Town Crier: Calendar for week of Feb. 22

Monday, Feb. 22

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

- Kannapolis City Council meeting, 6 p.m., at the train station, 201 S. Main St.

Tuesday, Feb. 23

- Rotary Polio PlusDay, highlight of weeklong effort by Salisbury and Rowan Rotary members to collect $5 donations for worldwide battle against polio. Donations may be sent to Salisbury Rotary, P.O. Box 4092, Salisbury, NC 28145 or given online online at https://riweb.rotaryintl.org/donor_xml/contributionmenu.asp.

- "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.

- Andrew Jackson Masonic Lodge 53rd Annual Brunswick Stew, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Masonic Temple, North Fulton Street. $5.

Friday, Feb. 26

- Filing period for candidates to run for public office in 2010 ends at noon.

- 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.

- Pajama Party, fundraiser for Rowan Helping Ministries, 6-9 p.m., Franklin Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 3810 Hwy. 601. Enjoy movie and snacks; donate items including gently used or new bath towels, wash cloths, twin sheet sets and basic pajamas. Sponsored by Diversified Graphics, Franklin Baptist Church, Happy Farms, Rhonda Stirewalt, J.E. Fisher Insurance and Swicegood Paper Products.

Saturday, Feb. 27

- 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. For more information, contact Kaitlyn Murphy at 704-932-3267.

- Community CPR class at the Kannapolis Fire Station 1, 300 Firehouse Drive, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Free for residents and $3 for nonresidents. Certification in adult, child and infant CPR and use of automated external defibrillator. Registration required by calling 704-920-4260.

- Civil War Show, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Holiday Inn, sponsored by Central N.C. Relic Hunters. (Also Sunday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.) Admission $5 for adults. 704-463-5439.

- Furr Ball 2010, fundraiser for Faithful Friends Animal Sanctuary, at Catawba College's Crystal Lounge, 6:30-11:30 p.m. Tickets, $50. Prizes for Best Costumes and Best Dancers. Tickets at A Step in Time, Antiquarius, Critters, Farmhouse, Green Goat Gallery, Stitchin' Post.

- Fort Dobbs living history program, 250th anniversary of Cherokee attack, 6:30 p.m., reservations required. Also, free programs 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 704-873-5882 or www.fortdobbs.org.

- Gospel concert for the cure of cystic fibrosis, 6 p.m., East Rowan High School Auditorium. $5 at the door. 704-239-6134. www.scottssing.com.

- 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.

To have a public event listed in the weekly calendar, you can e-mail it to news@salisburypost.com.

Tuesday, March 2

- The Pfeiffer University Wind Ensemble winter concert, 7 p.m., Stokes Student Center Community Room on the Misenheimer campus. Will include a number of favorites from the classical repertoire and feature a solo by Dr. Brent Harvey, who instructs tuba and euphonium, and narration by Sylvia Hoffmire, director of cultural programs at Pfeiffer. Free and open to the public.

Saturday, March 13

- St. Patrick's Day pancake breakfast, sponsored by the Cabarrus Literacy Council, 7-10 a.m. at the Applebee's on Concord Parkway. Tickets available by contacting Karen Whichard at 704-262-1109 or kwhichard@walker-marketing. Adults, $7; children, $5. Volunteers and staff for the council will be serving a breakfast of pancakes, sausage and juice to raise funds for the non-profit.

To have a public event listed in the weekly calendar, e-mail it to news@salisburypost.com.

Saturday, April 24

- Viva Verde Earth Festival, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at North Cabarrus Park, 760 Orphanage Road in Kannapolis. Sponsored by Concord, Kannapolis and Cabarrus County. Information booths, classes at the Dogwood Shelter, nature walks, geocaching, art contests, recycling, arts and crafts, music, children's activities, paper shredding, Carolina Raptor Center, Voodoo U Junk Art, food and more.