Hickory – Hickory Museum of Art & Twisted Covenant MSC are hosting a Poker Run, Saturday, August 12, from 10:00 AM 4:00 PM, as part of the opening celebration for the new exhibitions at HMA. All motorcycles and cars are welcome. Proceeds benefit the Children’s Advocacy & Protection Center of Catawba County.

A poker run is an event in which participants visit five checkpoints, drawing a playing card at each one. The object is to have the best poker hand (or worst) at the end of the run. Having the best hand and winning is purely a matter of chance.

• Registration 10 AM – 11 AM
• First Bike / Car Out at 11 AM
• Run starts and ends at Hickory Museum of Art
• $20 per hand
• First 25 Bikes/Cars Registered Get a Prize!

Our Checkpoints:
• Bodhi Joi Studio (Ping’s Studio in Hickory, NC)
• History Museum of Catawba County (Newton, NC)
• Pop’s Old Company Store and Tavern (Catawba, NC)
• Children’s Advocacy & Protection Center of Catawba County (Conover, NC)
• Hickory Museum of Art – registration and final stop

Back at the Museum: enjoy music by 20/20 Rock Band, food and adult beverage trucks, 50/50 raffle, and exhibitions! Prizes will be awarded for best and worst Poker hands. Meet featured artists Ben Venom & Ping.

Hickory Art Museum is located at 243 3rd Ave NE Hickory, NC.