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<title>Catawba Science Center</title>
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<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Special Event, by invitation only&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba Science Center&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;243 3rd Ave NE
Hickory NC
828.322.8169&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; tlittle@catawbascience.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 6/6/2009 6:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 6/6/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>BIG Read Event-Closing Program</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Closing program
Friday, April 24, 7:00 p.m.
Geraldine Brooks will give a public talk, reading, Q&amp;A
Arts and Sciences Center Auditorium
(she will have presentations earlier on Friday at CVCC and L-RC; she also 
will have a book signing Saturday morning at Catawba County PL in Newton)
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba County Main Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday - Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Friday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Sunday: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept.- Apr. only)  
115 West C Street 
Newton, North Carolina 28658
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 465-8664 
Fax: (828) 465-8293 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 4/24/2009 7:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 4/24/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Heritage Days at Maple Grove</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; 4th grade school children only&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Landmarks Society&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Headquarters for the Hickory Landmarks Society, Inc.
Offices Located on Second Floor of Maple Grove
542 Second Street N.E.
Post Office Box 2341 
Hickory, North Carolina 28603
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 4/23/2009 8:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 4/23/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Triple Madness Pageant</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Elite Miss &amp; Princess of NC proudly presents the lst ever &amp;quot;Triple Madness Pageant&amp;quot;.  The Elite Miss Catawba County, Elite Miss Maiden, and the Princess of the Greater Piedmont Pageant will be held together in a one day pageant to be held on April 18th.  Please come and join us for this first ever event for a day full of fun, excitement, and more.  For More Information, please feel free to contact us!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Newton Conover Civic and Performance Place&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Reggie Helton
828.464.8100
info@nccpp.org&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://ncelitemiss.tripod.com&gt;ncelitemiss.tripod.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; frogman@charter.net&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 4/18/2009 10:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 4/18/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>BIG Read Event-2nd SC String Band</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 4 Apr 2009 14:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Saturday, April 4, 2:00 p.m.
SALT Block greem
Second South Carolina String Band -- authentic Civil War Music
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba County Main Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday - Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Friday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Sunday: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept.- Apr. only)  
115 West C Street 
Newton, North Carolina 28658
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 465-8664 
Fax: (828) 465-8293 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 4/4/2009 2:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 4/4/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Chamber Classics IV</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Western Piedmont Symphony
Chamber Classics IV
Featuring La Catrina
Arts &amp; Science Center Auditorium
8pm
Tickets $20 each&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Western Piedmont Symphony&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;243, 3rd Avenue NE Suite 1-N.

Hickory, NC 28601 

Phone: 828-324-8603 

Fax: 828-324-1301 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.wpsymphony.org/&gt;www.wpsymphony.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/28/2009 8:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/28/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>23rd Annual Italian Dinner &amp; Auction</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Dinner, plus both silent &amp; live auctions; 5:30 to 11:30 pm at Lake Hickory Country Club. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba Science Center&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;243 3rd Ave NE
Hickory NC
828.322.8169&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/28/2009 5:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/28/2009 11:00:00 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Book Sale!</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Friends of Hickory Public LIbrary 4th Saturday Book Sale - Paperbacks, hardbacks, children&apos;s fiction, non-fiction. Proceeds to benefit Patrick Beaver Memorial and Ridgeview Branch Libraries. This event is free and open to the public and takes place the 4th Saturday of each month.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Patrick Beaver Memorial Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;375 3rd St NE
Hickory NC  
828.304.0500 x7271&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/28/2009 8:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/28/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>The 12th Annual Catawba valley Pottery &amp; Antiques Festival</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; The 12th Annual Catabe Valley Pottery &amp; Antiques Festival
Friday, March 27 - 7-10p (Preview Gala)
Saturday, March 28 - 9am-5p (Main Event)
At the Hickory Metro Convention Center
Tickets: Friday, March 27 advance ticket required by March 20 ($40/person). Saturday, March 28, $6/person at the door, &amp; 12 &amp; under are $2 at the door (no advance ticket required)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba County Historical Association&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Catawba County Museum of History: 828.465.0383 

Melinda Herzog, Executive Director (herzogccha@bellsouth.net)

Jason Toney, Assistant Director (toneyccha@bellsouth.net) 

Cheryl Lutz, Financial Director (financeccha@bellsouth.net) 

David Lowrance, Museum Assistant

Mailing address: CCHA | PO Box 73 | Newton, NC 28658 

Physical address: 30 N. College Ave.| Newton, NC 

&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.catawbahickory.org&gt;www.catawbahickory.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/27/2009 7:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/28/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Paul Whitner Student Art Show Awards Reception</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=296</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Free Admission
Shuford Gallery&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Museum of Arto&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;243 Third Avenue NE 
Hickory, NC 28601

P. O. Box 2572
Hickory, NC 28603
phone: 828-327-8576
fax: 828-327-7281
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; kallen@hickorymuseumofart.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/26/2009 5:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/26/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Spring Program</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; 4pm March 26
Elementary age&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba County Main Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday - Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Friday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Sunday: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept.- Apr. only)  
115 West C Street 
Newton, North Carolina 28658
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 465-8664 
Fax: (828) 465-8293 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/26/2009 4:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/26/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>When Goldilocks Knocks</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; The Green Room Community Theatre presents When Goldilocks Knocks
Newton-Conover Civic &amp; Performance Place
Tickets are $12 for Adults, $10 for Seniors (60+) and students (13-18 yrs) and $8 Children (12 and under). &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; The Green Room Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Mailing Address  PO Box 1317
Newton, NC 28658 
Physical Address  60 West 6th Street
Newton, NC 28658 
Phone Numbers  Box Office 828-464-6128

Office 828-464-6583
 
Fax  772-264-6128 
Emails  Sherry Butler
Executive Director
sherry@the-green-room.org  
   David Brown
Education Director
david@the-green-room.org  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.THE-GREEN-ROOM.org&gt;www.THE-GREEN-ROOM.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; greenroom@the-green-room.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/25/2009 7:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/25/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Friends of Library</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Claremont Friends of the LIbrary 6pm Tuesdays, Jan 27, Feb 24 and March 24&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Claremont Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Tuesday - Friday  12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
  Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.  
  Sunday &amp; Monday  Closed 
3288 East Main St. 
Claremont, North Carolina 28610 
Phone: (828) 459-9311 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/24/2009 6:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/24/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>AUDITIONS: Titanic</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; March 23 &amp; 24 at 7pm for Titanic&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Community Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Contact Info:
Mailing Address 
Hickory Community Theatre 
30 3rd St NW 
Hickory, NC 28601 

Phone Numbers 
Administrative Office: 828.327.3855 
Fax: 828.328.2284 

Box Office: 828.328.2283 
boxoffice@hct.org &quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.hct.org&gt;www.hct.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/23/2009 7:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/23/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Auditions for The Music Man</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; March 22 &amp; 23
7pm
Newton Conover Civic &amp; Performance Place&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; The Green Room Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Mailing Address  PO Box 1317
Newton, NC 28658 
Physical Address  60 West 6th Street
Newton, NC 28658 
Phone Numbers  Box Office 828-464-6128

Office 828-464-6583
 
Fax  772-264-6128 
Emails  Sherry Butler
Executive Director
sherry@the-green-room.org  
   David Brown
Education Director
david@the-green-room.org  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/22/2009 7:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/23/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Spring Concert</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Choral Society  Spring Concert
First Baptist Church, Hickory, NC
Concert is free and opened to the public with reserved seating for contributing members. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Choral Society&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;243 3rd Ave NE
Hickory NC
828-322-2210 &quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/22/2009 4:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/22/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Choral Society Spring Concert</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=97</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; more details will be available as we approach the event date&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Choral Society&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;243 3rd Ave NE
Hickory NC
828-322-2210 &quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/22/2009 4:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/22/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Finding your Civil War Ancestor</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=382</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; 3 pm 
March 22
Genealogy program for young adults and adults&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba County Main Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday - Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Friday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Sunday: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept.- Apr. only)  
115 West C Street 
Newton, North Carolina 28658
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 465-8664 
Fax: (828) 465-8293 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/22/2009 3:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/22/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Enchanted April</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=312</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Jeffers Mainstage
Fridays &amp; Saturdays - March 13,14,20,21,27 &amp; 28 at 8pm
Thursdays - March 19 &amp; 26 at 7:30p
Sundays - March 22 &amp; 29 at 2:30p
Tickets - $16 Adults, $14 Seniors &amp; $7 Youth/Students; Thursday adult/senior price just $12
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Community Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Contact Info:
Mailing Address 
Hickory Community Theatre 
30 3rd St NW 
Hickory, NC 28601 

Phone Numbers 
Administrative Office: 828.327.3855 
Fax: 828.328.2284 

Box Office: 828.328.2283 
boxoffice@hct.org &quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.hct.org&gt;www.hct.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; boxoffice@hct.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/22/2009 2:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/22/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Historic Sites Bus Trip</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=244</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Wilkesboro NC
more detail will be available closer to event date&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Landmarks Society&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Headquarters for the Hickory Landmarks Society, Inc.
Offices Located on Second Floor of Maple Grove
542 Second Street N.E.
Post Office Box 2341 
Hickory, North Carolina 28603
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/21/2009 1:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/21/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Laser Vinyl - Featuring nostalgic vinyl rock</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=290</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba Science Center
Showtimes are at 7, 8:30 and 10:00pm
Millholland Planetarium
Tickets: $5 CSC members, $8 nonmembers
To purchase tickets in advance call 828-322-8169&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba Science Center&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;243 3rd Ave NE
Hickory NC
828.322.8169&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.catawbascience.org&gt;www.catawbascience.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/20/2009 7:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/20/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>39th Annual Unifour Gem, Mineral, Bead, Fossil and Jewelry Show</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=318</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Sponsored by the Catawba Valley Gem and Mineral Club will be at the Hickory Metro Convention Center 
March 20-22
Friday &amp; Saturday - 9am-6pm
Sunday - 12-5p
Adults 13 and up  - $4
Children, Organized Groups are free
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; General Community Event&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; This is the default category&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/20/2009 9:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/22/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Enchanted April</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=311</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Jeffers Mainstage
Fridays &amp; Saturdays - March 13,14,20,21,27 &amp; 28 at 8pm
Thursdays - March 19 &amp; 26 at 7:30p
Sundays - March 22 &amp; 29 at 2:30p
Tickets - $16 Adults, $14 Seniors &amp; $7 Youth/Students; Thursday adult/senior price just $12
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Community Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Contact Info:
Mailing Address 
Hickory Community Theatre 
30 3rd St NW 
Hickory, NC 28601 

Phone Numbers 
Administrative Office: 828.327.3855 
Fax: 828.328.2284 

Box Office: 828.328.2283 
boxoffice@hct.org &quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.hct.org&gt;www.hct.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; boxoffice@hct.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/19/2009 7:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/19/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Music Makers</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=348</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; 10am at Sherrills Ford every Thursday
10am &amp; 4:30p at St. Stephens on Jan 22, Feb 19, March 19&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; St Stephen Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday &amp; Tuesday  12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Wednesday &amp; Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
  Sunday 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept - April only)  
3225 Springs Road
Hickory, North Carolina 28601-9700
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 256-3030  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/19/2009 10:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/19/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>St. Patrick&apos;s Day Celebration</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=377</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; 6:30-7:30pm
Tuesday, March 17
School age&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; St Stephen Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday &amp; Tuesday  12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Wednesday &amp; Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
  Sunday 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept - April only)  
3225 Springs Road
Hickory, North Carolina 28601-9700
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 256-3030  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/17/2009 6:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/17/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>St. Patrick&apos;s Day Contest</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=365</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; For Kids, March 17th&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Maiden Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Tuesday 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Wednesday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Saturday  9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 
11 South A Avenue
Maiden, North Carolina 28650
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 428-2712
Fax: (828) 428-3845  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/17/2009 8:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/17/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>ADUITIONS:RugBug Theatre (TBA)</title>
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<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; March 16 &amp; 17 at 5:30pm for RugBug Theatre
March 23 &amp; 24 at 7pm for Titanic&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Community Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Contact Info:
Mailing Address 
Hickory Community Theatre 
30 3rd St NW 
Hickory, NC 28601 

Phone Numbers 
Administrative Office: 828.327.3855 
Fax: 828.328.2284 

Box Office: 828.328.2283 
boxoffice@hct.org &quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.hct.org&gt;www.hct.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/16/2009 5:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/16/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=327</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; The Green Room Community Theatre
March 13,14,15,20,21,22,27,28,29
Fridays &amp; Saturdays @ 8p
Sundays @ 3p
Newton Conover Civic &amp; Performance Place
Tickets - $12 for adults, $10 for Seniors (60+yrs) and Students (13-18yrs) &amp; $8 for Children (12 -under)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; The Green Room Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Mailing Address  PO Box 1317
Newton, NC 28658 
Physical Address  60 West 6th Street
Newton, NC 28658 
Phone Numbers  Box Office 828-464-6128

Office 828-464-6583
 
Fax  772-264-6128 
Emails  Sherry Butler
Executive Director
sherry@the-green-room.org  
   David Brown
Education Director
david@the-green-room.org  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.THE-GREEN-ROOM.org&gt;www.THE-GREEN-ROOM.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/15/2009 3:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/15/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Gallery Talk</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=295</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Chagall and the Women in His Life
Free Admission, Coe Gallery&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Museum of Arto&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;243 Third Avenue NE 
Hickory, NC 28601

P. O. Box 2572
Hickory, NC 28603
phone: 828-327-8576
fax: 828-327-7281
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; kallen@hickorymuseumofart.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/15/2009 2:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/15/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Enchanted April</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=310</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<author>webmaster@catawbacountync.gov (Webmaster)</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Jeffers Mainstage
Fridays &amp; Saturdays - March 13,14,20,21,27 &amp; 28 at 8pm
Thursdays - March 19 &amp; 26 at 7:30p
Sundays - March 22 &amp; 29 at 2:30p
Tickets - $16 Adults, $14 Seniors &amp; $7 Youth/Students; Thursday adult/senior price just $12
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Community Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Contact Info:
Mailing Address 
Hickory Community Theatre 
30 3rd St NW 
Hickory, NC 28601 

Phone Numbers 
Administrative Office: 828.327.3855 
Fax: 828.328.2284 

Box Office: 828.328.2283 
boxoffice@hct.org &quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.hct.org&gt;www.hct.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; boxoffice@hct.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/14/2009 8:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/14/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=326</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<author>webmaster@catawbacountync.gov (Webmaster)</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; The Green Room Community Theatre
March 13,14,15,20,21,22,27,28,29
Fridays &amp; Saturdays @ 8p
Sundays @ 3p
Newton Conover Civic &amp; Performance Place
Tickets - $12 for adults, $10 for Seniors (60+yrs) and Students (13-18yrs) &amp; $8 for Children (12 -under)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; The Green Room Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Mailing Address  PO Box 1317
Newton, NC 28658 
Physical Address  60 West 6th Street
Newton, NC 28658 
Phone Numbers  Box Office 828-464-6128

Office 828-464-6583
 
Fax  772-264-6128 
Emails  Sherry Butler
Executive Director
sherry@the-green-room.org  
   David Brown
Education Director
david@the-green-room.org  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; www.THE-GREEN-ROOM.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/14/2009 8:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/14/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Season Opening</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=283</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Historic Murray&apos;s Mill Season Opening! Located at 1489 Murray&apos;s Mill Rd, Catawba, NC. $3 per person for tours. Open on weekends Saturday 9-4p and Sunday 1:30 to 4:30p. For more information please visit www.catawbahistory.org or call the Catawba County Historical Association at 828-465-0383.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba County Historical Association&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; Historic Murray&apos;s Mill: 828.241.4299
Allen Sherrill, Site Manager (sherrillccha@bellsouth.net) 
Mailing address: CCHA | PO Box 73 | Newton, NC 28658
Harper House &amp; Hickory History Center: 828.324.7294
Heather Deckelnick, Site Manager (historicharper@bellsouth.net)
Mailing &amp; physical address: 310 N. Center St. | Hickory, NC 28601 &quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.catawbahistory.org&gt;www.catawbahistory.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; sherrillccha@bellsouth.net; cchamuseum@bellsouth.net&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/14/2009 9:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/14/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; The Green Room Community Theatre
March 13,14,15,20,21,22,27,28,29
Fridays &amp; Saturdays @ 8p
Sundays @ 3p
Newton Conover Civic &amp; Performance Place
Tickets - $12 for adults, $10 for Seniors (60+yrs) and Students (13-18yrs) &amp; $8 for Children (12 -under)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; The Green Room Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Mailing Address  PO Box 1317
Newton, NC 28658 
Physical Address  60 West 6th Street
Newton, NC 28658 
Phone Numbers  Box Office 828-464-6128

Office 828-464-6583
 
Fax  772-264-6128 
Emails  Sherry Butler
Executive Director
sherry@the-green-room.org  
   David Brown
Education Director
david@the-green-room.org  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; www.THE-GREEN-ROOM.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/13/2009 8:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/13/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Enchanted April</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Jeffers Mainstage
Fridays &amp; Saturdays - March 13,14,20,21,27 &amp; 28 at 8pm
Thursdays - March 19 &amp; 26 at 7:30p
Sundays - March 22 &amp; 29 at 2:30p
Tickets - $16 Adults, $14 Seniors &amp; $7 Youth/Students; Thursday adult/senior price just $12&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Community Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Contact Info:
Mailing Address 
Hickory Community Theatre 
30 3rd St NW 
Hickory, NC 28601 

Phone Numbers 
Administrative Office: 828.327.3855 
Fax: 828.328.2284 

Box Office: 828.328.2283 
boxoffice@hct.org &quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.hct.org&gt;www.hct.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; boxoffice@hct.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/13/2009 8:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/13/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Irish Heritage March</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Dancers, 6pm March 12, pre-K and elementary&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba County Main Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday - Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Friday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Sunday: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept.- Apr. only)  
115 West C Street 
Newton, North Carolina 28658
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 465-8664 
Fax: (828) 465-8293 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/12/2009 6:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/12/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>The Big Read Event - &quot;On Agate Hill&quot;</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; The Big Read Event
&amp;quot;On Agate Hill&amp;quot; - professional actress Barbara Bates Smith performs a one-woman play, accompanied by Jeff Seben&apos;s music, bringing Lee Smith&apos;s Civil War novel to life. This event is free and open to the public and will be held at the Arts and Science Center Auditorium. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; General Community Event&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; This is the default category&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/10/2009 7:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/10/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>BIG Read Event-On Agate Hill</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Tuesday, March 10, 7:00 p.m.
Arts &amp; Sciences Center Auditorium
&amp;quot;On Agate Hill&amp;quot; -- Barbara B. Smith performs one-woman play with music --  
based on Lee Smith&apos;s novel
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba County Main Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday - Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Friday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Sunday: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept.- Apr. only)  
115 West C Street 
Newton, North Carolina 28658
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 465-8664 
Fax: (828) 465-8293 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/10/2009 7:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/10/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Deep Blue Sea</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba Science Center
Preschool Science Program
HPC Classroom
$8 per child for CSC members, $15-nonmembers
Accompanying adults are free.
Pre-registration is required. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba Science Center&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;243 3rd Ave NE
Hickory NC
828.322.8169&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.catawbascience.org&gt;www.catawbascience.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/10/2009 10:30:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/10/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Masterworks IV</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 7 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Western Piedmont Symphony
Masterworks IV
First Baptist Church of Hickory
8PM
Guest Artist: Rick Cline, Charles Smith, &amp; Mike Filip
Tickets - $15, $30, &amp; $40&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Western Piedmont Symphony&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;243, 3rd Avenue NE Suite 1-N.

Hickory, NC 28601 

Phone: 828-324-8603 

Fax: 828-324-1301 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.wpsymphony.org/&gt;www.wpsymphony.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/7/2009 8:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/7/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Heart of the Sun</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba Science Center
Opens March 6, 2009, Millholland Planetarium
$2/CSC memebers, $3/CSC nonmembers
Showtimes at www.catawbascience.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba Science Center&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;243 3rd Ave NE
Hickory NC
828.322.8169&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.catawbascience.org&gt;www.catawbascience.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/6/2009 8:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/6/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>READ Across America </title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 2 Mar 2009 18:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Dr. Seuss, for children
6:30-7:30pm
Monday, March 2&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; St Stephen Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday &amp; Tuesday  12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Wednesday &amp; Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
  Sunday 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept - April only)  
3225 Springs Road
Hickory, North Carolina 28601-9700
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 256-3030  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/2/2009 6:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/2/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>READ Across America Day</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 2 Mar 2009 18:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; 6:30pm 
March 2
All Ages&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba County Main Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday - Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Friday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Sunday: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept.- Apr. only)  
115 West C Street 
Newton, North Carolina 28658
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 465-8664 
Fax: (828) 465-8293 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/2/2009 6:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/2/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Knitting Up Fiction</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 1 Mar 2009 15:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Adult discussion of &amp;quot;The Friday Night Knit Club&amp;quot;
3pm
March 1
Young Adults &amp; Adults&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Southwest Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday &amp; Tuesday  12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Wednesday &amp; Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 
  Sunday 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept - April only)  
2944 Highway 127 South
Hickory, North Carolina 28602
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 294-2343
Fax: (828) 294-2477  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/1/2009 3:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/1/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Dr. Seuss Birthday Party!</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 1 Mar 2009 15:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Public Library is sponsoring 
Dr. Seuss Birthday Party with stories, crafts and a birthday cake! This event is free and open to the public for all ages.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Patrick Beaver Memorial Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;375 3rd St NE
Hickory NC  
828.304.0500 x7271&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/1/2009 3:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/1/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Family Heirloom Preservation Workshops</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 1 Mar 2009 14:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Sponsored by the Catawba County Historical Association
Workshops will insturct guests attending on the proper preservation of family heirlooms. Each workshop will cover one area of studey at a time; the first being photographs, the second, textiles, and the last, papers. 
Workshops will be held at the Harper House/Hickory History Center
Ticket prices to be announced&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba County Historical Association&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Catawba County Museum of History: 828.465.0383 

Melinda Herzog, Executive Director (herzogccha@bellsouth.net)

Jason Toney, Assistant Director (toneyccha@bellsouth.net) 

Cheryl Lutz, Financial Director (financeccha@bellsouth.net) 

David Lowrance, Museum Assistant

Mailing address: CCHA | PO Box 73 | Newton, NC 28658 

Physical address: 30 N. College Ave.| Newton, NC 

&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/1/2009 2:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/1/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Women&apos;s History Month</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 1 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Women&apos;s Resource Center 
Women&apos;s History Month
March 1-31st
Month Long Celebration
125 3rs Street NE&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Womens Resource Center&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;125 3rd St NE
Hickory, NC 28601 
(828) 322-6333 x207
Susan Huttman&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.wrchickory.org/&gt;www.wrchickory.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/1/2009 8:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 3/30/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Book Sale!</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Friends of Hickory Public LIbrary 4th Saturday Book Sale - Paperbacks, hardbacks, children&apos;s fiction, non-fiction. Proceeds to benefit Patrick Beaver Memorial and Ridgeview Branch Libraries. This event is free and open to the public and takes place the 4th Saturday of each month.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Patrick Beaver Memorial Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;375 3rd St NE
Hickory NC  
828.304.0500 x7271&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/28/2009 8:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/28/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Visiting Writer In Residence - Julie Fay</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Belk Centrum
8pm
Fay is a Fulbright Scholar and professor of English at East Carolina University. She has published several books of poems, as well as short stories and works of creative non-fiction.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Lenoir-Rhyne College&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;All events are subject to change, for the latest info visit the LR website at www.lrc.edu/events
Mike Langford - Director of Marketing and Communications
(828)328-7302
langford_ma@lrc.edu

Margaret Allen - Associate Director of Marketing and Communications
(828)328-7109
allenm@lrc.edu

Gary Bartholomew - Multimedia Producer
(828)328-7241
bartholomewg@lrc.edu

&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/26/2009 8:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/26/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Songs &amp; Stories from Black History</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=276</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Black History MonthEvent
Songs &amp; Stories from Black History - Share books, learn songs, and enjoy refreshments. For all school age children. This event is free and opened to the public. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Ridgeview Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;706 1st St SW
Hickory NC
828.345.6037&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/25/2009 4:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/25/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Friends of the Library</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=350</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Claremont Friends of the LIbrary 6pm Tuesdays, Jan 27, Feb 24 and March 24&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Claremont Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Tuesday - Friday  12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
  Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.  
  Sunday &amp; Monday  Closed 
3288 East Main St. 
Claremont, North Carolina 28610 
Phone: (828) 459-9311 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/24/2009 6:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/24/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>AUDITIONS: Moolight &amp; Magnolias</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=315</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Feb 23 &amp; 24 at 7:30p - Moolight &amp; Magnolias
March 16 &amp; 17 at 5:30pm for RugBug Theatre
March 23 &amp; 24 at 7pm for Titanic&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Community Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Contact Info:
Mailing Address 
Hickory Community Theatre 
30 3rd St NW 
Hickory, NC 28601 

Phone Numbers 
Administrative Office: 828.327.3855 
Fax: 828.328.2284 

Box Office: 828.328.2283 
boxoffice@hct.org &quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.hct.org&gt;www.hct.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/23/2009 7:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/23/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Author Visit</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=370</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Mary Ellen Snodgrass discusses &amp;quot;The Underground Railroad,&amp;quot; 7pm Feb 23, youth and adults&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba County Main Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday - Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Friday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Sunday: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept.- Apr. only)  
115 West C Street 
Newton, North Carolina 28658
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 465-8664 
Fax: (828) 465-8293 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/23/2009 7:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/23/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Concert Series</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=389</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Robert Schwartz, Piano
St. Luke&apos;s Methodist Church
3pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Lenoir-Rhyne College&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;All events are subject to change, for the latest info visit the LR website at www.lrc.edu/events
Mike Langford - Director of Marketing and Communications
(828)328-7302
langford_ma@lrc.edu

Margaret Allen - Associate Director of Marketing and Communications
(828)328-7109
allenm@lrc.edu

Gary Bartholomew - Multimedia Producer
(828)328-7241
bartholomewg@lrc.edu

&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/22/2009 3:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/22/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Teen Advisory Board Meeting</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=362</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Saturdays, Jan 17, Feb 21, and March 21 at 2pm, Newton&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba County Main Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday - Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Friday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Sunday: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept.- Apr. only)  
115 West C Street 
Newton, North Carolina 28658
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 465-8664 
Fax: (828) 465-8293 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/21/2009 2:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/21/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Visiting Writer - Terry McMillan</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Visiting Writer Terry McMillan.
This reading is presented in conjunction with the Patrick Beaver Memorial Library. Two of McMillan&apos;s novels, Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back, have been made into movies.
P.E. Monroe Auditorium 
8pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Lenoir-Rhyne College&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;All events are subject to change, for the latest info visit the LR website at www.lrc.edu/events
Mike Langford - Director of Marketing and Communications
(828)328-7302
langford_ma@lrc.edu

Margaret Allen - Associate Director of Marketing and Communications
(828)328-7109
allenm@lrc.edu

Gary Bartholomew - Multimedia Producer
(828)328-7241
bartholomewg@lrc.edu

&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/19/2009 8:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/19/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Reading and Talk with author Terry McMillan</title>
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<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Best Selling Author Terry McMillan
Come here the author of Waiting to Exhale, How Stella Got her Groove Back and A Day Late and A Dollar Short. This event is free and opened to the public. 

8:00pm - Reading and Talk
9:00pm - Book Signing
At P.E. Monroe Auditorium, Lenoir-Rhyne University&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Lenoir-Rhyne College&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;All events are subject to change, for the latest info visit the LR website at www.lrc.edu/events
Mike Langford - Director of Marketing and Communications
(828)328-7302
langford_ma@lrc.edu

Margaret Allen - Associate Director of Marketing and Communications
(828)328-7109
allenm@lrc.edu

Gary Bartholomew - Multimedia Producer
(828)328-7241
bartholomewg@lrc.edu

&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/19/2009 8:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/19/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>BIG READ &quot;Shapes of War&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=354</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Origami Artist Book Workshops
Led by Sigrid Hice, for adults
Claremont:6pm Feb 19 &amp; 26
Conover: 10am Feb 10 &amp; 17
Newton: 6:30pm Jan 20 &amp; 22
Maiden: 4pm Feb 11 &amp; 12
Sherrills Ford: 6:30pm Jan 27 &amp; Feb 3
St. Stephens: 5:30pm Feb 10 &amp; 17
Southwest: 3pm Feb 8 &amp; 15&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Claremont Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Tuesday - Friday  12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
  Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.  
  Sunday &amp; Monday  Closed 
3288 East Main St. 
Claremont, North Carolina 28610 
Phone: (828) 459-9311 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/19/2009 6:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/19/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Wild Birds</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=369</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<author>webmaster@catawbacountync.gov (Webmaster)</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; pre-K and elemantary, 4pm Feb 19&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba County Main Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday - Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Friday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Sunday: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept.- Apr. only)  
115 West C Street 
Newton, North Carolina 28658
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 465-8664 
Fax: (828) 465-8293 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/19/2009 4:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/19/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Book Sale &amp; Signing with Author Terry McMillan</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=278</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Best Selling Author Terry McMillan
Come here the author of Waiting to Exhale, How Stella Got her Groove Back and A Day Late and A Dollar Short. 
12:00pm - Interview and Q&amp;A
1:00pm  - Book Sale &amp; Signing
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Patrick Beaver Memorial Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;375 3rd St NE
Hickory NC  
828.304.0500 x7271&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/19/2009 12:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/19/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Music Makers</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=347</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; 10am each Thursday at Sherrills Ford
10am &amp; 4:30p at St. Stephens on Jan 22, Feb 19, March 19&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; St Stephen Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday &amp; Tuesday  12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Wednesday &amp; Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
  Sunday 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept - April only)  
3225 Springs Road
Hickory, North Carolina 28601-9700
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 256-3030  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/19/2009 10:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/19/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Underground Railroad Quilts</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=277</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Black History Month Event
Undreground Railroad Quilts - Learn about the Underground Railroad quilt codes, make a paper quilt pattern, and enjoy refreshments. For all school ages. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Ridgeview Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;706 1st St SW
Hickory NC
828.345.6037&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/18/2009 4:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/18/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Concert Series</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=386</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; U.S. Navy Band Concert
Feb 17
7:30pm
P.E. Monroe Auditorium&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Lenoir-Rhyne College&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;All events are subject to change, for the latest info visit the LR website at www.lrc.edu/events
Mike Langford - Director of Marketing and Communications
(828)328-7302
langford_ma@lrc.edu

Margaret Allen - Associate Director of Marketing and Communications
(828)328-7109
allenm@lrc.edu

Gary Bartholomew - Multimedia Producer
(828)328-7241
bartholomewg@lrc.edu

&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/17/2009 7:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/17/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Friends of the Library</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Sherrills Ford Friends of the LIbrary 7pm, Jan 20, Feb 17, March 17.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Sherrills Ford Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Tuesday 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Wednesday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Saturday  9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 
8456 Sherrills Ford Road
Sherrills Ford, North Carolina 28673
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 478-2729
Fax: (828) 478-5837  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/17/2009 7:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/17/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>&quot;Dinner, Dance and Romance&quot;</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; P3 co-hosts the Hickory Jazz Orchestra&apos;s &amp;quot;Dinner, Dance and Romance&amp;quot;, a formal Valentine&apos;s Day event. Please see website for more information&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; General Community Event&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; This is the default category&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.rickcline.com&gt;www.rickcline.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; rickandsummer@charter.net&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/14/2009 6:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/14/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>RugBug Theatre at HCT </title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=308</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; RugBug Theatre at HCT Presents: The Virtuous Humpback, The Magic Fairies and the Evil Ogres, a bilingual fairytale
Saturdays &amp; Sundays - Feb 13,14,20 &amp; 21 at [B]2:30 and 4:00p[/B]Tickets - ALL seats $3&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Community Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Contact Info:
Mailing Address 
Hickory Community Theatre 
30 3rd St NW 
Hickory, NC 28601 

Phone Numbers 
Administrative Office: 828.327.3855 
Fax: 828.328.2284 

Box Office: 828.328.2283 
boxoffice@hct.org &quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.hct.org&gt;www.hct.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; boxoffice@hct.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/14/2009 2:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/14/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Love Fest</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=375</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Valentine Program for school-age children
3:30-5p
Friday, Feb 13&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; St Stephen Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday &amp; Tuesday  12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Wednesday &amp; Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
  Sunday 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept - April only)  
3225 Springs Road
Hickory, North Carolina 28601-9700
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 256-3030  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/13/2009 3:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/13/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>RugBug Theatre at HCT</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=307</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; RugBug Theatre at HCT Presents: The Virtuous Humpback, The Magic Fairies and the Evil Ogres, a bilingual fairytale
Saturdays &amp; Sundays - Feb 13,14,20 &amp; 21 at 2:30 and 4:00p
Tickets - ALL seats $3&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Community Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Contact Info:
Mailing Address 
Hickory Community Theatre 
30 3rd St NW 
Hickory, NC 28601 

Phone Numbers 
Administrative Office: 828.327.3855 
Fax: 828.328.2284 

Box Office: 828.328.2283 
boxoffice@hct.org &quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.hct.org&gt;www.hct.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; boxoffice@hct.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/13/2009 2:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/13/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Doubt</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=306</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Fireman&apos;s Kitchen
Fridays &amp; Saturdays - Feb 6,7,13,14,20,21,27 &amp; 28 at 8pm
Thursdays - Feb 12 at 7:30 pm
Tickets - ALL seat $14 EXCEPT on Thursday, Feb 12, when they are $12. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Community Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Contact Info:
Mailing Address 
Hickory Community Theatre 
30 3rd St NW 
Hickory, NC 28601 

Phone Numbers 
Administrative Office: 828.327.3855 
Fax: 828.328.2284 

Box Office: 828.328.2283 
boxoffice@hct.org &quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.hct.org&gt;www.hct.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; boxoffice@hct.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/12/2009 7:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/12/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Author Visit</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; John Chandler Griffin on [I]Lincoln&apos;s Execution[/I] 
7pm, Feb 12, youth and adults&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba County Main Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday - Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Friday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Sunday: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept.- Apr. only)  
115 West C Street 
Newton, North Carolina 28658
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 465-8664 
Fax: (828) 465-8293 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/12/2009 7:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/12/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Author Visit/Dinner with Ann B. Ross</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; 7pm Feb 12 at St. Mark&apos;s Lutheran Church
Sponsored by Claremont Friends of the LIbrary, $10 reservations. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Claremont Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Tuesday - Friday  12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
  Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.  
  Sunday &amp; Monday  Closed 
3288 East Main St. 
Claremont, North Carolina 28610 
Phone: (828) 459-9311 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/12/2009 7:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/12/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>A Valentine&apos;s Dinner Theatre Treat</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=385</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; L-R Playmakers present Almost, Maine by John Cariani 
P.E. Monroe Auditorium
Feb 11-14 - 7:30pm
Feb 14 - 2:30pm
$&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Lenoir-Rhyne College&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;All events are subject to change, for the latest info visit the LR website at www.lrc.edu/events
Mike Langford - Director of Marketing and Communications
(828)328-7302
langford_ma@lrc.edu

Margaret Allen - Associate Director of Marketing and Communications
(828)328-7109
allenm@lrc.edu

Gary Bartholomew - Multimedia Producer
(828)328-7241
bartholomewg@lrc.edu

&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/11/2009 7:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/11/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>BIG READ &quot;Shapes of War&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=357</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Origami Artist Book Workshops
Led by Sigrid Hice, for adults
Claremont:6pm Feb 19 &amp; 26
Conover: 10am Feb 10 &amp; 17
Newton: 6:30pm Jan 20 &amp; 22
Maiden: 4pm Feb 11 &amp; 12
Sherrills Ford: 6:30pm Jan 27 &amp; Feb 3
St. Stephens: 5:30pm Feb 10 &amp; 17
Southwest: 3pm Feb 8 &amp; 15 &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Maiden Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Tuesday 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Wednesday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Saturday  9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 
11 South A Avenue
Maiden, North Carolina 28650
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 428-2712
Fax: (828) 428-3845  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/11/2009 4:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/12/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Songs &amp; Stories from Black History</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=275</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Black History Month Event
Songs &amp; Stories from Black History - Share books, learn songs and enjoy refreshments! For all school age children. This event is free and open to the public. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Ridgeview Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;706 1st St SW
Hickory NC
828.345.6037&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/11/2009 4:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/11/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>BIG READ &quot;Shapes of War&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=359</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Origami Artist Book Workshops
Led by Sigrid Hice, for adults
Claremont:6pm Feb 19 &amp; 26
Conover: 10am Feb 10 &amp; 17
Newton: 6:30pm Jan 20 &amp; 22
Maiden: 4pm Feb 11 &amp; 12
Sherrills Ford: 6:30pm Jan 27 &amp; Feb 3
St. Stephens: 5:30pm Feb 10 &amp; 17
Southwest: 3pm Feb 8 &amp; 15&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; St Stephen Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday &amp; Tuesday  12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Wednesday &amp; Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
  Sunday 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept - April only)  
3225 Springs Road
Hickory, North Carolina 28601-9700
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 256-3030  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/10/2009 5:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/10/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>&quot;Heroes of the Underground Railroad&quot;</title>
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<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Black History Month Event
Bright Star Children&apos;s Theatre presents &amp;quot;Heroes of the Underground Railroad&amp;quot;
For 3rd Grade and up. This event is free and opened to the public. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Patrick Beaver Memorial Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;375 3rd St NE
Hickory NC  
828.304.0500 x7271&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/10/2009 4:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/10/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>A Scientist&apos;s Senses</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=287</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba Science Center
Preschool Science Program 
HPC Classroom
$8 per Child/CSC Member, $15 per child/nonmembers
Accompanying adults are free
Pre-registration is required. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba Science Center&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;243 3rd Ave NE
Hickory NC
828.322.8169&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.catawbascience.org&gt;www.catawbascience.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/10/2009 10:30:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/10/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>BIG READ &quot;Shapes of War&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=355</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<author>webmaster@catawbacountync.gov (Webmaster)</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Origami Artist Book Workshops
Led by Sigrid Hice, for adults
Claremont:6pm Feb 19 &amp; 26
Conover: 10am Feb 10 &amp; 17
Newton: 6:30pm Jan 20 &amp; 22
Maiden: 4pm Feb 11 &amp; 12
Sherrills Ford: 6:30pm Jan 27 &amp; Feb 3
St. Stephens: 5:30pm Feb 10 &amp; 17
Southwest: 3pm Feb 8 &amp; 15 &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Conover Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;101 First Street East
101 First Street East
Conover, North Carolina 28613
Phone: (828) 466-5108
Fax: (828) 466-5109&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/10/2009 10:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/10/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Jules Verne</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=367</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<author>webmaster@catawbacountync.gov (Webmaster)</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 8 Feb 2009 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; 4pm Feb 8, All Ages&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba County Main Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday - Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Friday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Sunday: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept.- Apr. only)  
115 West C Street 
Newton, North Carolina 28658
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 465-8664 
Fax: (828) 465-8293 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/8/2009 4:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/8/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>BIG READ &quot;Shapes of War&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=360</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 8 Feb 2009 15:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Origami Artist Book Workshops
Led by Sigrid Hice, for adults
Claremont:6pm Feb 19 &amp; 26
Conover: 10am Feb 10 &amp; 17
Newton: 6:30pm Jan 20 &amp; 22
Maiden: 4pm Feb 11 &amp; 12
Sherrills Ford: 6:30pm Jan 27 &amp; Feb 3
St. Stephens: 5:30pm Feb 10 &amp; 17
Southwest: 3pm Feb 8 &amp; 15 &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Southwest Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday &amp; Tuesday  12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Wednesday &amp; Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 
  Sunday 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept - April only)  
2944 Highway 127 South
Hickory, North Carolina 28602
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 294-2343
Fax: (828) 294-2477  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/8/2009 3:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/8/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Masterworks III </title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=335</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 7 Feb 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Western Piedmont Symphony
Masterworks III
First Baptist Church of Hickory
8PM
Guest Artists: Pianist Edmund Barton Bullock
Tickets - $15, $30, &amp; $40&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Western Piedmont Symphony&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;243, 3rd Avenue NE Suite 1-N.

Hickory, NC 28601 

Phone: 828-324-8603 

Fax: 828-324-1301 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.wpsymphony.org/&gt;www.wpsymphony.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/7/2009 8:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/7/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Doubt</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=305</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Sat, 7 Feb 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Fireman&apos;s Kitchen
Fridays &amp; Saturdays - Feb 6,7,13,14,20,21,27 &amp; 28 at 8pm
Thursdays - Feb 12 at 7:30 pm
Tickets - ALL seat $14 EXCEPT on Thursday, Feb 12, when they are $12. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Community Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Contact Info:
Mailing Address 
Hickory Community Theatre 
30 3rd St NW 
Hickory, NC 28601 

Phone Numbers 
Administrative Office: 828.327.3855 
Fax: 828.328.2284 

Box Office: 828.328.2283 
boxoffice@hct.org &quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.hct.org&gt;www.hct.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; boxoffice@hct.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/7/2009 8:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/7/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Swamp Things: A Look at LIfe in the Southeatern Swamp</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=341</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Sat, 7 Feb 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba Science Center
Swamp Things: A Look at LIfe in the Southeatern Swamp (Live Animal exhibit)
Opens Feb 7
Carpenter Hall
Included in CSC general admission: $5 for adults, $3 for youth (3 to 18), Seniors (62+), college students and active military with current ID. FREE for CSC members and children under 3.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba Science Center&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;243 3rd Ave NE
Hickory NC
828.322.8169&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.CatawbaScience.org&gt;www.CatawbaScience.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/7/2009 8:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/7/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Doubt</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=304</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Feb 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Fireman&apos;s Kitchen
Fridays &amp; Saturdays - Feb 6,7,13,14,20,21,27 &amp; 28 at 8pm
Thursdays - Feb 12 at 7:30 pm
Tickets - ALL seat $14 EXCEPT on Thursday, Feb 12, when they are $12. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Community Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Contact Info:
Mailing Address 
Hickory Community Theatre 
30 3rd St NW 
Hickory, NC 28601 

Phone Numbers 
Administrative Office: 828.327.3855 
Fax: 828.328.2284 

Box Office: 828.328.2283 
boxoffice@hct.org &quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.hct.org&gt;www.hct.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; boxoffice@hct.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/6/2009 8:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/6/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>UNITY</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=281</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Feb 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Newton-Conover Auditorium and the Western Piedmont Symphony, John Gordon Ross, Conductor present...
UNITY: Celebrating &amp;quot;One Community, One Humanity&amp;quot;
Featuring: Pianist - Edmund Barton Bullock, The Appalachian Concerto, Beethoven Symphony #7, Danse Negre by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. 
Tickets are $10-15. For Reservations Please Call 828.464.8100&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Newton Conover Civic and Performance Place&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Reggie Helton
828.464.8100
info@nccpp.org&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/6/2009 8:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/6/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Coming Out Party For HMA&apos;s New Logo!</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=294</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Feb 2009 18:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; 6:30-9p
Admission is free but please RSVP&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Museum of Arto&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;243 Third Avenue NE 
Hickory, NC 28601

P. O. Box 2572
Hickory, NC 28603
phone: 828-327-8576
fax: 828-327-7281
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; kallen@hickorymuseumofart.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/6/2009 6:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/6/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Art about Women 2009 Reception</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=400</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Feb 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Art about Women 2009 exhibit at Full Circle Arts
The receiption will be on Thursday, February 5th from 6:00pm – 8:00pm.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Full Circle Arts&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;P O Box 3905
Hickory NC  28603
info@fullcirclearts.org
www.fullcirclearts.org&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/5/2009 6:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/5/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Black History Month Event</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=274</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Feb 2009 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Storyteller Obakunle Akinlana brings African folktales to life with drums and other instruments. There will be a chance for Audience participation and refreshments. For school age children. This event is free and open to the public&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Ridgeview Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;706 1st St SW
Hickory NC
828.345.6037&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/4/2009 4:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/4/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Musical Storytime with Sharon Clarke</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=392</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Feb 2009 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Musical Storytime with professional storyteller Sharon Clarke
Music, stories, movement, insturments, puppets with &amp;quot;The Storytelling Troubadour&amp;quot;
1st Wednesday of each month
11:00am
FREE and opened to the public&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Patrick Beaver Memorial Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;375 3rd St NE
Hickory NC  
828.304.0500 x7271&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/4/2009 11:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/4/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Basic Crochet Class</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=374</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Tue, 3 Feb 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; 6-7:30pm
Tuesday, Feb 3
For Adults&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; St Stephen Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday &amp; Tuesday  12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Wednesday &amp; Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
  Sunday 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept - April only)  
3225 Springs Road
Hickory, North Carolina 28601-9700
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 256-3030  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/3/2009 6:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/3/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Concert Series</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=384</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Sun, 1 Feb 2009 14:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; A Schubertiad Evening
Featuring Jerrold Pope with Judith Burbank
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Hickory
2:30pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Lenoir-Rhyne College&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;All events are subject to change, for the latest info visit the LR website at www.lrc.edu/events
Mike Langford - Director of Marketing and Communications
(828)328-7302
langford_ma@lrc.edu

Margaret Allen - Associate Director of Marketing and Communications
(828)328-7109
allenm@lrc.edu

Gary Bartholomew - Multimedia Producer
(828)328-7241
bartholomewg@lrc.edu

&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/1/2009 2:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/1/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>The Softness of Iron - Opening Reception</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 1 Feb 2009 14:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; The Softness of Iron Opening Reception
Free Admission but Please RSVP to the HMA
Coe Gallery&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Museum of Arto&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;243 Third Avenue NE 
Hickory, NC 28601

P. O. Box 2572
Hickory, NC 28603
phone: 828-327-8576
fax: 828-327-7281
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; kallen@hickorymuseumofart.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/1/2009 2:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 2/1/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>The Big Read Kick-off Event</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=319</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Kick off the community-wide reading of March by Geraldine Brooks with a Civil Ware Re-enactment and special program with the 26th Regiment North Carolina Troops, Reactivated and 1st North Carolina Artillery
On the SALT Block lawn in front of Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
375 3rd Street NE, Hickory
*Arts &amp; Science Center Auditorium if there is inclement weather
This event is Free and opened to the public&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Patrick Beaver Memorial Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;375 3rd St NE
Hickory NC  
828.304.0500 x7271&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/31/2009 3:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/31/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>BIG Read Event-Civil War Reenactment</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=80</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Big Read title is &amp;quot;March&amp;quot; by Geraldine Brooks, winner of the 2006 Pulitzer 
Prize for fiction

Saturday, January 31, 2:00 p.m.
SALT Block green
Civil War Reenactment and Educational program
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba County Main Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday - Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Friday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Sunday: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept.- Apr. only)  
115 West C Street 
Newton, North Carolina 28658
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 465-8664 
Fax: (828) 465-8293 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/31/2009 2:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/31/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>An Evening with Ken Farmer</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=292</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; An Eveing with Ken Farmer &amp; Preview Opening of Homegrown &amp; Handmade IV
6:30-9p
Prices vary please call HMA for more details&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Museum of Arto&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;243 Third Avenue NE 
Hickory, NC 28601

P. O. Box 2572
Hickory, NC 28603
phone: 828-327-8576
fax: 828-327-7281
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; kallen@hickorymuseumofart.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/30/2009 6:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/30/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>The Big Read Event</title>
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<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Artist Book Workshop - Local writer Sigrid Hice will lead this two-session workshop for adult experience and aspiring writers. Explore and write about your experiences and feelings about war and then create an artisit book. 

This event is free but pre-registration is required.

Monday Jan 26 &amp; Feb 2nd
Ridgeview Branch Library
706 1st Street SW, Hickory

Thursday Jan 29 &amp; Feb 5th
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
375 3rd Street NE, Hickory&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Patrick Beaver Memorial Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;375 3rd St NE
Hickory NC  
828.304.0500 x7271&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/29/2009 6:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/29/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Salt Block Foundation Kickoff</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=264</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Join the Salt Block Foundation Board of Directors and Cabinet for a tour of the Block and an overview of future plans for the buildings and the nonprofit tenants who live here.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; SALT BLOCK&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Mary Logan
828.324.4180&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; mary@saltblockfoundation.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/29/2009 4:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/29/2009 6:00:00 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>BIG READ&quot;Shapes of War&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=358</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Origami Artist Book Workshops
Led by Sigrid Hice, for adults
Claremont:6pm Feb 19 &amp; 26
Conover: 10am Feb 10 &amp; 17
Newton: 6:30pm Jan 20 &amp; 22
Maiden: 4pm Feb 11 &amp; 12
Sherrills Ford: 6:30pm Jan 27 &amp; Feb 3
St. Stephens: 5:30pm Feb 10 &amp; 17
Southwest: 3pm Feb 8 &amp; 15 &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Sherrills Ford Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Tuesday 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Wednesday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Saturday  9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 
8456 Sherrills Ford Road
Sherrills Ford, North Carolina 28673
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 478-2729
Fax: (828) 478-5837  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/27/2009 6:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/27/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Friends of Library Meetings</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=349</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Claremont Friends of the LIbrary 6pm Tuesdays, Jan 27, Feb 24 and March 24&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Claremont Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Tuesday - Friday  12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
  Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.  
  Sunday &amp; Monday  Closed 
3288 East Main St. 
Claremont, North Carolina 28610 
Phone: (828) 459-9311 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/27/2009 6:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/27/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>AUDITIONS: Enchanted April</title>
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<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Jan 26 &amp; 27 at 7pm - Enchanted April
Feb 23&amp; 24 at 7:30p - Moolight &amp; Magnolias
March 16 &amp; 17 at 5:30pm for RugBug Theatre
March 23 &amp; 24 at 7pm for Titanic&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Community Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Contact Info:
Mailing Address 
Hickory Community Theatre 
30 3rd St NW 
Hickory, NC 28601 

Phone Numbers 
Administrative Office: 828.327.3855 
Fax: 828.328.2284 

Box Office: 828.328.2283 
boxoffice@hct.org &quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.hct.org&gt;www.hct.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/26/2009 7:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/26/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>The Big Read Event</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=320</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Artist Book Workshop - Local writer Sigrid Hice will lead this two-session workshop for adult experience and aspiring writers. Explore and write about your experiences and feelings about war and then create an artisit book. 

This event is free but pre-registration is required.

Monday Jan 26 &amp; Feb 2nd
Ridgeview Branch Library
706 1st Street SW, Hickory

Thursday Jan 29 &amp; Feb 5th
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
375 3rd Street NE, Hickory&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Ridgeview Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;706 1st St SW
Hickory NC
828.345.6037&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/26/2009 6:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/26/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Knitting Up Fiction</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; 3pm 
Jan 25
Discussion of Debbie McComber books
young adults and adults&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Southwest Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday &amp; Tuesday  12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Wednesday &amp; Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 
  Sunday 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept - April only)  
2944 Highway 127 South
Hickory, North Carolina 28602
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 294-2343
Fax: (828) 294-2477  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/25/2009 3:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/25/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Chamber Classics III</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Western Piedmont Symphony
Chamber Classics III
Featuring La Catrina
Arts &amp; Science Center Auditorium @8pm
Tickets - $20 Each&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Western Piedmont Symphony&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;243, 3rd Avenue NE Suite 1-N.

Hickory, NC 28601 

Phone: 828-324-8603 

Fax: 828-324-1301 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.wpsymphony.org/&gt;www.wpsymphony.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/24/2009 8:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/24/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Book Sale</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=269</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Friends of Hickory Public LIbrary 4th Saturday Book Sale - Paperbacks, hardbacks, children&apos;s fiction, non-fiction. Proceeds to benefit Patrick Beaver Memorial and Ridgeview Branch Libraries. This event is free and open to the public and takes place the 4th Saturday of each month.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Patrick Beaver Memorial Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;375 3rd St NE
Hickory NC  
828.304.0500 x7271&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/24/2009 8:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/24/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Pottery Exhibit</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=383</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Jan 22 - Feb 12
Pottery Exhibit by John Post and Scotti Fox Post
Visual Arts Center on campus.
Opening reception 4:30pm, Jan 22 
Exhibit open 9:30am - 4pm M-F&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Lenoir-Rhyne College&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;All events are subject to change, for the latest info visit the LR website at www.lrc.edu/events
Mike Langford - Director of Marketing and Communications
(828)328-7302
langford_ma@lrc.edu

Margaret Allen - Associate Director of Marketing and Communications
(828)328-7109
allenm@lrc.edu

Gary Bartholomew - Multimedia Producer
(828)328-7241
bartholomewg@lrc.edu

&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/22/2009 4:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/22/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Music Makers at St Stephens Branch Library</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; St. Stephens Branch, 256-3030
• Music Makers for preschoolers, 10 a.m. &amp; 4:30 p.m. Jan 22, Feb 19 &amp; March 19&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; St Stephen Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday &amp; Tuesday  12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Wednesday &amp; Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
  Sunday 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept - April only)  
3225 Springs Road
Hickory, North Carolina 28601-9700
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 256-3030  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/22/2009 10:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/22/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Art About Women 2009 Entries Due</title>
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<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Art about Women 2009 exhibit at Full Circle Arts
Art About Women benefits the Women’s Resource Center.
We will be accepting entries for the show from artists on  Thurs. Jan. 22nd  through Saturday Jan. 24th between the hours of 12 and 6:00pm. 
The reception will be on Thursday, February 5th from 6:00pm – 8:00pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Full Circle Arts&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;P O Box 3905
Hickory NC  28603
info@fullcirclearts.org
www.fullcirclearts.org&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/22/2009 8:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/24/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Friends of Library</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=352</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Sherrills Ford Friends of the LIbrary 7pm, Jan 20, Feb 17, March 17. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Sherrills Ford Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Tuesday 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Wednesday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Saturday  9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 
8456 Sherrills Ford Road
Sherrills Ford, North Carolina 28673
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 478-2729
Fax: (828) 478-5837  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/20/2009 7:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/20/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>BIG READ &quot;Shapes of War&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=356</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Origami Artist Book Workshops
Led by Sigrid Hice, for adults
Claremont:6pm Feb 19 &amp; 26
Conover: 10am Feb 10 &amp; 17
Newton: 6:30pm Jan 20 &amp; 22
Maiden: 4pm Feb 11 &amp; 12
Sherrills Ford: 6:30pm Jan 27 &amp; Feb 3
St. Stephens: 5:30pm Feb 10 &amp; 17
Southwest: 3pm Feb 8 &amp; 15 &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba County Main Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday - Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Friday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Sunday: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept.- Apr. only)  
115 West C Street 
Newton, North Carolina 28658
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 465-8664 
Fax: (828) 465-8293 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/20/2009 6:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/20/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Sojourner Truth Multicultural Book Club</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=298</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Sojourner Truth Multicultral Book Club - Read and Discuss a variety of books at this monthly gathering. 

Third Monday of each month. This event is free and open to the public. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Ridgeview Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;706 1st St SW
Hickory NC
828.345.6037&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/19/2009 6:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/19/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Library CLOSED</title>
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<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Library will be closed Jan 1 &amp;19&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba County Main Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday - Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Friday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Sunday: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept.- Apr. only)  
115 West C Street 
Newton, North Carolina 28658
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 465-8664 
Fax: (828) 465-8293 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/19/2009 8:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/19/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>A.A. Milne Stories, Crafts, Snacks </title>
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<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; 4pm Jan 18 for preschoolers&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba County Main Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday - Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Friday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Sunday: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept.- Apr. only)  
115 West C Street 
Newton, North Carolina 28658
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 465-8664 
Fax: (828) 465-8293 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/18/2009 4:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/18/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Dragon Day</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Stories
3pm
Sunday, Jan 18
age 4 &amp; up&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Southwest Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday &amp; Tuesday  12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Wednesday &amp; Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 
  Sunday 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept - April only)  
2944 Highway 127 South
Hickory, North Carolina 28602
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 294-2343
Fax: (828) 294-2477  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/18/2009 3:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/18/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Daddy&apos;s Dyin&apos; (Who&apos;s got the will?)</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; The Green Room Community Theatre
Jan 16,17,18,23,24,25,30,31,&amp; Feb 1
Fridays &amp; Satrudays @ 8p
Sundays @3p
Newton Conover Civic &amp; Performance Place
Tickets - $12 for adults, $10 for Seniors (60+yrs) and Students (13-18yrs) &amp; $8 for Children (12 -under)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; The Green Room Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Mailing Address  PO Box 1317
Newton, NC 28658 
Physical Address  60 West 6th Street
Newton, NC 28658 
Phone Numbers  Box Office 828-464-6128

Office 828-464-6583
 
Fax  772-264-6128 
Emails  Sherry Butler
Executive Director
sherry@the-green-room.org  
   David Brown
Education Director
david@the-green-room.org  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.THE-GREEN-ROOM.org&gt;www.THE-GREEN-ROOM.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/18/2009 3:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/18/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Escanaba in da Moonlight</title>
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<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Jeffers Mainstage 
Fridays &amp; Saturdays - Jan 9, 10,16,17,23,24 at 8pm
Thursdays - Jan15 &amp; 22 at 7pm
Sundays - Jan 18 &amp; 25 at 2:30p
Tickets - $16 adults, $14 Seniors and $7 youth/students; Thursday Adult/Senior price $12&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Community Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Contact Info:
Mailing Address 
Hickory Community Theatre 
30 3rd St NW 
Hickory, NC 28601 

Phone Numbers 
Administrative Office: 828.327.3855 
Fax: 828.328.2284 

Box Office: 828.328.2283 
boxoffice@hct.org &quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.hct.org&gt;www.hct.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; boxoffice@hct.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/18/2009 2:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/18/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Daddy&apos;s Dyin&apos; (Who&apos;s got the will?)</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; The Green Room Community Theatre
Jan 16,17,18,23,24,25,30,31,&amp; Feb 1
Fridays &amp; Satrudays @ 8p
Sundays @3p
Newton Conover Civic &amp; Performance Place
Tickets - $12 for adults, $10 for Seniors (60+yrs) and Students (13-18yrs) &amp; $8 for Children (12 -under)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; The Green Room Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Mailing Address  PO Box 1317
Newton, NC 28658 
Physical Address  60 West 6th Street
Newton, NC 28658 
Phone Numbers  Box Office 828-464-6128

Office 828-464-6583
 
Fax  772-264-6128 
Emails  Sherry Butler
Executive Director
sherry@the-green-room.org  
   David Brown
Education Director
david@the-green-room.org  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.THE-GREEN-ROOM.org&gt;www.THE-GREEN-ROOM.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/17/2009 8:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/17/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Teen Advisory Board Meeting</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Saturdays, Jan 17, Feb 21, and March 21 at 2pm, Newton&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba County Main Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday - Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Friday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Sunday: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept.- Apr. only)  
115 West C Street 
Newton, North Carolina 28658
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 465-8664 
Fax: (828) 465-8293 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/17/2009 2:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/17/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Spanish Classes For Kids</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Sponsored by Sherrills Ford Friends of the Library
10am Saturdays, Jan 17-Feb 28
FREE grades 1 &amp; 2&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Sherrills Ford Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Tuesday 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Wednesday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Saturday  9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 
8456 Sherrills Ford Road
Sherrills Ford, North Carolina 28673
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 478-2729
Fax: (828) 478-5837  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/17/2009 10:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/17/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Daddy&apos;s Dyin&apos;(Who&apos;s got the will?)</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=328</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; The Green Room Community Theatre
Jan 16,17,18,23,24,25,30,31,&amp; Feb 1
Fridays &amp; Satrudays @ 8p
Sundays @3p
Newton Conover Civic &amp; Performance Place
Tickets - $12 for adults, $10 for Seniors (60+yrs) and Students (13-18yrs) &amp; $8 for Children (12 -under)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; The Green Room Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Mailing Address  PO Box 1317
Newton, NC 28658 
Physical Address  60 West 6th Street
Newton, NC 28658 
Phone Numbers  Box Office 828-464-6128

Office 828-464-6583
 
Fax  772-264-6128 
Emails  Sherry Butler
Executive Director
sherry@the-green-room.org  
   David Brown
Education Director
david@the-green-room.org  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.THE-GREEN-ROOM.org&gt;www.THE-GREEN-ROOM.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/16/2009 8:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/16/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Laser Floyd Night Double Feature</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=340</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; January 16 &amp; 17
Millholland Planetatrium
Dark Side of the Moon (6:30 &amp; 9:30pm)
The Wall (8 &amp; 11pm)
Tickets - $5 CSC Members, $8 Non-members
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba Science Center&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;243 3rd Ave NE
Hickory NC
828.322.8169&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.CatawbaScience.org&gt;www.CatawbaScience.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/16/2009 6:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/17/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Escanaba in da Moonlight</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=302</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Jeffers Mainstage 
Fridays &amp; Saturdays - Jan 9, 10,16,17,23,24 at 8pm
Thursdays - Jan15 &amp; 22 at 7pm
Sundays - Jan 18 &amp; 25 at 2:30p
Tickets - $16 adults, $14 Seniors and $7 youth/students; Thursday Adult/Senior price $12&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Community Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Contact Info:
Mailing Address 
Hickory Community Theatre 
30 3rd St NW 
Hickory, NC 28601 

Phone Numbers 
Administrative Office: 828.327.3855 
Fax: 828.328.2284 

Box Office: 828.328.2283 
boxoffice@hct.org &quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.hct.org&gt;www.hct.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; boxoffice@hct.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/15/2009 7:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/15/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Dinomania! - Preschool Program</title>
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<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba Science Center
Dinomania!
10:30 - 11:15am
HPC Classroom
$8 per child/CSC members &amp; $15 per child/non-members
Accompanying Adults are free. 
Pre-registration REQUIRED.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba Science Center&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;243 3rd Ave NE
Hickory NC
828.322.8169&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.CatawbaScience.org&gt;www.CatawbaScience.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/13/2009 10:30:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/13/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Martin Luther King Celebration Event</title>
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<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Martin Luther King Celebration Event
Bright Star Children&apos;s Theatre presents &amp;quot;The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.&amp;quot;
For 2nd Grade and up!
These events are free and open to the public
Additional Presention at Ridgeview Branch Library at 7pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Patrick Beaver Memorial Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;375 3rd St NE
Hickory NC  
828.304.0500 x7271&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/12/2009 4:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/12/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Auditions for Barefoot in the Park</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=332</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Jan 11&amp;12
7p
Newton Conover Civic &amp; Performance Place&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; The Green Room Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Mailing Address  PO Box 1317
Newton, NC 28658 
Physical Address  60 West 6th Street
Newton, NC 28658 
Phone Numbers  Box Office 828-464-6128

Office 828-464-6583
 
Fax  772-264-6128 
Emails  Sherry Butler
Executive Director
sherry@the-green-room.org  
   David Brown
Education Director
david@the-green-room.org  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/11/2009 7:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/12/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Musical Storytime</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=265</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Musical Storytime for the Whole Family! Join professional storyteller Sharon Clarke for stories, music, crafts and refreshments
Starts at 3pm. This event is free and opened to the public. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Patrick Beaver Memorial Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;375 3rd St NE
Hickory NC  
828.304.0500 x7271&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/11/2009 3:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/11/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Escanaba in da Moonlight</title>
<link>http://www.artscatawba.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?mode=view&amp;id=301</link>
<category>Cultural Arts</category>
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<author>webmaster@catawbacountync.gov (Webmaster)</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Jeffers Mainstage 
Fridays &amp; Saturdays - Jan 9, 10,16,17,23,24 at 8pm
Thursdays - Jan15 &amp; 22 at 7pm
Sundays - Jan 18 &amp; 25 at 2:30p
Tickets - $16 adults, $14 Seniors and $7 youth/students; Thursday Adult/Senior price $12&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Community Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Contact Info:
Mailing Address 
Hickory Community Theatre 
30 3rd St NW 
Hickory, NC 28601 

Phone Numbers 
Administrative Office: 828.327.3855 
Fax: 828.328.2284 

Box Office: 828.328.2283 
boxoffice@hct.org &quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.hct.org&gt;www.hct.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; boxoffice@hct.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/10/2009 8:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/10/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Escanaba in da Moonlight</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 9 Jan 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Jeffers Mainstage 
Fridays &amp; Saturdays - Jan 9, 10,16,17,23,24 at 8pm
Thursdays - Jan15 &amp; 22 at 7pm
Sundays - Jan 18 &amp; 25 at 2:30p
Tickets - $16 adults, $14 Seniors and $7 youth/students; Thursday Adult/Senior price $12&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Community Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Contact Info:
Mailing Address 
Hickory Community Theatre 
30 3rd St NW 
Hickory, NC 28601 

Phone Numbers 
Administrative Office: 828.327.3855 
Fax: 828.328.2284 

Box Office: 828.328.2283 
boxoffice@hct.org &quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.hct.org&gt;www.hct.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; boxoffice@hct.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/9/2009 8:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/9/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Image*ination: Catawba Camera Club</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 9 Jan 2009 18:30:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Free Admission, Regal Gallery, 6:30-8:30p&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Museum of Arto&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;243 Third Avenue NE 
Hickory, NC 28601

P. O. Box 2572
Hickory, NC 28603
phone: 828-327-8576
fax: 828-327-7281
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; kallen@hickorymuseumofart.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/9/2009 6:30:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/9/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Music Makers</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 8 Jan 2009 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; 10 am each Thursday at Sherrills Ford
10 am &amp; 4:30pm at Stephens on Jan 22, Feb 19 &amp; March 19&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Sherrills Ford Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Tuesday 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Wednesday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Saturday  9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 
8456 Sherrills Ford Road
Sherrills Ford, North Carolina 28673
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 478-2729
Fax: (828) 478-5837  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/8/2009 10:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/8/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Musical Storytime with Sharon Clarke</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Musical Storytime with professional storyteller Sharon Clarke
Music, stories, movement, insturments, puppets with &amp;quot;The Storytelling Troubadour&amp;quot;
1st Wednesday of each month
11:00am
FREE and opened to the public&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Patrick Beaver Memorial Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;375 3rd St NE
Hickory NC  
828.304.0500 x7271&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/7/2009 11:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/7/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>AUDITIONS:RugBug Theatre</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Jan 6 &amp; 7 at 5:30pm for RugBug Theatre
Jan 26 &amp; 27 at 7pm - Enchanted April
Feb 23&amp; 24 at 7:30p - Moolight &amp; Magnolias
March 16 &amp; 17 at 5:30pm for RugBug Theatre
March 23 &amp; 24 at 7pm for Titanic&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Hickory Community Theatre&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Contact Info:
Mailing Address 
Hickory Community Theatre 
30 3rd St NW 
Hickory, NC 28601 

Phone Numbers 
Administrative Office: 828.327.3855 
Fax: 828.328.2284 

Box Office: 828.328.2283 
boxoffice@hct.org &quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.hct.org&gt;www.hct.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/6/2009 5:00:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/6/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Hail to the Chief</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Presidental Coloring/Puzzle Contest for Kids!
Jan 6-23&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Maiden Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Tuesday 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Wednesday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Saturday  9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 
11 South A Avenue
Maiden, North Carolina 28650
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 428-2712
Fax: (828) 428-3845  
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/6/2009 8:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/23/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Tales &amp; Tunes</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 5 Jan 2009 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Tales and Tunes
Mondays at 10:00am for ages 3-5
This event is free and opened to the public. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Ridgeview Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;706 1st St SW
Hickory NC
828.345.6037&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/5/2009 10:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/5/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Infinity Express</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba Science Center
Infinity Express
Opens January 2, 2009
Millholland Planetarium
$2 CSC Members, $3 Non-members&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba Science Center&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;243 3rd Ave NE
Hickory NC
828.322.8169&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/2/2009 8:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/2/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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<title>Library CLOSED</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 1 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>&lt;b&gt;Description:&lt;/b&gt; Library will be closed Jan 1 &amp; 19&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/b&gt; Catawba County Main Branch Library&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsor Info:&lt;/b&gt; &quot;Hours of Operation 
  Monday - Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
  Friday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
  Sunday: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sept.- Apr. only)  
115 West C Street 
Newton, North Carolina 28658
Phone &amp; TDD: (828) 465-8664 
Fax: (828) 465-8293 
&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;URL: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=http://&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Email:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/1/2009 8:00:00 AM&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;End Date/Time:&lt;/b&gt; 1/1/2009 11:59:59 PM&lt;hr&gt; </description>
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