Calendar of events and meetings

Today

- Rowan County Board of Commissioners, 7 p.m. in the J. Newton Cohen Sr. Room, Rowan County Administration Building at 130 W. Innes St.

- Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners, 6:30 p.m., public hearing in the commissioners' chambers, 65 Church Street SE, Concord. Public hearing on the HOME program, a housing rehabilitation program for low-income elderly and disabled people that will be available in the unincorporated areas of Cabarrus. The county is expected to receive approximately $127,000 from HUD to perform approximately three rehabilitations.

Tuesday, Feb. 16

- Salisbury City Council, 4 p.m., City Hall, 217 S. Main St.

- Kannapolis Community Development Commission, 6:30 p.m., at Village Park, 700 W. C St., Kannapolis

- Free lecture, UNC Nutrition Research Institute, "Polar Bear to Pop: The Changing Diet of the Inuit" by Dr. Sangita Sharma, 7 p.m., at the N.C. Research Campus in the Core Lab meeting room, Kannapolis.

Wednesday, Feb. 17

- Rowan Reads:Rowan County Board of Commissioners, Salisbury City Council, municipal mayors and Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education chairman will meet at 3 p.m. to discuss continuing the Salisbury-Rowan Reads Program for 2010; at Rowan County Administration Building, 130 W. Innes St.- Lee Street Theatre, original play by Jim Epperson: "Nay! Ney (Double Ney)" Feb. 17-20. leestreettheatre@gmail.com.

- Piedmont Players Youth Theatre production, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Feb. 17-20. 704-633-5471.

Thursday, Feb. 18

- Kannapolis Environmental Stewardship Commission, 6:30 p.m., in the train station, 201 S. Main St., Kannapolis

- Third annual Miss Carillon contest, 2 p.m., Carillon Assisted Living, 1915 Mooresville Road. Fundraiser for Fallen Firefighter's Fund and Justin Monroe Scholarship Fund. 704-633-4666.

Friday, Feb. 19

- Civic forum,Coalition for Positive Action, sponsored by the Rowan County Economic Development Commission, 7:30-9 a.m., at Livingstone College's Events and Hospitality Center, 701 W. Monroe St. 704-637-5526

- Piedmont Players Youth Theatre, "Midsummer Night's Dream," Meroney Theater, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 19 and 20.

Saturday, Feb. 20

- $20 on the 20th: Campaign sponsored by the Salisbury Post, Rowan Chamber of Commerce, city of Salisbury and Rowan County, encouraging area residents to spend $20 today at a local business to help the economy.

- Planetarium shows at Horizons Unlimited — 5 p.m.: "Solar Max," $3 adults, $2 12 and under; 7 p.m. Rock laser show — Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon," $5 adults, $3 12 and under. 1636 Parkview Circle, park and enter back of building accessible from Lilly Avenue. 704-639-3004.

- Weight Watchers Open House, 704 Jake Alexander Blvd. (behind Burger King, in the old Winn-Dixie Shopping Center), 1-4 p.m. Free and open to the public. For more information call 704-855-8353

- Batt Humphreys, former CBS Early Show producer and author of "Dead Weight," will read and sign books at Literary Bookpost, 110 S. Main St., 1:30-3 p.m.

- Austin Carty of High Point, who appeared in "Survivor: Panama" in 2006, will speak and sign his book, "High Points and Lows: Life, Faith and Figuring It All Out" at Literary Bookpost, 3:30-5 p.m. Carty will speak Monday, Feb. 22, at 10 a.m. at Livingstone College.Sunday, Feb. 21

- Salisbury Symphony Family Concert, "Dancing," Keppel Auditorium. Featuring "Peter and the Wolf." Regular admission, $17; seniors $14; students, $4; children, $2. 704-637-4314. www.salisburysymphony.org

Monday, Feb. 22

- Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education meeting, 5 p.m., 110 S. Long St., East Spencer.

Tuesday, Feb. 23

- "Profitable Solutions to Climate, Oil and Proliferation" by Amory Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute's chairman and chief scientist, 7 p.m., Keppel Auditorium, Catawba College campus. Sponsored by the Center for the Environment.

Thursday, Feb. 25

- Tim Dorsey, author of "Gator A-Go-Go," a mystery set in Florida, will sign books at a reception, 5-7 p.m., at Literary Bookpost, 110 S. Main St.

Friday, Feb. 26

- The Lee Brothers, authors of the new cookbook, "The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern: Knockout Dishes With Down-Home Flavor," will sign books 8:45-9:45 a.m., Literary Bookpost, 110 S. Main St.

Saturday, Feb. 27

- Stanly County Winter Wine Festival, noon- 6 p.m., Stanly County Senior Center, Albemarle. $20 per person, $30 per couple in advance. 704-984-9415. www.stanlycountywinterwinefest.com.

- Intimidators National Anthem Tryouts, 10 a.m. at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium, rain or shine. Minor league team is looking for a capella singers to start 70 games. Intimidators Job Fair is being held the same day. People who have performed at an Intimidators game in the past two years are not required to audition, but are asked to call and confirm their interest in singing again for the 2010 season. For more information, contact Kaitlyn Murphy at 704-932-3267.

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