Event: Kinusaiga is a Japanese fiber art creating designs or landscapes using scrap fabric. We’ll take inspiration from this to create one-of-a kind patchwork art. No artistic skills are needed. The Learning Lab is available to library patrons ages 12 and up. A current Hickory Public Library card is required to use Learning Lab equipment. Patrons must sign the user […]

Event: Develop your hand sewing skills by learning a few basic stitches. After a quick tutorial, take what you learned to customize and upcycle a hoodie or sweatshirt. Feel free to bring your own hoodie or sweatshirt for a perfect fit. We will provide an assortment of hoodies, sweatshirts, fabric swatches, needles and thread. A Hickory Public Library card is […]

Event: Participants will learn chess basics, strategies, and tactics by playing with other chess enthusiasts in the community. All skill levels, from beginners to champions are welcome.   About: Hickory Public Library promotes a high quality of life by providing empowering opportunities and excellent service. Hickory Public Library is a department of the City of Hickory, North Carolina, located in […]

Event: The Page Burners Book Club is a BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) traveling book club. Each month we meet at a new location around Hickory. Group members read a book of their choosing to share at the meeting.   About: Hickory Public Library promotes a high quality of life by providing empowering opportunities and excellent service. Hickory Public Library […]

Event: Move and shake through art! Staff from Hickory Ballet & Performing Arts will lead classes on a different style of dance each week based on a painting from a famous artist. This week explore jazz/hip-hop through Keith Haring's Untitled (Dance) (1987). These are introductory classes and open to any skill level.   About: Hickory Public Library promotes a high […]

Event: Take a stroll down memory lane and make crafts of the 90’s while we make a stop down Sesame Street to witness the birth of the most impactful children's series in TV history through documentary film, Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021).   About: Hickory Public Library promotes a high quality of life by providing empowering […]

Event: Participants will learn the basics of chess, strategies, and tactics by playing with other chess enthusiasts in the community. All skill levels, from beginners to champions, are welcome. Eugene Brown provides this program from the Big Chair Chess Club.   About: Hickory Public Library promotes a high quality of life by providing empowering opportunities and excellent service. Hickory Public […]

Event: The Folkways Film series is a collaborative program with the Footcandle Film Society and Folkstreams. Folkstreams is dedicated to preserving the stories of America through its mission of "finding, preserving, contextualizing, and showcasing documentary films on American traditional cultures." Established in 2000 by Tom Davenport, a national heritage award recipient, filmmaker, and farmer, this non-profit organization is supported by […]

Event: Get ready to kick off your weekends with the rhythm of summer! The highly anticipated 2025 TGIF Summer Concert Series lineup will bringing a diverse lineup of live music to the heart of downtown. From soulful rhythm and blues to classic rock anthems and country twang, there's something for everyone to enjoy under the stars. Hailing from the Foothills […]

Event: Join us Friday, June 27th from 6–8 PM for one of our most colorful nights of the year! Infused Jell-O shots Top shelf pre-roll All paint & planting supplies included Delicious food All for just $25 per person! Celebrate pride, creativity, and community with us! Call to reserve your spot: 828-929-2420 — these events fill up fast!

Performance: Randall Bramblett is an A-list singer/songwriter and musician who is penning and playing some of the best music of his long career. He’s played with Widespread Panic, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Winwood, and many, many others. He’s royalty. Rock on, Randall!   About: A variety of unique retail shops, restaurants, professional offices, and entertainment venues are located in a park-like […]

Performance: Carson Hill is creating a name for herself across the southeast as a fiery singer, clever songwriter, and skilled guitarist. She began writing and performing her original songs at an early age, winning over the hearts of many in her home state of North Carolina; at the age of eighteen, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue her songwriting […]

Event: Carolina Troubadours is a 90's country Tribute, wedding band, and corporate party band hailing from Charlotte, NC. If you're a fan of the greatest decade this generation has ever seen, then you're in luck! We pull a large amount of cover material from the greatest decade this generation has ever seen…the 90’s! We play all the hits from the […]

Event: Western Piedmont Woodcrafters is an informal group of men and women dedicated to ALL kinds of woodworking. We meet once a month for a couple of hours to hear a guest speaker talk about a woodworking project, demonstrate a hand or power tool, or new woodworking techniques. Administrators will approve people requesting to be members of this group.

Event: Each student will be taking home a completed 2x2 ft barn quilt square. You will have 9 samples to choose from and you will be drawing your design. Each person will be able to learn the entire process of painting and designing a barn quilt. We have about 100 different colors to choose from and we will be taping […]

Event: Step back in time and savor the art of traditional hearthside cooking in this hands-on class at Hart Square. Participants will learn to bake rustic breads in an open hearth and create simple farmhouse cheese using historic methods. Guided by skilled instructors, you’ll explore time-honored techniques from kneading dough by hand to curdling and pressing fresh cheeses. Leave with […]

Event: Join us for a Pop-Up Art Market with local artisan Ashley Heffner. Ashley will be sharing and selling her plethora of wonderful gifts!

Event: Turning old glass into something new and fun! These whimsical mushroom terrariums are a lovely way to add magic to a room while nodding to the beauty of old glass! Along with making your own terrarium, we will discuss the techniques to make and care for a terrarium so you can continue to make your own terrariums! They will […]

Event: Ages 9-12. Join us to create some framed creepy crawly felt bugs.   About: Hickory Public Library promotes a high quality of life by providing empowering opportunities and excellent service. Hickory Public Library is a department of the City of Hickory, North Carolina, located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The library has two locations: the main […]

Event: This artistic day encourages creative inspiration by painting designs on small rocks, then hiding them for others to find. Did you know there's a facebook group dedicated to hiding and finding painted rocks around Caldwell County?? We'll be providing the rocks and the paint, AND, we're bringing our favorite art teacher out of retirement to do it!! Debbie Indicott […]

Event: The event will feature tribute bands for both Motley Crue (Mostley Crue) and Poison (Poison'Us). It's part of the "Saints of Hollyweird" show.