LA Shaggers Test & Tune
2025-09-08 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | 1841 Cafe, 117 N Main St, Lenoir, NC, 28645, United States
Beginner/Intermediate/Advance Shag Lessons
***FREE***
Monday nights 6:30pm-8:30pm
@ 1841 Cafe
117 N Main St, Lenoir, NC 28645
Ignore the closed sign go in and ask directions to the 4th floor. Bring take-out or eat before you come the kitchen is close on Mondays
Call Vickie
828.850.3857 to confirm meeting each week.

B Chord Live Monday Music Bingo!
2025-09-08 19:00 - 21:00 | B Chord Live, 47 Duke St., Granite Falls, NC, 28630, United States
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B Chord Live hosts Music Bingo every Monday night from 7pm – 9pm with Top Shelf Trivia! Come join the fun!

Town of Hildebran Farmers Market
2025-09-09 08:00 - 13:00 | Royal Park, 202 S Center St, Hildebran, NC, 28637, United States
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The Town of Hildebran hosts a weekly Farmers Market on Tuesdays from 8AM to 1PM through September 30th, 2025. The Farmers Market features produce from local farmers, handmade craft items and coffee vendors. Town of Hildebran is still accepting vendors for the 2025 Farmers Market season with free vendor spots. Please visit www.hildebranNC.com for more information.

Pre-K Craft & Storytime - Grape Kids Class
2025-09-09 10:30 - 11:00 | Painted Grape, 1366 US-321, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
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Now Free but Registration Required. Each week we will have a craft & story time. We will read a classic, yet age-appropriate story followed by a craft.
We will remain open until 5pm with Open Studio hours for you to do other paid crafts and activities.

Strength & Balance Class
2025-09-09 11:00 - 11:45 | Catawba Valley Medical Center’s Fitness Plus, 810 Fairgrove Church Road SE, Hickory, NC, 28602, United States
About:

Strength & Balance Class is a low impact fitness class for anyone wanting to improve their balance, coordination, and overall strength.

14th Annual NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit
2025-09-09 17:00 - 23:59 | Hickory Metro Convention Center, 1960 13th Ave Dr SE, Hickory, NC, 28602, United States
About:

We’re excited to welcome you to Hickory for the next NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit! The Summit is a multi-day conference that focuses exclusively on the safety, health, community design, and equity dimensions of active mobility. The event features both nationally recognized and regional presenters. It also offers interactive, “hands on” tools and experiences that attendees can bring back to their own communities. The BikeWalk Transportation Summit is a valuable educational and networking resource for anyone who cares about creating safer streets and healthier, more equitable communities for all road users.

Open Mic Night
2025-09-09 18:30 - 21:30 | Liquid Roots Brewing, 1048 Harper Ave. NW, Lenoir, NC, 28645, United States
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Bring your instrument or voice! Each guest musician gets to perform 3 songs. Sign up with the host each week. Don’t want to play solo? Jam with other performers or our weekly host.

B Chord Live Corn Hole
2025-09-09 18:30 - 23:00 | B Chord Live, 47 Duke St., Granite Falls, NC, 28630, United States
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Every Tuesday – All are Welcome! Bags fly at 6:30pm. B Chord Live has a large warehouse space open for Corn Hole! $1 Wings, 30+ taps, full bar and food menus. Live music and live corn hole every Tuesday at B Chord Live!

KARAOKE NIGHT!
2025-09-09 19:00 - 23:00 | Romeo & Brewliet Tap Room & Pour House, 2016 N Center St, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
Sing your heart out at Karaoke Night every Tuesday from 7-10 pm at Romeo & Brewliet Tap Room & Pour House! Grab the mic, enjoy great drinks, and let’s make it a fun night! PLUS enjoy food from our rotating food trucks!

Hickory Farmers Market
2025-09-10 10:00 - 13:00 | Downtown, Under the Sails, 246 Union Square NW, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
Enjoy local musicians, taste our local Chefs’ market creations, and visit with friends. Select meats, rice, honey, eggs, cheeses, baked goods, marinades, preserves & pickles, fresh cut flowers, transplants, potted plants, fresh herbs, heritage & artisan crafts, street foods and more… join your neighbors each week and shop with the people who grow your food! Welcome!

Morganton Wednesday Mini Market
2025-09-10 10:00 - 13:00 | Morganton Wednesday Mini Market, 111 North Green Street, Morganton, NC, 28655, United States
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Morganton’s open-air farmers markets offer the best locally grown products in the area. By visiting the Market and supporting your local growers, you reduce your carbon footprint. Plenty of variety can be found right here at your back door! The Morganton Farmers Market is a cash-only market with only a few vendors set up to accept debit/credit cards. Are you a shopper using SNAP, WIC, or Senior Vouchers? Be sure to stop by J&J Farms’ booth to receive your shopping tokens.

About:
The Wednesday Mini-Market is located at 111 North Green Street, at the corner of Green Street and Avery Avenue. From I-40, take Exit 105, make a right turn and follow South Sterling Street approximately 2.5 miles under the railroad tracks and past the historic courthouse (to your left). The Mini-Market will be on the next corner on the left!

Silent Book Club
2025-09-10 17:00 - 19:00 | MoonJoy Meadery, 902 West Ave NW, Lenoir, NC, 28645, United States
Event:

5-5:30: Grab a snack, a drink, cozy up.
5:30-6:30: Silent reading
6:30-7: chat with other readers or keep reading silently—totally up to you.

Honoring Your Military Heroes Through Time
2025-09-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Patrick Beaver Library, 375 3rd St NE, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
For over 250 years, American families have sent their loved ones to serve in conflicts and wars around the world, creating legacies of service that deserve to be preserved and honored. Join us for an inspiring presentation on meaningful ways to commemorate the military heroes in your own family and ensure their stories are never forgotten. Rhonda Roederer will take you on a journey of 2 case studies from the Civil War and WWII. There will also be a Special Surprise Guest that you won’t want to miss!!!

Dungeons & Dragons: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
2025-09-10 18:00 - 20:30 | Highland Recreation Center, 1451 8th St Dr NE, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
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Delve deep into the world of Dungeons & Dragons at Highland Recreation Center! Every Wednesday, beginning on August 20, come to the Community Room from 6-8:30 p.m. to participate in this classic role-playing fantasy game. Learn more and register today at hickory.recdesk.com.

Paddy's Something in the Water
2025-09-10 18:30 - 21:30 | Liquid Roots Brewing, 1048 Harper Ave. NW, Lenoir, NC, 28645, United States
Event:
Music Showcase Featuring Patrick Crouch and two of his buddies sharing stories and songs.
Patrick’s Guests change with each show.

Lake Hickory Shag Club
2025-09-10 18:30 - 22:30 | Pour Choices Bottle Shop, 208 N College Ave, Newton, NC, 28658, United States
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Lake Hickory Shag Club was organized in March 1987 by Ann Sigmon and Jim Dingler. Both were lovers of shag dancing and wanted to share this love and experience with others in the Hickory area. Since then, shaggers and “beginning” shaggers have gathered at the VFW in Hickory, NC, home of the club, for dancing and fellowship. Membership has averaged around 100 people each year for the past several years.

Trivia Night!
2025-09-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Romeo & Brewliet Tap Room & Pour House, 2016 N Center St, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
Trivia Night Is On!

Grab your smartest friends (or your best guessers) and come take on Trivia Night at Romeo & Brewliet! The fun kicks off tonight at 7 — cold beer, good laughs, and plenty of brain busters await.

Bonus: Rotating FOOD TRUCKS will be serving from 5–9 PM, so fuel up before you fire off those answers.

Bethlehem Farmers Market
2025-09-11 16:00 - 19:00 | Mt. Bethel Methodist Church, 9042 NC Hwy 127, Taylorsville, NC, 28681, United States
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The Bethlehem location of the Alexander County Farmers Market is at Mt. Bethel Methodist Church. There is nothing like buying fresh produce, homemade sweets, or handmade crafts from your local vendors! If you GROW IT, MAKE IT, or BAKE IT… please BRING IT!

Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley's 2025 Annual Meeting
2025-09-11 16:30 - 18:00 | SALT Block Foundation, 243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
🏡 Looking for a way to be part of something bigger—something that builds real change in our community?
Join us this Thursday, Sept. 11th in the Keiser Community Room at the SALT Block (West Wing) for Habitat Catawba Valley’s Annual Meeting!
🍴 Reception at 4:30pm | 🎤 Program at 5:00pm
Together, we’ll celebrate affordable homeownership, welcome new community leaders, and launch our 40th Anniversary Year. Come see how you can get involved building homes, communities, and hope—right here in Catawba Valley.
💚 Because at Habitat, community starts with home.

MUSIC BINGO!
2025-09-11 17:00 - 23:00 | Romeo & Brewliet Tap Room & Pour House, 2016 N Center St, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
Join us Thursdays from 6:30-8:30 pm for Music Bingo at Romeo & Brewliet Tap Room & Pour House! PLUS enjoy one of rotating food trucks! Great music, fantastic food, good vibes, and tons of fun!

The Heart of Caregiving: Exploring Empathy in All its Forms
2025-09-11 17:30 - 18:30 | Newton Main Library, 115 West C St, Newton, NC, 28658, United States
RSVP to Attend (see event link)
This presentation explores the 4 distinct styles of Emotional Caregiving. Compassionate, Sensitive, Empathetic and Empathic. Whether you’re caregiving for a loved one or you’re someone that is supporting a caregiver, you’ll gain insight into how Empathy lives in our mind, body, heart and nervous system. Suzanne will help you to explore how these caregiving styles interact with your personal energy, boundaries and emotional well-being and offer some simple tools to stay flexible, regulated and responsive rather than being overwhelmed. Join us for a rich conversation designed to validate your experience, deepen your understanding and empower your self-care as you selflessly care for your loved one.
Program Presenter: Suzanne Cunningham, Reiki Master Teacher, a complimentary modality used by over 800 facilities, including Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and The Mayo Clinic, as a non-invasive therapy to reduce anxiety, stress and pain.

Music Bingo by the Lake
2025-09-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Lake Hickory Pub and Marina, 6706 Limbaugh Ln, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
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Join us every Thursday at Lake Hickory Pub and Marina for music bingo. Great prizes, good food, cold drinks, and a lot of fun.

About:
Today, Lake Hickory Pub & Marina is more than just a marina—it’s a lakeside destination where locals and visitors alike come together for great food, fun adventures, and unforgettable experiences. Whether you’re stopping by for a casual waterfront meal, renting a pontoon for a day on the lake, or fueling up at our gas dock, we are here to make every visit memorable.

Music on Main - The Megan Doss Band
2025-09-11 18:00 - 20:30 | Downtown Newton Development Association, 135 N College Ave, Newton, NC, 28658, United States
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A 4/5 piece band based out of the NC triad area. Covering your favorite country tunes, new & old, a perfect mixture of top 40 pop dance hits, the best classic rock hits, and a touch of rock’n’roll!

About:
Those warm summer nights are just around the corner! As we get ready for Summer 2025, keep checking here for more info on our annual Music on Main: Summer Concert Series in Downtown Newton! Be sure to make summer Thursdays a date night or an after-work, quittin’-time night! No matter what you call it, we hope to see you at the Frank & Sue Jones Amphitheatre in Downtown Newton this summer! Roads will close at 5:00 p.m. Food Trucks will open for business at 5:00 p.m. The band will start at 6:00 p.m. and continue until 8:30 p.m.

Heritage Music Series - Reedy River String Band
2025-09-11 18:30 - 21:30 | Hart Square Village, 5055 Hope Road, Vale, NC, 28168, United States
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Reedy River String Band released their debut self-titled album in 2022 and has since released two singles, “My Grass is Blue,” and “Punkin Brown” in 2023. Their studio releases and live performances have been played on multiple radio stations in the United States and Europe. Currently they are in preproduction for a 2025 release.

Carolina Style Chorus - Rehearsal Night
2025-09-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Trinity Reformed United Church of Christ, 217 Second Ave NE, Conover, NC, 28613, United States
About:

The Carolina Style Chorus is a women’s chorus specializing in performing four-part, a cappella music in the barbershop style. We provide opportunities for women to learn and sing and attain individual growth in an atmosphere of friendship and fun. Our goal is to be recognized for musical excellence and to share our talents with our audiences. Join us as a VIP! Send us an email at cscmembership@carolinastylechorus.org to let us know you’re interested in coming to SING! We can’t wait to see you there. Everyone is welcome to join us on Thursday evenings at 7pm, at Trinity Reformed United Church of Christ, 217 Second Ave NE, Conover, NC.

Karaoke Night at the Dive Bar
2025-09-11 21:00 - 23:59 | Dive Bar Hickory, 117 Government Ave SW, Hickory, NC, 28602, United States
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Hosted by Audible Entertainment, Dive Bar High Point’s Karaoke Night is the best in Downtown Hickory with great specials and a fun vibe! Doors open at 5pm for all. After 8pm we are 21+ Only. Karaoke starts just after 9pm.

Monthly Group Tours
2025-09-12 15:00 - 16:30 | Hart Square Village, 5055 Hope Road, Vale, NC, 28168, United States
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Join them for a behind-the-scenes tour of Hart Square Village. Our site is typically only open to members, with the exception of public events and group tours. We want to allow non-members to experience the village with a knowledgeable tour guide without having to gather a group to book a visit. So, we have introduced monthly public group tours. Register below to participate in this unique opportunity
Adults: $20
Youth 13-18: $10
Children 12 & under: Free

About:
Hart Square Foundation is responsible for the historic preservation of Hart Square Village and the conservation of traditional and regional arts. They host mission-driven public events year-round, offer folklife classes and K-12 educational programming, and welcome members Tuesday through Saturday through our membership program.

Tiger Tamers Fire Walk
2025-09-12 17:00 - 22:00 | Tiger Tamers, LLC, 3770 Dreamfields ln, Lenoir, NC, 28645, United States
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Guided by Executive Firewalking Instructor Dennis Narlock, you’ll learn to confront fear, break through limiting beliefs, and ignite unstoppable confidence. By the time you step onto the coals, you’ll realize…fear is just a story, and you’re ready to rewrite it!
It’s not just an event
It’s a Life-Changing Transformation!
Join us for the next FIREWALK: September 12 | Lenoir, NC $75 signup (by Sept 1) LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE – DON’T MISS YOUR CHANCE Visit ShapeYourPassion.com/Firewalk to save your spot and grab the discounted rate!

Farm Fridays
2025-09-12 17:30 - 20:30 | Whippoorwill Farm, 6751 NC 126, Nebo, NC, 28761, United States
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Join us every week for Farm Fridays at Whippoorwill Farm featuring a Farmer’s Market from 5:30 – 8:30 pm, live music from 6:00 – 8:00 pm and yoga from 6 – 7pm. Bring the whole family and get your goodies for the weekend!
Sign up for yoga through the Breathe Yoga & Pilates website here https://www.breatheyogawellness.com/calendar

Latino Dance Class
2025-09-12 18:00 - 19:00 | Catawba Farms, 1670 Southwest Blvd, Newton, NC, 28658, United States
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Welcome to a vibrant space where culture, joy, and movement come together with Latino Dance! Our latino dance classes are open to all ages and skill levels — from total beginners to experienced dancers.
🎵 Styles we offer:
Salsa
Bachata
Guajira
Merengue
Cha-cha-cha
And more!
🔥 Why learn latino dance?
Passionate, professional instructors
High-energy, fun classes
Inclusive, community-focused environment
Boost your confidence, health & coordination
Connect with your roots and make new friends!
