Hickory – Join Yoga Instructor Ms. Pradnya (aka Swati) at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library for free Karma Yoga classes every Wednesday at 6:00 pm. Prior yoga experience is not necessary and classes can be joined at any...
Read MoreHickory – The Hickory Community Theatre’s fantasy adventure drama The Hobbit continues its performance run this weekend in the Jeffers Theatre, starting off with a very special “Fan Club Thursday” event March 15th at...
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Hickory – The Thursday Rotary Club of Hickory has announced dates for its musical...
Read MoreHickory – Carolina Broadway Theatre Company (CBTC) is proud to present the classic Off-Broadway musical You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown this weekend at The Belk Centrum Theatre on Lenoir-Rhyne University’s campus. You’re...
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The annual rite of passage is here. Millions of college basketball fans have filled out a NCAA...
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You’ve heard of Instagram, right? Sorry, who hasn’t? It’s the mobile, or possibly desktop, photo...
Read MoreHickory – The Hickory Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Support Group resumes from its seasonal hiatus on March 19, 2018. The monthly meetings will be held at Women’s Resource Center on the third Monday of each month from...
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Lake Hickory – The Long View Lions Club will host their 2nd Annual Rotary Drill Classic Team...
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Hickory – You are invited to participate in our upcoming Pinwheels for Prevention/Vigil to...
Read MoreHickory – Leading a call to action in the wake of the tragic shooting in Parkland, Florida, students from Hickory-area local high schools will hold a march in demand of government action toward safer schools. To be held...
Read MoreHickory – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Visiting Writers Series (VWS) will present Marie and Catherine Heaney, writers who were born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, on Wednesday, March 21 in Belk Centrum from 7 to 8 p.m. Marie and...
Read MoreThe 2008 home invasion thriller The Strangers divided audiences who either got on board with it or scratched their collective heads and wondered what point the filmmakers were attempting to make. For those who got on its...
Read MoreIf you ask a gun owner why they “need” a firearm, you may get the immediate and defensive response that it’s because they have the right to. Some will even go as far as to quote the 2nd amendment from memory. Adopted on December...
Read MoreIronically, I am writing this on a very gloomy, dreary and yes…gray…day. However, yesterday the sun was shining. It was warm, so I was weeding flowers beds. Crawling across the ground until I came upon a patch of something green...
Read MoreThe 2017 Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Film, A Fantastic Woman, is an engrossing character study revolving around the life and losses of the transgender woman of the film’s title. The Chilean film is more evidence that...
Read MoreEli Roth is a director who’s made a career out of crafting horror films loaded with scenes of over the top blood and gore, as evidenced in such works as Hostel and Cabin Fever. Most of his films harken back to the days of the...
Read MoreThe long-delayed big screen adaptation—a TV version appeared some time ago—of the celebrated series of children’s books A Wrinkle in Time brought to mind a quote from years ago concerning another celebrated literary adaptation....
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I have become a night owl of late and this has led me to watching more Western Conference NBA...
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New York (AP) – The New York City Parks Department says a cluster of trees in a Manhattan...
Read MoreMarch 3, 2018 By W. Gerald Cochran Hickory – The Western Piedmont Symphony’s fourth Masterworks Concert, presented at the P.E. Monroe Auditorium on the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne University, was truly a “Homecoming.” The guest...
Read MoreHickory – The Piedmont Post Polio Support Group will meet on Tuesday, March 13th, at 11:00 AM, at Corinth Reformed Church, 150 16th Ave. NW, Hickory in the Althouse Bldg. (located behind the main sanctuary.) Polio...
Read MoreHickory – William E. Morgan, a guest director at the Hickory Community Theatre, has just announced his casting choices for True West. The play is a dark comedy opening April 13th in the Firemen’s Kitchen. For tickets call...
Read MoreHickory – Hickory professor Richard Eller will speak about the polio epidemic of 1944 at the March 14 meeting of Newcomers of Catawba Valley. He will screen “Miracle: How a North Carolina County Named Catawba Battled...
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Hickory – Grab your pillows and blankets and join the Ridgeview Library Teen Advisory Board...
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Hickory/Newton – The Humane Society of Catawba County has several events for pet owners, pet...
Read MoreHickory – From pioneer times until today, women have made significant contributions to life in Catawba County. Their endeavors have made a lasting impact on family life, education, the arts, philanthropy, government and...
Read MoreHickory – The RugBug Theatre at HCT will present their four final performances of Gabby’s Golden Goose, this Saturday and Sunday, March 10 and 11 with shows at 2:30 and 4:00pm. Tickets are $5 each, available at the door....
Read MoreHickory – Full Circle Arts of Hickory is pleased to announce the winners of its spring competition entitled “My North Carolina: Personal Views of Life in Our State” and would like to invite the public to their...
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Hickory – The Catawba Valley Gem and Mineral Club will hold their forty-eighth annual gem,...
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Hickory – The March 13 Poetry Hickory will feature a wide range of NC poets, all of whom had...
Read MoreHickory – Travel Channel’s Food Paradise is filming an episode on Charlie Graingers in Downtown Hickory! On Friday, March 9th, from 11am till 2pm, a crew will be filming the store and customers. A few customers will...
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Valdese, NC – Join us Sunday Easter Morning, April 1, 2018, at 6:30am to celebrate Easter....
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Hickory – Celebrating 40 years in print this year, FOCUS announces its annual Swimsuit &...
Read MoreHickory – It’s time to go “there and back again” with the Hickory Community Theatre. Performances of The Hobbit will begin this Friday, March 9th in the Jeffers Theatre. For tickets call 828-328-2283 or visit...
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Conover, NC – On Saturday, March 17th, the Catawba County Democratic Party will hold their...
Read MoreHickory – The Henry River Preservation Fund (HRPF) is putting winter in the rear view and kicking off spring by holding its first public event of 2018: Mill Vill Fest. This event will take place at the Henry River Mill...
Read MoreHickory – ACAP Hickory (Adult Children of Aging Parents) presents “Understanding & Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors” and “Project C.A.R.E.” on Tuesday, March 13, 5:30-7:00 p.m., in the...
Read MoreHickory – In recognition of Black History Month, Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs will hold a “Celebration of Black Culture” event on Monday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Grace Chapel. The event will feature...
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Disney: Coco (2017) (***) Pixar Studio’s latest is one of their better efforts, managing to work...
Read MoreActress Jennifer Lawrence and director Francis Lawrence reunite—Lawrence having previously directed three of the Hunger Games installments—in the spy thriller Red Sparrow. The result, in spite of a few rousing set pieces, is not...
Read MoreFor all of its grandiose ambitions, Annihilation, writer/director Alex Garland’s eagerly anticipated follow-up to his celebrated 2015 film Ex Machina is more than a bit on the derivative side of things. How much of this is the...
Read MoreAny thoughts as to designing clothes, shoes, jewelry, a home? While this question may cause some of you start doodling with your pencil, head down, eyes averted in an attempt to not be noticed. Others, myself included, would...
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Arrr!!! Ahoy me mateys and scurvy dogs alike! It be I, Captain Chainsaw of the H.M.U.S.S.S. Boat....
Read MoreThe last week of February usually has both North Carolina and Duke playing their best basketball in advance of the ACC Tournament and the NCAA Tournament. Not this year. Just one month after both schools lost at home on the same...
Read MoreHickory – The West Hickory/Westmont Neighborhood Association will reconvene with regular meetings to discuss topics of interest and for the City of Hickory to hear community input. Residents, business owners, and commercial...
Read MoreLenoir, NC – Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute’s J.E. Broyhill Civic Center will present the 20th Annual Caldwell Traditional Musicians Showcase on Saturday, March 10 at 7:30pm. Designed to highlight the...
Read MoreCrouse, NC – Crafts, baked goods, biscuits, hot dogs, door prizes and good times on Saturday, March 10 from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Crouse United Methodist Church, 3311 Crouse School Rd., Crouse, NC 28033 (GPS Address). For...
Read MoreHudson, NC – The Town of Hudson announces their Spring Hudson Dinner Theatre Production, “The Savannah Sipping Society,” which is the 25th dinner show at the HUB. The cast has been announced, rehearsals are under way and...
Read MoreHickory – Nine out of 10 car seats are improperly installed. Could yours be one of them? Come talk with a certified technician to learn more about safely installing your seat every time. Ask about our citation diversion...
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Hickory – Gabby’s Golden Goose, a fairy tale fantasy performed by the Hickory Community...
Read MoreHickory – Join Dr. George Place, Catawba County Cooperative Extension Director for a presentation about soil, composting, and plant nutrients on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library. Turn...
Read MoreValdese, NC- The Old Rock School welcomes Dewey & Leslie Brown with The Carolina Gentlemen opening for Nu Blu to perform for the Bluegrass at the Rock Season on March 3, 2018 at 7:30pm, doors open at 6:30. Dewey played...
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Hickory – The League of Women Voters of Catawba Valley is sponsoring a free public event on...
Read MoreHickory – Friends of Ridgeview Library and Women’s Resource Center invite the community to join together at an Awards Program and Reception to celebrate and honor contributions by women around the world and in this region...
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Hickory – Catawba Valley Community College’s School of Academics, Education & Fine Arts...
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Hickory – Celebrating 40 years in print this year, FOCUS announces its annual Swimsuit &...
Read MoreHickory – Join Patrick Beaver Memorial Library genealogist Peggy Mainess on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 7:00 pm for a workshop on techniques for finding female ancestors. Tracing a female ancestor can be daunting because it...
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Hickory – Although the story of The Hobbit, coming March 9th to the Hickory Community...
Read MoreNewton, NC – Catawba County Emergency Management urges area residents to prepare for severe weather that may occur with little to no warning this spring. March 4-10 is Severe Weather Preparedness Week in North Carolina....
Read MoreThe once proud Louisville basketball program has hit rock bottom. The NCAA announced this week that the school’s 2013 NCAA Championship is being taken away, along with all the wins head coach Rick Pitino’s team had that season....
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This is a Chainsaw Classic column. Saw will be back with a new column next week! We open onto a...
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Forrest Gump: My momma always said, “Life’s a box of chocolates. You never know what...
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In my estimation-and, yes, I realize I am in the minority on this-the 2017 batch of theatrical...
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February 17, 2018 • By W. Gerald Cochran Hickory – The Tesla Quartet presented their third...
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Alexander County, NC – RockyFest 2018 is just around the corner, set for Saturday, April 21...
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Hickory – Are you trying to re-enter the work force or move forward in your career? Nicole...
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Hickory – Give blood and help save local lives! Donate blood with Community Blood Center of...
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Newton, NC – Catawba County Senior Nutrition Program announced today that it will be...
Read MoreHickory – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Institute for Faith and Learning (IFL) will conclude its 2017-18 Speaker Series with a presentation by the Rev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah on Thursday, March 1 at 7 p.m. in Grace Chapel. A...
Read MoreLincolnton, NC – The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party is a Gallery 27 tradition. The purpose of this exhibit is to challenge artists to create outside their comfort zones, and provide collectors with fun and quirky original works of...
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Hickory – Grab your pillows and blankets and join the Ridgeview Library Teen Advisory Board...
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Hickory – In The Hobbit, coming March 9th to the Hickory Community Theatre, the two major...
Read MoreNewton, NC – Catawba Regional Hospice is seeking compassionate volunteers to offer friendship and companionship to patients and their families (no direct, hands on care required). Greeters are also needed to welcome...
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Hickory – Lenoir-Rhyne University is proud to present the third annual LRU 5K on its main...
Read MoreHickory – Hickory Museum of Art is pleased to welcome Matthew Diffee for an evening of laughs and art on Friday, March 2. The evening will feature a two-part ticketed event beginning with the exhibit reception with the artist in...
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Hickory – The next speaker scheduled as part of Lenoir-Rhyne University’s 2018 Alex Lee Leadership...
Read MoreHickory – The Catawba Valley Community College Small Business Center is presenting a series of social media seminars to assist entrepreneurs and small businesses market and build their business. On Monday March 5 the Small...
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Hickory – The Hickory Sunrise Rotary Club has announced that it will be hosting a St....
Read MoreHickory – Seniors Morning Out participants will enjoy a variety of activities in March including cooking class and nutrition education. Any resident of Catawba County who is 60 or better is invited to join Seniors Morning Out,...
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You have to admire Clint Eastwood, who will turn 88 years old this year, for his sheer physical...
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The Fifty Shades finale has finally arrived and I would say that the title, Fifty Shades Freed, is...
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Benjamin Franklin (that guy on the $100 bill), in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy, (circa 1789)...
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Okay, football season is over. Time for many sports fans to turn their attention to college...
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My apologies, I missed writing my column four weeks ago…first time in twelve years. Amazingly, I...
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Hickory – The Kitchen Witches, a new comedy at the Hickory Community Theatre is proving very...
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Hickory – One Purpose Parks & Recreation Council (OPPRC) is calling on all Ridgeview...
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Newton, NC – A new multicultural exhibit in the Catawba County History Museum, entitled...
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Hickory – Sunday afternoons at the Hickory YMCA outdoor fields are a time for families to...
Read MoreHickory – Lenoir-Rhyne University will continue its 2017-18 Playmakers season with a production of Godspell (2012 Revised Version). The play will be performed Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 22-24 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday,...
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Newton, NC – The Second-Annual Joy Prom event for the Catawba Valley and Unifour area is now...
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Bethlehem, NC – Book lovers of all ages: mark your calendar for the eighth annual Friends of...
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Hickory, NC: The Hickory Downtown Development Association is seeking artists interested in...
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Hickory – Today, the Historical Association of Catawba County announced that the 21st annual...
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Hickory – LRU graduate Cody Stuckenschneider has landed the leading role of Bilbo Baggins in...
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Hiddenite NC: Vendor applications are currently being accepted for the 6th Annual RockyFest being...
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Hickory – TRC, DORF and NWF? What do these abbreviations mean? What is phonemic awareness?...
Read MoreHickory – Hickory Police Department will host a community forum on homelessness, the effects, and possible community strategies that can be implemented to address some of the issues by establishing a collaborative community...
Read MoreHickory – Are you a history buff or love game show competitions? The Ridgeview Branch Library is hosting a Jeopardy-style quiz game on Saturday, February 17, beginning at 2 pm. Students in grades 5-12 will compete on small...
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Hickory – Celebrate Black History Month with an exploration of African American archaeology...
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Hickory – Are you interested in learning more about law enforcement to include patrol techniques,...
Read MoreThe NFL has long been a copycat league. Teams not taking part in the Super Bowl take time to evaluate the Super Bowl winner’s roster and system to see if they can learn anything that may help them. They do things like assess how...
Read More“Remember how I found you there, alone in your electric chair; I told you dirty jokes until you smiled. You were lonely for a man, I said- take me as I am, ‘cause you might enjoy some madness for a while. Now think of all the...
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I’ll have to give credit where credit is due. The disappointing haunted house flick Winchester is...
Read MoreThe year 2017 saw several usually reliable filmmakers stumbling a bit with their latest films. In October there was Todd Haynes’ ill-advised adaptation of the YA novel Wonderstruck, a film that was technically superb but...
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2018 By W. Gerald Cochran Hickory, NC – The Western Piedmont Symphony presented “Heavy Metal,” its third Masterworks concert of the season, at the P.E. Monroe Auditorium on the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne...
Read MoreHickory – Artistic Director Pamela Livingstone has announced her cast for the Hickory Community Theatre’s production of The Hobbit. Performances will begin on Friday, March 9th and continue through Sunday, March 25th. The...
Read MoreHickory – Seussical, the perfect musical for families and theatre goers of all ages, comes to The Green Room Community Theatre February 9-25, 2018. Seussical will be presented in the McCreary Theatre at the The Old Post...
Read MoreHickory – February is Black History Month, which is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and is a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. history. Since 1976, every U.S. president...
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Hickory – M. Scott Douglass is the author 4 collections of award-winning poetry, but as...
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Hickory – Bright Star Theatre, a national professional touring theater company, is bringing...
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Hickory – Join us on February 11th from 2-7pm for our second Green Fairy Fest. We will have...
Read MoreHickory – Enjoy an uplifting hour of women POWER and an appetizing lunch on Tuesday February 13, Noon til 1pm at Women’s Resource Center. Don’t miss our inspiring Guest Speaker Jill Towery, call and register...
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Lenoir/Morganton, NC – Have you ever thought about becoming a foster parent or adopting a...
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Hickory – Women facing separation or divorce need to understand how the legal and financial...
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Shelby, NC – At this month’s meeting, Mr. Todd Putnam will give a program about the...
Read MoreHickory – The Piedmont Post Polio Support Group will meet on Tuesday, Feb 13th, at 11:00 AM, at Corinth Reformed Church, 150 16th Ave. NW, Hickory in the Althouse Blg. (located behind the main sanctuary.) Polio survivors...
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Hickory – It’s time to purchase some sweets for the sweet one in your life, and support a youth...
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Hickory – Newcomers of Catawba Valley will learn about the world’s exotic trees at...
Read MoreNewton, NC – In conjunction with Jr. NBA, the Newton Parks and Recreation Department is excited to sponsor the NBA All-Star Weekend Youth Basketball Skills Challenge on Saturday, Feb. 17, from 10 a.m.-noon. The program...
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Hickory – The Catawba Valley Paralegal Association (CVPA) will hold its monthly meeting on...
Read MoreHickory – Infusing sitcom and reality-show comedy with modern-day cooking shows, Caroline Smith’s witty comedy The Kitchen Witches begins its 10 performance run this Friday, February 9th at 8pm in the Firemen’s Kitchen at...
Read MoreHickory – The Olde Hickory Taproom in on Union Square downtown will celebrate Fat Tuesday on February 13 with world renown dixieland jazz trumpeter Gary Hastings. Gary Hastings is a trumpet artist and vocalist based in...
Read MoreHickory – ACAP-Hickory (Adult Children of Aging Parents) presents “When Mom or Dad Goes to the Hospital: What Families Need to Know” on Tuesday, February 13, 5:30-7:00 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall of Mt. Olive...
Read MoreOcracoke, NC (AP) – It’s a good thing Ocracoke Island in North Carolina is small enough to walk or bike around. The island along the Outer Banks has lost its only gas station. Hyde County manager Bill Rich tells The...
Read MoreWinston-Salem, NC – RiverRun International Film Festival welcomes Peter Ford, son of film stars Glenn Ford and Eleanor Powell, for a book signing at Scuppernong Books in Greensboro on February 19, as well as an on-stage...
Read MoreHickory – Who was the Biblical Abraham, and how he is perceived by Jews, Christians, and Muslims today? Can he serve as a unifying figure for his feuding descendants? These are the questions Bruce Feiler addresses in his...
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Hickory – Our Savior Lutheran Church’s Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) announces...
Read MoreNewton, NC – The Catawba County Library, in collaboration with Catawba Valley Community College, is initiating a community read and discussion series of Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy, an unforgettable true story about the...
Read MoreNewton, NC—There’s sure to be love it the air at the Newton Parks and Recreation Department’s annual Senior Citizens Sweetheart Dance. This year’s dance for sweethearts 55 years old and older is 7-10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, on...
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Hickory – The Hickory Police Department is offering our Business Safety and Security Seminar...
Read MoreHickory – Hey teens, come and celebrate Valentine’s Day at the Ridgeview Branch Library! Monday, February 5, starting at 5:30 pm individuals ages 10 and up are invited to create and decorate an edible Valentine’s Day treat...
Read MoreLenoir, NC – The Caldwell Arts Council is pleased to announce the art exhibit “Close to Home” featuring work by the following artists: Photography on display by Ron Schwartz (Lenoir NC; http://ronschwartzphoto.com),...
Read MoreNewton, NC – Tickets go on sale Friday, January 26th for The Green Room Community Theatre’s 3rd musical of this season- , The Musical. This production will be performed in the McCreary Theatre at The Old Post Office...
Read MoreLenoir, NC – Jen Kober is the performing comedian this year at the Lenoir Comedy Club on Saturday, February 3rd, 2018 at 7 PM, at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center, located at 1913 Hickory Blvd SE, Lenoir, NC 28645. The...
Read MoreHickory – In The Kitchen Witches, a comedy opening February 9th at 8pm in the Firemen’s Kitchen at the Hickory Community Theatre, the plot centers around two cooking show hostesses but there are two supporting characters...
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Hickory – Adobe Illustrator-Introduction. This class will teach the students to create...
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Hickory – Good nutrition is a key component to good health. On Tuesday, February 6th at 6:00...
Read MoreStatesville, NC – The Spring Art Crawl is set for Friday, April 27, from 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm and we are looking for artists to exhibit their work! The Spring Art Crawl will highlight more than 40 artists in over 30 different...
Read MoreMoving at roughly the same pace as a funeral dirge, filmmaker Scott Cooper’s third film, Hostiles, is a well-intentioned effort eventually undone by its sheer over-length and overall sluggishness. It’s clear that Cooper is...
Read MoreWhere will you be at the end? Not literally, but rather where will you be as a person, as an active part of the human condition? Will you be a contributing member of society or will you rely on the contributions of others to...
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Super Bowl 52 has given us a matchup that fans outside the New England or Philadelphia areas seem...
Read MoreWarner: Geostorm (2017) (* ½) When climate control satellites go on the fritz it’s up to Gerard Butler to save the world in this misfire from last fall. Extras include three featurettes. It (2017) (***) The second adaptation of...
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(This column is a Can You Imagine Classic, from 2016.) At six, going on 16, Sunshine is very...
Read MoreBy Amanda Lee Myers, Associated Press Santa Ana, CA (AP) – More than $50 million worth of gold bars, coins and dust that’s been described as the greatest lost treasure in U.S. history is about to make its public debut in...
Read MoreMadison, WI (AP) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Cathy Stepp wore a fake nose and sunglasses to try to help her daughter pass a 2011 Wisconsin driving test after she failed her initial...
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By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer Scientists are reporting progress on a blood test...
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It’s been said that the trick to a successful biopic focusing on a public figure’s life is to...
Read MoreIt’s no secret to any regular readers of this column that I’m a tremendous fan of filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson’s work. I have been from the early days of his career, getting on board after experiencing his second film Boogie...
Read MoreNFL Football’s version of the Final Four came and went last week and while the victors were not so surprising, the final scores were. Trailing early in Sunday’s AFC championship game, Tom Brady rallied the heavily favored New...
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It’s winter, so it’s cold. When it’s cold in the winter, it can snow…and it did. The predicted...
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Hickory – Two local actors are reunited as the female leads in The Kitchen Witches, a comedy...
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Hickory – Only four performances remain in the run of the Hickory Community Theatre’s...
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Hickory – The City of Hickory Community Relations Council (CRC) is currently seeking...
Read MoreLenoir, NC – High school students from traditional, home and private schools in Caldwell and contiguous counties (Burke, Catawba, Watauga, Avery, Alexander and Wilkes counties) are invited to participate in the 6th Annual...
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Hickory – The Thursday Rotary Club of Hickory has announced dates for its musical...
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Hickory – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Institute for Faith and Learning (IFL) will continue its...
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Hickory – Join Hickory High School teacher Lisa Camichos on Thursday, February 1st at...
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Hickory – The public is invited to Ironwood Estate Orchids for an Open House and Sale at the...
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Hickory – History of the Exodus Movement will be held Monday nights at 6:30pm, January 29...
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Hickory – College classmates of the late Rock Barn Golf Course Director of Grounds Guy...
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Hickory – Bras Because – because sometimes cancer patients need emotional and...
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By Carys Bowen I saw Lend Me A Tenor last Saturday, it’s the comedy that’s playing at Hickory...
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Hickory – Save the date for our Annual Spaghetti Dinner to benefit the Hickory Soup Kitchen....
Read MoreHickory – Want to get a warm fuzzy from something extremely cold? Come join us at the 13th Annual Polar Plunge! The Hickory Police Department will be hosting the 13th Annual Polar Plunge on Saturday, February 24, 2018 to...
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Hickory – OUTright Youth’s Board of Directors invites you the 8th Annual Signature Event on...
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Hickory – Are you trying to re-enter the work force or move forward in your career? Nicole...
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Hickory – Full Circle Arts of Hickory is looking for artists in the greater Hickory area to...
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Hickory – Seniors Morning Out participants will enjoy a variety of activities in February...
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Hickory – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Visiting Writers Series (VWS) will present Poet Laureate...
Read MoreHickory – Tai Chi classes will be offered at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library on Monday evenings at 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. from January 29th – March 5th. This low-impact exercise takes you through a series of martial arts...
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Hickory – The Hickory Community Theatre has announced the cast of its upcoming production of...
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Newton NC – There will be a free Essential Oils Class at the Newton Depot, Live Naturally, A...
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Hickory – Our planet is powered by global human relationships. Hickory International...
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Hickory – Bright Star Theatre, a national professional touring theater company, is bringing...
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Hickory – January is National Blood Donor Awareness month! Did you know one pint of blood...
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Hickory – Bestselling authors Tracie Peterson and Kimberley Woodhouse will be at Patrick...
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Hickory – A representative from the NCDOJ Attorney General’s Office will lead a workshop at...
Read MoreHickory – The Charles M. Snipes School of Business and Economics of Lenoir-Rhyne University in partnership with the Alex Lee Foundation has announced its speakers for the 2018 Alex Lee Leadership Lecture Series. Speakers will...
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Valdese, NC- The Old Rock School Welcomes Volume Five to perform for the Bluegrass at the Rock...
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I’ll have to give it to the filmmaking team behind the biopic I, Tonya. They managed to drum up a...
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The final twenty minutes of director Luca Guadagnino’s film Call Me by Your Name contains a scene...
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Remember when you turned one year old? You were dressed in the cutest little outfit with matching...
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Lil’ Red…the wife, Mrs. Chainsaw if you please, is a fanatic about naps. That seems like a...
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Oddsmakers back in August did not see this coming. Well, they likely saw the New England Patriots...
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Hickory, NC – The second Friends of the Quartet Chamber Classics concert will be held at...
Read MoreHickory – In honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs will host the Rev. Reggie Longcrier in P.E. Monroe Auditorium at 10am on January 15. Longcrier has spent the...
Read MoreIn the year 2017 I saw a total of 353 films. That’s not quite, but almost, an average of one per day. Of those films, roughly 110 were theatrical releases with a release date sometime between January 1 and December 31 of the...
Read MoreWhen the original Insidious was released nearly seven years ago I was giddy with delight. It was the kind of horror film I had been waiting for although I wouldn’t have guessed that prior to the experience of seeing it. It was...
Read MoreSteven Spielberg’s The Post is a solid, though not exceptional, retelling of the events leading up to the 1971 publishing of The Pentagon Papers, brought to prominence by notorious whistleblower, Daniel Ellsberg. The focus here...
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The recent chill of wintery weather has not been kind to anyone (unless you enjoy freezing your...
Read MoreWe’ve grown up being warned by our parents to ‘do’ or ‘don’t do’ certain things. For instance, “Don’t frown, or your face will freeze that way.” “Don’t swallow watermelon seeds or one will grow in your stomach.” “If you don’t...
Read MoreMissed opportunity after missed opportunity led to the Carolina Panthers bow out of the playoffs as they fell to New Orleans by a 31-26 count. Carolina outplayed the Saints throughout the entire contest, but four field goals on...
Read MoreHickory – The Hickory Music Factory will honor the Harris Brothers, Byron Bean, and Pat and Kay Crouch for their years of musical contribution to our area. The Hickory Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Rick Cline will...
Read MoreHickory – Ken Ludwig’s farcical comedy Lend Me a Tenor begins performances this Friday, January 12th on the Jeffers mainstage of the Hickory Community Theatre. The play is set in a September during the 1930s, in the hotel...
Read MoreHickory – The General Membership of Hickory Downtown Development Association (HDDA) recognized retiring members and elected new members and officers of the board of directors during a recent meeting. Completing two...
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Hickory – BoBfest: Regional Gathering of Amateur Astronomers returns to Catawba Science...
Read MoreNewton, NC – The Green Room Community Theatre is excited to announce the opening of A Streetcar Named Desire, the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Tennessee Williams. Considered one of the greatest plays written for the...
Read MoreHickory – Join Dr. George Place, Catawba County Cooperative Extension Director, at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library on Thursday, January 11th at 6:00 p.m. for the initial presentation in the 2018 Advanced Gardener Series. ...
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