Town crier

Today, Jan. 16

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day

• MLK Day Celebrations at the Civic Center begin 7:30 a.m., 26th annual Martin Luther King breakfast at Hurley Family YMCA; 11 a.m., parade, line-up 9:30 a.m, Soldiers AME Zion Church, 306 N. Church St.

• Rowan County Board of Commissionersmeeting postponed to Tuesday, Jan. 17.

• Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners, 6:30 p.m., Cabarrus County Governmental Center, 65 Church Street, SE, Concord.

• Final week of Civil War exhibit ‘When We Fought Ourselves-1861-1865,’ last day Sunday, Jan. 22. Rowan Museum, 202 N. Main St., 704-633-5946, rowanmuseum@ carolina.rr.com

TUESDAY, Jan. 17

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

• Rowan County Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m., 130 W. Innes St.

• Teen night at South Rowan RPL, Anime and Manga, 5:30 p.m., Rowan Public Library China Grove, 704-216-7727.

• Rich Brenner, former Fox 8 Sports anchor, speaks at Rowan County Tea Party Patriots: 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program. BlueBay Seafood Restaurant, 2050 Statesville, rowanteapartypatriots.wordpress.com

• Civil War historian David Goldfield speaks at Catawba College Community Forum, 7:30 p.m., Tom Smith Auditorium of Ralph W. Ketner Hall, Catawba College. Free admission.

• VFW Post 9131, 6:30 p.m., 1433 Old Wilksboro Road, Commander Hercules Shannon 704-798-2032.

• Artists’ talk/demonstration, 7-8:30 p.m., Walter Stanford on ‘My Career as an Illustrator,’ $15. Waterworks Visual Arts Center, 123 E. Liberty St., 704-636-1882, www.waterworks.org

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18

•Rowan Museum, Inc. Board of Trustees monthly meeting, 4 p.m., 202 N. Main St.

• TLC support group for widows and widowers, speakers and programs, local field trips. Contact Russ Roakes, Powles Funeral Home, 704-279-7241.

• Salisbury Tourism and Cultural Development Commission subcommittee on Downtown Holiday Decorations, 10:30 a.m., City Hall first floor conference room, 217 S. Main St., to discuss the future of Salisbury’s downtown holiday decorations.

• New exhibition begins, ‘This Has Been My Life All My Life’ by photojournalist Sean Meyers and poet Janice Fuller. Waterworks Visual Arts Center, 123 E. Liberty St., 704-636-1882, www.waterworks.org

THURSDAY, Jan. 19

• Technical Review Committee for the City of Salisbury, 9 a.m., Seminar Room of The Plaza Building, 100 W. Innes St.

• RowanWORKS/Salisbury-Rowan EDC, 3 p.m., EDC Board Room, 204 E. Innes St., Ste. 220.

• Salisbury Historic Preservation Commission, 5:15 p.m., City Council Chamber, City Hall, 217 S. Main St.

• Free clothing distribution every Thursday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Forest Hill United Methodist Church, basement of The Ministry Center, 251 N. Union St., Concord.

SATURDAY, Jan. 21

• Goldmine Toastmasters, 8:30 a.m., Fairfield Inn, 30330 Cloverleaf Plaza, Kannapolis.

• Screening and discussion of documentary ‘Miss Representation,’ 7 p.m., Looking Glass Artists Collective black box theatre, 405 N. Lee St. Sponsored by AAUW Salisbury Branch. Tickets $10 at www.aauw-salisbury-nc.eventbrite.com

• Free Yoga all day on Yoga Day USA, at Artemesia Artworks & Yoga Studio, 323 W. Harrison St., Salisbury. 704-637-7193, www.artemesiayoga.com for details and times.