral Hospital of Hickory is pleased to announce their accreditation as a Level II emergency and critical care hospital. This level of achievement is uncommon among veterinary practices and...
Read MoreColfax, NC – Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont, in partnership with Goodwill Industries of Central North Carolina, Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina and Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont,...
Read MoreHickory – Calling all artists! The City of Hickory’s Public Art Commission (PAC) is seeking artists to paint three new benches for its popular “Art on the Bench” project. Started in 2008, the “Art on the Bench” project...
Read MoreHickory – North Carolina Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr announced December 7 that the City of Hickory will receive a $17 million 2018 Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation...
Read MoreLenoir, NC – Poetry Caldwell is pleased to host Northern Irish poet Adrian Rice at Caldwell Arts Council on Saturday, January 12, 2019 beginning at 2pm (rescheduled from November 24). Adrian will read from his latest...
Read MoreSid’s Bowl PicksThe annual tradition continues. I will attempt, once again, to accurately pick the winners of the remaining College Football Bowl Games beginning tonight. You may find that my research and reasons for my winners...
Read MoreHickory – Hickory Sand Company, Inc. will be installing a new water main, as part of the City Walk water and sewer replacement project for the City of Hickory, beginning Monday, December 17. Construction will necessitate the...
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Read MoreHickory – ACAP Hickory provides information, resources, support and community for adult children as we care for our aging parents and for ourselves. ACAP Hickory meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month, 5:30-7:00 pm, in the...
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Newton, NC – Puddingstone is returning to the Old Post Office Playhouse for their annual...
Read MoreHickory – The Ridgeview Library would like to invite you, your friends, family, and the community at large to celebrate Kwanzaa with us. April C. Turner from Life as Art Productions will be at the library on Thursday,...
Read MoreHickory – For parents, the thought of unexpectedly losing a child is terrifying, especially when the death is of an infant and the cause is undetermined. Often called Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, these cases are...
Read MoreHickory – The Western Piedmont Symphony invites the public a fun and exclusive winter evening at our first Ice Ball! This event on Friday, January 11, will feature a catered dinner, wine, beer, cocktails, dancing &...
Read MoreWinston-Salem, NC – Award-winning author Beth Macy will speak about her new book Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 7 pm. This event is sponsored by...
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By Lindsey Bahr AP Film Writer Los Angeles (AP) – A film doesn’t have to be great to have a...
Read MoreLincolnton, NC – Gallery 27’s Micro Film Festival is January 11 & 12. The film screenings will be followed by a discussion with local filmmakers. Prepare to be entertained! The following is a list of movies that will...
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Winston-Salem, NC – Ring in the New Year with the Winston-Salem Symphony and dynamic guest...
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I’ll be home for Christmas because there’s no place like home for the Holidays, the Happy...
Read MoreDallas, NC – Gaston County Senior Center is having a Senior Seminar hosted by McIntyre Elder Law on Tuesday, January 8, at 11am. McIntyre Elder law helps seniors maintain their lifestyle and preserve their legacies. This...
Read MoreHickory – Guest director Tiffany Christian has just announced her casting choices for the Hickory Community Theatre’s upcoming production of the powerful new play I and You. Performances will begin on January 11, 2019 in...
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Hickory – In observance of the Christmas holiday, the City of Hickory will close its offices...
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Hickory – The Catawba Valley Paralegal Association (CVPA) will hold its monthly meeting on...
Read MoreHickory – The entry dates for Full Circle Arts’ “Tiny Art Show” are fast approaching. We are looking for artists from the area to enter this widely acclaimed exhibition. Small works can be put in many places in the home or...
Read MoreHickory – Catawba Valley Community College’s choral concert scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 9, at First Baptist Church in Hickory has been rescheduled to December 30. First Baptist Church of Hickory is located at 339 2nd Ave....
Read MoreHickory – Get in some laughs before the year ends with James Gregory, “the Funniest Man in America” when he makes his tenth annual appearance on the Main stage at the Hickory Community Theatre on Monday, December 31st at...
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Better Business Bureau Warns Consumers to Beware of Puppy Scams this Holiday Season Few things...
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Hickory – Hickory Museum of Art’s event “An Evening with Joseph Daingerfield Dulaney” has...
Read MoreNewton, NC – Footcandle Film Society will be screening the documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? on Mon., Dec. 17 at 7pm at the Newton-Conover Auditorium. Doors open at 6pm. The screening is open to the public with...
Read MoreHickory – Partner with the Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry and 31 Thrift and MORE! to help our neighbors stay warm this winter! Each winter, one of our top priorities is helping our neighbors stay warm by...
Read MoreBelmont, NC – Holidays at the Garden is bigger and better than ever! You’ll discover new displays, more lights than ever before and fun for the whole family. Experience an all-new musically-orchestrated topiary display,...
Read MoreValdese, NC- Valdese to host weekend events in celebration of the Holiday Season. The public is invited to join the Town of Valdese in their celebration of the Holidays with the Christmas in Valdese event on Thursday, December...
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Hickory – Due to inclement weather the Hickory Police Department Cops for Tots Wish House is...
Read MoreShelby, NC – December 17th Post-Polio Support Group Meeting is at 6pm. The location is at the rear of the Life Enrichment Center off of Hwy. 18N. in Shelby, N.C. on Life Enrichment Drive, off of Hwy. 18 North. We will have...
Read MoreHickory – The public is invited to a Holiday Open House at Trade Alley Art, Thursday, December 13th, 5-8pm. The event will include art and artisan gifts by talented local artists and festive food and drinks in a holiday...
Read MoreLincolnton, NC – Would you like to join together and celebrate the true reason for the Christmas Season? Do you enjoy listening to traditional Christmas tunes and new melodies? If you answered “Yes” to the questions,...
Read MoreRosman, NC – Astronomers at the Learning Center at PARI would like to remind the public of the upcoming annual Geminids Meteor Shower. Regarded as the best meteor shower of the year, the Geminids’ parent body is a rock...
Read MoreHickory – Nonprofits, churches and schools are constantly battling a growing demand for services with shrinking funds. Foundation grant writing offers a potential solution. Funding for Good is bringing its one-day Grant...
Read MoreHickory – Learn about schizophrenia with the VayaHealth Geriatric and Adult Mental Health Team at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library on December 17, from 10 am to 12pm. The Vaya professionals provide free training...
Read MoreHickory- Do you have a gently used bike that you do not need or would you like to donate a new bike? If so, Hickory firefighters ask that you donate it to the Bikes for Tykes program by December 13 so it can be distributed...
Read MoreThe House That Jack Built (**) RLars Von Trier used to be a filmmaker whose output was something I waited for in breathless anticipation. His 1996 film Breaking the Waves, along with the follow-up from 2000, Dancer in the Dark,...
Read MoreHickory – In case you missed the event listing two weeks ago in FOCUS, here are the remaining holiday activities for the public in Hickory. Holiday Grinch Party Thursday, December 13, 6pm, Patrick Beaver Memorial Library...
Read MoreHickory – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) announces a new Sales 101 program including two new classes focusing on developing your sales team and improving your overall sales. Business to Business Sales 101 provides...
Read MoreHickory – A very special summer concert is coming to you from the Western Piedmont Symphony and Hickory Crawdads! May the Fourth Be with You: An Evening of John Williams, will be a summer event like no other. The concert...
Read MoreHickory – The Catawba Valley Community College’s Continuing Education Department is pleased to host artist Dan Smith, who will be giving an 8 week workshop on Tuesdays, January 29 thru March 19, 2019, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m....
Read MoreHickory – Students enrolled in Catawba Valley Community College’s Theatre Program have scheduled a number of performances through December 15 of the play “Gathering Blue,” a theatre piece for young audiences by Lois...
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Talk of tanking in professional sports is at an all-time high it seems. At least from the...
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CANCELLED due to rain forecast! Dallas, NC – Gaston County Parks and Rec. and the Gaston County Historical Preservation Commission will host the Annual 1890’s Heritage Village Christmas, a celebration of what Christmas was...
Read MoreHickory – This weekend the Hickory Community Theatre is the place to celebrate the Christmas season, with three shows that capture the magic of the holiday. First is the musical Beautiful Star, an Appalachian Nativity, a...
Read MoreHickory – The City of Hickory has proclaimed Monday, December 10 as Human Rights Day and Saturday, December 15 as Bill of Rights Day again this year. The proclamation, read by Mayor Hank Guess on behalf of the Hickory City...
Read More(*****Cancelled due to weather*****) Hickory – Join us on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. to meet Preston Lane, playwright of the musical Beautiful Star, which is being performed at the Hickory Community Theatre....
Read MoreNewton, NC – The Newton Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor its annual Senior Citizens Christmas Dance from 7-10pm, Thursday, Dec. 13. The dance will be on the lower level of the Newton Recreation Center, 23 South...
Read MoreHickory – On Sunday, Dec. 16, the Olde Hickory Tap Room will host world famous jazz trombone artist Rick Simerly from 7 till 10pm for Christmas Jazz classics. Rick is considered one of the top jazz trombonists in the...
Read MoreLenoir, NC – We’re celebrating the holidays with Hometown Handmade Holiday indoor artisan markets at the Caldwell Arts Council! This season, shop local, shop small, shop handcrafted! Hometown Handmade Holiday markets will...
Read MoreThe notion of the Elf on a Shelf is relatively simple, it’s a Christmas themed picture book written in rhyme explaining how Santa knows who’s naughty or nice, through the assistance of elves who visit children’s homes during the...
Read MoreHickory – The Council on Aging has a new senior chorus called the “Prime Time Singers.” They will be performing your holiday favorites at Valley Hills Mall on Tuesday, December 18th at 11:30 am. Drop in and listen to them...
Read MoreHickory – Full Circle Arts announces their annual show and sale, Holiday Happenings, December 5 – January 5. There will be an opening reception Thursday, December 13, 6 to 8pm. Join the artists for refreshments,...
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Universal: Blackkklansman (2018) (*** ½) The true story of Ron Stallworth, an African American...
Read MoreHickory – ACAP Hickory (Adult Children of Aging Parents) presents “Spirituality of Aging and Caregiving” on Tuesday, December 11, 5:30-7:00 p.m. Location for the program is the Fellowship Hall of Mt Olive Lutheran Church,...
Read MoreHickory – The Grinch is coming to the Ridgeview Library on Tuesday, December 11 at 6 pm to steal Christmas! Don’t miss this chance to meet him in person (and his dog, Max) as they bring Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole...
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Hickory – The celebration of Hickory Museum of Art’s milestone 75th birthday will center on...
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Hickory – Community members are invited to the library to meet a local author every month at...
Read MoreHickory – The Hickory Community Theatre’s sweet, funny and heart-warming bluegrass Christmas musical Beautiful Star, an Appalachian Nativity continues its run this weekend, beginning with a discount Thursday night...
Read MoreHickory – Just in time for Christmas, the Hickory Community Theatre presents a new take on a familiar classic with Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol. The humorous and touching new play will have two Saturday performances, with...
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Urban Meyer announced his retirement as head football coach at Ohio State on Monday. There has...
Read MoreHickory – Teens and their families are invited to the Ridgeview Library on Thursday, December 13 at 4 pm to celebrate the holidays by designing and decorating the most festive, jolly cookie creation. Sugar cookies in fun,...
Read MoreHickory – Hickory’s barbershop chorus, the Carolina Moonlighters, presented a Christmas program at Kingston Residence on Dec. 6. Moonlighter President Lee DeArmond announced that the group would also present holiday...
Read MoreNewton, NC – The delightful stage performance of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” returns to Newton-Conover Auditorium. Shows are December 14, 7:00pm, December 15, 3:00pm and 7:00pm and December 16, 3:00pm. Directed by Marietta...
Read MorePlease note: (Event CANCELLED Due to Weather) Hickory – Join Unity Evangelical and Mt. Pisgah Lutheran Churches, on Sunday, December 9th at 7pm as they present an evening concert event. In cooperation with Lenoir-Rhyne...
Read MoreUPDATE! Due to the snow, the Christmas Wish House will be open on December 13, 14 & 17. Hickory – The Hickory Police Department has started collecting toys and monetary donations for the Cops for Tots Christmas Wish...
Read More(Please note, because of weather the Dec. 9 concert moved to January 6, 2019) Hickory, NC – Enjoy an original concert experience while immersed in the incredible acoustics of Lenoir-Rhyne’s Grace Chapel with a concert by...
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Maria by Callas (***) PGThe following are a few things I recently learned about the iconic...
Read MoreHickory – State Senator Andy Wells will talk about his legislation to create a new state park in the area when he speaks to Newcomers of Catawba Valley on Wednesday, Dec. 12. The legislation would help the state piece...
Read MoreHickory – The December 11 Poetry Hickory at Taste Full Beans Coffeehouse will feature four local authors. Scott Owens, Tim Peeler, Doug McHargue, and Robert Canipe, editor at Red Hawk Press, will be the featured writers....
Read MoreAnother disappointing season under Larry Fedora has led the decision makers at the University of North Carolina to go back in time to bring back Mack Brown as its football coach. It is hard to believe that it was 30 years ago...
Read MoreHickory – The Lenoir-Rhyne University A Cappella Choir, College Singers, Brass Ensemble, and Handbell Ensemble will present “Arise, Shine for Your Light has Come! A Lenoir-Rhyne Christmas 2018.” On Sunday, December 2,...
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Hickory – Nine out of 10 car seats are improperly installed. Could yours be one of them?...
Read MoreDallas, NC – Gaston Co. Parks and Rec. and the Gaston Co. Museum of Art & History will host the 11th Annual 1890’s Heritage Village Christmas, a celebration of what Christmas was like for the majority of Gaston County...
Read MoreNewton, NC – Everyone’s invited for a few hours of excitement on December 1 between 12:30-2pm for some rumble in your tummy, once all the bikes roll into the school. Afterward, please join us for entertainment from our...
Read More“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christ-mas…” NO, NO, NO, stop the written carol singing…no it is not beginning! OK fine, so maybe it is beginning to at least look somewhat like it…but it shouldn’t be, not yet anyway! For the...
Read MoreHickory – Lenoir-Rhyne University will continue its 2018-19 Playmakers season with a student showcase with a festival of plays. The productions will be performed Friday, Nov. 30, and Saturday, Dec. 1, at 7:30pm, and...
Read MoreHickory – Seniors Morning Out participants will enjoy a variety of activities in December, including craft classes and holiday parties. Any resident of Catawba County who is 60 or older is invited to join Seniors Morning...
Read MoreHickory – The Hickory holiday season officially kicked off on November 16 with the City’s annual Lowes Foods Christmas parade and tree lighting in downtown. In continuing the celebration of the season, the City of Hickory...
Read MoreConover, NC – On December 5, 11am – 1:30pm, bring your holiday shopping list and appetite to our annual Connections Chili Pottery Fundraiser. Tickets are $15 and participants receive a homemade chili lunch (with all the...
Read MoreStatesville, NC – On Friday, November 30, bring the whole family to Downtown Statesville for the Holiday Shop & Stroll Spectacular! We are bringing the feeling of an old-fashioned, small town Christmas season to the...
Read MoreThe Front Runner • RomaThe Front Runner (** ½) When measured against the modern political arena in which we now currently reside, the saga of the disgraced presidential hopeful of the 1988 election, Gary Hart, seems like small...
Read MoreValdese, NC – The Town of Valdese is proud to honor the remaining direct descendants of the original Waldensian Settlers as the Grand Marshals for the Annual Valdese Christmas Parade, which will be held on Saturday,...
Read MoreNewton – The Catawba County Library System is debuting its newest library service this month – the Library to Go! This traveling vehicle is essentially another branch of the Catawba County Library and is intended to bring...
Read MoreHickory – Join us on Monday, December 3, at 6pm at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library for an overview (free) of the local food system in Catawba County. In 2013, Catawba County developed the Farm, Food and Sustainability Plan...
Read MoreHickory – Mark World AIDS Day on Friday, November 30, at Fanjoy Labrenz, 215 1st Ave SW, Hickory, North Carolina 28602. Hosted by ALFA, (AIDS Leadership Foothills-Area Alliance), please join us as we reflect and remember...
Read MoreBethlehem, NC – This weekend, Saturday, December 1st, the new Bethlehem Star will be lit, celebrating the beginning of the Christmas Season. (A rain date for the event will be established. Please check Mt. Pisgah’s website...
Read MoreHickory – Patrick Beaver Memorial Library has partnered with Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center to offer a Christmas wreath-making workshop on Saturday, December 1, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The workshop will be...
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Hickory – The Hickory Community Theatre’s toe-tapping, bluegrass Christmas musical Beautiful...
Read MoreNewton, NC – On Sunday, December 2, From 4-8pm, The Kiwanis Club is hosting a Christmas tour of historic homes. This tour is the first one ever! The four homes on the tour are at 500 North Main Ave., 436 North Main Ave.,...
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The Coen Brothers are back with their first foray into filmmaking outside the normal studio...
Read MoreHickory – Downtown Hickory’s small, independent businesses welcome you to SHOP SMALL on Saturday, November 24, from 10am until 6pm. There will be activities throughout the day and this is the final day of the season for...
Read MoreHickory – Lenoir-Rhyne’s Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) will host a yoga fundraising event on Monday, November 26, from 6pm to 9pm in Shuford Gymnasium. All ages and levels are welcome to attend this...
Read MoreCarolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera lived up to his nickname and his reputation on Sunday. The Panthers rallied against the Detroit Lions with a late touchdown to set up what looked like overtime in Detroit. Trailing 20-13...
Read MoreHickory – Counselors from Dwayne Wilson Insurance & Financial Services will be available to assist with Affordable Care Act enrollment at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library on Thursday, November 29th from 6–7pm and on...
Read MoreIf for nothing else, it must be noted that Creed II manages a near impossible feat and accomplishes something I can’t recall having seen before. It serves as a sequel to two separate films made thirty years apart. Of course, it...
Read MoreHickory – Catawba Valley Community College’s Chorus and Ensemble groups will perform several concerts this holiday season. On Sun., Dec. 2, at 7pm, the Ensembles will join the Hudson/South Caldwell Alumni Chorus for a...
Read MoreHickory – The Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) Small Business Center will present a free seminar, “Using Paid Ads to Grow Your Business,” on Tuesday November 27 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM at CVCC’s Alexander Applied...
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Hickory – The City of Hickory will close its offices on Thursday, November 22, and Friday,...
Read MoreHickory – Kick off the holiday season once again with Western Piedmont Symphony’s Holiday Pops! Under the direction of guest conductor Mark Norman, the award-winning Western Piedmont Symphony will perform many of your...
Read MoreHickory – Jackie & Allen Finley are producing their 13th Anniversary Christmas Concert, Monday, Dec.17, 8PM at Hickory Community Theatre. The show will primarily feature Jackie, along with Nathan Hefner,...
Read MoreLenoir, NC – Local artist Sigrid Hice returns to Caldwell Arts Council to teach her ever-popular star ornament book project. For $15 (or only $10 each for a parent/guardian with children), you’ll get everything you need to...
Read MoreHickory – Help us make 2019 our best year yet! After the frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday comes Giving Tuesday – a global day of giving back. Has your life been touched by the work at Humane Society of Catawba...
Read MoreHickory – The Hickory Music Factory (HMF) hosts an old fashioned 1940s Christmas Radio Hour at SALT Block – Drendel Auditorium (243 Third Avenue NE Hickory, 28601) Saturday December 8, 2018. This fifth annual 1940s...
Read MoreHickory – Exodus Homes’ 2018 William Mangum Honor Cards are now available for the holidays. The faith-based United Way agency provides supportive housing for homeless recovering people returning to the community from...
Read MoreHickory – Rick Seay, the director for last season’s acclaimed comedy, Lend Me a Tenor, has returned to Hickory Community Theatre as the guest director for the Christmas musical Beautiful Star, an Appalachian Nativity. The...
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If it weren’t for the stars of the 1950s set drama Green Book, I’m not sure what kind of takeaway...
Read MoreHickory – On December 8, the 4th Annual Wish Upon the Moon benefit will take place at Crescent Moon Cafe in Downtown Hickory. Hosted by Catawba Valley Guardian ad Litem Association, it will be from 12pm to 8pm. Come out...
Read MoreLenoir, NC – Satie’s Holiday Workshops at Caldwell Arts Council make-and-take aluminum wrap ring with Ellen Ball is Tuesday, December 4, 9am–11am, and also at 6-8pm the same day. Learn how to apply texture with hammers on...
Read MoreHickory – Carolina Moonlighter President Lee DeArmond announced recently that the barbershop chorus will present a Christmas show titled Christmas Stories: Rudolph, the Grinch, and Other Life Lessons on Sunday, Dec. 2 at...
Read MoreHickory – Humane Society of Catawba County and Di’lishi present Photos with Santa! Saturday, December 1 from 2-4pm Di’lishi Hickory, 883 Highland Ave SE, Hickory, NC 28602. Yes, Santa and Mrs. Claus are coming to town, and...
Read MoreHickory – Did you know that Thanksgiving is the leading day of the year for home fires involving cooking equipment? With all that cooking, Hickory firefighters would like to remind folks of a few safe-cooking practices....
Read MoreNewton, NC – Footcandle Film Society will be screening the documentary In Pursuit Of Justice on Monday, Nov. 26th at 7:00pm at the Newton-Conover Auditorium. The screening is open to the public and all potential future...
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Greetings “true believers” and welcome to this week’s AMAZING, SPECTACULAR, SENSATIONAL and...
Read MoreHickory – Pottery on the Wheel I, 1/10/19-2/28/19, Thursdays, 6pm-9pm, CVCC EC 1081, $166.25 (includes supplies), Instructor is Evelyn Arnold. This class is designed for the beginner. In this course, students will become...
Read MoreMorganton & Mooresville, NC – Veterans Day this past Monday is a perfect time to honor and give back the staggering number of veterans and veteran families who struggle with a place to stay and food to eat daily. 10%...
Read MoreHickory – Make shop HMA one of your gift buying stops! Members receive 15% and non-members receive 10% on all purchases. The dates are Black Friday, 11/23/18 and Saturday, 11/24/18, 10am-4pm. Author Barry Gurley Huffman...
Read MoreHickory – Join Carolyn Treffinger at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library on Tuesday, November 20th at 6:30 pm for a presentation about honey bees. Honey bees are a crucial component in the food chain in America. Estimates are...
Read MoreHickory – Lenoir-Rhyne University will open its 2018-19 Playmakers season with a production of “The Comedy of Errors,” a play by William Shakespeare. The play will be performed Wednesday, Nov. 14, through Saturday, Nov....
Read MoreHickory – Saturday, November 17, Santa will be at Great Clips Hickory Ridge from 10am-3pm for pictures. Give the gift of good hair for Christmas! Team Hickory Ridge is collecting haircut gift cards for the foster children...
Read MoreConover, NC – NCWorks will hold a Veterans Job Fair being held on Thursday, November 15th from 12noon to 4pm, at the NCWorks Career Center, 403 Conover Station SE, Conover NC 28613. This event is hosted by the NCWorks...
Read MoreHickory – We are pleased to announce the 4th Annual Mel’s Jingle Run and we’re excited to invite you to participate. A holiday themed 5K race that supports various charitable causes in our community, Mel’s Jingle Run is...
Read MoreHickory – The City of Hickory is pleased to announce the opening of its 2018 “Life. Well Crafted.” Photo Contest. Whether you are a professional photographer, hobbyist, or just a citizen that loves capturing moments and...
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Hickory – On Saturday, November 17, from 9am until 2pm, the West Hickory Senior Center will...
Read MoreShelby, NC – The date is Monday, Nov 19th, at 6:00 PM. Everyone attending should bring their own meal. Coffee, and water will be provided. The location is at the rear of the Life Enrichment Center off of Hwy. 18N. in...
Read MoreHickory – Catawba Valley Community College will host the “Skills For Skills Holiday Arts & Crafts” show Saturday, December 1, 9am to 3pm in the college’s Tarlton Complex on the main campus on Hwy. 70 in Hickory....
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Hickory – The Hickory Community Theatre is holding auditions for the new drama I and You at...
Read MoreMany people frown on, some even look down upon and chastise anyone who “lowers” themselves to dumpster diving. But social etiquette and whatnot aside, sometimes it’d be foolish to pass up an opportunity. Case in point: here we...
Read MoreHickory – It’s your last chance to pay your respects to the dearly departed Flanagan, in Flanagan’s Wake, the uproarious audience participation comedy at the Hickory Community Theatre. The final four performances are this...
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Hickory – The City of Hickory offers a number of housing rehabilitation programs that aim to...
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Newton, NC – With Christmas right around the corner, Newton is getting ready for the annual...
Read MoreLenoir, NC – Poetry Caldwell is pleased to host Northern Irish poet Adrian Rice at Caldwell Arts Council on Saturday, November 24! Adrian will read from his latest book, The Strange Estate. Following Adrian’s reading,...
Read More0 – The Tampa Bay Bucs made it into the red zone five times against the Redskins Sunday, and didn’t score a single touchdown. The 0-for-5 in the red zone including two field goal misses, a lost fumble, and one...
Read MoreTaylorsville, NC – Catawba Valley Community College’s Alexander Furniture Academy is accepting registration for its next 24 week training program beginning January 2019. CVCC Alexander Furniture Academy is an industry...
Read MoreHickory & Newton, NC – November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month, and that’s just want we want you to do. If you think about it, adopting a senior pet is a safe bet. What you see is what you get with these guys. They’ve...
Read MoreUPDATE 11.22.18: The lights will be on beginning Friday, Nov. 23, from 6-9pm, per Trail of Faith, Inc. Valdese, NC – Trail of Faith Annual Christmas Lights display is Tuesday, Nov. 20 – Monday, Dec. 24, 2018, 6...
Read MoreHickory – Beautiful Star, an Appalachian Nativity, opening Friday November 30th at the Hickory Community Theatre, takes place at the Open Heart Community Fellowship, a small church in the mountains of North Carolina, where...
Read MoreHickory – Dr. Daniel Caton from the Physics and Astronomy department at Appalachian State University will be at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library to present a program on the Brown Mountain Lights on Monday, November 19, at...
Read MoreNewton, NC – Auditions for Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Nile are set for November 19 & 20 at The Green Room Community Theatre. The auditions will be held at 7pm each evening. You only need to attend one of the...
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Hickory – From presentations at the local farmers market to a student led workshop on...
Read MoreHickory – On Monday, November 19, the VayaHealth Geriatric and Adult Mental Health Specialty Team is offering a free training session at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library from 10am to 12pm. Adults of all ages can have...
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Read MoreHickory – Ready for some hearty comfort food in the cold weather? Our Savior Lutheran Church has the answer and announces a Chili dinner on Saturday, November 17 beginning at 5 p.m. This hearty dinner will include Chili...
Read MoreNewton, NC – The Catawba County Marine Corps Reserve is seeking donations of toys for local children to help make their holidays a little brighter this year with the 2018 Toys for Tots campaign. The city of Newton has two...
Read MoreHickory – Medicare subscribers, did you know that the company you chose as your Part D insurer for 2018 may not be the best choice for 2019? Or that each spouse may be better served by different plans, depending on their...
Read MoreHickory – The Catawba Valley Paralegal Association (CVPA) will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 13, 6pm at Catawba Valley Community College Room WW120, in Hickory, NC. Local attorney, Laura Thomas, Senior...
Read MoreHickory – ACAP Hickory (Adult Children of Aging Parents) presents “Planning for Facility Care While Preserving Assets for Your Family Under Medicaid & Special Assistance” on Tuesday, November 13, 5:30-7pm. Location for...
Read MoreLenior, NC – DramaFest will be held on Saturday, November 10 from 12:45pm to 7pm, at the JE Broyhill Civic Center. There will be performances by WCHS, SCHS, HHS, Davenport Elementary, Rotary Players, CAST and Foothills...
Read MoreHickory – The Hickory Community Theatre’s Christmas show Beautiful Star, an Appalachian Nativity centers around an annual church Christmas pageant that covers the Bible from Genesis through the Nativity. The personalities...
Read MoreHickory – Children and their families are invited to the Ridgeview Library on Thursday, November 8 at 7pm for a pajama party! Make sure you put on your pajamas, comfy slippers, and bring your blanket to the library for an...
Read MoreHickory – Women facing separation or divorce need to understand how the legal and financial decisions they make during this difficult transition will impact their lives and the lives of their families. To assist women in...
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Bethlehem, NC – Join with Mt. Pisgah Lutheran, Mt. Pisgah AME, and Unity Lutheran Churches...
Read MoreHickory – The Piedmont Post Polio Support Group will meet on Tuesday, November 13 at 11am at Corinth Reformed Church, 150, 16th Ave, NW, Hickory, in the Althouse Building, located behind the main sanctuary. Anyone...
Read MoreLenoir, NC – On Saturday, November 17 at 7:30pm, the Caldwell Men’s Chorus will present their annual fall concert at Lenoir Presbyterian Church, Lenoir, NC 28645. The Caldwell Men’s Chorus is a non-profit 501c3 chorus,...
Read MoreHickory – The Guild at Hickory Community Theatre is holding their annual Wine Tasting and Tutorial on Wednesday, November 14 at 6:30pm in the Firemen’s Kitchen. Olde Hickory Station will feature wines appropriate for the...
Read MoreAs a peek into the final period of the life of celebrated writer Oscar Wilde, at least one can say that the new film, The Happy Prince, has more basis in truth than the recent rock biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. I’ll readily admit...
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PHOTO: Kathleen (Dorothy Best, center) squares off with Father O’Doul (Steve Clarke, left) as...
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After endless internet searches (which obviously ended or we wouldn’t be here now) and hours of...
Read MoreLenoir, NC – It’s that time again! The Caldwell Arts Council is gearing up for a wonderful holiday season, and our plans include you and your beautiful work! This year, we’re changing things up a bit. To create new...
Read MoreHickory – Stop by Sonya’s Dance Academy during the Lowes Foods Christmas Parade where the studio will have magically changed into the North Pole. Create a Christmas craft, have hot chocolate with a treat, write a letter to...
Read MoreHickory – The City of Hickory’s Business Development Committee invites local business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals to attend a networking social on Wednesday, November 14, at 5pm in the Rhyne Building on...
Read More7 – The number of first downs amassed by the Miami Dolphins en route to an ugly win over the New York Jets. How bad are the Jets to lose to a team that moved the chains just seven times and recorded 168 yards? 10 –...
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