June 1

June 1,  7 p.m.
Kannapolis History Associates:  Tommy Du: From Saigon to K-Town.   A. L. Brown High School, 415 E. First St., Kannapolis. 704-796-0803.

 

June 2

June 2, 3,   7 p.m.

Phoenix Readers Inaugural Performances

June 2 at S. Rowan Library China Grove.June 3 at Stanback Room  Rowan Public Library.Free, 704-647-0999.

 

June 4

June 4, 12:30p.m.

Salisbury-Rowan AARP  Hot dog lunch followed by “Everything You Need to  Know about Flag Etiquette, ” Rufty-Holmes Senior Center, 1120 S. MLK Ave. Free and open to all seniors 50+. Bring canned goods for Rowan Helping Ministries.

June 4, 1-2 p.m. and 6-7 p.m.

Hospital volunteer information sessions

Linn Classroom,  4th floor, Tower A, free. Junior volunteer program for students ages 14 and up. Contact Diane Hundley 704-210-5082 dbhundley@novanthealth.org

 

June 5

June 5, 6:30 p.m.

LSt Beach Blast Fundraiser Food, friends, fun benefiting Lee Street theater. Hang out on the patio with friends or shimmy on the dance floor. Admission $40 in advance and $50 at the door. RSVP to 704-310-5507.

June 5  5-9 p.m.

First Friday Downtown  Gallery Gallop with sidewalk artist vendors, sidewalk musicians, street food, more. www.downtownsalisburync.com

June  Happy Birthday Magna Carta. 800 years old this month: the outline for modern democracies. One of its definitions: habeas corpus – the right to due process; is still in  English law books. 

 

June 6 

June 6,  9 a.m.

All Mopar Show

Plymouth Car Club. Awards presented at noon. 704-636-2889, ext. 256. NC Transportation Museum, 411 S. Salisbury Ave., www.nctrans.org

June 6

Nazareth FunFest
109th anniversary. Games, food, entertainment, cornhole tournament, pony rides, craft show, car show. Win a 2015 Honda Civic. 725 Crescent Road, Rockwell.  704-213-6379 www.nazch.com

June 6, 7-10 p.m.

Delmonico’s Band dance.  Bring a snack to share. $7. J.F. Hurley Family YMCA, 828 W. Jake Alexander Blvd., 704-636-0111.

June 6

Arts In Bloom Fringe Festival.  Downtown Salisbury. www.downtownsalisburync.com

June 6, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Gold Hill Rail Trail Hike 

Historic Park, Gold Hill and Mines Foundation, www.historicgoldhill.com, 704-267-9439 vivian@historicgoldhill.com

June 6, 5-7 p.m.

Salisbury Swing Band

Pre-Pops at the Post Concert.www.salisburyswingband.com

June 6, 8 p.m.

Pops at the Post 11th annual. Salisbury Symphony.

Salisbury Post loading dock 704-637-4314, www.salisburysymphony.org

 

June 6 & 7

Davidson County Extension Master Gardeners’ 11th Annual Garden Tour  5 Private Gardens in Thomasville. $10 for both days. 336-956-0400 or 336-250-3014

 

June 7

June 7  1:30-5 p.m.

1st National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame Festival.

F&M Bank parking lot, corner of Main and Liberty.  F&M, NSSA, Cheerwine and Waterworks Visual Art Center  sponsor a free  festival.  Hall of Famer and nationally known Boston Globe Sports Writer Bob Ryan and  Hall of Fame Winner and Dayton Daily News Sportswriter Hal McCoy will be signing autographs.

 

June 9

June 9,  7 p.m.

Rowan History Club 

Show And Share. Free;light refreshments.Rowan Museum,www.rowanmuseum.org

June 9,  6 p.m.

Project COVER’s fourth ‘Conversations from the Porch’ 

Forum 4 will focus on government and its resources at  St. John’s Lutheran Church, 200 W. Innes St.

June 11   1 p.m.

Ice cream social

Pat Cohen Sings the Blues, $2   Hurley YMCA, 828 W. Jake Alexander Blvd., 704-636-0111.

June 11   7:30 p.m.

Mixed Media Works & Musical Responses for Piano & Violin  Center for Faith & the Arts, 207 W. Harrison St. www.faithart.org

 

June 11-13

RPL Kids’ Summer Reading Progam Hero Bootcamp kick-off, June 11, 3:30-5 p.m., S. Rowan Library, China Grove;  June 12, 1:30-3 p.m. E. Rowan Library, Rockwell; June 13, 10 a.m.- noon, RPL HQ, Salisbury. 12 months old to rising fifth-graders Weekly until July 30. rowanpubliclibrary.org

 

June 13

June 13  Noon

Salisbury Symphony Guild golf tournament  Corbin Hills Golf Club. Proceeds benefit the Symphony’s educational programs. Lyndia Heward 704-762-9820 or Faye Cline 704-637-1034.

 

June 13

June 13, 10a.m.-8 p.m

Juneteenth 20th anniversary celebration  Family fun-filled day with food and merchandise vendors, games. live entertainment. Kelsey Park, 1920 Old Wilkesboro Road. Free.

June 13, 11 a.m. -3 p.m

Open Barn kickoff  Pantheon Acres Arabian Farm lesson program kick-off party, offering riding lessons in both English and Western.; a chance for the public to learn about lessons and meet the lesson horses and Miss Sarah.  The Horsin Around 4-H Club on hand to answer questions about the Rowan County 4-H program, 1 p.m.  demo by established students. Contact Billie Sullivan 704-677-0853. 

June 13, 3:30-9 p.m.

Kannapolis Cruise-In.  Second Saturdays. Free family fun. 113 W. 1st St., Downtown Kannapolis.

 

June 14 

 

Flag Day

 

June 14   2 p.m.

Flag retirement ceremony

Kennedy Hall American Legion Post 106, located on 801 North. Bring your flag to be retired. For more information call 704-232-0445. 

June 14  2-6 p.m.

Salisbury Streets Alive A family event to promote health & wellness. Loosely based off the Open Streets concept; two blocks in front of the Library from Jackson to Church St. and W. Innes St. to Bank St. will be blocked off. For more information, visit www.downtownsalisburync.com

Salisbury Pride Drag Brunch

Sweet Meadow Cafe, 111 N. Main. Music and entertainment with Jamie, Macximus, Cierra Nicole, Dakota Rain, Delighted (Roxy), Leda, Cinnamon.  $10. beth@salisburypride.com

 

June 14, 1775. The U.S. Army was founded 140 years ago today.

 

June 15

June 15-19   9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Disney’s Heroes and Villains Summer Theatre Camp  Ages 3rd-5th grade.  Learn songs of Disney’s princesses and villains, try  new steps, Norvell Theater, 135 E. Fisher St. Sign up  704-633-5471  PiedmontPlayers.com

June 15-19   9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Acting Up. K-2 Theatre Camp. Kindergarten-2nd grade. Games, puzzles, basic acting and design. Meroney Theater, 213 S. Main St.  Sign up call 704-633-5471  PiedmontPlayers.com

June 15- Aug 14.

SWAGGA 8-week program building academic skills with activities and field trips.   $300/child with sibling discounts.  Miller Center.  Esther Atkins  980-234-4398 Mon–Fri, 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m., Closed July 3. Ages: 5-13.

 

June 17

June 17 6:30pm

Rainbow Fun Run

Parking lot across from Library on Fisher St., Easy 5k fun walk/ run. No charge. beth@salisburypride.com, 704-995-7817

June 17  7-8 p.m.

Fracking Stories

Stanback Auditorium Rowan Library  W Fisher St., Six short documentaries  about fracturing. Andy Myers, amyers@workingfilms.org

 

June 18

June 18-20, 25-27  7:30 p.m. & Sunday, June 28 2:30 p.m.

A Doll’s House

CFA / St. Thomas Players, Lee Street Theatre 704.310.5507, www.leestreet.org

June 18, 1815: Battle of Waterloo ended French Emperor Napoleon’s reign 200 years ago today. 

June 18–21 115th U.S. Open  Chambers Bay, University Place, Washington State.

 

June 19 

June 19   7–11pm

Del Shores at Norvell Theatre, E. Fisher St. with Jamie, Delighted (Roxy), Cinnamon and Patti-o-Furniture. VIP meet and greet with Del after the show with VIP ticket. Order at salisburypride.com. $25 / $50 VIP , beth@salisburypride.com

 

June 20

Salisbury Pride Day

5th annual at Lee and Fisher streets, Doggie Drag Show at 10am with entertainment, awards, dancing,  foods.Drag Show at Firehouse Brew on Lee Street. Free.

 

June 21

Father’s Day

 

June 22

June 22-25, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.

Magic Camp

International Magician Buddy Farnan. Ages 8-12 and adults welcome. $110, Members $90. Bring a lunch. Registration required. www.SpencerDollandToyMuseum.com

June 22-26   9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Disney’s Heroes and Villains Summer Theatre Camp  3rd-5th grade.  Learn songs of Disney’s princesses and villains, try  new steps, Norvell Theater, 135 E. Fisher St. Sign up  704-633-5471  PiedmontPlayers.com

June 22-26 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Watch Your Shorts

A short film-making camp  Ages:  6th-12th grade.  Basics of writing, filming and editing your own five-minute movie. Meroney Theater, 213 S. Main St.  Sign up 704-633-5471  PiedmontPlayers.com

 

June 24

June 24, noon

Lunch & Learn 

Mystery Lunch Covered Dish; RSVP. Hurley YMCA, 828 W. Jake Alexander Blvd., 704-636-0111.

 

June 25 

June 25,26,27 Fashion Day camp. Spencer Doll and Toy Museum, 108 4th Street, Spencer. 704-762-9359 Black History Celebration www.spencerdollandtoymuseum.com

 

June 26

June 26 – July 5

Famous Faith Fourth of July Celebration

www.faithnc.com

 

June 27

June 27, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.

Passion for Fashion Camp

Supermodel for the day. Learn fashion and public speaking. Make your own lip gloss and hair pins. Bring a white T-shirt for design fun.Bring a lunch. Snacks provided. Cost $35, Members $20. Registration required. www.SpencerDollandToyMuseum.com

June 27   Noon-4 p.m

Kannapolis Kaleidoscope Cultural Arts Festival — Dancers, poets, painters, pottery makers, arts, crafts, jugglers, clowns. Family friendly and free; expanded kids area, more arts vendors, more food vendors. E-mail mknox@modernfilmzine.com or call 828-231-5037.

 

June 29

June 29-July 3 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Law & Theatre Camp  

Ages:  9th-12th grade.  Trial and courtroom work and developing acting experience. Meroney Theater, 213 S. Main St. 704-633-5471  PiedmontPlayers.com

June 29-July 3  9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Acting Up. K-2 Theatre Camp. 

Kindergarten-2nd grade. Games, puzzles, basic acting and design. Meroney Theater, 213 S. Main St.  Sign up call 704-633-5471  PiedmontPlayers.com

 

Weekly 

Kannapolis annual Summer Entertainment Series Free. 704-920-4343  or www.kannapolisnc.gov

Thursdays on Main
11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.: Thursdays in June, under the oak trees; buy lunch or bring your own. Back Porch Bluegrass, June 4. Emily Lynch, June 11.  Pharr Road Band, June 18.  Matt and John Duo, June 25

Thursday evenings on Main
6 -9 p.m. second Thursdays in June, July, Aug., music performances under the oak trees; dinner available or bring your own picnic. Veterans Park, 119 N. Main St.  Atlantic Groove Band, June 11.

Summer Concert Series

7 p.m. Free family entertainment. Village Park, 700 W. C St.  Little River Band  June 6 with fireworks. Band of Oz June 20

Movies in the Park

Fridays: Most nights begin at 7:30 p.m. with music and entertainment. Movies start about 8:45 p.m. Village Park, 700 W. C St. Night at the Museum Secret of the Tomb (PG)- June 12. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (PG) June 26

Stories Under the Stars

7 p.m. Saturdays: Literary performing arts event for families with children of all ages. Kannapolis Branch Library, 850 Mountain St.  Poetry Alive June 27.

RPL family programs  Cleveland Town Hall:

June 15-19: The Sock Rockerz. June 22-26: Red Herring Puppets.

June 29-July 3: Rags to Riches. www.rowan publiclibrary.org

Salisbury Farmers Market

Every Wednesday 8 a.m.-noon, also 4-7 p.m. at W. Fisher and S. Jackson streets.

Nia Technique Classes

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6-7p.m. Center for Faith & the Arts, 207 W. Harrison St.,  www.faithart.org

Belly Dance Classes

Wednesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. American Tribal Style Belly Dance. Center for Faith & the Arts, 207 W. Harrison St.  704 647-0999, www.faithart.org

Refresh and Relax Gentle Yoga 

Mondays 5:45 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. One month session, June 1, 8, 15, 22. Center for Faith & the Arts, 207 W Harrision Street. www.faithart.org

Meditation Group

Thursdays 7:15pm, Attendance every week not expected: fit your schedule. Bring pillow and blanket if needed. Recommended donation of $5 to support CFA. Center for Faith & the Arts, 207 W Harrision Street. www.faithart.org

Heavenly Hot Dog Sale

Mount Olivet UMC, 301 Mt. Olivet Rd. Concord, 704-782-8846, www.mtochurch.com, Normally Fridays 10 -2.

Coffee and doughnuts

Every Tuesday, Free for veterans, 9-11 a.m., Frontier Coffee Shoppe, Thelma’s Restaurant, West End Plaza.

Refreshments from local restaurants, guest speakers. Free coffee for veterans, First Monday; 10 a.m., Tilley Harley-Davidson,

 

Monthly 

Music at the Mural — 7 p.m.  Outdoor concert series at the Salisbury Mural W. Fisher St. Summer music dates: June 27, July 25, Aug. 29, Sept. 26, Oct. 31. Band line-up TBA.

June 25, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Rowan History Club

H.O.T. History on Tap

4th Thursdays of June-July- August: Sample fresh brews while exploring historic places.  June 25: Empire Hotel special tour and craft beer pairing • RSVP prior to the event.

June 4  3 p.m.

Rowan Co. Commissioners
1st Thursday, 3 p.m. Newton Cohen Room, 2nd floor, 130 W. Innes Street.

Rowan Republicans

June 4 7 p.m. Rowan County Republican Party Executive Committee meeting, County Administration building  Commissioners’ room.

Alzheimer’s Support Group 4th Thursdays 5:30 p.m.  Rufty Holmes Senior Center 1120 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. 704-633-7862. Education and  sharing time.  Light meal before meeting.  704-788-3399 Teresa Dakins.

Union Street live season  Concord 6-9 p.m. third Thursdays May-August Downtown.June 18: Too Much Sylvia www.concorddowntown.com

Olde Rowan Fiber Guild   3rd Monday of the month 6:30-9 p.m. Center For Faith & the Arts, rear entrance of Haven Lutheran Church, 207 W. Harrison St. 704-647-0999, faithart@bellsouth.net

Rowan Democratic Party 4th Thursday 6:30 p.m. Commissioner’s Room, County Building, 130 W. Innes St. 704-603-8029

dotgeofhoy@gmail.com. www.rowancodems.com

Senior Democrats

3rd Tuesday 1 p.m., Hurley Room, Rowan Library, 201 W. Fisher St. 704-870-8380  abryantmitchell@ymail.com

City Planning Board

2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 4 p.m., Council Chambers, 217 S. Main St.