Hickory Buzz

A Night with Molly Grantham
2025-09-15 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | PACE at Home, 1915 Fairgrove Church Road SE, Newton, NC, 28658, United States
Join Us for an Evening of Impact with Molly Grantham! You’re invited to a special event hosted by Molly, Grantham, where ALL proceeds will benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.
September 15, 2025
Doors open at 5:30 PM and the event begins at 6:00 PM
1915 Fairgrove Church SE, Newton NC 28658
Come enjoy: Heavy appetizers, Exciting raffle prizes, Caregiver support services & resources, as well as a chance to connect with Molly Grantham & others passionate about the cause.
This is more than just an evening out – It’s an opportunity to honor, support, and fight for those affected by Alzheimer’s. Your presence helps fund critical research, caregiver support, and advocacy efforts.

Learn to Square Dance
2025-09-15 18:30 - 20:00 | St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Youth Building, 52 16th Street NW, Hickory, NC, 289601, United States
Learn to Square Dance in just 12 lessons!
Sponsored by the Catawba Valley Cloverleafs Square Dance Club
FUN, heart and brain healthy!
No partner needed – 12 to 90 years old!
Mondays 6:30-8:00 p.m.
New Session begins Sep. 22, 2025
$60 per person
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Youth Building
52 16th Street NW, Hickory NC 28601
For more information Call Tonya Brannan 828-312-5849
Facebook: “Catawba Valley Cloverleafs Square Dancing”

LA Shaggers Test & Tune
2025-09-15 18:30 - 20:30 | 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!
2025-09-15 19:00 - 21:00 | B Chord Live, 47 Duke St., Granite Falls, NC, 28630, United States
Event:
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
2025-09-16 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.

Prime of Life Senior Expo
2025-09-16 09:00 - 13:00 | Highland Recreation Center, 1451 8th St Dr NE, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
🌟 You’re Invited! 🌟Join us for the Senior Information Resources Prime of Life Senior Expo 2025 on Tuesday, September 16th from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm at the Highland Recreation Center.
This free event is open to seniors, their families, and caregivers! Explore helpful resources, connect with local organizations, and take part in educational breakout sessions such as:

🩷 Zumba Gold Demo

🎶 Line Dancing Demo

🛡 Medicaid Asset Protection

📞 How to Stop Unsolicited Calls

🧠 The Medicare GUIDE Model for Alzheimer’s

…and more!

🎁 PLUS — lots of chances to win exciting door prizes, including a $100 Walmart Gift Card!
Come ready to learn, move, connect, and celebrate the best of life at every age.

Pre-K Craft & Storytime - Grape Kids Class
2025-09-16 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
2025-09-16 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.

Point of View Teen Writing Club
2025-09-16 17:00 - 18:00 | Patrick Beaver Library, 375 3rd St NE, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
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Teen writers of all levels from experienced to brand new are invited! Come do writing challenges, share writing tips, play storytelling games, and more! Sharing your work is optional but welcome. Meets the third Tuesday of each month.

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 facility, the Patrick Beaver Memorial Library, and the Ridgeview Branch.

Open Mic Night
2025-09-16 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
2025-09-16 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!
2025-09-16 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
2025-09-17 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
2025-09-17 10:00 - 13:00 | Morganton Wednesday Mini Market, 111 North Green Street, Morganton, NC, 28655, United States
Event:
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
2025-09-17 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.

Dungeons & Dragons: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
2025-09-17 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.

Trivia Night!
2025-09-17 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.

End of Summer DJ Glow Party
2025-09-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Hickory Premier, 109 11th St NW, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
Summer may be ending, but the party is just getting started!
Join us for the End of Summer Glow Party, Friday, September 19th, at The Premier.Get ready to dance, drink, and glow the night away, because this is your chance to send off summer glowing!

Doors open at 7
109 11th St NW, Hickory, NC 28601

This is a one-night-only experience you don’t want to miss.
Grab your crew, wear your brightest glow gear, and make it a night to remember.
Get your tickets now at hickorypremier.com
Glow big or glow home.

Friday StoryTime: Lucille
2025-09-18 10:30 - 17:00 | Bisque Boutique, 232 Union Square, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
Story Time, followed by painting a ceramic horse! Each child will receive their own figurine & can work by themselves or have the help of their guardian or staff member! As much time as needed can be spent painting. Once finished, the piece will remain at the studio to be fired & be ready for pick-up in one week!!

$30 Thursday - Tattoos
2025-09-18 12:00 - 21:00 | Tattoo Factory of Hickory, 724 1st Ave SW, Hickory, NC, 28602, United States
$30 THURSDAYS!!! – 100’s of tattoo designs to choose from for only $30!!! – (Designs are 3-4 times larger than our “tiny tattoo” designs!) – WALKINS WELCOME!!! – Sorry, no appointments for this event.

Snacks & Facts: All About BellaAge
2025-09-18 14:00 - 15:00 | BellaAge, 22 S Center Street, Hickory, NC, 28602, United States
Join us Thursdays for light snacks and a closer look at the BellaAge lifestyle. We’ll answer questions and share how our all-inclusive pricing makes upscale living refreshingly simple for adults 55+ – one rate covers it all!

You’ll also have a chance to take a joyful stroll through our brand-new community. Tour our model unit and first-class amenities, including a fitness room, a yoga studio, an elevated courtyard, a social kitchen, and an open-air terrace with panoramic mountain views.

At BellaAge, we make it easy to live a life that’s anything but ordinary!
Space is limited. To RSVP, email BellaAge@EveryAge.org or call 828-717-1712. We’ll see you there!

Bethlehem Farmers Market
2025-09-18 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!

Fall Art Crawl
2025-09-18 17:00 - 20:00 | Union Square – Downtown Hickory, 280 Union Square, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
Event:
On Thursday, September 18, the Downtown Hickory Art Crawl brings artists, art demonstrations and music to Downtown Hickory. Artists will be displaying their creations in a four easy walkable city blocks. There will be pottery, paintings, woodworking, photography and much, much more. Please remember the art work is for sale!

About:
A variety of unique retail shops, restaurants, professional offices, and entertainment venues are located in a park-like setting in the heart of Hickory. Outdoor dining enables you to experience the seasons in North Carolina’s foothills while consuming the cuisine of award-winning chefs. The community theatre and downtown cinema are a short walk from downtown’s free parking.

SIDE/SHOW
2025-09-18 17:00 - 20:00 | Union Square – Downtown Hickory, 280 Union Square, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
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Join the Western Piedmont Symphony chamber ensembles and friends for FREE live music experiences. Happening in downtown Hickory in partnership with the Downtown Hickory Art Crawl. Sponsored by the City of Hickory.

Children's Entrepreneur Market at Downtown Hickory Art Crawl
2025-09-18 17:00 - 20:00 | Union Square – Downtown Hickory, 280 Union Square, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
A farmer’s market run entirely by kids! ChildrensEntrepreneurMarket.com
Registration is OPEN.
Come join us for an unforgettable evening at the Downtown Hickory Art Crawl! This will be a fun outdoor event where artists will be displaying their creations throughout four easily walkable city blocks. Sign your kids up today!
Our website is the ONLY place to register. Please disregard and report any others pretending to have vendor space.

MUSIC BINGO!
2025-09-18 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!

Joe Solo Acoustic at Hickory Social House
2025-09-18 17:30 - 19:30 | Hickory Social House, 2039 N Center St, Hickory, NC, 28602, United States
Joe solo acoustic in the dining room

Music Bingo by the Lake
2025-09-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Lake Hickory Pub and Marina, 6706 Limbaugh Ln, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
Event:
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.

Young Adult Fellowship & Enterpreneurial Night
2025-09-18 18:00 - 20:00 | OUTright Youth of Catawba Valley, 1331 4th St Dr NW, Suite I, Hickory, NC, 28601, United States
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In partnership with the Carolinas LGBT Chamber of Commerce, Blue Ridge Division, and Lenoi-Rhyne University, this is a monthly meeting where we will gather to socialize and discuss entrepreneurship and other life/career skills. Local business & community leaders will be visiting speakers & mentors as well. This is free to attend, and occurs every third Thursday each month from 6 to 8 PM at the ORY center

Building Brighter Futures Celebration
2025-09-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Moretz Mills, 74 8th St SE, Hickory, 28602
Join us at our 2nd Annual Building Brighter Futures Celebration on September 18, 2025, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Moretz Mills! (Registration table opens at 5:30 p.m.)

Each attendee will receive 2 drink tickets, dinner, and dessert. Special music will be provided by Charlie Zagaroli and Jeff Arditti! You’ll hear a short program about the impact of the early childhood work of the Catawba County Partnership for Children and learn the winner of our 50-50 raffle. We will also celebrate the members of our “Building Brighter Futures” Champions Club (all donors who have given $1,000 or more).

Be a part of #BuildingBrighterFutures for children in our community!
Purchase your event & 50/50 raffle tickets HERE: https://www.zeffy.com/…/building-brighter-futures–2025
Questions? Please contact Kim Holden at KLYKE@catawbacountync.gov or call 828-695-6505.
